gobygoby

Thanks, Me tooo!!

Thank you!

Thanks. I havent been to any small retail computers stores. I seem them all over the place, the "we can fix your computer" stores. They are every, and I also see them go out of business really quick too!

Well....its been some what of a dissapointing week. lets see, where to begin.....

No sponsor tonight

Got my frozen order.....FINALLY! everything was as expected. looks good.

This whole project is turning into a nightmare, fast. Finally got my case all painted and looking purty. Then I bring it all inside and start putting it together.

Now I need to figure out how it all goes back together!



First glitch. All the vent holes at the top got somewhat filled in by the primer.
So I had to take an Exact-o knife and cut away all the excess. ok, no biggie, but it took over an hour to clean all the freakin holes. my hand was sore afterword.

Here you can see I am about half way done.


So now I finished the vent holes and start getting the rest of the hardware on. The tool-less drive clips were somewhat difficult to get back on, I didnt want to break any of the pins....luckily I didnt break a single one! It looks so good all painted black. I would pay an extra $20 on the price of the case to have the inside pre-painted. That would be a nice option(hint hint Case manufacturers.)



A little closer view


So far so good.....but here is where things start to go downhill. the first thing I install is the PSU. A nice and shiny Ultra X-connect 2 550 Watt. has the windows, LEDs, UV fan, the works!





So after I get it installed, I decide to test it. well, its a dud. no power what so ever! No lights, no fan, and not even any humming.!! So now I will have to try and get it RMA'ed. what a PITA. hopefully i can get a replacement within two weeks. Crossing my fingers!

So as I mentioned earlier, I got my frozen order. and as always theres a catch. It said on the invoicethat The thermaltake door with 25cm fan I ordered will ship seperate. ok, they never told me that when I ordered, second I get no tracking number for it. and I have no idea if its even being shipped right now....

So I am going to give frozen a call and see what up and when I am going to get it. Also, I had called two days before my package shipped and requested an item be removed from my order, they said no problem. Well, guess what was in the box? Yup, they didnt remove the item, so now I have to pay out of my own pocket to ship it back. and get a refund. I am thinking about keeping it, because shipping will be about half of the items cost, it was only about $20.

so , ok fine, all this crap and I am pretty dissapointed, but decided to "keep on truckin' " So I get all my cooling gear together and see how it will all look. I get out the Innovatek tank-o-matic reservoir and check the fittings. well, they arent 1/4 and they arent 3/8". Its somewhere in the middle, it must be metric. so of course my tubing wont fit through the quick connect bolt. I am thinking about taking my tube and sanding down some of the end to make it fit. I think this might be my only option with out doing any major changes to the cooling layout.

Ok, next item. I get out my two DD chipset blocks. I go to do a dry fit. well....wouldt you know it, its my lucky day. they dont fit .......so now I think of all my options. and came up with modding the block to make it fit. so I did another dry fit to see where to cut the block down.........no can do, the two places that I need to cut down and exactly where the bolts are that hold the block together. So now I have to get a return on those as well.

So now this throws off my entire cooling design. unless I can find some chipset blocks that fit the g1975x mobo.

I am pretty disappointed, for now. atleast when I get a new PSU, i can start putting it all together.

Sorry for the long rant......just pretty frustrated about everything. On the flip side, I got the I/O plate for the mobo painted to match the case. I also got the PSU modding tools(for sleeving) from xoxide. too bad I dont have a PSU to sleeve!

oh ya, no word from LCD guy either.

goby out!

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pow3rtr1p

Hurry, this mod looks amazing, I want... no I NEED to see the finished product ASAP. But don't rush and make it suck. Looks amazing so far.

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ae804

Man!!! I'm sorry it was such a downer day. I guess your sponsor should have been everclear... may have felt a little better about nothing working right

Anyway, Paint job looks great and i hope everything turns out alright!

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gobygoby

Thanks! I am trying to take my time to make it all look good. Usually I try and rush things, and they usually dont turn out as well. But for this project I want it to be perfect....well.....as close as I can get, so yes I am taking my time

Its ok, I am sure everthing will get sorted out and fixed....but it just takes up more time, especially when I wanted this project done like yesterday!

I have a bit of good news today though, I talked to Xoxide about my PSU....and discovered I am still a noob :withstupi . The guy said that for the power supply to work, you need to plug it into the motherboard or it wont power on! oooops. I just plugged into the wall. so atleast that probably says that it still works. "So i guess it was a user issue, and not a parts issue" So thats cool, wont have to ship that back.

On the other hand though, frozens policy is they dont return water cooling products. I am still in the works figure that out. So I may have to sell them and lose some $$ oh well. lesson learned - read return policies!

If I plug my mobo into the PSU and turn it on is it going to blow up? I mean, not having any of the other stuff hoooked up, ram, HDD's..... ?

and if it is ok to hook up and test what should I do with the mobo? sit it the table or make stand offs so its not touchin anything?



ps. if anyone wants to see specific or more detailed pics let me know.

later homies!

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CURRENT MOD: PSOne LCD 1
NEXT MOD: ? ? ?
FINISHED MODS: * Painted Chassis * PSU Mod * Access Holes For WC Mounts * Added WC gear * Front Doors - Washer Mod * False wall * USB Christmas Light Mod * False Floor * Stealth DVD Drives

gobygoby

ps. anyone know what chipset water blocks would fit on the gigabyte GA-G1975x mobo?

DD Maze 4's dont

oh ya.....

I also want to mention that the guy over at Xoxide was very friendly, he helped me trouble shoot. And although the long wait time at frozen for the swiftech pump to come in, which ultimatly isnt ther fault, have been more then friendly on the phone and very helpful!

Xoxide
FrozenCPU

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NEXT MOD: ? ? ?
FINISHED MODS: * Painted Chassis * PSU Mod * Access Holes For WC Mounts * Added WC gear * Front Doors - Washer Mod * False wall * USB Christmas Light Mod * False Floor * Stealth DVD Drives

Runt

Keep it up buddy.

Allen

Yea man this does look nice.I think im gona paint the inside of my Armor Black and stuff.I have seen a few people on the fourms do this and it looks good.

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aajvs99

there is a way to use a paper clip to make the PSU turn on if i find a link ill post it. but even if you dont have anything in there it should be fine i just wont post. or display anything

Burn

If you haven't already sent your PSU out for RMA, test it with the following:
1. Turn the PSU on with the back switch, plugged in and everything.
2. Get a paperclip. See the only green wire on the ATX connector? Plug one end into the GREEN wire and the other end into any BLACK wire.

Just to make sure it isn't dead

Also, I would contact Frozen and tell them you do not expect to pay return shipping for something that you asked be removed from your order, and you also don't expect the restocking fee because it was the sales associate's fault it was included after you asked he/r to remove it from your order. Trust me, they'll cooperate. Oh yeah, and tell them you're very disappointed.

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ae804

LOL, sounds like you're treating them like a 4 year old...

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