EHW Ai

Looking good!

I could have designed them and had them made, but it actually was quite a bit easier (and cheaper) than that (~$11 a set). I ordered two sets of them from a Chinese eBay seller, and they took two weeks to get here. I might eventually add four more drives below the psu, raiding the lower four. 2.5 inch HDD External Bracket Plate 4 SSD Holder Hard Disk Drive Mount Adapter WWW.EBAY.COM Support 4pcs 2.5" SSD HDD. Easy to expand external connection of HDD. It works with 2.5" HDD only, not for other devices. It works like a mini PC case, and great for cooling and expand. HDD in photos is for...

Pwr to the SATA ssd cluster is done:

AC's cool, got that already. Got a Bunn coffee maker as well, but I think I'd like to try making my own cappuccino, etc.

if okay with my yob, i'd add money to the $400 grant and buy a good expresso machine. jaba is the life, mr. renfrow.

First time I've heard this, but seems appropriate.

Yeah, I think you're correct. But from my POV, same difference. Whether general news or entertainment, the media has nose-dived into places where only flies were originally meant to go. Spontaneous generation somehow comes to mind.

Moved the SATA SSD cluster to the top of the PSU and added color-coordinated sleeved SATA data cables.

It's a Disney product now, so it's to be expected. Walt is probably rolling in his grave.

Have at it, that's one of the reasons why I share You likely already have most of if not all of the right tools to do the job

Figured this was the best place to post this: Verified on Digikey site; received notice by way of email. Digikey's suggested substitute is not the same, nor does it's have the same specs/properties.

Not all of the sizes of his combs are in stock (and I'm not particularly fond of the way those look). I also typically opt for closed combs because they ensure smaller sleeved wires, if the instance crops up, won't drop out of comb. I ordered a bunch of these in black:

Yeah, it can be tricky to do your own cables and get all the pieces to fit together properly (wire awg, sleeving, cable combs, connectors, pins, pinouts, etc.). I'm fixing to do all the wiring (make my own cables) next for this build, matching them up to a Seasonic 1300 Platinum SSR-PD psu. I've looked at what's available comb-wise out there and given how the Atlas II is laid out, I decided to go with Clockwerk Industries black OverkillPCs Knuckle Combs. I think they'll work best in this use case.

Anyway, next up: added some cable combs to the mix:

Yeah, same here. Here's one that might sell well today:

Like creating more... ...mindless bunny rabbits?

I suspect we're more or less of the same mind and a number of experiences as well; especially since I too "remember being a kid ordering things from a magazine ad, sending a money order by snail mail and waiting 6 to 8 weeks for it to show up." I also remember the world's population being ~3 billion at the time instead of rocketing skyward toward oblivion; and being fairly well off without having a need for smartphones or the Internet. Mindless bunny rabbits seem to have fixed all that though. Lastly, this time around, yeah, I find the notion of eating large creepy crawlies gross myself, no matter how you fry them. I just tossed that tad bit of info in there coz Thailand, and for effect. but bats, who eats bats...?

Decided to add an AC Aquaero LT to the Manhattan Project's Atlas II build: The Boston Baked Beans are food for thought.

Thanks for the kind words, bud Made me feel like my new doo looks great I'm not concerned about the SuperCool order yet simply because of the nature of the purchase and they/he did spell out 10 days for rush shipping. I don't think I'm ready to compare them to Optimus yet because Optimus should know better (but they obviously don't care as far as standards of care go). Me, I'd probably give it another week or so before I'd start any real inquiry. Maybe a few weeks more before initiating any sort of quasi-panic mode (though we did suspect the purchase experience might be dodgy from the git-go). Worst case scenario might be requesting a refund by way of PayPal. Anyway, totally irrelevant, but btw, did you know Baht bugs are a delicacy in Thailand? That's a throwback to my earlier days in the military.

Okay, think this is it (iteration #973). Sanded the Atlas II's modified bracket down to 1500 grit, gave it a few coats of dead flat top coat, mounted the pumps after sleeving their cables with paracord, and added some 3M Di-Noc to the cover plates for the pumps. Di-Noc still needs a wee bit more of a fine trim. Also countersunk the four corner mounting holes on the bracket. Made for a much cleaner installation.

impressive feat, but latency. it's like satellite internet voice calls with an echo. (...or when is showing up late not better than not showing up at all?)

You know, it takes a lot to get me excited these days. While Viagra would probably kill me, your posts certainly help

I wouldn't enjoy it if it was 100% dodgy-free. Helps keep my ticker pumping.