[Project] Lian Li PC-Q11
 

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.





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:




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:

What a wires hahaha.

Clean it up quick :P

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

Does it blend ;)

water cooling this one too ?

:eek:

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.
Qhwat?
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.
Patience my friend :)

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.

: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:

Duly noted ;)

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

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

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

Say hello to my little friend :gun8:

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/f.png


PSU De-Stickered

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/g.png

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

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!!!

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

QFT!

Storage Drive #2 prepped.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/h.png



More mesh, I could always use more mesh ;)

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/i.png

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

and NO MORE MESH!!!!!!

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

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

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!!)

Quicky polish job.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...PC-Q11/j-1.png



First attempt at soldering mesh.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/k.png

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

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.

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.

heh heh ;)


SSD is good

So what is the mesh for?

ROFL, polishing hard drives FTW! :)

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

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


http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/l.png


http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...0PC-Q11/mm.png

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

huh? :Dizzy:

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

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/n.png

lmao have fun bro

Yey and Meh.

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

Caps all pretty and clean.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/p.png



Scythe SCKZT-1000 80mm Kozuti CPU Cooler installed.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/o.png

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...20PC-Q11/q.png

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

Nicely done.

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: