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post #61 of 85
10/16/07 at 12:15am
Very nice work shazza . Like the dual loop you did, congrats.
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post #62 of 85
10/16/07 at 12:18am
Holy wowwsers, looking good man...Way to much work for me....
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post #63 of 85
10/16/07 at 2:01am
If I ever do liquid cooling...heh..I think this explains it all

http://www.tomsgames.com/us/site/fla...l_edition.html


I figure if it doesn't work at least I can get drunk & forget about it for awhile lol.
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post #64 of 85
10/16/07 at 2:04am


Now if I could just stop drinkin the loop dry .
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post #65 of 85
10/16/07 at 2:41pm
Mmmmm drinking, that sounds nice right about now!
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post #66 of 85
10/17/07 at 11:28pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SolApathy View Post
If I ever do liquid cooling...heh..I think this explains it all http://www.tomsgames.com/us/site/fla...l_edition.html I figure if it doesn't work at least I can get drunk & forget about it for awhile lol.
I can't imagine anyone asking the bar man "hey, give me a Franziskaner Hefe-weissbier, please!" shhh! don't hijack the thread!
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post #67 of 85
10/21/07 at 7:28pm
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Still working on my project ... Here's some more pics from the weekend's efforts:


Most of my efforts were spent on hooking up the UV CCFLs ( a pain in the neck. I picked up 2 Overboost AC Ryan CCFLs ... very disappointing). Here's my sleeving efforts:




A look after more cable management (not very exciting, I know ... but I'm working hard at it):




With the back door on ... note, the biohazard sign is just an applique - it will come off when I figure out just what I want to do with the window:





And, a few pics of the mosfet/chipset waterblocks:














(Looks like a bit of dust showing up in that last pic) :



And ... as I was cleaning up my mess, look what I found under the desk. He was sitting in one of the discarded plastic containers:





And, finally --- a few practice shots with the camera in nighttime setting. I should be ALL finished next weekend. These give a pretty good representation of what the color looks like in a darkened room with the UV lights on:








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post #68 of 85
10/21/07 at 8:24pm
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Originally Posted by shazza View Post
And ... as I was cleaning up my mess, look what I found under the desk. He was sitting in one of the discarded plastic containers:

Didja eat em?
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post #69 of 85
10/21/07 at 8:32pm
Looks great Really professional. I thought about water cooling at one point, but I can achieve the temps/clock I need w/o it & I don't have to worry about waking up to a leaking system one day lol.
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post #70 of 85
10/21/07 at 8:45pm
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Yep ... just dropped him in a pot of boiling water ..., actually, I put a towel around him, and dropped him outside.

@SolApathy ... I'm the first to admit water cooling isn't necessary with today's air cooling solutions, but I can also say this is the most fun I've had with a project in a long time. Learned loads, and the silence factor is a great benefit (even with 8 fans).
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post #71 of 85
10/21/07 at 9:44pm
I'm proud of you Shazza.

looks amazing, now you set the bar for my everlasting build . I already know, I'm not going for a dual loop. Nice looking camera work too, we're both improving eh..

One question, I was looking at getting those overboost uv's. What was disappointing about them? The level of UV you achieved?

p.s. Cable management pics are always exciting.. for me anyways
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post #72 of 85
10/21/07 at 9:51pm
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The AC Ryan overboost UV CCFLs were not as bright as the Logisys. I was very disappointed in them, but too busy/lazy to return them to Frozen CPU.

Also ... installing the CCFLs is a PITA if you use them as they come. Takes up a PCI I/O slot, and you have to figure out how to mount the inverter, etc. Going to look at a solution to skip the PCI I/O slot hookup and go directly to a bay switch ... have seen some examples.
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post #73 of 85
10/21/07 at 9:54pm
I have the logisys UV lights and I personally think they're great, although finding places for them is sometimes not very easy.
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post #74 of 85
10/21/07 at 10:39pm
You see my inverter placemet, which is covered by the door. You will also notice in these pics you cannot see my CCFL's. I carefully removed them from their casing & applied clear scotch tape to cover the HV wire. Then I placed the top CCFL in the upper support , and the lower one under the lip where the door is attached.

I have a back plate switch. I am very tedious about my wiring lol. I like everything to look perfect.

http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=puterqq9.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?i...uter002fo3.jpg
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post #75 of 85
10/21/07 at 11:05pm
Nice setup Sol, your case really is as clean as ever possible
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post #76 of 85
10/23/07 at 4:54pm
lol thx. I love clean installs. I like everything to be hidden
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post #77 of 85
11/3/07 at 11:12pm
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I've been busy with work lately, but finally had a chance to play around today. I am ALMOST done! Here are a few snaps in the afternoon light ... with the computer off, because the LEDs are too bright to get a decent shot with it on. Gotta figure out how to do that. These shots give a reasonable view of the color in daylight.














Well ... still need some work on my photography skills, but here's the END ... (for now) !!!!





















I think I'm sick of blue and pink ... next build will be black and red!
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post #78 of 85
11/4/07 at 2:19am
Is that Wanda or Nemo on your side window?! AWESOME!
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post #79 of 85
11/10/07 at 10:13pm
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That's Nemo ... he's there temporarily while I decide what I really want etched on the window ...

Busy with work, so not much time to play - but my copy of HellGate just arrived, so that may see a little action tomorrow. Also want to hook up my second GTX card to the water cooling loop, but that does involve emptying the loop, and lots of screws/TIM application.
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post #80 of 85
1/12/08 at 9:01pm
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oops, realized I forgot to post final pics in this thread.







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