DeMoB
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Probably because of how long ago I started it!
Project P182 Watercooled V2!
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DeMoB
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Sorry Noctua, It Just Isn't Working Out
I tried to love the Noctua fans, I really did, but their colour never grew on me and I've longed for stealthier black-framed fans this whole time. So, out come the Noctua's, and in go the Scythe GT's I pictured in my last post.
First thing on my agenda was to sleeve the fan cables, can't have messy wiring when the whole point of this phase of my project is about aesthetic clean up! From before (right) to after (left):
Second on my agenda was to get rid of some cable clutter at the back of my case. All the red and yellow wires in the below picture are from my Scythe Kazemaster fan controller. I'm not sure if I bought the Kazemaster before deciding to get a T-Balancer Big NG, but seen as though I do have a Big NG as well, I'm going to run all my fans straight from that from now on.
But before I can do that, I need a couple of fan splitter cables. I couldn't find any short ones, so I had a go at making my own.
I just so happened to have a bunch of fan adapter cables (I love hoarding things like that, and what do you know, they came in useful!) and with a little soldering work...
(I didn't pose this shot, I was actually soldering where I'd set up my photobooth! >_> )
Anyway, once that was done, I had a custom cable to daisy chain 3 fans from one connector that wasn't 30cm+ long. It reads the fan rpm from the first adaptor, so I can still have an rpm readout on my BigNG.
Removing the Kazemaster, and using my adapter (plus one I did buy that was 60cm long) I was then able to drop the cable clutter down to this:
Which is already a big improvement without the hassle of having to sleeve all those Kazemaster cables from before! And, the shot I hope you've been waiting for, my rig with sane coloured fans.
So much better already!
I tried to love the Noctua fans, I really did, but their colour never grew on me and I've longed for stealthier black-framed fans this whole time. So, out come the Noctua's, and in go the Scythe GT's I pictured in my last post.
First thing on my agenda was to sleeve the fan cables, can't have messy wiring when the whole point of this phase of my project is about aesthetic clean up! From before (right) to after (left):
Second on my agenda was to get rid of some cable clutter at the back of my case. All the red and yellow wires in the below picture are from my Scythe Kazemaster fan controller. I'm not sure if I bought the Kazemaster before deciding to get a T-Balancer Big NG, but seen as though I do have a Big NG as well, I'm going to run all my fans straight from that from now on.
But before I can do that, I need a couple of fan splitter cables. I couldn't find any short ones, so I had a go at making my own.
I just so happened to have a bunch of fan adapter cables (I love hoarding things like that, and what do you know, they came in useful!) and with a little soldering work...
(I didn't pose this shot, I was actually soldering where I'd set up my photobooth! >_> )
Anyway, once that was done, I had a custom cable to daisy chain 3 fans from one connector that wasn't 30cm+ long. It reads the fan rpm from the first adaptor, so I can still have an rpm readout on my BigNG.
Removing the Kazemaster, and using my adapter (plus one I did buy that was 60cm long) I was then able to drop the cable clutter down to this:
Which is already a big improvement without the hassle of having to sleeve all those Kazemaster cables from before! And, the shot I hope you've been waiting for, my rig with sane coloured fans.
So much better already!
DeMoB
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Where Does The General Keep His Soldiers? Up His Sleevies!
Got a very nice package in the post the other day
Paracord! I'm going for the sleeveless paracord look, and while it might be a lot more effort than normal heatshrink sleeving, I think it looks a lot better.
One down, a bazilion to go! This is a slow process!
Finally after two hours, a sleeved 8pin EPS connector!
I'm very happy with how it's turned out, and I am going to like this very much!
Even the back of the cables at the back of the case are going to look a lot nicer!
Now all I've got to do is another 51 PSU cables like this. :-/
Got a very nice package in the post the other day
Paracord! I'm going for the sleeveless paracord look, and while it might be a lot more effort than normal heatshrink sleeving, I think it looks a lot better.
One down, a bazilion to go! This is a slow process!
Finally after two hours, a sleeved 8pin EPS connector!
I'm very happy with how it's turned out, and I am going to like this very much!
Even the back of the cables at the back of the case are going to look a lot nicer!
Now all I've got to do is another 51 PSU cables like this. :-/
alpenwasser
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God, I love a good paracord sleeve job :drool:
Can I ask you where you got it from, specifically the grey paracord? I've been looking forever for some grey PC, but every grey sample I've bought was a lot darker than the one you have, more olive-green-greyish than actual grey.
