Alright guys, at long last I have an update. 
First thing's first: the money shot.
The last couple days have been a comedy of errors. A lotta ins, a lotta outs a lotta what-have-yous.
Not to dwell on it but so others can learn from my mistakes here's a quick recap:
Wiring 101 - as I already mentioned (and has been well documented), the PSU I have is a PITA to sleeve/shorten. That was made even worse because of how space-limited I am with this case. I didn't measure individual wires (bad modder, bad!) before I started cutting so I had to redo 75% of the 24-pin before it would fit.
This is a graphic example of teh suck. Wires going every which way means they tend to bunch up in the middle, and each wire needs to be cut a different length depending on which pins they connect since they cross over each other to varying degrees.
More Wiring - First I hooked up the vandal switch wrong. Then it wouldn't work (or so I thought). Then I had to hook it up with everything installed (tweezers helped, as did sleeving to make it more rigid). I am SO GLAD the SSD/HDD bracket is removable. Without that there's no way I'd be able to access everything I had to R&R.
Fans 1 - My first attempt at fan filters failed. They contacted the fans making an awful racket. So I cut them up to use them as spacers so that they won't hit the built-in fan grills. +1 to the list of things I need to fix. Filtered air is pretty important to me so I don't have to break down the comp too often for cleaning. Back to the drawing board...
Fans 2 - One fan wouldn't power on. Found out it was because of a bad connection in a 3-to-1 fan splitter I made.
A lotta strands in old Duder's head...
You probably noticed I skipped over most of the component install. I'm going to come back to that when I do the final build (along with case details)... right now it's a little sloppy and incomplete, so I'd rather do it once & right when the time comes. I'm making a (growing rather long) list of little things I need to fix or adjust. But first I want to get up & running to test the WC setup and start playing with an OC.
The insanely awesome, couldn't-be-happier news is that now that the above issues have been taken care of, everything fits & works! None of the problems I've run into have been deal-breakers, just minor delays.
SLE
Edited by She loved E - 11/8/12 at 2:18pm
First thing's first: the money shot.
The last couple days have been a comedy of errors. A lotta ins, a lotta outs a lotta what-have-yous.
Not to dwell on it but so others can learn from my mistakes here's a quick recap:Wiring 101 - as I already mentioned (and has been well documented), the PSU I have is a PITA to sleeve/shorten. That was made even worse because of how space-limited I am with this case. I didn't measure individual wires (bad modder, bad!) before I started cutting so I had to redo 75% of the 24-pin before it would fit.
This is a graphic example of teh suck. Wires going every which way means they tend to bunch up in the middle, and each wire needs to be cut a different length depending on which pins they connect since they cross over each other to varying degrees.
More Wiring - First I hooked up the vandal switch wrong. Then it wouldn't work (or so I thought). Then I had to hook it up with everything installed (tweezers helped, as did sleeving to make it more rigid). I am SO GLAD the SSD/HDD bracket is removable. Without that there's no way I'd be able to access everything I had to R&R.
Fans 1 - My first attempt at fan filters failed. They contacted the fans making an awful racket. So I cut them up to use them as spacers so that they won't hit the built-in fan grills. +1 to the list of things I need to fix. Filtered air is pretty important to me so I don't have to break down the comp too often for cleaning. Back to the drawing board...
Fans 2 - One fan wouldn't power on. Found out it was because of a bad connection in a 3-to-1 fan splitter I made.
A lotta strands in old Duder's head...You probably noticed I skipped over most of the component install. I'm going to come back to that when I do the final build (along with case details)... right now it's a little sloppy and incomplete, so I'd rather do it once & right when the time comes. I'm making a (growing rather long) list of little things I need to fix or adjust. But first I want to get up & running to test the WC setup and start playing with an OC.
The insanely awesome, couldn't-be-happier news is that now that the above issues have been taken care of, everything fits & works! None of the problems I've run into have been deal-breakers, just minor delays.
SLE
Edited by She loved E - 11/8/12 at 2:18pm
Stone Fold Crazy
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Compact Splash
(16 items) |
SUGO
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7-3770k @ 4.7GHz | ASRock Z77E MITX | EVGA GTX 570 HD 2.5GB | G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Samsung 830 128GB SSD | XSPC EX120 + EX240 | XSPC Raystorm Copper | EK FC570 GTX SE (rev. 1.1) |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Swiftech MCP35X pump | 3x GT AP-15 fans | Tecnofront nano res | one million bitspower fittings |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 | Dell U2410 | Silverstone ST45SF-G | Scratch built 14.75L prototype |
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| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7-3770k | ASRock Z77E / MITX | Samsung Low Voltage 2x4GB | WD 80GB 5400RPM |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Antec Kuhler 620 | ubuntu 12.04 | 18" Dell Ultrasharp (4:3 Oldscool Edition) | Logitech Illuminated |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Silverstone ST45SF | Silverstone SG05 | Logitech G400 | |
| View all | |||
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Stone Fold Crazy
(14 items) |
Compact Splash
(16 items) |
SUGO
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7-3770k @ 4.7GHz | ASRock Z77E MITX | EVGA GTX 570 HD 2.5GB | G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Samsung 830 128GB SSD | XSPC EX120 + EX240 | XSPC Raystorm Copper | EK FC570 GTX SE (rev. 1.1) |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Swiftech MCP35X pump | 3x GT AP-15 fans | Tecnofront nano res | one million bitspower fittings |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 | Dell U2410 | Silverstone ST45SF-G | Scratch built 14.75L prototype |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7-3770k | ASRock Z77E / MITX | Samsung Low Voltage 2x4GB | WD 80GB 5400RPM |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Antec Kuhler 620 | ubuntu 12.04 | 18" Dell Ultrasharp (4:3 Oldscool Edition) | Logitech Illuminated |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Silverstone ST45SF | Silverstone SG05 | Logitech G400 | |
| View all | |||
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Really has been cool to see this turn into a reality 
