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P-P-P-Power Supply is finished!
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PROJECT LOG Kelvin Coolidge
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Looks really nice so far! That psu rocks...very clean finish.
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In other news, a wild FrozenCPU package appeared with some miscellaneous parts!
We've got:
A nice crimping tool, since my all-purpose electrical crimper just wasn't cutting it.
A PSU tester, just to make sure I put all those wires in the right hole
100' more of UV Blue 16 AWG wire, just to be on the safe side
Another 90 degree, and 40mm fitting
Some anodized black thumbscrews
Wire management saddles
And a CPU lapping pack!
Time to start lapping it up!
We've got:
A nice crimping tool, since my all-purpose electrical crimper just wasn't cutting it.
A PSU tester, just to make sure I put all those wires in the right hole
100' more of UV Blue 16 AWG wire, just to be on the safe side
Another 90 degree, and 40mm fitting
Some anodized black thumbscrews
Wire management saddles
And a CPU lapping pack!
Time to start lapping it up!
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Very nice, you might want to delid that chip if it needs more than 1.35v for 5ghz...
It can drop your temps by 30c if you use Liquid Pro paste on die.
It can drop your temps by 30c if you use Liquid Pro paste on die.
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Yeah unless you got very very lucky, or don't wanna go over 4.5ghz delidding makes a big difference.
Only bad thing is impacts the sub-zero results supposedly, but well, not sure if you're gonna attempt 6ghz+ with a 3570k.
Only bad thing is impacts the sub-zero results supposedly, but well, not sure if you're gonna attempt 6ghz+ with a 3570k.
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wow very nice so far cant wait to see more
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CPU Lapping!
Four hours, a bloody finger, and quite a few grey goose-lemonades later, I have a lapped CPU!
Time spent: 0:05
Time spent: 1:45
Time spent: 2:20
Time spent: 3:00
Time spent: 3:20
Time spent: 4:00
Summary:
I went from 400, to 800, to 1200 (pic says 1000), to 2000, to 2500 grit, re-wetting and rinsing the sandpaper every 60 seconds or so. The hands-down longest time spent was on the 400 grit to break through the aluminum plate onto the copper, but after that it was smooth sailing. The pictures honestly don't do it justice and it is as shiny as a mirror.
Four hours, a bloody finger, and quite a few grey goose-lemonades later, I have a lapped CPU!
Time spent: 0:05
Time spent: 1:45
Time spent: 2:20
Time spent: 3:00
Time spent: 3:20
Time spent: 4:00
Summary:
I went from 400, to 800, to 1200 (pic says 1000), to 2000, to 2500 grit, re-wetting and rinsing the sandpaper every 60 seconds or so. The hands-down longest time spent was on the 400 grit to break through the aluminum plate onto the copper, but after that it was smooth sailing. The pictures honestly don't do it justice and it is as shiny as a mirror.
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Really smooth mirror finish there
Props!
Now give it a test run, see how much vcore 5ghz needs...if more than 1.35v delid!
Props!
Now give it a test run, see how much vcore 5ghz needs...if more than 1.35v delid!
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Really smooth mirror finish there
Props!
Now give it a test run, see how much vcore 5ghz needs...if more than 1.35v delid!
Thanks y'all!
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CPU Block Mounting!
After a good precautionary day (or two) of letting the CPU dry off, it's seated with the XSPC Raystorm block and Koolance QDCs.
After a good precautionary day (or two) of letting the CPU dry off, it's seated with the XSPC Raystorm block and Koolance QDCs.
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XFire/ SLI Block Installation
I picked up a Swiftech Xfire/SLI triple block to connect my spanned GPUs. I like to give them a little room in the middle and space them out so the triple block comes in nicely for that. Since the triple block has 6 ports on the bottom and two on each side, it's got quite a bit of holes to plug. My solution? LED plugs. I soldered 4 plugs together and ran into a 3 pin fan connector. This will be ran up front and controlled alongside all the other white lights in the case.
I picked up a Swiftech Xfire/SLI triple block to connect my spanned GPUs. I like to give them a little room in the middle and space them out so the triple block comes in nicely for that. Since the triple block has 6 ports on the bottom and two on each side, it's got quite a bit of holes to plug. My solution? LED plugs. I soldered 4 plugs together and ran into a 3 pin fan connector. This will be ran up front and controlled alongside all the other white lights in the case.
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Miscellaneous Update
My front panel USB 3.0 bay was bright silver, as was my DVD drive, so on went a healthy dosing of acoustic foam. The USB bay will be sitting directly below the dual bay reservoir so I used the extra space on the sides to insert 2 - 4" UV cathodes. These connect to a transformer mounted underneath and will be routed to the 'UV Channel' on the fan controller.
