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[Completed] Serious Black, A Journey (All Black, Custom Water Cooling)

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Nice - monochromatic builds are always really cool to see.


 

+1 on be quiet! fans and braided extensions.

"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Apology 38a, Socrates


 

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What a build, loved that last picture with the whole setup.

●CPU: i7-4790K w/H100i ●Mobo: MSI Z97 MPower ●RAM: Corsair 16GB Dominator ●GPU: EVGA ACX SC 780 3GB(X2) ●SSD: 850 Pro 256GB ●Case: 450D ●PSU: AX 860i ●Monitor: Asus PB278Q 1440p

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Nice - monochromatic builds are always really cool to see.

 

+1 on be quiet! fans and braided extensions.

 

Thanks, they're awesome fans!

 

Since these pics were taken, I got the extensions laced up, and I'll be installing the armor kit when it comes in the mail. I'll also be building a psu shroud. Stay tuned!

BUILD LOGSSerious Black ] [ Project Lumos ] [ SrsB ]

 

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Looks really good, love the bottom cover/shroud :D

 

Thanks mate! It was fun, and quite simple to build.

 

If anybody wants some advice about how to build a PSU shroud, please feel free to ask.

BUILD LOGSSerious Black ] [ Project Lumos ] [ SrsB ]

 

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Thanks mate! It was fun, and quite simple to build.

 

If anybody wants some advice about how to build a PSU shroud, please feel free to ask.

How did you do it, acrylic or metal?

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Thanks mate! It was fun, and quite simple to build.

 

If anybody wants some advice about how to build a PSU shroud, please feel free to ask.

 

I feel free to ask! Currently looking for a new case and stuff and wonder how you made the shroud.

Currently working on a Watercooled Corsair Obsidian 350D (clicky)


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How did you do it, acrylic or metal?

 

 

I feel free to ask! Currently looking for a new case and stuff and wonder how you made the shroud.

 

First I took measurements. Then went to my local home improvement store and purchased a piece of aluminum sheet metal. I marked where the cuts would need to be made and used a pair of tin snips to cut it to size.

 

I marked where the bend would be and used a vice grip to hold it in place while I made the bend. Make sure to cover the metal with something like cardboard so the vice grip doesn't leave a texture behind.

 

Finally I sanded, primed, and painted. For the stencil I cut it out with an exacto knife and stuck it in place with some mild adhesive spray.

 

All in all it was quite simple! With some patience and the right tools anybody can do it.

BUILD LOGSSerious Black ] [ Project Lumos ] [ SrsB ]

 

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That PSU Shroud looks great! Love the black colour scheme.

"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Apology 38a, Socrates


 

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What a great setup loving those dual monitors

Thanks, they're decent monitors. I can't wait to get a single 4k monitor when they become affordable.  

 

That PSU Shroud looks great! Love the black colour scheme.

Thanks mate. Black is the new black.

 

Dynaudio speakers!

These monitors are amazing.I highly recommend them if they're in the budget.

BUILD LOGSSerious Black ] [ Project Lumos ] [ SrsB ]

 

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To get rid of the LED, use some electrical tape over top of it. It'll mute it's color, or get rid of it.

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I've been doing some more work on good ol' SB!

 

What's bonding time without a good beer!

mOWyjUG.jpg

 

Lacing the 6+8pin together for the new GPU.

tqOgyy4.jpg

 

l1GZXNf.jpg

 

All finished! (thanks @alpenwasser for the tut)

5OQgEzj.jpg

 

T3anZQJ.jpg

 

R9 290x

xYVXBDM.jpg

 

80+ Platinum

Ue552ZR.jpg

 

MTSjb4W.jpg

 

3TB Raid1 array

pjJBQTA.jpg

 

Holy cables. There's a couple SSD's there somewhere..

RatXgid.jpg

 

2q3GLYQ.jpg

 

Final pic without window

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I've got the 512GB SSD's in Raid0. Unfortunately my other 3TB HDD was DOA so I'm waiting on RMA now. More pictures to follow.

BUILD LOGSSerious Black ] [ Project Lumos ] [ SrsB ]

 

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sweet build man.

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I've been doing some more work on good ol' SB!

 

What's bonding time without a good beer!

mOWyjUG.jpg

 

Lacing the 6+8pin together for the new GPU.

tqOgyy4.jpg

 

l1GZXNf.jpg

 

All finished! (thanks @alpenwasser for the tut)

5OQgEzj.jpg

 

T3anZQJ.jpg

 

R9 290x

xYVXBDM.jpg

 

80+ Platinum

Ue552ZR.jpg

 

MTSjb4W.jpg

 

3TB Raid1 array

pjJBQTA.jpg

 

Holy cables. There's a couple SSD's there somewhere..

RatXgid.jpg

 

2q3GLYQ.jpg

 

Final pic without window

60DZLzp.jpg

 

I've got the 512GB SSD's in Raid0. Unfortunately my other 3TB HDD was DOA so I'm waiting on RMA now. I'm not happy with how the 6+8pin came out so I'm probably going to re-do that. More pictures to follow.

Ah yiss, tidy cables! :D

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I got the DBM50, the sound level is amazing!

 

I've got the BM series mkII, they have a huge range and sound crystal clear. I love em!

 

Wow that's clean. BTW I love the sleeving extensions and the PSU shroud. :)

Thanks mate!

 

It needs more black.

Never enough black.

 

sweet build man.

Thanks :)

 

Ah yiss, tidy cables! :D

I feel like it cleans the build up so well.

BUILD LOGSSerious Black ] [ Project Lumos ] [ SrsB ]

 

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