GREEN MOLECULE (modded Fractal Design ARC Mini R2, custom paint, hardline watercooling)

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys. I've been getting quite a few things done to the case in the past few days.

Firstly here's the case with the top and front panels finished. Pretty happy with the way they turned out.



































I ended up fully stripping both side panels, including the windowed one as I was not happy with the finish. I will be painting them in the next couple of days



I also did some work on the acrylic panels that will be covering up the inside of the case in some places. It is a nice glossy white acrylic so hopefully it will show some cool reflections once the build is complete.

Here's the front bit





This will be the shroud for the bottom of the case. Hiding the PSU and also I will mount the Aquaero to the inside of it.



Cut and ready for bending, though it was getting quite late that night so I haven't bent it yet. Finger crossed it will turn out good. It will be the first time I'm bending an acrylic panel.



This is the panel for the back




Here it is cut and in place inside the case. The top right corner bit will be covered by the radiator and fans.



I decided to make two small windows to show off the SSDs on the back of the motherboard tray.



Haven't filled the cuts as again, it was getting quite late that night



Here it is on the case though




That's all for now guys.

Stay tuned for the next update.


Cheers,

Alex


 

[d33g33]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss, yes yes awesome!

[123h54ah56Sfdg54wh]

Once again a great update, love it! Have you made any renders or a 3D-model? Or are you coming up with all these ideas while building? The quality is just outstanding!

[ALXAndy]

Nice work. Can't say the colour scheme grabs me yet, but, I emphasise yet.

 

Looking forward to progress. Like the idea of cover panels, I always do that. Makes dusting the rig so much easier as it eliminates the nooks and crannies.

[ciobanulx]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss, yes yes awesome!

 

Thanks mate

 

Once again a great update, love it! Have you made any renders or a 3D-model? Or are you coming up with all these ideas while building? The quality is just outstanding!

 

Thanks a lot mate . Unfortunately 3D rendering is one thing I am yet to learn . So yea I just get into it and sorta develop new ideas as I go. I usually sit on a design before I start but then end up changing things and coming up with new ideas too. If you look in the latest update at the first few photos with the case you'll see that I attached the front panel connectors and zip tied the cables down nicely and only after that I thought I should make an acrylic panel to cover the front as well so I had to take everything apart again and cut all the zip ties

 

Nice work. Can't say the colour scheme grabs me yet, but, I emphasise yet.

 

Looking forward to progress. Like the idea of cover panels, I always do that. Makes dusting the rig so much easier as it eliminates the nooks and crannies.

 

Thanks mate . As I did with Vault Boy, I wanted to have a unique colour scheme. Hopefully it will all blend in and look nice in the end as the green on the outside of the case will be different than the UV green fluid and fan blades. I think that will be the only green on the inside of the case, with everything else being white, except for the MB which will be black but mostly covered with waterblocks and other small things will be black as well. I might end up changing things once I see it tho so I'll see . Thanks for checking it out mate

[Rale]

This is looking really cool!

[ciobanulx]

This is looking really cool!

 

Thanks . Loved your projects too, it's a shame you didn't get to properly finish Tiny Hulk

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys! Here's a small update on the build.

I bent the acrylic piece for the shroud. I think it came out pretty good for my first acrylic panel bend.

Firstly here's a look at the painted rads. You'll notice on the 240 Monsta I stuck some molecule vinyl shapes and painted over to have an even look. Didn't come out as I expected thought I still like the look of it.









Here is how I paint the rads. Cover up all the fins with some painters tape and use some long screws to give me something to grab on to and flip it over so that I can do both sides at once. Another option would be to hang them, though I don't have the space for that.









Here's the case with the shroud in, although it's not secured yet, just sitting in place. Also the front rad is just sitting there so I can visualize the look of things.





I hope I won't have clearance issues with the EK-FC Bridge for the two GPU water blocks with the shroud. Might be pretty tight once the GPUs are in.







I might have something special going in the 5.25" bays. We'll have to wait and see



A look from the back and underneath the shroud. Plenty of room for cable management and I hope that once the PSU is in place the Aquaero will have some room left in there





Side panels are still not painted. It's been way to hot and humid here in Queensland to paint these past few days. I did clean them up and prepped them nicely so they are ready to paint on the next cool .. er day





A close look at the SSD windows



I think the windowed side panel will look sweet once the build is completed





That's about it. Now I need to get the motherboard in and take some measurements for the MB tray acrylic piece. Secure everything properly inside the case, get those side panels done and the case will be near completed.

