Recent content by alpenwasser

APOLLO (2CPU LGA1366 Server | InWin PP689) - by alpenwasser [COMPLETE: 2014-MAY-10] Table of Contents 2013-NOV-13: First Hardware Testing & The Noctua NH-U9DX 1366 2013-NOV-16: Temporary Ghetto Setup, OS Installed 2014-APR-01: PSU Mounting & LSI Controller Testing 2014-APR-02: The Disk...

General Build Info Until this spring I had one PC (besides my laptop), which served as my work machine as well as my data and media server. Since moving into our new apartment in fall 2011 we (primarily my dad and I) have been wanting to make a proper media PC and a proper data server for all...

Ok, first off, this contains some rather strong language, but I couldn't find any guidelines with regards to what videos are ok to post or not. If this is too NSFW-ish, I'll understand if censorship measures are taken. Having said that, this is probably the most hilarious thing I've seen all...

So I stumbled upon this article, and the mechanical engineer in me just almost had an orgasm :dribble: I know the idea is not phenomenally new (I've done some pretty neat LEGO stuff in college myself), and there's tons of other stuff like this out there, but still... Just imagine how awesome...

[COMPLETE] ZEUS (Fractal R4 | blue/black | internal UT60 Rad) - by alpenwasser Table of Contents 2013-APR-24: Drilling: The Insane Alternative to Dremelling (Starting the New Back Panel) 2013-APR-29: Back Panel - First Test Fit 2013-MAY-06: The PSU Mount 2013-MAY-20: PSU Sleeving/Modding &...

Since I'm sort of into older computers and computer history in general this is very interesting to me. Just listening to all the manufacturers that were still around back then makes me nostalgic. Favourite quote: "I think we'd all like a 20 Megabyte hard disk." :rollinglaugh: But honestly I...

Table of Contents 2013-APR-12: The SMH 10 - Unboxing and Assembly 2013-APR-12: Radiator Porn 2013-APR-13: Building a New Workshop 2013-APR-23: My Old Rig & The XSPC Raystorm 2013-JUN-16: PSU & Pump Mount, Making the 24 Pin Cable 2013-JUN-21: Small Cable Progress Update 2013-JUN-21: Cable...

Hello everyone, For the past few years I have spent dozens of hours scouring the web for PSU reviews (mostly just out of curiosity), and while I'm more or less clear (I think) about why you need low ripple and good transient responses, I have not found much useful information on voltage...

Hello everyone, So, my specs: 27, male, Swiss, studied mechanical engineering until last fall when some serious health issues that had been persisting for a few years finally required me to drop out (nothing life threatening, but recuperation has been arduous and is still ongoing). Will be...