bit-tech.net

Go Back   bit-tech.net Forums > Modding > Project Logs
Reload this Page Scratch Build GET A LIFE - COMPLETED
Register FAQ / Rules Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 2 of 54 < 1 2 345671252 > Last »
 
Thread Tools View Mode
Old 21st Nov 2010, 22:24   #21
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ringo View Post
Nice aluminium parts.
Thanks.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marcos_Viegas View Post
Lego!!!

Aewsome work!!!

Congratulations!!!
Hehe yeah kind of.. just not quite as easy to join though

Quote:
Originally Posted by k0rben View Post
Pretty megaheatsink you got there! So, basically, the body of the case will be created from those heatsinks, right?
Yeah pretty much like that, All those heatsinks (+ 17 more ) will be joined into one massive heatsink that will make out half of the case.

Quote:
Originally Posted by lobster_johnson View Post
It's like heavy metal and Tetris combined to make a sexy Tetris-heatsink lovechild.

_____________
-Lobster
Hehe tanks. Yeah I guess you could actually say that the finished case will have some tetris influenses.

Quote:
Originally Posted by imersa View Post
Just looks damn cool. More please
Thanks
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22nd Nov 2010, 06:21   #22
Baekkel
Picky Picture Villian
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Naestved, Denmark
Posts: 55
Baekkel has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
This looks very promising, definately a build i'll be keeping an eye on!

And the Zotac, It's a solid board.
I've got one running 24/7 as file, printer and Minecraft server.. and besides the massive req's of the MC server. i've never had any issues what so ever.

And with 4Gigs ram, it does 1080p movies like a charm.

( btw, go bios and ramp up that FSB, it goes 2Ghz without breaking a swet!! )
__________________
"..... it's kinky with a feather, but it's perverted with the entire chicken..."

Mods: Mini-ITX MC/MF
Baekkel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22nd Nov 2010, 11:09   #23
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Baekkel View Post
This looks very promising, definately a build i'll be keeping an eye on!

And the Zotac, It's a solid board.
I've got one running 24/7 as file, printer and Minecraft server.. and besides the massive req's of the MC server. i've never had any issues what so ever.

And with 4Gigs ram, it does 1080p movies like a charm.

( btw, go bios and ramp up that FSB, it goes 2Ghz without breaking a swet!! )
Thanks. Nice to hear som feedback from someone who tested it. 4GB you say..then I'll have to test my set up with 1080p too see if I'll need to change my 2x1GB sticks. I guess it depends on what OS your running. I was thinking of running XP with XBMC but I'm also starting to like linux. What OS are your running on yours? Playing with the FPS is definately something I will do.
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22nd Nov 2010, 11:37   #24
Baekkel
Picky Picture Villian
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Naestved, Denmark
Posts: 55
Baekkel has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
I was running Win7 Home ed.
Just recently switched for Ubuntu, but lack of patience and skill forced me back to se7en again.

With only 2gigs it stuttered mildly at 1080p, but managed 720p MKV fairly good.

The FSB only goes at max 667.7Mhz, but stock cooler and the supplied fan in a restrictive case, only heats it @ 62-65 degrees Celsius under fair load.
Haven't pushed it too hard yet, or monitored it under 1080p yet (been too busy watching what was going on at the screen )

Classic Media Player - HomeCinema edition, supports the Nvidia ION hardware accelleration,
Guess that's what makes it possible...

Haven't tried Win XP on it, but my Netbook ran alot faster on Win7 than XP.. Dunno if it was due the better support for ATOM and ION, or it was my imagination..
__________________
"..... it's kinky with a feather, but it's perverted with the entire chicken..."

Mods: Mini-ITX MC/MF
Baekkel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22nd Nov 2010, 14:25   #25
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
@ Baekkel
Thanks for the info, I guess I will do some test and see how it all works when it's all put together. God point about atom/ ION support issues, hadn't thought about that but will definetly do some research.
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23rd Nov 2010, 17:00   #26
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Got some stuff delivered today. A GPU cooler (Titan twin turbo) that will act my heatpipe donor and some extension cables and angle connectors. Since the Mboard will be mounted vertically and close to the bottom of the case, I need to move the connectors from the backside, and therefore use the angled connectors.


