Project 'Silver Ghost'

Long over due update

Hello again Folks so I have been taking a lot of time over this project with it being my dream PC It has had a few few nightmares so far mainly due to the wait for the Sabertooth Mk S and the couple of delays in getting a 100% finished design and with a great deal of sadness I was not happy with the 540mm EK rad on the back and ended up going back to the plan of one rad on each side but went with the 180mm EK ones, So 1st there are some Renders of the Case pretty much done just a few little things to tweak but cutting will commence next week once the E22 laser is free for a few hours .
Massive thanks to Richard Prins my friend for helping finish of the original Concept from Nate and helping me make sure that everything was lined up right and getting us to this point from many ideas back and forth this is where we are at :)








And now for some modding :)

The SSD's

After a bath in costic soda and some work with the steel wool the Cases where back to the metal and now flat







And Some new Decals for them:



The PSU:









The Radiators:







All Stripped for Powder Coating:


The Case Feet:

I am using Speaker Spikes that I can adjust as the frame was 5mm out of plumb , I did not make the frame It was knocking about the workshop and it seemed like a good base for a mod :)



The Fans:






And Now Metallic Grey



Next we come to a problem, The Sabertooth Mk S, Yes its a great board but I did not like the Camo so I went 1st for a flat white but this caused things to end up with white out and no contrast so here is the dilemma in pictures












This was the best one for what I have in my mind here but the board looks to industrial yes I know I am being Anal about this but I do no want to build it and then think that board will have to go so right now I am contemplating my options on a change of board its not the money or the lack of motherboard on my shelf just none of them feel the right one but I have down time now while the frame is powder coated and the Panels are cut and I get Pexon PCs to make me some cables as my arthritis will just make doing a full set more pain than I can take so I just do the fans and other bits myself.

This now leaves me with a week to decide on the motherboard change and the next update will be the panels cut and assembled and the loop ready to go in. I am happy its took this long in as I have had time to mature my ideas on this and get it right where I wanted it.

So I will say goodbye for now and next week we can see some lovely laser cut panels and a fully assembled case :)
 
looking really nice mate
personally i liked the white as you said it lacking contrast
however rather than chosing one colour perhaps if you picked out
some of the detailing and maybe even picking out the mobo make/model that would add the contrast you seek perhaps using a chrome paint to tie in with the shiney bit's like the ram/ssd wc conectors

just throwing out a suggestion but since it's your build you know better the look your after good luck with the rest of the build looking fordard to seeing this come to life
 
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The Change Of Motherboard

Well after a lot of thought and some moments of madness thinking about X99 I ended up doing a deal with a mate for this sweet Asus P9 X79 Pro and a binned 3930k that can clock over 4.6Ghz with little effort so here are some pics I am very happy with this and the blue does not overpower the white and silver :)








More updates in the next few days as the frame is powder coated along with other bits so I can start to put stuff together now :)
 
Hi again folks here is an other small update to show you how the RADS and the PSU turned out after the stripping down and was well worth the effort I think.

The EK WE180MM in White




The Frame will still need to have drill work but I got it done now while the other bits where being done , it will all be covered with the panels but best its coated and more durable. and no waiting time once the panels are cut.





The Case Feet


The Corsair HX850i white edition





Braided the Vandal Switch with Teleios White , Grey/Dark Grey.





Got to put the heat sink on the back of the Aquero and Braid up the cables for this Flow meter.




That's all for now folks really not much more I can do until the Panels are cut but not long to go now.
I do have my EK Vulture Case that needs the log starting and will keep me busy this weekend bye for now :)
 
Brave decision changing the motherboard, need to see it in situ and get a better feel for the blue. I think it'll work great once things come together.
Thanks for the update :)
 
colinmcr said:
Brave decision changing the motherboard, need to see it in situ and get a better feel for the blue. I think it'll work great once things come together.
Thanks for the update :)
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I know mate It might seem crazy but I was just not happy and X99 was out of the question for many reasons next update will show the panels fixed to the frame and the home stretch is in site :)
 
hey guys funny you should bump this post today I am actually working on this and got an update coming later , basically I never imagined I would end up building PC's for other people as much as I am and when I started this I had much more time, But with me finishing a few builds of late I have had some space to get this back on the boil :)
 
montymole said:
hey guys funny you should bump this post today I am actually working on this and got an update coming later , basically I never imagined I would end up building PC's for other people as much as I am and when I started this I had much more time, But with me finishing a few builds of late I have had some space to get this back on the boil :)
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Glad to give you a bump I was checking your FB page, looks like you been very busy. This one I was really looking forward to seeing final pics, so I shall wait in anticipation :D
 
colinmcr said:
Glad to give you a bump I was checking your FB page, looks like you been very busy. This one I was really looking forward to seeing final pics, so I shall wait in anticipation :D
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I really am loving the work load some days get a bit much and some of the stuff done does not even make the page as it just feels like I am spamming but yes lots happening thanks for looking again :)
 
Hi guys I know this update has been long over due but this project has become a longer on that I thought and I have built several other PC's since I started this and this has been on the back burner a few times.
One of the problems I had was the original frame was out of square and was causing the panels to be a really poor fit so I just went and made a new one ...



This meant more holes was needed so ..







Will be using a AquaComputer Bay Res at the top



Feet not sure on this right now I am looking at cutting a metal plinth or maybe layers of 3mm acrylic between Aluminum



Had a play with some flat bar but this is a defo NO



You can see the Metallic Silver Powder Coating now but I am not 100% happy and its is going into the acid bath and getting re done ( The apprentice did after his A1 job on a other Case he was allowed to do these panels).




Here is an example of why the powder is to be re done



The finish is great 90% over and it does have a nice shimmer



Hardware will be changed again with Skylake next month but the layout is the same ..









The EK CPU block's spare mounting screws being used as Risers ..




Next like fate joined them I know this case and the board I am going to use are made for each other..




So I am now off to carry on with my other projects as I55 is getting close so bye for now ..
 
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