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SonoDanshi

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  1. You may have to cut some thin layers off the plug and try to get some grip from tweezers or something similar. Also, +1 for hating stupidly designed connectors like usb3.0, case headers (power, reset, hdd etc - standardize a layout and make a plug), even mobo 24-pin is stupid.
  2. Depending on how high your budget goes, I can highly recommend the Dark Base Pro 900 (they now do a white edition). It's expensive but I have one in black (albeit boxed up as I have moved to a m-itx system) but I was running 420 and 360 rads in there comfortably. As I said, it is expensive but it does have white on white, a tempered glass full window and has plenty of room for watercooling. It is also completely modular so you can invert the system if you want the system on the left or right of your desk to show off the components. Dark Base Pro 900 White
  3. Not sure if it's mentioned on the previous page, but I couldn't see anything - what the opacity % is on the smoked plexi? I have used your guide (very clear and helpful) to make up a design for my case and am now looking for a reputable US-based company (if anyone knows of one I'd appreciate the tip) and I prefer the tinted plexi so wanted to get an idea of what yours is. Also as an FYI, I used Inkscape to create the vector image rather than Illustrator as it is 100% free and does the job in about 10 clicks of the mouse, so I can't complain.
  4. Nice build and thanks for the guide on custom plexi designs. I'm going to use one for my v2 as I'm not at all a fan of having DAN on the side of mine. I have some Be Quiet! 92mm fans on a slow boat from Europe heading my way, because as much as I like Noctua, I really don't like their color choices. I will be doing custom cables aswell, as I've done them in the last three builds of mine, but I am using an old R9 nano right now and holding out to see what the next gen Nvidia/AMD cards are doing rather than spend money on overpriced 1080Tis right now.
  5. JBOD or Just a Bunch Of Disks is a means of spanning multiple drives so they somewhat act as a single storage medium. It was far more useful before 2TB drives became a defacto standard and people wanted to make use of several smaller drives. I run raid 5 at home as that's good enough for me and jbod has never been a consideration.
  6. I do find this an interesting question. With USB 3.1 Gen2 offering 100W of power distribution in such a small form factor (Type-C), you have to ask, how long until the bulky PC cables can disappear and be replaced by something far more practical and streamlined.
  7. There are a few articles out in the wild rumoring the GTX1080Ti Mini Arctic Storm from Zotac. I read a few but couldn't find release dates in any of them.
  8. What TDP are you dealing with for CPU and GPU? I have the Nano (175W) and a 6600k (91W) and haven't had anywhere close to the kind of heat you are seeing to melt that pipe. EDIT: Just checked and seems to be 145W and 95W respectively, so actually lower than mine. The mystery deepens...
  9. Hey @Smollie1 and ... wow... that petg took a beating. Very simple question for you..... Have you tried adding additional rubber feet on the bottom to rise the case off the table as almost all of the airflow going into the node 202 comes from underneath where you have the radiator? I bought some rubber adhesive feet off amazon that were about 3x higher than the ones that come with the case.
  10. That is a classy build. I really like the aesthetics of it.
  11. Nice! Have you got more pictures or a build log anywhere?
  12. I've used a few in the past with other HTPCs I've had and been frustrated by them all. Some are definitely better than others, but at least up until a couple of years ago, they are either screaming loud or they whine in the center of your brain. Maybe something better has come along since, but I'm not aware of it. After cutting away 90% of the case, how's the structural integrity of the whole thing? EDIT: Maybe look at Noctua as they sell 60 and 40mm fans models. http://noctua.at/en/products/fan
  13. I had sag on my GPU as well so I've just put a small plastic stand-off that I glued to the frames where the 2 fans meet. Are you buying a different style terminal block for the GPU?
  14. I'd say you are well on your way. Considering this started out as your first pc build things have... escalated since then. Intrigued to see how the petg threading turns out and I'm very jealous you have access to workshop tools as well. I really need to buy my own house so I can escape from this tiny apartment and fit out a garage with tools.
  15. I really like the tube paths you've taken - very clean. What pump did you choose? I really don't like the Koolance one in mine. It's a shame about cutting into the top of the case though, with access to a CNC you could have mimicked the cut-outs over the CPU to allow for airflow.
  16. Thanks for the kind words. And yes the 240 rad seems to be quite well balanced for the hardware I have in there right now. But I'm always looking to push things a bit more
  17. +1 for this. Very much interested in the rest of the internals. I keep toying with moving from the R9 Nano to a 1080 in my 202, but not sure if it's worth the hassle.
  18. It took me 4 months of planning and work to finish my build and I still spent several hundred dollars I didn't need to on parts that wouldn't fit or were just plain wrong. It always surprised me as I was so careful with measurements and when the things arrive they are massively too big.
  19. Yeah sorry, I felt like a dick saying it, but you are looking at a niche market already and then further limiting your potential buyers even further. On a bright note, you should be able to sell the PSU without too many issues.
  20. If you are keeping the guts of the build then I think you will have problems finding a buyer for what's left quite honestly. (Sorry to be brutal here but...) what you are essentially trying to sell is a case with a hole in it along with a PSU, and then cables and a waterloop custom made for a motherboard you won't be selling! I wish you all the luck in the world selling it, but think you will struggle to find someone. As for how it turned out, I agree that the cables need work, but then that's also hypocritical on my part as my 24-pin cabling in the node202 is also a mess. At times, there's only so much you can do with so little space. I am very happy to see you were able to get the case closed with all the piping fitted - as you say you can definitely shave a few mm from the inside of the case with a dremel if you need it. My personal feeling on the reservoir though are that as it is a very slimline case I would have gone with a 40mm bitspower reservoir (or similar) so you had a small footprint outside of the case meaning it could still sit on a shelf or in a cabinet somewhere. Each to their own though of course.
  21. My general rule of thumb is that the tubing is pretty cheap, so find fittings you like/want/can afford first and then buy the tubing from the same manufacturer. It pretty much guarantees you'll get a tight seal.
  22. It's starting to look a little like a tube amp now It's a shame the fittings are slightly too high imo, but the tube runs are definitely far better than they were.
  23. Thanks for the responses. Yes the shorter card is to allow me room to run the pipes but also so the fans on the radiator aren't totally choked by a card covering both slots. I could do some tests with something placed 10mm above the second fan to see how it affects temperatures to see if it makes much of a difference. I watched the video and the 970 the person uses is unmodded and includes a DVI. So I opened up my case and shone a light into the gap where the rear IO sits and it may actually be possible for me to fit a card in there unmodded. Apologies for my comment about the rad not handling the heat, I had 250W in my head and not 180W because I had been toying with the idea of a 1080 Ti
  24. I know this all runs the costs up really high but what about a regular 90degree M-F fitting on top of the pump (so remove the rotary) and then use other 45 or 90degree fittings to rotate around to the right direction (depending on where the original 90 finishes up and how much space you have). Can you repost the picture so I have reference material in this thread as well?
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