Batman's CaseLabs Mercury S8 Work Computer

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I will check out your lian li thread bro, as soon as I can

Take your time.

Have fun Wrapping Christmas presents, i am not good when wrapping but unwrapping when i get a new Hardware no one beats me

 

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Take your time.

Have fun Wrapping Christmas presents, i am not good when wrapping but unwrapping when i get a new Hardware no one beats me

Took a walk over to your thread bro, that case looks very nice, the aluminum is absolutely gorgeous. If you are planning on mounting (2) rads in the basement I would set up airflow as left side intaking and right side exhausting, assuming the left side is facing you or will act as the visual front of the chassis from your normal sitting/working position.

Unless you can mount a fan at the very rear of the structure. OR is that the PSU mounting zone? Mounting only one rad? I'd still go with left side intaking for aesthetics, and then mount a bank of fans on the right side to exhaust the cross-flow if the case allows. If not, then at least two fans forward of the PSU. For inaudible pump, I'd Sorbothane mount your D5 on the floor of the basement, but if like you said, you hate inaudible builds then your options are many more in the upper chamber mounted to one end of your reservoir etc.

I've seen configurations with both sides intaking which makes sense feeding both rads clean cold air, yet they were a wider chassis and able to move a good volume of warm-used air out the rear with direction of another separate fan to guide the exhaust.

Looking good Knoxxy. I always get more hardware building (and playing) completed when I push the ladies out of the house and I'm on my own without distractions.


... 10:45am, time to check Newegg for the Apex 11.


Addendum: found a clear image of the Maximus XI Apex rear I/O - No Video Out - CONFIRMED!


...these images are not on the Maximus XI Apex page yet, the gallery section is still absent as are the User Manuals in various languages.

 

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New HWiNFO64 6.0 adds VRM monitoring for the ROG Maximus XI series. Just launched 48hrs ago, could not find on TPU.


https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/hwinfo64-download.html

Notice the Aquacomputer kryoM.2 EVO riser card maintaining the Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD at an icy cold 26C.


Turned ON the gold LEDs (wish they were white or blue) as flashing drive activity indicators since that drive contains my Steam Library game of one, lol , only flashes when I throw on Doom 4 and remains in far left peripheral vision, so not distracting while working. Using Intel Optane as Primary/OS (the original low capacity M.2 modules) even in the 2ndary PC.

NO dedicated work PC right now, the Batman frame has been stripped down for deep cleaning and cable management awaiting the Apex 11 board and reconfiguration for the 2nd Optane 905P mounting near the Singular Computers reservoir. Going to look so amazing, will post up photos when the two new Optane drives arrive, most likely middle to late January if Intel launches the lower capacity 905Ps at CES.

the current plan:

1) 905P PCIe HHHL AIC with blue LEDs mounted in slot 16_3
2) 905P 2.5in U.2-M.2 mounted on the CaseLabs accessory railing

 

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I didn't answer yesterday on the Lian Li v3000 Thread because i have been busy doing this:

In the middle of a Tornado

 

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I didn't answer yesterday on the Lian Li v3000 Thread because i have been busy doing this:

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In the middle of a Tornado

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That is SWEET brother, I so jelly, I'm grape jelly!

RESPECT for Knoxxypoo!

 

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In about 5 hours i guess it's finished i will let you know

It's taking me a lot of time because i have never Modified a case before and i dont have the right tools but i gues i am doing pretty good

 

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In about 5 hours i guess it's finished i will let you know

It's taking me a lot of time because i have never Modified a case before and i dont have the right tools but i gues i am doing pretty good

I’ve completed a few simple mods, for years using all the wrong tools , until last February finally broke down and grabbed my very first Dremel.

Used it to mount a Noctua replacement fan in an UPS battery backup, and drill some holes in the CaseLabs aluminum to attach a 120mm top radiator - just easy stuff.

Wow just noticed, the camera is full color yet most of my photos look like they are shot in black and white. lol That pretty much sums up my build: black, charcoal, and other shades of gray.

The D5 mod and mounting was a previous build with the pump resting on (4) Sorbothane durometer 50 hemispheres to take it inaudible up to 50% PWR.

Photo#2: The Dremel was spinning so fast when it punched through the aluminum, the chuck marred up the CL powdercoat, so had to add some silicon washers to cover up my mistake.

 

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Bought this yesterday

 

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Bought this yesterday

I didn’t do much research, I probably could have saved some money. Ended up just grabbing this one off Amazon for $89 on sale. They had the same sku with a fancy toolbox (if you’re really a Dremel guy), but I didn’t want to get into it that deep. Lol

Just a simple mod now and then is as far as I wanted to go.

 

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for $89

I paid 60€ so far it works great.

 

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I paid 60€ so far it works great.

Yep, I could have saved some money if I'd only looked around a bit. I do enjoy the LED white convenience light at the end of the Dremel 4300 though. And it came with 3 extra attachments, one that keeps the sparks and shaved metal fragments from flying into your eyes, although I still put on a pair of safety glasses that came with the Mayhem's Blitz radiator cleaning kit while Dremelling.

Let's see what you get done in the next 5hours bro.

Going out for Kung Pao Chicken.

 

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Apex 11 gallery just went up.

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-APEX/gallery/

 

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I thought i would be dead before i could see it

And for today i am done, tomorrow is a new day

 

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I thought i would be dead before i could see it

And for today i am done, tomorrow is a new day

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Nice Work Brosephioso! Man, I just gave away two sets of custom red cables, could have sent them to you. lol They were Corsair AX and AXi from long ago, so maybe not compatible.

