[Project] Lian Li PC-Q11

[OC Maximus]

Having just about completed my main rig, [Project] Lian Li A05NB LC, I've decided to build a smaller, low power/low cost machine to act as a Home Server/HTPC. Guess we can call it the main rigs little bro. I've been accumulating parts for the past few weeks and finally put it all together. No project name as of yet since I'm not very creative when it comes to those sorts of things. I'll have to come up with something later, or not. :)

I'm no artist but more of the practical type, so that's the approach I will be taking throughout this build.


Welcome to my build log
[Project] Lian Li PC-Q11

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/a.png




Alright, enough of the chit chat. Lets get down to business.


The Hardwarez:
Lian Li PC-Q11
Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge
Intel 2600k CPU Cooler (don't hate :P)
G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
GIGABYTE GA-H67N-USB3-B3 LGA 1155
GIGABYTE GeForce GT 520 OC
Silverstone SST-ST45SF 450 Watt
OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD
2x WD Caviar Green 2Tb

Now lets get the modding started :green4:


First up, MNPC Tech "Micro" Case Feet. Love the feet but am not very happy with the OEM placement. It looks off, way off. I'll have to remount them further out towards the corners.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/b.png


Here's the hardware test fit. Yep, it all fits and works well. Messy as all heck I know, lol. Well, its a start...

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/c.png


B-Magic, Gray and Black sleeving will be used in this build. Gotta love MDPC Sleeving, its surely in a league of its own. :thumbsup:

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/d.png


Alright, that's all for now. Soon as the sleeving arrives I can get back to work tiding things up ;)


Thank you viewing,
OCM :cool3:

[badeendje]

What a wires hahaha.

Clean it up quick :P

[DrNip]

I looked at that case I don't know how many times when I was contemplating the build before my last open case. Nice!

[DOM]

Does it blend ;)

[MaadDaawg]

water cooling this one too ?

[DOM]

water cooling this one too ?
Intel 2600k CPU Cooler (don't hate :P)

:eek:

[OC Maximus]

water cooling this one too ?
Phase 1 will be Air. The reason I'm using a stock intel cooler for now is because I have a Koolance CPU-360 water block and MCP355 pump on hot standby :) Still not 100% if I'll be going the water route since its a low power cpu and gpu which can't be overclocked. If I do go water it would be purely for the fun of it without performance in mind.
Does it blend ;)
Qhwat?
I looked at that case I don't know how many times when I was contemplating the build before my last open case. Nice!
Thanks, took me a while to pick this one out. Its small but big enough to stuff with water cooling goodies if I decided to go that route.
What a wires hahaha.

Clean it up quick :P
Patience my friend :)

[kikicoco1334]

nice little rig you got going there dude, what's up with that wiring?

2600k comes with a stock cooler? :P

[OC Maximus]

nice little rig you got going there dude, what's up with that wiring?

2600k comes with a stock cooler? :P

Thanks, the shitty wiring is to piss you off :P

Slapped the 2600k stock cooler on the i3-2100 since it's beefier. And yes, the 2600k does come with a stock cooler.

[kikicoco1334]

Thanks, the shitty wiring is to piss you off :P

Slapped the 2600k stock cooler on the i3-2100 since it's beefier. And yes, the 2600k does come with a stock cooler.

:P

but yeah dude i'd stay with air since you are not looking for the ultimate performance from this rig, just as a 24/7 browser like a quite little rig :thumbsup:

[OC Maximus]

Duly noted ;)

[kikicoco1334]

dude the timing for the package is perfect! it'll get here on the 20th and my fall break starts that afternoon so gonna start my project thread too

[kikicoco1334]

yeah i am super excited
SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU! MR.OC MAXIMUS!

this is gonna be my first water rig in 2 years
so gonna need some of you guys' help

[kikicoco1334]

lol ocm just like to have his toys pimped out that's all

[OC Maximus]

Say hello to my little friend :gun8:

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/f.png


PSU De-Stickered

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/g.png

[kikicoco1334]

dude what the hell mate! do you do that to EVERY LAST CABLE IN YOUR COMPUTER? :P

looking nice there bro

lookin REAL good!

i am starting my Re-build post and everything it's gonna be fun to watch

[OC Maximus]

Tu, be the best you can be at everything. From taking test in college to wiping your ass. I have the time and energy to build the best little machine I can so that's what I'm gonna do.

