Project P182 Watercooled V2!

[DeMoB]

Sleeving... Done!

I was finally was able to finish my sleeving yesterday.

Had an amazingly timed postal delivery a few days ago too, I had literally just run out of paracord when the postman knocked on the door bringing me my ordered resupply!

The nightmare of a 24pin cable came out like this:

While I'm not able to get straight cables all the way down (due to the cables crossing towards the PSU side), I'll at least be able to get the motherboard side looking clean.

Rather than try and run two sleeved cables from one pin (like I had done on the PCIe PSU connectors), to keep it looking clean on the motherboard side I chose to sleeve the two wires as one, and then split them out with some heat shrink hiding the join near the PSU side:

Whatever I did here I'd have had to have a join somewhere on the cable, and this way saved me having to break out my soldering iron.

I took back everything I said about the 24 pin cable being a nightmare when it was time to do the SATA power cable though, how have I not come across people bitching about sleeving them before?!

It's not 100% perfect, but I'm sick of messing with this cable, so it's close enough! :lol:

 

[alpenwasser]

Rather than try and run two sleeved cables from one pin (like I had done on the PCIe PSU connectors), to keep it looking clean on the motherboard side I chose to sleeve the two wires as one, and then split them out with some heat shrink hiding the join near the PSU side:

Hm, I hadn't thought of that, quite a neat idea I must say.

I took back everything I said about the 24 pin cable being a nightmare when it was time to do the SATA power cable though, how have I not come across people bitching about sleeving them before?!

Because usually they don't sleeve these cables, or at least I've seen extremely few
builds do it. I'm actually about to redo the ones I did for ZEUS due to them being
not perfect. However, I still vote for the double crimped wires as the worst offenders
when it comes to creating sleeving-related PTSD. :cussing:

 

[DeMoB]

Hm, I hadn't thought of that, quite a neat idea I must say.

Yeah, I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. Much less hassle than trying to double sleeve or solder!

Because usually they don't sleeve these cables, or at least I've seen extremely few builds do it. I'm actually about to redo the ones I did for ZEUS due to them being not perfect. However, I still vote for the double crimped wires as the worst offenders when it comes to creating sleeving-related PTSD. :cussing:

You mean I could have had a free pass to not do that cable? >_<

It'd feel wrong to leave one that's on show, especially how this phase of the mod is all about tidying up the looks!

At least with the split pin wires you can do one then do some more normal wires on the same cable before having to face another one, on the sata one it's just awkward the whole time!

 

[alpenwasser]

It'd feel wrong to leave one that's on show, especially how this phase of the mod is all about tidying up the looks!

I hear ya, I felt wrong not doing them in ZEUS even though you can't see them ever,
unless you take off the side panel, which nobody besides me will ever do. Ah well, it's
all about striving for perfection (or something in that direction ).

 

[DeMoB]

Dye Tubing, Dye!

I'm so close to finishing this build now, but have agonisingly little time to work on it this week!

I was finally was able to get all my fittings installed (after getting the last two in the post on Saturday) and so got around to cutting the tubing to its needed lengths.

But plain tubing isn't good enough for this time round, so lets try a little magic

Rit fabric dye apparently works really well on tubing, and not being able to find any tubes in a deep 'blood-red' colour, I had to give it a go.

Needless to say, I'm really pleased with the results...

Now to wait a week before I can re-assemble everything and take some nice photos

 

[sheroo]

Lookin' good. Get that baby tubed up.

 

[alpenwasser]

Haha, that's awesome! :rock:

 

[DeMoB]

Penultimate Painting

Stay tuned for final project photos, this is the last update before everything is done...

 

[alpenwasser]

Stay tuned for final project photos, this is the last update before everything is done...

What, already!? You only just got started! :lol:

 

[DeMoB]

Phase 2.... Done!

The pictures can speak for themselves on this one...

 

[markwrc]

nice mate

decent pics also

 

[alpenwasser]

nice mate

decent pics also

I really very strongly second that. :rock:

 

[shmeediesel]

Damn, that is one hell of a build. Out of curiosity, about how much did the whole thing cost?

 

[sheroo]

The amount of work you've put into that rig really shines through. It looks so effortless - sitting there in all its complex glory.

Lovely implementation - have you got any pics with the side panels on?

 

[The Orange One]

Sexy Build Mate!!!!!

 

[DeMoB]

Thanks guys.

Damn, that is one hell of a build. Out of curiosity, about how much did the whole thing cost?

At this point, I don't even know >_>

Just worked out for Phase II (over the last three months), and I've spent over £500 (including over £100 of tools I needed/wanted etc).

It's been over 3 years since I 'finished' the original build so I've completely forgotten how much all that cost!

Lovely implementation - have you got any pics with the side panels on?

Shhh, don't ask that!

I've got the windowed sidepanel from the original build phase, but I'm not happy with it now (I never was to be honest), so have acquired a replacement side panel to do a better job with, but haven't started that part yet. I'll put up another update when I do that

 

[alpenwasser]

Thanks guys.
so have acquired a replacement side panel to do a better job with, but haven't started that part yet. I'll put up another update when I do that

So you're saying there will be more? Yeah! :wub:

 

[DeMoB]

So you're saying there will be more? Yeah! :wub:

Yeah, haha. Can never really finish a mod!

 

[jotaemee]

excelent build.. congrats!..

with the sidepanel on or with the sidepanel off.. it rock's!

regards

 

[DeMoB]

The Recent Heatwave Was A Convenient Excuse...

So you know how you never really finish a mod...