Basic CS Mod

[TheMovement4]

May I have a link to the LCD on ebay?

[simon275]

May I have a link to the LCD on ebay?

Yes you may.

The guy dosen't have any for sale atm so here is the link to the one I bought

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

If you go to ebay and type in "HD44780" you should find hundereds

http://search.ebay.com/HD44780_W0QQfromZR40

[simon275]

I am famous.

Type
"super lanboy mod" into google my worklog is the 2nd link behind the forums
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...G=Search&meta=

Type
"basic cs mod" and I am first
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...G=Search&meta=

Tuesday afternoon the water cooling system goes in and so does the small lcd screen. ROCK ON!

I was thinking of what to do with the front panel of the super lan boy. I was thinking to take the door off an put a peice of like black or blue plexi there and having the dvd drive cover stealthed. With a peice of the same colour pelxi over it. I will have to see what the case is like though when the water cooling kit and the LCD go in.

Kinda like this non inlcuding all the red stuff on the top and sides. I just like effect of having the pleix panel but I will stealth the drive though.

Also the first post I made on this thread shows the status of what is currenly happening.

[simon275]

Exams are done lets install the water cooling kit.

And it began the start

The reserator 2

The CPU block, plus mounting bits, the vga block, plus mounting bits, ram sinks for the VGA and hose clamps

The Graphics card and the mobo out and ready for modding.

So I tried to get the CPU out after uncliping it and it came right out. Luckly no pins bent and eveything was fine.

Next problem the old thermal grease had dried solid so I couldn't get the CPU off it. So I heated it up using a hair dryer and it came off with a lite twist.

Right next I cleaned off the old thermal paste with a lint free cloth and some metho.

Unlike normal mobo's the Gigabyte ones have some stupid plastic backplate with plastic clips. This took me about an hour to get off.

Now the same process again with VGA board.

So shiny now don't let the VGA ram blocks fool you they dont stick on very well and some are slightly glued on with a bit of glue along the side.

[simon275]

Right now eveything goes back in. And the first bit of tubing is put in. Between the CPU and VGA blocks.

Now the bleeding operation to get the air out. Here A jumper is used so the pump is triggered by the PSU but nothing else runs. THIS TOOK FIVE HOURS unit we left it With tipping the case evey which way and the unit to try and get air out. My dad came home from work and gave me a hand. We then left it running overnight and my dad and I got up at different times in the night to check on it. The unit had to be on its side otherwise no water would flow and the pump would stop and the flow alarm would go off so it has to be tipped on its side. I suggest unless you really want a queit system go for a more conventional kit. In the morning I stood the unit up normally and the water flowed and the air had gone.

Here it is setup and running. When it is running the reserator feels slightly warm to the touch.

Also the LCD screen got installed. The unit takes a long time to stabalize but the GPU is now aorund 53 Degrees and the CPU is 39 Degrees. I know I need some cable management I will fix that later.

Half a day and a bit later she is done. Now that the case is water cooled time to make it more counter strikey.

The best thing is thought with 120mm fan the case is silent. I cant hear anything. Just the woosh of the central heating.

[NocturnaL]

Very nice looking. The wiremanagment looks decent

[Noobkiller]

cool!

[b4i7]

i love how versitile the the SLB is...ive got a prject planned for a couple right now...

helpful suggestion for your HDD....mount it on the trya backwards then you can take the right panel off and hook up your cables.....it REALLY helps clean up the look...specially with mine...4 hard drives ><

[simon275]

cool!

Yes yes it is.

i love how versitile the the SLB is...ive got a prject planned for a couple right now...

A couple SLB this will be good to see

helpful suggestion for your HDD....mount it on the trya backwards then you can take the right panel off and hook up your cables.....it REALLY helps clean up the look...specially with mine...4 hard drives ><

I cant mount it the other way it doesnt work I tried it when I first put it in. I think it was because since there is a rail system and the HDD arent screwed in they cant be mounted backwards as they don't fit in properly. So I would have to do away with the rails and use long screws with rubber washers. I don't really see the point apart from tidyness.

Thanks any way!
Keep the comments/ideas coming!

[DaveW]

Very nice looking. The wiremanagment looks decent

Hmm...i'm inclined to disagree. This case is great, with a lot of good things going for it, but the wires are kinda shoved up in the corner...I'd eliminate as many as you can, maybe sleeve the spares, or even go ape-**** like i did on a mod (which keep forgetting to post) and actually cut off all the wires that won't be used.

-Dave