Stormshadow's rig

[indokyne]

thanks.
i'd say go for the mesh covers. not a direct bolt-on but eazy enough to rig.

i have a local computer store that uses centurions for their own builds... they have boxes and boxes full of centurion drive bay covers (5.25 and 3.5). I grabbed a handful for like a $1 so i could have extras in case i f-up drilling holes.

 

[N H O]

looks nice man, btw thanks for everything

 

[indokyne]

n/p. glad it got to you today so you can work on it over the weekend

 

[lifeinchains]

Are you sure? the screening on the actual board states otherwise:

Channel A - GREEN
Channel B - PURPLE

/Not trying to start a flame, just tryin' to help a brother out!

Yes I am positive, I have the same board setup exactly the same and its detected as dual channel in the bios and cpu-z. The screening actually confirms that fact, because in order to have dual channel you have to seperate the memory into the two different channels. MSI decided to go against convention in their coloring, and that is one confusing part about this mobo. If you think about it, it does make sense but is very frustrating since just about every other board out there uses color coding to indicate the proper slots to use rather than the individual channels.

 

[indokyne]

Yes I am positive, I have the same board setup exactly the same and its detected as dual channel in the bios and cpu-z. The screening actually confirms that fact, because in order to have dual channel you have to seperate the memory into the two different channels. MSI decided to go against convention in their coloring, and that is one confusing part about this mobo. If you think about it, it does make sense but is very frustrating since just about every other board out there uses color coding to indicate the proper slots to use rather than the individual channels.

werd. btwn the coloring of the dimms to the socket placement to the chipset fan / placement to the SATA 1 + 2 lock, this board is pretty unorthodox.

 

[lifeinchains]

Dont forget about SATA 3 + 4's location. Who decided to put them right next to the CPU socket on the complete opposite side of the board?

 

[indokyne]

 

[Cpt Twitchy]

Very nice and clean looking, I hope my wc build looks half as good.

 

[indokyne]

thanks man.

update - side panels still aren't done but they said that they should be finished by tomorrow. can't wait.

in the meantime, here are some pics of the completed setup...

can't find my friggin sleeving material for my power switch / reset / hd activity wires... soon enough tho:

CCFL's along w/ LED fan... CCFL's are there to 'enhance' the sidepanel designs...

lights off:

 

[Darkside]

Nice work..I've used those Cooler Master drive covers..they look Great...Adds a pro look to the case

 

[chronic9]

are all one Cm drive covers like that with the little bend in? i wanna get sum

 

[indokyne]

side panels are finally done from the cutters.

picked them up during lunch.

here's a sneak preview... (poo poo camera phone)

next steps are a little filing, some plexi, CCFL's, and some frosting...

stay tuned!

 

[indokyne]

quick update

got the side panels on after getting them back from the waterjet cutters.
frosted the plexi and mounted.

I don't have all the lighting done and my upgrade parts for my WC loop haven't come in yet but here's a quick preview

(excuse the dusty window)

 

[hartman]

Damn that looks good, nice job.

 

[Mr_And3rsson]

looks good

 

[el rolio]

very very nice indeed. good job all around, nice work o making everything fit and getting what looksl ike low llow noise cooling.

and one more vote for you buddy, you got yer ram in dual channel. about a year n half ago or whatev whne hte board first came out, it was my first s939 board... peeps used to tell me that ALL day and night and i woul have to show them its msi's shitty way of doing it, and then zoom in and show pics of the imprints on the board. dont worry, thousands of us MSI neo2 owners went thru it

 

[Solarfall]

I'm not big fan of flames but suits very well for your case

 

[indokyne]

thx for the comments.

i don't know if i mentioned before but i'm upgrading a few of the pieces in my WC loop. I'm eventually going to go with 7/16" tubing but for now, i'm just going to replace the reservoir / pump combo with the plexi top for DDC and a repack reservoir and keep the 3/8" for now.

i didn't realize how big that plexi top was.

repack res, barbs (3/8" for now and 1/2" for later upgrade to 7/16"), LED light for res, new IDE cable with super short connectors btwn optical drives

 

[willie92]

You must've done some serious measurements with your hoses or did you just keep cutting until they were perfect? I don't think I've ever seen hose routing that looked so nice.

Well Done!

 

[scrawnypaleguy]

How are your temps since you're cooling both the cpu and video card with just one rad? Wouldn't it get a bit hot?

 

[indokyne]

You must've done some serious measurements with your hoses or did you just keep cutting until they were perfect? I don't think I've ever seen hose routing that looked so nice.

Well Done!

thanks - yea, i cut the hose long and then kept cutting and re-fitting til i got the "loop" that I wanted.

How are your temps since you're cooling both the cpu and video card with just one rad? Wouldn't it get a bit hot?

I thought it would be an issue but I think i have pretty acceptable temps. The short loop length has probably a lot to do with that. I'm going to go 7/16" in a coupla weeks - that might help things a smidge.

AMD 64 3500+
6800GT
(stock clocked)

CPU IDLE: 29.5
CPU LOAD: 40

GPU IDLE: 43.5
GPU LOAD: 51

 

[indokyne]

quick update pic w/ the window cleaned up and before i go in and switch around some of the watercooling components and clean up the wiring...

 

[Borgschulze]

Everytime I see that setup, I think it's the best setup loop I have ever seen.

It's just so... professional, perfect, artistic, all in one.

 

[Adidas4275]

CPU IDLE: 29.5
CPU LOAD: 40

GPU IDLE: 43.5
GPU LOAD: 51


your temps look really nice for only a 120mm rad....

what about is your ambient?
and what voltage are you running your cpu at?

My loop is TDX-Maze4-Chipset-DCC w/top-BIP240-Innovateck 120.1 rad-temp sensor-TDX

I get about.... 37 idle -45 load after 2 hours.... CPU
GPU i get 43 idle 50 load

my opteron i run at 1.45vcore and my x2 I run at 1.475 (but I am getting a new CPU in the mail tomorrow )

you have really good temps

 

[GigantoR]

Nice and classy. Good job on not overkilling the flames. nice window design as well.

 

[indokyne]

changed a few components in my watercooling loop.

Added an acrylic DDC top as well as a Repack reservoir.

Mixed feelings on the repack reservoir. Due to a design flaw, the fill cap hole is not placed at the highest point of the reservoir. Instead, it's placed in a portion that actually protrudes down into the water. bad news - almost impossible to get rid of bubbles.

here are some of the pics during that install. I have since swapped out the reservoir so that I can mod it by filing down / dremeling air channels to the poorly placed fill hole. Don't get me wrong - the res looks fantastic but functions rather poorly.

white LED shining through blue pentosin:

AC Ryan short distance IDE cable

 

[-(Xyphox)-]

very nice

 

[Borgschulze]

Always loved your tubing setup, looks so planned, it's awesome.

 

[indokyne]

thanks for the comments.

is it bad that i already want to work on a new case?

i think i want to revive the LianLi G50 project that i was initially going to do.
but what to do with this case...

 

[webdes03]

Very nice- thanks again for the Rustoleum tip... That's what I used and I've very pleased with the outcome.

 

[indokyne]

Very nice- thanks again for the Rustoleum tip... That's what I used and I've very pleased with the outcome.

oh cool - glad it worked out.