Syrillian

Table of Contents ~ Dated and Referenced.



03.01.08 ~ Carbon Fiber shopping excursion & Homemade Router Table

03.02.08 ~ Script Samples (removed from completed build)

03.07.08 ~ Profiling Panels & Water Cooling Gear

03.09.08 ~ Raw Acrylic Panels, Case-size reference & Window Design

03.11.08 ~ Window Design... re-design...

03.16.08 ~ Side Panel, main window cut

03.22.08 ~ More Panel work and UV lighting experiments

03.22.08 #2 ~ Carbon Fiber Fabrication

03.24.08 ~ Carbon Fiber angle-brace (raw)

03.29.08 ~ Carbon Fiber angle cut... and some idle rambling

03.30.08 ~ More Panel work

04.04.08 ~ Top-Bezel work

04.05.08 ~ Carbon Fiber Day

04.06.08 ~ CF Panel, Radiator panels, and Hinges

04.12.08 ~ Top Bezel work

04.20.08 ~ Front radiator panels, side windows, and shaping implements

04.20.08 ~ Polishing....

04.26.08 ~ Radiator panels' mounting holes completed

04.29.08 ~ Power switch aperture and polishing of round overs and cuts

06.21.08 ~ Right-side panel window and top Bezel (10% polishing remains)

06.21.08 ~ Scale and size

06.22.08 ~ Cutting Day

06.29.08 ~ Feet failure... time to start again

07.04.08 ~ Replacement Feet

07.05.08 ~ Case assembly (test fit) with CF angles; HDD and Optical Drive Parts and, Pillars of Fire

07.08.08 ~ Motherboard support and HDD caddy work

07.16.08 ~ Test-fit of motherboard and optical drive assembly

07.18.08 ~ Motherboard rails, HDD panels and graphite tubes, et al.

07.19.08 ~ HDD cage test-fitment

07.28.08 ~ Random stuff that passes as my excuse to post some Blocks and the Motherboard

07.30.08 ~ CCFL lighting housing and mock-up

08.02.08 ~ Top panel work and lighting information

08.09.08 ~ CF angle hardware runners, CCFL cap and the beginnings of the HDD and PSU tray(s)/slider(s)

08.13.08 ~ Final assembly of the main chassis

08.30.08 ~ Assembly of internal parts begins

08.31.08 ~ Installing the primary exhaust fan

09.01.08 ~ Test-fit for carbon fiber motherboard tray and test for lighting

09.01.08 ~ Carbon Fiber Motherboard Tray test-fit

09.01.08 ~ Expansion slot and I/O block frame, and fan controllers

09.03.08 ~ Controllers, trays and rear panel

09.04.08 ~ Top bezel test-fit

09.05.08 ~ Carbon fiber motherboard tray assembly

09.07.08 ~ Motherboard tray handle, PSU rear panel, and pump support design

09.09.08 ~ Motherboard tray handle, HDD rack

09.11.08 ~ Pump supports, Motherboard tray, and racks

09.13.08 ~ Rear panel fitting and cutting

09.14.08 ~ Rear panel cut-outs complete, verifying fitment

09.14.08 ~ Coving, reservoir door, feet and other stuff

09.14.08 ~ Reservoir trap door mock up

09.19.08 ~ CCFL lighting prep-work

09.21.08 ~ Motherboard modifications, and GPU water blocks... with a little problem...

09.28.08 ~ Fabrication of small parts and fitment of rear panel

09.30.08 ~ Rear Panel and cove pieces bonded, repeated test-fitting of moving/removable parts

10.02.08 ~ Rear trap-door for reservoir

10.04.08 ~ Rear exhaust fans and CCFL lighting installed

10.05.08 ~ Front panel and radiator test-fitment

10.06.08 ~ Pump stands

10.12.08 ~ Rear panel veneer, tray bezels, and tubing supports

10.15.08 ~ Front panels (test-fitment)

10.16.08 ~ Front topside support

10.18.08 ~ Q9550 arrives

10.22.08 ~ Some of the finish work

10.22.08 ~ Prepped for hardware installation, final wiring, and plumbing

10.25.08 ~ Hardware and Cooling components

10.25.08 ~ Hardware assembly (partial)

10.26.08 ~ Hardware installed

10.31.08 ~ Sleeving, fans, and the "dropped" gas struts

11.02.08 ~ Reservoir

11.05.08 ~ Replacement reservoir

11.07.08 ~ Loop assembly and wire management begins

11.08.08 ~ GPU Loop installed

11.09.08 ~ CPU loop installed

Note: Due to anomalies and stability issues with games/drivers/user, I have decided to switch back to Nvidia for now.

This decision was not easy, but in the end I felt that it would be better if I took it down a notch as the system (although stellar in many ways) just did not feel right, and was acting up without any discernible pattern or clear catalyst.

12.19.08 ~ Hardware transplant from ATI to Nvidia

12.21.08 ~ Transplant post #2

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