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conzy · 11-02-2006 7:07pm

Thanks unkel, I placed an offer on it

Thanks for your help and good luck with your project, and your workshop:D

unklerosco · 13-02-2006 3:03pm

Workshop of horrors is nearly done.. keeping me occupied while im waiting for gear in the post...

Been polishing up some bits off my case. Trying to get a decent pic of em to show the before n after but it aint coming out as well as i hoped. Will get the pics up ltr anyhows

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 13-02-2006 3:10pm

can i move in?:D nice workshop and mice project;)
edit: u should cover the back wall in peg boared so u can hang everything on the wall for easy acsess, nobody can ever have enough peg board

unklerosco · 13-02-2006 3:12pm

I could actually move in, there's a load of space behind me but thats taken up by my mams floristy gear... cant complain, its her shed ;-)

unklerosco · 13-02-2006 3:41pm

Right, here's those pics.. These go in the top and bottom of the case..

U can see them in this pic, they have the coolermaster logo on them..

I've only polished one, still to do the other.. Actually still to finish the first, takes ages to do.. need to get some gear to get the finish i want.

Big difference, allot more visable in the flesh..

conzy · 13-02-2006 4:16pm

Nice workshop, looks cosy;)

Another CUSTOM PC reader:)

The only good PC magasine IMHO

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 13-02-2006 4:50pm

ohhhh shiny

i got one issue of custom pc but that was in america (yes i am talking about the same thing) but i cant get it here

unklerosco · 13-02-2006 5:11pm

Easons do it.. I got a subscription off the GF for christams.. She knows me only too well..

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 13-02-2006 6:32pm

heh heh she does

easons is a bit of a trip, ah well

unklerosco · 14-02-2006 4:53pm

Last(yeah right) of my gear arrived today...

Hd cooler, double rad, 2 sheets of black acrylic and a few other small bits n bobs.. Can get cracking on the case now.

gline · 14-02-2006 5:14pm

wooden shed :eek:
does your gear not suffer from dampness, id be real worried about that

PS i used alphacool too a few times and i would recommend them also, cheap shipping and have all you could need

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 14-02-2006 5:28pm

where did ya get the acrylic?

unklerosco · 14-02-2006 5:35pm

gline wrote:

wooden shed :eek:
does your gear not suffer from dampness, id be real worried about that

PS i used alphacool too a few times and i would recommend them also, cheap shipping and have all you could need

Doesn't get damp at all, completely insutalted.. Sure the other shed we've had for about 6 years never gets damp at all.. Wont be keeping any pricy gear/mobo's etc in it for fear of it getting nicked..

where did ya get the acrylic?

got it from alphacool...

po0k · 14-02-2006 6:12pm

Don't suppose you know what sort of acrylic it is do you?

unklerosco · 14-02-2006 6:18pm

acryan

U can get it from loads of places.. Trying to work out the front panel at the mo.. heads slowly melting

unklerosco · 18-02-2006 12:48pm

Plexi tops for the pumps arrived...

Started to work on the front panel, pics below of my setup n the bit im using on my dremel.. works quite well although a jigsaw is better for longer cuts as the blade on the dremel warps quite easily when its hot...

Will post up pics of the panel tomorrow as should ave it fin by then... today im catching up on a lot of sleep ZZzzzzz

DemonOfTheFall · 18-02-2006 3:53pm

looks great so far rosco, keep up the good work.

unklerosco · 19-02-2006 3:31pm

Started working on the front pannel... Will be making two of these. Took me a while to get the size right, trial and error really but its a perfect fit now. Only advice is to use a jigsaw with a sharp blade, cut slow n steady and double check everything...

Also, get a pair of these.. protect ur eyes and they highlight details and make cutting a bit easier.. That n if ur blade breaks you'll still have ur eyes... It does happen, i've had far to many near misses..

I picked up a pair in B&Q...

unklerosco · 22-02-2006 3:47pm

New front panel is just done.. Not sure as to which way i will finally have it..

