❄ Abstract 760 ❄ Modded components ❄ Glamour shots ❄

[Tearass]

I get that!

 

Yes I've got to finish an episode I stopped midway through yesterday, and quickly

run some games on the new card to see if it's having trouble. I know it may seem

stupid, but I've been hearing a slight buzzing/grinding while booting.

 

It might be a hard drive, so I wont know unless I run some tests or something, I'll

just wake to having a pretty empty system.

[Tearass]

(CURRENTLY FINAL) UPDATE!

 

 

   I've got the final build done for the moment, and I've got future plans, most
of which will happen after I've gotten rid of this godforsaken desk (images below)  

 

Full size, Super large images before editing.

 

 

Just taken off the side panel, laying the case down.

 

 

 

 

 

That smexy smexy card I want to repaint after I get a better desk.

 

 

 

Red Ram that I will soon double/change

 

 

 

Heatsink and GPU cable with the LEDs on

 

 

 

 

 

A look at the system with the lights turned on

 

 

 

Cable management, which I personally think is better than before.

 

 

Time to add this little badge with the rest of them

 

 

There we go, although the Noctua badge looks a lot darker than it is.

 

 

 

LED light controller Sata connection and the R4's fan speed controller connections

 

 

 

Molex, Sata, all that good stuff.

 

 

 

Graphics card's heatsink from behind the motherboard tray

 

 

 

Little closer to the GPU

 

 

 

My storage as of yet. I have plans on either getting a second SSD, or replacing my current Toshiba Harddrive

 

 

 

A nice look at the whole build, ignoring the background I'd say it's a decent picture.

 

 

 

 

Side panel on, hides all the ugly. 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is where it will reside for now, and you'll see just how tight this spot is for this case.

 

 

 

 

I swear I was more than happy seeing that this case fit by nearly less than 3mm

 

 

 

 

Things above my monitors.

 

 

 

Charlie wasn't enjoying this as much as I was.

[Hanoverfist]

Photo's are nice and Bright.  Plenty of light.. Constructive Criticism ,, Just reduce to say 1024 pixels..  Easier to view and still maintains plenty of detail.

 

Other than that.. Good Job  

 

That dog looks worn out :blink:

[Tearass]

Photo's are nice and Bright.  Plenty of light.. Constructive Criticism ,, Just reduce to say 1024 pixels..  Easier to view and still maintains plenty of detail.

 

Other than that.. Good Job  

 

That dog looks worn out :blink:

 

I'll start resizing.

 

Also, dog is simply bored/tired; came back from a run a few hours back.

[Bagmup]

Well done mate, looks good.

Is GLaDOS a Lego model? Awesome.

[Tearass]

Well done mate, looks good.

Is GLaDOS a Lego model? Awesome.

 

Yep, so is that Titan to the left.

[Tearass]

Photo's are nice and Bright.  Plenty of light.. Constructive Criticism ,, Just reduce to say 1024 pixels..  Easier to view and still maintains plenty of detail.

 

Other than that.. Good Job  

 

That dog looks worn out :blink:

 

Ok, done. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

Look at it... It's so beautiful!

[Tearass]

UPDATE _{^{DISREGARD THIS POST.}} 

 

 

I'll post some of the upgrade plans. 
 

Please note the price is so ridiculous because of the
soon to be coming Lian Li DK-10X.

 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H320 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 

    Because the desk supports it, and it would be nice
    to have a nice and cold CPU.

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($239.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

    EATX because why not? 

 

Case/Desk: Lian Li DK10X case (~$987.99)

    I'm looking for a desk replacement, and I can't see
    inside my current case where it is, so I'd be saving
   some money instead of buying a desk.

 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($186.48 @ Newegg Canada) 

    The  motherboard  has  orange  accents, and  my 
    current red G.Skill X memory wont do.

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($339.64 @ Amazon Canada) 

    This  will  be a much  later upgrade, because  my
    parents  wont see why I should  get SLI right after
    replacing my single 460 with a single much better.

 

Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBET DVD/CD Writer  ($24.99 @ Canada Computers) 

    I'm getting a 5.25" slim because the desk supports
    it,  and   it  could  be   useful  in  the future. This  is
    optional  for  now,  as  everything will be  bought at

    different times.