(CLICK TO ZOOM)



(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)

I though it would be easy to just slide those fins of but it took around 2 hours since they were so tight and I had to cut them in 4 pieces each. And those *******s were razor sharp as well, fingers are pretty sore by now. I was also hoping that the heatpipes would only be attatched with some thermal grease to the base it seams to be some kind of thermal glue. Atleast it doesn't look like solder. I will have to figure out a way to remove them, I was thinking of bending the copper plate "backwards" to make the holes wider and hopefully losen the joint.

Anyone done something similar or can think of a über method to loosen them?
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23rd Nov 2010, 17:17   #27
WolfandAngel
Got fins?
 
WolfandAngel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Germay stuttgart
Posts: 251
WolfandAngel has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
If I'm correct you can buy heat pips. (german shop)

and this has way more pipes
Zalman ZM-2HC2 HDD Cooler


wolfie
__________________
"Sidewinder"MOTM April 10 2th . ------------------------------ carboFlow

We're people who have the patience and know the pain of sleeving. And love it.

Please excuse my English I haven't fully mastered it yet.
WolfandAngel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23rd Nov 2010, 17:32   #28
razerz
Multimodder
 
razerz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Sweden
Posts: 113
razerz has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfandAngel View Post
If I'm correct you can buy heat pips. (german shop)

wolfie
Available from Conrad in Sweden too

Regarding loosening the heatpipes you have now, your idea is probably the best bet.
I would try to place one side in a vice and using a hammer to bend the backplate. And after that using a hammer and chisel to get between the heatpipe and copper base.
razerz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23rd Nov 2010, 17:46   #29
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfandAngel View Post
If I'm correct you can buy heat pips. (german shop)

and this has way more pipes
Zalman ZM-2HC2 HDD Cooler


wolfie
Thanks for the links. I have actually already looked at both of those alternatives. The reason why I didn't buy single ones from conrad was beacause when I was looking at the swedish site I couldn't find any specifikations to be shure of the performance. But I see now that your link to the german version has some PDF info about them. Never thought of that

Unfortunately the pipes in that zalman cooler is a bit to short.

Quote:
Originally Posted by razerz View Post
Available from Conrad in Sweden too

Regarding loosening the heatpipes you have now, your idea is probably the best bet.
I would try to place one side in a vice and using a hammer to bend the backplate. And after that using a hammer and chisel to get between the heatpipe and copper base.
Thanks for the tips, will keep that in mind, I'll have to be carefull to not damaging the heapipes with the chisel thoug.
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23rd Nov 2010, 18:48   #30
asura
jack of all trades
 
asura's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: scotland
Posts: 851
asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.asura is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
heatpipes...
asura is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23rd Nov 2010, 23:34   #31
Stormtrooper
Shh...
 
Stormtrooper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 412
Stormtrooper has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
I've read that some types of thermal glue become fairly brittle at cold temperatures. You could try throwing it in the freezer for a few hours and then try wiggling the heat pipes around a little.
Stormtrooper is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24th Nov 2010, 00:22   #32
jrs77
theorycrafting
 
jrs77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Finland
Posts: 2,544
jrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for presidentjrs77 should be considered for president
You could try solvent to get rid of the glue, like aceton or ethyl acetate.
__________________
...and allways remember, that the world is an orange!

Define Mini Black [Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | intel i5-3450 | Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 8GB | Gigabyte GTX660OC Windforce2 | intel 330 120GB | WD AV GP 1TB]
jrs77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24th Nov 2010, 00:34   #33
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by asura View Post
thx for the link, didn't know they sell extensions for those HFX cases.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormtrooper View Post
I've read that some types of thermal glue become fairly brittle at cold temperatures. You could try throwing it in the freezer for a few hours and then try wiggling the heat pipes around a little.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jrs77 View Post
You could try solvent to get rid of the glue, like aceton or ethyl acetate.
Thx for the tips guys, will try some acetone straight away and put it in the freezer over night if the solvent doesn't do any good.
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24th Nov 2010, 00:44   #34
bulldogjeff
The modding head is firmly back on.
 
bulldogjeff's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Gliding through cyber space
Posts: 7,322
bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.bulldogjeff is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.
Wow that grill is seriously sweet and I don't envy you playing with the fins,I've cut myself just fitting a cooler.
bulldogjeff is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th Nov 2010, 00:08   #35
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogjeff View Post
Wow that grill is seriously sweet and I don't envy you playing with the fins,I've cut myself just fitting a cooler.
Hehe yeah my fingers are starting to heal now



Continued my work with removing the heatpipes today. Since I was sure they were glued I tried with the acetone and freezer tips but non of them worked. So I went to the workshop and tried to bend the flat piece in the vice to widen the mounting holes and losen the glue. Here is the pic of that process.

