Worklog - Nadeshiko

[barfastic]

i really like those anodized screws/spacers/casters. very nice!

[NaeKuh]

i really like those anodized screws/spacers/casters. very nice!

i almost caved in with titanium tho...

It was vapor that told me to go black..

http://www.fastener-express.com/titanium-screws.aspx



ahhhh... i'll use titanium in my next build..

[Johnny87au]

Ah nice, i could imagine changing all those hex screws on all the EK blocks etc, Would definately add some nice blind to the build!

[NaeKuh]

missing the PPC Order.. :\

Whats more annoying?
Not having a 580GTX in stock? <--- the first 580 i got..

Or not having the required hardware to put it into your system? <-- lol i cant SLI cuz i dont have my crystal links from ppc!

[Johnny87au]

Koolance sure does spoil you man

[Church]

Guys .. i wonder, how much time is dedicated to building or modifying your builds or even just waiting parts for mod vs .. actual using PCs?

[Alexandr0s]

By the amount of dust I'd say (actual usage)/(modding) > 9000.

[NaeKuh]

Koolance sure does spoil you man

They take care of me.

Guys .. i wonder, how much time is dedicated to building or modifying your builds or even just waiting parts for mod vs .. actual using PCs?

my system never goes off. If its off, its because its either broken, or in pieces being rebuilt.

But it started out small, then grew, and grew, and grew, and now its too big for me to go anywhere else..

By the amount of dust I'd say (actual usage)/(modding) > 9000.

Man... my dust was at over 9000.
I had to actually use one of these to wish it away

[shazza]

Guys .. i wonder, how much time is dedicated to building or modifying your builds or even just waiting parts for mod vs .. actual using PCs?

Um, churchy ... that's what laptops are for, to stay in one piece and actually be used

I keep checking Naekuh ... hope you get all your parts soon.

[NaeKuh]

Um, churchy ... that's what laptops are for, to stay
I keep checking Naekuh ... hope you get all your parts soon.

its all here now... BTW shazza have u checked out the high density stuff?
The first impression i get from it is shoe laces.... NO JOKE... it feels like shoe lace...



I was waiting for the red crystal links and the backplates:


i went with bitspower this time, because i heard of all the machining finishes eK had.

They look pretty nice. Only problem is you can see where the screws are missing. On the KL block, they use the corners and not the sides.. so the ones missing the screws have them on the underside because there is a Pad which lifts the backplate off the pcb.



Now i gotta pull the one in my system and throw a backplate on that...


LOL b4 i end up almost draining 2 loops... ie.. my cpu loop to change the bei fei sinks over the kl sinks... and adding second gpu.
Does anyone want closeups or anything?

Or want to see something up closer when i room to shove my camera inside my case while working on it?

[defect9]

its all here now... BTW shazza have u checked out the high density stuff?
The first impression i get from it is shoe laces.... NO JOKE... it feels like shoe lace...

nylon multifilament. it might as well be shoelace.

[NaeKuh]

mmmm... ran into problems with the crystal links.

The long one is 1-2mm too long.
The short one is 2mm too short.

:\

BaH.... lucky for me i had a box of fittings and small couplers:


I am gonna replace those tubing with small plastic rods:


I just needed something to hold it up temporary.

And i will replace that rusted clamp when i change the DDC shells... i dont want to do it now, as its like 3/4th of a galon in coolant when i drain my cpu loop.

So far the cores are about even:

[Church]

Why not file/cut long ones a bit shorter? eg. with dremel?

[shazza]

Progress!

Yep ... I've tested just about all the sleeving I can find out there. But, my bias is still towards the MDPC-X stuff.

[Alexandr0s]

Yeah, I still need to do some sleeving myself. Unfortunately I destroyed on of my memory modules, so it got postponed by at least a month .

Thanks for the update NaeKuh .

[NaeKuh]

Why not file/cut long ones a bit shorter? eg. with dremel?

mmm last time i put dremel on plastic i got some funky white thing that looked like solder...

Progress!

Yep ... I've tested just about all the sleeving I can find out there. But, my bias is still towards the MDPC-X stuff.

yeah, ive tried there stuff.
I wanna give kobra's a shot tho next.

Yeah, I still need to do some sleeving myself. Unfortunately I destroyed on of my memory modules, so it got postponed by at least a month .

Thanks for the update NaeKuh .

mmmm... the shoe lace isnt bad.... its just funky.. and its kinda hard to expand to get stuff in.

[theseeker]

NaeKuh,
I have a few C-Links laying around. LMK, which ones you need.

[NaeKuh]

NaeKuh,
I have a few C-Links laying around. LMK, which ones you need.

the one which doesnt exist.. lol.

it would be right in the middle of the longest and middle length tubes on the 2card set. lol...

meh... i like the more red in the look anyhow...

i shall finish this by this weekend tho u guys... can u believe it.. me finishing something..

[NaeKuh]

Changed my buttons:


They glow purple all the time around the ring so i know where my buttons are in the dark.
(why is it half the time i go after purple, i always get HOT PINK instead, Lamptron DOESNT even make a hot pink vandel switch... ugh... deja vou with coolant here)..
Well my LED's for my pwr on and HDD should be UV also, but there blue... *sigh*.. purple = HARD COLOR!

Im still lost on filters.... Here i am playing with 2 sets, which do you think looks better?


i think im gonna go with the top design, as the red matches better, or i could get the bottom design in red... ugh....

And u can see what i mean about the glowing rings on my switches..

Lastly the DDC sinks i got for the DDC-2's wont work.
They dont fit old DDC's, so dont even bother trying.

For me to get them to work, i would need to basically hack up part of the plastic holding cell, but meh.. the pumps are so hard to replace as it is, im gonna let them be.

[Church]

Hmm, purple alongside top red filters looks ok. It's blue side filter frames that seems out of place. (shape-wise as well, as top and bayres devices are rectangular, while these - rounded)
Hmm, and i wonder if you can change tone/color of button lights with painting over something partially transparent?

[NaeKuh]

Hmm, and i wonder if you can change tone/color of button lights with painting over something partially transparent?

so u want me to go from hot pink to flaming hot pink?

[theseeker]

NaeKuh,
Too many color IMO. My eye cannot focus on one part, maybe go with black on the fans and highlight the Lamptron purple?

[Johnny87au]

top filters all the way, them bottom ones are shyt looking lol

[NaeKuh]

Hmm, purple alongside top red filters looks ok. It's blue side filter frames that seems out of place. (shape-wise as well, as top and bayres devices are rectangular, while these - rounded)
Hmm, and i wonder if you can change tone/color of button lights with painting over something partially transparent?

yeah i think im gonna chug the bottom ones..

NaeKuh,
Too many color IMO. My eye cannot focus on one part, maybe go with black on the fans and highlight the Lamptron purple?

Yup.. gonna just go with black frames and black sponge like the old style

top filters all the way, them bottom ones are shyt looking lol

The red kinda clashes with with purple... so i think im gonna go all back..


Anyhow updates.. u guys wanted to know how well the dust collector works?


Good lord... those filters usually last a few months... :O
Thats how much dust we have here in LA.

Well it worked out so well, i decided to improve it..

I doubled the surface area:


added new filter also

[defect9]

NaeKuh makes cardboard look like pro equipment

here's the name for your box filter: ほこりの王女 (hokorino oujo)