Quick mock up. Very happy indeed.
Time.Sync.
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Thanks, man. Yeah, once I start bolting things back on it will start taking shape. I always have a philosophy with stuff like this.. "It will look ten times worse before it looks a hundred times better".
Time (lol) to build the clock. It arrived (what I thought was -) in one piece.
Started soldering, went well..
And back side finished.
Now this thing is a sandwich, so basically if you miss a component and solder the digits on you are *****. Totally *****. I didn't miss anything, apart from putting one component where I thought it would go but didn't. No biggy, desoldered it and moved it..
Then came time to fit the segs. Only, one of the segs had 4 legs missing
I ended up having to take the seg itself apart (seriously) and god must have been on my side, 'cause the legs were inside the housing. I soldered them in (properly) and....
And the acid test, time for power..
Wait, let's just put a filter over that..
OK do note there is a dot lit on the seg that I needed to repair. It is on the same circuit as the dot on the left digits. This is because when I put the PCB back into the housing I did it wrong. It's perfectly safe (it just does exactly what the other one does) so I am going to cut a small black dot of vinyl and put that over it, so you can't see it.
Other than that? yeah, I am pretty happy. Will go about making the shell in a bit.
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Doh, what a wally. Both of those dots are supposed to do exactly what they are doing. Time is displayed like this - 13:45 or whatever.
Started soldering, went well..
And back side finished.
Now this thing is a sandwich, so basically if you miss a component and solder the digits on you are *****. Totally *****. I didn't miss anything, apart from putting one component where I thought it would go but didn't. No biggy, desoldered it and moved it..
Then came time to fit the segs. Only, one of the segs had 4 legs missing
I ended up having to take the seg itself apart (seriously) and god must have been on my side, 'cause the legs were inside the housing. I soldered them in (properly) and....
And the acid test, time for power..
Wait, let's just put a filter over that..
OK do note there is a dot lit on the seg that I needed to repair. It is on the same circuit as the dot on the left digits. This is because when I put the PCB back into the housing I did it wrong. It's perfectly safe (it just does exactly what the other one does) so I am going to cut a small black dot of vinyl and put that over it, so you can't see it.
Other than that? yeah, I am pretty happy. Will go about making the shell in a bit.
Edit -
Doh, what a wally. Both of those dots are supposed to do exactly what they are doing. Time is displayed like this - 13:45 or whatever.
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Done. Gosh that casing was fiddly stuff !
God dammit I don't even like RGB FFS
So I bought four of these.
As you do, FFS. I made sure they were the correct type for me (ignore Aura Sync that is 3 pin...)
Darn good thing I got this now
Got a feeling I am gonna need it.
So I bought four of these.
As you do, FFS. I made sure they were the correct type for me (ignore Aura Sync that is 3 pin...)
Darn good thing I got this now
Got a feeling I am gonna need it.
Me too and I won't be getting rid but it simply can't take any more cooling and the CPU is a bit much.
I've still got the proper box for it, padding etc. When I finally settle into a property I can call home I will no doubt use it as some sort of totally OTT NAS or something
Been thinking about getting a "new" power supply for my new build. Not strictly new, but one that makes it so I can leave the AX1200 in situ and keep all of the blue cables in there. So that I can drop in a mobo and CPU at another time, and not have to remove all of the wiring.
Was poking about on Ebay and found this for £75.
Warranty seals are all in place. Reason it was cheap? he says "Comes only with the cables you see". Thing is, I already have extensions for what I need (one 8 pin EPS, one 6 and one 8 pin PCIE and 24 pin) I can see plenty of those on it.
I also ordered this yesterday...
X2 and three of these.
Ignore they are red you won't see them. I just wanted it to be clear what was molex and what was SATA, if that makes sense.
Was poking about on Ebay and found this for £75.
Warranty seals are all in place. Reason it was cheap? he says "Comes only with the cables you see". Thing is, I already have extensions for what I need (one 8 pin EPS, one 6 and one 8 pin PCIE and 24 pin) I can see plenty of those on it.
I also ordered this yesterday...
X2 and three of these.
Ignore they are red you won't see them. I just wanted it to be clear what was molex and what was SATA, if that makes sense.
OK finally home. Tried my idea of reversing the pins on the input cable for the XSPC splitter and -
Now what we are looking for is the ram to be the same as the strip there. Seems OK, let's check another colour.
OK well that was definitely wrong before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzF9xNhX2OA&feature=youtu.be
Seems legit.
Now what we are looking for is the ram to be the same as the strip there. Seems OK, let's check another colour.
OK well that was definitely wrong before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzF9xNhX2OA&feature=youtu.be
Seems legit.
And another panel cut and fitted etc.
Success, and failure.
I arrived home at around 3pm yesterday. I did numerous jobs (changed bed, cleaned bathroom etc) and then set about the front panel. However, I ended up working until nearly midnight. I ended up finding the front panel didn't fit, and by this time I was tired and annoyed. I went a little gung ho with the belt sander, destroyed the front panel
I went to bed really annoyed, because everything else I did yesterday came out cool. I even fixed my bike in the interim..
Any way, today I made a new one (much grumbling and cussing)
Plastic welded on a set of sides, then plastic welded onto the case and tapped in four bolts.
Winning.
