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Case Mod - In Progress Test bench mod by Ace_finland [completed]

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by Ace_finland, 10 Oct 2012.

  1. alain-s

    alain-s Minimodder

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    That is just amazing Ace!! Lovely Idea maybe U should contact Corsair and sit around the table with this great idea. :D
     
  2. KoSoVaR^

    KoSoVaR^ Professional Sleever & Modder

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    Oh my god, thats lovely!
    Can you show a picture with the red one, Please!
     
  3. Ace_finland

    Ace_finland Minimodder

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    Thanks! Yeah, i have already sanded it but maybe a different grit. i've seen 3mm sheet of acrylic which have been several square meters big and in order to get a even light through the whole sheet they used a co2 laser to cut different sized grooves throughout the sheet in order to get an even light. This might be a bit overkill for a ram mod :) but the principle is the same if u use a co2 laser or different grit sandpaper :) So i will do some tests and hopefully i will get it sorted out.

    lol, i wish ;)
    I will experiment ta bit more cause the light is not spreading more than in the picture without the light bar.
     
  4. Fonne

    Fonne What's a Dremel?

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    Looks amazing, really nice work :thumb:
     
  5. Editor22

    Editor22 E22 | Hex-Gear

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    Brilliant idea on the ram mate!
     
  6. Ripitup121

    Ripitup121 MMMMMMm watercooling....

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    Grats on winning the CM Case mods comp Ace (scratch mods) Super build and well deserved. :thumb:

    Rip
     
  7. Ace_finland

    Ace_finland Minimodder

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    Thanks!
    Thanks! btw, you will have a pm soon :)
    Thanks! but it was in the tower mod section, after all it started as a cm test bench :)

    Thanks to all that has been following me this year and a happy new year to you all! Next post will be next year :)
     
  8. Dmlindley

    Dmlindley What's a Dremel?

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    This is certainly one of the best test bench's I've seen! Well done!!!
     
  9. Cheapskate

    Cheapskate Insane? or just stupid?

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    Those ram covers are delicious.:D -NEEEEEED a picture with them with the whole case in the shot.
     
  10. Editor22

    Editor22 E22 | Hex-Gear

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    Thought you might like to see this :D

    LINK

    Would seem that corsair liked your ram idea :D
     
  11. Guest-23315

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    I like the fact Corsair feel the need to call and allen key 'an instillation tool'..
     
  12. Editor22

    Editor22 E22 | Hex-Gear

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    rofl that's not just any allan key and screws though Mankz.... thats a Corsair allen key and corsair screws :D
     
  13. Guest-23315

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    Since when did Corsair think they could compete with Marks and Sparks.. pff.
     
  14. Ace_finland

    Ace_finland Minimodder

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    Hey guys!
    Back now, been very busy with work and a lot of other stuff.

    Have been trying my best to get the ram working but after corsairs "release" on monday i decided to shelf my idea.

    I tried making grooves and so on in the acrylic and i got the light to spread decently as far as the new corsair kits are covered. Maybe they had the same problem :D Anyways, I will move on to some other mods i want to try out instead. Updates to come as soon as i make some progress :)

    Oh, also got the Rig Of The Year over at guru 3D!
     
  15. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    I missed most of this build. It looks fantastic, it's got a really mechanical look about. I love the lighting affects as well.

    Top modding dude :thumb:
     
  16. Editor22

    Editor22 E22 | Hex-Gear

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    oh wow! congratulations mate!
     
  17. dream1

    dream1 What's a Dremel?

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    I really like how the plexi is designed in it and the mobo tray back OMG that is just beautiful. Great job.
     
  18. Ace_finland

    Ace_finland Minimodder

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    Thanks!
    Thanks!
    Thanks!
     
  19. Ace_finland

    Ace_finland Minimodder

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    Hey guys! Seems like it was forever since i was last on, been so busy with work and life in general i have not had much time for modding. I did make a bunch of different backplates which i will hopefully post a pic of tonight.

    But for now i need your help.
    Sadly the coolant i used didn't work out so had to swap it to some normal cooling. This is when evrything went south and i have no idea anymore what's wrong. Hopefully some of you might have an idea.

    The problem is GPU #2 keeps rising until the computer shuts down.
    The loop order is res-pump-rad-parallell gpu's - res. The rad is an ek xt240

    On idle both sits around 5c over ambient, max on gpu is 57c, when i stop stress testing they bouth drop to 5 over ambient in a matter of min.

    If i swap the gpu's around it's the other one that overheats.

    What i have tried:
    - Cleaning out the blocks and reseated the blocks.
    - Checked the pump for flow and pressure
    - Flushed the whole system
    - swapepd around gpu's --> the other one overheats
    - checked that there are water in both gpu's
    - have bled the computers for hrs in evry possible position while running, def not air in the system.

    The only thing i can think of is for some reason there is not enough flow through the 2nd gpu block.

    Anyone have any ideas? I was thinking of getting a series block just to rule out the parallell block.

    Ace
     
  20. tekonivel

    tekonivel Minimodder

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    The problem might be the parallel block. i would change that first and see from there. serial makes sure that the liquid has to circulate trough both blocks.
    Good luck.
     

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