V1000B water-cooling log

V|per · 20 Aug 2007 at 21:23

Ok, so i filed down and sanded smooth my cut edges, and i must say, it looks rather nice, even if i do say so myself

I have also cut out my applique, but there is going to need a lot of filing down and sanding before its anywhere near ready, as you can see in the PIC

I've decided not to paint the bare aluminium, as it looks pretty sweet as it is (imo) Anyone know where i can get some cheap (unscratched) perspex from? and what would be an ideal thickness?

EDIT: for scale, thats about 5.5inches across the top

V|per · 22 Aug 2007 at 23:45

Ok, so here's a pic of the window finished minus the perspex and applique:

And a close up of the filing/sanding work:

Yes that is a scratch, the rest is dust, and that scratch is actually barely noticable, the camera really brings it out :eek:

I also bought this today:

That 2 foot by 4 foot, 3mm thick, and cost me a grand sum of £4.90 from my local diy store. Should be enough there for a couple of **** ups

Looks like i can finally fit my southbridge heatsink tomorrow, as i took the plunge and bought a Q6600 (along with some more feser 1, some UV sata cables and some UV cold cathodes) So the water cooling can come off for the cpu to be installed, and i'll get the SB cooler on at the same time.

V|per · 23 Aug 2007 at 00:06

superglue \o/

(or failing that, this 'no more nails' stuff that people have been using

)

V|per · 23 Aug 2007 at 00:15

Aah man, why didn't i think of that... (i do have a hot glue gun too...)

V|per · 23 Aug 2007 at 14:12

artaxerxes said:
She is science goth from NCIS. Abby?

Indeed

Pauly Perette.. she bares an uncanny likeness to my missus too

(goth chick rock)

Now i have a dilemma, my new parts have arrived, so i should get fitting stuff... but so has bioshock... ooooh, choices choices!

V|per · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:06

OK, thursday saw me install the quad, troubles clocking, probably the board, but hey, stable 3.6ghz out of it now. Also managed to get the Thermalright cooler in (*****'d a fan on it at the moment, i'll remove it at some point...)

Anyway, also managed to do some propper cable tidying, and got a couple of cathodes in, perspex fitted, and this is the result:

And the dark shot (which looks naff as my camera doesn't work well without a flash..)

Next stop, get that applique finished

V|per · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:42

Whats ISO?

And it was sat on something

EDIT: set it to take a pic of fireworks... looks a bit better

V|per · 29 Aug 2007 at 01:23

Gonzo0 said:
Do i spot a kink just before the tubing goes into the pump?

No you don't, it's the way the light reflects

V|per · 7 Sep 2007 at 12:03

Fenny said:
Hey, great work on the case man. Its really tempted me to get one myself.

If you dont mind me asking, how did you fit the perspex into the window hole?

Also, do you think it would be possible to fit a 3x 12cm fan radiator in the top? Also would 1/2" id hose down each side if a hole was placed in the metal? This might give you some more room to play as well as removing the tight tubing from the radiator.

The perspex was fitted using superglue in the end, just 1 blob on each corner, and one halfway down each length, easily removable.

a 120.3 should fit in the top, but you do have to bare in mind that it does cover a fair bit of the motherboard, i cant access my cmos reset, and there is no chance of sli anymore as the pci-e slot os covered, along with 2 pci slots, and possibly the 3rd pci-e lane too

This is haalf inch tubing by the way mate, so there is no reason why you cant use it

V|per · 8 Sep 2007 at 12:16

ledbythereaper said:
That looks really nice, I'm trying to do the same thing with my rig, except I've got a GTS, and a P5B and the Akasa Eclipse. Don't suppose you have the template you used for the fan cuts on the top of your case as I could do with them to get my case CNC cut.

Sadly not, as the case came pre-cut with the fan holes from it's previous owner.

They look like they are just 114mm hole saw holes to be honest, but i'm sure youcould get a template from a website, i'm sure i've seen them mentionned on here before.

Also, if you are mounting a rad bigger than 120.1, remember that the dimensions are not universal, some will have the fans spaced closer than others, the last thing you want is to use a template for a PA 120.2 and find out the rad you have has completely different dimensions!