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It's looking good
Keep it up
Keep it up
I've got the blues
- Thread starter s innes
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It's looking good
Keep it up
thanks once the case has been put back together the rest of the build should go a bit quicker at least till i get to the water
cable braids
almost completed the cables
i had hoped to do these without the heat shrink but i just couldn't get the cables to fit looking at the pics one or two could do with the braid moving closer to the socket i'll sort that out before i stitch the cables up
almost completed the cables
i had hoped to do these without the heat shrink but i just couldn't get the cables to fit looking at the pics one or two could do with the braid moving closer to the socket i'll sort that out before i stitch the cables up
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radiator with fans
test fitted the fans to the radiator and ran in to a couple of problems
the heads of the bolts supplied with the radiator are small and disappeared into the fan mounts
also had the same problem with the case screws for mounting the radiator.
looking on the net for washers that would fix the problem I couldn't find ones that were thin and had a suitable diameter.
Then I remembered I have a box of slim line dvd covers so I decided to make my own using the plastic from the dvd case as you can see from the attached picture they turned out ok
I have also cut the fan cables and rewired these so the cable will run just behind the bolts and will give a much cleaner look
also starting to think the 450 res was a bad idea that thing is monstrous i had a look at mounting this at the rear but would only fit if i remove the rear fan i'd rather keep this to help with air flow i am currently thinking that i can extend the res away from the back by using longer bolts and i have some white pvc pipe i could use as a spacer or as a second option buy the smaller tube and convert it to 250mm res instead. looking at the rad and top panel there should be sufficient space at the rear for a fill port however the longer res with the acrylic tube could prove difficult for fitting so this will be my next job
test fitted the fans to the radiator and ran in to a couple of problems
the heads of the bolts supplied with the radiator are small and disappeared into the fan mounts
also had the same problem with the case screws for mounting the radiator.
looking on the net for washers that would fix the problem I couldn't find ones that were thin and had a suitable diameter.
Then I remembered I have a box of slim line dvd covers so I decided to make my own using the plastic from the dvd case as you can see from the attached picture they turned out ok
I have also cut the fan cables and rewired these so the cable will run just behind the bolts and will give a much cleaner look
also starting to think the 450 res was a bad idea that thing is monstrous i had a look at mounting this at the rear but would only fit if i remove the rear fan i'd rather keep this to help with air flow i am currently thinking that i can extend the res away from the back by using longer bolts and i have some white pvc pipe i could use as a spacer or as a second option buy the smaller tube and convert it to 250mm res instead. looking at the rad and top panel there should be sufficient space at the rear for a fill port however the longer res with the acrylic tube could prove difficult for fitting so this will be my next job
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playing the waiting game again
build has stalled a little while I wait from more parts hopefully I'll get these early next week.
I have had to get the 250mm tube after all. the only way I could have used the 450mm was if I mounted it to outside the case didn't consider the space available once the rad and fans were in place.
also didn't order enough wire for psu cabels and braid to complete the build
still have the sata power cables to make.
I've moved the pwm fan hub to the top of the case as I noticed a mounting point for it. some of the case fan cables will need shortened because of this but it means that I can rout the fan cables along the top of the case away from the psu ones
the case usb, power, headphone cables still need to be braided and the cables for the pump then the wiring should be complete
and as soon as the new res tube arrives I can start sorting out the acrylic tube
the gxf card that i bought for this build comes with a black back plate i am currently toying with the idea of modifying this. its held in place by screws from the heatsink side if i drill out the threads and use longer screws to hold the waterblock in place it should help take some of the stress off the pcb for the added weight
build has stalled a little while I wait from more parts hopefully I'll get these early next week.
I have had to get the 250mm tube after all. the only way I could have used the 450mm was if I mounted it to outside the case didn't consider the space available once the rad and fans were in place.
also didn't order enough wire for psu cabels and braid to complete the build
still have the sata power cables to make.
