alpenwasser
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Oooo. Me likey the navy blue combo. (Then again, I like just about any color blue, except light/sky blue or turquoise. :lol
+1. The navy combo looks very nice.
ケイ - Watercooled Enthoo Primo
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+1. The navy combo looks very nice.
Just read the whole build log and right I say your build has come a hell of a long way! Personally I'm leaning to the black over the blue, but I liked both a lot!
As for the PSU being UPSIDE DOWN Could you not just push the bunch of cables right onto your PSU? Or is it a case of not long enough. Just a suggestion.
Again lovely build (loving the 1.465v
).
As for the PSU being UPSIDE DOWN Could you not just push the bunch of cables right onto your PSU? Or is it a case of not long enough. Just a suggestion.
Again lovely build (loving the 1.465v
).
Kei
Member
I've had the psu the "right" way up and the cables are more than long enough. I just didn't like the fact the cables show more and get in the way. In any case, it must be the right way up already as the TX650 logo above the IEC socket on the back is the correct orientation. 
My poor cpu has been hammered with 1.465V since i got it in 2009. It's also been roasted in it's time too. It used to run at 50ish at idle and 60 under load all the time. I have seen the temperatures go as high as 70 too. Makes a nice change to see the temperatures below 50. Might go nuts and whack the voltage up over 1.5 and see if i can manage to weasel it up to 4GHz.
A slightly different version using the same colour sleeving but in a different order.
Navy
Black
My poor cpu has been hammered with 1.465V since i got it in 2009. It's also been roasted in it's time too. It used to run at 50ish at idle and 60 under load all the time. I have seen the temperatures go as high as 70 too. Makes a nice change to see the temperatures below 50. Might go nuts and whack the voltage up over 1.5 and see if i can manage to weasel it up to 4GHz.
A slightly different version using the same colour sleeving but in a different order.
Navy
Black
Kei
Member
Ordered several miles of paracord in navy, blue and green. Should be fun trying to sleeve all the cables. I've decided to sleeve some basic extensions as i don't want to void the warranty on the corsair since it's still got 4 more years. Still need to buy some heatshrink for doing the fan cables. (looking at 6mm 3:1 in black) I've moved the two lower radiator fans back to push as case temperatures were sitting above 30 almost constantly. With them the other way around I'm getting 27-29.
I find it odd that the coolant takes on a green colour in the reservoir and yet appears clear in the tubing. Hopefully it should go quite well with the sleeving.
I find it odd that the coolant takes on a green colour in the reservoir and yet appears clear in the tubing. Hopefully it should go quite well with the sleeving.
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pcjunkie429
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Nice job on the loop . Gonna look even better with the sleeving.
Now to just buy all the same fans so it would look right. (oops, there goes my OCD again :lol:)
-Edit-: Have you checked the res to make sure there isn't like a green LED in it? Because that is very wierd that it looks green in the res, and clear elsewhere. Oh well, if all else fails, just get some green Mayhems dye haha.
. Gonna look even better with the sleeving. Now to just buy all the same fans so it would look right. (oops, there goes my OCD again :lol:
)-Edit-: Have you checked the res to make sure there isn't like a green LED in it? Because that is very wierd that it looks green in the res, and clear elsewhere. Oh well, if all else fails, just get some green Mayhems dye haha.
alpenwasser
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At first I thought it might be an interaction b/w the water and the acrylic that
could be acting as a prism. But the strength of the greenish colour does indeed
look suspiciously like an active light source.
Nice job on the loop
+1
Kei
Member
No green leds are in there. The light in the image is the blue led that comes with the res. My guess is it's the amount of coolant in there that gives it colour. Funnily enough, the coolant is actually pink when it goes in. (Concentrated at least, I've got about 15% mixed in with distilled water) Back on page 1 where the pc is full of paper towels, you can see the slight pink tinge. Even more peculiar is that when drained into a jug, it's pink again. :huh:
I bought uv tubing so it would fluoresce blue and match up with the colour scheme. The blue led in the res was supposed to make it appear blue too as it wasn't uv reactive. Stroke of luck it makes the coolant go green as that matches the colour scheme even better than the overdose on blue.
I bought uv tubing so it would fluoresce blue and match up with the colour scheme. The blue led in the res was supposed to make it appear blue too as it wasn't uv reactive. Stroke of luck it makes the coolant go green as that matches the colour scheme even better than the overdose on blue.
