MicroFly/Qpack MODernize

DaMulta · Jul 5, 2009

I love the boat paint look!

Love the new board, sucks you spent so much time on the other to start again LOL but that can be part of the fun too.

Taz100420 · Jul 5, 2009

MKmods said:
+1 on the RTX! (I wish I had got one a long time ago)

Yea tell me about it. I woulda saved $40 getting the RTX compared to Dremel. I blew it up in less than a month! Now the RTX has lasted over a year now with all the things I use it for

MKmods · Jul 5, 2009

It worked out pretty cool DaMulta.. someone at DFI saw the board and wanted it, he traded me this one for it...(I hope I dont mess this one up :eek:

)
The DFI was really nice but this one has about 10 features that make it perfect for this comp.

And Taz100420, I think I fried 5 of the Dremels before I found the Black and decker one....Lucky the RTX uses all the Dremels attachments as well.

Th0rn0 · Jul 5, 2009

That coat looks awesome

Scrizz · Jul 5, 2009

+1 on the RTX ,wouldn't change it for a thing :rockout:

I'm loving the way the cooler looks

Taz100420 · Jul 5, 2009

MKmods said:
And Taz100420, I think I fried 5 of the Dremels before I found the Black and decker one....Lucky the RTX uses all the Dremels attachments as well.

Yup me too. I was at wal-mart lookin for a new Dremel when I spotted the RTX for $20! couldnt pass it up. I had a Dremel tool set that comes in handy for the RTX.

Thrackan · Jul 5, 2009

Good find on the Black n Decker, I'll keep it in mind if my cheap-brand Dremel gives up.

CyberDruid · Jul 5, 2009

That board looks gorgeous Mark. And I concur that electricity flows faster downhill. But if you massage the wires you can get it to go back up pretty fast

MKmods · Jul 5, 2009

Thx CD

, Im off to homedepot to pick up the screws for the CPU mount, when I get back Il show what I came up with..

OK, Back
Here is a shot of the CF plate

Cuzza · Jul 6, 2009

pardon my ignorance, but what does tha plate do? or is it just cosmetic? either way, sweetness! :rockout:

CyberDruid · Jul 6, 2009

Carbon Fiber makes anything faster...that's why they use it on race cars and superbikes

Cuzza · Jul 6, 2009

CyberDruid said:
Carbon Fiber makes anything faster...that's why they use it on race cars and superbikes

Oh yeah, just like speed holes.

MKmods · Jul 6, 2009

I used the Enzo cooler that I had in my closet. It wasent made for the intel socket 1366 so the bracket allows me to mount the CPU cooler.
One added benefit is it also allows me to turn the cooler 90Deg so the fins line up better with the airflow.

And another benefit is it allows me to slide the cooler up and down a bit so the cooler dosent hit the GPU or my case (remember my case is barely bigger than the ATX mobo...

CyberDruid said:
Carbon Fiber makes anything faster...that's why they use it on race cars and superbikes

while that has been proven the "Other" reason I used it is its insanely strong/lite weight and so much easier to work with than metal.

(those are the reasons I keep telling myself... the real reason is it just looks cool)

BY the way for those paying attention to the CF stuff this time I used 2 pieces of glass to press it together. I waxed each piece 2 times and used the spray on mold release and it separated just fine (no broken glass)

The glass leaves an extremely glossy/smooth surface

Taz100420 · Jul 6, 2009

That carbon fiber piece looks sweet with a black cooler. Yea CF wont bent,warp or distort as easily like a steel plate would. Kinda makes me want to build a CF case.......Expensive but cool lol

EnergyFX · Jul 6, 2009

Nice work on this project Mark... but,

I'm getting a vibe that you have commitment issues. lol

Scrizz · Jul 6, 2009

ohhh yeah, I'm loving the CF. Looks sweet. :toast:

Hopefully someday I can make things as beautiful as that!
:respect:

BOBDBONE · Jul 6, 2009

EnergyFX said:
Nice work on this project Mark... but,

I'm getting a vibe that you have commitment issues. lol

Not true.

He has been committed a couple times. They never caught him.

BrooksyX · Jul 6, 2009

I'm definitely liking the new board and paint. Looks awesome.

MKmods · Jul 6, 2009

Taz100420 said:
That carbon fiber piece looks sweet with a black cooler. Yea CF wont bent,warp or distort as easily like a steel plate would. Kinda makes me want to build a CF case.......Expensive but cool lol

Its not cheap but not that expensive, Actually for what it is its a pretty good deal. My first few SFF cases used perforated alum and it cost more than the CF.

And for these covers and brackets I am using scraps leftover form earlier work.

craigbru · Jul 6, 2009

Hey Mark, what oz. weight of carbon fiber are you using, and how many layers would it take to get around 2mm in thickness when finished?

MKmods · Jul 6, 2009

Here is the material I used
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=97&

Its fine for flat panels and single curves , but if you are planning on compound curves than this is better
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=98&

When I did the mobo tray I used 6 layers of CF and no filler and its about 1/16" thick

For the CPU bracket I used 2 layers than a filler and than 2 more layers. It is WAY stiffer and probably 3/32"thick.
This is the filler I used
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=93&

Dam this thread is long.. I think I started the mobo tray around post Page 10 #237

Another tidbit, i dont know if you saw this (I think on page 9) but this Guy has an excellent tut on CF
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8801536764731290932

craigbru · Jul 6, 2009

Thanks Mark. How noticeable is the filler after cutting the CF? Can you see a layer of white?

MKmods · Jul 6, 2009

yep, I used a sharpie to blacken it out.

EDIT: OK I am making a new mobo tray (same thing just new with fewer holes). I just ordered a PS (I butchered all mine, lol) so I would have a backup to test stuff and figured I would plug in the mobo and see what happens..It tried to start than turned right off and just repeated that over and over...

I started thinking I should have tested this mobo and cpu (I am using the Xeon W3503 dual core) before all the new heatsinks and soldering but I was so busy with other stuff I passed...(my bad)

OK so the first thought was memory prob so I took out 2 of the sticks and voila its alive....Just had to get into the bios to set the memory specs
(am using OCZ XMP's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227388 )

So tomorrow will have the new mobo tray and PS casing.

h3llb3nd4 · Jul 7, 2009

G/L man

really coming out real nice

Wile E · Jul 7, 2009

MKmods said:
yep, I used a sharpie to blacken it out.

EDIT: OK I am making a new mobo tray (same thing just new with fewer holes). I just ordered a PS from Newegg (I butchered all mine, lol) so I would have a backup to test stuff and figured I would plug in the mobo and see what happens..It tried to start than turned right off and just repeated that over and over...

I started thinking I should have tested this mobo and cpu (I am using the Xeon W3503 dual core) before all the new heatsinks and soldering but I was so busy with other stuff I passed...(my bad)

OK so the first thought was memory prob so I took out 2 of the sticks and voila its alive....Just had to get into the bios to set the memory specs
(am using OCZ XMP's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227388 )

So tomorrow will have the new mobo tray and PS casing.

I hate those close calls. lol.

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