Project: TOXIC GREEN

MT Mods · 9 Feb 2016 at 19:09

Hello and welcome to my project log for ''Toxic Green''

TOXIC Green was something i've longed to do, a real black,green and silver build with some real work behind it.
Dripping Toxic waste, burnt holes, sparking wires. (i want to show you but until mind projection works i'm afraid you'll just have to use your imagination)
I'm probebly more excited about this than you are.
Where do i plan to go with this?

With custom made PSU Shroud, Front inter shroud and custom loop i plan to make sure this build stands out.
Hopefully it'll be traveling to Taiwan this year to computex 2016 to be showcased if Avexir like what they see.

Fingers crossed they like it.

Here's a quick look at what i want this build to look like (Before all the little details are added)
i wish i was good with rendering, but you'll have to imagine toxic waste dripping from them CPU block, off the end of the GPU, Hold burnt out of the PSU Shroud.
Bare wires showing with little led's on them flashing to give a sparking effect.

Specs

Intel i7 6700k
Gigabyte G1 Sniper Z170
Avexir RAM - Avexir Raiden Tesla Green
Gigabyte Xtreme gaming GTX 970
SSD - Avexir S100 Green LED SSD
Thermaltake Riing fans - Green
be quiet! Straight power 10 - 800w
Phobya Performance watercooling
be quiet! Silent Base 800

Sponsors!

I'd like to thank all of my sponsors, for without them, this project wouldn't exist.
Thank you to
Gigabyte
Avexir
and
be quiet!

Let's begin with Pictures!

All the parts together

Parts have been arriving every other day and here's our first one.

Gigabyte G1 Sniper Z170

Description

There's no other green motherboard on the market for intel's 6th gen CPU's available in most parts of the world.
Gigabyte offers this sleek and monstrous G1 Sniper at a really really good price!
Boasting:
USB 3.1 up to 10GB/s
USB 3.0 up to 5GB/s
2 way SLI / 3-way CrossFire
Fast onboard storage with 32GB/s M.2
USB Type-C connector
Duel channel DDR4
Durable gold plated CPU Socket
Ambient green trace path lighting
This motherboard not only looks great, but performs without fault!
Not to mention the green on-board lights flash in time to the music wink emoticon
Check out more details over at overclockersUK
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-537-gi.html

Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming GTX 970

Description

It comes as no surprise that GIGABYTE would want me to utilize their new Xtreme gaming line. I mean, who wouldn't want one of these ?
Sporting sleek design, looks and Devastating power.
First of all you have those unbelievable full RGB fans and RGB WINDFORCE logo. Any color your heart desires this baby will deliver. Make it pulse, breath or double flash. You can also set it to cycle the colors any way you want.
Next up is the fact that these GPU's are hand picked, factory overclocked monsters delivering much higher performance than a reference 970. In fact the one i have right now has a higher base close than a GTX 980 at 1190mhz.
with a boost clock of a massive 1342mhz. The 980 base clock is 1126 and boost close of 1226. (reference model)
INSIDE AND OUT Protection. Yup you get aerospace grade coating reinforced with a metal backplate. Spill something on your GPU ? Damaged ? Not here. The spillage simply rolls off no harm done!
It's also worth noting that these xtreme gaming cards are made using Titan-X components with 12 power phases backed by highest-grade chokes and capacitors for extreme durability.
More information here: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-175-gi.html

Thermaltake Riing Fans

Home Made Cables

be quiet! Straight Power 10 - 800W Gold

be quiet! Silent Base 800
Ignore the Dark power pro 11. That's not supposed to be there

On to the modding

First thing i done was re-spray the black around the air vents on the front of the case to a nice green.

re-sprayed the PCIE Slot covers green.

i then cut the front new grill i'll be making using mirrored acrylic

And fitted them to the front (partially)

i then thought... nah. Lets cut out the drive bays using a dremel and fit 3 front fans.

I've also started work on the Toxic stuff. Basically silicon that will be dipped in green dye for 24 hours and then backlit.

As you can see the PSU Shroud etc is in the picture, this is made from cardboard just now, i test the looks and try to get perfect measurements using cardboard. It's cheap and if you screw up, grab another bit.
Planning is everything in a project, however it never goes exactly how you want it.
There will always be something you want / need to change.

I will keep this updated throughout the project.
All constructive opinions and feedback is welcome. i won't chew your head off.

Bickaxe · 9 Feb 2016 at 19:17

Subbed.

Love green builds. You've clearly been thinking quite a bit on this one with the toxic drippings. Can't wait to see it finished.

MT Mods · 9 Feb 2016 at 19:34

Bickaxe said:
Subbed.

Love green builds. You've clearly been thinking quite a bit on this one with the toxic drippings. Can't wait to see it finished.

Thanks for subbing!
been in planning since early November.
Had several other projects happening, so this one was delayed.
Super happy to be back on track.

Petelock · 10 Feb 2016 at 09:56

Class build and love the attention to detail combined with the approach to get down and dirty with the toxic theme.

From the work shown so far It's clear that this is going to be a fun read and great finished article.

OJ46 · 10 Feb 2016 at 10:09

Definitely going to keep a watch on this one, already looking like it could be an epic build

MT Mods · 10 Feb 2016 at 10:54

Petelock said:
Class build and love the attention to detail combined with the approach to get down and dirty with the toxic theme.

