Cl0s3 impact

[tinytomlogan]

I find that paint looks best on curves (TVR's have those in droves)

Completely different dude. The TVR paint or HOK Kameleon which is very similar is a much finer "flake" and is based on a pearl powder.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

That paint reminds me of my old Nokia 7110. Love it!

Dya reckon we could get someone like parvums to use their new mill to remake that block top that really is awesome

PARVUM are hopefully making a res for me,i will ask about the retainer....its 5-6mm Stainless by the weight of it tho.

Nice effect but its too grainy for my liking. Ive done proper chameleon and prism before so have some experience here.

Only thing I can say is it seems to work ok in low light, ,ine worked fine to the eyes but was an absolute C*#T to get the camera to see in anything else but sunlight.

It does look grainy in the pics but in RL its very smooth indeed,seems the camera hits on the most 'flat' particles and brings them right out.
I know you have mucho spray time so I respect what you are saying and would encourage you to add your 2p to this.
The paint is black spectracoat if you are interested. White,as you know,gives a much more subtle effect as a base rather than the black im using.

I wont be flatting this coat but the clearcoat will be a number of coats with plenty of wet sanding,this is why the paint has been started so early in the build. The wait times between clear and flatting is loooong.

Great looking paint job B-NEG , does it look as good in person as it does in the pics?

Better,as TTL pointed out,the camera makes it look grainy

I find that paint looks best on curves (TVR's have those in droves)

It does look much better as a curved surface,they even say that in the description.

Rainbowcase!

Nice paintjob, I really like it as long as it looks black tbh

It looks like a very dark gunmetal grey then the colours pop when the light hits it.

 

[sonrise]

looks really really great.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

'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!

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Righy oh,time to see this baby fits ...

and it does.....just!

I will be making a bezel for it that will be mounting off the front panel rather than the bays as usual,it will be a lot simpler for me this way.

And proof of life?

Wooooo!

This will be dedicated to an Aquasuite display,will look pretty cool i think.

Now,some better shots of the rads an PSU.

Check those fins,dead straight FTW!1!!

This a dual circuit AMS rad,i will be using the both circuits as one with a flow meter/temp meter being the link up.

The PSU is a BeQuiet Powah zone 750w,plenty for the 4770k and 7990 going in this.
I went with this as BeQuiet are big in Germany for silent,reliable PSU's and It goes nice in there,obviously it needs to be gloss blacked but some of the small details...and i like small details....are uncanny.

The all important spec sheet

The stock cables,nice braid for stock units but those blue plugs....no.....just no.

And in the case,the black just doesnt match up in the slightest...gloss is the way forward here.

Because of the tightness of the case,there wont be a cable longer than 8",I have a few 90 adapters coming for the 24 pin and some will be re-purposed to make up a 8 pin 90 pair too,the idea is to make the 24/8 pin connectors go thru 180 and face down towards the PSU.

Now,the first time out with the fret saw was a great success,2 240 mounts that will panel off the rad bay instead of leaving the sides open for the rads to re breathe their exhaust....plus it centered now rather than the slight offset that the CL mounts have.

So...small advances but getting there!

 

[Feronix]

Damn, that rad and PSU unit look epic. Remind me of some sort of armoured vehicle...

Also quite like that display! What's the resolution, 1600x900? You always seem to put in those little extra things that no one would think of

 

[dalewakelin]

Looking awesome

 

[Bartacus]

Awesome work B!!!

 

[Wraith]

Those rads are epic! Thanks for the update she's coming along beautifully now.

 

[Innocent159]

Be Negative always makes me happy to follow his logs.. nice one

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Damn, that rad and PSU unit look epic. Remind me of some sort of armoured vehicle...

Also quite like that display! What's the resolution, 1600x900? You always seem to put in those little extra things that no one would think of

Coolmiester did it first.....years ago too,no one else seems to have tried since.

Looking awesome

Thanks!

Awesome work B!!!

Why thank you..

Those rads are epic! Thanks for the update she's coming along beautifully now.

It will gain pace now too.

Be Negative always makes me happy to follow his logs.. nice one

Welcome,glad you like it!

 

[B NEGATIVE]

So I made my own 240 mounts,central to the ped rather than the offset CL ones,2mm Alu and a fretsaw= Win neh?

Alpenfohn 120mm PWM fans are as quiet as a grave and lookers too!
Specialtech have these in right now.

I started this build a bit back to front but its all coming together....

More goodies to photo tomorrow...I needs daylight!!

 

[Gk1ngs]

It doesn't matter where you start as long as you get there in the end. With your track record you always end up with amazing builds. Your work is some of the best I have seen.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

It doesn't matter where you start as long as you get there in the end. With your track record you always end up with amazing builds. Your work is some of the best I have seen.

Thanks! Thats really kind of you
Shall we have some more pics?
Lets start with the fans.

These are Alpenfohn 120mm WingBoost PWM fans.

Specs.

Size: 120x120x025mm

Operating Voltage: 5 – 13,2 VDC

Noise: 19,7 dB(A)

Speed (12V): 1500 rpm

Speed (7V): 850-900 rpm

Speed (5V): 500 – 550 rpm

Airflow:108 m³/h

And in the box?

1 x 400mm sleeved cable extention

1 x 7 VDC adapter

1 x 5 VDC adapter

4 x rubber buckles for mounting

Now,what I like about this is that they give you pretty much everything you need,5v and 7v step downs,rubber prong mounts if you like that kind of thing...a large braided extension as well,there is also a PWM daisy chain set up already on the fan,ideal for me as i want just one feed wire going to the aquaero for the rad banks.

The braid itself is a an almost sexual rubber feeling braid...not the usual plastic strand braid that is commonplace.

I wish they did a 140 version for the back panel tho....

Now to the other bit in the box..

The Aquaero USB high flow flowmeter.

The usual AC box...battered with minimal protection inside...

You can hook up a 2 pin temp probe to the flowmeter and it will report back via USB so thats another cable i wont have to braid! Bonuses all round then!


You dont go short of cables thats for sure....

A clear light shot.

And a little perv down the port,you can see the spinner inside.

So my cunning plan is this,I am using a dual circuit rad and the 2 waterchannels will be bridged by the flow meter at the end of the loop.

2 90's and a 180 acrylic looparound and thats done. Its always the way,waiting on stuff to finish other stuff.

Thanks to Nate at E22 for lazoring (pew pew) me a bezel for my screen,I made one myself but straight lines by hand with close reference points=never looks quite right...so after a few hours of filing,I caved in and got it done right.

Cheap too,I will be using him for the res fabrication....once i have finished with it in Solidworks.....I cant stop fiddling with it!

I also have 3 sponsors to add for this build,very exciting for me indeed!

Thanks for the opportunity guys! Im stoked that you want to assist in this build!

 

[SuB]

What be the static pressure ratings on those rather lurfly fans sir?

 

[B NEGATIVE]

What be the static pressure ratings on those rather lurfly fans sir?

Dont know SuB,spec is not provided but im not over worried about it,my days of obsessing about fan numbers are long over. They have a good blade design and a tight fit between the blades and frame so they wont be bad.

I will ask if they can provide a PQ curve for it,that will tell more than a h20/mm value.

 

[SuB]

sweet well tbh, they look pretty boss and tick all the 'looks good for radiators' boxes for me (hence why i asked) I might look these up for when I strip and re-fit. My betfenix's have crapped the bed a bit tbh.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

sweet well tbh, they look pretty boss and tick all the 'looks good for radiators' boxes for me (hence why i asked) I might look these up for when I strip and re-fit. My betfenix's have crapped the bed a bit tbh.

Bitfenix....


Kill it with fire?

 

[SuB]

Bitfenix....


Kill it with fire?

Aye, Spectre pro's...

That would be step 2

 

[B NEGATIVE]

My box from Bitspower has arrived!

Many thanks to Lily and the Bitspower team.
You cant talk about BP and not start with the fittings,these is what BP are famous for.
Fittings...quantity: a heap.

These are the fittings i will be using,not a vast variety but plenty of them!

Now for the evergreen D5 top and mod kit,not much i can say about this...not much out there that can make a D5 look as great as this kit!

And finally,the IMPACT full cover in all her glory!

Now I can start plumbing in,just waiting for the mandrel kit from Monsoon to arrive,will be re-doing the 101's and I want to kill two birds with one stone by plumbing this up as an example.