Loramentum - A watercooled, wall mounted rig - Fan and lighting upgrade! 27/01/17

[Laputacake]

 

It's just one I picked up on eBay, seems solid enough but I haven't had the chance to tr it out yet. It certainly doesn't feel flimsy and the seller had very good rep, so I'm inclined to believe it will work. I'd link the guy but I honestly can't remember where exactly I found it, haven't been able to access my eBay account either recently to check.

 

Ive seen those but im not sure if id trust one i've some many ideas but never ordered one. I'll see how yours turns out. Looking awesome so far. All dat bling. I wanna try building htpc is this after i've fnished my current mod: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231282099403?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 . Please dont buy it its the only one i could find

[TheKDub]

Ive seen those but im not sure if id trust one i've some many ideas but never ordered one. I'll see how yours turns out. Looking awesome so far. All dat bling. I wanna try building htpc is this after i've fnished my current mod: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231282099403?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 . Please dont buy it its the only one i could find

 

I want to see the NES mod, hopefully it comes out really nice!

[Maki Role]

Ive seen those but im not sure if id trust one i've some many ideas but never ordered one. I'll see how yours turns out. Looking awesome so far. All dat bling. I wanna try building htpc is this after i've fnished my current mod: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231282099403?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 . Please dont buy it its the only one i could find

A lot of them looked rather sketchy I must admit, they're exceptionally hard to find outside of eBay though, rather annoyingly. The mining craze made them pretty popular, but only for the 1x risers, miners have little use for 16x

Hope to see that NES mod btw! They've become quite popular little projects, impressive what you can fit into one of those.

[enthalpy]

This is just awesome! So much love to detail! My deepest admiration!

[Laputacake]

A lot of them looked rather sketchy I must admit, they're exceptionally hard to find outside of eBay though, rather annoyingly. The mining craze made them pretty popular, but only for the 1x risers, miners have little use for 16x

Hope to see that NES mod btw! They've become quite popular little projects, impressive what you can fit into one of those.

Unfortunately it was sold but I found an original Xbox and an original white 360 so unless I can find another I'll do it in one of them.

[alby800]

Unfortunately it was sold but I found an original Xbox and an original white 360 so unless I can find another I'll do it in one of them.

if you do it in an original Xbox, please let me know how it turns out. I have been planning to do this for a while

AND DO A BUILD LOG

[Maki Role]

This is just awesome! So much love to detail! My deepest admiration!

Thanks dude, your beastly Noctua rig is mighty impressive too, I might add. And that's coming from somebody who very much dislikes Noctua fans!

  

Unfortunately it was sold but I found an original Xbox and an original white 360 so unless I can find another I'll do it in one of them.

Actually I think a build in an original Xbox would be much more interesting than even the NES idea funnily enough. Everybody and their mum seems to have launched onto the whole "build a NES PC for emulators" trend. Sure they were iconic bits of kit and it's a fun, approachable modding project, but it's a little stale now. Meanwhile the behemoth that is the original Xbox is largely ignored. You could do some great things in one of those cases, there's a lot of potential for originality.

[ShadowCaptain]

 

Actually I think a build in an original Xbox would be much more interesting than even the NES idea funnily enough. Everybody and their mum seems to have launched onto the whole "build a NES PC for emulators" trend. Sure they were iconic bits of kit and it's a fun, approachable modding project, but it's a little stale now. Meanwhile the behemoth that is the original Xbox is largely ignored. You could do some great things in one of those cases, there's a lot of potential for originality.

 

So tempting... "stares at broken original xbox sat on the floor"

[carolkarine]

A lot of them looked rather sketchy I must admit, they're exceptionally hard to find outside of eBay though, rather annoyingly. The mining craze made them pretty popular, but only for the 1x risers, miners have little use for 16x

Hope to see that NES mod btw! They've become quite popular little projects, impressive what you can fit into one of those.

 

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/8KC3-0726-0500/3M12026-ND/3641403

 

This is where this guy got his. They're much more expensive, but if you're doing a crossfire or SLI setup you'll need these because they have EMI shielding. Using these is the only reason he got a quadfire solution to work.

 

EDIT: Here's a link to the various performance of the extensions he used: http://www.overclock.net/t/1427731/pci-express-extender-cables-benchmarked

 

the thing with the others is that the computer would crash if he didn't used shielded cables.

[alby800]

Actually I think a build in an original Xbox would be much more interesting than even the NES idea funnily enough. Everybody and their mum seems to have launched onto the whole "build a NES PC for emulators" trend. Sure they were iconic bits of kit and it's a fun, approachable modding project, but it's a little stale now. Meanwhile the behemoth that is the original Xbox is largely ignored. You could do some great things in one of those cases, there's a lot of potential for originality.

