MetallicAcid's TJ07 (working title)

I love silverstone cases and love your design in this and cant wait to see it come together!
 
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Hello girls and guys of modding! I would like to present to you a major company who has generously given us a vital component to the TJ07 project. Which reminds me, I have to start thinking of a name for this project soon!

The company is no other than Silverstone Technologies! And the PC component which they have provided to us is the Silverstone Strider ST1200G 1200w PSU. So I would like to thank Marie from Silverstone.

I would now like to present an unboxing of this awesome PSU, and maybe write a few words about it as well while I am here.

















The packaging of this PSU is black and gold, with a high gloss finish. Very fitting colours when you compare it to the project! The sides of the box contain various information about how many cables are in the box, load levels, fan graphs, ripple levels etc. If you wanted to buy a PSU and you had to judge just by looking at the box, this would certainly have all the info you could ever need.











Opening the box gave me all of the cables (and there are ALOT), some screws, cable ties, velcro straps and the instruction manual. The cables are of all various colours, which is a shame since I will be sleeving them, and those colours might shine through. I don't wish to make my own cables, but I might just have to...

















First looks around the PSU. I have to admit, this thing is stunning and feels solid. And that paint work, Oh my!!! This wrinkle coated surface is supposed to make the PSU super durable and scratch resistant. So only time will tell if this is the case.





Those white stickers ruin the aesthetics.. Something must be done about that.





Ahhh, much better ;)













Some beauty shots of the paint job and logo. This is just a super sexy PSU overall, and it feels solid unlike others that I have used.




Now I just have to say that Silverstone did not ask me to do an unboxing of this PSU, but rather I did it because I enjoy doing so and it is my way of saying thank you.

So, until next update, stay cool!
Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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I have the 850watt variant of this psu and it has served me in my current rig running constantly for 3 years now! Such great build quality!
 
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Why hello there guys and girls of modding!

I have a lovely update to present to you today. I had done some work on the body with gluing the front panel into place, and sanding the entire face to it is totally flat. It was a labour of love, but well worth it! I covered over the 3 LED holes as well above the on/off switch. I then went ahead and filed out the original hole 5mm so that I could install the vandal switch seen it the pictures, which have a golden/yellow LED ring.

So with this said, onto the pictures!


































So I would like to hear your thoughts on the build so far! Please give me some feedback if you are enjoying this thread, and if there is anything I can do to improve the quality of the thread and/or project! Thanks!!

Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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My Comment:

"I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR"

But seriously, finally a case being modded in here, and it's shaping up well.
 
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Thanks Jorona! :) So you mean to tell me there aren't many mods on the forum right now?

/Justin
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No no, I mean in this thread. There were like 3 pages of renders. We're finally getting to the meat of the process. Definitely the part I most enjoy.
 
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No no, I mean in this thread. There were like 3 pages of renders. We're finally getting to the meat of the process. Definitely the part I most enjoy.
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Ahh I understand. I am not going to make the same mistake again :) I have already started designing the next project, but no log is made but rather it is just posted on my Facebook page instead. I will spare the forums ;)

/Justin
 
Have you guys had any experience with PSUs that require an extra capacitor on the PCI-E cables? Like this one?





Can it be cut off? I ask this as the individually sleeved cables which can be bought from moddiy.com don't have them. I have also read that they are to reduce voltage ripple. If it is removed, would the ripple be so bad after?

Best regards,
Justin
 
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Why hello there guys and girls.

I have received the first of the water cooling products, so I have taken this opportunity to snap a few photos to show you guys. Beware: This is a massive photodump. This is kind of like an pictorial unboxing of EK's products, so every one of you can have a look at the finish in person and decide if their products are for you. I am not affiliated or endorsed by EKWB.

With this said, onto the pictures!




































After the photoshoot I was then tempted to throw the rads and PSU into the case to see how it will look :)













The look of the rads are great. I love the rectangular look and the ends where the Torx screws are. The rads have a paint job which cover all the fins without any discolouration unlike any Alphacool or Phobya rad on the market. This is nice if you are aiming to have a fully blacked out PC build like I have planned.

The reservoirs feel solid, and look really nice to boot. They come with 4 silver stop fittings and 2 extension fittings. Keep this in mind when you are planning to buy your fittings for your own custom WC loop, otherwise you will have to replace all of these fittings with your desired colour.

I also have to give a shoutout to Inet.se who had this delivered just after 2 business days after the products were ordered from their website. Other products were ordered the same time from another webshop, and those items have only just left their warehouse.

