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07-14-2008, 10:11 PM
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THat looks sexy.
You may need a cable tie around the middle of that one tube: it's starting to kink in the middle...
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07-14-2008, 10:30 PM
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Yeah, I was thinking that too. The Koolance compression fittings use 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD so the walls are thin and seem to want to kink easily. Do you know if the Tygon in the same size is the same way?
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07-14-2008, 10:55 PM
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coming along nicely!!!
What did you end up deciding to do about cooling the sb/crosslink chip??
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07-14-2008, 10:59 PM
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I have a couple passive heatsinks coming this week for the SB and Crosslink. They don't need a lot of cooling so it should be fine. Once I have it up and running I will be able to evaluate whether that is true though and then if I need to I will make a few changes. Right now, my next project will be to finish sleeving the wires.
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07-15-2008, 04:24 AM
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CD i like that frosted acrylic advice, i might have to try that sometime...
utnorris, i don't think air flow will be a problem inside you case, even the mobo area is bound to have air moving or being sucked by those San Aces...
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07-17-2008, 08:04 PM
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Ok,
Some updates. I am still waiting on some stuff to come in, but I have made some progress. Also, I am trying to decide on whether to upgrade to the EK Supreme. I already have the Fuzion with the quad nozzle, so it would be more for bling than anything else.
Anyway, here is what I have done for my Hard drives. I made a custom cable for power and I am in the process of modding my PSU to be semi-modular to take out some of the cable length and shorten the ones I need. Anyway, here are some pics.
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07-17-2008, 08:10 PM
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Ok,
Next up is inserting the MB tray and running some tubing and the Sata cables:
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07-17-2008, 08:11 PM
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And the Sata cables:
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07-17-2008, 08:13 PM
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That's it for now. Got to work tomorrow and this weekend, plus I am waiting on a few more things, so I will post more next week, hopefully I will finish it then.
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07-17-2008, 11:03 PM
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Looks great - coming along nicely!
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07-18-2008, 10:25 PM
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wow this case must be like 2+ years old with that old style hard drive bracket, but it still looks brand new. What youre doing with it looks slick too.
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07-18-2008, 10:38 PM
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Thanks everyone. Surprisingly, although it was an older model it had never been open, seriously, still in the plastic wrap. That being said, if I had know it wasn't the modular one I would have not gotten it, but for $250 it's not bad and it does fit everything nicely and is easy to work with.
On a different note, I decided to upgrade to the EK Supreme acrylic and I should have it next week sometime. I think it will look sweet in the case with the blue water running through it.
Anyway, it's late and I have to work tomorrow. Thanks again for all the encouragement everyone. 
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07-19-2008, 05:06 AM
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how did you make the sata power connectors? on another note, looks like the build is coming along nicely
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07-19-2008, 06:57 AM
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Thank you. The SATA cable was easy to make, I just bought some ends from PerformancePCs.com which were punch down type connectors and then made the cable to length. Since I am modifying my PSU, I just cut the SATA cable off and added a 6 pin connector to it and did the same on the custom SATA connector so they matched up. Pretty easy actually.
Thanks again for looking,
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07-19-2008, 08:08 AM
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Great job so far...
Your OK I guess, eventhough you live in Dallas..
You and I both know, H-TOWN is where it's at.....
Keep up the excellent work.....
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07-19-2008, 09:45 AM
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07-19-2008, 09:47 AM
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RRR,
lol, I am actually from Tennessee and truthfully, I wouldn't mind living in Houston to be near the beach.
Thanks for the help and the inspiration.
Utnorris
P.S. The "UT" in Utnorris is for Tennessee, not Texas. 
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07-23-2008, 09:40 PM
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Weekly Update
Ok,
So I have had some setbacks, but I have prevailed. One of the biggest mods I was doing for this project was a PSU mod. I have a OCZ gamestream PSU which is not modular and has way too many cables. Therefore I decided some had to go and while I was at it I wanted to re sleeve it, change some connectors and just make it look cool. Anyway, here are some before and after pictures, hope you enjoy.
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07-23-2008, 09:42 PM
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07-23-2008, 09:46 PM
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More wire management, although not completely done with routing and I need to change some of the ends out with 90 degree and of course, blue connectors:
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07-23-2008, 09:48 PM
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Pumps:
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07-23-2008, 09:51 PM
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Finally, some test run shots:
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07-23-2008, 09:53 PM
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Oh, almost forgot:
Yeah, I got it, although it didn't come with the correct plate. Apparently, Jab-tech has old stock. Oh well, Petra's to the rescue.
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07-23-2008, 10:16 PM
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Very nice!!!! Love the plexi top on the Ek Sumpreme!
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07-24-2008, 01:23 AM
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Looking good Utnorris been following your build for a while now! Looks like its just about done!
Good luck with the rest of the build and nice work on the sleeving.
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