Its gone in for powdercoating today, soo excited to see how this comes out. Should get it back sometime before the end of the week then i can crack on with the final build.
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Its gone in for powdercoating today, soo excited to see how this comes out. Should get it back sometime before the end of the week then i can crack on with the final build.
It's not my build and therefore you must do what you want, particularly as your work is stunning. But:
Nooo don't paint it! I know the build concept kinda requires it but I think it would still look good with that part as bare metal!
sorry to disappoint but its gone in for paint today lol, i was hmmíng and awwing it for ages and finally decided just to go for it.Here's a quick pic of it in bare metal with it assembled to the top case though and sorry to disappoint lol.
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Thanks BeeP!
Should have another update by the end of the week.
Edit: Yeah was having some server issues but all back up and running now.
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The reflections are a nightmare to photograph even with a polariser. I kinda managed it but not quite perfect, you get the idea though
.Server was briefly down for the website but its back up now. Just in the process of updating things.
looks good mate. The finish on the enclosure is really nice. I see the mayhem in the background
Good spot, got a whole bunch of mayhems coolant and other bits to get through but should have that done soonish. I need to start looking at a rack to sort things out, i'm starting to lose track of things i've been sent.
Here we go!
Getting the build started tonight, lining up all my watercooling components next on the to do list. Might or might not need to 3D print some brackets for mounting watercooling components but i might be able to get away with it from experience.
Getting the build started tonight, lining up all my watercooling components next on the to do list. Might or might not need to 3D print some brackets for mounting watercooling components but i might be able to get away with it from experience.
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Soon! Shouldn't be long now till i finish this.
this is why I'm not a fan of all-white builds, it's impossible to actually match up the whites. But the main thing is the chamber and the case match, and it looks great.
Personally I'd be inclined to stealth the radiator and fans by going back to black, the two different whites are jarring to me
Same.. im almost tempted to give the radiator to the powdercoater to get it redone. The finish on the rad isn't great if im being honest. It's already chipped where i've put the screws in.
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Cut the template for the mounting bracket tonight for the front mini distro made out of flow meters. Still need to take the meters apart to take some of the impellers out.
The Vision is coming to life, making some serious progress this week.
The Vision is coming to life, making some serious progress this week.
If i'm working on a project and i've set myself a target, i try and hit that target before the day ends and by day end i mean before i go to sleep
. This took awhile longer than i anticipated purely because i measured incorrectly the first time and bodged it. Made a new template and got it bang on the second time.
Thanks, was getting hammered before and the amount of content i was posting really started to slow it down.
Thinking about it and reading what i've wrote, i really should have dated things
.Thanks man, just waiting on a 3D printed part to arrive so i can finish the install. Come to abit of a fork road on tubing choice.
White as initially planned
Or
Chrome?
Yeah indeed, im thinking the same and i'm in 2 minds in whether to get the paint redone on the radiator since the finish isn't great.
The white matches the fittings and the radiator, not the case though.
Really tempted to go chrome for this to break up the white abit.
Can always go white if i find it doesn't look as great and im still sticking with Bitspower parts so its a win. Will try it out
Started the tubing runs this evening, decided to try out the Chrome tubing route to make a decision. I quite like it but still undecided whether i will stick with this route.
I'm also slightly concerned about the white tubing since it's painted on the inside as well, it might flake over timie. Something i need to address with Bitspower, painting the inside of anything is a bad idea if there is coolant running.
I'm also slightly concerned about the white tubing since it's painted on the inside as well, it might flake over timie. Something i need to address with Bitspower, painting the inside of anything is a bad idea if there is coolant running.
Oh i see it now lol. No its a really tiny bitspower logo . They’re on all of the fittings.
Its brass tubing thats been coated, i assume its powdercoated but the quality isn’t great. It doesn’t scratch easily, its pretty thick but worried about the long term use.
I did that first before i changed to this option. Coming off from the side looked worse in terms of aesthetics unfortunately.
Unfortunately not due to the alignment with the cpu block. Only other way would be to tap the centre of flow meter for a G1/4 fitting.