This is it from me, so until next time, take care!
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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Well hello there! I thought I would share a little how to of how I splice my cables together when creating custom cables. I did not think to do the sleeving side of things though as I did not have enough time to take photos... I have just the time when my daughter is napping during the days to get my work done :p

So here comes a little "How-to" my way ;)


You will need one of these to begin with. You know what they say - "helping hands with a magnifying glass are better than a sandwich!"... No wait :S


Firstly I lay out my cable. I cut the "parent" cable to size, and recrimp as needed. I then map out the "fetus" cable to length and strip the ends 6mm. I then proceed to remove a 6mm chunk from the "parent" cable where I want the splice to occur.


I then take a knife and split the wires on the parent cable to make a hole. I then split the wire on the fetus cable to make a prong/fork.


I thread one side of the fetus fork through the hole.


I then twist both sides of the fetus fork in the same direction around the parent cable's loop, forming a strong bond.


I then "pre tin" the soldering iron with a little bit of tin so that the tip is wet, as I believe this transfers heat better when the tin is already forming onto the wires. I proceed to hold the soldering iron under the twisted wire, with the tin on top. I hold both onto the wires until the entire connection is hot enough, and the tin starts melting though the wires without being in direct contact with the soldering iron's tip. I find that this is best as there is minimal tin on the outside of the wire's as most of hit has melted THROUGH all of the wires, forming a super awesome bond. NOTE: Make sure that the two cables plastic wrap are not touching when doing this technique are not touching, otherwise they will melt together and have to be cut apart.


And then repeat.

As a small text guide on how I did the sleeving... (Bare with me here ;))
I sleeved the shortest cable first so that the sleevings length covered the solder. I then proceeded to sleeve the other 2 wires so that the sleeving meets the shorter wire I sleeved previously. I then put on a piece of heatshrink and warmed it enough so that the sleeving underneath melts and forms a bond to each other. IF the heatshrink melts a little, it's no biggie, just use another and warm it slightly to that it shrinks and covers the ugly.

I hope this helps you in your journey to sleeving, or creating custom cables. This is the result that I was able to achieve:






So thank you once again for reading, and hope to see you in the next update!
Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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Good work with this mod so far, cant wait to see the finished version! :)
 
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Super mega photodump of perfectly sleeved PSU cables! This includes a custom molex from the guide that I posted earlier, and an awesomely long SATA power to reach the SSD's that will be hanging above the pump on the wall! My thanks to Mundi from Icemodz for the sleeving supplies, and Marie from Silverstone for sponsoring the Silverstone Strider ST-1200G PSU.




















I had just the one good shot of the 24pin though, so I hope that it is enough for you guys :)

Have a nice one, and see you on the next update!
Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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Gday guys and girls!

I would just like to take this time to announce Inet.se as a sponsor, as they have provided an NZXT 10 ports fan hub to the project. Thanks guys! :) So in normal order, I have unboxed this product for all to see. Please enjoy!











Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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Hey guys and girls of modding!

I know it has been a long time between this and the last update. There is not that much to report on the modding itself other than I am waiting on the green light to take the case to a professional painter. Some more hardware will start trickling in over the next month or so, so we can hope to see the case painted in the next month, and some of the watercooling installed and cable routing started.

Now with that said, I would like to introduce EK Waterblocks as a sponsor to this build, who have given us their Clean CSQ Supremacy CPU block, even though their budget was fairly tight. So thank you Peter :) Now, as what has become a standard these days, here comes an unboxing of the CPU block from EKWB!





















I really like the look of this block! It will fit perfectly with this project :)

Hope to see you in the next update!
Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
Mini update guys and girls. :)

As I am waiting on parts to come in from Demis (my friend that I am building this PC for) I am going to start up my personal project and run it parallel to this one. My personal project will involve a Silverstone Fortress FT03, a MONSTA 85mm thick 400x200mm radiator and upgraded hardware more suited for designing and rendering. Here is a couple of renders to show what I want to achieve:







Here is a link if you are interested. I hope you will join me on this project too :D

Best regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen
 
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Hey everybody! Welcome again!

It has been a little while since the last update. I would like to say thank you to you who have patiently waited until the hardware started trickling in! I have a nice little update for you guys which includes a beastly motherboard, some overkill RAM, and EK waterblocks (non-sponsored). These parts were all bought second hand, hence why they are a little dusty! I thought that I would like to just let the pictures do the talking here...


























So just a little text teaser as well, there is some more hardware coming in over the next few days, including fans, soundcard and SSDs. Thanks for reading, and see you in the next update!

With kind regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen




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