There's two sheets of acrylic there.. The power button is mounted to one n then there's a cut out in the other. Was planning on putting a custom badge in the cut out.. Not sure yet..

Thats how the final panel will look, no cd rom, no floppy etc. I may put an LCD screen up top.. But that can be added at a ltr date..

Want as little as possible on the front pannel so as u can see straight through the pc..

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 22-02-2006 10:15pm

then where are the cd/dvd drives going? but nice work anywho

unklerosco · 23-02-2006 2:57pm

Flunked wrote:

then where are the cd/dvd drives going?

You'll have to wait n see

as will i

unklerosco · 23-02-2006 6:04pm

Tis cold n wet n im lazy so no work today...

Got bored n was looking at some other mod threads on the net, some have very good photography.. made me think i should put a bit more effort into mine.. Heres a couple of the waterblock.. (f)arty

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 23-02-2006 6:56pm

...big money on those cmaeras, and those are nice... stick the drives on the top with flap up lids f ya can :P

unklerosco · 23-02-2006 7:01pm

Flunked wrote:

stick the drives on the top with flap up lids f ya can :P

Plan is to have a slot load drive in the top.. need to mount the psu n rad first n see what space i have left..

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 23-02-2006 7:11pm

slots are kool, but if it comes to the worst case, u need external drives ;-/:rolleyes:

unklerosco · 01-03-2006 6:52pm

The deal with the DD NV78s fell through but i managed to pick up two XFX 7800gtx EE with innovetec coolers n a few other toys.. For a nice price;)

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 01-03-2006 6:57pm

yay an update that i dont hugely understand

but i notice this project slowed down

unklerosco · 01-03-2006 7:01pm

Been very busy of late, Gfs bday, new car, sold old car, lots of bills and a company weekend piss up...

Will be getting back into it soon enough. Need a few little bits n pieces, gonna head down n start on the front pannel now.

Which part of the last post dont u get?

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 02-03-2006 6:32pm

"The deal with the DD NV78s fell through but i managed to pick up two XFX 7800gtx EE with innovetec coolers n a few other toys"
Im not sure what a DD NV78's is tho i think its a graphics card cause the 7800gtx is right?

unklerosco · 02-03-2006 6:37pm

DD NV78 = Danger Den NV78 which are the original blocks that i had planned on getting for the 7800 cards that i was getting. I was getting the waterblocks before the cards but that deal fell through.

Now i've managed to get 2 x 7800gtx's with the innovetec waterblocks already installed..

Hope that makes a bit more sense.. Its far too cold to be working down in the shed. I've been asked to build a pc for Av editing for a company i work for now n then so thats keeping me busy for the time being..

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 02-03-2006 7:15pm

yup that makes sence

thanks for clearing it up

unklerosco · 10-03-2006 4:38pm

This is what i've been doing instead of working on my mod

System i put together for a company i work for now n then.. Its main use will be for AV editing n photo editing...

Spec.
3800 X2 @ 2.5ghz
2gig ram
6800GS
2x250gb HD
Akasa evo33(25c idle 38c load)
Zalman GPU HSF
Gigabyte Aurora Case

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 10-03-2006 7:54pm

Can i have one:D thats a nice setup tho the gfx card could be better cant it ( im learning)

unklerosco · 10-03-2006 8:00pm

Could be but the 6800gs is fast enough for em... Tis nice n speedy, the GFs been doing a bit of editing on it while im waiting for there monitor to get delivered. Its damn fast at encoding, damn damn fast.... Deffo getting me a dual core cpu.

unklerosco · 06-04-2006 2:16pm

Long time no modding... Getting back into it as my bits have started to arrive.. X1800XT n Asus mobo arived today.. Still looking for a cpu n psu..

