CLOS3 IMPACT-Finished...final pics!

[TheMrBeb]

'Touchscreen...welcome to your new home.....in the basement....Muaahahahahahahaahaaa!!'

Time to break out the fretsaw for some sweaty bezel action.

I have to say,I was a diehard jigsaw and file guy but after seeing what Coolmiester does with one,I had to give it a go...the side panels for the rads are much better than my usual method,using downloadable MNPC rad templates doesnt hurt either!

 

 

XNine,if you read this,I need some vector pics of the caselabs logo so i can cut stencils,the jpeg looks like ass when i blow it up......

Where did  you get that touch screen from?

[B NEGATIVE]

Coolmiester on the Specialtech forums has a few left,you should PM him there

[B NEGATIVE]

So after the scamming of the GPU for this build by Lucid Dream Computers (die in a fire please Will Rittman),I had to get creative and go thru the classified ads ans found a mint R290.



Thanks to Tattysnuc on Bittech for his willingness to sort me a card cheaply.

And the Ram.
Corsair Vengeance RAM 2400. Tidy!








I got them in red but they aint staying like that.

The top pieces come off and allow for some waterblocks to be fitted easily,as much as I love watercooling,to me watercooling ram is just a pure waste.

Im just going to film them.









And got a SSHD 1Tb for all my porn and pizza nonsense.



As you can see,I have already started the custom loom,many thanks to Lutro0 for the kit,made my life much easier and the braid is excellent.

Repainted the front and top panels with the white removed ready for re-taping,broke my air/water separator for the compressor so no clear coating till i fit the replacement.
 

[groww4441]

So... Beautiful... Oh yes... 

[CJPowell27]

Hope the fraud charges bite him in the ass let us not forget the beautiful build that is coming together

[Homicidium]

Damn, that sucks with the 780ti, people like this just make me sick! 

But glad to see that the build is still going and I think that the R9 290 is also a worthy card for this build!

[B NEGATIVE]

The main loom is done!
I forgot how therapeutic sleeving can be when it goes well and this did go very well for me. I was very much a MDPC sleeve fan but not anymore. The melt and flex is fantastic with Lutro0's gear,Im glad I went with him on this as im hate sleeving normally. Didnt break one ATX tool either!!

Training the wires begins before they get steel strapped.
Completely custom loom with all the Aquaero functionality plugs built in.
There is no hiding place for any of the loom so it all needs to look good,the thick main trunk with every coming off it adds some organic lines to a boxy build.









Also de-stickered the drives. Looking at a AqC Hard drive cooler for two reasons,the HDD's get hot in this enclosure and it will allow me to double up on the single HDD caddy.





Also made a new insert panel for the front,the whole on/off will be Aquaero based with IR remote functionality.



Now off to do the SATA and molex feeds.....

[alpenwasser]

Yes, cabling pr0n!

[TheRuke]

Watercooled HDDs? I think I've seen everything!

[B NEGATIVE]

Started the strapping today.looks like Predators dreadlocks!







The great thing about these straps is that they can be flattened and retain the shape.



Also started the clearcoat,using UPOL Smart clear.....very quick drying indeed!









Did make a boo boo tho,a piece of dust plastic blew on to one corner so that needs redoing,stripping back and doing it....for the 3rd time....

[alpenwasser]

Started the strapping today.looks like Predators dreadlocks!

Now that you mention it, it really does...

 

The great thing about these straps is that they can be flattened and retain the shape.

They look pretty baller, where did you get them, what are they made of?

(so many questions)

 

Did make a boo boo tho,a piece of dust plastic blew on to one corner so that needs redoing,stripping back and doing it....for the 3rd time....

Gotta make it perfect.

[B NEGATIVE]

Now that you mention it, it really does...

 

They look pretty baller, where did you get them, what are they made of?

(so many questions)

 

Gotta make it perfect.

They are steel zip locks,cant remember where i got them from tho....I know I got a big bag of them when i saw them.

 

I like them,something different to the norm and as im not a massive fan of the regimented sewing so popular at the moment,they will do for me nicely. I like a bit of flow with cables,I dont mind a bit of jumble up either.

[alpenwasser]

im not a massive fan of the regimented sewing so popular at the moment

Yeah, sorry about trying to spread that seed...

Seriously though, even as a sewing kinda guy, I really like the clips, as you say

they add a nice flow to things, and they look a lot better than zip ties (which I'm

not a fan of generally).

[ALXAndy]

Nothing is right or wrong when it comes to modding (apart from visible cable ties).

 

It's all about getting your idea out there first

 

And this is the first time I've seen this done, so fair play

 

I like it.

[B NEGATIVE]

Yeah, sorry about trying to spread that seed...

Seriously though, even as a sewing kinda guy, I really like the clips, as you say

they add a nice flow to things, and they look a lot better than zip ties (which I'm

not a fan of generally).

Nothing wrong with trying to propagate new things,the downside is that everyone does it.

 

Which is why the glass pipework I have planned for a NUC build is not being shared.

 

Nothing is right or wrong when it comes to modding (apart from visible cable ties).

 

It's all about getting your idea out there first

 

And this is the first time I've seen this done, so fair play

 

I like it.

Indeed.

They are a bastard to cut down tho.....

[alpenwasser]

Which is why the glass pipework I have planned for a NUC build is not being shared.

Well now, consider me intrigued.

[Amrit]

great motherboard choice 

[MetallicAcid]

I have neglected this log for such a long tim B-Neg, but now that I have caught up I have to say that I really love your work. The metal rings on the cabling was a very nice touch!! Can't wait for the next update man!

 

Best regards,

Justin

[B NEGATIVE]

I have neglected this log for such a long tim B-Neg, but now that I have caught up I have to say that I really love your work. The metal rings on the cabling was a very nice touch!! Can't wait for the next update man!

 

Best regards,

Justin

 

The res parts,block for the GPU and some other bits arrive tomorrow. I has awesome solvent weld to play and hopefully not render myself unconscious with.

[MetallicAcid]

The res parts,block for the GPU and some other bits arrive tomorrow. I has awesome solvent weld to play and hopefully not render myself unconscious with.

 

Hehe! I cannot wait for the pictures mate.

 

Best!

[B NEGATIVE]

Block Day!!!

One of my favorite things,blocking cards!

So,todays block of greatness is the Aquacomputer 290X block.





In black to match the Bitspower full cover on the motherboard,a very nice match and it ties in nicely!

The all important contact patches are clean and smoothj but there is some swirling on the non contact patches,nothing unusual here.





Porn shot!!





The AC block doesnt use pads for the VRAM,its paste all round,fiddly but better.

And the block fitted,awaiting the active XCS backplate to arrive.









Im off to the garden to make a shroud,it will be replace the retention ring around that acrylic plate and cover the full card,each long side will be folded over to cover everything. The raised acrylic section of the block will stick thru like a gem.
And it should look sweeeeeet!

[Father Fuzzy]

nice lookin block just those pink caps have to go

[AndyCapets]

This is a great looking block, sad that it doesn't cover the whole card

 

It's always good to see a "made in Germany" label on a thing, you know it's good and will last you forever haha.

[CJPowell27]

That block is beautiful  :wub:  Although, I would take some alcohol to those pink caps

[CtW]

Aqua computer's blocks always look so amazing. i love it when people use them in builds. Please do get rid of the pink caps though. Aside from that the whole build is spectacular!