Posted November 24, 2013 The SM8 has to be my favorite Caselabs case, can't wait for more updates! phanteks enthoo pro | intel i5 4690k | noctua nh-d14 | msi z97 gaming 5 | 16gb crucial ballistix tactical | msi gtx970 4G OC | adata sp900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 24, 2013 Author Mother of expensive keyboard, does it feed me or something? lol Man once you get into this whole keyboard thing, its as addictive as water cooling That 60% keyboard I posted above is not my daily driver or my most favorite one, I have a KMAC2 which is a dream to type on Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 24, 2013 Author The SM8 has to be my favorite Caselabs case, can't wait for more updates! I've actually came across a few problems for more updates 1. They've (Caselabs) forgotten to send me the PSU plate cover 2. I need fittings extender for my aqualis pump/res, the cut out is a bit to small for the fittings to go all the way through. I've put an order already and should be here in a week or two, man the shipping is killing me 3. I'm too lazy to do major mod today due to hangover that includes draining my old system and cleaning all the blocks but stay tuned, once I get all the stuff the updates would most likely be daily I gotta put more patience due to shipping Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 24, 2013 Shipping is a total bummer... But when the package arrives!!!! What an awesome feeling! Can't wait to see whats next i5 3570k - MSI Z77 GD65 - 16GB Corsair Vengeance - Galaxy GTX 780 - Corsair AX650 - Custom CPU Loop - Corsair 650D - OCZ Agility 4 128GB - WD Black 640GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 24, 2013 Wow! these are so cool! i am definitely going to get one. Been looking at keyboards for so long. Tried so many. never found the right one. These may be the answer. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 25, 2013 Author Shipping is a total bummer... But when the package arrives!!!! What an awesome feeling! Can't wait to see whats next Yeah that feeling for waiting and when it finally arrived, thats addicting tbh haha Wow! these are so cool! i am definitely going to get one. Been looking at keyboards for so long. Tried so many. never found the right one. These may be the answer. Thanks!Glad I can help Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 25, 2013 love the action figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 25, 2013 Author After playing around and some test fit Decided to finally disassemble the old rig, drain time! and so from this.... which took me months of planning and execution to this in an hour anyway this is the comparison with the new SM8 and the workspace which is more like a war zone right now Next one will be some paint work for the rad, the vinegar, DI water, primer and paint are all ready but again its nearly midnight :rolleyes: Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2013 Can't wait to see this My Current Rig Some of my Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2013 Great pics so far. Love the added soldiers. Makes for a classy pic. I was thinking about doing the same with Pokemon toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 26, 2013 Author Can't wait to see this Currently priming the rad, stay tuned my friend! Great pics so far. Love the added soldiers. Makes for a classy pic. I was thinking about doing the same with Pokemon toys. Thx! I've more of the troopers that has not been included yet would be epic if you have a pokemon theme log lol shaped like a pokeball Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Love your switch 810 build and cant wait to see this next one. Just noticed that your coolant had gone from Blood red to purple. How long was it in your system and what coolant where you using? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 I loved phenomenon. I love this. But one thing, can i haz 810? i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Is that the Commodore logo where the Windows key is? Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Author Love your switch 810 build and cant wait to see this next one. Just noticed that your coolant had gone from Blood red to purple. How long was it in your system and what coolant where you using? Cheers Yeah the coolant has changed its pretty disappointing, hard to say how long I was using it since I heard such coolant can be reused so when I updated my rig last time I kept the old one and add more since the loop get bigger thats why Im done with colored coolant luckily it does not really stain my fittings, I cleaned it up yesterday and soaked it in detergent and most of it gone ; note that my fittings are white not sure about the blocks I'll have a look at it today I loved phenomenon. I love this. But one thing, can i haz 810? I'm planning another build with it , but still not sure Is that the Commodore logo where the Windows key is? Yeah its the commodore logo, the whole set is called "Retro" set the first key set I fell in love with :wub: Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Yeah the coolant has changed its pretty disappointing, hard to say how long I was using it since I heard such coolant can be reused so when I updated my rig last time I kept the old one and add more since the loop get bigger thats why Im done with colored coolant luckily it does not really stain my fittings, I cleaned it up yesterday and soaked it in detergent and most