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Qmicra Start
Posted by: | CommentsAnother project begins… In a change of pace however, this one isn’t for me. It’s for friend of mine, and since we couldn’t come up with anything more creative, we’ll be using his nickname “Hutch” as the project title. In true L.O.S.I.A.S. fashion, this project will fit in with everything else I’ve done. It won’t be as extreme as my prior endeavors, but I’ll still make very efficient use of space.
This time around, I’ll be working with a PC Design Lab Qmicra v2. Hutch managed to procure one of these beauties after speaking with Dave Lalopa of PCDLAB. He requested one that had not yet been painted, and that’s exactly what I received.
I took delivery of a surprising light and compact box…
More parts from FrozenCPU
Posted by: | CommentsWho doesn’t love parts? I had another package arrive from FrozenCPU. I sometimes feel like I single-handedly keep them in business. :cheese:
A few LED switches, shrink wrap, wire sleeving, and a laser LED light…
Pico update and parts ordering
Posted by: | CommentsSometimes you just have to improvise… As (bad) luck would have it, the Via Artigo that I wanted to put in this case, seems to be out of stock everywhere I look. Most eta’s put it’s arrival at the end of February. Well, I’m way to impatient to wait almost a month before it arrives. I don’t want it to hold up any work on the case, and that’s where the improvisation comes in. As it turns out, you can buy the Via PX10000G Pico-ITX motherboard separately, so that’s exactly what I did. So, I purchased that, along with a DC-DC power supply, hard drive, memory, and wireless adapter. The only thing I’m really missing is the small case to put all the parts in. Well, after thinking about it, I don’t know if I really needed the case anyway. I can fab something of my own almost as easily. It’s a little strange to think about the fact that I bought an entire ‘computer’ last night… just to put inside another computer… crazy!
Well, I just ordered some more parts. This time around, it was mostly for cooling. After much contemplation, I decided to go ahead and pull out the big guns here. If I truly want this case to be something amazing, plain old watercooling wasn’t going to be enough. That being said, I went ahead and ordered the Wintsch Labs Arctic Web TEC cooler, and a Meanwell auxiliary PSU. I also ordered the rest of the needed tubing, barbs, and fittings. At this point, I don’t know if I’m just really committed to being crazy, or crazy enough to be committed…
