Project Crystal Madness - A project for the ages (big images)

[OddsCrazyStuff]

I did the same as you, started off with a 1000W PSU, it would have run it all, but for some overclocking I wanted a 1200+, altough 2000W will not be needed if you are not planning on doing extended overclocking. I got the EVGA 1600W now instead!

Yeah, I might have been able to get away with the EVGA 1600W as well, but cant regrett choices now.

[pagani123]

what is the color scheme for the build? also you can grow your own crystals if you want 

 

you can pretty much get any color you want and most are translucent so you could shine led in them 

[gipsy danger01]

what is the color scheme for the build? also you can grow your own crystals if you want

yellow crystal.jpg

blue crystal.JPG

you can pretty much get any color you want and most are translucent so you could shine led in them

Do you have an link to how you make them?

[OddsCrazyStuff]

what is the color scheme for the build? also you can grow your own crystals if you want 

yellow crystal.jpg

blue crystal.JPG

 

you can pretty much get any color you want and most are translucent so you could shine led in them 

It might give you crystals, but you have zero controll over the result and it can even fail, so is it not that tempting.

 

My color scheme is black, red and white.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Some glamor shots for those who wanted them

 

I think these sleeving colors works quite well together:

 

The fittings I currently have (white is lacking):

 

Ram block with one pair of metal covers:

 

The monoblock:

 

A small mountain of fans:

 

The PSU with a small mountain of cables:

 

Just for fun, here is a shot of the PSU with some fans as scale:

 

And lastly, I dont get why they give you zip bags and then melt it shut  :angry:

[pagani123]

Do you have an link to how you make them?

just look up how to grow crystals but some of them you will not be able to make because they use somewhat dangerous chemicals that an average person cant get there hands on 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

There goes my day of work.

 

First so do I forget to bring buy a lighter, so no sleeving can be done.

Then I find that the screws is too short to mount the radiator to the case. Fans + case is 28mm, screw is 30mm, so 2-3mm short.

And since I still need the pc, so cant I afford to start mounting water blocks when everything else is a week or more away.

 

So 66 days left and very little is done yet

[nishit.agarwal44]

Subbed, this seems like the stuff Linus would use

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Subbed, this seems like the stuff Linus would use

Hopefully so wont this build end with the same ration of dead parts, as when Linus does something.

[gipsy danger01]

Hopefully so wont this build end with the same ration of dead parts, as when Linus does something.

Yeah, 3 dead mobos and an dead cpu all for 1 project.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

The result of my first sleeved cable:

 

This end is a bit ugly, but it will be in PSU chamber, so it works.

Bigger image: http://s1.postimg.org/oww60hjbh/P1010409.jpg

 

I think the combo looks good.

Bigger image: http://s1.postimg.org/63ad3hl3h/P1010411.jpg

 

This end is fairly clean, as long as you dont look too close.

Bigger image: http://s1.postimg.org/z88it5b0t/P1010414.jpg

 

Getting right length is the key for a clean look and having the cable too far onto the crimp (as tutorials says), dont work, as the end ends up too thick to lock in. Having the sleeve (with heatshrink transition) end just where the connector does, seems to work best for a clean look. It also looks like its best to have both ends free from the connector, as dealing with all the other cables without burning them is hard.

 

I also need to get some string or something like that, so the cables will not be as messy looking (cable training?).

[TheDeadGhost]

The result of my first sleeved cable:

 

This end is a bit ugly, but it will be in PSU chamber, so it works.

 

 

I think the combo looks good.

 

This end is fairly clean, as long as you dont look too close.

 

Getting right length is the key for a clean look and having the cable too far onto the crimp (as tutorials says), dont work, as the end ends up too thick to lock in. Having the sleeve (with heatshrink transition) end just where the connector does, seems to work best for a clean look. It also looks like its best to have both ends free from the connector, as dealing with all the other cables without burning them is hard.

 

I also need to get some string or something like that, so the cables will not be as messy looking (cable training?).

 

Pics not loading for anyone else?

[theninja35]

Pics not loading for anyone else?

No, I wish they did. I'm sure he will fix it and we'll be able to see the glorious images, though.

[TheDeadGhost]

No, I wish they did. I'm sure he will fix it and we'll be able to see the glorious images, though.

Yay! Now they work!

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Yay! Now they work!

 

No, I wish they did. I'm sure he will fix it and we'll be able to see the glorious images, though.

They work, its just that they are big, so takes a while to load.

 

Too much quality?

[TheDeadGhost]

They work, its just that they are big, so takes a while to load.

 

Too much quality?

No it just said some numbers .jpg in a box. Now that I refreshed the page its doing it again. Probably something on the servers side though.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

No it just said some numbers .jpg in a box. Now that I refreshed the page its doing it again. Probably something on the servers side though.

Guess the servers need a little longer to prosess it, when the images are bigger.

[Necrodead]

Get some cable combs for those messy cables!

 

Now if only I could get those pics to load, lol.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Get some cable combs for those messy cables!

 

Now if only I could get those pics to load, lol.

Stil numbers?

 

And I'm planning on using the sewing the cables, rather then using cable combs.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Okay, I scaled the images again, guess 4592x3448 is way too much.

So I will post 1600x1200 on the forum, then post a link under too the full quality one.

 

It was just a test for later, to see if people could handle it.

[gipsy danger01]

Okay, I scaled the images again, guess 4592x3448 is way too much.

So I will post 1600x1200 on the forum, then post a link under too the full quality one.

It was just a test for later, to see if people could handle it.

My phone (lg g3) couldn't load the old images, now that you have changed them i can see them. Looks great!

[SoloTurkey]

followed looks amazing so far 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

My phone (lg g3) couldn't load the old images, now that you have changed them i can see them. Looks great!

I would have been more surprised if a phone could handle the original quality.

But at least I know what format to use from now on.

 

followed looks amazing so far 

Thanks.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

2 steps forward and 1 step back

 

Nice and clean looking this time:

 

I might need to have shorter distance between the ties.

 

Sadly, this happend to one of my fans, so guess I need to be more carefull next time:

 

So thats sums up my day. Fans takes 1-2h per and there is still 37 to go. Plus everything else.

Guess no break time for me for a while.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Project fans is going well, 11 done so far. Hoping to do 5 more before the end of the day, as that makes 2 of 5 radiators done.

 

Bigger image: http://s21.postimg.org/db34vum6d/P1010443.jpg

 

Looking over the first page so did I realise that I havent writen what my experince with everything is:

For the record, I have built 2 PC's (this one is an upgrade of my 2nd one) and only water cooled once before (current one). Guess this project then proves how easy it is to do stuff, with enough time and of course money to get what you need/want.