EventHorizonVII

Partly explains the late Ryzen 3 launch: they don't have enough bad chips to make it feasible to launch.

Backplate is done. I think doing an acrylic plate to cover the side facing the glass where the rad and fans are is next. Maybe a lightsaber lighted that breathes. 

Backplate is done. I think doing an acrylic plate to cover the side facing the glass where the rad and fans are is next. Maybe a lightsaber lighted that breathes. 

Now that schools overall revisit the backplate. Going with acrylic and purple LED. Mock up of the backplate attached. 

Spraying the back of the card with Duplicolor Metalcast has been challenging. The circular holes seem to be slightly dimpled. The paint is dripping in to them and causing a light ring affect around the machined holes on the aluminum back plate. Didn't help that my original surface was not level which you can see with the pooling on the last pic.
 
I am laying down three layers of the adhesion promoter and then spraying three layers of the base coat which is an aluminum spray to give a chrome effect so that when the tinted layer goes down it shines.
 
So strip it I shall and spray again.
 
Six screws to remove, goodby warranty...

 
TIM was applied pretty good at the factory.

 
The suspects. Late night painting because...family.

 
Base Coat
 

 
Not Level and drain issues

 
 
 
 
 
 

Since I'm having issues with painting the backplate I covered the tubes of the NZXT with primochill flex purple tubing and made use of the nylon clamps they have too. 
 

Decided to line up someone to powder coat the metal pieces. It's been rainy and I needed to make use of the PC. I will have to pull it apart in two weeks when he has time to do it. 
 
So, thoughts? Cable management and such. I think the sleeved AIO tubes turned out good. 

I like the spray paint job on the backplate 

Tubing on the AiO is a pretty sweet idea!
 
regarding the paint job... many thin layers will prevent those running issues.