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Been a busy time and my build got stuck in limbo for a while. It is nearly 100% done except for some tidying up and the GTX water cooling mod. GTX water cool mod: The latter is awaiting its "DWood" brackets - had a little snafoo in trying to get them - but now they are on their way. And best...

i beg to differ re the one above statement that "Most gamers dont switch DPI in the same game" (what they likely mean is for the duration of a game the DPI remains as is until out of game and back to work or apps) However many many FPS and other gamers use in-game DPI adjustments - so it is a...

Hi Danny 350, If you consider a "flat" line across the HAT - from the rear Button 3 to the in front of HAT Button 2 - then yes, each rise in elevation would or could impede one's actions somewhat. However this is more fine tuning than the coarser overall hand adjustment or position. So my aim...

What issues is your RAT 7 giving? ps- I have a RAT 7 on my one PC i'm using right now and it has been super. Some apparently had bad lasers...or quirky. (And RAT 9 batteries just dont last - go flat quicker n quicker then dont charge.)

Yip - modding fever run amok! No - actually i was very disappointed in these mice. And that was after thinking they would be far better than my disastrous Corsair M90's. Some history for those interested - else skip to the pics please..... The Corsair Mice: Buttons too far apart and the...

thanks, great idea - i will try it out for sure.

Ok - here is my reply until i lost it (expired ticket?) - so let me summarize re the 690 and temps quick.... Like Mr Bean said: ....."more than adequate" is my feeling too - as an overall summary. But see further on....its all relative. As for GPU water / AIO - see the the Dwood GTX680 forum...

The basic system you have listed will be fine for the Apps - and at stock speeds too. So temps and noise should not be any concern. However - my own view - from several builds is that the results always favor higher airflow thru the case - so to me that is the most important point. Many seem to...

Hi Lu(ky, Just imported myself the same case and MoBo. And decided on a GTX670 and definitely one AIO rad for the CPU. Now - your Q 1 and 2. One 120 or 140 rad is not enough! Maybe on idle or mild work it'll be "reasonable". So now its up to either two 120/140 rads or as you show - a dual...

OK- some more thinking and tinkering with the rad-rails. Made some samples up and tried to find a feasible method to stack the two rads and also add the lower rails to them. Here is a pic of one of the samples (it only attached on the left hand side - the two grommets would be the mounting...

Some more progress pics. I must still take some of the finished fans - it is rather nice to see the cut hole cleaned up and how much that rubber u-channel makes it look professional. But meantime.... Below is a pic showing where the 2 x rads must go. The spot where the HD bays were - below the...

Thanks Vipz - i actually did have a look to see what a straight convertor Txformer or else invertor would go for - but not only are they super scarce here, they cost more then the item they drive! (Granted its a 600 or 750W unit - not exactly small fry) ....punny.... Luckily i found a eBay...

And now onto the rear of the case. Where there is a perfect spot just begging for a fan. As with the lower one i added i wish Lian Li added these two mesh'ed or fan-ready straight from the factory. They save Aluminum and we score time, effort and efficient cooling. Don't worry - the little...

:confused: Lost all my log after the previous for some reason - submit = poooof Anyway, take 2: So with this case - like any other - i usually try and see if it needs more cool air - which they mostly do due to the level of hardware. Most are high or extreme quality game ready PC's - so there...

Hi, thought i'd share some of my build here. This build is a mATX as opposed to the previous ITX Lian Li Q11's. Silly me thought i'd have a wee bit more space! :) Parts: Asus Gene V Z77 3770K Antec 900 Lian Li V600FX EVGA GTX680 SC & backplate Extra fans Corsair Link Commander (Fan + Lighting)...

Hi nlancaster - nice idea relocating the PSU! And to add to the last reply - Jomanscool2 - As for the mATX - did one myself on my silver Q11 - alas it lies the whole frame 101% full! So much i had to "shave' my SATA connectors so the outer ones would squeeze in. I then also realized there...

Hi all, Thanks for the good feedback - i must admit to feeling rather satisfied about it myself. Especially as it actually works quite well to 'boot' ;) (19.5TB NAS using a RAIDZ2 array - using Freenas 8 so the swap files and 1024 byte conversion resulted in this as useable space. With AD...

The bung hole cap. Seeing as this seemed like the only place to put indicator LED’s on – we made a “power on” and dual “HDD activity” LED holder from two layers of Perspex using an original oak cap. The wine VAT rests horizontally on a cradle – so the only way to see any indication...

Another view of the front – where the tray slides into the VAT. The HD “rest” rungs for each bay of six can be seen. As well as the one leg of the fan holder- sliding in and out. Servicing or replacing a drive is easy as the try slides out halfway without...

Here is the main part – the inner tray - for the drives that are needing a COOL and vibration free home. The MoBo tray was gutted from an old PC chassis- note the fine tolerances – no space to waste Especially considering the opening “end” is a smaller diameter circle than the inner...

