It is tough working on 2 mods at the same time....
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Thank you Scat! Sometimes, in order to get the lead out, you just need to push yourself through the roadblock. Me, the fan cable management is going to be tricky... so I have been dragging my feet on committing to that section of the build. Well, I feel like it is going to look sweet, so I needed to...

:wtf: The pump is AWESOME !! So beautiful ! Can you say more about the manufacturing? The manufacturer of the kit is Bitspower. Here is where I purchased it from: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=59_439_773&zenid=66e03672d1f971a5f6efe7c5e25e29e8 hope th...

So.... I am in full juggle mode right now... ;) Got a small parts shipment in from Performance PCs: http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_parts.jpg I did not put the black tubing in the picture, nor the 2nd fan. No real need. The meat of the order is right here. 2 items from Bitspower and s...

No worries! Love the discussion and participation! Thanks for stopping by!
I have some painting to do to the power supply covers to get rid of the yellow striping. then I will start working on the pump mount and the top LED work for the top plastics!

WOOT! Almost done with this frikken PSU! YAY!!!!! This was the 56th pin... the last pin. I was 55 for 55 on the sleeving and reinsertion up until this point... this lil bastardo ruined my shut out! ^&@#&)*Y(*!!!!! http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_psu15.jpg Now, to continue the ...

Just not right.... I get the entire 24 pin assembly disassembled, pictures taken through the whole thing so I can be sure and put the wires back into the same places again.... start sleeving and I ran out of a critical diameter of heat shrink! Thought I had more in the garage, but it was too big! @)...

Hey all, just a quick note to let you know I am still working on Sleeper! I am slowly working my way through the PSU. I have completed all of the main hardwired lines *except* for the 24 pin motherboard connector, I am progressively working through that now. http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sl...

Been putting off doing this, so I figure, if I get started, the momentum will carry the project forward... ;) disassembling PCI-E power connectors: http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_psu8.jpg I'm grouping them by "over/under" pairings, so that is one 12v and one ground: http://...

Started bright and early in the morning before it got hot in the garage, so this update is brought to you by Sobe No Fear Sugar Free! ;) DON'T MOD TIRED! Here we see a Swiftech 655 pump that needs to have it's power and RPM leads sleeved. http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_sleeving1.JPG ...

Tonight I mocked up the loop, to get a feel for the layout and take a reality check on my plans... ;) Now, you will see why I wanted that cross flow rad! The flow will go from the pump > GPU > CPU > top rad > front rad > pump http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_loop_mockup1.jpg http://www...

Thank you very much! :rtt: Ok, So this update is going to likely be a bit underwhelming after the gap in time between updates. But, I've been purchasing stuff, and sketching stuff out in my notebook, and finding inspiration on the web for unexpected challenges! ;) The Hard drives posed a bit of a ch...

Here is more for you Alonzo! ;) So, it's going to be a little bit before I get my 1TB drive, so I employed a dead laptop drive and put it in as a place holder, seeing as the SATA connectors are all I really need in order to gauge cable placement and such.... so, I put the 3 drive kit together: http:...

So.... after much gnashing of teeth and pursuit worth of a cheetah with its prey... I landed the UN bracket that I was looking for, and had to go back straight to the builder/manufacturer to get it! Dave W. over @ http://www.undesignsbrackets.com came through in a big way, after attempting to purcha...

Thanks alonzo! Well, I'm about done filing on the top bezel: http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_top_bezel14.jpg http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_top_bezel15.jpg And to assist with the load of fans that I will have in there, I have enlisted the help of a Kaze Master PRO 6 ch...

Not a big update, but just a little something to let you know I'm not comatose somewhere... ;) While I am waiting on other parts to come in, so that I can make my final placements and start actively working the tubing and the cabling, I started working on the top bezel. Plastic is one of those mater...

Merci! ;) So, today, I started working on the awesome Antec 800 power supply, but the 1st issue to pass is the heavy grade industrial cable management! Those are not chokes, those are plastic cylinders that are reinforced with a metal band at the cable level, and are then either glued or heated so t...

Yeah.... that's better....

Thank you everyone! So.... I got my fans in this last week, *annnnd* I got my 1566 back bracket for my Swiftech Apogee GTZ water block... YAY! http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_cpu1.jpg Not happy with this pic... will need to work on some better pics of this mount... Mounted everything ...

I understood what was written, and I thank you! Work continues on the mod.... and as I make updates, this log will also be updated. Thanks for stopping in!


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Alright.... so, storming through my frustration in dealing with the non proper back plate and my CPU socket issues... I needed to mock everything up to see how it was all fitting together. See if I have any gotcha's that I have not thought of. Mount the top rad (my new cross flow) into the top of th...

(April 10, 2010) *RANT* I now remember why every machine up until this point has been an AMD rig. They stick to a socket type! Because I have been out of the mix on the intel side of the equation, I did not realize that the *new* i7 processors are actually across 2 different socket types!!! 1156 and...

(April 7th, 2010)

Woot!



My new cross flow rad came in today!

More in a bit!
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(April 5th, 2010) Ok, so I wanted to see what my space was looking like inside the case *before* I put the top on this thing. Grab the front rad Tech, and let's see how that works! http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_frontrad_back.jpg http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_frontra...

(April 4th, 2010) So.... today I am in the garage working on the drive bay/hard drive mount.... and this thing is FRU-STRA-TING! ;) 12 holes (3 sets of 4) need to be drilled out so that the piece can be tested. So far, I have only been able to create a prototype mount. Which worked successfully, but...

(April 1, 2010) Ok, so now I am happy that I kept all of those old drives! Even if they are non functional, I can use them to prototype an idea quickly! Looking in the case, there is just not much space! If I put the hard drives in the middle of the drive bay in front of the fans, I am taking up cri...

(April 1, 2010) So.... I have been pondering for the last few days, the layout of the inside of the case. I think I finally hit upon the right mix of component purchase vs "custom fabrication" that I needed... ordered one more part today, and went out tonight and thought about the hard dri...

(March 30, 2010) Hehehehe... the snow on the ground was the 21st.... my frikken birthday! "YAY ME!" ;) 20th was stunning.... 21st was a blizzard, go figure! Hey there all! Ok, first off, I want to share a neat trick that I did this weekend. Some of you may have done this, but I did not kno...

(Mach 23rd, 2010) Tonight, I went after the flat black pieces I painted yesterday... and wanted to make them a bit more durable. So, I broke out the flat "clearcoat". http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_frame13.jpg 2-3 coats on all of the important parts, and everything is looki...

So.... how do you know when I'm liking the weather and I have time to work on the mod??? http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/sleeper/sleeper_frame5.jpg When I start hangin stuff from the gutters on my house, that's when! ;) I spent most of the day wandering around Dallas looking at components for a circu...