Gunner's Pit

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Post by Razgriz » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:49 pm

Wow, stunning!
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Post by Lawndart » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:39 pm

Gunner wrote:Been busy the past few weeks! Here's what the pit looked like a week and a half ago...

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I had to move the monitor up and back to make room for this!

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Still lots to do - Top detail on ICP housing, HUD lens, ICP mount, DED, Backup ADI, wiring misc panel, and the list goes on...

I can't begin to describe the difference in the immersion factor now - I'm so glad Thrustmasters MFD's motivated me to go ahead with the main panel.
That's sick Gunner!!! :D 8)


P.S. Gave your new pics a bump to the next page in the thread. ;)
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Post by Luse » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:27 am

:shock: Amazing as always Gunner. Sierra Hotel. 8)
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Post by Ray » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:08 pm

Wow that looks ridiculously awesome - outstanding job Gunner, very impressive! 8)
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Post by Beaker » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:05 am

Beautiful, Gunner, especially in the dark! I noticed the trackball on the right side... nice touch. :D
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Post by Lawndart » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:12 am

Added some new shots of Gunner's Pit to the gallery.
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Post by Gunner » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:53 pm

Beaker wrote:Beautiful, Gunner, especially in the dark! I noticed the trackball on the right side... nice touch. :D
Hmmm...Krista says I look better in the dark too! :wink:
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Post by Gunner » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:14 pm

For Whack (and anyone else getting ready to light things up with LEDs)

One of a million pages that show how to power up a PSU without a Mobo:
http://www.gideontech.com/content/articles/196/1

A guide to voltages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molex_connector

A couple pics of my less than pretty power blocks (Red is 5V, Yellow 12V, Black Ground)

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A very good guide/calculator for LEDs and resistors:
http://metku.net/?path=mods/ledcalc/index_eng


A couple close ups of how I supported my resistors:

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Post by STRIKER » Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:36 pm

Sawamura wrote:Wow great stuff. Realy nice cockpit you have. 8)
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Post by Lawndart » Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:15 pm

STRIKER wrote:
Sawamura wrote:Wow great stuff. Realy nice cockpit you have. 8)
Odd, but interesting quote there my friend... (Over two years old and no new comments in regards to the quoted message). :?
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Post by STRIKER » Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:14 pm

That wasn't me posting...hmmm, time to change my password.
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Post by Rhino » Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:35 am

Gunner, did you buy this!? :lol:

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/v ... GLSPPS7580

Looks like this was Chris Stricklin's aircraft judging by the fact it's coming out of Mountain Home.
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Post by Teej » Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:03 am

Ouch.

Very ouch.
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Post by Gunner » Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:28 pm

After muddling through 5+ years with no major upgrades to the hardware, I decided it was time since I've had a chance to get back in the saddle just a bit. This time I'm going all out with some of the best of the best components...should be fun! Not in a big hurry so I'm going to take my time.
So far I have, or on the way:

ASUS Z170 Maximus Extreme Motherboard
Core i7-6700 Skylake Processor
ASUS Strix GTX 980
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR4 3000 Memory 32GB
XSPC RayStorm Pro Black WaterBlock
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB
Samsung 950 PRO 512 GB Internal SSD - M.2
CORSAIR AXi series AX1200i 1200W Digital ATX12V
In Win D Frame Case
XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir / Pump Combo

I'm going with hardline tubing this time, still need to get all the tubing and fittings but waiting for the case to decide how I'm going to route it all.

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