Project Dianoga (Previously: Project Elvis)
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Wraith
Bettyswollocks
This ^
You do have an attention to detail that is quite bar setting. Keep up the good work fella.
AlienALX
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I'll try and sort something out man but all I can say is practice.
Obviously the first step is getting the tools you will need. I use a Phobya kit that TBH is quite crap so you will also need some backup tools because pins are the worst things ever. I have a set of very, very small jewelers screw drivers that I use on pins that refuse to budge with the standard tool.
The most critical tool of all though is the sleeving tool and I can't help much with that because a friend of mine made mine for me (out of an old car aerial( and I have had it ever since. I wouldn't even know where to buy one and it certainly doesn't come with the Phobya tools.
I have an older guide, let me post that and you can have a read of it.
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?p=918594#post918594
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shambles1980
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i get mine on ebay. i just buy the black ones but if you are braiding then you could buy the cheaper multy coloured ones.
AlienALX
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I need to add an ammendum. You don't need to cut any extra length when braiding from pin to pin (obviously because you can stretch it and lock it off at both ends. So as you pull the braid down the wire to get the length pull it reasonably tight, especially if you are braiding over bare wire as it will go baggy otherwise.
^ yes that's about the best advice. I've bought 24 pin extensions for as little as £3 from Hong Kong. Modding supplies (because of what it is, PC gaming eh?) are hideously expensive. Any tool you buy that has "modding" on it will cost you lots. Supplies are no different so it's much more economical to work with pre made cheap extensions
Obviously by buying the supplies with the crimping tools etc makes your life a lot easier because you don't have to remove a single pin but yeah, very spenny in the long run.
AlienALX
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So I dug out a few old molex connectors and some wire, in order to make a few extensions and splitters etc so everything reaches.
Harvest a few pins.
New braid.
So the first extension is finished. Very difficult braid to use but looks lovely.
Then the doorbell went
And.
And a massive thanks go out to Lewis. Ain't gonna be no ghetto now
Harvest a few pins.
New braid.
So the first extension is finished. Very difficult braid to use but looks lovely.
Then the doorbell went
And.
And a massive thanks go out to Lewis. Ain't gonna be no ghetto now
AlienALX
Well-known member
Final order is in. It went a little something like this. Firstly I was poking around on OCUK this morning and saw these for, wait for it, £4.99 each 
I've ordered 8.
Then I pretty much scoured the bay and found a full set of fittings that would all work with each other and the hose I wanted. I ordered two of these for the bay res (they need to come out sideways) and two for the GPU block.
I ordered two of these for the CPU block.
45 Deg, and two of these for the rad.
I then had to order two of these, because when I tried to remove the old barb from one side of the rad the extender came out and I scratched it badly trying to get it off the barb.
The hose.
OK so all of that is G1/4 1/2" ID 3/4" OD, or 13mm 19mm. I can't tell you how long it took me to learn all of that and make sure what I ordered was going to be compatible.
GPU block.
One 1000x500 (yup, 1m x 1/2m) sheet of green acrylic.
50 8mm button bolts with nuts and 50 6mm bolts with nuts (M3)
Power distro for the rad fans.
19mm power button, as the alien head button on the front of the rig is temperamental.
Green LED of course 8 of these.
40 pre wired 5mm green LEDs (for the res, general LEDs etc)
And a network card that will work with Elementary OS
Now if you'll excuse me I have a few hundred rivets to drill out
I've ordered 8.
Then I pretty much scoured the bay and found a full set of fittings that would all work with each other and the hose I wanted. I ordered two of these for the bay res (they need to come out sideways) and two for the GPU block.
I ordered two of these for the CPU block.
45 Deg, and two of these for the rad.
I then had to order two of these, because when I tried to remove the old barb from one side of the rad the extender came out and I scratched it badly trying to get it off the barb.
The hose.
OK so all of that is G1/4 1/2" ID 3/4" OD, or 13mm 19mm. I can't tell you how long it took me to learn all of that and make sure what I ordered was going to be compatible.
GPU block.
One 1000x500 (yup, 1m x 1/2m) sheet of green acrylic.
50 8mm button bolts with nuts and 50 6mm bolts with nuts (M3)
Power distro for the rad fans.
19mm power button, as the alien head button on the front of the rig is temperamental.
Green LED of course
8 of these.
40 pre wired 5mm green LEDs (for the res, general LEDs etc)
And a network card that will work with Elementary OS
Now if you'll excuse me I have a few hundred rivets to drill out
AlienALX
Well-known member
So today I cut the supports for the res and welded them in place.
And drilled the holes for the screws that hold it in place. Sorry about the pic, sun went and it was awfully dark in here.
And then the fans came
I will probably make the other supports now and get them welded in
And drilled the holes for the screws that hold it in place. Sorry about the pic, sun went and it was awfully dark in here.
And then the fans came
I will probably make the other supports now and get them welded in
AlienALX
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OK so the res bay is nearly complete
As you can see I have fitted the top now and heat welded in four bolts for extra strength. This unit will be sanded, painted and become part of the case (there will be a filling hole cut in the case roof that lines up with the ones on the res holder).
You will not see hardly any of it when it is done, hence why I have only really been accurate on the opening and where the bolts go in. The rest was pretty much done by eye, given you won't see it.
As you can see I have fitted the top now and heat welded in four bolts for extra strength. This unit will be sanded, painted and become part of the case (there will be a filling hole cut in the case roof that lines up with the ones on the res holder).
You will not see hardly any of it when it is done, hence why I have only really been accurate on the opening and where the bolts go in. The rest was pretty much done by eye, given you won't see it.
