another project log? oh go on then, make it a parvum

[davido_labido]

It's just that I have some spare from the mod I'm going to be doing to mine today

 

[davido_labido]

Some awesome little mini mods going into an over all great mod. Nice work mate. Can't wait to see it with the loop in place!

cheers lads, cant wait to get started on it, ive got a few bits and peices for you guys to do for me too, when ya get chance can ya drop me a message please

subbed this right up! looks outstanding, I wish I was given money by a friend to make them a pc

haha, this is the 3rd one this year, done quite a few sleeving jobs too though for people so im always busy, id love to do more builds, but im thinking about doing more sleeving for people!! until after xmas

 

[davido_labido]

Haha, thanks colinmcr, i have just made a quick facebook page actually showing the sleeving ive done so far (got some more to add to it yet though)

but im not sure that id be allowed to post it here as they might take it as advertising :/

If you would like any sleeving doing, id be happy to do it for you, just drop me a trust message, id only charge the cost of the materials and postage!

 

[davido_labido]

Heres a little bit of sleeving i did as aside project, so putting it in spoilers as its not for this build, but really like how its turned out

Spoiler

I was asked to have a black end on the female end, so, thats what they got

Ive got the rest of the extensions to do when they arrive here... looking forward to it!
My first time sleeving using paracord, but it looks great, especially doing it heatshrinkless!

 

[davido_labido]

Love it!

I am saving for my parvum build currently. Can't get enough. Subbed.

Thanks man they are awesome cases, a little bit too good really, they hide all the cables too much haha!!

I find shrinkless paracord so much easier than with the phobya stuff I tried my first sleeving attempts with.

Yet to get my grubby litle mitts on some stiffline MDPC-X stuff though...

Yeah, the phobya stuff isnt great imo, MDPC-X is awesome, im going to buy some of lutro0s stuff for my next stiffline job though i think, seee what thats like!

man, i just love these parvum cases , im awaiting on there new one to be on sale (if it ever does ), so i can buy one for myself

im sure they will bang them for sale asap, they are getting a lot of attention, i know i want one too

It's on the male end Does look good though...

it depends which website you look on some people say thats the female end as the pins have holes in, so the pins on the mobo slot into it some say its a male as it slots into the female end....

most places i go on see it like this (stolen from lutroo)



from now on, i think il just call it "the buisness end" lets face it, its the only end we care about really

 

[davido_labido]

yeah same here, in the "business" end the pins have a hole, in the other end the pins stick into the businesses ends holes <---- wtf am i typing rofl.

but the end with the female pins, slots into the end with male pins!!!

bloomin confusing i tell thee

 

[davido_labido]

thats how i see it, but its strange how the female end goes IN to the mobo, never even thought about it until hyburnate decided to confuse us all

 

[davido_labido]

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this mobo would have looked neat it this build

thats the exact motherboard that i was going to use if i went haswell, but its just too.... dark :/

i did look into just spraying it, if it was my computer, i would have gone through with it, but trying to convince someone your going to spray 120 quids worth of motherboard is really hard.

Tbh, i think this one will do ok, he certainly wont be doing anything high end with it!

i like your thinking though

 

[davido_labido]

well, ive never done it before, but, from what i understand you cover all pins/connectors/slots etc, remove the cmos battery etc and just use a non conductive paint :/

if you were to do it, id look into it a lot more i was going through the motions before i was told he didnt want to void his warranty =(

This is from another site, but its the start...

Spoiler

 

[davido_labido]

haha, oh yeah, musnt have been that one... it was one that looked very similar to that

 

[davido_labido]

Not yet unfortunately, there won't be any more progress on this now for at least 2 weeks =( working away from home for a while! Will hopefully try and get the water loop done when I get back though as well as the gpu and shield!

 

[davido_labido]

This is looking really nice can't wait to see it finished

Thanks buddy, appreciated!!!

 

[davido_labido]

Well, tonight for one night only im home (YAYZ!!!!) it means i can do a little bit of work on the parvum...

im not sure how i feel about this, i do like the idea, but im not sure of the execution of it, i thought id give it a try, im sure if it doesnt grow on me, i could get the parvum guys to send me another bit of case up for a few quid

So, i bought this from the MM,



Obviously, parvums dont have a drive bay, but i did want there to be some control over the fans, so a little bit of a mod will have to take place.