Good luck on your new project. Take lots of pictures and do the best you can, that's all I ask ;)

OCA FTMFW!!!

[kikicoco1334]

thanks bro,
very nice point there mr.ocm! what's the point of doing anything if you don't try your best at it
i will start on the project tomorrow, but camera is still in repair so may have to use the iphone for a camera as a temp camera

[Kal-EL]

Tu, be the best you can be at everything. From taking test in college to wiping your ass. I have the time and energy to build the best little machine I can so that's what I'm gonna do.

Good luck on your new project. Take lots of pictures and do the best you can, that's all I ask ;)

OCA FTMFW!!!
QFT!

[OC Maximus]

Storage Drive #2 prepped.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/h.png



More mesh, I could always use more mesh ;)

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/i.png

[kikicoco1334]

wait what the hell are you doing to that poor drive?

and NO MORE MESH!!!!!!

[OC Maximus]

Its not for the drive. Not sure what I'm going to use it for yet.

[kikicoco1334]

have you though about make the openable side a mesh too? if you do it right it may look really cool
i have always been a open window guy like a clear window but some people may not like it as much
so it's

i may go do that to the antec case i got there

[Neuromancer]

I hope that modders mesh is to hide the Gigabyte blue PCB on the video card :)

(Coulda just gone with an IGP build since its a server.... Or hell, headless for that matter!!)

[OC Maximus]

Quicky polish job.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/j-1.png



First attempt at soldering mesh.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/k.png

[kikicoco1334]

holy crap dude that looks so SHINY!!!!!

[Neuromancer]

WTF. polishing your hdds but your sata power cables are shining through. LOL

just yanking your chain man, looks wild. sure your going to slap all the power cables up soon enough.

did you check to make sure you can still RMA your drives?

EDIT: please tell me that aint your 300GB vrap under that 2TB drive. wihtout ICY dock those drives get hot... will take out hte greenpower too. 55C operating temps aint snazzy for drives.

[OC Maximus]

did you check to make sure you can still RMA your drives?

EDIT: please tell me that aint your 300GB vrap under that 2TB drive. wihtout ICY dock those drives get hot... will take out hte greenpower too. 55C operating temps aint snazzy for drives.

RMA? :laughing: think we're past that point on them drives. If it dies I'll just get another ;)

No raptor in this rig. Its a 60Gb OCZ Vertex SSD for the OS.

[Neuromancer]

heh heh ;)


SSD is good

So what is the mesh for?

[Kal-EL]

ROFL, polishing hard drives FTW! :)

[kikicoco1334]

i think you need to weld those mesh together solder may come off
i may be wrong on that

[OC Maximus]

Sleeving from MDPC came in today. Top notch quality I must say.


http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/l.png


http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/mm.png

[MaadDaawg]

:Dizzy::Dizzy::Dizzy: I could've sworn I've seen that sleeving before tonite :Dizzy::Dizzy::Dizzy:

[OC Maximus]

huh? :Dizzy:

Time to get to sleeving, shortening cables, ect....

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/n.png

[kikicoco1334]

lmao have fun bro

[OC Maximus]

Yey and Meh.

Its actually a lot of work but the rewards of having a clean build are nice.

[OC Maximus]

Caps all pretty and clean.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/p.png



Scythe SCKZT-1000 80mm Kozuti CPU Cooler installed.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/o.png

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/q.png

[Neuromancer]

Blue card does not look so bad on a blue mobo :)

Nicely done.

