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AlienALX
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Update 53 - "One more day of work to go".
Best of all IT STILL WORKS ! woo !
All I have left to do now is cut down 7 IIRC gold bolts and glue them into the holes on the top I made. I also have to put these to use.
And make a custom connector for the pump. Which I am also going to braid yellow.
Best of all IT STILL WORKS ! woo !
All I have left to do now is cut down 7 IIRC gold bolts and glue them into the holes on the top I made. I also have to put these to use.
And make a custom connector for the pump. Which I am also going to braid yellow.
AlienALX
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Update 54 - "No I lied, still one more day".
So last night I finished up wiring and finally joined the two boxes together. At which point I filled and burped it. This wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but god my hands were killing me from squeezing the fill bottle. Took about oo, 30 mins?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFbC39sroWY&ab_channel=MyMidschoolLife
I then installed Windows.
And ran a few tests last night. GPU seems very happy now.
So this is where we are at today.
Nothing has been assembled yet.
And there is a good reason for that. After a lot of testing I can not get those 6 Bitspower fans to produce anything I consider to be livable noise levels WITHOUT the pump stopping. Which is a big issue. I built this thing because I was tired of the noise, not because I wanted more. So, thinking on my feet last night I bought these.
Which are quite expensive. So I did not want to buy 6 of them, so I got these with them.
X2. So I will use the noise reducers (two) into those, and then connect the fans to those. I should then be able to crank up the pump without worrying about the fans sending me crazy.
Must say the coolant looks really suss in the filling bottle.
So last night I finished up wiring and finally joined the two boxes together. At which point I filled and burped it. This wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but god my hands were killing me from squeezing the fill bottle. Took about oo, 30 mins?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFbC39sroWY&ab_channel=MyMidschoolLife
I then installed Windows.
And ran a few tests last night. GPU seems very happy now.
So this is where we are at today.
Nothing has been assembled yet.
And there is a good reason for that. After a lot of testing I can not get those 6 Bitspower fans to produce anything I consider to be livable noise levels WITHOUT the pump stopping. Which is a big issue. I built this thing because I was tired of the noise, not because I wanted more. So, thinking on my feet last night I bought these.
Which are quite expensive. So I did not want to buy 6 of them, so I got these with them.
X2. So I will use the noise reducers (two) into those, and then connect the fans to those. I should then be able to crank up the pump without worrying about the fans sending me crazy.
Must say the coolant looks really suss in the filling bottle.
AlienALX
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Update 55 - "Everything In Its Right Place"
So today I finished the cooling box.
I then remembered I bought some RGB strips. Which turned into an absolute nightmare.
I figured the connector would either be ATX 24 pin side or like most boards, across the top. No no no. This is where it lives.
Um. Um. F*ck? um, f*ck f*ck and double f*ck?
It is close to impossible given this is your view.
And of course nothing can come out now because it is all conjoined with hoses.
After saying f*ck a few more times I decided to investigate. First I removed the GPU's PCIE connector cover and then removed said connector. At this point I could see it. Problem was it was about 20cm away and of course hands don't fit and as soon as you put your German Bands in there you block the view.
As such after saying f*ck yet a few more times I realised I would have to cable tie it to a screwdriver. I then pushed it home, and then after saying f*ck a few more times I got the cable ties off. By this time it was loose, so I gave it a firm shove.
From that point on it was all plain sailing.
After replacing the top I noticed it had this wicked glow across the right side.
Which was why I bought them. Top back on.
I could then fit the side panel back on.
Wicked.
After a lot of rewiring and reworking I had it connected once more. Sadly the audio cable and the power cable need replacing with longer ones, but that I can do.
My mic's tripod imploded about two days before I began the project. However, given it has the right look and right colour on it I am going to make a holder that is integrated into the front corner of the case.
I also sorted the power LED yesterday, as it was on backward and thus did not work.
So today I finished the cooling box.
I then remembered I bought some RGB strips. Which turned into an absolute nightmare.
I figured the connector would either be ATX 24 pin side or like most boards, across the top. No no no. This is where it lives.
Um. Um. F*ck? um, f*ck f*ck and double f*ck?
It is close to impossible given this is your view.
And of course nothing can come out now because it is all conjoined with hoses.
After saying f*ck a few more times I decided to investigate. First I removed the GPU's PCIE connector cover and then removed said connector. At this point I could see it. Problem was it was about 20cm away and of course hands don't fit and as soon as you put your German Bands in there you block the view.
As such after saying f*ck yet a few more times I realised I would have to cable tie it to a screwdriver. I then pushed it home, and then after saying f*ck a few more times I got the cable ties off. By this time it was loose, so I gave it a firm shove.
From that point on it was all plain sailing.
After replacing the top I noticed it had this wicked glow across the right side.
Which was why I bought them. Top back on.
I could then fit the side panel back on.
Wicked.
After a lot of rewiring and reworking I had it connected once more. Sadly the audio cable and the power cable need replacing with longer ones, but that I can do.
My mic's tripod imploded about two days before I began the project. However, given it has the right look and right colour on it I am going to make a holder that is integrated into the front corner of the case.
I also sorted the power LED yesterday, as it was on backward and thus did not work.
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