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Project: Lian sLi - Update June 24 - PSU mounting complete

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by WPELLE, 8 Apr 2005.

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  1. WPELLE

    WPELLE What's a Dremel?

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    As some had already guessed the PSU had to be mounted to the front of case.

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    I was worried at first that there wouldn't be enough clearance between the motherboard and the PSU but fortunately it worked out just fine :thumb:

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    There are some work left on the PSU, like routing a power cable from the front to a plug at the back, but that's for the next update ;)
     
    WPELLE, 15 Jun 2005
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  2. Jipa

    Jipa Avoiding the "I guess.." since 2004

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    humm that's interesting place for PSU. It's allmost a pity I don't shame to modify my Nexus PSU :]
     
    Jipa, 16 Jun 2005
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  3. jopers1986

    jopers1986 Minimodder

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    are you gonna have the power cable coming out of the front, or root cables round to the back and put in another power socket?
     
    jopers1986, 16 Jun 2005
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  4. WPELLE

    WPELLE What's a Dremel?

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    I'm going to route them to the back and put install a new power socket.
     
    WPELLE, 16 Jun 2005
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  5. Tulatin

    Tulatin The Froggy Poster

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    you probably should flip that psu's fans so it's an intake, or at least duct the rear fan to the side panel so it has some cool air
     
    Tulatin, 16 Jun 2005
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  6. GigantoR

    GigantoR What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah, just flip those fans around and that would solve that problem
     
    GigantoR, 16 Jun 2005
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  7. jopers1986

    jopers1986 Minimodder

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    yer good plan! sod the warrenty :D
     
    jopers1986, 16 Jun 2005
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  8. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    It's what modding is all about :thumb:
     
    Firehed, 17 Jun 2005
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  9. shplade

    shplade What's a Dremel?

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    If you install a new socket, make sure you remove the one up front, otherwise stray fingers will easily come in contact with live mains power :eeek:
     
    shplade, 17 Jun 2005
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  10. WPELLE

    WPELLE What's a Dremel?

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    I'm not sure it will be necessary since it will exhaust all the hot air through the front ventilation holes, but i'll keep it in mind.

    See pic :D

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    I assembled the Aquabay/Aquatube/Aquastream today as well:

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    More to come... :)
     
    WPELLE, 19 Jun 2005
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  11. mrhanky

    mrhanky What's a Dremel?

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    looks nice, hope you can update some more before i go on vacation
     
    mrhanky, 19 Jun 2005
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  12. WPELLE

    WPELLE What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks man. Hope I have time to do some more work next week.

    Since I mounted the radiator and the fans this weekend I just had to fire em' up ;)

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    WPELLE, 19 Jun 2005
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  13. shplade

    shplade What's a Dremel?

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    Oooh clever :)

    Thats a really good idea for the psu, I might consider it in my PC60...

    Looking great, can't wait for updates :)
     
    shplade, 20 Jun 2005
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  14. WPELLE

    WPELLE What's a Dremel?

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    A friend of mine donated an Antec Smartpower 500W to me. Since it's modular and can be fitted with 2x PCI-express connectors out of the box I thought it would replace the Powerstream for this project.

    Here are some pics of the finished PSU-mounting:

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    To mount the plug at the back I cut a bit of acrylic to fit where the PSU used to be:

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    WPELLE, 24 Jun 2005
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  15. dahl

    dahl What's a Dremel?

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    DAMN! Nice!
     
    dahl, 24 Jun 2005
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  16. simosaurus

    simosaurus What's a Dremel?

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    ur gonna fix that power cable sticking out the front, right?
     
    simosaurus, 25 Jun 2005
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  17. Hasle

    Hasle nohasslemods›

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    I don't think that would be visible with the front cover on, would it?
     
    Hasle, 25 Jun 2005
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  18. Pistol

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    It wont be visible
     
    Pistol, 25 Jun 2005
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  19. WPELLE

    WPELLE What's a Dremel?

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    As some already said, it will be covered by the frontpanel. I had to shave off some of the plug to make it fit.
     
    WPELLE, 26 Jun 2005
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  20. simosaurus

    simosaurus What's a Dremel?

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    oh yes, silly me :) cool then :D
     
    simosaurus, 26 Jun 2005
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