Project Micro Goliath

savagesam117 said:
Yeah, just cut a tray out of another case with the stand offs and you should be okay :)
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I have an old, Coolermaster HAF 932 (original, unpainted metal insides). Will the standoffs be in the right place for the motherboard I have in mind to use?

FL630 said:
I ran my PC for a while not earthed, never had an issue?
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I'd rather be safe than sorry, seeing as how much I intend on spending on this build (: Glad you've not had any problems so far though!
 
So, minor update time! Yesterday these beautiful parts arrived & other than the orange accents on the fans, they look beautiful! Will hopefully change them to green, black or white in the future. They are the LinusTechTips Special Edition versions of the Noctua NF-A14 PWM's & they feel very premium in the hands. The radiator is an XSPC EX280 & the slimline approach is going to fit nicely in with the build's small size.

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The next step is to sand the wood so it's all flat/level & screw/glue it together. I'm currently waiting for the "140mm Universal Radstand" on the XSPC website to come back into stock so I can mount my radiator & get a feel for how it'll look. I'll order two, so that the second one can be used at the front with a couple more 140mm LTT Noctua fans.

That's all I can do until Christmas, where I'll have a lovely update in the new year!
 
You have good photography skills. :)
Those LTT Noctuas look very nice, I can't wait for the coloured mounting systems to come to the UK so I can get some white grommets. I can't wait to christmas to see the build take shape but I know it will be worth it having seen your previous builds :D
 
TechMinerUK said:
You have good photography skills. :)
Those LTT Noctuas look very nice, I can't wait for the coloured mounting systems to come to the UK so I can get some white grommets. I can't wait to christmas to see the build take shape but I know it will be worth it having seen your previous builds :D
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Thanks man, really means a lot :) I'm so excited for Christmas!!
 
TheNoviceModder said:
Going to sound stupid here but I have no idea what you mean aha. A diagram or photo of what you mean would help :)
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Sorry forgot to reply. If you wanted to build a wooden case but were concerned about grounding your PC, then where you screw or bolt your motherboard into the case, notice there are blobs of solder around the hole?

The idea is that these transfer a 0v line to your case via the motherboard screw. If you make it in wood, then run a wire from said point to a 0v port on your PSU, this way you can ground it all.

If you're confident with electrics then do not do it, at all, please find someone who can, it'll save you a lot of time money and hassle.
 
FL630 said:
Sorry forgot to reply. If you wanted to build a wooden case but were concerned about grounding your PC, then where you screw or bolt your motherboard into the case, notice there are blobs of solder around the hole?

The idea is that these transfer a 0v line to your case via the motherboard screw. If you make it in wood, then run a wire from said point to a 0v port on your PSU, this way you can ground it all.

If you're confident with electrics then do not do it, at all, please find someone who can, it'll save you a lot of time money and hassle.
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Okay, after reading that carefully & slowly, I understand most of it :') The only problem is, I don't know where the 0v port would be on my PSU. How do I find out?
 
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Use a spare port/plug if you've got a modular PSU and wire it to the GND.

I cannot stress enough, if you're not confident with electronics please find help. Get this wrong you could do serious damage to all of your components.
 
Thank you so much man! I'll definitely get someone with experience to help me with this. I plan to make custom cables for as much as possible in this build & I'm really nervous about wiring up the power and reset buttons! Going to do a test construction of the case this week & sand it down, keeping as much of the old/rustic look as I can.
 
Christmas Update!!

So it's been a long time coming, here's my Christmas update! The build itself hasn't exactly progressed as such, but I did get these lovely things from Santa :D All that's missing is the acrylic tubes. Thanks OCUK for all 10!! of the Haribo's :D

:) Merry Christmas everyone!! :)

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In preparation for the custom sleeving I'll be doing for this build, I want to learn how do do certain cables such as molex & sata. As I've never done this before, I'd like some tutorials/guides showing the tools I'll need etc.

I need to power my pump off the psu, but it currently uses a molex connection with a molex to pcie adapter. Is there a way to mod the pump cable to go directly to the psu?

Also, because I'm on such a tight budget, I can't afford to buy a second motherboard & cpu block to get measurements for the tubing. That's what's slowing the build down right now. I don't want to take my system apart, get measurements & put my system back together again, only to take it apart again to put the new one together. It's a lot of faffing around that could be avoided if I had spare parts such as an ATX mobo, cpu block & psu. They don't need to work, I just need them for measurements/guides. This would be much easier if I was being sponsored but I'm a LONG way off that stage yet lol
 
TheNoviceModder said:
In preparation for the custom sleeving I'll be doing for this build, I want to learn how do do certain cables such as molex & sata. As I've never done this before, I'd like some tutorials/guides showing the tools I'll need etc.

I need to power my pump off the psu, but it currently uses a molex connection with a molex to pcie adapter. Is there a way to mod the pump cable to go directly to the psu?

Also, because I'm on such a tight budget, I can't afford to buy a second motherboard & cpu block to get measurements for the tubing. That's what's slowing the build down right now. I don't want to take my system apart, get measurements & put my system back together again, only to take it apart again to put the new one together. It's a lot of faffing around that could be avoided if I had spare parts such as an ATX mobo, cpu block & psu. They don't need to work, I just need them for measurements/guides. This would be much easier if I was being sponsored but I'm a LONG way off that stage yet lol
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It's not my fortay but I have wired stuff up before so surely you just copy the layout from the extender but using the actual cable (Sorry if it sounds confusing) :)

Edit: This diagram might help
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Bit of a silly question but other than looking at pictures & watching videos of people bending hardline tubing, I'm brand new to this area of watercooling. So I need to ask, do I need some kind of adhesive to secure my tubing to the fittings? I ask because I did a test fit when my tubing arrived & it has no grip, it just slides right out which doesn't seem normal...?
 
Sounds like you're missing an O-ring.
Most types of hardline fittings are compression fittings where the O-ring holds the tube in place plus prevents water from escaping between the tube & fitting.
 
TheNoviceModder said:
Bit of a silly question but other than looking at pictures & watching videos of people bending hardline tubing, I'm brand new to this area of watercooling. So I need to ask, do I need some kind of adhesive to secure my tubing to the fittings? I ask because I did a test fit when my tubing arrived & it has no grip, it just slides right out which doesn't seem normal...?
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With the Monsoon Hardline fittings you need to use a UV glue to ensure that a seal is formed with the colar. They're the only fittings that need this though :)
 
TechMinerUK said:
With the Monsoon Hardline fittings you need to use a UV glue to ensure that a seal is formed with the colar. They're the only fittings that need this though :)
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Sweet, thanks man! I ordered a couple of bottles of the stuff earlier just in case I needed it, along with a few other bits & bobs :) Treated myself so a 500GB SSD, a wired mouse & some other little bits & bobs :) The UV glue isn't in stock though, so I gotta wait for that to come in stock again :(
 
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