Planning Corsair Obsidian build (PSU fully sleeved)

Oh god, it all went wrong...

Started off well, got about 8 of the ATX cables removed and tagged....



then this happened...



Normally, that isn't so bad once you get the clip out for the end of the cable....

normally....

Then it was followed by this....


Sh**.

Now I need to source ATX cable clips...

 

Oh dear. You could try a 20pin to 24pin ATX adapter from eBay if you don't have a spare PSU about.

How did you sleeve the connectors for the case SATA power cable thingy? Does it come apart?

 

Yeah, the caps just pop off the various power connectors.

I have an old PSU from a PII 266 lying around, so I will raid that for the retention clips, I don't forsee any problems there.

I just kind of panicked when this happened. I'll not do any more tonight for fear of stress

 

Very wise - too easy to have a 'mare under pressure. I've been there, making things worse trying to correct stupidity.

 

Well, pretty much finished the PSU now. There is 1 cable still in the connector.

This far, 3 cables have gone bust on me. The side locks wedge into the connector and the teeth on the pin remover are too flexible to correct it.

Gotten very annoyed with this and I can only hope that the MOBO auxillary power and the PCI-E cables are a little more forgiving.

I am currently removing the broken clips from the connectors (may just buy a new 24-pin connector) and then I will scrounge 2 (maybe 3) new clips from the old PSU.

The thing that has me worried the most is whether or not I can get them to attach to the cables properly.

Would I be better off getting them soldered?

 

Just to throw up a query,

Would I be better off just soldering the cables onto old connectors.

I think this might be a better option than trying to pry open salvaged connectors from an old PSU and then trying to secure the wires. I have one done, but getting ALL the wires under the grips is damn hard with the limited toolset I have.

So, Soldering - yay or nay?

Thanks to any and all input.

 

Well, ended up getting this sorted.
Re-soldered the broken cables and got them all sleeved.

The base of the PSU is a bit ugly, but, there ya go. I have some plans for hiding the base of it anyway and it won't really be visible once it is in the final build

Soldering:




The base of the PSU. I know they are not all even, but it is damn hard to get heat in there without melting other cables or older sleeving. Damn, where the hell did I leave the heatgun...


Here is the progress on the main connector...


After having buy a soldering iron, learn how to solder, re-"crimp" the clips, source new clips in case of emergency, practice soldering, re-solder (after some expert advice ) it's done.... but the PSU isn't finished yet.







I am a complete and utter numpty with this stuff, but I am happy with it for a first attempt. Yes, it's an expensive first attempt, but so long as I am smiling, I don't really care. Still though, opinions/comments appreciated.

 

The green looks great. I never thought individually sleeved PSU cables would look good, but I'm getting into that look lately.

 

It looks good so far keep up the good work, I have tryed to soldier but i havent had much luck with it so the fact that you got the terminals crimped on and soldierd is great. As long as the ends fit in the connector your good im sure that very little will be seen once your finished.

 

That's what it's always about bro

 

Cheers all.

Bit-Tech is where I got hooked on modding (Dark Blade, was the spark. what a surprise) and with all the skills flying around here, I value any and all input that is going around.

I am thinking of a small piece of plexi/acrylic in an arc to cover over the ends of the cabling.

I have *just* enough sleeving left I think to do the rest of the cabling (auxillary power, PCI-E x 2, and a small extension for the SATA power cable).

On that note, could I just simply cut the SATA power cable to the first junction? No need to have 30cm more cable just flopping around when I only need the first 15cm...

 

For anyone who cares, I did a review of the case after pouring over the little details here and there.

NaloaC's review of the Corsair Obsidian 800D

 

still watching
nice job btw

 

Well, I ran out of heatshrink and SATA sleeving, so I am waiting on a new batch from MDPC to be delivered. It should be here on monday.

I am also about to order these;

Nanoxia 120mm DX 900RPM fans (x4)



Temperature monitors (x4; CPU, GPU, NB, SB)

Paired green LED's for the side panel logo design.

Hopefully I'll have these by the end of next week.

 

Nice work on the sleeving dude. Let us know what you think of the Nanoxia fans

 

Most certainly will.

The DX versions have an opaque black frame in contrast to the semi-transparent frame of the FX series and do not have the water-proof feature, which is kind of pointless in my opinion.

I reckon the 900RPM versions should move enough air for me. If they cut the mustard, I will replace the stock 140mm fans in the case with Nanoxias as well.

The nice thing about them, from impressions thus far, is that the blades are UV reactive, as is the sleeving I have, so the lighting can be more subtle, rather than bright green LED's.

I am still trying to locate willing companies here in Ireland who might be able to lasercut the side panel for me.

Also, I assume you can get acrylic in 1mm?

I think I have it sussed how I am going to make this;


The whole thing MUST be flush with the side panel.

 

try www.sheetmetal.ie
I'm currently trying to get a quote for some serious alu work for my project
Steve'll take .STEP files if you model the design

 

Very cool so far, too bad the Corsair Obsidian has such good cable management you'll probably never see the cables anyways

 

Thankfully the cables are long enough that they will be visible to an extent inside the case. The green is there to off-set the all-black internals I am using, but I don't want to have too much.

I reckon I might order the motherboard this week so that I have the sleeving perfect. I also need to test the PSU after the sleeving accidents

 

Well, I've ordered the fans, temp monitors and 2 of the paired LEDs.

I went with 3 x 120mm 1200 RPM Nanoxia and 1 x 120mm 900RPM, instead of all four being 900RPM.

The 900RPM will be secured in the lower HDD cage to supplement airflow there.

The 1200RPM will be attached to the case roof on the rad grill.

Now I need to figure out how to join a bunch of them together so that I can decide on a decent fan controller.

Anyone know any good black aluminium ones with possibly green LED's?