New project...

po0k

CombatCow wrote:

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

CC

Wish I had a shed and workbench...

Dman_15

the pumps dont need to be horizontal. mount them on their sides......

unklerosco

Dman_15 wrote:

the pumps dont need to be horizontal. mount them on their sides......

I know, i already tried it, wont work that way...

unklerosco

Right, when i tried to mount them verticaly I wasnt thinking... It does work..





Works grand that way but not sure which way looks/is better...

g5hn710m4xpdwy

nice work, glad too see your working on it again ;-) I prefer it vertacily ;-)

unklerosco

Right, bit of an update...

Decided to mount the pumps vertically(for now :rolleyes: ) took me a while to line up the res's n pumps so that the inlet/outlets line up but i have it sorted..

Been working on a bracket to mount the pumps, made from alu i got n B&Q....

Bracket to mount pumps, looks dodge will be hidden anyway but i'll prob make up a new, cleaner one...


Cover, this surrounds the mount n base of pumps..


Cover in place..

Will be using velcro to mount everything as it allows me to make any minor adjustments and it'll absorb an vibrations...

Now the inside of my case is gonna be black... Should i have everything black or should i polish up the pump cover and my HD cooler???


Before polishing...


After...

Difference is huge, what ye think???


also, just found my old HL/CS cd's.... Think i'll play it through again

hopeful

I say polish a few bits. You can never go wrong with nice shiny things

g5hn710m4xpdwy

true ;-) they will look black if thers enough black in it, shiny black ;-) also remember to spray it or the alu will tarnish again

unklerosco

Right, finished the mount for the pump(kinda)...






Gonna try n get a piece of Alu that is the perfect width... Either way im not fin polishing it.. Have a proper polishing kit on the way to convert my bench grinder.. Will come in handy, espec when i go to polish the HD cooler...


Next..... emm.. Im not sure, tidy up the inside of the case, reinforce it n get it ready for paint i suppose....

unklerosco

Right, put the pumps n mount in the case and with the extra width i cant get the res's n pumps to line up :wallbash: :wallbash: .... Stared at the case for about 10mins n came up with this..



Basically, take out the rail n move it up so that the res's sit just under the rad, this gives me an extra couple of inches to play with.. Will make a huge difference as i'll be able to flex the tubing allot more....

Also, i may be able to use the center inlets with them mounted like this, wont know till its done...

What u think???

Endurance Man

Looking good man , think its time for me to start one of these.

unklerosco

Right, i've a WC setup thats too big for my case... Either i buy another case(the extended version) or i bin the idea of 2 seperate loops....

I like the second idea as it doesnt cost me anything

Plan, sell the 2 pumps n 1 plexi top, buy a DDC-1Plus... WC just the GFX n CPU using 1/2" tubing.. Will have to sort out something for the NB..

Everything will fit, 3 less fans, 1 less pump, less noise, finished quicker... Then i can start another project...

awhir

hey for you next project you can build a pc in a fridge.i can also get you 1 if you want since we sell them

unklerosco

Mini update...

Finally got the internals of the pc, have them set up in a Antec Sonata to keep me going till the project is finished...



Specs(at the mo )
Opty 146 @ 3ghz
X1900XTX
2gig DDR400 OCZ gold
Asus A8n sli prem
Tagan 580w modular psu
400gig sata segate(not working :wallbash: )
250gig IDE
Xi-Fi
DVDrw

Just installing XP at the mo, o the joy...

Need to order some gear for my WC and then i can get this project fin n start a new one :dremel: :dremel:

unklerosco

Rights... Little update..

Started polishing some bits, did the HD case today..

Before


After


Looks well, takes ages...

Have a few more bits to do. New pump is on order as is the X1900 block.. The 146 is out n an X2 3800 is on the way.. Next weeks plan is to sort the internals of the case n get it sprayed then its onto the case exterior....

Sparky

Woah, thats some polishing you have done.
Good look with this, Its interesting to watch.

unklerosco

Tiny update... Finished polishing the Solid Alu from the front of the case... Started cleaning up the case n getting it ready for spraying....

unklerosco

Finally got around to cleaning my desk... HL2 never looked or sounded better :-)

B00MSTICK

Your keyboard's upside down

unklerosco

Its more of a challenge that way ;-)

g5hn710m4xpdwy

lol, nice set up

unklerosco

Still waiting for my WC bits to arrive so started working on the case...

Sprayed the internals, gonna work on the pannels tomorrow...

awhir

good job must take a longgggggggggggggggg time:D

unklerosco

More Polishing :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Started on the door, things are gonna be moving slowly cause im finally leaving the warmth of home...

Anyways, plan for the door is to polish the sides n either leave the center as is or paint it..

Took me 20mins just to do that bit so i've allot to do..


Just to show how polished it is, practiacally mirror like.. Takes ages but its worth it..

hopeful

Whoohoo....shiny bits

Get polishing....I want to see the finished product.

unklerosco

This door is gonna take good while to do.. nearly finished 1/2 of it, its a long long process.. Here's a pic of it, still needs its final polish n then a run over with peek...

masteroftherealm

hehehe loving the bulmers reflection

Nice work on it man!

g5hn710m4xpdwy

very nice, paint the midle bit, black blach and chrome on the in side will look flying! make sure theres a big big wondow whith no blue/green/red lights :P white lights would look kool in tehre:) (i think)

awhir

masteroftherealm wrote:

hehehe loving the bulmers reflection

Nice work on it man!

second that

unklerosco

U gotta have the bulmers...

Flunked: Have a load of white leds n white ccs ready to go in.. Case is gonna be plain black with the shiny bits n smoked plexi.. interior is the same.. Nice n simple.

No update at the mo, bench grinder went bang.. in a big way, will post a pic of it ltr.. well, whats left of it..

While im waiting for a rake of WC gear to arrive i've started another project..

Check it out here