Black Phoenix work log

[Ben83red]

Well the names tenative, Ive never given a computer a name but one that has this much money sunk into it better have one.

Well this is the case i got a Lian Li Pc-v2000 (black)

the box is gigantic.

Heres the hardware that came with the computer. I have no idea what the black rubber things in the upper left corner are for.

Inside of the case,

The rear exaust fan, with built in muffler!

Hard drive cages

The rollers on the case, solid machined aluminum. You get what you pay for.

And the extra hardware i bought for the case, heatshink tubing (1/2' also bought 1/4") sata cables, 20 feet of 1/4" sleeving, liquid electricial tape, soldier, 18g red and black wire, cant find yellow.. owell) and sound asorbing mats from guess where?

Even the power button is made from solid aluminum. god its purdy.

 

[Fanatik]

Those black round ruber things are for the wheels. So that they dont scratch your nice purty wood floors and to help with traction.

 

[Ben83red]

yeah figured that out after posting, then reading the instruction booklet. heh. scratching the woodfloor is the last thing im conserned about (when we put it in, we had to cut em with a circular saw and it made sparks) its pergo wood flooring, not real wood.

 

[l1zrdking]

God I wish I could afford one of those. Great case, thanks for sharing pics

 

[Ben83red]

alrighty, well today i began to remove the old components from the old case, heres a comparson of the old case to the new one.

removing the hard drives DUUUUUSSSSSTTTTTTYYYYYY

inside of my old case

Began isntalling cd, dvd r and sound pannel.

Probelm occured when trying to install the fan controller, the plastic sides didnt fit inside the slot

sooo dremel time

heres a closeup of the edges

after griding down the sides

and

fits like a glove

close up from the side (it sticks out a bit but hardly noticable)

onto removing of graphics and sound cards.

installing hard drives, the strange screws that are used.

installed, repositioned them so the cable could clear the side case. also had to mount them upside down for the cables to acutally connect (not pictured.)

and my mobo.

and cut the 4 pin mobo connector marked one of the yellows and blacks with white out to tell what to soldier to what.

same thing with the cpu fan tail. but i just slid it over the end . dotn want to soldier thoes thin wires. also modded it so it ran at full speed, (twisted blue wire)

i put it together to post this because i was haveing withrdrawl symptoms from no interent and bf2 heh. go figure.


thats it for a lil while, because the psus being a b!tch to sleeve and heatshrink, any suggestions?

 

[Ben83red]

erm anyone with a solution to the psu sleeving problem?

 

[JOKER_JOKER]

What problem are you having with the wires? Can you be more specific?

 

[Ben83red]

the silver sleeving is extremely "fragile" it frays like a mofo, ive used a soldering iron to cut it but it then seals shut.... ive also tried melting the sides after i cut em but that doesnt work either. also the soldier im using doesnt want to stick to the wires, so im getting somewhat of a large soldier connection every time. and the heatshrink gets a bit hard to slip over that AND the fraying sleeving. and the molex pins, are a pain in the ass to get out, is there anything that will remove female pins?

 

[JOKER_JOKER]

OK. First off don't use solder when your sleeving. Just cut the sleeving with scissors or anything without heat because it will seal shut every time. As for the fraying, depending on the diameter of the sleeving, put a pencil or a small rod into each end (to keep it from sealing) and carefully melt each end a little bit. Then slip it onto the wires and apply the heatshrink. It should work fine. Also, to remove molex's, male and female, I suggest getting one of these. And for the 20 and 24 pin ATX power connectors I suggest getting this. They'll be worth it in the long run. Hope that helps.