Post A Picture of Your Last Purchase
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realneil
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Just bought a Corsair 460X RGB after about five years of living in a 500R. (Gallery) It was a good case with lots of cooling and space but I really wanted something where I could see the internals. The 460 is a lot more compact so with dual GPU's cabling was a real PITA. I'll organise some shorter cables in due course.
As I've said elsewhere here I really liked the Fractal Define C and that would have been the more sensible choice however this one just really appealed to me. I love the glass and the backlight glow you get from the fans.
Pictures - Glass is a pain to photograph, hence mostly no window. The GPU sag looks worse in the photos than in real life.
Shiny!
Cheers
I think that it looks fantastic.
jimma47
New member
My X99 Dream is alive as of NOW!
Ergotech 100-D16-B02 Dual Mointor Stand, I fed up with buying crappy $60 Monitor Stands
Can't wait to see the build - did you end up buying from the States or use the local retailer?
Thanks Mate!
Doomslayer
New member
Local if i brought it from directly from CaseLabs it was going to cost me over $1100.00 shipping was going to be like $200.00USD and i thought nope, I had to settle for Black but i wanted Gun Metal Grey but the retailer here said no only in black.....Sigh.
I may take me another 12 months or so to complete the next build cause i will need to find decent custom cables with out breaking the bank i don't want to pay like $300.00 for cables.
No one does pre make cables like CableMod in the colour that i want.
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Which case is that? The MAGNUM SMA8? And look forward to your build log. Love Caselab builds^_^
Doomslayer
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It's a CaseLabs Merlin SM8 Case.
TBH i'm not sure if i'm going to do a Build Log maybe i just post some photos in the Rig Gallery but not even sure yet.
AlienALX
Well-known member
£45 for a set of f****** grips.
All I wanted was a set of original style Mushrooms. But not the fake vinyl like ones that make your hands sweat and then give you blisters because they are too hard. Seems they are incredibly hard to get hold of now, so £45 it was. That is now the highest amount of money I have ever paid for grips. I could have gotten some Longneck but the mushroom bit isn't as deep or as comfy.
And a set of suitable shoes.
All I wanted was a set of original style Mushrooms. But not the fake vinyl like ones that make your hands sweat and then give you blisters because they are too hard. Seems they are incredibly hard to get hold of now, so £45 it was. That is now the highest amount of money I have ever paid for grips. I could have gotten some Longneck but the mushroom bit isn't as deep or as comfy.
And a set of suitable shoes.
SPS
Moderator
That's a hell of a lot. I would have gone with any of the following.
https://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/62490/DiamondBack_Long_Grips
https://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/52550/Fiend_Team_Flanged_Grips
https://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/75666/Fit_Savage_Grips
https://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/40693/Sunday_Yell_Grips
AlienALX
Well-known member
The problem is it's an £800 bike. It's done in a few colours, none are black. I could have gotten something for about £10 but I thought sod it.
It's all retro too with all retro parts so putting on new school stuff is kinda blasphemy.
Bugger, forgot the seat ! the bike comes with a repop Kashimax but there were some things better left in the 80s tbh. Like the grips the bike comes with, they're horrible. I can't be sitting on a plastic seat man. So I got this.
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Doomslayer
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No I have not suddenly became a bike thiefit's to cut the bars down. I hate wide bars, makes me feel like I am riding a bull FFS
You're always buying something
AlienALX
Well-known member
You're always buying something
haha yeah I am
I'm terrible dude. My wife is an angel when it comes to money, she takes care of all of the stuff I just bank transfer her cash and she deals with everything.
Starting to save now though
Thats not too bad. I paid £80 for some ODI patent Cane Creek grips for my MTB. Discontinued now but still the best i have ever had. The bar ends they did were also one of the best, but over half that price.
Grabbed some goodies from Swiftech during black friday
Got two of these
And one of these. Just the house, already had the pumps
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The Mushroom II are ODI man. They're the only grips I ever used (and AME tri).
I'll replace the grips when I cut the bars down
I like that pump top.
Yeah after going ODI, I'll never go back.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
What colour scheme are you going for?
Doomslayer
New member
Black/Gun Metal Grey or Black/Grey
But then that may make an issue if i do a full custom water cooling then i will have to work out what colour coolant, I have to change my fans yet again cause i can't use 140mm fans in the Case labs SM8, Now i'm trying to work out which fans i'm going to get and my plan is going to see if i can paint them.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Ordered the Razer Blackwidow X Chroma as my RGB K95 is the 3rd K95 to fail on me now.
Used the X yesterday and it feels really nice to use and is built like a tank -
Used the X yesterday and it feels really nice to use and is built like a tank -
