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Project Sestren Worklog - World's First Back/Outside Mounted Tri Loop Cube!

MKmods said:
Nice Box there...I have been a pro mechanic for over 30 years and never had one that nice..

PS: by the way the case looks beautiful, I love the red inside and black outside.
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Hehe, yea it was a great gift, and personally if I was a pro mechanic myself, I don't if I could bring myself to use it, its so shiny, heheh, I would be polishing it more than working :D.

Wish I could import you though Mark, my car is broken :confused:
 
LOL, when I first started back in the day I was very impatient (basically a pissed off kid 24/7 and beat the crap out of my tool box)
Now I am older and quite a bit more patient so my things tend to last quite a bit longer.
But ur tool box is a thing of beauty:respect:

I have been so busy with modding I forgot about everything else and it took me 4 days straight to fix all the things in my poor car that should have been done.
 
MKmods said:
LOL, when I first started back in the day I was very impatient (basically a pissed off kid 24/7 and beat the crap out of my tool box)
Now I am older and quite a bit more patient so my things tend to last quite a bit longer.
But ur tool box is a thing of beauty:respect:

I have been so busy with modding I forgot about everything else and it took me 4 days straight to fix all the things in my poor car that should have been done.
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Heh, I know the feeling, got to drop by your projects again sometime. I been pretty swamped myself.
 
DrPepper said:
I'm guessing you two live nearby ?
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If I understood correctly the beginning of 954 is about 15-20 minutes away from me. Depends how far up 954 he lives though.
 
Chicken Patty said:
If I understood correctly the beginning of 954 is about 15-20 minutes away from me. Depends how far up 954 he lives though.
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oh 954 is a street ? I thought it was a house number :laugh:
 
DrPepper said:
I'm guessing you two live nearby ?
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Well I noticed on his comment, that he is in Miami Florida, which is 305, I also live in South Florida, but to the West side, near Ft Lauderdale, locally everyone distinguishes where they live in South florida, by the area codes, because its cut up into blocks. And we have post codes, its our Zip Numbers, but since there are many zips, its harder to categorize one place. Basically here in FL, we use our area codes, somewhat like one would use Counties. He lives in Dade County, I live in Broward, that is normally used as well, but as a almost slang,derivative, we use area codes, because most of Broward is 954, and most of Dade is 305. I hear in California, they also do this.

Chicken Patty said:
If I understood correctly the beginning of 954 is about 15-20 minutes away from me. Depends how far up 954 he lives though.
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I should be about 30 mins away from ya, I am in Pembroke Pines, and when the computer is a bit more finished, your welcome to see it in person :)
 
pc1x1 said:
Well I noticed on his comment, that he is in Miami Florida, which is 305, I also live in South Florida, but to the West side, near Ft Lauderdale, locally everyone distinguishes where they live in South florida, by the area codes, because its cut up into blocks.



I should be about 30 mins away from ya, I am in Pembroke Pines, and when the computer is a bit more finished, your welcome to see it in person :)
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I used to spend all my nights in Pines. I worked at NABI on Sheridan and University. Had my friends that stayed in East pines by Hiatus. They moved out of here though so I don't go over there that much. But yeah man that'll be cool stuff :toast:
 
pc1x1 said:
Well I noticed on his comment, that he is in Miami Florida, which is 305, I also live in South Florida, but to the West side, near Ft Lauderdale, locally everyone distinguishes where they live in South florida, by the area codes, because its cut up into blocks.
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Ah right I understand now :toast:
 
Haha I updated my post a little, but yea I am in Pines, so you should be familiar ;)
 
Title: Front Panel and Video Log 1 Update!
Date: December 05, 2009
Status: Tired, very very tired, but working to improve!

Brief: Hi everyone, today you can check out Sestren's fascia! Hurray, the front panel is on! Next update, the radiators are going back in, and a bit forward, water cooling and parts will start migrating to the bowels of the cube.

Today was the first time ever, I messed with video, so please pardon the production values, I will read and study it to get to par. But honestly I just wanted to make it work. I am aware of lots of things wrong with the video, but I think its mildly entertaining, at least a start. So please enjoy the first Sestren video log! More coming later.

Also notice in the front of the cube, how there are no gaps at all. That's my own little design, thats a mixture of sleeving, C molding, mounting tape, and solid wiring, that covers, all the gaps. As you guys know, not all devices fit perfectly, in the 5 1/4 bays, in fact, the Athena power bays, and the Zalman's fit pretty poorly, but with my tiny mod, it fits perfectly. Anyhow, be sure to suggest ideas, for the next video!

If your musician, and would like to contribute tracks, please let me know :).

Thanks again!

Take care,

- PC1X1


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Description: Front of the mighty cubicus!

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Description: Top Profile view! Notice how aligned every single bay is! That's no mistake, I literally spend hours (no joke) aligning it to make sure it worked. On the mod to cover the gaps, I spent to hours making sure it lined up as well as possible.

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Description: Another shot of the side, again notice how aligned everything is. Looks lovely.

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Description: You can start seeing how the cables go from the front panels to the insides, of course they will be routed, and out of sight when parts start going in. That's going to be a big challenge on this project, making everything cohesively fit.

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Description: Hail Cubicus! He looks like hes 50 ft tall. He also resembles an air conditioning unit, and I have been asked by a guest if hes a refrigerator. Heh!

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Description: Hard drive bay galore!

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Description: They are escaping!

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Description: Hmmnn which one to pull first, notice this is the hot swap capability, coupled with my Areca card, its going to be a powerful server grade raid subsystem.

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Description: He's coming for you!
 
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Description: Flip to the other side!

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Description: Whatever you do, don't look down!

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Description: Cubicus has arrived!

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Description: Shot of the inside with all the wiring.

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Description: Close up shot of the inside, featuring you guessed it the wiring. Notice how the sleeving is coordinated, and even the contact points between the fan controller and wires are nicely done. Those parts will never be seen by anyone, but the details are there.

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Description: Right on the outside again

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Description: Going up!

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Description: Ta ta for now shot!


Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, today's content has been formatted from its original version, to fit on your computer screen! It's Sestren, its here! Its in Video!

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Looking good, although personally I hate non symmetrical things so if I were doing the bays they'd have the exact same things either side he he
 
pantherx12 said:
Looking good, although personally I hate non symmetrical things so if I were doing the bays they'd have the exact same things either side he he
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Hehe, me too, but unfortunately I had to leave one of the bays free because the the darn GPUs being so long. I wanted to keep it symmetrical myself, but had to compromise, but I think it came out good :pimp:.
 
I am a little surprised you decided to mount stuff outside the case considering how gynormous the case is. And I am sure you know this is not the "world's first" triple LL cube lol...not that it matters...but it's sort of a weak way to title the log. Your work stands on it's own and does not need questionable claims to be special...it's already over the top special.

I like the color scheme and choices for hardware and so on. Not big on optical bays loaded with stuff but the hotswaps look good.

Looks like you have got the modding bug bad.

If the C Channel does not stay where you put it try a dab of weatherstrip adhesive in the C Channel and a dab on the edge of the hole you want to line.
 
Speaking of which, do you need all of that stuff? I think another one of what looks like a HDD cage with fan would look great matched on the other side.
 
I can't look at this anymore :cry:
 
This is gonna be a blast to hook up all those wires. Il be looking forward to see how you accomplish that.
About the face its the opposite of the way I roll but I must say it appeals to my baser instincts..More buttons is cool!

The video was cool

iMON FTW!
 
CyberDruid said:
I am a little surprised you decided to mount stuff outside the case considering how gynormous the case is. And I am sure you know this is not the "world's first" triple LL cube lol...not that it matters...but it's sort of a weak way to title the log. Your work stands on it's own and does not need questionable claims to be special...it's already over the top special.

I like the color scheme and choices for hardware and so on. Not big on optical bays loaded with stuff but the hotswaps look good.

Looks like you have got the modding bug bad.

If the C Channel does not stay where you put it try a dab of weatherstrip adhesive in the C Channel and a dab on the edge of the hole you want to line.
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Thanks, but the title is actually World's First Back/Outside Tri Loop Cube. So I am not claiming to be the first to water cooling, but that first that has radiators on the outside, and all the bays free with 3 water loops total. I agree titles etc, but needed something to catch the eye, and to my knowledge its facual. I put the bays, floppy, etc for convenience, as I wanted an all in one package!

pantherx12 said:
Speaking of which, do you need all of that stuff? I think another one of what looks like a HDD cage with fan would look great matched on the other side.
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Don't really need it, as its more of a want. I choose these units, because this will be ultimately my workstation, so I can work, and if need be, transport hardrives to and fro, etc. I also wanted as much space as possible inside, so I can fit the tri loops with space to spare.

Chicken Patty said:
I can't look at this anymore :cry:
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Hehe, I knew once the front units went it, it would be controversial, but hopefully you can look at it, who am I am going to find to help me polish the thing locally :D. I know, I know, the simple clean look is cool, but I wanted to mesh that with functional as well. I think considering the amount of hardware, that it looks cool, but everyone is entitled to their opinion, and while I may not change, and go with something you :cry:. I do listen to all criticism, and if it can be changed, and I like your idea, I will do it.

MKmods said:
This is gonna be a blast to hook up all those wires. Il be looking forward to see how you accomplish that.
About the face its the opposite of the way I roll but I must say it appeals to my baser instincts..More buttons is cool!

The video was cool

iMON FTW!
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Yup, its going to be a big challenge, but I do have an idea how to do it. Hehe, and yea alot of people are in for a surprise since its not the standard, nothing on the drive bays, but I think that sets Sestren apart, and will it all comes together, will make it very unique. And buttons are cool, but I did try to make them tasteful and fit with the theme.
 
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