Project: Blue Dawn

[yassarikhan786]

Would you believe 12-16 C max? It is the middle of winter here.

Most people in the U.K would love a consistent 12 - 16 C in the Summer instead of the dreary conditions we experience most of the time

 

[reeper250]

Most people in the U.K would love a consistent 12 - 16 C in the Summer instead of the dreary conditions we experience most of the time

How on earth do you paint?!

 

[yassarikhan786]

I don't know tbh, never done it myself.

 

[reeper250]

Finally ordered the connectors and pins for the LED strips. I will be using the white LED strips within the case. I have decided on the Xigmatek XAF-1256 for the front intake and rear exhaust, then two Xigmatek XLF-F1455 fans for the top exhaust. The reason I went with Xigmatek was due to the fact that they were far cheaper even though they will probably not perform as well as the Bitfenix Spectre Pro's, and I can get the locally. I also very much liked the aesthetics of the fans as well as the subtle white LED's.


Just some more pictures (Rampage II Extreme [slightly modded, look up pictures of the 'stock' board] decided to modify it to fit into the build more)

 

[reeper250]

i7 950
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
OCZ Reaper 1866
Hopefully I will be getting two GTX460's and a Coolermaster Silent Pro M2 720W soon.
Intel cooler was just used for testing purposes, so was the nVidia 6200

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

those high profile ram sticks look awesome!

 

[reeper250]

those high profile ram sticks look awesome!

Yes they do
I got them brand new for just $45

 

[006409]

Man for the first time vinyl that looks EPIC!! i couldn't do that well with loads of practice Ive got to say i love the MB with that RAM looks great, i cant wait to see it all come together


oh and in the UK you have to wait for the one day a year that you can paint on and even then it will start to rain... :L

 

[reeper250]

Man for the first time vinyl that looks EPIC!! i couldn't do that well with loads of practice Ive got to say i love the MB with that RAM looks great, i cant wait to see it all come together


oh and in the UK you have to wait for the one day a year that you can paint on and even then it will start to rain... :L

Thanks, and I actually laughed at the one day of painting a year!

 

[reeper250]

 

[reeper250]

I will hopefully be getting a CoolerMaster Silent Pro M2 720W PSU this weekend.

 

[reeper250]

Power supply and extensions!

 

[reeper250]

Problem... The 6+2 pin splitter cable on the CoolerMaster Silent Pro M2 720W doesn't 'fit' on the GPU's...

 

[reeper250]

This PSU is VERY good! Quiet, looks great and nice cables. The i7 950 is running at a solid 4GHz, RAM at around 1750MHz, GPU's at 800MHz core 2GHz Mem at only 20% fan speed idle! Overall I am extremely happy with the rig and I will try for a greater overclock.

 

[reeper250]

Two front Blue LED Xigmatek Crystal 120mm and one rear Xigmatek XLF Black Blade White LED fan.

 

[reeper250]

Got a block for the Rampage II Extreme!

 

[reeper250]

First or second option for the PSU shroud acrylic? Other text examples welcome (It will be made into a decal):