of it gone ; note that my fittings are white not sure about the blocks I'll have a look at it today Can you let me know about your blocks? Im coming from distilled water and im really wanting to try/test a blood red colour (sick of coloured tubing). Im going to use XSPC EC6 and see what happens. Parts are arriving tomorrow. Glad to hear that your fittings have come up good. Fantastic case the SM8, isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Author Can you let me know about your blocks? Im coming from distilled water and im really wanting to try/test a blood red colour (sick of coloured tubing). Im going to use XSPC EC6 and see what happens. Parts are arriving tomorrow. Glad to hear that your fittings have come up good. Fantastic case the SM8, isnt it? Here's a potato pic of the cpu, it will go to my next build so might as well clean it now To be honest It doesnt look that bad, but this is why I'm avoiding the use of colored coolant in the future I've a picture of the GPU but it looks even better after a year of use with no cleaning My suggestion is still DI water and use color tube and yes I didnt not regret a thing getting that SM8 Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Yeah its the commodore logo, the whole set is called "Retro" set the first key set I fell in love with :wub: Woo! Never even seen a Commodore and I know what the logo is!!! I like the keyboard. Is there a full size version (101-key) that I can get with the Commodore logo? Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 27, 2013 Author Woo! Never even seen a Commodore and I know what the logo is!!! I like the keyboard. Is there a full size version (101-key) that I can get with the Commodore logo? Yes there are but its pretty hard to find now Its a once and only group buy on Geekhack, not sure if they gonna do another round of it You can try your luck on Geekhack.org / classified sub forum , but prepare to pay a hefty price tag for it and its a DSA profile keyset, I know its confusing but keycap has different profile for it different profile means different height in between the row , etc etc Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 29, 2013 Author Decided to change my GPU 2x R9 290 on the way will have update tomorrow Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 1, 2013 Author Firstly, cleaning up the old blocks and radiators is HELL if you use colored coolant I've spent most of the weeks when I could work on the project for cleaning and radiator painting This is what I get when I opened up all the used blocks I have to soak the acrylic and fittings in detergent water, the fittings look 90% new but the acrylic cover for the blocks has not much luck though its still acceptable and this is the result of applying CLU paste right to the block with the EK naked mount thing for delided IVY and some corrosion appeared after some water wash, its my fault I didn't rinse it with DI water straight away but with copper polish, I got most of the shine back but not the CLU part Anyway for the log progress, I am really not satisfied with the result of the paint on the radiators seems like I bought the wrong spray and ended up with a textured, easy to get scratch, non even color even after priming and 3 layers of paint (with light sanding in between), the can has also been shaken for 15 minutes before use and soak in warm water so I've bought another paint brand and just finished sanding it up before I hit them with more paint tomorrow I will also repaint the pump mount bracket since it came in steel color Bought a whole box of DI water for rinsing and the loop Mixed it with vinegar to wash the radiator This whole radiator cleaning process took me around 3 days of continues rinsing and shaking (5-8 times a day) for the water to run out clear even let DI water to sit in the radiator for each of the 3 nights and it still run colored on the 3rd day It will be DI water for life from now on Put all the stock coolers on and this will be my setup until I get this project done Love the beefy stock coolers though I will be selling one of the card since I dont need that much power in this other setup And this came in yesterday I've been test fitting everything especially the cables today, want everything to be perfect The measuring and layout of cables took a while to be figured, its all for perfection hope its worth it I will be sending my cables to a good friend of mine who do sleeving for life, I am terrible with sleeving and I dont want to ruin the build so pardon me That's all for now folks Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 1, 2013 DAT MOUNTING. "Everybody wants a happy ending, right? But it doesn’t always roll that way." - TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 1, 2013 Nooo i love that old case mod you did | Contact Information | My Teamspeak : Austs1.gameservers.com:9334 | Steam: Iamtictac456 | My other aliases include Scruffy and Scruffy Biggems :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 1, 2013 Author Nooo i love that old case mod you did Have to move on this one will be better and classic Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 2, 2013 Author Ek waterblock for the 290 , or wait for aquacomputer.... hmmmm... hard choice, would love to get the active backplate from aquacomputer though... Phenomenon - Project Blank - Pinky Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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