An Akasa Eclipse slow build ZZZAC

ZZZAC · 25 Dec 2012 at 20:01

So turns out i was on santas nice list this year...
What could this box be?

A wild upgrade appears

whate and black fans? thought they were pink and red.... lol

and the biggun

Not knowing how the heatinsk mounted i got really worried the anchor plate wouldn't fit due to all the components around the cpu area.

And after lots of pulling and prying getting the old backplate of, i slapped the new one on!

spacers and anchor plates installed

and the heatsink just fits!

Fans on! (set in pull-push-pull so i can access all ram slots, as i may go 16gb)

and system back together. getting the wifi card in was really really tight!

And ill reeve you with this.

Ofcourse i was expecting to get more done... but my new cables are in the post and i need to order some more stuffs to keep updating the rig!
So.... Merry Christmas, sorry the update is not so big

ZZZAC · 25 Dec 2012 at 20:17

setter said:
Looks good, one beast of a cooler, and black/white fans are much better looking. Had you any bother getting the mobo tray back in with the cooler mounted? I can remember my TRUE black just about scraped the frame of the case when installing the tray.

I took it of the tray and installed it in the case just in case mate!
I dont have a tray cut-out so it meant taking the board up and then rebuilding when the heat sink was on.
i have a feeling it would have just made it if the fans wernt on.
My akasa nero was 160mm and this is 165mm i think, maybe slightly taller.
Results are good
Idling at about 34 degrease
and loads to about 43 degrease (after 2 hours straight of large fft prime 95)

and the rams good! i really needed an upgrade! i was hitting nearly up too 3gb ram out of games and was easily maxing it in games! the 2133mhz at the price point is a good bonus for me two.
But there were order problems hence my cables are going to be in the post asap... then i have to calculate how much i can spend....

ZZZAC · 25 Dec 2012 at 20:20

Cleeecooo said:
Looks great ZZZAC!!!

What are you going to do with the HDD though? (With regards to vibrations)

A complement from Cleeecooo. I must be doing well

Yeah, it depends im thinking isolate it in a 5.25" bay but i may also want a fan controller so.... unless i could squeeze it in behind the fan controller.
Otherwise ill have to add the 3.5" drive cages to the rig and have it in there.
But i was under the assumption the fans i have would be nice and loud, but on pmw there silent and my temps are stupidly good.
so i may not bother, im just wondering were i can source two matching white and black fans.....? they look allot better but i wasn't expecting them.

ZZZAC · 25 Dec 2012 at 20:30

Cleeecooo said:
I'm not a hypocrite, my only reason for criticising you so harshly earlier was because you listened to advice... then did the exact opposite >.<

You could put some foam under it? (Think Shoggy Sandwich style)

its already sat on paxmate!

i know i was stupid before and imature, aswell as incredibly ignorant. Though being reckless has only seen me forward 90% off the time. There was solid advice on that msi board and the graphics cards choice.... and not listening to the advice on that msi board cost me a great chip....
But yeah, im not so ignorant, and a damn lot more about components at the moment. Still disappointed with myself i cheeped on the locked cpu but my rig is running very very well now!

Edit: looked at the spec and price of matching fans and wont need a fan controller

ZZZAC · 25 Dec 2012 at 20:50

Grimley said:
Bungee mod. There's a Thread in the case Forum.

This is what I did on my old eclipse. I took out the floppy & hard drive bays as well.

BTW you have the CPU cooler the wrong way round in the case.

nope.... the heatsink is not the wrong way round..... ive explained it in a previous post... + the fan direction is correct hence it makes not a single degrease of difference.

ZZZAC said:
Fans on! (set in pull-push-pull so i can access all ram slots, as i may go 16gb)

Nice idea, thinking more of something like this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-051-AK

anyone know were i can get a sleeved usb2.0 internal cable (headers on each end) preferably black?

ZZZAC · 25 Dec 2012 at 20:59

Grimley said:
Ignore me, I was referring to the pic on page one of this thread, I did not see the new cooler.

actually by the time id cable tied the fan on last time i realised it was just fighting the exhuast... i was meant to put it in pull not push but derped out.... and i know the fans on the wrong side.... i couldn't be bothered to sort it out, the heat sinks trashed. missing a fin. lodsa fins are bent
no way of mounting a fan.ect
well, its sorted now

ZZZAC · 28 Dec 2012 at 10:04

Not in a happy place right now.
Saphire haven't accepted my RMA on my 7970. Worse is they didnt accept it because 2 pins on the dvi port dont seem to be there, no sing of bending or snapping.
And furthermore i dont believe it to be the route cause of the failure of the card. im sure i tested other outputs, and didnt get a display from them either.
Well if it turns out to just be the dvi port, then ill replace the dvi port. else saphire have screwed me on the card that was meant to provide a big chunk of this builds budget, and it may be completely borked.
so yeah
will try get an update soon
i may need to replace a dvi port on a graphics card though.

