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I have an email account from my university, but hell if I remember that. No isp email (given to my father)

I do have a company email I can use, will that work?
 
I did a rough ( and I do mean roughh) mockup of how a standard ATX PSU would fit inside the case.

The victim was an old 250w 20 pin ATX. It didn't have a top mounted fan, which would cause it to sit higher than it actually will when I have the correct PSU. I'll be using the stock fan, AC in, and LED indicators (just plugged in and power on - no warning light.)

The stock AC in has a circuit breaker in it that will trip when grounded out - I know most PSUs have one already. I'll also add a small fan in the back as well. I plan on making this modular as well, completely eliminating that redundancy board.
 

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doh!
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Just to clarify, I had earlier posted at the top of this thread that I was looking for a 460 to buy as part of this build, was this against the rules? I've since bought one and removed it.

I'm in no way trying to bend or step into grey areas, just don't want to push it
 
New parts are in. Still sourcing a new PSU, still haven't found anything I like.

Sorry for cell photo, too tired to hold still
 

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I updated the build log. Sorry for the extended absence, I was on vacation last week
 
I know not alot has gone on with this build, but it is still active. I got the motherboard fitted , but really don't like the way it looked. Look hacked together and cheap.

I'm heading to my sheetmetal shop tonight to get the tray cut and bent. I'm also refining the blueprints for the back plate right now. I want this to make this look as clean as possible.

Anyone out there actually interested in this?
 
Then I shall keep it alive.

I didn't like the way the back came out. Looked all hacked up and cheap, plus the space between the PCIe cards didn't fit. Sounds confusing but just know it was 3/8 and needed to be 1/4.

I've been up since 7:30 yesterday, I went to my contact at my sheet metal shop at 1AM and worked on replacing the MOBO tray and backplate.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=129998&stc=1&d=1373492995

We worked from 3AM to 7AM on this. Doesn't seem like much considering I already had it blueprinted, but its next to perfect. I need to work on the fitting a bit, its 1/16 over size, which can be easily fixed by a BFH. if you look closely at the bottom back plate, you'll see that there is a plate welded/riveted that holds the motherboard backplate
 

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Small update. My TO bearing on my car crapped out. Thank god the clutch is 2 days passed the warrenty date. 3 months is pure crap for a generic clutch. I'm going to be going with a performance clutch so my progress in this build might be hindered a little bit.

Any who, I worked on the fitting for the mobo tray, as well as the back plate. I need to take it back tomorrow to have one piece re-bent.

I also worked on the radiator fitting. Here is the radiator I am going with:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...0mm_Low_Profile_Radiator_Rev_2.html?tl=g30c95

I'm very big on brand warrenty, hence the all Koolance waterblocks and XSPC rad and pump/res combo.
 
Well after replacing my clutch and rear end, I finally have time to work on the case again. I updated the build.

Will 5 40mm fans pull enough? I don't have much room to mount and fans
 
You guys are crushing my dreams :( No one likes my server build?

Any way I finally was able to paint the case. Two coats of primer followed by a coat of Epoxy appliance paint. I really didn't like the way the epoxy paint came out, so I sanded it all down and re-shot it with my gun. I used flat black oil based enamel.

1:1 reducer and 1:5 hardener.

My only worry is that I shot it while it was raining out, and I don't know how that will affect durability and cure time. Personally, if I have to wait a month before it cures, and its durable, then I'll be a happy camper. It fully tacked in 12 hours (over night, outside). Now that it is inside, where it isn't so humid I think it should speed up the process.

EDIT: I'm guessing you are wondering where my back plate is. Well after doing a rough mock-up, I realized I have a whole lot of intake, but ZERO exhaust. 4 high cfm 50mm fans should do the trick. I'm waiting to get them in so I can cut the necessary holes before paint
 

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I don't think it will be that loud. I should be able to control it through the motherboard. Plus they are at the back of the case
 
Its alive! Well for the most part

I painted and installed the backplate. Surprisingly the fans really are not all that loud. The stock cooler is louder.

I did have a minor setback, the PERC 5/i would cause the board shortly after POST. I'm going to look at either getting a PERC 6/i or updating the firmware on this card.

Anyway here is some updated pics


EDIT:

After updating the firmare from v5 to v7, i was able to boot correctly. I plugged in a random hard drive I had and it managed to boot Win8- lots of driver issue, which is expected, as I literately just plugged it in and booted.

I can now see the PERC 5/i card from Windows. I'm letting the battery charge now and will see how it goes. I'm hoping to start work on the PSU's this week, I've been waiting for all my connectors to come in from Chine
 

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The paint looks nice,good job.:thup: I'll be watching out to see the it all done

I'm waiting for all my connectors and buttons to come in. Next up is the Slave PSU.

Basically I'm going to have two power supplies running. I had an old Thermaltake Silent Power 560w up in the attic that I'm going to use to power all 8 HDD, 4 SSDs and my pump.

For the motherboard and GFX cards I'm using a Corsair TX750M.

Both will be completely modular when I'm done
 
I'm not really adding to this thread, due to the lack of responses. I'm posting a video of the slave PSU in action. Modding a PSU is a alot harder than I expected, especially since I'm modding it to work with Dell hardware.

 
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