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[flix29]

I like it.

Very white. I like it

Nice looking build

Thank you.

out of of everything so far the thing i love the most if the tube rez covers they look amazing.
You should send that design off to Ek and see what they say that design looks just right

Thanks, I dont think that EK is interested in products like this. Red Harbinger offers a similiar product and EK didnt copy that until now.

Thanks for subbing. :thumb:

I got some really nice hardware fromKFA2.
KFA2 supports this project by offering a GTX 970 HOF.

Thanks a lot.

I think this card is one of the best looking VGA Cards on the market at the moment.

what is better than one card?
correct, two cards! :clap:

and what is better than two cards?
three? no... Two cards with nice blocks from Bitspower! :clap:
Thanks to Bitspower.

 

[Brian18741]

Wow those are smexy looking cards!

 

[haxxbaxx]

there so white, it's almost like there glowing

 

[flix29]

Yeah,
I think best available combination of vga and block at the moment.


I removed the cover of the motherboard, I think it looks much better this way.
just the green an beige colored connectors muck up the look.

Also removed the air cooler vom the KFA2 GTX970 HOF cards

insert the cards...
After I've done this, I realize that the white tones are not the same.

After that I mounted the Bitspower Summit.
I dont know yet, if i will keep the black mounting mechanism or change it with a nickle plated one.

At first I dont want to use the white backplates, but meanwhile I think it looks much better with this backplates than without.

With mounted backplates:

What do you think?
Does it look better with or without the backplates?

Some more random pictures:

I will be back in a few days, I hope.

 

[Snookums]

Backplates for sure they look awesome.

 

[gary996]

Looking mighty fine I must say

 

[flix29]

Yes, meanwhile I think it looks much better with backplates.

New Update: new motherboardtray

After a lot of measuring and marking I cutted a 3mm Aluminium sheet and drilled the first wholes.

I also need to cut some wholes where the graphics card can be putted in.

I forget a picture of the finished wholes... here it isnt already filed.

After that I need some new motherboard standoffs. I had to made my own because there werent any standoff in the correct sice available.

Test fit:

 

[mushtafa]

I'm liking this a lot!

Excellent metal skills, good work!

 

[GAM8LE]

Beautiful build so far! Amazing craftsmanship!

Those cards look absolutely superb also

 

[ALEXZ360]

Those cards and water blocks are a nice addition to the case, nice work on the motherboard tray

 

[flix29]

Thanks a lot for your kind words.
This is how a worklog makes a lot of fun.

The following update is the last one of the past. You are updated now and all following posts are actual.



I've designed a PCB to give the interior a cleaner look.

The layout is drawn with Target. I thought I can do this in one evening... not really... takes my three days.
A lot of measuring, drawing the connectors, big mistakes... etc...

At first I want to summerize same potentials, but at the powersuply I couldnt recognize same potentials with the multimeter. I dont know if this is caused by some protective mechanisms or somethin like that...

The circuit board has a 400my copper cover on both sides. I hope that is thick enough to keep the heating on a nice level even under full load.
maybe I will get some problems at the 24Pin lanes... we will see... ^^

layout side 1:

layout side 2:

The problem is, that I have forgotten to mirror the layout before printing...
I dont have an easy access to a laser printer... so its a problem. At the first try I asked a freind to print it for me... to complicated, so i ordered my own printer.
Tis is how it works: direct-toner-method


Some pages out of a catalog glued on a normal blank page and printed:

cutted to right size:

I wanted to try if the transfer from paper to copper works, so I cutted the PCB:

I take the electric iron and start to transfering:

the result was really bad... :duh:
Second result with much more preasure comes out much better but even not perfect. I hope it will become better when i have my own printer and can change the settings of the printer.

 

[mushtafa]

What is this PCB for?

 

[flix29]

Its for the power supply. I cant describe You will see it when its done.

No progress on the PCB but on another site.

Until now I didnt make any progress on the exterior, this has to change.

A package from Plattenzuschnitt24.de arrived yesterday, thanks for the nice support.

Based on this, I could start working.
At first I cutted some profiles:

mounted to the case.
Some acrylic sheets I've ordered fitted perfectly into this rails.

After that, I have done the cover for that.
At first some cutting:

finished cuttings:

To avoid a gap between window and cover I milled some notches into the acrylic. I dont have any pictures of that but you can see them a little bit in the following pictures.

Thats it for now.
Next step: New front.

 

[Brian18741]

:mind blown:




Dude! This is fricking epic! Where to start?!

The GPS's look 100% better with the backplates, there is no question!

The motherboard tray is excellent, well done! Did you cut it out on a scroll saw? What are you going to do with, paint, vinyl wrap?

The brass PCB looks very interesting, can't wait to see where that goes!

And finally, completely custom acrylic side panels? Dammmm! Epic!

 

[flix29]

Thank you.
Yes the motherboard tray is cutted with a scroll saw. I will paint it.
I hope I can do that the next week.


Today I continued with the front.

At first I need to mark all cutting edges before I can start sawing.
After this was done, I took the saw and my dremel:

After that I fieled down the edges... but I dont have any pictures.


For making a bending form, I bought some MDF.

Finished the bending:

Tried everything on the case:

Tomorrow I will glue this parts together.

 

[colinmcr]

flix29 is your day job Mad Scientist? This is epic work you are doing I'm really looking forward to what you do with the psu I'm intrigued !!

 

[Brian18741]

The profile on the MDF is perfect, well spotted. I was thinking about using an old MDF kitchen counter for the same reason. The front cover looks very interesting so far, can't wait to see more!

Incidentally, I've thought about using a router (nice Festool btw ;P) on acrylic panels but thought it would melt or burn the plastic but judging by the pile of shredded plastic it looks like you managed it! Did you have to do anything in particular with the router to get a nice finish?

 

[flix29]

flix29 is your day job Mad Scientist? This is epic work you are doing I'm really looking forward to what you do with the psu I'm intrigued !!

Thank you.

The profile on the MDF is perfect, well spotted. I was thinking about using an old MDF kitchen counter for the same reason. The front cover looks very interesting so far, can't wait to see more!

Incidentally, I've thought about using a router (nice Festool btw ;P) on acrylic panels but thought it would melt or burn the plastic but judging by the pile of shredded plastic it looks like you managed it! Did you have to do anything in particular with the router to get a nice finish?

MDF is a very nice material to work with. Glued together at the moment. I will make the top cover later. An update will follow on sunday because im not at home tomorrow.

The festool OF1010 is the best tool I ever bought. I have no problems with melting plastic or something like that, even if I just use very cheap milling cutters. But I think this has nothing to do with the router, it is caused by the acrylic. In the past I just bought "Plexiglas XT", because it was cheap. For a few euros more I bought "Plexiglas GS" and this is so much better to work with, no melding, nice bending etc. Everything is better.

 

[Brian18741]

Ah thanks for the tip. I'll try get some of GS plexi and do some experimenting!

 

[flix29]

no problem.

Small Update:

All parts glued together:

Started grinding and filling:

Tested the result by using some primer.
Its not perfect but looks really nice, I think.

I friend helped me to engrave the logos of the sponsors to the sidepanel.
I think it comes out very nice. With some light behind it, it will look even better i think.