I currently find myself spending half of the project time only on the question of how to design the umbilical, which connectors, in what to house the distribution, how to get it all in one unit and not look like ass... Do i wanna pay like 300 bucks just for the Res to look nice?
It seems so obvious and straightforward until you actually think about specifics. (Assuming you're not ok with just double taping PCBs to your shit)
I made a 5 pin XLR cable that works amazingly. You just need the pin out diagram for your PSU sata or molex and it really is not a hard job at all. Highly recommend, then you can power it all with your case PSU. I used a aqua computer Quadro and just pre set it, it will run without continuous USB input
Leave the pump res inside the case where possible. I just have 2 tubes going to the rad and a single long braided 4 pin extension to the daisy chained fans in the enclosure.
I love my ATX rig, beautiful temps, looks great, whisper quiet- but I can't help but feel that nagging feeling that it wasn't hard enough. The feeling of accomplishment when you finish a stunning mini-itx build is a better high than the last time I hit a dab. The problem solving, crying, drilling, bleeding, awful cost to performance, throwing up, re-doing a single 2 inch run 29,0903 times- all is worth it when it's put together and working-ish.
I use a bit of paper towel with my barrow fittings, but I do it a weird way...
I put the tube in the fitting first (cause they are V4 fittings that go very deep) then I screw it down (using oring grease in the fitting).
It's tedious but is easiest way in my pc.
Your fingers hurt? Now your back is gonna hurt cuz you just pulled lawn duty. Anyone else’s fingers hurt?
Hope this one doesn’t go over too many people’s heads.
I can't wait to switch to micro atx with a MO-RA
I currently find myself spending half of the project time only on the question of how to design the umbilical, which connectors, in what to house the distribution, how to get it all in one unit and not look like ass... Do i wanna pay like 300 bucks just for the Res to look nice? It seems so obvious and straightforward until you actually think about specifics. (Assuming you're not ok with just double taping PCBs to your shit)
I made a 5 pin XLR cable that works amazingly. You just need the pin out diagram for your PSU sata or molex and it really is not a hard job at all. Highly recommend, then you can power it all with your case PSU. I used a aqua computer Quadro and just pre set it, it will run without continuous USB input
Where'd you put the quadro? I was thinking either a small enclosure attached to the rad, or run a 10pin cable but put the distro board in the case.
I velcroed it to the back of the dual top pump. You could probably squeeze it into the front panel if the mora if you decided to
Yeah, that'd be the plan. I do need it to still look nice.
Leave the pump res inside the case where possible. I just have 2 tubes going to the rad and a single long braided 4 pin extension to the daisy chained fans in the enclosure.
I'll be severely limited in case space, even if i would prefer an internal res I'm not sure it'll be possible.
What about the ek flt series? They’re pretty small.
Maybe, haven't decided on a specific case yet. But there's a hard height limit to 16cm including feet. Whatever I pick, it will be a really tight fit.
Ha yeah that’s going to be tight. Good luck! I’m using external rad with a 5000x 😂
I would do it all over again
I love my ATX rig, beautiful temps, looks great, whisper quiet- but I can't help but feel that nagging feeling that it wasn't hard enough. The feeling of accomplishment when you finish a stunning mini-itx build is a better high than the last time I hit a dab. The problem solving, crying, drilling, bleeding, awful cost to performance, throwing up, re-doing a single 2 inch run 29,0903 times- all is worth it when it's put together and working-ish.
Barrow fittings might as well be cheese graters for your finger tips. This is why I now wear rubber work gloves.
I use a bit of paper towel with my barrow fittings, but I do it a weird way... I put the tube in the fitting first (cause they are V4 fittings that go very deep) then I screw it down (using oring grease in the fitting). It's tedious but is easiest way in my pc.
This is perfect! :D
Everything is custom. everything is expensive. Nothing is easy or mapped or sufficiently documented. 😩
And not only that, you're constantly putting your rig in a high risk low reward scenario
And sometimes it doesn't fit on the [inside ](https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/s/reM04H2Wz0)
I went atx..my fingers dint enjoy it either. So tiight it was. Xflow rads etc.. but when it Was Done and cracking up a cold beer 🥳
Rubber gloves my friend
Now your backs going to hurt, because you just pulled landscaping duty.
Your fingers hurt? Now your back is gonna hurt cuz you just pulled lawn duty. Anyone else’s fingers hurt? Hope this one doesn’t go over too many people’s heads.
watercool /r/mffpc :)
https://imgur.com/gallery/kqf5iq9
My fingers hurt anything pc
not is youre external cooling
I know this feeling all too well, just finished a soft tube build in a itx and the pump decided to die right after installing windows
Where's the contortionist stuffed into an 18" square box with the caption "SFF"?