End on view – with the mainstay “tray” fitted loosely. Getting railings or a method to slide this tray in and out was an initial problem. Many good ideas - but due to tight tolerances no space of the tray could be lost or obstructed, and so the options became fewer. Here...

The pics are a bit behind the times as the build is nearly done - all but for real life live testing. So i will upload the pics that were taken to show the progress. The build took a week including both weekends - and mainly done after hours. ( Don't have a workshop so my poor office had to...

OK - here is the candidate - some pics of the rough state of the VAT. It is made up from parts of other discarded barrels (any 'good' barrels would be far too expensive and likely in use anyway) Whereas a "made-up" VAT is really cheap all things considered...at about R800 (~$120) and the...

Hi all, Mostly i like working with the smaller SFF cases and have another build to post on them - but for this project it is all about a NAS PC. Seeing as we needed more NAS storage space and the size (amount of HDD) was known it came down to one thing - the case or chassis to use. This...

deleting if i can find out how (apologies for double post)

lol - it was actually a consideration when i began thinking on it. (And some jokes on "wine-cooling" - running too hot, take another sip....etc etc) But fitting the LED's for power and HD activity plus on/off button - the only suitable place was really in the "bung stopper" in the top. Least...

Hi all, Mostly i like the SFF cases - but for me/work we needed more NAS storage space. So i am doing a NAS build with 12 x 2TB drives and needed a suitable case. But the nearest here in ZA is the Lian Li PC-P60 or P80 - and they are not ideal either. For me: The case must have fans blowing...

The temps were quite good as shown - but then i noticed that during prolonged high use (gaming!) the ambient temps went up to low to mid 50's (Celsius). Not bad but i like better.... Plus my non B3 Intel H67 was not a happy camper - it is SUPER sensitive about memory heat..must be under 40C...

Sorry for the long delay - took some time to get round to uploading the pics i promised. So let me place some here and then i'll try add some more detail ASAP :) OK - here are the pics of the Radiator fitted.... 1) Above pic is the final layout - actually there were two or three variations...

Here is my first attempt at modding the H70 into the Lian Li Q11 chassis The picture gives the overall view and that it can be done - albeit with some modding of the front (push) fan. The reason it is ModA or the first attempt - using the 'temporary' 1155 MoBo - an Intel DH67CF. Why it would...

Yes - please do list the power connector orientations Up or Back FYI the Asus GTX560ti is 245mm (plus a layer of paint or two!) Just squeezed 2 of them into 2 Lian Li Q11's - they do fit and connectors are UP/Top. And - if i 'could' add a difficulty rating...per case? - .the GTX460 Twin...

Sure - i will try to upload some this weekend for sure. Plus that thing called work kinda dents my hobby time in the week :( Got my other project on final test - the 1156 on my sig with the new GTX560ti - modded the H50 a bit to improve cooling and it looks super temp wise (and sound...

Hi, This post is to highlight some experiences in building some SFF game rigs using the Q11 SFF case. With cooling and video card size being the most queried parts there are some "interesting" possibilities. Well, not as varied as one would have in the US or Europe (being in ZA) one learns...

Yes rhansen5_99, My supplied connectors look "nearly" the same. Problem is that i have the flashing LED/won't eject and altho i'm "sure" i connected right - the functioning is not as expected. So yip - someone that has some experience would e.g. easily say that if the power is ok (5V +...

ps - the auto linking to key words actually linked to amazon' selling a unit that "looks" like mine - but no model number nor anything else - face looks the same...lol (http://www.amazon.com/HP-drive-DVD-ROM-Serial-internal/dp/tech-data/B001D4O8PK/ref=de_a_smtd)

Hi, just as i thought the latest project would benefit from a slimline CD/DVD rewriter i hit a wall. The problem may or may not be big - but i prefer advise prior to struggling. Some background: Case is a Q11 with Asus GTX560ti - corsair PSU (shortie 600 CX) and the Lian Li slimline CD...

Thanks Jen, imo i don't think it's misleading though - just a good idea that everyone must do their own homework on. It's nice to be innovative and try things out - thus the info on this forum is so priceless to us especially seeing that some of us don't have all the toys available to play...

Hi Jen, Sorry to hear re the board problems. It is frustrating to get sizes and specs at times. One thing i did want to mention is re the "unusable" SATA ports. :( If they are the sole issue then have you considered a PCIe card or SSD? I mean the SSD that comes pre-packed on a PCIe...

Just a quick update - the Asus GTX560 ti DCii fits! :D The fit is very very tight tho! lol (It is 245mm +- a layer of paint with up facing connectors! ) (I'll add a link URL at the end of the post showing the card to ID it 100%) I did a dry run fit tonight to make sure but i had to remove...

Hi Jen, Thanks for the heads-up on the EVGA 570. I should have gone for the 570 to start with but local stock is always a problem (as is my $$$ situation at times... lol) So i will look it up for sure - and see if locally available (i had bad past EVGA experiences). I'd also be curious to...