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Interesting, I haven't read anything that said the dust isn't harmful after a certain period of time. MSDS safety sheets covering glass dust just say to use water spray with a drainage system to clean up any dust that spills or is accidentally spread to prevent it from becoming airborne. And yeah, cutting dry with a dremel kicks a ton of dust into the air that'll end up coating everything in the vicinity.

Really? Wasn't aware of that. What happens after that? And I didn't mean to imply you weren't following safety precautions lol. Was just just trying to share knowledge since I've seen a couple people using a dremel to cut glass without keeping it wet.

Can't believe this build is still in progress lol. Should be worth it in the end though. Just a heads up, glass dust is really hazardous to ingest. I've been working with it lately myself, and it's a pain keeping it contained and cleaned up properly. I recommend wetsanding it when possible for easier cleanup, and if you're using a dremel for the cuts it's a good idea to pour water over the glass as you make the cuts to keep the dust from getting airborne. I also wear a filtered mask when doing any cutting, grinding, or sanding. Just a PSA in case you weren't aware of the potential health risks. Good luck with the build!

Haha thanks! It doesn't compare to a lot of the builds I see around here, but I appreciate it. Nope, just mounted using double sided foam at the moment. It used to be bolted to the radiator using reservoir brackets, but I removed them a while back. It's secure enough, and holds in place even when I tilt the case around during draining. lol I wish! It's just an i7 4770k with an Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac motherboard. Still ludicrously overpowered considering it's pretty much a web browsing/netflix machine. I also use it for testing out air cooled GPUs since it's a pain to install GPUs in my Silverstone FTZ01

Got the card installed in the main rig this morning: Couple of bonus shots of the rear cable management. I took out the old 840 Pro to use in a new HTPC I'm building, so I'm looking to replace it with a 2nd 850 Pro or maybe an 850 Evo Far from the cleanest job ever, but at least the side panel fits lol. Thanks for checking this out. I still plan on taking night-time pics to show off the interior lighting through the tempered glass side panels, but I'm moving to a new place this week so I gotta put that on hold for a little bit.

Quick(ish) update. I had been planning on going SLI and getting a 2nd 1080, but I couldn't resist the 1080 ti when I saw the launch event. Ordered one on launch day along with an EK Titan XP block and got them both yesterday: Testing the card out in the 909's little brother (yes, I'm an InWin fanboy lol): Quick and Dirty Time Spy OC results (2ghz core, stock memory, stock CPU)

Been following your work since the beginning of your Model 01 build log. Always been impressed by your chassis designs and fabrication skills. Top notch stuff!

The goal was to be as color neutral as possible, in case that wasn't obvious lol. I tend to gravitate towards that aesthetic a lot of the time. I'm really happy with the way it turned out, and think it's a big improvement over previous coolant choices (ran blueberry pastel for a while before this.) I still have work to do finishing the interior lighting and tweaking a couple tubing runs I'm not happy with, but it's close to what I had envisioned it looking like.

People in your town don't have the internet? Or a Best Buy? Or a Walmart? Why pay above retail on a used system when you can buy a prebuilt for less?

Thanks, was definitely going for a minimalistic/monolith aesthetic for this build. Speaking of which, that Raijintek chassis in your build log looks really nice. Never seen one of those before.

Hey everyone, it's been a few years since I've had a build log documenting one of my projects, so I figured I'd remedy that by posting updates from my current workstation/gaming rig. Unfortunately, this won't chronicle the early stages of the build, but I will cover the current state of the build as I tear her down for a GPU upgrade, and if you guys want to see more I'll keep updating in the future as more changes occur. This is a long term project that has gone through a ton of different configurations over the last two years, and that won't change any time soon... I'm rarely one who considers a build "finished." Without further rambling, here are the specs: Chassis: Inwin 909 Motherboard: Asus X99-e WS Processor: i7 5820k @4.6ghz Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC @2150mhz Memory: 4x8gb DDR4 2400mhz PSU: EVGA 850 P2 Storage: Samsung 960 Pro 512gb (Windows 10) Samsung 850 Pro 512gb (games/storage) Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Ubuntu) Sound card: HTOmega eClaro Liquid Cooling: EK blocks, Bitspower fittings/res, Hardwarelabs radiators, Noiseblocker eloop B12-PS Monitor: Acer Predator XB321HK 32" 4k IPS with G-Sync That's about the gist of it. I'll start with the latest upgrade: the EVGA 1080 SC. I was planning on holding off upgrading from my old 980 ti until big Pascal rolled around, but I broke down and decided on getting a 1080 to hold me over instead. I may add a 2nd one for SLI, or grab a 1080ti when they launch. Brand new gtx 1080 Getting wet for the first time Aaaand here's the chassis. Easily one of my favorite cases of all time based on aesthetics alone (some derpy design decisions notwithstanding lol) Loop still under construction Moving onto the backside: Full custom cables sleeved in MDPC Storage shots: 840/850 Pro, and new 960 Pro That's about it for now... Loop is back together and cable management is finished at this point. She's all ready for coolant, so I'll update with more pics once that's done. Let me know if you guys have any questions or want to hear about my experiences with any of the hardware I used. Thanks for checking this post out, and I apologize for it not being more thorough or covering any of the original build process lol. I hope future updates will make it worthwhile though

This is fantastic work. You're incredibly creative, and have some pretty impressive skills to bring your ideas to life. That's a rare combination. Look forward to seeing more of your projects in the future!

Thanks guys Things should move quicker from here on out.

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