[Project Log] "Blue Morpho"

[DeuS1]

Some Goodies On The Way

So i have some goodies on the way from my friends at E22.Biz
Some engraved parts, SSD covers, Psu side covers, Radiator Grill and some other great stuff.
Will obviously take a lot more pictures when the goodies arrive and are being installed.
This post is just a small teaser, and sorry for the image quality, i didn't take the photos,
and was poor light in the work shop.

Stay tuned for better photos once the parts are here.

 

[DeuS1]

One of the most stunning Project logs I've seen laid out in a long time. Looks incredible, kudos to you...

Thank you very much for the kindness! Much appreciated !

 

[DeuS1]

Really looking forward to seeing how this pans out. Loving the colour.

Thank you .. blue white and black never fails

This will be stunning...

Clearly you have a penchant for photography too!

i do indeed, love photography ..

 

[DeuS1]

The DDC Pump, And New Footstands From In Win

So today i recieved the EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite Pump from EKWB, and also IN WIN sent me Blue rubber Footstands for the D-Frame Mini,
replacing the Black ones that came stock with the red frame when i bought it.
I will add a few images of them mounted on the white frame before i gave it the final 2 layers of paint earlier today. So just to see how it looked.
I am debating on what to do with the nickel plated housing for the pump, and thought about painting it white, but also thought on using white vinyl wrap instead.
Will see what i decide on tomorrow. Have some more vinyl things to do for the build as well, but update will follow on that later.

Stay tuned for tomorrows updates! finished painting the frame today, and it's drying over night.
Will put up images of it tomorrow.

 

[DeuS1]

Painting The IN WIN D-Frame Mini

So at first i had the frame sent to Powder Coating, but when i came to pick it up it was looking white cream with pink spots all over the place!
Obviously i was very unsatisfied with their result, so i went out and bought some spray paint and re painted the whole thing.
Took me a long time to sand it down, gave it a layer of primer, and 4 layers of the Glossy White spray paint, before i had covered up all the pink and was satisfied with the result.
The IN WIN D-Frame Mini is now hanging over night for drying, and I will see tomorrow morning if it needs an extra layer or not.
Anyways here's a few images of the paint process, and my cool paint setup

Had some fun with one of the photos, obviously i did not spray inside while taking a picture, just had a little fun in photoshop and threw some fake spray in the image hehe.

What do you think of my paint setup? Used an old frame for hangin clothes on, tied up some 550 paracord and i had my self a great workstation for the paint job!!
Will upload images tomorrow of the finished paint job.​

 

[DeuS1]

So i dont often post, i'm more of a reader. But holy guacamole i had to say something about this build.

It is one of the best builds I've seen. to the extent that i check this thread as part of my "9:00 o clock get to work quick check of the news and other internet things" every day.

I havent built a PC for over 5 years now but i'm saving up some of that stuff people use to buy things and will be using this as inspiration.

I am intrigued to see how your cable management will go with this case! Are the case tubes hollow? perhaps they could be threaded through the tubing and have them come out at certain points...although that would mean drilling holes i guess and you would have to thread the cables and re-attach the connectors once threaded, which would be painful....
I guess if the cables look great like yours then they are part of the build anyway and you wouldn't need to hide them right!

Anyway cant wait to see it finished. Would also like to know how it goes with dust, id love this case but dont think i could be bothered to blast it with compressed air every other day...

oh and like everyone else says, great photography.

Thank you very much! That's just great to hear, really nice to know that you look forward to every post made..

The plan is that the cables will go through the reservoir/mainboard tray, into the back, where there will be channels drilled out to fit them perfect, and that way route them to the PSU.
That way they are neatly organized and visible as part of the build.
But let's see how it looks once i receive the custom tray.

Was actually brainstorming a lot about whether or not i should route some of the cables in the frame tubes it self, because they are hollow.
But as for now i think that i might only do it for the pwn button, should i decide that i wanted to go with a custom one, placed into the frame instead of the stock ones.

As for dust, i am not quite sure yet since it's not done. But i could imagine dust not being a problem since it's an open frame, but i am not sure.
Will let you know when it's done

 

[DeuS1]

IN WIN D-Frame Mini After Paint

So yesterday i gave the frame the last layers of paint, and let it hang to dry over night.
This morning i took it down, put on the new Blue Rubber Foot Stands that i recieved from the nice guys at In Win, and took some images.
I must say that i absolutely love the new paint job! Cant wait to see what it looks like with the custom reservoir and the new GPU mount location.
Also nate at E22.biz just finished some laser engraved parts that are on the way. More updates will follow soon.

Hope you like it !!

 

[DeuS1]

Simply beautiful. Well done.

That frame looks great. Really good work all around so far.

Thank you very much guys!

