Project MEGA DEBLOW - Watercooled Desk Mod

Side cover now remade, snaps on to cover the MB cables

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Wow mate this is truly stunning, wish I had come across this earlier but looking through from start to finish you have done an amazing job, might have to find some carbon wrap ;) was considering some but after seeing this thread I'm sold haha
 
Wow mate this is truly stunning, wish I had come across this earlier but looking through from start to finish you have done an amazing job, might have to find some carbon wrap ;) was considering some but after seeing this thread I'm sold haha

Its nice to work with and less messy than the alternative, paint.
iv been using it for a couple of years now, mostly on bikes & cars.

Thanks for your comments ;)
 
Hey deblow, ive not been able to get on here for a while. Production has been a little slow while im waiting for parts to come.
Did you ever use any types of activator with all that carbon. I have a few awkward shapes to wrap myself and im unsure if i will need any to help it stick.
Did you use the controllable LED strips that change a range of colours on that glass shelf. Im tempted with mine but not sure if i can fit anything else inside.
It looked great in the first place but now you added the carbon to the top of the glass it just suits the build completely. My hats off to you sir, this is a very impressive build.....
 
Hey deblow, ive not been able to get on here for a while. Production has been a little slow while im waiting for parts to come.
Did you ever use any types of activator with all that carbon. I have a few awkward shapes to wrap myself and im unsure if i will need any to help it stick.
Did you use the controllable LED strips that change a range of colours on that glass shelf. Im tempted with mine but not sure if i can fit anything else inside.
It looked great in the first place but now you added the carbon to the top of the glass it just suits the build completely. My hats off to you sir, this is a very impressive build.....



I used a hair dryer for parts near plastics so as not to damage anything, and in some other places i used a heat gun because it has a longer reach,
what was you thinking of wrapping that could be a problem?
some of the hardest parts i found to wrap was curves, sharp corners can be cut in most cases but sometimes leave a gap you need to fill.

I use 5050 led strip full range of color control & iv just added a UV strip and removed the UV tubes i had.

had to wrap the glass because it was too bright lol, even on the low setting it was annoying
I'm glad i added extra switches to control top,inside,res & bottom shelf lights because i use them quite a bit and they all run from
the same controller/power.

Iv had the man flu this week, but i did start to work on the desk cover (flux leather), mouse mat, MECH keyboard design and some res brackets.

all still work in progress but should have some updates later in the week, still struggling with the flu ATM :(
 
BTW, i found working with 3D wrap easier then with 4D, i think the problem is 4D has a extra glossy lair to it, when working on motorbike parts i use 3D and then clear coat over the top.
i will be doing something similar with my keyboard but using 4D.
 
EK bridge cover now chrome & black nickle wrapped, think it looks better now as it can be seen in daylight and at night under UV.

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Finished my clear perspex RES holders, the inside groves are UV coated so they give of a green glow under the UV lighting, if the UV lighting is of they change to what ever color the RES is set to.

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With camera flash on
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Having another operation soon :( So im hoping to have this build done and dusted before the end of next week (fingers crossed)
 
That is an awsome build , i didnt think it would work but now it really does look good. does having all that extra pipe work not mean the the cooling is hindered ?
 
You are one talented individual!
Thanks Jim
That is an awsome build , i didnt think it would work but now it really does look good. does having all that extra pipe work not mean the the cooling is hindered ?
thanks Leigh, no the cooling is working great, no problems with heat at all
made me want to push the CPU and GPU even more than i was doing :D
i was not to sure how well the D5 would pump the water around but its doing well & i have the pump set to 4/5 speed.
temps are a couple of pages back

That is schweet bud.

How do you fill and empty your loop?
Im finding this the hardest part in my desk setup.

To fill i use the RES, top right side has a hole i made sure would be available for filling,
as for draining i have done it once so far by removing the tube that's under the top right hole on the RES, then place the tube in a container as the tube is about 70cm long its not a problem,
then i lift the right side of the RES a little and push the water out using my big gob :D
or you could suck from the tube
 
Finished my mouse mat, made from wood & perspex, wrapped in carbon to match the desk
also fitted a white LED to match up with my headset,mouse and keyboard

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Made a big hole in my leg when i dropped this scalpel, had to tape my leg together with some sellotape lol

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