Project: H2Orange
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Id have made the masking MUCH tidier if I was you. Brave but deffo needed a bit more prep to make it worth the risk IMHO
davido_labido
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Yeah, i saw it previously on a build ages ago, i thought id give it a go!
aaah nice
it might have been his build i sawthe masking tape wasnt an issue at all, no spray went where i didnt want it to go. i did have issues getting it off though, with it being plastidip it peeled off a little around the tape, but its a non issue as the blocks/gpu's cover the areas that have peeled.
you see very little of the mobo when everything is installed, and the parts that you do see will be white
davido_labido
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if you still have warranties left when your modding, your doing something wrong
everytime i mod anything like this, i make sure that i have the cash to buy another one if it all goes wrong.
The only real downside to this is the possibility that it will make things run a little warmer, but ive not sprayed anything that gets warm (from my experience with my old one of these same boards) and with the addition of the waterblock, i think it should be fine. if not, it can go in the skip
coolmiester
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davido_labido
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cheers buddy, wouldnt have been able to even start it if it wasnt for your generosity!
Kaapstad
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I have seen people do some crazy things then wonder why they have problems with RMAs.
Good luck to the OP as he has taken the view that if it does not work it will be going in the bin, I wish him well and hope all goes well.
coolmiester
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PacificNic
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Looking good! Not a fan of the color scheme, personally, but I am intrigued by what will come of this. Lucky bastard getting free stuff! ;D Keep at it, mate.
[/EDIT] My rig is quite dated and I am looking to upgrade but disposable income = $(not enough). Hope to see great stuff from you. Even though it affects me in an insubstantial manner, thanks coolermiester for helping someone else do something amazing.
[/EDIT] My rig is quite dated and I am looking to upgrade but disposable income = $(not enough). Hope to see great stuff from you. Even though it affects me in an insubstantial manner, thanks coolermiester for helping someone else do something amazing.
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davido_labido
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Well, i logged onto facebook today, received a message from a friend saying "gigabyte have been sharing your motherboard post btw"
WHAT?!??!??!!!
looked, and GIGABYTE and GIGABYTE USA have both shared my build log from one of the forums i posted it at!!! from there, its got 70+ more shares from other websites/companies/people! inculding MAXIMUM PC
Im really humbled to see something ive done somewhere so popular, so thanks for that guys!!!!
Right, lets get down to some modding!
So, not only did Coolermeister sort me out with a load of XSPC gear, but he also sorted me out with something else!
it meant cutting my case up a little bit, but i think in the end it will be worth it, bear in mind this ISNT FINISHED!!!!
Also, the battery on my phone was dying (yup still using my phone to take the photos =( ) so some of them went a little funny! i will hunt out one of my other cameras soon, i promise!
So....
The front panel, in all its white goodness.
soooo... i need to put something in the top 2 bays... the "something" doesnt fit yet.
lets make it! Time to grab my trusty dremel and cut off some little bits....
hmmm.... still doesnt fit =(
Ok... Lets get the file out.
Thats better! snug like a bug in a rug!
Have you guessed what it is yet??!
Thats right, its a Nice 6.2" touch screen (dont worry, the scratches are on the plastic, not the screen)
At the moment, im just holding it in with some glue from my glue gun, its holding well, but il be making a backing plate to hold it in place better at some point
so, does it even work?
Yup! wooohooo!!
I just need to sort the edging out (which shouldnt be a problem, i have a few ideas for that!)
so... another step closer!!!
Oh, and i know its not central (this is done on purpose, the right hand side (as you look at it) has a wider bezzle than the left, so if i centred the actual screen, the image on it wouldn't be correct.
i will be making it look better later
WHAT?!??!??!!!
looked, and GIGABYTE and GIGABYTE USA have both shared my build log from one of the forums i posted it at!!! from there, its got 70+ more shares from other websites/companies/people! inculding MAXIMUM PC
Im really humbled to see something ive done somewhere so popular, so thanks for that guys!!!!
Right, lets get down to some modding!
So, not only did Coolermeister sort me out with a load of XSPC gear, but he also sorted me out with something else!
it meant cutting my case up a little bit, but i think in the end it will be worth it, bear in mind this ISNT FINISHED!!!!
