Project Othello

Looks pretty cool. What happened with all the sleeved extensions? Will you be putting those back?
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interestingly today i put in an order for some paracord and i will be trying my hand at sleeving my own paracord heatshink-less connectors - how cool does that sound?
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interestingly today i put in an order for some paracord and i will be trying my hand at sleeving my own paracord heatshink-less connectors - how cool does that sound?
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Very cool, but you have to be pretty careful when you're doing sleeving. I'm guessing it's going to take a ton of patience and a very steady hand as well.
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Very cool, but you have to be pretty careful when you're doing sleeving. I'm guessing it's going to take a ton of patience and a very steady hand as well.
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i already sleeved the SATA cables, but i want to get into the proper sleeving more now
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I will be practicing on one of those rubbish power supplies that i got free in a case i once bought - and when i get confident - then i will be doing it on the real thing
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I see what you're saying. Maybe you could use a hairdryer to warm it up and try pressing on it to see if it sticks?
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It does look noticeable in the pictures. How bad is it in person?

it really is nowhere near as noticeable in person, it is only because i had the light right on the carbon fibre so it would shimmer that you can see it so clearly

I see what you're saying. Maybe you could use a hairdryer to warm it up and try pressing on it to see if it sticks?
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i thought about that too, becuase to get it around corners your meant to apply heat to make it more mealeable,

but if i apply heat to it, it might become even more baggy and horrible - i just dont know what to do really :/
 
I must say a BIG thank you to Enermax and Mrs Kogan who has sent me this power supply - i really appreciate your support throughout my project

Right then - lets have a look at it shall we?

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One thing that is immediately obvious is the size of the box - it is bigger than motherboard boxes!

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That means only good things can be in there
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You are firt greeted by the shining black nickel fan grill - it really looks fantastic!

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the matt black rugged surface really contrasts with the shininess of the top fan - it looks VERY sofisticated

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The included accessories are the screws, case badge, velcro cable ties and a bent piece of wire that i will get onto later

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everything is beautifully presented and the excess modular cables have their own little pouch

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The PSU is semi modular which i think is very clever - everyone will need the standard cables so why not just have them straight from the psu?

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The included cables come as 4 pairs:

- 2x 2x 8 pin pcie cables

- 2x sata cables

- 2x sata + molex cables (GENIUS!!!)

- 1x molex + floppy

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The back of the modular pcie connections - these click in really firm and the wires are much thicker than normal to account for the higher currents being passed through them - the whole think is just QUALITY!

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one thing i have never seen before is that some of the cables split into two along their length, i cannot make up my mind whether this is a good idea or not: yes they take up less roon on the psu and have less mess at the box, but the wires must be limited by their current now?

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i know it has been said many times, but the sleeving leaves alot to be desired and you can even see the bare cable through the sleeve
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lets get onto the main event shall we!
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the PSU is standard size, but weight ALOT more than any other psu ive ever used (TX650 in my current system) - this thing is just so well built its untrue
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little glimpse of some MASSIVE capacitors in there!

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there are alot of copper coils, all in different colours, with heatshrink around them

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ah, yes, that bent piece of wire!

that clips into the back of the psu and holds the wire so that nobody accidently removes it when moving around the machine - very cool idea!

(shame that it doesnt fit on the supplied german plug though?)

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the semi-modular bit of the PSU means that these cables are permenantly attached, but we all need those right?
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even looks understated from the back
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the white on the sides is not just painted over the rugged surface, the whilte is actually part of the surface - it is just sublime!

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Overall i would have to say that this is the best PSU i have ever held - the quality of the workmanship, the thought into every detail, the advanced features - it really is just an incredible piece of engineering - i FULLY recommend these to anyone who is serious about their power requirements!
 
The plug clip is upside down lol
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looks great so far, keep the updates coming
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I was going to point this out as well. It really is a nice simple feature too. I've had the power plug pull out more than once at LAN parties when people are moving about cords.
 
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