[MaadDaawg]

Really sweet, cept I think I see a little smudge mark on the second cap to the right under the HS :rofl:

[Neuromancer]

Really sweet, cept I think I see a little smudge mark on the second cap to the right under the HS :rofl:

LMAO how much you want to bet he pulled out hte board and checked :ohcrap:

[OC Maximus]

Blue card does not look so bad on a blue mobo :)

Nicely done.
Actually, I didn't comment on your earlier post about the blue pcb because I wanted you to see it all together. Yeah, the blue is kinda iky but it works well if everything matches :) Really sweet, cept I think I see a little smudge mark on the second cap to the right under the HS :rofl:

You bastard :P

lol

[Witchdoctor]

They have medication for this level of OCD .................. :laughing:



Sick work OC ........ :thumbsup:

[OC Maximus]

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/r.png

You might ask yourself

"Self, why is lunatic polishing all these parts?"

Could it be because he spent too much time at test depth polishing torpedo tubes on watch during his first few years in the Navy?

or

Could it be because he's trying to maximize lighting in such a small space by using the reflective properties of polished metal?

you decide...

[Neuromancer]

You might ask yourself

"Self, why is lunatic polishing all these parts?"

Could it be because he spent too much time in the Navy?


Yup, guaranteed :)

[MaadDaawg]

I pick the torpedo tubes :D

[Kal-EL]

I think you are just a meticulous freak of sorts :)

[OC Maximus]

:thumbsup:

At the moment I'm trying to figure out how to add mesh to this build without making it look tacky or overpowering. Also debating which way to mount the psu for best wire management before I snip anymore wires. I should have time this weekend to finish phase one of this build (air cooled).

If I do decided to water cool at a later date it will be purely for the fun of it. :)

[OC Maximus]

AeroCool Shark 140mm Black Edition 140mm Blue LED Case Fan plus a mesh shroud.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/s.png



Shortened CPU 4 pin by 6". Next on the agenda is shortening the 24 pin then sleeving it all.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/t.png



Yeah, wife loves it when I solder in the kitchen, really... :blink:

[Neuromancer]

wow heavy duty, you buy new pins and just snip the ends off next build :) Might be a bit easier

[MaadDaawg]

Yeah, wife loves it when I solder in the kitchen, really... :blink:
Yeah, probably as much as my wife loves it when I fill water loops on the dining room table :P :laughing:

[kikicoco1334]

Damn y'all are crazy!
I need to get my homework done and start on my project :D

[OC Maximus]

Just about done with this little project.



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[Neuromancer]

dude man you should get a job as a janitor. I cant get sticker gunk off stuff to save my life!!

LOL

On a serious note, that shit looks very very cool.

can you rewire a PSU with ribbon style cable? Is it available commercially in high enough gauge?

[kikicoco1334]

dude man you should get a job as a janitor. I cant get sticker gunk off stuff to save my life!!

LOL

On a serious note, that shit looks very very cool.

can you rewire a PSU with ribbon style cable? Is it available commercially in high enough gauge?

i though OCM is a janitor on the boat :taunt:

what he needs to do is make a damn video of how to do that on the cables! i wanna set my on fire after looking at his project

[OC Maximus]

On a serious note, that shit looks very very cool.

can you rewire a PSU with ribbon style cable? Is it available commercially in high enough gauge?
Thanks.

Not sure I follow what your trying to say. Ribbon cable?



what he needs to do is make a damn video of how to do that on the cables! i wanna set my on fire after looking at his project
do you also need a video on how to pick up chicks? :P

[Neuromancer]

LMAO

oh and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_cable

Some PSUs use it Ultra made some that did, I think corsair has a couple of units that use it. Best design I ever saw for 24 pin. nice and neat without the bulk of sleeving.