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Kei
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Yay, paracord is now here. Looks absolutely cracking. The green appears to be UV reactive too. Colours are slightly different to my photoshopping, but not too far off. Just need to get hold of some connectors and crimps or find some cheap extensions. (I've got some old cables that i cut out of an old antec supply last year that i could make into extensions with the right bits)
pcjunkie429
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Looks good so far dude
. I know it doesn't really matter that much on the fan cables, but on the PSU cables that will actually be somewhat shown, I'd use a little shorter length of heatshrink, or you can just get rid of the shrink altogether by stretching the cord down to the end of the pin(s), heating it with a lighter, and pinching it in as tight as possible. I've never done it myself, but there's a quite well-known modder named Lutro0, and he has a guide on how to do it here: Lutro0 Customs - Heatshrinkless Paracord Guide
If you don't want to go to that much trouble, just do like I said up there and use a little shorter length of 'shrink. Hope this helps
The Orange One
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Sleeving looks good mate!
Nice Job!
Nice Job!
alpenwasser
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Sleeving usually is :lol:
Regarding the heatshrink: I also recommend looking into shorter heatshrink or
getting rid of it alltogether. Not that you're doing a bad job (I think its' some rather
nice work actually, I especially like how you've really sleeved the entire fan cable),
but personally I do prefer the look of heatshrinkless sleeving.
Then again, that's just personal preference
Looking forward to the rest.
Kei
Member
Cheers guys. The visible PSU connections with normal sized molex connectors will be done as sleeveless. I'm not actually using heatshrink on these, they are hellermann/tyton sleeves that you expand using a sleeving tool and slide them off over the joint. Does exactly the same job though. No choice on the additional sleeves for these connections as it isn't possible to do them any other way. The connection blocks don't have sufficient room to hold paracord and i really didn't want individual fan cables sleeved.
I tried to sleeve the front panel USB cables but they are just a tiny bit too thick for the paracord to fit over so I'll probably have to use ordinary sleeve for them. (several failed attempts and one ruined length of sleeve) I've now sorted the D5 pump power connections and a short molex extension for the xonar sound card. (Which i have done as sleeveless)
The molex on the D5 won't be on show so i used sleeving on it. (Going to do the fan speed wire next)
The 24 pin ATX, 8 pin EPS and both PCIe connections will be done like this, however i need to buy some extensions/molex sockets first.
I tried to sleeve the front panel USB cables but they are just a tiny bit too thick for the paracord to fit over so I'll probably have to use ordinary sleeve for them. (several failed attempts and one ruined length of sleeve) I've now sorted the D5 pump power connections and a short molex extension for the xonar sound card. (Which i have done as sleeveless)
The molex on the D5 won't be on show so i used sleeving on it. (Going to do the fan speed wire next)
The 24 pin ATX, 8 pin EPS and both PCIe connections will be done like this, however i need to buy some extensions/molex sockets first.
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alpenwasser
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Good to hear about the sleeving. It's really turning out great imho.
The Orange One
New member
Looks great so far mate!
I've done the first 6 pin pcie connectors. Cable ties seem to be essential to keep the wires in order else they go all over the place.
usually some good heat and forming can relax and keep them from tangling.
when building the set, allowing the wires to naturally shape and then crimping
the ends on also helps. when they are forced to "shape" after crimp is the
hardest to over-come. hair driers are ok, but a heat gun on prep of wire is
more better.
cut lengths of wire, lay them flat, heat the wire with source, match the "curls"
in same direction to help with allowing the harness to flatten when assembled.
Kei
Member
Finished the 24 pin connector. Fingers are feeling slightly raw now. Doesn't look too bad considering the lack of control i have over it.
This is how things look so far. EPS left to do and i need to source some SATA extensions and a pcie 8 pin extension. (can't do heatshrinkless sleeving with corsair's "daisy chain" bit) I'm not bothering with some of the components as they are going to be changing. (it'd be a waste of good sleeving that i'd need later) I also found out after doing some measuring that cooler master changed the size of the cable routing holes as the grommets for the usb 3.0 version are a different size. :cussing:
This is how things look so far. EPS left to do and i need to source some SATA extensions and a pcie 8 pin extension. (can't do heatshrinkless sleeving with corsair's "daisy chain" bit) I'm not bothering with some of the components as they are going to be changing. (it'd be a waste of good sleeving that i'd need later) I also found out after doing some measuring that cooler master changed the size of the cable routing holes as the grommets for the usb 3.0 version are a different size. :cussing:
