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UPDATE
Ok thought i'd let you know that this project is still alive just moving a little slow due to saving for more Hardware that i need to get, whilst waiting i decided to do a more upto date Sketch-up Render and model of my case, of which im still working on but should almost be ready to cut, its gone through a couple of changes, and will most likely change very slightly even more so.
There will be lots of Updates very soon. So here is where im at in the design stage.
Ok thought i'd let you know that this project is still alive just moving a little slow due to saving for more Hardware that i need to get, whilst waiting i decided to do a more upto date Sketch-up Render and model of my case, of which im still working on but should almost be ready to cut, its gone through a couple of changes, and will most likely change very slightly even more so.
There will be lots of Updates very soon. So here is where im at in the design stage.
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Update
Once again thanks to my sponsor Darkside & Watercool for help in this build.
The build is getting very close to showing it off, but ive still to get one or two bits then measure up for the pass-plates, then do lots of sleeving.
Darkside LED's
One thing i will say these are bright.
WATERCOOL.
These blocks come well packaged and the quality of the blocks are top notch. They are also quite shiny, so if the nickel versions are not your cup of tea then they also come in black nickel, or an acetal version
Here you can see that this LED strip connects straight to the connector of the card, it can also work along side your gpu's software to control the light, its a nice design that has no 3mm or 5mm dodes hanging off your mobo
Here you can see the port terminal screws direct to the metal part of the block, and not to the acrylic top, so no chance of it cracking, also the terminal is reversible so you can mount the logo the right way round depending on you build config, normal or inverted.
The pump back has a nice metal back to it and not the usual paper backing sticker.
I also got the Hardware lux edition top as its a little bit cleaner, there is no LED hole but if its something you want then this is available
Once again thanks to my sponsor Darkside & Watercool for help in this build.
The build is getting very close to showing it off, but ive still to get one or two bits then measure up for the pass-plates, then do lots of sleeving.Darkside LED's
One thing i will say these are bright.
WATERCOOL.
These blocks come well packaged and the quality of the blocks are top notch. They are also quite shiny, so if the nickel versions are not your cup of tea then they also come in black nickel, or an acetal version
Here you can see that this LED strip connects straight to the connector of the card, it can also work along side your gpu's software to control the light, its a nice design that has no 3mm or 5mm dodes hanging off your mobo
Here you can see the port terminal screws direct to the metal part of the block, and not to the acrylic top, so no chance of it cracking, also the terminal is reversible so you can mount the logo the right way round depending on you build config, normal or inverted.
The pump back has a nice metal back to it and not the usual paper backing sticker.
I also got the Hardware lux edition top as its a little bit cleaner, there is no LED hole but if its something you want then this is available
Update
Just a little update, ive been trying to get some HWLabs Rads for ages, everywhere in the UK were sold out and a shipment was not going to arrive untill end of Feb, Luckly i managed to find somewhere that had the last few so i grabbed them, as they seem to go out of stock very quickly.
Just a little update, ive been trying to get some HWLabs Rads for ages, everywhere in the UK were sold out and a shipment was not going to arrive untill end of Feb, Luckly i managed to find somewhere that had the last few so i grabbed them, as they seem to go out of stock very quickly.
So ive started to cut the plates and have decided to polish them, not sure this is a good idea cause it has taken me a few hours just to do one so far, and its the smallest of the three. Anyway ive taken a few Pic's in between the sanding stages, although it came out OK, i'm not completly happy with the finish so may go over it again a few times and also may get some 3000 grit just to do a final pass.
I used 600,800,1000,1500 and 2000, plus finished it with Novus fine acrylic scratch remover and acrylic polish.
more updates soon.
Yes its hard work but worth it. Regarding the GTS rads they are tight but do fit.
Ok after a couple of busy weeks things have started to move a little bit quicker.
First off i'd like to thank MAYHEMS for the little parcel they sent me.
So the last few days ive been polishing the acrylic Reservoirs, now this is not an easy task as ive spent countless hours sanding them up plus re going over the last one i did as i was not happy with how it turned out, anyway thats all finished now. A little tip for those that also want to do this as i done this all by hand no little gadgets to help, once you have finished polishing and buffing and you need to get the polishing residue off, if you use distilled water instead of tap water, when it drys this will dry without leaving streaks or smudges, this is also good for cleaning windows and the likes of car windscreens, plus your hardline tubing after you have cut and chamfered the edges, i just use a small tray filled up with distilled.
Now i just need to tap the screw holes and make up some o-rings and put them together with their lids.
Also this is what Mayhems sent me, i think i have enough dye to last a life time. They also sent me their Havoc 240mm Rad, I wont be using this in this build but i might in a future build, its a nice looking Rad and if you check out the performance online, it is up there with the Best
Thanks for checking this post out, more Updates to follow very soon.
looking good! might have to give acrylic polish a go, got a Parvum case with 70% clear acrylic so would be nice to have it shiny
You shouldnt need to polish it , i only done mine to take the tool marks out, and where it was faced off it was a dull matte finish, its taken me about 10 hours to get it looking this clear.
UPDATE
Spent today putting the Reservoirs and Pass-plate together, there looking quite nice after many hours polishing the tool marks out.I also had to re-do one of the o-rings as i made the previous one abit short and it was a pain to put in. I have also gone for some nice stainless steel screws which i hope will make the plates stand out a little bit,they were expensive but worth it as they are of a nice quality grade A4 , also im cleaning the case up, and making final checks before any Pic's go up.
UPDATE
So had some long awaited Hardware turn-up. A Samsung M.2 which meant i could start to piece my motherboard together. All was going well until...............
Until after this image i took of the motherboard tray, with the Aquaero mounted into position. I just had a sneaky feeling that the cables that connect the power and fans up were going to be tight in the back in between the motherboard tray and the PSU panel...................and they were by quite a few millimetre's..........." School-boy error for not checking measurements "
So after a few choice words ,i went about thinking how i can solve this. One option was to re-cut the motherboard tray and just take the screen off and use it like an LT Model
or come up with some sort of design for it to fit, with this in mind a decided to wait until the morning and have a think about it as it was already 1am.
So with the help of Shaun, we got about banging our heads together to resolve this issue. This is where Shaun who is our Top Designer and inlay-specialist at Parvum came up with a design that might just work,
and after working in the warehouse of which was 90 degree's and a hiccup with the CNC Machine we produced this..............................
Update
I've had a rather busy week with the build, i've tried to take some pics as i was going along but unfortunately my SD card got corrupted as the plastic by the pins broke off and i just couldnt get it to read, now i had a lot of photo's on them which is a shame, but luckly i had enough on another one to sort out an update.
First job of the day was to sort the block out for the GPU,
then tube that up, so i can get ready for putting the top panel res on and sorting the wiring out. Then i can visual what and where the wire runs are going to be.
So anyway here is a few pics of the weeks work.
UPDATE
Right ive managed to do a bit on the cables this week inbetween being not to well. Build is coming along nicely, im still not happy with cable management so will do them
again, the last pic was before i had another go in which they look abit better.
Also had a look at various dyes and im thinking of going UV clear ice blue.