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Re(de)fine (Air 240) by MetallicAcid

MetallicAcid

Re(de)fine Air 240
 
 
 
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Introduction
 
Hello and welcome to my latest project which I have named Re(de)fine.
 
This project is using the Corsair Carbide Air 240 which I will transform into a stylish and sleek performing machine, which will look to belong in the cockpit of a Maclaren Spider supercar.
 
This project should be nice and short as I am aiming to have it completed before DreamHack Winter 2014 in Jönköping - Sweden, which is on between the 27-30 November. For those of you who have not heard of Dreamhack, it is only the world's largest LAN party! :)
 
 
 
 
The mods that I will be performing
 
Fill in all front USB/power/reset holes at the front with plastic filler
Install a single monetary switch in the middle of this newly covered section
Repaint entire case white, inside and out.
File/sand away all of the plastic bars which cover the areas where the fans draw in fresh air
Cover these bare areas with a round style mesh
Paint components white to match the newly painted white interior
Have a single GPU solution where the GPU sits on a 45° angle making the front face visible through window
Install a custom water cooled loop
Install custom leather dressed panels
 
 
 
 
Concepts
 
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Components
TBA
 
 
 
Thank you for joining me once again on another project, and as always, see you at the next update! :)
 
Kind regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen

 

http://www.facebook.com/metallicacidcustomspcs

 

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MetallicAcid + new build = INSTAFOLLOW

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

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Best purchase this year, bcuz forza

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New Build YAY, loved the TJ08-e build BTW

i7 4790k | ASUS Z97 Gryphon | 8GB Corsair XMS3 1333Mhz | Asus Direct CUII GTX 770 1267/3829 | Stock Cooler | Antec Neo Eco 520W | WD Green 1TB


Silverstone TJ08-e | Klipsch Promedia 2.1 | Razer Tiamat 2.2 | LG 24EN43VS | Razer Naga (2010) | Razer Lycosa (2010)


Planned PC Upgrades: https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=325661&action=wish_lists

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You sir, inspire people!

 

I've been thinking about going to dreamhack. Although it's almost a 700 km drive for me here from Denmark, (i know that you could have more driving to do than me if you live in the other end of sweden) and i do not own a car at this moment, so i see it as a bit of a challenge to get there (public transport)! 
But that is all still just plans in my head atm.

 

Anyway, Looking forward to see what you come up with this time! 

//SBJ

SBJ  "Back in my day, the OS was the bios"

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OHHHHHH I'm receiving many notifications now! :3 

 

Edit : The plans look good already! :D

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| ADATA XPG SX8000NP 256GB Nvme SSD + WD Blue 500GB SSD | 4TB WD Blue |

 

     | Corsair RM650x |        

 

| NZXT H200 White |

 

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MetallicAcid + new build = INSTAFOLLOW

 

 

New Build YAY, loved the TJ08-e build BTW

 

 

A corsair case?! Defineatly followed

 

 

Oh gawd that are nice plans!

 

 

You sir, inspire people!

 

I've been thinking about going to dreamhack. Although it's almost a 700 km drive for me here from Denmark, (i know that you could have more driving to do than me if you live in the other end of sweden) and i do not own a car at this moment, so i see it as a bit of a challenge to get there (public transport)! 

But that is all still just plans in my head atm.

 

Anyway, Looking forward to see what you come up with this time! 

//SBJ

 

 

OHHHHHH I'm receiving many notifications now! :3 

 

Edit : The plans look good already! :D

 

Thank you all for the great support already! :) It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside!

 

I hope to wrap this project up very soon, as I have a sponsored S-Frame from In Win sitting in my hallway hallowing my name to be modded ;)

 

Kind regards,

Justin

http://www.facebook.com/metallicacidcustomspcs

 

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MetallicAcid + Awesome Case + Awsome modding plans = YES PLEASE!!!

