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Karrek · 23rd Jul 2012, 18:40

excellent job so far - I love the clean look and the colors. great attention to detail as well!

B NEGATIVE · 27th Jul 2012, 13:38

Yay!! My polishing torch has arrived!!

........should of known really.

Im fluent in IKEA so lack of instructions is not a problem.
Interesting to note that the gas is switchable with no dead man safety...
Acrylic polish 101 soon!

Ilias78 · 1st Aug 2012, 12:34

Subscribed! Absolutely fantastic work you are doing there mate!

Att1cus · 3rd Aug 2012, 03:25

Yo dude - could really use some advice on those metal tubes. What material and size are they? which tube bender did you use? Most importantly, how did you get them to seal well with the fittings on the CPU blocks and such? Was it difficult to measure?

Att1cus · 3rd Aug 2012, 04:37

Not sure why my post didn't show, but I have to ask more about the tubes. What size and material are the tubes? what fittings are you using for them (I can't find much for 'push fittings')?

B NEGATIVE · 6th Aug 2012, 16:46

After speaking to Ricardo from ColdZero, i managed to get this done.

a nice little sli bridge cover!!

http://www.coldzero.eu/

They do a remarkable amount of plexi modding bits and are well worth a look for one off pieces,backplates,front panels.....the list goes on!!
Rapid turnaround and great customer service,i recommend you take a look.

Att1cus · 7th Aug 2012, 16:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by B NEGATIVE

Got some push fit fittings to make the test fitting.

I may even keep using these fittings,they look ok and are 1/3rd the price of the koolance fittings.
Downside is i dont trust push fit fully,not like a proper compression fitting.

Any chance you can recommend/link the fittings you use for 1/2" 5/8"OD metal pipes? I'm new to the metal pipe thing and prepared to lose a few nights sleep getting bending right, but i hope to save myself some headaches with fittings.

If you can link the push and the compression fittings that work best with metal tubing it'd really help me out

B NEGATIVE · 8th Aug 2012, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Att1cus

Any chance you can recommend/link the fittings you use for 1/2" 5/8"OD metal pipes? I'm new to the metal pipe thing and prepared to lose a few nights sleep getting bending right, but i hope to save myself some headaches with fittings.

If you can link the push and the compression fittings that work best with metal tubing it'd really help me out

Koolance may do a 1/2" fitting, i am only aware of 12mm and 10mm fittings.
You can get 12mm tube in the US (seeing as you asked for 1/2",im assuming you are US?)

Att1cus · 8th Aug 2012, 12:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by B NEGATIVE

Koolance may do a 1/2" fitting, i am only aware of 12mm and 10mm fittings.
You can get 12mm tube in the US (seeing as you asked for 1/2",im assuming you are US?)

Yep - thanks for the reply! I bet you get a ton of questions on here.

I am from the US and have used 1/2" ID 5/8" OD in the past, as I have heard that allows for maximum flow. Is working with a smaller diameter tube a viable concern?

AverageNinja · 8th Aug 2012, 13:06

That's nice B-Negative!

-AverageNinja (also from the OC3D Forum).

B NEGATIVE · 8th Aug 2012, 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Att1cus

Yep - thanks for the reply! I bet you get a ton of questions on here.

I am from the US and have used 1/2" ID 5/8" OD in the past, as I have heard that allows for maximum flow. Is working with a smaller diameter tube a viable concern?

I get a few.

The difference between ID's for flow is slight,nothing to worry about.

Nutman · 8th Aug 2012, 20:47

Thanks for pointing me towards coldzero.eu - some really nice stuff there. +1 rep!

Dhemon · 14th Aug 2012, 13:55

Well, very well. Follow you

Waynio · 14th Aug 2012, 15:48

Nice sli bridge

how has the polishing torch been doing for you? I wouldn't mind trying a faster route for polishing acrylic

tried a blow torch with minimal success but a specific built one for flame polishing is more like what I need I think.

B NEGATIVE · 16th Aug 2012, 17:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waynio

Nice sli bridge

how has the polishing torch been doing for you? I wouldn't mind trying a faster route for polishing acrylic

tried a blow torch with minimal success but a specific built one for flame polishing is more like what I need I think.

The torch works a treat,its not a polish specific thing tho... It takes some practice,get stuck in fella.

Look what came in the post...one short tho.

Oh so sexy.....

Nowhere near the same amount of mill marks as EK....
The plating is very good!!

The wrong way up for my purposes...

So,out come the allen keys...

.......orly?

I have a method for these tricky o-rings.

Get the o-ring in the groove at one end.