Also to prep was the front single fan that'll be placed below the drive bays, in front of the SSD rack.
Which left me with one of the biggest problems I haven't been able to solve. Where to put my 3.5" 2TB HDD? The SSD rack could technically hold three drives and I could always mount a light SSD many more places than a heavy HDD. What I didn't like was the non-uniformity that 2 SSDs and 1 HDD presented. 3 SSDs together looks much nicer. So searching around the case led me to try out under the PSU. Perfect fit! There's a 2 mm gap between the bottom of the HDD and the lip of the rear rad which will support the drive if the industrial-strength double-sided tape I used ever comes loose.
Which brings me to here. I've started on the custom DVD drive + 3 SSD SATA power line that'll run all the way to the rear of the case. Once I get the rack mocked up and measure the length, the sleeving and connector assembly can commence.
My front panel USB 3.0 bay was bright silver, as was my DVD drive, so on went a healthy dosing of acoustic foam. The USB bay will be sitting directly below the dual bay reservoir so I used the extra space on the sides to insert 2 - 4" UV cathodes. These connect to a transformer mounted underneath and will be routed to the 'UV Channel' on the fan controller.
Also to prep was the front single fan that'll be placed below the drive bays, in front of the SSD rack.
Which left me with one of the biggest problems I haven't been able to solve. Where to put my 3.5" 2TB HDD? The SSD rack could technically hold three drives and I could always mount a light SSD many more places than a heavy HDD. What I didn't like was the non-uniformity that 2 SSDs and 1 HDD presented. 3 SSDs together looks much nicer. So searching around the case led me to try out under the PSU. Perfect fit! There's a 2 mm gap between the bottom of the HDD and the lip of the rear rad which will support the drive if the industrial-strength double-sided tape I used ever comes loose.
Which brings me to here. I've started on the custom DVD drive + 3 SSD SATA power line that'll run all the way to the rear of the case. Once I get the rack mocked up and measure the length, the sleeving and connector assembly can commence.
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SSD cage + DVD drive power cable finished and installed!
Also, a little wire management courtesy of industrial strength hot glue and wire saddles.
Also, a little wire management courtesy of industrial strength hot glue and wire saddles.
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Now that I'm finally getting most of the components in the rig, I'm starting to deal with the cable routing beast. Being an entirely open case, it's quite the challenge to route all the necessary cables and wires. Note I didn't say impossible!
I've got a vision of all of the various SATA power, SATA data, molex power, and WC tube to run parallel to each other to span the gap from front to rear. Keeping with a TRON-esque theme, the straight lines with UV blue underglow spanning across the case could very well help that theme.
So, I am open, as always, to suggestions on cable routing/ management thus far! I'm working with 36" SATA data cables and custom everything else. If I need to lengthen it, it's not a large problem. What are y'alls thoughts? Keep the straight lines? Ditch them and route in the corner? Go straight across the air gap to the mobo? Use alien technologies and put all these cables in my brain and control CPUs by blinking?
I've got a vision of all of the various SATA power, SATA data, molex power, and WC tube to run parallel to each other to span the gap from front to rear. Keeping with a TRON-esque theme, the straight lines with UV blue underglow spanning across the case could very well help that theme.
So, I am open, as always, to suggestions on cable routing/ management thus far! I'm working with 36" SATA data cables and custom everything else. If I need to lengthen it, it's not a large problem. What are y'alls thoughts? Keep the straight lines? Ditch them and route in the corner? Go straight across the air gap to the mobo? Use alien technologies and put all these cables in my brain and control CPUs by blinking?
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That actually looks pretty good laid out neatly along the bottom of the case. But is there enough space to do that with all that cabling ? If not , is there any way to 'layer' them within that same theme ? Maybe with an air gap between stacks ? Like this === (side view)
Absolutely great build , BTW. Been subbed from the beginning. I'm going to miss it when you're done!
Absolutely great build , BTW. Been subbed from the beginning. I'm going to miss it when you're done!
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Wow, them updates! Haven't checked the thread in a few days and bam!
It's coming along real nice.
It's coming along real nice.
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I'm looking at an additional 12-20 16AWG sleeved wires running for power and temp sensors and the like so we'll see how cluttered it will get. Stacking them is a great idea! Hmm, maybe I will try out some UV Blue acrylic as a middle plate to separate the layers?
As far as the cable hold downs, the fasteners that you see in the pics. They keep everything nice and straight and tought so the lines lay perfectly straight, though I think with all of them down there, it starts to clutter up and look 'industrial-like'. Since I'm going for sleek TRON-likeness, what are you thoughts on the clips?
For being subbed, thank you very much! It's great to see other modders find my build worthwhile of reading!
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