Recent content by lee.iii.will

You should do some tests before changing the orientation! :) It SHOULD be cooler with the heat pipes in contact but I'm curious if the flat surface helps at all with a better heat transfer! Yes and No... If you undervolt your processor too much you will end up with instability issues. While...

Ended up putting this project on hold for an undetermined amount of time. I've swapped focus to a Streacom DB4 project since I came across a deal on the case that I couldn't pass up. I may end up posting pictures once I have a bit more done. Sorry If I've disappointed anyone!

I've thrown together a few quick images to show you what I mean: So the large\long aluminum heat spreader should have the side with the heat pipes facing the case wall, rather than the inside of the case. In theory you should see a bit better thermal performance since the copper comes in...

Nice setup! I was actually contemplating the EXACT same setup just a month ago. I've got the DB4 and the ZeroFlex240 as well! I decided I didn't want to buy all new parts just to have Thunderbolt 3 and a few percent speed improvement. I'm waiting for 2+ Thunderbolt 3 ports and a bit better...

Small Update! - Dremel Time! So this isn't a huge change but I decided to make my first cut on the acrylic. Since I don't really have a need for a disk drive and space is limited, it was time to say goodbye to the slot load portion of the acrylic. Interesting enough, the size of the slot...

It looks like the bottom heat pipes are blocking the door where the aluminum panel is reinforced. You could probably just drill a 8mm hole in the lower reinforcement bar and have your heat pipe slide inside of that when the panel closes. Since the door has to swing out, it shouldn't put any...

I used the same method when J-B Welding my PowerMac G5. My only problem when doing that was from time to time I'd end up with an air bubble between the bottom of the J-B Weld and the masking tape. Those temps sound good, no complaints here when I run around those Temps. Sorry to hear...

Very nice looking bottom panel, super clean! How did you adhere the metal plate in place? Epoxy/Solder? Did you use a drill press for the holes or a hand drill? Also, if you don't mind me asking, why did you leave so much space without drilling holes? Do you think your missing out on...

As Kungpao said, there are a few different 'pico' PSU's on AlliExpress ranging from 100W - 500W. The 500W takes two external 250W wall warts to create enough power since you'd be hard pressed to find a 500W external power brick. Keep efficiency in mind when buying your power supply as an extra...

Hey GoldFiinger, If you're planning on using the cube in a modern environment, I'd ditch the old hardware and get something a bit less dated. If you're using a MBP(Even an early Intel model), it's likely eight or more years newer than the hardware in the cube. I assume you're referring to...

Hey Void, Yeah, I'd be happy to provide you with the vector graphic that I used. I've got it in an SVG now, let me know if you need it in another format and I'll see what I can do!

Time for an Update! Before anyone gets super excited, I haven't touched my Dremel! This is strictly a hardware update and a heads up on plan changes. To start, here is a teaser picture before I continue. UPDATE PART 1 So last week I met up with another TonyMacx86er, JRDN! He actually has...

Thank you Greg! (Sorry for the late reply) I actually used the Mountain mods back plate and just made a few cuts so that the latch would be unobstructed since that was one of my main selling points on the case to begin with.

Hey JRDN, I was checking out your posts that you mentioned the other day. Is this Build log similar to what you're planning to do with the G5? Here is a link to his Photobucket Library so everyone can enjoy the work that went into this build while the original links are broken. Also...

Wow, props to you on these builds! :clap: I was looking through ChipHell at all of these builds he other day and admiring! I hand't noticed that they were all by you until now(noticing the background items on all of them). Do you have any CPU\GPU heat benchmarks done with the CPU\GPU under...