Can I ask you where you got it from, specifically the grey paracord? I've been looking forever for some grey PC, but every grey sample I've bought was a lot darker than the one you have, more olive-green-greyish than actual grey.
DeMoB
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Me too.God, I love a good paracord sleeve job :drool:
Can I ask you where you got it from, specifically the grey paracord? I've been looking forever for some grey PC, but every grey sample I've bought was a lot darker than the one you have, more olive-green-greyish than actual grey.
Though the Seasonic X Series PSU's (i.e. what I have) are a PITA for multiple cables out of the same port on the PSU side, so I don't know how clean I'm going to be able to do it down at there. At least it's mostly out of the way though.
I ordered from WildElk.co.uk, and the three I've got are: Black Hawk (black), HMS Grey (dark), and Silver Blade (light). I did wonder if the Sliver Blade was going to be too light in comparison, but I think it's actually a really nice contrast.
andrevautour
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Sleeving looks amazing. Great.
DeMoB
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Thanks
I was hoping to have had a few more of the modular cables sleeved by now, but I broke my ATX remover (yes, it was a sunbeamtech) and a few of the crimped pins came away from the wires, so I'm waiting on an MDPC-X crimp tool and ATX remover before I can continue.
Which is frustrating as tonight is the only free night I've got all this week. :-/
DeMoB
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A Delivery From Nils
Got a nice little something in the post this week from MDPC-X
While I'm not going to use their sleeving, I did need a decent molex crimp and replacement ATX remover to carry on. My sunbeamtech remover had left me needing to replace several crimp pins with now broken wings, and not long after the remover broke entirely on me!
So with the tools to carry on again, I started on the PCIe cables. Seasonic cheated with my PSU and drew 2 pins for the 8 pin adaptors from the same slots at the PSU side, so I had to make some horrible sleeving joins on 4 cables like this
These joins ended up being a little messy at the end, but once pushed back into the PSU connector actually hid pretty well. I had to use that much force to get the wires + sleeving back into the connector that it's warped the plastic a bit!
So this is the progress so far:
While the 24pin ATX cable is going to take forever to sleeve, I can't wait to see it done too!
Got a nice little something in the post this week from MDPC-X
While I'm not going to use their sleeving, I did need a decent molex crimp and replacement ATX remover to carry on. My sunbeamtech remover had left me needing to replace several crimp pins with now broken wings, and not long after the remover broke entirely on me!
So with the tools to carry on again, I started on the PCIe cables. Seasonic cheated with my PSU and drew 2 pins for the 8 pin adaptors from the same slots at the PSU side, so I had to make some horrible sleeving joins on 4 cables like this
These joins ended up being a little messy at the end, but once pushed back into the PSU connector actually hid pretty well. I had to use that much force to get the wires + sleeving back into the connector that it's warped the plastic a bit!
So this is the progress so far:
While the 24pin ATX cable is going to take forever to sleeve, I can't wait to see it done too!
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alpenwasser
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These joins ended up being a little messy at the end, but once pushed back into the PSU connector actually hid pretty well. I had to use that much force to get the wires + sleeving back into the connector that it's warped the plastic a bit!
Yeah these fuckers are a PITA! :cussing:
The build looks lovely though
DeMoB
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My PSU has died. And it wasn't even my sleeving job that did it!
I unplugged all the modular connectors from my PSU to check something, and when putting the 24pin one back in, I apparently didn't properly put the PSU back half in properly, so while my mobo's standby lights lit up, when I tried to boot the PC, the lights just faded out and now won't come back on! :S
The PC is fine using a second PSU, it's just beyond frustrating that I have to stop everything to get this sorted out.
I unplugged all the modular connectors from my PSU to check something, and when putting the 24pin one back in, I apparently didn't properly put the PSU back half in properly, so while my mobo's standby lights lit up, when I tried to boot the PC, the lights just faded out and now won't come back on! :S
The PC is fine using a second PSU, it's just beyond frustrating that I have to stop everything to get this sorted out.
The Orange One
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That's not good!
Hope you sort it out soon mate!
Hope you sort it out soon mate!
Sir-Weasel
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i'm sorry to hear that your psu died. i myself would be really angry about the situation and all the sleving work. I hope your pc will resurrect , jesus styl
he beeing your psu ofcourse.
