28-31 august 2009 (Cont)

So today I've finalized the installation.

I bought some brackets to put the HDD in the 5.25 bay:



I have also painted to the brand new DVD ROM I bought (I only had an IDE DVD ROM and IDE sucks for cable management). No way I left this ugly piece of aluminum in the case



Ok and here is some picture after a bit of fight to get the proper cable management



The only thing left is to paint in white the fans blade. Once it is done, I'll take some better pictures and some pictures of the back of the case so you can see where is the pump

There are few other things I'd like to do but I think it's not bad for a first revision. I'll probably wait a bit to do the rest as I already spent 2 weeks without my main PC, and I start to miss it

Let me know what ya think guys

Oh a and a game for, from the first picture, guess where is the DVD ROM



This post has been edited by r4st4m4n: Aug 31 2009, 10:27 PM

how much for the bay converters?

let me guess, u r dvd-rom is at the 3rd slot from top..am i right?

nice job bro....



really inspire newbie modder like me....^^

very nice , but wat's d setting on d loop ?
looks a bit odd .
normally ppl do pump>>waterblock>>radiator>>reservoir
how's ur loop ?

RM 5

I found them at All IT @ LY. It is near the fans / CPU heatsink.


You was not allowed to watch the 2nd picture

But my stealthy DVD ROM front looks good, doesn't it ?


Thanks.

res > pump > radiator > GPU > CPU > res

The order of the components doesn't matter temp wise. The only important thing is to have the res before the pump so it doesn't starve. I did my loop so it has the shortest possible tubing and to have the cleanest look possible (ie, no tubing crossing each others, ...)

haha guess ur right .
mine running res>rad>pump>CPU>NB>res
gain 2-3C bcos diz kinda loop .
but at least it looks neat now .

You gained 2-3C ?

How was your loop before ?

It's weird because I have been reading a lot on xtremesystems and it seems all agree that the order of the loop doesn't matter ...

It seems from the testing certain members have made, that you may improve by less than 1 degree depending of the order. For example now I have the GPU before the CPU, so if I put the CPU before the GPU, I may gain slightly on the CPU temp but then I will lose on the GPU temp.

Are you sure it is due to the order of the loop ? Have you tried to remount the block before to reorder the loop ? Such difference could be simply because the block was not well seated on the first place

Kudos bro, i think you did a very good job; 1st try no less. The black interior sure is sexxay.
Co-incidentally, you made me want to re-visit my cacing cabling on my TJ07.

Wow Martin, that's a very nice rig and congratulations on the great mod. I think I should buy you Starbucks coffee so you can teach me how to go about it Yes, the order of the loop does not matter and you are also right that the reservoir should go to the pump so the pump will get enough water

I have to say it's just a wonderful TJ-07 you have there. GODLIKE rig!

yea dat's y i said .
maybe cause mine goin rad>pump . water flow not high enough to pump to water block >.<"

two thumbs up for a very nice DIY modding. will pm u soon if i need any help.hehe

very nice mod u got there =).. was wandering, where can u get those paints u were using?? what brand/model.. (srry noobie here in painting xD)

They are normal "Anchor" branded paints which you can get from Hardware shops around RM6 - 7 per can

It is also thanks to you I could build this rig since you provided all the WC gears

Anytime for a Starbuck bro


It can't be that. The flow of the water is the same throughout the loop because it is a closed loop. Think about a train that would make all around an oval of a stadium. Once you start to move one wagon, all will move together. There can't be any wagon faster than others.

Well okay, it's a lousy comparison, but you get it

Thank

Sure no problem, PM me if you have any question and I'll do my best to reply.

What he says vvvv

I have to motivate myself to paint the fans. Bu I have left a bit my work aside for this last 2 weeks, so now I have to kick some tail to get back on track

This post has been edited by r4st4m4n: Sep 2 2009, 12:46 PM

donno la .
but dat's wat happens .
later will check back things again when got time .

hmm i just bought some anchor spray.. its metallic black xD.. u think i should get some primer too, couldn't find any just now? also.. maybe i should change the colour =X.. metallic black doesnt give the full black feeling.. but a bit sparklish.. tested on my spare HDD cage haha

Yes, I think it is worth to prime before to paint. The end result may looks the same right after spraying, but with primer, the paint will hold better in the long term. It will also avoid the paint to chip easily.

The anchor primer can looks exactly like the paint. Just look for the no5 with a gray cap. the only difference on the can with the gray paint is the number and a small "P" for primer next to the no 5.

This post has been edited by r4st4m4n: Sep 3 2009, 09:41 PM

for me everything is superb apart from the color of the mobo ... it just doesnt blend in well with ur stealth concept .. ..

Thread starter might have RM3,000 extra cash to spend on a new mobo and CPU so perhaps he'll get the EVGA Classified (which is black + red)