 

Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) 

    Because these are good over ear headphones
   that will replace my current in-ear sony earbuds.

 

Keyboard: Corsair RGB k70 cherry MX Brown

    Because I've gotten complaints of how loud blues are.

    My  current keyboard  would  be  going to my brother,

    as he enjoys the mechanical experience, and it would

    be silly buying him a completely new one.

    

 

Total: ~$2000

 

My current Case, Memory, Motherboard, and
CPU Cooler would be given to my brother,

including the keyboard mentioned above.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/phhTzy

 

[Tearass]

UPDATE!

 

So I've just spent the last 5 hours painting. 
 

I'd like to thanks @Hanoverfist for answering my questions one which paint I should use!

 

So, I'm sure you're wondering what I spent 5 hours painting, so here are some photos to please.

 

 

Woah, is that..?

 

 

 

 

Yeah, a little scuff in the bottom right where a fly got on it.

 

 

 

But this is what I'll be seeing in my computer in a while, as I'm going to purchase a new desk very, very soon.

 

 

 

The PSU's Yellow, and a little peak at the Red memory that will be being replaced sooner or later.

 

 

- Rumi

[Hanoverfist]

Turned out quite nice. If you want to fix that scuff let me know

And I'll share some tips and tricks with you on small ding repair.

[Tearass]

Turned out quite nice. If you want to fix that scuff let me know

And I'll share some tips and tricks with you on small ding repair.

 

it's not bad enough to need special care, but I'll ask you to message the tips and tricks to me

[JoaoPRSousa]

- snip -

:3 love it, though that RAM kills the build, I'm sorry...

Buy some Corsair Vengeance Pro, and paint the top yellowish

[Tearass]

Oh, I forgot to post the process.

 

 

So the proccess didn't go anything like how Tek Syndicate did it, as I had
to take apart the ENTIRE THING, which was actually a blessing that I'll
explain near the end of this post.

 

 

 

 

First Coat of Krylon Fusion paint, looking as it should...

 

 

 

2nd coat of paint, getting somewhere I believe.

 

 

 

After somewhere over 8 coats, I got here.

 

--

 

So, continuing from way up, the benefits of opening my GPU completely..

 

I had to replace the thermal paste, and I managed to improve heat performance by 3*C!

 

Woot for me!

 

:3 love it, though that RAM kills the build, I'm sorry...

Buy some Corsair Vengeance Pro, and paint the top yellowish

 

I'll get there... 

 

...and a little peak at the Red memory that will be being replaced sooner or later.

[JoaoPRSousa]

- snip-

Sorry did not read that...

Anyways great mod!!

[Tearass]

Sorry did not read that...

Anyways great mod!!

 

Thanks!

 

Anything I did wrong I could try not to do when I order and paint a second card.

[MisterZero]

Very nice job mate   
 

Keep up the good work!

 

subscribed.

[Tearass]

Very nice job mate   

 

Keep up the good work!

 

subscribed.

 

You've subscribed just in time for another update that'll appear when it gets sunny enough to paint. 

[MisterZero]

You've subscribed just in time for another update that'll appear when it gets sunny enough to paint. 

 

Less clouds, more painting!!!

[Tearass]

Less clouds, more painting!!!

 

less rain* 

 

Canada is fun.

[MisterZero]

less rain* 

 

Canada is fun.

Don't worry it's the same in the Netherlands, the only difference I see ATM is the internet speed ^^

[ericlee30]

That GPU looks gorgeous, very nice job @Rumikarimu

[Tearass]

That GPU looks gorgeous, very nice job @Rumikarimu

 

I'm hoping the Ram turns out even better.

 

hint hint 

[Tearass]

UPDATE!

 

So I painted the memory today, and I have to say it looks much better than before.

 

 

First couple coats.

 

 

 

Some more coats. Not the last, by the way. I had to add a bunch more later to try to hide the stickers.

 

 

 

In the PC! Looks a lot better than before.

[MisterZero]

UPDATE!

 

So I painted the memory today, and I have to say it looks much better than before.

 

First couple coats.

 

 

 

More coats.

 

 

In the PC! Looks a lot better than before.

 

Did you intentionally go for an orangy looking yellow on the ram or didn't you have the patience to put as many coats as on the CG?

 

Anyway it looks great!

 

Moar painting, moar good looking stuff!