[OC Maximus]

The only ribbon cable I've seen was ide. I didn't know there was ribbon cable for mobo 24 pin connections. Didn't think the gauge would handle the wattage/amps or whatever you call that electricity stuff :) I did consider going pico psu since its a low power machine but didn't look into it far enough.

[kikicoco1334]

do you also need a video on how to pick up chicks? :P

nop i got that taking care of!
but i'll be more than happy to learn how to make my computer better looking :D

[Neuromancer]

The only ribbon cable I've seen was ide. I didn't know there was ribbon cable for mobo 24 pin connections. Didn't think the gauge would handle the wattage/amps or whatever you call that electricity stuff :) I did consider going pico psu since its a low power machine but didn't look into it far enough.

Well IDE cables would not handle the load, but, that was just an example of a ribbon cable....

http://www.sysopt.com/img/2006/07/ultra_x2-7.jpg

I will look into it more. I dont like Ultras silver cables but I think corsair uses black one for somethings.

Ahh here we go

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=197

[MaadDaawg]

Corsair uses black ones

but not for all cables

[OC Maximus]

Oh, duh. I see what your saying.

Not sure wtf I was thinking about :confused2:

Most of my HX620W cables were like that.

[OC Maximus]

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/w.png

[OC Maximus]

Too much glare :blink:

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/x.png

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/y.png

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/z.png



My camera skills need a lot of work, I'll try again tomorrow....:)

[DOM]

Nice lil case ;)

[kikicoco1334]

dude that's amazing!

[MaadDaawg]

Really sweet OC :)

But I thought you were going to move the feet out ? :laughing:

Sick Bro

[OC Maximus]

Thank you Men :thumbsup:

But I thought you were going to move the feet out ? :laughing:


I said fuckit and going to leave it as is :)


http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/z-1.png

[Witchdoctor]

Nice camera ............... :blink:


Just kidding dude, looks amazing bro ............ :thumbsup:

[MaadDaawg]

What a beautiful work of art :thumbsup: or, errrr, work of OCM :laughing:

[OC Maximus]

Thank you Sir, I'm happy how it turned out :)

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/zzz.png

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Lian%20Li%20PC-Q11/zzzz.png

[kikicoco1334]

think i monna do my server like that
shine the HDD and do the wiring
LOOKS SOOO CLEAN!

[Neuromancer]

Yeah that looks super sweet.

JOOC, how come you are running the PSU with Fan side out?

[OC Maximus]

:Hi:

2 years later and it looks pretty much the same except for the cpu cooler. I went with a slightly burnt 2600K I picked of from Kal and stock CPU Cooler with my signature ;) I'll post some new pictures soon.

Unfortunaley the SSD died. Damned wetted Christmas lights:wh2:

Anyone have a small SSD laying around? 40 to 60gb ssd will do. Like I said in my other thread, nothing fancy.

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

wow!!!!
very clean work you do there can't stop looking at it. sorry bought the SSD, love the shined up HDD'S shaweet!

[Splave]

Gorgeous !

[kikicoco1334]

dang dude! that's pretty awesome!

[OC Maximus]

Thanks Men.

"Benchspace" (http://overclockaholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5017&highlight=bench+space) is finally getting put to good use.

Here she is undergoing repairs.

A lil bit of Sake can only help ;)

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/20131225_1617101_zps32fefd04.jpg (http://s464.photobucket.com/user/383HEMI/media/20131225_1617101_zps32fefd04.jpg.html)

[Kal-EL]

:D

[kikicoco1334]

dude! I still remember you building that thing! can't believe its been 2 years!

[OC Maximus]

Yeah, time goes on. HTPC will be getting a refresh soon. Time to shrink it down.....

[Kal-EL]

noob forum code on that shot, :P

[OC Maximus]

Shrunk it way down. All the way down to a Raspberry Pi 2 running Kodi. More on that in another thread.

This HTPC has served me well but its time to part it out.

Parts are off to foster someone else's fever ;)

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