(CLICK TO ZOOM)
This method turend out to be FAIL. When bending the piece I realised that as the holes got wider, the pipes got wider aswell. They were sticking so hard to the walls of the hole that they started to deform. A friend took a look at it and toold me it was mos likely solder and gave me the tip of putting it on the stove untill the solder melted. So... I put it on the stove. I had read about this technique before but was a bit worried about the heatpipes exploading or cracking since I've heard that 100ºC is their limit (sounds a bit low though). But thinking about it a second time, since the pipes are soldered, the melting temp of the solder have to be lower than the maximum heatpipe temp. But just in case, I put on some safety glasses, turned on the stove and in a minute or two, the pipes dropped down one by one as the solder melted. Quickly pulled them away from the stove once loose and let them cool. There was some smoke before they melt that got me worried but I guess it was only some grease or something, because I tested them after and they all work fine.


(CLICK TO ZOOM)


(CLICK TO ZOOM)

Away with the stock heatsink since I need to take some measurements for the new heatpipe cooler.

(CLICK TO ZOOM)

Here is the reaelly thick piece of thermal pad used on the CPU. This is because the GPU and CPU have adifferent heigth. I have to thank Sanatarium here on the forum for providing the exact heightdifferent in his worklog.

(CLICK TO ZOOM)

Here I'm testfitting the heatpipes. This is how it all will be mounted. Heatpipes will be connected, behind the mobo, to the large 5mm thick aluminium plate that is also the base of the heatsink.

(CLICK TO ZOOM)

And ofcourse I also did some more heatsink parts, since the process is the same as the other parts, I wont bore you with the almost exact same pics.

(CLICK TO ZOOM)

All part so far put together.

(CLICK TO ZOOM)
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
Last edited by The_Gnu; 25th Nov 2010 at 09:08. Reason: Spelling
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th Nov 2010, 00:14   #36
confusis
Kiwi-modder
 
confusis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 2,405
confusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysisconfusis can run Crysis
omg I never thought of being able to scavenge heatpipes! hmm plan on. Great work so far dude!
confusis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th Nov 2010, 02:16   #37
Paradox42
Modder
 
Paradox42's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Some where in the vicinity of Betelgeuse
Posts: 61
Paradox42 has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
lol, thought your last pic was a metal periodic table of the elements...
__________________
Life- The game itself is pointless, but the graphics are to die for.
Paradox42 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th Nov 2010, 07:05   #38
Boscoe
"and she'll be foamin at the vag."
 
Boscoe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: London, England
Posts: 908
Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Boscoe is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Looking good. I love the idea!
__________________
i5 - 2500K, 8GB G.Skill RipJawsX 1600MHz, Asus P8P67-M Pro, 6850 , 500W ModXtreme
Boscoe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th Nov 2010, 09:04   #39
The_Gnu
8-bit addict
 
The_Gnu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 742
The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.The_Gnu is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by confusis View Post
omg I never thought of being able to scavenge heatpipes! hmm plan on. Great work so far dude!
Thanks. I actually like scavenging more than buying new, it's something about that "look, I turned this into THIS, muahahaha" feeling.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Paradox42 View Post
lol, thought your last pic was a metal periodic table of the elements...
hahaha.. well that would have been a little too geeky, even for mee

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boscoe View Post
Looking good. I love the idea!
Thanks
__________________

Project: ProtoHype (paused)
Project: GET A LIFE (Complete)
Project: Widescreen Projector(Complete)
Guide: How to brush Aluminum
The_Gnu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th Nov 2010, 09:08   #40
murtoz
Busy procrastinating
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Posts: 201
murtoz has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
Love the space invaders heatsinks!
murtoz is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 54 < 1 2 345671252 > Last »

Tags
aluminium, godly nostalgia bomb, heatpipe, htpc, mill, mini-itx

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
View Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 02:26.
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

bit-tech.net - Top