I arrived home at around 3pm yesterday. I did numerous jobs (changed bed, cleaned bathroom etc) and then set about the front panel. However, I ended up working until nearly midnight. I ended up finding the front panel didn't fit, and by this time I was tired and annoyed. I went a little gung ho with the belt sander, destroyed the front panel
I went to bed really annoyed, because everything else I did yesterday came out cool. I even fixed my bike in the interim..
Any way, today I made a new one (much grumbling and cussing)
Plastic welded on a set of sides, then plastic welded onto the case and tapped in four bolts.
Winning.
Nope. In a way I am glad I don't tbh. It would be a bit too easy then.
Thanks man. I'm happy with it. Now I need to come up with a way to change the time on the clock, without having to remove the entire front of the rig lol. A bit of an oversight there.....
"Hell" yeah.
Take apart, clean thoroughly, wrap cables in cloth tape..
PSU has entered the building. Been through it with a multi meter, seems spot on.
Cleaning and wrapping wires continues also.
Any worry I had about the PSU not having enough cables evaporated when I found this. How cool is this?
I'ma need me some cotton gloves.....
Cleaning and wrapping wires continues also.
Any worry I had about the PSU not having enough cables evaporated when I found this. How cool is this?
I'ma need me some cotton gloves.....
So last night after wrapping a lot of the case wiring in cloth tape (simply awesome stuff) I started thinking about the wiring. I realised that there was going to be a lot. More than any build I have done.
So I added more. Yes, this is an act of masochism.
I looked at all of those and they are all similar. Only most are 5v (useless to me) and the other half are Phanteks with bogus connectors you have to pay £4 each to convert. Yeah, nah.
So I got four of those (one single @ £7.99 and a triple pack for £18.99) and then of course I am going to need another one of these, not goosed (like the RAM one).
Which was £8.99. However, I scored the fans really cheap (£5 each) and this is subtle and can be put on any fan which I prefer the idea of.
So I added more. Yes, this is an act of masochism.
I looked at all of those and they are all similar. Only most are 5v (useless to me) and the other half are Phanteks with bogus connectors you have to pay £4 each to convert. Yeah, nah.
So I got four of those (one single @ £7.99 and a triple pack for £18.99) and then of course I am going to need another one of these, not goosed (like the RAM one).
Which was £8.99. However, I scored the fans really cheap (£5 each) and this is subtle and can be put on any fan which I prefer the idea of.
Bit more done. When the pump arrived it was 12v molex and a blue signal cable. So I wired it into a 3 pin connector, braided it etc. The yellow is deliberate. It is so I know which one is the pump and where it is. This is important, because you can stop fans for ages but as soon as that pump stops your hardware hits 106c.
I've left the halos running all day cycling to make sure they are OK. One of the four was messed up so I have returned it and ordered three more. Overkill? yes probably but insurance. These are £18 for three, NZXT etc are £20+ for one. So I figured sod it.
When lit up the fan blade textures look great. I will need to have some parts made for the rad holder (nothing is final it's all just plopped on).
I've left the halos running all day cycling to make sure they are OK. One of the four was messed up so I have returned it and ordered three more. Overkill? yes probably but insurance. These are £18 for three, NZXT etc are £20+ for one. So I figured sod it.
When lit up the fan blade textures look great. I will need to have some parts made for the rad holder (nothing is final it's all just plopped on).
I am as confused as you lol. I haven't managed to stop it cycling, and it shows a number 1-7 :S bit odd that ! The date is also "en yank" IE - the month and day are barse ackward lol. Thankfully I had 9 years of that so I can deal with it.. I need to counter sink some of the bolts on it, as the two front facing ones are stopping me mounting it flat. I also need to make a black surround, more in keeping with the other devices.
One thing that has been bothering me ever since I started the build is the fact that when you vertical mount a GPU the power cables are sent skyward. So instead of bending them sideways to make it out of the management hole I decided to get one of these.
For a mere £6, brand new. It will allow the cables to go straight out of the case.
I am also going to mod it with a splash of grey I think.
In other news I am going to need to have some custom parts fabricated in order to get the fan res mount on over the halos. Have spoken to a friend, should be doable
I will also need some custom length bolts made up too, as there aren't any around that would be long enough.
*thinks out loud*.
Decided to order a sheet of this..
It was something I saw a while ago on Wheeler Dealers. IDK if you watch it, but they basically took a car and did this to it..
So basically you have a vinyl that in certain lights does nothing at all. It's completely inanimate. Then you add light and you get this...
I'm sure you get the idea. I have been drawing today so will play with it at some point.
Decided to order a sheet of this..
It was something I saw a while ago on Wheeler Dealers. IDK if you watch it, but they basically took a car and did this to it..
So basically you have a vinyl that in certain lights does nothing at all. It's completely inanimate. Then you add light and you get this...
I'm sure you get the idea. I have been drawing today so will play with it at some point.
Cheers dude. If it looks good you'll see it, if not I will bin it lol.
I've been trying forever to find Alienware's new font, but it seems it is custom and private. I used to get the others when the old staff used to work there but they all moved on now
So I took what I could find, blew it up and then drew the letters.
It took a while but I now have it in a good resolution and good size. If you send anything lower than 400 pixels per CM to the plotter you end up with a rounded mess.
I've been trying forever to find Alienware's new font, but it seems it is custom and private. I used to get the others when the old staff used to work there but they all moved on now
So I took what I could find, blew it up and then drew the letters.
It took a while but I now have it in a good resolution and good size. If you send anything lower than 400 pixels per CM to the plotter you end up with a rounded mess.