An update before the weekend...

Still waiting for the mobo. Leaning more towards the Asus board now... Benchies look good for SLi-ed rigs....

Worked on the back of the rig today... The G5 has two rear fans which attach to the case via a plate with two fan grilles. Thing is, between the fan grilles is a plate which would block airflow of any fans which are placed anywhere but directly opposite the grilles. Try as I might, I could not arrange the fans for the Aquagate Mini nor the PSU to align to these grilles.. So it was time to get the Dremel out again...

Before:



Half-cut:



All cut:



Also cut out the case where the backplate connectors will be. I'll be making a custom backplate for the connectors (probably from 2mm acrylic) in order to maintain neatness.

Before cutting:



After cutting:





Even redid the mobo acrylic backplate.... Still waiting for the mobo...

off topic reply but they DO NOT ship internationally.

I just checked my jigsaw blades today. It's not Bosch as I sed. They're by Black N Decker. Sry for the wrong info guys.

aiks... mind to mention what model are those?

Black n Decker HCS 100-1

Mac,

Surgical precision as usual but when can we expect to see the finished rig? The anticipation's a killa.

Been busy at work. But work on the rig goes on, in between getting the real "work" done. I find it is an excellent stress reliever. So much so I've even gone at bought a proper workbench.... The Black and Decker one is around RM300. This made in china knock-off is RM69 and works every bit as well...



ALMOST completed the transition of hardware to the G5. Only thing is need some medium sized screws to hold the shelves together. At present the screws I'm using are to small, hence why the fans look a little tilted.











This post has been edited by MacDaNife: Nov 21 2005, 08:44 PM

Mac: Already found DFI Expert?

No.

Transferred the SLI-D from the WorkRig.

Am planning a CrossFire rig early next year...

Expert: on hold for now.

Mac, just a question: are u planning to leave those arcylic as they are? have you ever thought of painting them silver or something? perhaps this will make the internals look neater? just a thought...

not going to have LEDs for those arcylic also ?

Maybe...

Something to consider once everything is all done up...

Definately no bliing-bliing for me!

your sentence makes me think: are u by anyway work as a surgeon in real life?

i mean, only surgeons have *steady* hands.

not to intimidate you, but i think u might be a surgeon, coz u got all the money, and knows how to use tools excellently (nice cuts) in very short time.

I wonder if surgeons are allowed to use noisy power tools in their office. Or for that matter, what job allows you that liberty?

Hey those drilling tools that surgeons use to saw off bones are not exactly quiet you know haha

Almost done....

G5 + ACD

wow... all i can say is : Mac, ur da man!!!

Mac, with great patience comes great success.. Very neat work u have there, I meet contractors everyday in my work and they deal with tools like ur using everyday, dare to say, not many have steady hands like urs..