Still awaiting the reservoir tray.
but in the mean time i have some extra goodies arriving tomorrow, that i can't wait to share with you

 

[DeuS1]

Gpu Mount Test, with Waterblock

So today i wanted to see how the GPU would look with waterblock mounted in the white painted frame.
I installed the waterblock on the GPU (update will follow on that later), then filled it with the mayhems pastel blue, and mounted it onto the frame.
I love it! i am sure this is going to look just perfect once the reservoir/mobo tray arrives from parvum.
Can't wait to put this all together.

Stay tuned guys !!

 

[DeuS1]

Engraved And Custom Parts

So today i recieved some custom cut and engraved parts from E22.biz
Absolutely amazing job done by Nate! Got the SSD covers, the engraved radiator side panels, the 240mm fan grill for decoration on the radiator, and the PSU covers.
Everything just looks so great, really stunning piece of work, and the details just took this build to a higher level.
Enjoy the goodies! Another update will follow shortly with the pieces installed and some extra Eye Candy.

Thanks to Nate at E22.biz for these beautiful parts, great to collaborate with you !!

 

[DeuS1]

This is a contender for one of the best build logs I've followed on the site. Real tidy work throughout.

This

I am really impressed with the photography too!

thank you very much guys!! <3 highly appreciated!

 

[DeuS1]

Installing the engraved PSU Covers and more

So as you know, yesterday i recieved all the custom made and engraved parts from E22.biz
Everything looks amazing and is just spot on the design we agreed on.
So i decided to install the psu covers just for a small photo shoot, so you can see how it's going to look.
Also quick mounted the Radiator grill and fans to the rad, just so you can get an idea of what my thoughts are with it.
Other then that, i took 300 images and narrowed it down to 15 haha. Enjoy.

Hope you like it !!

 

[DeuS1]

Hmm, didn't realise that E22 did that level of custom work. I've just sent an enquiry about my PSU shroud Currently I'm using a couple of custom vinyls, but this opens up options. THanks for that Deus.

Without wanting to go off topic, it's looking great in the frame and starting to get a good idea on the master plan!

Yeah, E22 does laser cutting and engraving also .. and the quality is so amazing! Im sure that shroud is going to look killer when its done

Thanks man, just hoping everything still fits once the reservoir part arrives
so i have to do minimal extra fitting

 

[DeuS1]

Love the work, the log and the attention to detail. Sweet build.

Personally I'm not too enamoured with the acrylic work, it's looking a wee bit too plasticy on the cable outlet and I'm not a fan of the visible machining lines on the engraved PSU and SSD covers. I think blue powder coated or anodised aluminium would've been more befitting work of this detail.

But that's just me

thank you very much

you might be right about that, will keep that in mind for the next project
but this time i really liked the acrylic candy like finish, because it matches the fluid color so perfect.

 

[DeuS1]

Sleeving the EK-DDC Pump

So today i had a little time on my hands, and decided to sleeve the pump.
Not much to it, 4 wires that had to be sleeved only, so didnt take too many photos while sleeving, but will do next time.
Decided to use some of the 4pin cable combs i had laying around, just to make it look more tidy in the end.
I think i might have to shorten them up later, but i don't know that untill the reservoir is here.
I went for the heatshrinkless method for the pump, just my favorite way to sleeve, looks much better in the end i think.

Stay tuned !!

 

[DeuS1]

Looks good to me. Don't think I'll be individually sleeving each of the wires from the two DDCs in my build...but that's mainly due to laziness if I'm brutally honest. I am weighing up the possibility of doing the PCI-E cables and combing them though.

On an off-the-wall note. I was at Whipsnade Zoo yesterday and my son (he's 4) wanted to go to the butterfly house...to see the crocodiles *sigh* and suddenly the name of your project all dropped into place. I guess we can all be uneducated sometimes!

Exactly It's a beautiful butterfly ..

Haha, i know that laziness feeling all to well, but it's worth the effort
PCI-E cables and 24pin is a must, really makes it all look so much more smexy!

 

[DeuS1]

These pictures, I just need to go find my bottom jaw.

Very stunning looking build, thanks for the pics, very amazing and the build is looking great. Can't wait to see this build finished.

Haha, thank you so much man Nice to hear you like the progress and the photos do spend a lot of time on them!

 

[DeuS1]

Wow, this build is unreal! I love the colour scheme and attention to detail. Your photography is top notch as well, can't wait to see more!

Thank you very much man Nice to get such positive feedback!..

 

[DeuS1]

That GPU placement is gonna look sweet finished and that's an awesome PSU shroud thingie? What camera you got?

I know right, GPU is looking amazing, really glad i placed it there.
Now i just hope there's still room for the reservoir ..
And yeah, the PSU Shroud thingie, awesome job by E22 indeed.

Actually my camera so far has been my HTC One M9 ..
Will invest in a "real" cam later on tho'

 

[DeuS1]

WTF! you have been using a mobile phone for those shots? Damm, cant wait to see how pics with a real camera will turn out

Haha yep, sold my old cam some time ago because i wanted to buy a new and better one, but just haven't done it yet
But lucky for me the HTC One M9 has a pretty decent camera, and then obviously some editing in ON1 effects 10 and Photoshop helps a bit