ZZZAC · 29 Dec 2012 at 11:35

Braiding update today anyone?

EDIT: Out of solder, broken soldering iron, out of tape, out of heat shrink. and out of energy.
probably need to go to town to get some modding supply's today

EDIT2: ive actually broken my budget... i cant afford what i was hoping to get- hence things will get even slower

ZZZAC · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:52

So, last night i got some new extensions, no heat shrink, and more fabric than my cheapy set, all in all, happy chappy

Plated the 6 pins

quality of braid comparison

24pin and 8 pin in- realised i wouldn't be able to get the fan on the back without taking the motherboard out, so i shoved it on the front. DERP

quick break?

eventually i got to the time consuming front panel and usb connectors.

oh, and braided sata power (need to braid the sata cable black too! (or replace it)
I still have the power LED's and hard drive led's to do, but im out of solder and heatshrink so that will have to come another time.

and i leave you with a side panel on picture

ZZZAC · 30 Dec 2012 at 22:20

Right, im looking for advice on what vinyl wrap should use, so ima throw a few pictures at you and see witch ones are more popular
only the outer panels will remain black, i may have my second chassis power coated sometime in the future- (not for a while).
Two of my mates have suggested a fully flat black wrap

I thought white carbon would be cool- i do think its a little too full on for my build.

Black carbon would suite my build but its pretty generic by now and its been done before.

And finely this, i think it looks the dogs danglers, as well as would suite the case- especially after the shaded acrylic is put in, but im doing this to get feedback and other peoples ideas

ZZZAC · 30 Dec 2012 at 22:21

Please guys help me out and give me input on this!
P.S- Any way to add a poll? i know there was before lol

ZZZAC · 30 Dec 2012 at 22:49

T345 said:
The last one is really nice looking

yeah, my thoughts exactly, would work well on the outer panels with a shaded side window rather than 100% transparent- or that's my main idea at least!

ZZZAC · 30 Dec 2012 at 22:54

T345 said:
That will look awesome

my wallet wont look so awesome afterwards, will try get things ordered asap

ZZZAC · 7 Jan 2013 at 10:57

- After a massive delay
Sapphire have accepted the RMA on my 7970

meaning i have to sell it and will have the money to spend on my rig soooN!
so- the build will be staled for up to another fortnight but i haven't given up!

ZZZAC · 7 Jan 2013 at 18:52

HeX said:
Nice work on that Eclipse, kind of makes me want to get my old one down from the loft.

I wonder if there's been a single Eclipse that hasn't had someone take a dremel to it

i brought mine dremeled to hell, thought id add to it

though i have a solar eclipse thats perfectly non cut up

ZZZAC · 26 Jan 2013 at 15:36

HeX said:
Eclipses aren't right unless the've had a good dremeling

I took great...

big chunks...

out of mine!

Really tempted to get it out of the loft and give it a good renovation after reading your thread

ThankyoU!
ive hit i fanatical failure in this build- even though there's not much to go i dont have the money to do it!
i vow to you all im not giving up, just going even slower

replacement 7950 is finely here, pictures up later, not tht it looks much different!

ZZZAC · 26 Jan 2013 at 16:09

setter said:
Had two eclipses, neither had a dremel near them though. Still using one and it's in pristine condition. Well, apart from a bit of dust.

my brother just got a mirage in the post, smashed to bits- screw you city link!
then gain the packaging wasnt much more than bit of cardborad :L

ZZZAC · 27 Jan 2013 at 11:09

Nothing specail, but as i mentioned my replacement graphics card is here!

sorry bout the dirty side panel and lack of progress, The rma replacement card is far better, and not riddled with design faults, got it 1200mhz bench stable, but it has a low asic (70%) so needs more volts than afterburner is willing to give it lol

ZZZAC · 4 Feb 2013 at 09:36

Porceliamone said:
After the utter hilarity of your past threads I have to say well done on this one! Success!

cheers, im broke, but i may have a working i7 2600 in the post so ill be able to sell my i5 and get at least a bit of work on it done