I hope everything will work out eventualy , it would be a shame if this awesome build would end because of something like this.
he beeing your psu ofcourse.
I hope everything will work out eventualy , it would be a shame if this awesome build
would end because of something like this.
DeMoB
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I think I'm going to be able to get a repair sorted for it, because I really don't want to have to drop another £140+ on a new PSU when it's only a year old!
Best part about this is, in order to make the PSU fit when modding the case I had to rivet the case around it, so I've got to faff with taking the rivets out of the case to get it out >_<
@Sir-Weasel: Zombie style?
Best part about this is, in order to make the PSU fit when modding the case I had to rivet the case around it, so I've got to faff with taking the rivets out of the case to get it out >_<
@Sir-Weasel: Zombie style?
alpenwasser
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It's always the little things, isn't it :lol:
@Sir-Weasel: Zombie style?
But what would a zombie PSU eat? Capacitors? Rectifiers? IC's? Coils?
Hm, I think we might be on to something here, fellas!
Sir-Weasel
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No they eat processors ( know this from personal expirience
)First he will work again gaining your trust ,then he will over volt your motherboard with it's tentacles (cables). When that's done he'll eat the pore processor without warning. When i knew what was happening i was to late, he had allready consumed my pore mobo and processor
. I still have nightmares from that horrible day R.I.P MSI K8T Neo2-FIR and Athlon 64
alpenwasser
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No they eat processors ( know this from personal expirience
First he will work again gaining your trust ,then he will over volt your motherboard with it's tentacles (cables). When that's done he'll eat the pore processor without warning. When i knew what was happening i was to late, he had allready consumed my pore mobo and processor
R.I.P MSI K8T Neo2-FIR and Athlon 64
My condolences. And nice metaphor if I may say so
giannakos23
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nice build mate...really like it...although the p182 is not my favourite case !!
DeMoB
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Thanks.nice build mate...really like it...although the p182 is not my favourite case !!
The stock P180/P182/P183's are ugly on the inside, but I loved the outside's 'fridge aesthetic' so had to use it. Pretty damn pleased with the outcome though to be honest.
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DeMoB
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Yucky Gunky Plasticiser
So here's why being lazy with watercooling is a bad idea.
As you can no doubt tell from some of my recent WC photos, plasticiser has leached out of all my pipes and into my loop. Being lazy and knowing I was due to replace the tubing later as part of this project, I didn't do anything about it until now.
Here's the state of my CPU block:
Yeah, it's pretty grim. Worst part is that the block shouldn't be black at all! I think that's burnt on plasticiser from the CPU heat (I might have forgotten to plug my pump in at one point too, causing a thermal shutdown which can't have helped!).
So after lots of soaking in vinegar, tomato ketchup, then vigorous scrubbing with a toothbrush I've been able to mostly restore it's proper state:
The rest of my components aren't anywhere near this bad, but they're still in need of a clean up from the white plasticiser film all over everything. Hope the inside of my radiator is in an alright state. :-/
Really glad I've gone for some plasticiser free tubing this time round. Should stop a lot of potential headaches down the line.
So here's why being lazy with watercooling is a bad idea.
As you can no doubt tell from some of my recent WC photos, plasticiser has leached out of all my pipes and into my loop. Being lazy and knowing I was due to replace the tubing later as part of this project, I didn't do anything about it until now.
Here's the state of my CPU block:
Yeah, it's pretty grim. Worst part is that the block shouldn't be black at all! I think that's burnt on plasticiser from the CPU heat (I might have forgotten to plug my pump in at one point too, causing a thermal shutdown which can't have helped!).
So after lots of soaking in vinegar, tomato ketchup, then vigorous scrubbing with a toothbrush I've been able to mostly restore it's proper state:
The rest of my components aren't anywhere near this bad, but they're still in need of a clean up from the white plasticiser film all over everything. Hope the inside of my radiator is in an alright state. :-/
Really glad I've gone for some plasticiser free tubing this time round. Should stop a lot of potential headaches down the line.
alpenwasser
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Oh wow, that CPU block does look rather ghastly 
Pretty glad I'm going with copper pipes for HELIOS. Although ZEUS still has normal tubing.
Ah well, proper maintenance it is then. :lol:
Pretty glad I'm going with copper pipes for HELIOS. Although ZEUS still has normal tubing.
Ah well, proper maintenance it is then. :lol:
