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OK so a quick update before I carry on with the cleaning tidying and etc. CPU is now extremely happy. I loaded up PUBG and it hit like 48c so there's deffo still room for higher clocks. I just need time, something I lack atm. GPU temps are also very good indeed. Mouse is working...

OK so many hours ago I fitted the GPU and connected the power button etc. All went well, apart from me connecting both the LEDs the wrong way around. That is now fixed. All booted OK. I had one final mod to do but wanted all of the OS etc set up first. That is when the fun began...

OK so just know this could have been better. Thing is it doesn't need to be. The biggest issue was the LED holes. I did not have them to measure. I wanted to lay them on their side, hence the square holes, but it did not go to plan. The power button went perfectly. It is counter sunk. I had...

OK mega update ! I got it down around 7pm last night. Put it back into one piece. Fit the PSU Fit motherboard and cooler. Mount cooler. Ross, it did have plenty of clearance in the end. Now it has more airflow haha. Cut oneself, get blood everywhere. Mount top intake fan...

Paint finished and left to harden whilst I came home for a couple of days to sort some things. Fans came in yesterday.

Ooo get down !

OK coat two down. Coverage is now almost complete. Looks shiny, but is indeed satin. I just took the pic as soon as I had done painting so it looks gloss. One more to go.

OK so given 2k is no joke I am well protected lol. Coat one, just a mist coat. Am downstairs because it reeked so bad and I didn't want to sit there masked up lol.

Board came a day early. I am busy tomorrow but I will mark everything out. The paint came today too, so I shall do the metalwork on Friday. OK so as much as I was not going to do anything today I didn't really have a choice. Getting the IO hole in the correct position meant about 2 hours of...

OK so more work done. First a last solid colour test on the LEDs before they are permanent. Reet, in you go. I then tested the neons. Before finally.... Stoked. Whilst it has been a real pee-er that is deffo rewarding. No one has gotten those working with after market hardware before.

OK so for today's "Round One" I began sorting the front in a final form. First up was fitting the neon holders and neons. And then the modded honeycomb panel. It's a 92mm fan. Not quite enough room in there for a 120. I also realised I have no chance of getting the PLED wired. It is...

OK solder, bugger two up, do them again etc etc. One looks dim because Starry Night. So what was this terribly clever idea I had? well, yesterday when I was making a coffee I noticed these things. Asked mum what they were and after showing her one she said "Stainless steel straws..... That I...

OK so there may be a part two to today, we will see. First up I made sure the RGB things I bought would fit. They would not, then I peeled off the useless magnets. Then they fit. Test on the case. I will glue them to the chassis. OK so that is mostly done. I won't know if I need to diffuse...

*cut snip peel rip*. Wait wut? lmao. Tight buggers !!! And t'other end. Et violin. If you look very carefully you can see a pinout. It is indeed 12v non addressable boo. So we will fix that !

OK so happy birthday to me (literally. 52 today and totally forgot lmao). OK so that is how that works. For the bin.. And then various states of undress. Before. Marking and cutting tomorrow. It is amazing how tiny the actual shell is.