Stay tuned for more.


Cheers,

Alex

[GhostWindGamer]

So sexy  

[d33g33]

Easy, EASILY my favorite build for a long time. Proper at home modding.

The community needs to take note. THIS is worth the highest praise.

[ciobanulx]

So sexy

 

Thanks

 

Easy, EASILY my favorite build for a long time. Proper at home modding.

The community needs to take note. THIS is worth the highest praise.

 

Thanks a lot mate. I'm really glad you like it. I appreciate the kind words :D:D

[XYOUNEED]

Wauw! This is amazing I love costum painted cases, I wish I could do some lasercutting. Keep up the good work!

[AlexStriz]

Dang, this build is sweet. I really like the molecule pattern you're using. The green and white are a really nice combo as well. I would try to do the sharpie outline thing on the shapes though, just to break it up and give it a bit of contrast. 

 

Really nice build nonetheless man  Looking forward to see what's next

[ciobanulx]

Wauw! This is amazing I love costum painted cases, I wish I could do some lasercutting. Keep up the good work!

 

Thanks mate! Yea I'd love some lasercutting too . All cuts here were done with my trusty Dremel rotary

 

Dang, this build is sweet. I really like the molecule pattern you're using. The green and white are a really nice combo as well. I would try to do the sharpie outline thing on the shapes though, just to break it up and give it a bit of contrast. 

 

Really nice build nonetheless man  Looking forward to see what's next

 

Thanks mate! Yea I'm still considering if I should do the sharpie thing. I might just edit one of the photos just to have an idea as to how it would look and if I'm gonna do it I'm gonna leave it till the end as to see how the rest of the build is gonna shape up

[ciobanulx]

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Hey guys. Here's a quick look at some of the components and water blocks.

EK Maximus V Gene water block painted white







Polished EK Ram block with the Primochill rigid fittings that I will be using











EK Supremacy EVO CPU block polished and painted white









Waterblock installed on the motherboard





Removed the heat sink for painting









Added some white vinyl to the side of the ram slot that will be seen. The ram will also get custom graphics



Batter look with all the waterblocks on



You can also see I added some white vinyl on top of the sata connectors



White strip on the RAM though I don't like the look of it, as I said custom graphics for the RAM will be coming





















Heat sink is back on the motherboard after painting. I will be making a custom plate for it with some nice ROG graphics to match the theme of the build.









That's pretty much it for now guys. Most of the red bits on the motherboard will be covered by components so they won't be seen and the build will still stick to the green and white theme.

Stay tuned for more.


Cheers,

Alex

 

[GhostWindGamer]

Looks awesome so far

[SMR]

Those whater blocks tho, subbed, nice work.

[d33g33]

Nice work man again, really love your work keep It up.

[ciobanulx]

Looks awesome so far

 

 

Those whater blocks tho, subbed, nice work.

 

 

Nice work man again, really love your work keep It up.

 

Thanks guys

 

mod the power button on the case

 

I might have too, the original power button doesn't work anymore for some reason. So I'm gonna get rid of all the front panel connectors

[Leinahtan]

You're such a pro at making computer hardware look sooooo much more sexy looking

[ciobanulx]

holly balls thats beautiful 

 

 

You're such a pro at making computer hardware look sooooo much more sexy looking

 

 

Thanks guys

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys,

Here are the Gelid Wing UV Green fans. 7 will be going in the build, 3 on the top 360 radiator in push and 4 on the front 240 radiator in push/pull. This is a quick look at the fans before painting along with the UV LED strips from DarkSide. Two of the fans have white LEDs, those will be going in the front of the case on the 240 rad and will be staying black, the rest of the fans will have the casing painted white.







These are the two with white LEDs



I have 9 of them but will only need 7 in the build












Thanks for checking it out.

Cheers,

Alex

[HellaflushMcSwaggins]

That looks fuckin awesome!

[FloRolf]

Oh gawd dude. I freaking love that built! *-*

Can't wait for the finished product!

Keep it up.

[ciobanulx]

That looks fuckin awesome!

 

 

Oh gawd dude. I freaking love that built! *-*

Can't wait for the finished product!

Keep it up.

 

 

Thanks guys