Build Log: I Am Titanium

[Legend]

Fantastic job mate, you must be really pleased with the finish - looks great! Might have to up my sleeving game, i've been practicing with the removal tools so we shall see!

Thanks, yeah relieved to have it up and running with no leaks haha! Sleeving is definitely a time consuming task. I can see why people opt for the ready made kits now, definitely a BIG time saver, and to be honest unless you're going to keep doing it, investing in the tools etc. for a one off just isn't worth it financially speaking vs buying ready made... plus you need to factor in the time and frustration factor (both of which are in abundance). I'm glad I did it though, definitely learned a lot.

The vinyl is something I really don't think I'd do again though... even with a square case like this it can be very tricky around the corners, and that back panel has been a real slog, and yet to be finished. It looks good, but it's not been easy.

 

[Orch]

Holy ****, was looking at this case the other day but wrote it off. Now in love with it, your build is stunning.

 

[koolpc]

Thats a cracking job mate

 

[Legend]

Took some more pictures today, but the blue comes out very different in these pics for some reason. It looks much better in person I think, more like the previous pics... UV is a tricky thing to photograph I'm finding. I also finally finished the side panel vinyl... I am never vinyl wrapping a case again!

 

[Cenedd]

It looks like it was a massive amount of work wrapping that case but the quality of the result in just those vents alone speaks volumes. Really good result.
I'm not sure but you might find that (ironically) a UV filter might help your pics. It would take out the glare of the UV and just leave the fluorescence from the coolant t and anything else glowing. Still looks good in the pics even if it doesn't look entirely true to life.

 

[Legend]

It looks like it was a massive amount of work wrapping that case but the quality of the result in just those vents alone speaks volumes. Really good result.
I'm not sure but you might find that (ironically) a UV filter might help your pics. It would take out the glare of the UV and just leave the fluorescence from the coolant t and anything else glowing. Still looks good in the pics even if it doesn't look entirely true to life.

Thanks, and yes lots of work... probably spent longer on the vinyl than the rest haha! Ah, good suggestion on the filter, hadn't thought of that. So would that be a standard UV protection filter? I see there's quite a few on the rainforest for under a tenner.

 

[RevBillyG]

Beautiful.

 

[Cenedd]

Ah, good suggestion on the filter, hadn't thought of that. So would that be a standard UV protection filter?

I should point out that I don't KNOW this will work, I'm just theorising. The UV protection filters seem to do that. It's possible that the UV lighting is a different frequency to atmospheric UV but there's filters for £3 which could be worth a punt...or someone more into DSLR stuff must surely solved this before...?

 

[RyanF]

Praise the Lord you did end up taking off the sticker on the CPU block
Cracking build!

 

[Bone9]

Looks great mate! How quiet is the pump?

 

[modd1uk]

Nice job

 

[Petelock]

Been a while since I checking in on the PL section. This is very nice work! Great job.

 

[Ornatus]

Took some more pictures today, but the blue comes out very different in these pics for some reason. It looks much better in person I think, more like the previous pics... UV is a tricky thing to photograph I'm finding. I also finally finished the side panel vinyl... I am never vinyl wrapping a case again!

Right when I feel chuffed about my new build then I see this

 

[mattyc123]

Great looking build. Nice work.

 

[f3rr3t]

Looks great. Love the more metallic looking builds on here.

 

[Thekwango]

brilliant work! I've totally fallen in love with this case - wouldn't have the skills or dedication to go full water cooled but the side mounting of fans/AIO has so much potential.

would you mind me asking a couple of questions about the actual case though?

 

[Legend]

brilliant work! I've totally fallen in love with this case - wouldn't have the skills or dedication to go full water cooled but the side mounting of fans/AIO has so much potential.

would you mind me asking a couple of questions about the actual case though?

Sure, go nuts...

 

[Thekwango]

cheers bud,
simple question really for someone who has seen the internals first hand - I see a few reports online about the spacing at the bottom being a bit tight and the lack of cable management holes to feed through from the top and bottom - in your opinion would it be feasible to take a dremmel and add holes top and bottom if required with relative ease?

 

[Polarblair]

Really liking that colour scheme. Still plenty of flash and bling but understated at the same time. Very nice balance.

 

[Legend]

cheers bud,
simple question really for someone who has seen the internals first hand - I see a few reports online about the spacing at the bottom being a bit tight and the lack of cable management holes to feed through from the top and bottom - in your opinion would it be feasible to take a dremmel and add holes top and bottom if required with relative ease?

Well I never felt the need to do that, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't if necessary. But I think it would be a last resort. As you can see, I have a rad+fans at the bottom, and it was a little tight given proximity to the motherboard the cables that connect down there, but I managed it fine. There are some holes down there, I think you just need to plan it out, and perhaps even bring some cables through before you install the motherboard. The only thing that would pose a problem is if your USB 3.0 connector was on the bottom edge of the motherboard... it simply wouldn't go in with fans there, unless you had one of those flexible extension cables.