Started on getting the Rad into the case.. This was a pain as the rad will only fit between the rails inside the case so it isn't dead center, doesn't bother me but it was a bugger to get it in.. Had to re-drill the holes in the rad for the bolts that i got.. Took me the morning to do it but its done...

Now i know the cuts are dodgy n its bloody messy but i haven't cleaned it up yet.. Was a bugger to cut them holes as the case is very thick at that point.. There'll be a piece of wood going on top of it anyway so it'll clean it up well... Anyways back to the shed i go...

gline · 06-04-2006 2:27pm

what type of psu u looking for?

i will have a 580watt metallic blue, modular hiper psu available next week if you are interested?
or have u got other plans?

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 06-04-2006 4:46pm

put it on its side and put wings on it and hey bingo! youve got a a twin propelled plane

very nice so far

the clsoe up on the fans just reminded me of plane propeller

Cuddlesworth · 06-04-2006 5:17pm

gline wrote:

what type of psu u looking for?

i will have a 580watt metallic blue, modular hiper psu available next week if you are interested?
or have u got other plans?

If he doesnt want it, wink wink :rolleyes:

unklerosco · 06-04-2006 6:26pm

gline wrote:

what type of psu u looking for?

i will have a 580watt metallic blue, modular hiper psu available next week if you are interested?
or have u got other plans?

Actually bought the black one for this pc but after reading reviews of it i sold it, they're a bit dodge at full load..

Prob gonna go for an Enermax liberty 620w

unklerosco · 06-04-2006 8:56pm

Started on the wooden pannel... Lots of sanding and polishing to do.. Along with 2x120mm holes to cut out but u get the idea....

Thats actually a really annoying angle.. ah well ;-p

conzy · 06-04-2006 9:11pm

Go Liberty:D

I love the hiper Type R 580watt PSUs, I even got one for my Dads opty system. But ive seen a fair share of bad reviews, and report of dodgey soldering:(

I just dont trust them anymore, especially on a heavily overclocked system, They look so cool:o

unklerosco · 10-04-2006 3:05pm

Cut holes in the wood for fans.. need to drill recesses for the bolts n thinks of a way to mount it next...

N thanks to Wizzard for the hole saw....

gline · 10-04-2006 3:15pm

conzymaher wrote:

Go Liberty:D

I love the hiper Type R 580watt PSUs, I even got one for my Dads opty system. But ive seen a fair share of bad reviews, and report of dodgey soldering:(

I just dont trust them anymore, especially on a heavily overclocked system, They look so cool:o

reading a few reviews on them today and they reckon they are great... said very stable voltages... so you never know who to believe

awhir · 10-04-2006 4:10pm

ya go for the sales man you can allways trust them !!

conzy · 10-04-2006 7:46pm

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/foxconn-hiper.html

The 350watt model was a shambles, The 580watt model was better but had a overvolted 5v rail, and bad soldering.

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=3&artpage=1349&articID=331

Mad shrimps werent impressed with soldering either, but stable rails...

They have a bad rep on forums.amd.com too

I just wouldnt trust one in my system:o

unklerosco · 10-04-2006 8:00pm

Nuff said on the Hyper psu front.... prais my work damn you :-p

conzy · 10-04-2006 8:18pm

Oh, yeah the project....... erm....... its great:o

Do you mind me asking why you used plywood??? You can see the layers, eeewwwwww:D

unklerosco · 10-04-2006 8:24pm

conzymaher wrote:

Do you mind me asking why you used plywood??? You can see the layers, eeewwwwww:D

When its stained and varnished the grain really comes out n it can look really well... That n it was cheap.. by cheap i found it in the garage

B00MSTICK · 10-04-2006 8:46pm

Looks good rosco, beginning to come together and you cant argue with plywood at that price.

I have a Hiper 580w aswell no complaints as of yet, your not interested in trading your blue one for my black one by any chance gline? Im a sucker for blue fans

CombatCow · 10-04-2006 8:47pm

It's lookin good Ross, wish i had time to start a new project tbh

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