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post #201 of 291
1/15/06 at 4:03am
wow that's a really big ass heatsink...do you really need a heatsink like that?
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post #202 of 291
1/15/06 at 5:01am
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It's to small...
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post #203 of 291
1/16/06 at 11:44pm
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Parts are starting to show up for my next project dubbed "Project Roswell." Unfortunately the major change that this project entails may upset a few of you, but nevertheless I am still an Alienware devotee...

I am going to be doing this on the down low, so I do not expect it to be completed until early summer. So you all get to see my worklog

First up is a Crystalfontz CFA-635 LCD. This is the only 20x4 LCD I have seen that only takes up one 5 1/4" bay. Most are either 16x2 or 16x4 in two bays.



Here's a posterior shot of the LCD. The thing coming off the back is called a SCAB.



Here's a closeup of the SCAB. There are four headers for Fan control. Ecah channel can handle up to 1.5a and 4a total for all channels. There is a header for thermal sensors. The SCAB supports 32 sensors daisy chained together. The floppy connector provides power to the fans.



Boot Screen.



A picture says a thousand words.

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post #204 of 291
1/17/06 at 8:41am
Ewolff:

I am dumbfounded: I cannot understand how I never saw this thread before! Amazing transition there from stock to custom.

Fantastic work, but you know this already. Cannot say how much I nvy your time, patience and skill.

Check your PM for a quick query.
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post #205 of 291
1/17/06 at 6:27pm
ahahaha, nice one ewolff.

your pc is gonna be a monster when you have everything installed.

nice work dude
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post #206 of 291
1/17/06 at 7:47pm
lol that's pretty funny
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post #207 of 291
1/17/06 at 9:38pm
Hey ewolff how do you like that lcd. I just ordered one the other day, just waiting for it to get here. Anything that I should look out for, should know about to make it smoother on the install or setup?. Just got done reading this whole thread, and all I can say is WOW! Great job, well done!
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post #208 of 291
1/17/06 at 9:45pm
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Did you get the 635? One word of warning. The 635 only works with the Crystal Control 2 beta version and you can not make your own screens yet. There are plenty of users in their forums that can make screens and there are quite a few pre-made screens out there. I am starting to make my own, but it's a pain because you have to hand code it. It took me 40 minutes to get three temperature sensors from MBM to show up correctly on the LCD. And I still don't have them formatted the way I want.
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post #209 of 291
1/17/06 at 10:06pm
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Originally Posted by ewolff
Did you get the 635? One word of warning. The 635 only works with the Crystal Control 2 beta version and you can not make your own screens yet. There are plenty of users in their forums that can make screens and there are quite a few pre-made screens out there. I am starting to make my own, but it's a pain because you have to hand code it. It took me 40 minutes to get three temperature sensors from MBM to show up correctly on the LCD. And I still don't have them formatted the way I want.
Indeed I did order the 635, dam new stuff. I guess there is going to be a learning curve with this I take it. Oh well I currently have the time to mess with something new. Guess I need to go do a bunch of reading in their forums then (hope they are as helpful as this one). Thanks for the heads up, and please keep me updated if you make some sort of breakthrough on this.
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post #210 of 291
1/17/06 at 10:54pm
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I was concerned about the 635 at first too, but so far it appears to be capable of doing everything I want it to do. It's just a matter of getting the screens configured.
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post #211 of 291
1/21/06 at 1:31am
Damn. It seems like ive been researching a butload of info on computers for the last month and i still am put to shame by half of what you can do... Is there like a big guide on how to make a sweet computer with all the bells and whistles? >_>

Im getting an arora soon so this inspired me that i can make a standard computer amazing... my first goal is to somehow figure out how to overclock my system and get it running at peak performance... Then i can move on to buying a fan controll thingy and installing some custom cooling as not to fry my computer.... But dang there is just so much out there... I havent the slightest clue as to how water cooling works... all ive gatherd is ya fill a bunch of tubes with liquid and it looks realy sweet <_<

I say you should write a "pimp my computer guide" explaining step by step what you did... I would easily pay for it =P
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post #212 of 291
1/21/06 at 3:45am
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I tried to stop myself, but I couldn't...



Seriously though there are a ton of good resources out there. Here are my favorites in no particular order

tomshardware.com
anandtech.com
hardocp.com
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post #213 of 291
1/21/06 at 5:07am
Quote:
Originally Posted by ewolff
I tried to stop myself, but I couldn't...
PWND
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post #214 of 291
1/21/06 at 2:17pm
lol noob
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post #215 of 291
2/20/06 at 11:53am
WOW! nice pics. You might have answered this already but i didnt read through all the stuff so how much did it cost if you dont mind me asking.
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post #216 of 291
4/20/06 at 4:45pm
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Man, I haven't updated this thread in two months!! I have nothing new to report on my desktop project, but hers a glimpse into my current work in progress. It looks done in the pics, but it is not.



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post #217 of 291
4/28/06 at 9:45pm
I wish I had the time and the patience for that. Looks good!
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post #218 of 291
5/5/06 at 11:08pm
i wish i had the money for that, just 3 more years till im 18 and maybe i can make money? but awsome computer, you are my hero
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post #219 of 291
5/14/06 at 2:12am
thanks for ewolff's hardwork....nice man
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post #220 of 291
7/3/06 at 2:06am
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Just spent 300.00 at Danger Den for my upcoming project. The sad thing is, I am only about 50% of the way towards having all of the WC stuff I will need for this project. Pictures to come...
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