It came apart really easy tbh, just took off the 6 knobs (hehe, i said knob) and a few screws and it all came away, result, i was expecting to have to do a lot more work.


Now the worrying bit, drilling holes into a beautiful case.... at the front, sides, back, even top wouldnt have bothered me so much, but i hate doing the fronts :/

i marked out all the 12 holes id need, 6 for the bits stems to go through and 6 for the leds.

i then got the drill out and missed most of the markings it seems



they look all over the place, i wondered how the hell this happened, as i did check, double check, triple check and then had a beer to ponder how best to do it. oh. i think i see where the problem lies.



Nah, its not too bad, once i put the controller onto the back, it seems that i had indeed marked the holes correctly, everything fit right, so maybe its the leds and knobs (hehehe, i said it again) that are slightly bent on the fan controller, in hindsight i should have checked.

They are not 100% straight, but it does take close up pictures, of just the area to notice the problem, also, it would help if i took the photos from a correct angle rather than swaying slightly.



I just need to paint the knobs (3rd times a charm) to suit the colour scheme and im done with this little mod!

well, as i say, im not sure if it will stay like this, i have noticed im going to have some issues getting the side onto the case with this in, but i should be able to mod my way out of that problem. im going to give it till the end of the build, and if i dont like it, il send some cash to the lads for a new panel.

 

[davido_labido]

thanks gents if i get time today, il do some other bits and bobs to it, if i can find things to do with what i have knocking around :/

Unfortunately im waiting on funds from the purchaser, and things to come into stock, luckily people like Rich at OCUK are always happy to find stock when he can, so a nice update should be coming in the next week or so

and yeah Halestorm, im already wondering about the knobs (hehehe, i said it again, it never gets old does it. it does? oh, meh, i dont care ) I did inittialy think of spraying them, but im unsure if spray will hold the test of time if they get handles or rubbed a lot, you know what its like when a painted knob gets rubbed a lot, sometimes it causes a right mess. (aaaah, i loved writing that). I might see if i can get custom made ones somewhere, or even make them myself!

 

[davido_labido]

Unfortunately, I'm playing the waiting game, waiting for stock, waiting to hear back from people and waiting to get another day off haha!

Il have some more sleeving done on wednesday/Thursday. Maybe il get the case let back together with the rads/fans installed and all the water blocks too!

Il see what I can do =D

 

[davido_labido]

Nah, they don't come with feet, but I am going to grab some I think just so the bottom doesn't get too scratched.

 

[davido_labido]

Il be helping Aneskimo with his green and black parvum in December time

As for the feet, I'm not sure what I'm going to use... I don't really wat to use off the shelf stuff.... Il see what I can come up with.

If I struggle though I have a few ideas what to buy

 

[davido_labido]

oooou, the amazing RJKoneil managed to grab me some stock a lot faster than i thought he would!!!

Just waiting on the next little bit and i can think about doing the loop




I have however had a very small problem with the parvum, the CNC machine seems to have missed out a few indentations for some screws, so i cant fit the rads just yet. i was going to mod it myself, but as always the parvum lads were straight on the ball and told me they would send me one out the same day as i let them know about the problem. however, as they are going to be sending me some other little bits and bobs, i said theres no rush!

So that panel will be with me soon ish

 

[davido_labido]

White fittings.... But crystal link fittings =o!

 

[davido_labido]

Damn Dave! Nice to see the controller put to good use mate

Haha, thanks man, I'm actually re doing that panel, when I get a bit of time. I wasn't happy with the wonkyness of the drill holes and after I'd done it I noticed a small problem, so the parvum guys sent me a new front panel!

Everything I hear about these guys suggest amazing customer service - hope you get the stuff soon

Yup, they are superb. I serious couldn't recommend them enough. No matter how busy they are, they still make time to answer customers questions and help to look for equipment for you etc etc. If you want a case made by someone who cares about the customer at a personal level, I don't think anyone even comes close to parvum systems!

Looking good so far - love the braiding on that extension a page back

Looking forward to updates soon!

Thanks buddy, I've hopefully got everything waiting for me at home now (bar 1 or 2 items) so I can get an update sorted this week!