Project: Snowflake [Finished] Update

[GuppyTech]

Lovely build, white is amazing and really shows off the other parts.

 

May I ask why you chose a PSU cover as apposed to painting the PSU case?

 

Excellent job well done.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[crocski]

:o 

 

[Jimstah87]

Great looking build nice work!

[TaiGeXGaming]

Sweet jesus that's nice.  I'd love to do an extensive build, but wouldn't know where to start :(

[Pure]

Beautiful! , I love the small details of running the each of those cables through the single holes. 
Really clean white build :)

[Loe]

That looks epic.

[CJPowell27]

I think you should zip tie the PSU cables near the PSU itself to keep it more organized. But other than that this is amazing. I love the BIG res with the blue dye  

[shazzam66]

Really great!

 

Hard work has paid off.

[Rale]

I think you should zip tie the PSU cables near the PSU itself to keep it more organized. But other than that this is amazing. I love the BIG res with the blue dye  

lol, honestly they are so tight not sure if zip tieing them would matter.  danm near had to stretch the wires to get them to the far end of the psu to plug in.  But thanks man.

[VAITO]

it's so beautiful !! 

[CJPowell27]

It would be cool to paint the GPU backplate like the color of the liquid

[BiggestFan]

It looks so awesome

[loglog]

believe it or not i actually like it with the window on better... call me crazy. I have no idea why though. Awesome build sir!

[alexxis98]

Great build !

[BenD]

that's a snowflake allright!

one of a kind, i believe you when you say it took a year
looks like a lot of planning and drawing

[Covalent]

Mind if I use some pictures from your build log to put in a calender for a school project? I will not be selling it, it's just for personal use.

[zombiepixel]

looks beautifull until all the dirt and dust gets in lol 

p.s. amazing build bro!

[Rale]

Mind if I use some pictures from your build log to put in a calender for a school project? I will not be selling it, it's just for personal use.

Nah thats fine, let me know if you need higher rez ones, just shoot me a msg.  I think i still got them on my editing drive.

 

looks beautifull until all the dirt and dust gets in lol 

p.s. amazing build bro!

lol yeah a little dirt is in it now but i clean the filters about once a month so its not too bad.

[ALXAndy]

Nice build. I've seen one similar to this that used a Sabertooth with the armour painted white.

[Darkmatter35]

 

Project: Snowflake

 

 

     So this was my first build log on linustechtips.com or any other place, but its not my first pc build.  But i will say this pc is most likely the nicest one that i've built.  The first couple pictures are how it started out and the rest will be the tare down then the mods, and finally, putting it back together.

 

    Some of you may have seen this before but when the linustec forums where changed to the new design my old post vanished somewhere so i was asked to repost it.

 

    Vid:    So this video pretty much just shows off the aurora before it lost its pearl effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOYjubvm5A

 

 

    Parts List:

Case: NZXT Switch 810

CPU: Intel 3770k

CPU Block: EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)

Mobo: MSI Z77 MPower

GPU: (2) EVGA Nvidia 680 Superclocked

GPU Block: (2) EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)

RAM: GSkill Sniper 1866/CL9 (4x4g)

SSD: OCZ Solid 3, 120g

HDD: (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb

PSU: Corsair AX1200

PSU Sleeving: Pre-sleeved white kit from corsair.

Fan: (5) Corsair SP120 quiets / (1) Corsair AF140 Quiet

Rad: (2) Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 120x3

Pump: Alphacool D5

Pump Top: EK D5 CSD (Plexi)

Elbows: Bitspower White 90 and 45 degree's

Compression Fittings: White Monsoon free Center

Tube: White Permochill LRT

Sata Cables: Alchemy

USB cabel extensions: Alchemy

LED's: Random $5 lets with tails from frozencpu and sleeved with bitspower i think.

 

     So these first couple of pictures are old and kinda huge, and i don't wanna re size them and re upload them, so... here are a couple.

 

^Old Build

 

^Old Build

 

So on to this Build..

 

^Parts

 

 

^GPU boxes n stuff

 

^New GPU and thermal

 

^Block, GPU, Backplate

 

^HSF removal

 

^Backplate on

 

^Block on

 

^LED's sleeved

 

^Pump back

 

^Pump top

 

^Alchemy sata cables

 

^Cleaning the loop

 

^Draining

 

^Gunky tube

 

^Still flushing

 

^New Rads

 

^Flushing the new rads

 

^Mmmmmm

 

^No more heatsink covers!

 

^No more heatsinks

 

^So... due to some poor planing and or measuring on my part the top rad was a smijin too big

 

^Problem solved!

 

^SB in primer

 

^NB in primer

 

^Back on

 

^Shiny

 

 

^Another Shiny

 

^PSU

 

^Psu got a lil paint too, thought the logo looked better black so i just did a lil white ring around it.

 

^Support cut out to run tube better.

 

^Cutting Plexi

 

^PSU stand holes

 

^Test fit

 

^More test fitting

 

^Template

 

^Ready to start on the mobo plate

 

^Holes... so many holes.. cool idea, cool looking, such a pain in the ass to do.. then ya have to run the wires..

 

^Making sure the holes line up

 

^Mobo on and starting to run the wires through the holes.

 

^PSU in, running the wires to it.

 

^Fitting the rez

 

^HDD's and SSD Mounting

 

^Running the tube

 

^Filling the res with aurora supernova

 

^80-ish drops of Ocean Blue Dye from Mayhems

 

^No more paper towles

 

^Working on the lighting

 

^Aurora fading out due to too many elbows n such, PC is on.

Oh PSU cover is on now too.

 

^Fans and tube along the side

 

^Fan closeup

 

 

^Meshing used for intake filter on the top.

 

^Front intake filter

 

^Front fans, the upper mount is a lil ugly but i was pretty tired of building this at this point so i just said hell with it.

 

^Back panel 

 

 

^New Liquid, Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry, along with the lighting finished.

 

 

^Side panel off

 

 

So thats it thanks for checkin out my build guys, hope ya like it and gave you an idea or two to try on your build.

 

Where did you get your white Plexi from?

[Rale]

Where did you get your white Plexi from?

http://www.estreetplastics.com/White_Plexiglass_Sheet_3015_s/197.htm

[Darkmatter35]

http://www.estreetplastics.com/White_Plexiglass_Sheet_3015_s/197.htm

Thanks!

[amintha1992]

im not even kidding ... my jaw just dropped just by seeing the 2nd photo.. awesome build. 

 

just dropped it again on the last photo.

Edited October 3, 2013 by amintha1992

[CJPowell27]

It would look a lot better if the blocks were polished like thishttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDAQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQW-HadrjjIU&ei=HAtOUrjuF8m9iwK4soHoBg&usg=AFQjCNFlitzZfnJJ2LVhbw-VA664xtbxKg&sig2=iOGRitmrmL08BqRTTycxcQ&bvm=bv.53537100,d.cGE

[MEE]

Amazing look with that res, pulled it off very well