Also, the battery on my phone was dying (yup still using my phone to take the photos =( ) so some of them went a little funny! i will hunt out one of my other cameras soon, i promise!
So....
The front panel, in all its white goodness.
soooo... i need to put something in the top 2 bays... the "something" doesnt fit yet.
lets make it! Time to grab my trusty dremel and cut off some little bits....
hmmm.... still doesnt fit =(
Ok... Lets get the file out.
Thats better! snug like a bug in a rug!
Have you guessed what it is yet??!
Thats right, its a Nice 6.2" touch screen (dont worry, the scratches are on the plastic, not the screen)
At the moment, im just holding it in with some glue from my glue gun, its holding well, but il be making a backing plate to hold it in place better at some point
so, does it even work?
Yup! wooohooo!!
I just need to sort the edging out (which shouldnt be a problem, i have a few ideas for that!)
so... another step closer!!!
Oh, and i know its not central (this is done on purpose, the right hand side (as you look at it) has a wider bezzle than the left, so if i centred the actual screen, the image on it wouldn't be correct.
i will be making it look better later
davido_labido
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funnily enough, gigabyte UK didnt share it! but i did post on there, so its all good
davido_labido
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This is a very quick update!
first of all, A massive thanks to https://www.bellystockings.com
for sending me a LOAD of material!
as most of you guessed correctly, i will be making some nice fan filters with them.
As im now running out of time in getting this build into a usuable state though, i am just going to have to use tape to get it in place, i have a way better idea, so this WILL be updated in the near future.
so, first, here is how much they sent (around 2.5M x 2.5M
!!!)
Its actually a really good material, its stretchy, easy to work with (if you make a little mistake whilst cutting, you can just stretch it a little bit more to get the desired shape
and im hoping it will do an awesome job at keeping the unwanted dust out of the case.
also, its cheap!!!! (from their website, its around £9 per meter, which is plenty do do most cases!
Ive been informed that they do do some finer material as well, so if you want to make sure that absolutly no dust gets through theres always that option!
so, this is what the material looks like when its behind, its REALLY hard to get a photo, but it does look quite vibrant, once i have the lights in the case, and everything is in place i think they will look rather good!
ive also been doing some spray painting!
one of the radiators are done, is pretty much done (il probably give it another bit of a sanding down and 1 last coat)
ive primed the pump and pump top ready for a coating
and ive sprayed all the fans
Before (a nice mix match of gentle typhoon fans and 1 Enermax cluster, id already done the cluster to see what it would look like
Primed
and.... ORANGE!
ive only actually got 1 week until i need to take this build to i51. 4 out of the 7 days il be working away, so i have 3 days to finish it pretty much. So appologies that this update is a little rushed, and not with great photos!
IM SCARED!!!
first of all, A massive thanks to https://www.bellystockings.com
as most of you guessed correctly, i will be making some nice fan filters with them.
As im now running out of time in getting this build into a usuable state though, i am just going to have to use tape to get it in place, i have a way better idea, so this WILL be updated in the near future.
so, first, here is how much they sent (around 2.5M x 2.5M
!!!)
Its actually a really good material, its stretchy, easy to work with (if you make a little mistake whilst cutting, you can just stretch it a little bit more to get the desired shape
and im hoping it will do an awesome job at keeping the unwanted dust out of the case.
also, its cheap!!!! (from their website, its around £9 per meter, which is plenty do do most cases!
Ive been informed that they do do some finer material as well, so if you want to make sure that absolutly no dust gets through theres always that option!
so, this is what the material looks like when its behind, its REALLY hard to get a photo, but it does look quite vibrant, once i have the lights in the case, and everything is in place i think they will look rather good!
ive also been doing some spray painting!
one of the radiators are done, is pretty much done (il probably give it another bit of a sanding down and 1 last coat)
ive primed the pump and pump top ready for a coating
and ive sprayed all the fans
Before (a nice mix match of gentle typhoon fans and 1 Enermax cluster, id already done the cluster to see what it would look like
Primed
and.... ORANGE!
ive only actually got 1 week until i need to take this build to i51. 4 out of the 7 days il be working away, so i have 3 days to finish it pretty much. So appologies that this update is a little rushed, and not with great photos!