I've moved the pwm fan hub to the top of the case as I noticed a mounting point for it. some of the case fan cables will need shortened because of this but it means that I can rout the fan cables along the top of the case away from the psu ones
the case usb, power, headphone cables still need to be braided and the cables for the pump then the wiring should be complete
and as soon as the new res tube arrives I can start sorting out the acrylic tube
the gxf card that i bought for this build comes with a black back plate i am currently toying with the idea of modifying this. its held in place by screws from the heatsink side if i drill out the threads and use longer screws to hold the waterblock in place it should help take some of the stress off the pcb for the added weight
quick update
new res tube has arrived still going to need to make a couple of spacers if i wan't to keep the top fan. i have some 15mm white pvc pipe i can cut down for this.
bought some 1mm royal blue wax cord for stitching the cable. i tryed some blue thread but wasn't strong enough. i had bought some blue fishing line but it never arrived (didn't realise it was coming from china when i purchased it)
i have tested the mobo,mem,gfx and cpu to make sure they are working used the orignal cables for the psu as well before i strip down the gfx card and mount the water block to it i have decided to use the backplate with it so i still have to modify this to fit
didn't have a proper cooler for the cpu so i used the water block figured that it has a decent lump of copper on it to keep it cool enough for a quick test just wanted to make sure the mobo would post plugged the fan controller in to the cpu header and while i ran the test the case fans hardly spun up so i knew i wasn't cooking the cpu
used some old tim (at a guess i'd say it's got to be atleast 12yr old but still works as good as the day i bought it) for the cpu with the recommended pea size blob when i removed the block this had a nice even coat however there was a bit more excess than i'm used to so when i refit this i'll use about half the amount
took next week off from work as i'm finding it hard to spend the time needed to complete this build
new res tube has arrived still going to need to make a couple of spacers if i wan't to keep the top fan. i have some 15mm white pvc pipe i can cut down for this.
bought some 1mm royal blue wax cord for stitching the cable. i tryed some blue thread but wasn't strong enough. i had bought some blue fishing line but it never arrived (didn't realise it was coming from china when i purchased it)
i have tested the mobo,mem,gfx and cpu to make sure they are working used the orignal cables for the psu as well before i strip down the gfx card and mount the water block to it i have decided to use the backplate with it so i still have to modify this to fit
didn't have a proper cooler for the cpu so i used the water block figured that it has a decent lump of copper on it to keep it cool enough for a quick test just wanted to make sure the mobo would post plugged the fan controller in to the cpu header and while i ran the test the case fans hardly spun up so i knew i wasn't cooking the cpu
used some old tim (at a guess i'd say it's got to be atleast 12yr old but still works as good as the day i bought it) for the cpu with the recommended pea size blob when i removed the block this had a nice even coat however there was a bit more excess than i'm used to so when i refit this i'll use about half the amount
took next week off from work as i'm finding it hard to spend the time needed to complete this build
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pipe bending
I had to modify the pump mount to fit the pump as the holes didn't line up
so I figured that since the pump was now in place this would be a good place to start running the pipes for the first tube.
this will run from the pump to the res as this is probably the most complex to make
first bend went well as did a few others then i started to wonder who to remove the tube insert
so i put a small amount of washing up liquid into the tube with some water and with an old wire coat hanger i was able to extrac the insert.
safe in the knowledge that I can now remove it i proceed to make the next bend when disaster struck
and a closer look
I think perhaps there was still some water in the tube and it cause an air lock when I made this next bend I noticed that the tube had a slight bulge so I tried to reheat and remove this but only succeed in making matter worse as you can see in the close up I over compensated and cooked it hence the small bubbles
so i cut the tube and binned it here is another tube showing how it should have looked
also been a bit lazy as both tubes have been bent and shaped without taking mesurements just judging by eye it needs cut down to proper size but will line up
I had to modify the pump mount to fit the pump as the holes didn't line up
so I figured that since the pump was now in place this would be a good place to start running the pipes for the first tube.
this will run from the pump to the res as this is probably the most complex to make
first bend went well as did a few others then i started to wonder who to remove the tube insert
so i put a small amount of washing up liquid into the tube with some water and with an old wire coat hanger i was able to extrac the insert.
safe in the knowledge that I can now remove it i proceed to make the next bend when disaster struck
and a closer look
I think perhaps there was still some water in the tube and it cause an air lock when I made this next bend I noticed that the tube had a slight bulge so I tried to reheat and remove this but only succeed in making matter worse as you can see in the close up I over compensated and cooked it hence the small bubbles
so i cut the tube and binned it here is another tube showing how it should have looked
also been a bit lazy as both tubes have been bent and shaped without taking mesurements just judging by eye it needs cut down to proper size but will line up