Slide the block piece over the end you just placed,after pulling the bolts out of course. You dont want to snag the o-ring and damage it.

then bolt it down...simples.

KoSoVaR^ · 17th Aug 2012, 02:34

I love those waterblocks!

Tattysnuc · 18th Aug 2012, 07:55

Can you explain for the hard-of-modding like me why you've switched the inlet/outlet port around?

Many thanks in advance

B NEGATIVE · 20th Aug 2012, 08:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tattysnuc

Can you explain for the hard-of-modding like me why you've switched the inlet/outlet port around?

Many thanks in advance

My case is a BTX or inverted layout,when the blocks are installed the lettering would be upside down.

And that would bug me.

B NEGATIVE · 20th Aug 2012, 08:30

oops double post

B NEGATIVE · 22nd Aug 2012, 15:49

Not really build related but i gots me a new monitor!

Achieva Shimian 1440p 27" IPS.........for £200!

I have one stuck pixel on the far right of the screen but its well out of the way and is soooo tiny that it only shows on black screens.

The colour tho,is something else,very vivid....makes DayZ look awesome!!

23rd Jul 2012, 18:40	#121
Karrek Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 167	Fantastic excellent job so far - I love the clean look and the colors. great attention to detail as well!

8th Aug 2012, 20:47	#132
Nutman Never stuck with stock@Hotmods.net Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Posts: 2,183	Thanks for pointing me towards coldzero.eu - some really nice stuff there. +1 rep! __________________ Best regards, Nutman Project: Nutman - Sponsored by: Coolerkit - Specialtech - EK Waterblocks

14th Aug 2012, 15:48	#134
Waynio Keep calm & mod on. =) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,592	Nice sli bridge how has the polishing torch been doing for you? I wouldn't mind trying a faster route for polishing acrylic tried a blow torch with minimal success but a specific built one for flame polishing is more like what I need I think. __________________ Air Cube v2 and gaming tower (Fin Aug 2010) Stealthlow (Fin Sep 2011) Lean & Green - Modular Dual PC Paused Midlag Crisis

17th Aug 2012, 02:34	#136
KoSoVaR^ Professional Sleever & Modder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 927	I love those waterblocks! __________________ Project Chocolate Temptation Project MonoBits KosovarMods - Facebookpage

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27th Jul 2012, 13:38	#122
B NEGATIVE Pipebender Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South London Posts: 337	Yay!! My polishing torch has arrived!! ........should of known really. Im fluent in IKEA so lack of instructions is not a problem. Interesting to note that the gas is switchable with no dead man safety... Acrylic polish 101 soon!

1st Aug 2012, 12:34	#123
Ilias78 What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 5	Subscribed! Absolutely fantastic work you are doing there mate!

3rd Aug 2012, 03:25	#124
Att1cus What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4	Yo dude - could really use some advice on those metal tubes. What material and size are they? which tube bender did you use? Most importantly, how did you get them to seal well with the fittings on the CPU blocks and such? Was it difficult to measure?

3rd Aug 2012, 04:37	#125
Att1cus What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4	Not sure why my post didn't show, but I have to ask more about the tubes. What size and material are the tubes? what fittings are you using for them (I can't find much for 'push fittings')?

6th Aug 2012, 16:46	#126
B NEGATIVE Pipebender Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South London Posts: 337	After speaking to Ricardo from ColdZero, i managed to get this done. a nice little sli bridge cover!! http://www.coldzero.eu/ They do a remarkable amount of plexi modding bits and are well worth a look for one off pieces,backplates,front panels.....the list goes on!! Rapid turnaround and great customer service,i recommend you take a look.

8th Aug 2012, 13:06	#130
AverageNinja Almost an EpicNinja Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The Netherlands; Zeewolde Posts: 347	That's nice B-Negative! -AverageNinja (also from the OC3D Forum).

14th Aug 2012, 13:55	#133
Dhemon What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3	Well, very well. Follow you

18th Aug 2012, 07:55	#137
Tattysnuc Thinking about which mod to do 1st. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,108	Can you explain for the hard-of-modding like me why you've switched the inlet/outlet port around? Many thanks in advance

20th Aug 2012, 08:30	#139
B NEGATIVE Pipebender Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South London Posts: 337	oops double post

22nd Aug 2012, 15:49	#140
B NEGATIVE Pipebender Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South London Posts: 337	Not really build related but i gots me a new monitor! Achieva Shimian 1440p 27" IPS.........for £200! I have one stuck pixel on the far right of the screen but its well out of the way and is soooo tiny that it only shows on black screens. The colour tho,is something else,very vivid....makes DayZ look awesome!!