IM SCARED!!!
davido_labido
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Right, to start off with, most of the stuff ive done will be gettinga nother sanding down and another coating of paint when i get more time, ive now got 1 day off work to get this system into some kind of workable starte
and i havnt even tested it properly yet. I have done a fair bit over the last couple of days, but i havnt been taking many pictures really, i WILL be re doing it as i say though, and then i will have my DSLR back
Firstly a big thanks to
They have cut some acrylic for me in super fast time! and as always, their work is outstanding!
they are relitivly simple cuts, but it took a fair few hours work from me, which has been a life saver.
This will eventually let me mount my pumps and reservoirs like this :
I also sprayed 2 gpu blocks white, because 2 look really nice....
then i sprayed another one because 3 are awesome
the loop has started to go in!!
with my personal favorite bit
ive also taken apart an old fan filter and put my material there instead!
(excuse the wet patches, id just cleaned out the radiator again)
Ive still got a hell of a lot to do, but i think i might just have to bang it together on wednesday now so that i can take it to LAN thursday, either that or carry on building when i get to lan haha
Id also like to thank Garry (confused) for helping me last week with this, he helped me out quite a lot!!! (and bought me some stuff to use!!)
and i havnt even tested it properly yet. I have done a fair bit over the last couple of days, but i havnt been taking many pictures really, i WILL be re doing it as i say though, and then i will have my DSLR back
Firstly a big thanks to
They have cut some acrylic for me in super fast time! and as always, their work is outstanding!
they are relitivly simple cuts, but it took a fair few hours work from me, which has been a life saver.
This will eventually let me mount my pumps and reservoirs like this :
I also sprayed 2 gpu blocks white, because 2 look really nice....
then i sprayed another one because 3 are awesome
the loop has started to go in!!
with my personal favorite bit
ive also taken apart an old fan filter and put my material there instead!
(excuse the wet patches, id just cleaned out the radiator again)
Ive still got a hell of a lot to do, but i think i might just have to bang it together on wednesday now so that i can take it to LAN thursday, either that or carry on building when i get to lan haha
Id also like to thank Garry (confused) for helping me last week with this, he helped me out quite a lot!!! (and bought me some stuff to use!!)
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davido_labido
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So! I got home today and there was a "we have called but you werent in card" on my door mat.
well, as im a grown man, and i can obviously wait till the next day for re delivery... (who am i kidding, i rushed straight out and went to the depot!!!!)
so, this is the box.
hmmmm... not giving too much away...
Ok, il open it!
oooooooou foam bits!!!
aaah, i think we all know what this is now!
Thats right, a MASSIVE thanks to Mike at Mayhems coolant for sending me not 1, not 2, 3? nope, but 4 litres of his AWESOME aurora!
oooou Aurora <3
The "supernova" which is clear with the white pearl in, making it look a really nice creamy white colour
The "Orillia" Mayhems orange aurora!
I cant wait to get this into my system so i can see it move around more, you can watch the swirls/patterns for aaaaages they are mesmerising!
So,
If you dont know what mayhems coolant is now, then you all need a good slap! over the last few years, they have taken the watercooling market by storm making better and better products each time!
as you can tell, i am somewhat a fan! you should be too!!!!
check them out here
http://www.mayhems.co.uk/
well, as im a grown man, and i can obviously wait till the next day for re delivery... (who am i kidding, i rushed straight out and went to the depot!!!!)
so, this is the box.
hmmmm... not giving too much away...
Ok, il open it!
oooooooou foam bits!!!
aaah, i think we all know what this is now!
Thats right, a MASSIVE thanks to Mike at Mayhems coolant for sending me not 1, not 2, 3? nope, but 4 litres of his AWESOME aurora!
oooou Aurora <3
The "supernova" which is clear with the white pearl in, making it look a really nice creamy white colour
The "Orillia" Mayhems orange aurora!
I cant wait to get this into my system so i can see it move around more, you can watch the swirls/patterns for aaaaages they are mesmerising!
So,
If you dont know what mayhems coolant is now, then you all need a good slap! over the last few years, they have taken the watercooling market by storm making better and better products each time!
as you can tell, i am somewhat a fan! you should be too!!!!
check them out here
http://www.mayhems.co.uk/
wassupdoc
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It's not just painted PCBs, they can look epic - for me it's the way that EVERYTHING is painted over, it would have looked better (IMO) if you didn't paint the top of the chips on the board
