Case Mod - In Progress HP Blackbird 002

Hello Guys,
@ Prime: It's been a while!! Jeesh, how many years :flowers: Good to see you here.


@ Burnout: Thanks a bunch, Mate - please PM me your email address, and I will email it out. Of course I am willing to pay for it, if you have PayPal, it's easy - I will appreciate your help

 

email sent

 

Thanx Burnout, I've replied to your email

 

oh snap!
they are plotting against us!
*mental note, need to caputre MrBeans email addy, and read what is going on.......... if only i could *
EDIT: still wouldnt.............. wayyyyyy to LAZY

 

Hehe - no plotting - just one member (Burnout21) giving nother good advice, and a helping hand !

 

*deceit detected WARNING! WARNING WILL ROBINSON*
ahhh thats good to see
cant wait to see this nice mod finished

 

Ah, no worries, Mate, will keep you guys posted - there's a fair bit to do to have it finish up the way I would like it, especially wrt piping, which will change altogether

Chat laters.

 

Heya Guys,
Tweaking the system a little - a wise man once said no project log is ever complete

Well, I just got a very decent GFX card waterblock from a Mate second hand (thanx Stelios), but in very good condition - it is a Watercool Heatkiller 4870X2 LT. To be honest, I am not to mad about this full-cover waterblocks for such big cards, as there are obvious compromises, but let's not get into that for now. It is a very sexy block, and will very much simplify my gfx waterloop, and help me cut down on a few of those BitsPower fittings I have used in this loop - the fewer, the better (less flow-resistance)

Here's a link to the Heatkiller 4870X2 LT

I will need to get new thermal tape of appropriate thickness, as there's supposed to be 2 different ones used with this block - and will probably fit this on the weekend. Pics will follow, and hopefully I can "rewire" the loop to be more pleasing to the eye. Let's see how it turns out, will keep you posted.

 

Lucky you , those HeatKiller blocks area awesome.

 

And pretty crap to fit.

Will tackle this on the weekend

 

NICE

Great work and WC tube routing!

 

a few The last build I remember involved a Qpack and water, i think


enjoy the block

 

MrBean if you have a way of getting the product number i can look at work (I work at HP Printer support now) if i can find some product numbers of the things you need.

 

@ Paranoid: Thanx very much for your kind offer, Mate - let me see if I can get it from one of my contacts - would you mind giving me a few days, please?

I would appreciate, and if nothing comes of it, still a big thanx for your kind offer though :flowers:

 

Sure thing.. it is about to help where you can... And i might as well use the tools i have to help your mod if i can..

 

Thanx Mate, appreciated!

 

Hello Everyone,
So much has happened since my last update.

@ Burnout21: A good friend in the USA CNC'ed me a high-quality front-panel, as per my Acad drawing a page or so back.....pics to follow in the next update.

Well, finally, I have found the ideal reservoir for this case, the just-released Koolance RP-401X2.

It will fit in my single 5.25" drivebay, and what's better, I can use my 2x DDC pumps in serial mode, all integrated, for a very nice and compact, but extremely powerful watercooling system. I posted pics of the dual DDC Watercool top some time ago, and I am currently running them in the loop anyway, with quite a few changes since I posted pics last.

I will receive the new bay-res hardware, including new TMS-200 controller, TMS-EB200 Expansion board, and INS-FM18 Flowmeter, mid next week, and mount this all on the weekend.

I opted for the TMS-200, as I have the mCubed T-Balancer bigNG currently, but, to be honest, the (lack of) proper software under Win7-64 is giving me the shits. So, it's gotta go, probably relocating it to the Wife's system.

This HP Blackbird setup has been running watercooled for the past 2 years, so everything is in place, just need to mount this new compact res/pumps combo. Please check back for an update next weekend, you won't be disappointed

 

Well with the last post being from 2009, I'd think *something* would have happened to the case, lol!

That being said, I'm looking forward to see how this evolves further and the case is awesome, so keep it up!

 

GHaaaaah! You could have at least dropped us a teaser.
I'm looking forward to this weekend.

 

Will post a few updated pics over the weekend, Guys -> I do humbly apologize!