CrossFlo Xtreme...

[markkleb]

First I owe a big thanks to Kempez for the idea to go with alum.

I had some down time and was getting pretty bored just sitting around so I thought I would take Kempez advise and work with some alum. I also got hold of some Carbon Fiber as well.

This comp is similar to the earlier CrossFlo comps but quite a bit more polished.

For hardware I am using a DFI DR SLI mobo with a Opty 185 and my GeilONE memory. To keep things small I am using a Pair of Laptop HDDs in Raid0 (their no Raptors but run pretty well and are VERY quiet and run cool).

For cooling I am going with H20 but a pretty custom setup. For a rad I am using a oil cooler for a race car, its about 11 1/2" wide, 3 1/2" tall and 2" thick. It has special fins that dont restrict airflow as much as reg Rads.

My camera is dead but I managed to get a few picts saved to my comp.

Here is the inside Bottom half showing the Rad

Here is a pict of the mobo tray I made from a composite of alum and CarbonFiber

Here is a shot showing the DVD mounted (goes over the PS)

(notice the metal stud andd spacer, its to ground the PS to the mobo tray)

 

[glocktodahead]

cool, i really like the carbon fiber, looks really slick

 

[Ham]

Looking forward too you getting ya cam sorted

 

[markkleb]

Hello Ham and glad to see you again.

Here is the PC Power&Cooling 510 mounted

(where does that power cable go again, lol)

here it is a little better organized

(notice the perforated alum heatsink covering the 2 Hdds)

 

[FarFarAway]

Looks pretty sweet matey

Hope you get a new camera soon

 

[markkleb]

the only thing worse than no car is no camera

I am making a new fan housing/shroud. The first one was solid alum and the new one is perforated alum with integrated speed controllers for the 3 Silverstone 80/90MM high speed fans.

 

[Mr. Smith]

You're officially back.

Looking forward to this one, I was trying to get some carbon for my build (although it won't be as impressive as this is prob going to be!) Just wondering what it is like to work with?

 

[markkleb]

actually its $$ and a pain too. For the tray I used a epoxy resin and used the CarbonFiber just like fiberglass.

Its messy and takes quite a bit of time to cure. The mobo tray has a coat of a high build clear Polymer coating that took 48 Hrs to dry. But I dont have a pict of it yet.

I bought the CarbonFiber from Tap Plastics.

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=98&

When you see the finished product it was definitely worth it

 

[Nagaru]

So you actually used carbon fiber mat and epoxy? Do you think it would be feasibly to make a case out of it?

 

[markkleb]

yes, it would take a lot of patience and $$ but definitely doable.

I would probably use this material (less $$ and more flexible)

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=96&

 

[darkorb]

looks intense dood

 

[PP Mguire]

I have a feeling this is going to be sick dude.

 

[all4spl]

welcome back mark... now i just need to get you to talk to me

 

[prosser13]

Wow

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this

 

[WC Annihilus]

Skillz... Friggin awesome man. Go get a damn camera now!

 

[markkleb]

Skillz... Friggin awesome man. Go get a damn camera now!

LOL, I need to get food for the rest of the month first. But a camera will be second on my list.

I found these picts, I had won some DD watercooling stuff so I though I would mod it to fit.

I tried a full size DD block for my 8800GTS but because the tubes exited on top of my video card they added an extra inch to the height of my comp. An inch dosent sound like much but when you see it it really is.

So I grabbed the maze4 and made a bracket to mount it to my 8800

 

[PP Mguire]

Your card looks hella beefy with all those heatsinks on it.

 

[markkleb]

actually I used aluminum heatsinks on purpose to keep weight down.

the case itself weighs <3 LBS.

Compared to the 2900XT the 8800 is a lightweight.

And in the picture I used some fake tape to hold the heatsinks on. Now I use AS Epoxy.

 

[PP Mguire]

I meant beefy as in like, mean/ monsterous/ awesome. Not heavy weight.

 

[markkleb]

oohhhhh