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I quite like it, but it is also a bit old. I got it used (really good contition though) with a 16GB SD for 220€. Since your budget is quite a bit higher, I would look for something newer with some more features, but I can't really help you with that, since I only looked for older used models. I'm also really new to photography too, so you would be better to ask some people that are more experienced ;). You might find some useful information here, they have alot of reviews too.

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I quite like it, but it is also a bit old. I got it used (really good contition though) with a 16GB SD for 220€. Since your budget is quite a bit higher, I would look for something newer with some more features, but I can't really help you with that, since I only looked for older used models. I'm also really new to photography too, so you would be better to ask some people that are more experienced ;). You might find some useful information here, they have alot of reviews too.

Now I'm looking at a Sony a6000 but it's wayy expensive

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Dang forgot to paste the link in my last post :rolleyes:

http://www.dpreview.com/

 

BTT:

I ordered some plexi that is satiniced on only one side, maybe that's giving a better result regarding the painting.

Some of the hardline tubing stuff (fittings, tubing) also arrived last week.

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Dang forgot to paste the link in my last post :rolleyes:

http://www.dpreview.com/

 

BTT:

I ordered some plexi that is satiniced on only one side, maybe that's giving a better result regarding the painting.

Some of the hardline tubing stuff (fittings, tubing) also arrived last week.

Yeah the a6000 was really good on dpreview and the DC3 was good but not as good. My mom has a Rebel XS which is good but I don't love it.

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In a few weeks I hopefully have some wonderful news regarding my gpu, which I sent away today ;). But stay tuned for more information :D

 

 

That "quick sketch" is a cover for the back of the case.

The 140mm fan holes and the general shape gave it away for me.

 

Shhh don't tell the others :P. I was thinking that the holes might give it away. I propably have to delay that a bit until I figured out a good was to diffuse the led light enough, because the strips are really close to the plexi ^^.

 

Looks very exciting! Can I ask how you painted the PSU shroud? It looks really good and maybe I'll replace my cardboard one with something like this.

Thank you :)

I just painted the backside (that faces inwards to the psu) with matte black spray paint. 

Btw, that's not the finished psu shroud, just a small piece for testing (10cm x 10cm).

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New pictures today  :lol:

 

Removing the panel

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Old Leds

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New Leds

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Removed the cables for power and hdd led from the case

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Removed the heat shring (cables are really fragile as you can see...)

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Removed old leds and stripped the wire

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Soldering

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Let there be light B)

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Before and after

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coming along nicely

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Today I designed the psu cover a little bit more detailed. Suggestions are always welcome :lol:, e.g. I'm still a bit unsure if I should add more lines so I have 8 on top and 2 pairs of 4 at the bottom... :rolleyes: .

For best accuracy I'm getting the design plotted on masking foil :D

But have a look yourself:

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man caint wait to see this build it looks amazing so far. how do you plan to transfer the circuit board design onto that? are you hand painting or cnc because if your not an acid etching might be what your looking for. very accurate 

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You're not the only one, can't wait to overclock the sh*t out of that system  :D

 

I'm getting it done by someone with a cuttting plotter (https://youtu.be/r2iEn_U5pks?t=51). He will plot the design on masking foil.

ahh makes sense 

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That's how the waterblock for the 390 Nitro will look like. Marc from liquidextasy.de sent me the render yesterday. Sadly there isn't enough space to run coolant directly above the VRMs too.

But ultimately I think it will still perform better that the Alphacool GPX block. First because copper is used instead of aluminium and second because the coolant still directly touches the VRM cooling part of copper, which is not the case with the gPX block.

Gpu block

Source: liquidextasy.de

 

The insufficient space may also be the reason why EK isn't gonna make a fullcover, despite the cards popularity... AFAIK the MSI 390 Gaming gets a fullcover block in february. And if you compare the pcbs of both cards, you can see the Sapphire one is more crowded.

MSI: link to image   Sapphire: link to image

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In terms of the lighting, I made some progress :D . It's not the prettiest UI and more of a beta right now, but for the moment it should work.

Hope I can upload a quick demo video at the weekend ;) .

 

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In terms of the lighting, I made some progress :D . It's not the prettiest UI and more of a beta right now, but for the moment it should work.

Hope I can upload a quick demo video at the weekend ;) .

 

Did you make that?

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Yes, it's programmed in C#.

ooo lala

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Here is a small demo:

Love the program! Are you going to make it available for others to use? 

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Love the program! Are you going to make it available for others to use? 

Thanks  :). Yes, eventually. But there is still some stuff to do, better exception handling to make it more robust and stable, adding more features like saving settings to the arduino, also reworking the UI with WPF together with material design to make it more visually pleasing.

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Here is a small demo:

The music was ass but other than that it's awesome ;D

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The music was ass but other than that it's awesome ;D

I think it's a good chillstep song, but hey everyone has a different taste  ;)

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I think it's a good chillstep song, but hey everyone has a different taste  ;)

The song wasn't bad, but definitely didn't match the vid or anything

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The song wasn't bad, but definitely didn't match the vid or anything

Yeah, didn't know what would have suited the vid, so I just picked something I liked  :P. But if you got any tips let me hear  :)

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