Case: Corsair Carbdie 330R Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Asus Z97-A CPU: AMD FX-6300 i5 4690K 3.5 GHZ + 212 EVO GPU: ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP 8gb (2x4gb) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M
Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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O cool Ideas looks good 

IntelCorei54670k,Maximus VI Formula,Swift tech H220, 16gigs Corsair Dominator platinums, Asus DCUII GTX 780,1x256 840 evo, 1x 2TB Segate barracuda, Corsair AX 860, 

3 X Noctua NF-F12, 2x Noctua NF A-14, Ducky Shine 3 Blue Leds Blue switches, Razer Death Adder 2012, Corsair vengence 1400  

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Thanks guys!!

Some awesome progress so far with an official update coming soon!

So far I have painted the entire inside of the case white, filled in all holes on the front panel, and painted that. Painted the PSU and PSU fan.

I am midway through painting the fans, and clear coating the PSU.

I have also ordered the leather which is on it's way to me, and started designing one of the dress panels at the back of the case.

As I said photos coming soon, and I will combine all painting and clear floating into one fat update :D

Kind regards,

Justin

http://www.facebook.com/metallicacidcustomspcs

 

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One question: HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THE MONEY FOR ALL DEM PCS!?!?!?!

Also your wife must be disappointed in you right now.

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One question: HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THE MONEY FOR ALL DEM PCS!?!?!?!

Also your wife must be disappointed in you right now.

Well I have had the good fortune to have sponsors, and private people who I have built PC's for. 

 

I don't own all of these PCs, although I wish I did :)

 

And my wife has given up being angry and just lets me do it. It is better to ask for forgiveness than permission, Haha!

 

/J

http://www.facebook.com/metallicacidcustomspcs

 

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Hey everyone!

 

I have a nice little update for you. I have been hard at work painting and clear coating these last few days, but have not had so much time to get so many photos. I am doing all of this at my workplace before/after work and during lunch breaks and whenever I get a free minute to spare.

 

In this update I show that I painted the inside of the case from black to white... And oh my does it look mighty fine! :D

 

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I am in the process of painting the fans and top/bottom panels, and clear coating the painted PSU and redone front panel. I will have photos of those after the weekend for your viewing pleasure.

 

I hope you have liked this update :) 

 

Kind regards,

Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen


http://www.facebook.com/metallicacidcustomspcs

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

I'm not exactly the biggest fan of the Air 240, but those concepts looked mighty promising I must say :D

And the painted guts look siiiick, too bad Corsair didn't do the job for you eh? ;):P

May our framerates be high and temperatures low
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  • 2 weeks later...

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Update No.3

 

 

 

Hey guys!

 

Progress on this project has been steaming along at 12000m/s (in my opinion anyways ;) ) and the project is almost complete. I am going to play some catch up with the updates now, and they should be coming in every couple of days whenever I get some free time to sit down and type :)

 

So, I thought it would be a cool idea to dress the inside of the case with leather :) I was inspired by the Maclaren Spider, with it's sleek looks and awesome white/black/tan coloured leather details. So I went ahead and ordered the leather!

 

 

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Once the leather came in, my daughter thought it was an awesome idea to run around on the leather when it was fully laid out in the kitchen. I had noticed that during delivery, the company that sent it had folded the leather so that it would fit into the box, thus leaving fold creases all of it! Seriously, what do people think sometimes?? 

 

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I hope you guys liked this taste portion of the awesomeness that is about to come. See you all at the next update!

 

Kind regards,

Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen


http://www.facebook.com/metallicacidcustomspcs

 

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I'm so excited I don't know what to do!!! *smacks keyboard against wall*

NZXT H440   //   MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX AC   //   i5 4670K   //   MSI GTX 780 Lightning 3GB   //   HyperX Beast 8GB 2400mhz   //   OCZ Agility

 

 

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first i hoped you ordered the car, not the leather :P

#killedmywife #howtomakebombs #vgamasterrace

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