I know that they can fit an M-itx MOBO in it (I tried it) and I think a SFX PSU might work, some low profile ram and a ssd/2.5 inch HDD and you would be set. I wonder how hard a 750/ti would be to squeeze in there

[alby800]

So tempting... "stares at broken original xbox sat on the floor"

lol. I have my dads old Xbox right beside me that I have already gutted for the cause. I wont be doing it anytime soon though:(

[Laputacake]

Thanks dude, your beastly Noctua rig is mighty impressive too, I might add. And that's coming from somebody who very much dislikes Noctua fans!

  

Actually I think a build in an original Xbox would be much more interesting than even the NES idea funnily enough. Everybody and their mum seems to have launched onto the whole "build a NES PC for emulators" trend. Sure they were iconic bits of kit and it's a fun, approachable modding project, but it's a little stale now. Meanwhile the behemoth that is the original Xbox is largely ignored. You could do some great things in one of those cases, there's a lot of potential for originality.

Xbox it is and its quite tall and was thinking of using this http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-j1800i-intel-celeron-j1800-quad-core-cpu-ddr3-so-dimm-sata-ii-3gb-s-d-sub-hdmi-mini-itx

 

And for those still wanting NES HTPC: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/qYBmP6

[Maki Role]

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/8KC3-0726-0500/3M12026-ND/3641403

 

This is where this guy got his. They're much more expensive, but if you're doing a crossfire or SLI setup you'll need these because they have EMI shielding. Using these is the only reason he got a quadfire solution to work.

 

EDIT: Here's a link to the various performance of the extensions he used: http://www.overclock.net/t/1427731/pci-express-extender-cables-benchmarked

 

the thing with the others is that the computer would crash if he didn't used shielded cables.

If punning enough that was my exact backup in case this one doesn't work well. Luckily as I'm only using 1 GPU, things should run smoother, but there are no guarantees of course. The main reason I didn't spring for that one is that the lengths are a bit so so, 250mm is too short whilst 500 is too long. I did also find another place that does custom length ones, but again the cost went up even further and I still have to ship from the US. In any case, it'll work eventually.

[TheKDub]

Unfortunately it was sold but I found an original Xbox and an original white 360 so unless I can find another I'll do it in one of them.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-NES-Deluxe-Gray-Console-not-working-console-only-NTSC-/311013715891?pt=Video_Games&hash=item4869dcafb3

 

Its a little dirty, but nothing that couldn't be cleaned up.

[Laputacake]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-NES-Deluxe-Gray-Console-not-working-console-only-NTSC-/311013715891?pt=Video_Games&hash=item4869dcafb3

 

Its a little dirty, but nothing that couldn't be cleaned up.

Thanks, but I got an original xbox

[CtW]

on the topic of converting consoles to pc's, howabout putting a pc in the shell of a PS3?

[Maki Role]

Well I've had word from the electroplaters that the components are ready and that they're on their way back to me now.  Should hopefully arrive tomorrow, quite excited to see how they've turned out.  I'll be sure to take a bunch of photos for everybody.

[alby800]

Well I've had word from the electroplaters that the components are ready and that they're on their way back to me now.  Should hopefully arrive tomorrow, quite excited to see how they've turned out.  I'll be sure to take a bunch of photos for everybody.

Cool

[NerdNinja]

on the topic of converting consoles to pc's, howabout putting a pc in the shell of a PS3?

 

I assume it's possible. DVD drive might be a issue.

[SeriouslyMikey]

I assume it's possible. DVD drive might be a issue.

 

No need for a DVD drive though. 

[NerdNinja]

No need for a DVD drive though. 

But if it's an htpc It would be very helpful to have for renting movies.

[SeriouslyMikey]

But if it's an htpc It would be very helpful to have for renting movies.

 

True, or just get a USB drive and hide it away when not in use. Though, I am sure that there will be a slot loading drive out there somewhere that could fit.

[CtW]

I assume it's possible. DVD drive might be a issue.

I could just get an external drive...

[Maki Role]

Going to be a big day today!

 

I'll just leave this here as a teaser...

 

 

I'll update later today with the rest.  As a clue, those who don't know EK's products, those logo badges don't come in that colour...

[SeriouslyMikey]

Going to be a big day today!

 

I'll just leave this here as a teaser...

 

-snip-

 

I'll update later today with the rest.  As a clue, those who know EK's products, those logo badges don't come in that colour...

 

Cant wait for the rest.