AlienALX
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CPU block arrived. I've had stuff from England arrive slower.
Very pleasantly surprised by the actual quality of it. Not happy with the "wings" though, they will be coming off. I've removed the barbs as I will be using my own. Ignore the condensation in there I saw a bit of dust and blew it out
Nothing else arrived but it's not a problem because it seems I have sprained my wrist
The drill dug in and span the other day and it seems I've injured my wrist which is steadily getting more painful.
Very pleasantly surprised by the actual quality of it. Not happy with the "wings" though, they will be coming off. I've removed the barbs as I will be using my own. Ignore the condensation in there I saw a bit of dust and blew it out
Nothing else arrived but it's not a problem because it seems I have sprained my wrist
The drill dug in and span the other day and it seems I've injured my wrist which is steadily getting more painful.
AlienALX
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OK two more things completed firstly I filled the res with white vinegar and this gave me the opportunity to leak test it too. It passed with flying colours and now the limescale is literally no more.
Totally minging but totally worth it I managed to seal it up using the shut off caps from the GTX 580 I was given. Talking of the GTX 580 I bet you've never had one arrive like this...
Viva Parcel Farce ! Sadly as it was a special edition XOC 580 by Gigabyte (huge ass thing) the block was useless so it all went in the bin. *sigh*. Thankfully I have a better card (even though it looks nowhere near as good) but yeah, had I been depending on that I would have been even more gutted. However, it performed one last duty and that was to give me the caps I needed. I will be using them when I descale/flush/leak test the rad tomorrow.
So for today's fun bit I connected up my test power supply and had a play with the fans.
And I was (pardon the obvious pun here) blown away. They come with a special adapter that allows you to run them at 5v, 7v or 12v. However, I had to stick my ear next to it when it was on 12v to even be able to tell it was working. Due to this lack of noise I was worried it may not be shifting any air, but man, I was wrong.
So so chuffed with these @ £4.99 each and love the green ring that appears around the fan body when they're running
Viva OCUK (with absolutely no sarcasm and a slightly fatter back side for eating all of the Haribo )
firstly I filled the res with white vinegar and this gave me the opportunity to leak test it too. It passed with flying colours and now the limescale is literally no more.
Totally minging but totally worth it
I managed to seal it up using the shut off caps from the GTX 580 I was given. Talking of the GTX 580 I bet you've never had one arrive like this...
Viva Parcel Farce ! Sadly as it was a special edition XOC 580 by Gigabyte (huge ass thing) the block was useless so it all went in the bin. *sigh*. Thankfully I have a better card (even though it looks nowhere near as good) but yeah, had I been depending on that I would have been even more gutted. However, it performed one last duty and that was to give me the caps I needed. I will be using them when I descale/flush/leak test the rad tomorrow.
So for today's fun bit I connected up my test power supply and had a play with the fans.
And I was (pardon the obvious pun here) blown away. They come with a special adapter that allows you to run them at 5v, 7v or 12v. However, I had to stick my ear next to it when it was on 12v to even be able to tell it was working. Due to this lack of noise I was worried it may not be shifting any air, but man, I was wrong.
So so chuffed with these @ £4.99 each and love the green ring that appears around the fan body when they're running
Viva OCUK (with absolutely no sarcasm and a slightly fatter back side for eating all of the Haribo
)
Excalabur50
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Yeah damn shame about that 580
AlienALX
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Yeah man total shame but tbh I bet it used more power than Sellafield disposes of !
So the only other thing I really needed to test before filling it with water was the radiator. Another enormously kind gesture meant I could go and see the doctor. Let me introduce you to Dr Drop.
Now the website says to put up to 0.5 into the rad (8.7 PSI) but I was a little worried with this rad being quite old and having damage on the fins. So I decided instead on 0.3 bar because the pump I have could not deliver any more than that any way due to the layout. It kept leaning on the release nipple.
I also did not want to just walk away and forget about the amount of pressure in there either so I sat and stared into space for ten minutes. Lo and behold, no pressure drop.
Phew.
The radiator bolts came today also, so I can get them on and buttoned up. I have also completely changed the design of the rig too. Instead of using that radiator stand I am just going to rivet a 360 fan grille onto the front of the rig. Firstly it will allow me to mount the rad and fans right onto the front of the rig (gaining me about 10mm in space) and secondly there was pretty much no way to bolt the rad stand down and then assemble it. I could assemble it but then I could not get to the bolts, and after three days of trying to think of a solution I just gave up
So the only other thing I really needed to test before filling it with water was the radiator. Another enormously kind gesture meant I could go and see the doctor. Let me introduce you to Dr Drop.
Now the website says to put up to 0.5 into the rad (8.7 PSI) but I was a little worried with this rad being quite old and having damage on the fins. So I decided instead on 0.3 bar because the pump I have could not deliver any more than that any way due to the layout. It kept leaning on the release nipple.
I also did not want to just walk away and forget about the amount of pressure in there either so I sat and stared into space for ten minutes. Lo and behold, no pressure drop.
Phew.
The radiator bolts came today also, so I can get them on and buttoned up. I have also completely changed the design of the rig too. Instead of using that radiator stand I am just going to rivet a 360 fan grille onto the front of the rig. Firstly it will allow me to mount the rad and fans right onto the front of the rig (gaining me about 10mm in space) and secondly there was pretty much no way to bolt the rad stand down and then assemble it. I could assemble it but then I could not get to the bolts, and after three days of trying to think of a solution I just gave up
