I'm wiring it up for a test run right now. The projhect has kind of been put on hold. The guy who was buying my computer turned out to be a scammer and hasnt replied to any of my emails after I asked for a way to verify his ID. I'm now looking for a sponsorship and a another person to buy my current system.
Selling on EBAY are we... i love that place, its like my home away from home.....you are an even more experienced ebay-surfer than I am... well anyway, its looking so awsome, and I am looking more into lcds thanks to you...my mod wil be comming this summer, i have no money, i will be getting another part-time job and will be working 40hour weeks during the whole summer break....as long as i get my gaming comp built....well, the best of luck to you man, its looking good so far. BTW, how old are you?
I'll be 17 in a couple weeks. An update (kind of) on the LCD. I have the datasheets for the controller and the LCD and the schematic for the software I'll be using. The one problem I have is that some of the things are labeled differently than they should be, so I'll have to contact the people who sold me the LCd and the maker of the controller board, and possibly the software guys to see what wire should go where.
Yeh, I can just imagine hearing the sound of CO2 being released when temps are getting high, scssssssch! Kinda like when a freight truck stops, and you hear the hissing sound that the breaks(I think the breaks make it anyways) make...
Hmmm, that could be an interesting idea to implement. Maybe even controlled through a seperate microcontroller that could monitor temps (though I would have to do extensive research and testing tos ee when certain components would need an extra lil breeze. Even though it would be kinda cool, it would just be anothe complicated item to add to the project, especialy a valve system that could be electronically controlled.
kicked this around awhile back ~~~ considered a nitrous solenoid(12v + common pipe size fittings, making it quite adaptable) and fogger valve fitted into a 80mm > 120mm adaptor over the heatsink wired to an independent microswitch.... practical? probably not
aren't there heat reactive switches? find one that closes at whatever temp you want and hook it up to a solenoid valve.
sorry to "revive" but, what happened...is it done? is it sitting on the floor...or in a tupperware or rubbermaid container.....?????? I need answers man!!!!!
An electro valve system wouldnt be too hard to rig up. How do you think hi end electro paintballguns like the Angel work anyway? You could just borrow one from a gun, or use the schematics to make your own, youd just need a soleniod or two i spose
I ran out of funding. My car is a total and complete piece of crap and sucks all my money out of me. Hopefully I will be getting a job with an advertising agency in vegas to build new comps for them whcich would give me to 2 grand or so that I would need to make this project a reailty. In the mean time i have been doing little things such as designing my own full waterblock set (dunno if I'll go with these or with some nice danger den kit) and gathering small bits and bobs that will be useful for the project. I have also been practicing my soldering on dead mobos I have in order to be confident that I will not kill this mobo for the project when I am relocating all of its and the the expansion cards' ports. the layout of the case means I will have to use a bit of an unorthodox mounting system and orientation of the components. I am also tosssing the idea of TEC cooling for the cpu, nb, and gpu. Although if I went this route I would need an external PSU unless I felt like cutting the case into bits and using bondo to rebuild it with slightly expanded dimensions. Do you guys think I should stay with decent overclocking with standard waercooling and settle for an all in one kinda bundle, or would it be cool even if it wasnt all internal and I had an external PSU powering the TECs. I have and idea using an external PSU that might be spiffy, I might use those old school XLR jacks and plugs and make a cable that will carry the power and grounds for the TECs as well as the AC for the PC's PSU all in one thick cable and plug. I would use some nylon sleeving around this cable to give it a real thick and powerful leef. Kinda like those big plugs on the backs of people's heads in the matrix. This would give me only one power line going to the PC after the external TEC PSU. So all in all, unless either someone buys my current comp, I get donations, sponsored, or items for review... this project wont get a real jump start untill this comp building job goes through or I stumble across some money. Oh and if M_D_K shows up and would like to vouch for my mirror paint finnish that would be cool. Otherwise if you guys wanna see the paint on the case your gonna have to ask nicely so I can feel motivated to go gank the digicam from my dad. I only pollished one side of the case because I found and uneven spot in the plastic and will need to repaint teh entire case to cover up where I sanded through a little bit. Even so, I think I did a VERY nice job on the paint work, it pays to have acess to nice equipment and spray booths. The paint looks really cool, its a black and silver metallic paint.
I will be starting work on the external LCD, lighting,I have decided that I will be using RGB leds through, and fan controller in a bit. I have some cool buttons and knobs that I am custom making from plexi glass rods. I have decided to use RGB LEDs throughout the entire case and inside of all of the perihperals. This way my project will never have a set color shceme. I will be able to tweak the colors of all of the lgihts and make it fit my current mood and particular color I want at the time.
just a copy/paste of my post on another forum. its 2 in the morning and i dont feel like retyping it. Just to let ya know that the project hasnt died. I just really lack the funds to buy all the hardware I will need. I am also toying with a views cooling system designs and the layout of the hardware. I will have pics of the R/G/B full spectrum of colors lighting setup when its done. I will control the case, keyboard, and mouse lights through three knobs to achieve any color that I want. SShould look pretty spiffy. For now enjoy my webcam butchered mirror black/silver mirage paint.
Wow, that looks very similar to mine. Although your paint job does look better. Read the article I wrote about mine here: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/articles/project_one/index.shtml
Looking good, the fake CF gives a nice touch. I hope you get your funds sorted soon so you can complete this project. [thread jacking] I will soon start a complete rebuild of my Oenone case. I managed to get hold of a much smaller (1"shorter) mATX motherboard so the major difference is that the 1U PSU no longer will be needed. With a bit of reshuffeling on the inside a normal ATX PSU should fit and help a lot to lower the noise level. This on the other hand means the carbon fibre chassis will go bye bye and get replaced by aluminium. Now when everyone else decided to give their O2s killer paintjobs I think I will have to follow suit this time... [/thread jacking]
Morphine that paint job looks v nice hope you can do some better pics to do it more justice I look forward to seeing this update mashie Mines staying as is at the moment I havent the time to update it. I've sold my spare O2 chassis as I wanted to do something new Morphine that paint job looks v nice hope you can do some better pics to do it more justice