From the work shown so far It's clear that this is going to be a fun read and great finished article.

OJ46 said:
Definitely going to keep a watch on this one, already looking like it could be an epic build

Thanks guys!
I hope you enjoy whats to come and like what you see.

TechMinerUK · 10 Feb 2016 at 19:14

Going to keep an eye on this build as it looks rather promissing, especially after seeing the green accents you've painted on the Be Quiet case as they look great (Have a nice pop like the orange).

Great work so far and I'm looking forward to seeing more

MT Mods · 11 Feb 2016 at 22:50

Working on the GPU placement tonight, only to discover the PCI-E Riser card is too short by about 2cm. Which is a shame, so i've ordered another one to extend the length.
I would like the GPU to sit where the mesh is in the picture.

Tomorrow i may begin work on the CPU Cooler, get new pipes fitted that go up and around the inside of the top compartment of the case.
Which means using a different radiator for easy filling.
(IF the 90 degree fittings actually turn up that is)

MT Mods · 13 Feb 2016 at 00:43

So there's been a minor hick-up at my fault.
Removed the fittings on the kelvin S24 pump/block and put my own on.
Unfortunately my fittings are too tall, and hits the motherboard header so unable to screw the fitting lock on.
not all bad news. It means digging out the old loop.
(Ignore the colours of the block etc will all be re-sprayed properly)
Ordered Mayhems Green X1 coolant for this now.

SO.. What have i done ?
Removed the top USB ports etc. Who uses them ? (not me)

Fitted the new radiator and CPU Block

Fitted the new tubing

Here's where it got interesting, Instead of having your tubes floating around the case, i went up over the top fan mount and down into the top of the rad.
Pipe from the front of the rad out to the res.
down to the pump and up the back of the case, around the top and back to the CPU.
You'll notice a little bit of anti kink on the top of the rad ''Better safe than sorry''

The pump does actually sit flat, i'm not sure what happened in this picture ha

Don't worry about the cable ties, i have an actual res mount to be fitted to the backing.

Glad i didn't fully cut the PSU Shroud or inner front shroud just yet or i'd be humped!

Tomorrow i'll hopefully have the PCI-E riser card and get the GPU fitted properly.
Monday or tuesday i'll finish the PSU Shroud etc.

Bickaxe · 13 Feb 2016 at 01:08

That tube routing won't cause you any issues with air bubbles getting stuck will it?

MT Mods · 13 Feb 2016 at 01:23

Bickaxe said:
That tube routing won't cause you any issues with air bubbles getting stuck will it?

With some effort it should be fine. pretty much the same routing as the GNOME case that's about to come out.
to be honest, i'm waiting for someone to come pick up a motherboard from me, once that goes i'm gonna go with some PETG tubing.
make it look far better.

TechMinerUK · 13 Feb 2016 at 19:14

I'm surprised how much clearence there is in the top/back of the case for tubing to be run there and be hidden. Also, I like the positioning of the GPU, it looks much better than the standard positioning as you get to see the full beauty of the card

Great work and I look forward to seeing more updates

Bossman · 14 Feb 2016 at 08:47

Looks good, can I ask what the Riing fans are like I'm thinking of getting some?

MT Mods · 14 Feb 2016 at 13:22

TechMinerUK said:
I'm surprised how much clearence there is in the top/back of the case for tubing to be run there and be hidden. Also, I like the positioning of the GPU, it looks much better than the standard positioning as you get to see the full beauty of the card

Great work and I look forward to seeing more updates

I'm surprised there's so much waste space in this case.
Even the base of the case has enough space to fit a 360mm radiator and pump.

Bossman said:
Looks good, can I ask what the Riing fans are like I'm thinking of getting some?

They're good.
Pretty silent (obviously not as silent as fans designed for complete silence)
The light (ring) isn't too bright but it's not too dull either, just enough to cast a nice green glow over the system at night.

TechMinerUK · 14 Feb 2016 at 16:28

MT Mods said:
I'm surprised there's so much waste space in this case.
Even the base of the case has enough space to fit a 360mm radiator and pump.

I know, it's quite annoying as if it natively supported a 360mm and 240mm radiator I would have bought one for myself

MT Mods · 15 Feb 2016 at 01:27

Some updates for the project.
New sheets of plastic have arrived (acrylic 3mm matt black)

Acrylic cable combs

finished the first couple of toxic dripping for the front of the case

And the new PCI-E Riser card is longer than the old one, so no need for two

ukxenon · 15 Feb 2016 at 06:20

I like

MT Mods · 15 Feb 2016 at 21:12

Some updates
cut where the GPU needs to go, fitted it.

I'll find a way to securely mount this properly a little later

new smaller fittings for the CPU block arrived, so now it looks far cleaner
all looks so much cleaner now.

Modified some RAM for the project just now while we wait for the actual KIT we'll be using.

BriT · 15 Feb 2016 at 21:33

How is that GPU connected? looks like its floating on air lol or is it there for the time being?

MT Mods · 15 Feb 2016 at 21:44

BriT said:
How is that GPU connected? looks like its floating on air lol or is it there for the time being?

It's not connected atm.
The PCI-E Riser card will rest on the PSU Shroud once fitted. (see picture below)
giving it a nice solid fit.

Ofcourse the PSU Shroud is just cardboard for now. going to make sure everything works and fits before i start cutting up the acrylic sheets