[CASELABS BH4] MILSPEC II

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Grade A work as always

Very smart, love the colour choice

For stuff you weren't happy with, the results pretty damn good!

Thanks guys,glad you like it!

Like the build, not into the colour, but each to thier own

The colour was always going to be marmite,like it or loath it tbh.
Thats incidental to the actual build tho,which you do like so its all good.

 

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So,while im waiting for the skies to clear,I got on with making the res.

I did take video of the machine in action but as per usual left autofocus off so that was ruined.....but the res wasnt!



The res has a rebate on the thick main body so its flush with the paint work,both end plates bolt thru







First time acrylic machining,so easy...I love it...I dont love the clear up but machining it is fun!

Now I have to put a slight radius on the leading edge of the res front and go all in with lowfats polishing guideto make it glass clear,I have 2 types of oring here,nitrile and a white silicon cord so they need to be cut to size also.
New bolts are on their way,not those nasty pan heads either,CSK and cups all round!

CMON WEATHER,GIMME A BREAK!!!!!

 

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And the res is finished...except for more polishing obviously....

There is always more polishing with acrylic......





Now to get the rads and basically the whole ped plumbed in.

 

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Well,she is full of water,now to clear the bubbles and get the OS installed.

Cross my fingers that the PSU jump wiring works correctly now......



Res is solid,not even a hint of a leak,I did have a leaky fitting (nicked oring) but that was found on the air test....didnt help that it was in the bowels of the rig so everything had to come out!!!

I was also thinking about the DDC and the vibration it would put into the res,Im happy to say that it doesnt vibrate at all,the mass of the res with water in makes a fine dampener.

Seems my next job for tomorrow is get the OS installed,clean all my mucky finger prints of it and take some pictures,I have a nice place in mind too.

 

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You thought I forgot with all the things going on right now....

Magoo thinks it was a job well done,he is having a well earned nap on possibly the dirtiest bean bag ever....

Many thanks to:

ASUS UK

KLEVV and Essencore

My hombres at EK

Tom Logan at OC3D

And the guys at Caselabs! Hope you like it Jim!

 

[B N3GATIVE]

Very nice. The green, as you say, is Marmite. I'd have preferred it a bit more drab....but it's not going on my desk Like the distressing on the top lettering and the GPU connections through the top is really well executed.

Is the DDC only mounted to the res by a male to male rotary connector and not supported by anything else - other than possibly the output pipe which I'm guessing goes straight down?

Yes,I do it a lot,I have had much larger D5 setups hanging off by a rotary,the res absorbs the vibrations REALLY well.

 

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Nice mate, wish I had the skills to make a tasty custom res... Maybe i'll look in to it

I can make to order,let me know if you want something like this.