Beta Orionis – Part IV
First order of business for the build was getting it out of the 750D case and into the Zalman. That started with getting fans put back in, as I originally pulle...
First order of business for the build was getting it out of the 750D case and into the Zalman. That started with getting fans put back in, as I originally pulle...
I have not had a lot of luck with power supplies over the years. They are the one part I have had to replace more than anything else in the last 16 years I̵...
I got to work pretty much right away after picking up the fans from my local FedEx Office. I also made sure to test all of them out of the box with another powe...
With Absinthe complete – well, pretty close as of the time I write this – I’ve started planning out a similar build for my system. Absinthe got its name f...
Well Absinthe is basically complete now. There’s not really anything left on it. Everything is installed that was planned to be, though there may be some ...
If you’re going to use Koolance’s coolant in your loop, don’t try using the little spigot that comes on the bottle. It’s worthless. Just...
For the record, trying to drain a loop that has a vertical radiator with its fittings toward the top is a pain. But that was necessary before I could pull the t...
Finally the day arrives that I can finish tubing out the build. The night before I made sure to get some tubing from Home Depot. In the afternoon I made sure to...
While waiting for the overnight order to arrive, I took advantage of the fittings I did have to see if I could get tubing bent for the two runs I wanted to clea...
Finally we come to the part of the build that I have been looking forward to for weeks: connecting the dots. The first order of business, though, wasn’t r...