Now, it's your time for a beer!

(or maybe two)


When we gonna battle 8086K vs 8086K?

 

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Now, it's time for a beer!

Cola or Water, i can't drink beer

 

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Cola or Water, i can't drink beer

When we get our rigs finished and updated we need to hold a Battle of the Rigs!

CPU benchmarks and Storage benchmarks my Good Air vs your Chiller. lololol

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These Creative speakers just arrived from Amazon, only $24.50. Please don't laugh (too hard) , I'm a PC audio dwerp. I've never spent much (any) money on computer audio, although do have some big plans for the new office when we move.

Ebert of Hardware Canucks said these were amazing for the money, and he rated them head to head A to B with my current Logitech "crummy" speakers (same video below) and said the Creative A250 2.1 was a much better solution...only $5 more. Why am I so cheap with speakers? idk

photos below: Batman frame in the background undergoing reconfiguration and clean-up.

 

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I've never spent much (any) money on computer audio,

The same here, i still have the Logitech X-530 which i bought 7 years ago, for me good Gaming Headset are enough, believe it or not but for the last 4 years+ i am using Logitech G35, my first G35 i sat on it and a few minutes later i bought another G35 which has survived till today

 

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The same here, i still have the Logitech X-530 which i bought 7 years ago, for me good Gaming Headset are enough, believe it or not but for the last 4 years+ i am using Logitech G35, my first G35 i sat on it and a few minutes later i bought another G35 which has survived till today

Dude is that coolant? Is that a concentrate? lol

All I can say is, maybe consider some wheels for your build. That rig is going to be heavy to move, even to access the rear I/O.

If you can take a photo of the bottom of your chassis, see what material we have to work with, and I'll research some wheels for you.

Found a new Apex 11 image:

Looks like they cut a new 2nd bevel on the superior heatsink from the original images. 16 chokes and 16 mosfets all dedicated to the CPU.

 

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Dude is that coolant? Is that a concentrate? lol

Yeap, 6 liter of innovatek, it's not concentrated i have been using the mixed one for a long time and so far it works great.

If you can take a photo of the bottom of your chassis, see what material we have to work with, and I'll research some wheels for you.

I will take a pic as soon as i can.

Last night i cut and bended the tubing and for some unknown reason and i dont know why i changed my mind and want to stick with soft tubing i know hard tubing looks better than the soft one but as said i dont know what's going on with me.

 

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Yeap, 6 liter of innovatek, it's not concentrated i have been using the mixed one for a long time and so far it works great.

I will take a pic as soon as i can.

Last night i cut and bent the tubing and for some unknown reason and i dont know why i changed my mind and want to stick with soft tubing i know hard tubing looks better than the soft one but as said I don't know what's going on with me.

This is no time to lose your fervor or your vigor, not to mention your zeal.

I’m planning a mix of hard and soft runs. Soft near the pump of course for isolation/inaudibility and the lower chambers where the tubing will not be apparent or visible. Hard runs will be intentionally outrageous with a laboratory-clinical appeal along with some thoughtful asymmetry thrown in.

Shave soaps arriving today for the Shave Cave, woooooooooooo!

More Apex 11 images showing up, cannot wait until Mainstream-Enthusiast boards get their own dedicated backplate. I'll be jumping for joy.

 

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Testing

 

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Testing

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You work fast Knoxxypoo!

Well, you certainly won't be prone to kinks with that tubing layout. I had some of the very tiny 1/2 x 3/8 soft tubing (1/8th inch wall thickness) and that stuff would kink if you looked at it wrong.

So now, the smallest soft tubing I use is 3/8 x 5/8 - my favorite size and Bitspower makes an awesome line of "ultimate" compression fittings that after much trial and error (and bleeding fingers), I use exclusively.

Let me find some comparison photos from my last water loop.



You must be exhausted.

 

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You must be exhausted.

I feel pain everywhere today is the third day since i started but due the pain and age i need some break otherwise i would finish it the same day.

 

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I feel pain everywhere today is the third day since i started but due the pain and age i need some break otherwise i would finish it the same day.

I build and update really slowly, when I said a 3-day party for the Apex 11, I actually meant 72-hours just to install a motherboard. I like to make it last.

OK, here images of Bitspower standard and ultimate compression fittings.

These are the 1/2 x 3/8 I no longer use due to severe kinking from the thin-walled tubing. Yet, these illustrate the difference in design much better than the thicker walled tubing images.

First pic is Bitspower standard 1/2 x 3/8 - one single inner collar, 2 to 3 complete turns to tighten
Second pic is Bitspower ultimate 1/2 x 3/8 - three inner collars and improved threading design, 6 to 8 complete turns to tighten
Third pic is Bitspower ultimate 3/8 x 5/8 - (thicker wall) three inner collars and improved threading design, 6 to 8 complete turns to tighten

...you guessed it, the ultimates cost a few dollars more like $3 or $4 more.

Removing the ultimate fittings after 24months of service in my closed loop from Sept 2016 to Sept 2018 was so simple. No excessive forces required like the standard fitting disassembly in 3/4 x 1/2 size which I needed to use pliers to remove and destroyed the top layer of skin on my fingers and thumb during first attempts and removed all the paint down to the brass with the pliers - never again.

The BP utimates can be removed with two fingers easily and not a single drop of coolant lost over 24months. Would recommend.

 

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Merry Christmas TechPowerUp.