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Project Alpha M

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by Balder, 1 May 2004.

  1. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    Soo as I was watching France - England yesterday, i took my top plate in and gave it a good rubbing and polishing..

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    what do you think of the finish?
    Ignore the candle, it was the only thing in an arms length :worried:
     
  2. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    More stuff for me!

    Small update, if anyone cares :rolleyes:
    I orderd some stuff on thursday, and here they are...

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    This is the last stuff i need to get my w/c up and running, I also orderd some ram heatspreaders, mostly for the looks of it :p

    My wife is away to day, so i might get something done, if I dont decide to play a game or two of counter-strike (/me is an addict :worried: )
     
  3. mrplow

    mrplow obey the fist!!

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    We care! :dremel:
     
  4. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    thanx mrplow, I try to watch the viewed not the reply number, but some comments/sugestions would be nice, especaly(bad spelling, sorry I'm norwegian) on the watercooling plans would be welcome..
     
  5. Acid Burn

    Acid Burn ..look but don't touch..

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    HI balder!
    I really like the way this computer is turning out! Don't think about the amount of replies... I have a log here to, and some times I get a lot of responces and comments, but other times I don't get i commet although I have updated 3 times.. It's just the way it is, I guess :)

    Back to topic:
    I have that fan.. It really doesn't have the power to push a lot of airh through a radiator, if that's what you are planning to use it for.. (Since I have 2 radiators, I'm still going to use it though..).
    I'll stay tuned (although maybe I don't reply every time ;)). good luck mate! :thumb:
     
  6. mrplow

    mrplow obey the fist!!

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    Remember there are a lot of lurkers here (people who just read the logs) :)

    The case front looks fantastic, and the paint finish is gorgeous. The idea you had for routing the pipes and cables seems like it should turn out very clean indeed. I was going to suggest painting the inside then I just realised you said you're already going to, which is good :)

    I really like the case. I want one :dremel:
     
  7. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    Yeah, I'm a lurker too :rolleyes:
    I'm thinking about painting the front high gloss black too, dont know yet, but I just got a rush to mod, cant wait to get home..
     
  8. KAMIKAZE-FREAK

    KAMIKAZE-FREAK What's a Dremel?

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    duud
    keep up with the updates
    i also have a case like that
    but a bit difrent
    but i can learn alot from you so keep up the great modding :thumb:
     
  9. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    mini update

    sooo, watercooling for the first time, should be fun, only problem is:
    - no res, make one!
    - I have a p4, block amd :wallbash: fix it!!

    And no more paint left, need to buy more, again :sigh:

    But i did something today, made myself a res, or startet making one, and painted the side door with two coats of black highgloss...

    Pictures of res:
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    Me making one...

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    And an onetherone, showing the fill cap, and yes that is a from an old botle, ghetto :dremel:

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    different angle her

    I need to buy some more paint, so i can finish the sides, I also cut the plexi for the other side, need too work out the cut, and paint that door first..

    \\Balder
     
  10. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    OMFG!!!! FFS Alway me!!!

    Sooo, I started to mount the w/c for a test, check for leaks etc..
    AND the l20 is leaking, alot! (pictures when i find the charger for my cam)

    And since I'we disasembled it a few times, an everyting is mounted correctly, I have to fix it... :duh:

    solution? silicone baby :rock:

    It's drying now, when I come home, I'm gonna test it againg..
     
  11. Sc0rian

    Sc0rian Here comes the farmer

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    dfslf! Blah, bad luck!! :duh: Get some pics of it tho;)
     
  12. mrplow

    mrplow obey the fist!!

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    Hehehehe :hip: :thumb:
    Ghetto forever!

    Good luck gooping the crap out of the pump with silicone
     
  13. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    silicon and ductape, my favourit things, hmm, maybee add som tape to the res? :D
    nahh, I was think about one thing, maybee make a hole on the mb side, to see the waterlevel in the res? what do u think??
     
  14. Deep-Blue

    Deep-Blue Part-time Overclocker

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    omfg! l33tness!

    I generally don't post much, but for this i make the exception! That is seriously a great case to mod, so big, so spaceous. What you going to fill the other side with? HDDs?

    Mayb u could put a huge mesh window in the top, or on the other side of the case with a striplight or el-wire around it to make it glow?

    Keep up the great work!
     
  15. lamcdonald

    lamcdonald What's a Dremel?

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    Looking very good so far! :thumb:
     
  16. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    thanks for the kind words!
    The pump is now seald, its been going in a loop with the res and cpublokk for 20 houres, not one drop, I found the charger for the cam, so more pictures later :thumb:

    \\Balder
     
  17. Tulatin

    Tulatin The Froggy Poster

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    i've been a lurker on this project a while now actually. It's coming out rather nicely, but that right side door is a little troublesome. It looks good and all but personally, i hate the vents. If you were to take some chrome mesh; maybe diamond or even modders mesh and fill each slitted vent with it from the inside, then bondo, sand and paint - that would look amazing man. Keep up the good work!
     
  18. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    small update, with pictures

    ok, so someone at a norwegian forum told me that he couldt find a picture of the psu side of the case, and I "forgot" to take one :worried:

    anyhow herer are some pictures:

    The leaking pump, now fixed:
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    Thats the inside of the case, where the power, hd's and w/c will be placed, thats an 120mm fan for size refence...

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    difrent angle, to show of the drive bays....

    Had to put this one here to, this is the flow in my w/c:
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    just4fun :p

    and then a small teaser of the case:
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    The right side is not finished, but it looks nice already!!

    more will come later!

    \\Balder
     
  19. Tulatin

    Tulatin The Froggy Poster

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    Nice update, i like. Any chance of lighting that res with a few red LEDs? 3mm would be a sane choice.
     
  20. Balder

    Balder Calmer than a monk on morphine

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    the res will be lighted, and I'm thinking about making a water-level-meter between the to chambers, so that I can look in throug the window and see the water, and when dyed/lighted the water will look cool...
     

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