Scratch: The Sled Acrylic Tech Bench (Thread Updated 11-24-2009)

[Jolly-Swagman]

# Update 11-01-2009

Just a small Update Today, New Video - The Sled Acrylic Tech Bench Vol 2

YouTube - The Sled Acrylic Tech Bench Vol 2

YouTube - The Sled Acrylic Tech Bench Vol 2

That,s all for Now, Enjoy!

[Jolly-Swagman]

# Update 11-5-2009

Today I Received a nice Parcel from a good Friend (ihrsetrdr) over @ OCForums, I recently Purchased an ECS-P45T-A - Black Series Motherboard from him and its now here.

The Parcel



The contents of the Parcel - The ECS-P45T-A Motherboard



Contents of M/B Box



The P45T-A Black Series Motherboard

This Motherboard is Dual PCi-E-16x v2.0 and X-fire Capable
Although I wont be doing X-Fire on it, Dont own or use ATI GPU,s but there will be 2x Nvida GPU,s going in for Folding@home GPUv2 (Most likely 2 x 8800GT,s)





This Motherboard is so Nice it May even end up in My Main Rig with EVDA-GTX-295 +Palit 9800GT 1GB SC
OR one of My other M/B,s may go into The Sled,
Still undecided on at the Moment, and also still waiting on My 750Watt PSU coming from Canada too!


That,s all for Now!

Stay Tuned!

[tOb3o]

Pasta!!!

[Jolly-Swagman]

Originally Posted by tOb3o

Pasta!!!

[oliverw92]

Nominated for MOTM

[kevingreenbmx]

looks awesome man! how did i miss this till now...

anyway, i can't wait to see it with gear in it and see what you do about making cables look neat.

[Jolly-Swagman]

# Update 11-10-2009

Just another Small Update Today will Include a few things,

*Mounting and Testing ECS-P45T-A motherboard,on Motherboard Tray.
*Make a Backplate for the Acrtic Cooler Freezer Extreme Heatsink
*Install Windows 7 for testing Purposes,

So first up I wasn't quite happy with the way the Arctic Cooling Freezer Extreme Mounted,
It has a Mounting plate and No Back plate just these tiny Pins that Lock the Mount Bracket in place on M/B

We all know how we hate those Push Pins on the Intel HSF and how in-effective they can be at times,

As with another of my HSF the Vendetta I did a Bolt Thru Mod on that, as well as the AC Freezer 7 pro

So here is My Solution to The AC Freezer Extreme Mounting,

First the intel Tiny Mount Pins



So I have made a Plexi Backplate for the Mounting Bracket

Making Plexi Backplate





Mounting Plate Installed on Backplate Bolt Thru



installing AC Freezer Extreme



Side Angle View



This HSF is a nice Beast too, and Now very secure, with my Backplate Bolt Thru Mod.

A little More of my Garage Workshop and Test Desk, Under the Desk is my Garage PC,
Testing the ECS Mobo in this Pic ( click for larger image)



Installing Windows 7 for Test Purposes



CPU-z showing E2200 used for Testing (click for larger image)



and Memory for Testing Purpose (click for larger image)



Core Temp




Overall even though is only Idle Temps at the moment was quite impressed as Todays Ambient was 35.5C and in the Garage was 30C when I was doing the Work Today,

Still wont be able to put all the Harware into The Sled Acrylic Tech bech as My New PSU hasnt arrive and had to mod the one used for testing as the 4 x PSU ATX power lead is too short and so is the 24 Pin ATX to reach the Mobo when Installed

So hopefully wont be to much longer getting here from Canada

That,s all for Now!

Stay Tuned!



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Originally Posted by oliverw92

Nominated for MOTM

Thank you , oliverw92 for Nominating my Project, and also to SmasherBasher too!

But I dont think I will be allowed as this Project is also Posted elsewhere, so I think that already controviens the rules if I,m not mistaken,

But I,m very Stoked and Humbled you guy,s have liked so much as to Nominate it for MOTM

Again Thanks

Originally Posted by kevingreenbmx

looks awesome man! how did i miss this till now...

anyway, i can't wait to see it with gear in it and see what you do about making cables look neat.

Thanks kevinggreenbmx,

Just wating on a PSU coming from Canada , to be able to Finally Put all the Hardware Into The Sled, so just testing at the moment

[oliverw92]

Oh dam it's on other places

[Jolly-Swagman]

Originally Posted by oliverw92

Oh dam it's on other places

Yes unfortunately wont be a candidate for MOTM,

But again Thank You for the Thought!

[Sethy666]

Slick mobo... sex on a stick!

These updates are cruel and unusual punishment... cant wait to see the finished product!!!