Project: Black I

[shawkins]

I have also been working on shaving everything on the front door other than the lock.



I just need to bondo the opening that I filled with an automotive sealer.

 

[Sleepy_Steve]

Looks nice! Can't wait to see more man.

and the method your using for noise reduction, dosent look all that horribly ghetto. But a clever solution nun-the-less. (sp)

 

[shawkins]

Looks nice! Can't wait to see more man.

and the method your using for noise reduction, dosent look all that horribly ghetto. But a clever solution nun-the-less. (sp)

I dont really care how it looks as it will be hidden. LOL

I havent ever seen it done before, so I figured, why not give it a try?!?

 

[shawkins]

Got some work done on the front panel tonight:





Now i just need to cut it for the two 120mm fans. Then its ready for powder coat.

I was going to work some more on the back panel tonight, but it got late and my 4" grinder is loud and I dont want to make the neighbors mad. Im just going to wait to finish the back panel until my 92mm fan gets here since I have to cut it for that too. So tomorrow or the next night that will get finished. Then hopefully PC the thing thursday.

 

[Sleepy_Steve]

Ok, now you have m confussed...

Why shave the case, and paint it... if its going to be hidden?

 

[shawkins]

Im going to have a window. So you will be able to see the nice shiny PC.

The front will be cut out for 2 120mm fans. It was just easier to put a new panel on the have to modify the existing panel. I will also be putting sound dampener on some of the panels. By making a new front panel, there are fewer holes, so less noise escapes the case (Im hoping).

 

[shawkins]

Well 2 of 4 packages arrived today. Nothing special, just some parts I need.



Fan Controller:


2x 92mm x 25mm Panaflo M1's:


Where I plan to position the two M1's for exhaust (yes I realize they are upside down in these 2 pics LOL):




Now Im off to do some cutting!

 

[shawkins]

Well, I got the 2 fan holes cut:


Then I started cutting out the back panel for the MOBO connections and PCI slots. All of a sudden, POOF, and my Dremel blows up!

So I broke out my trusty 4" angle grinder and cut the rest of it out:


This is the second Dremel I have blown up! So Im going to get another one this week and finish the back panel up.

Thats it for tonight.

 

[shawkins]

Well at least I got something done last night.

I drilled the 3.5" conver and installed my fan controller:


My Performance PC's package should be here today.

 

[jmh547]

What fan controller is that? Does it switch between 12v and 7v?

 

[shawkins]

What fan controller is that? Does it switch between 12v and 7v?

Its from Frozen CPU, and yes it does. Perfect for my Panaflo's.

 

[shawkins]

Got an order a couple days ago:
bunch of misc. molex connectors, sleeving, wire and a Lian-Li USB/audio connector from Performance-PC's

Just ordered: 92-120mm fan adapter, 2 black M3 thumbscrews, Alpahcool top for the DDC+ pump I just bought from damarble.

Its starting to come together! Yay!

 

[shawkins]

Time for pics!

I love having a nice soldering setup!


The molex connector for the fan controller:


My crappy job of cutting out a 5.25" bay cover for the Lian-Li USB/audio connecter:


How the USB/audio connecter will look:


Fan connectors that will go on the fan controler:


Thats all for now.

Thanks!

 

[Evilsizer]

i just read over you list and see the uv blue fans but no where do i see uv blue sata cables

glad it is moving along! as soon as i can see the pics i will comment. currently not at home to see pics, they are blocked by the server this machine goes thru.

 

[shawkins]

Oh Ill have the UV blue SATA cables too! I just havent gotten to that point.

 

[Sleepy_Steve]

Good Stuff!

 

[shawkins]

My latest order just came in yesterday:




Then I stripped it down and cleaned the impeller and O-ring in preparation for the new top:


Final product:



I also got the 2 M3 thread thumbscrews I needed for my 5.25" USB/Audio panel:

Like my scar? haha

What do you guys think? I still need another pump to do my CPU loop, and then I will figure out what to do with the GPU and chipset.

 

[Sleepy_Steve]

Oh sweet scar!



As for the pump issue, Im only running 1. But i cant really say how well it cools things off on its own.