[Project Log] GREEN MOLECULE (modded Fractal Design ARC Mini R2)

[ciobanulx]

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Hey guys. Here's a quick look at some of the components and water blocks.

EK Maximus V Gene water block painted white

Polished EK Ram block with the Primochill rigid fittings that I will be using

EK Supremacy EVO CPU block polished and painted white

Waterblock installed on the motherboard

Removed the heat sink for painting

Added some white vinyl to the side of the ram slot that will be seen. The ram will also get custom graphics

Batter look with all the waterblocks on

You can also see I added some white vinyl on top of the sata connectors

White strip on the RAM though I don't like the look of it, as I said custom graphics for the RAM will be coming

Heat sink is back on the motherboard after painting. I will be making a custom plate for it with some nice ROG graphics to match the theme of the build.

That's pretty much it for now guys. Most of the red bits on the motherboard will be covered by components so they won't be seen and the build will still stick to the green and white theme.

Stay tuned for more.


Cheers,

Alex

 

[Feronix]

Ooooh nice work on the motherboard mate!

 

[Warchild]

Please don't go OTT on white carbon vinyl. I guess it's each to their own, your white painting is fantastic but to me, adding the white carbon makes it seem out of place.

 

[ciobanulx]

Ooooh nice work on the motherboard mate!

Thanks mate

Please don't go OTT on white carbon vinyl. I guess it's each to their own, your white painting is fantastic but to me, adding the white carbon makes it seem out of place.

To be honest I'm not a big fan on how it looks either. It's definitely coming off the RAM sticks as those will get custom graphics and I will most likely replace the other bits too with just plain white vinyl . It will be a pain to do that RAM slot again though which is why I haven't done it yet and I'm also waiting for a few other bits

 

[Warchild]

White Vinyl will definately be the better option.

I'm trying to purchase some myself but i cant seem to find anywhere I can get some in Norway.

 

[ciobanulx]

White Vinyl will definately be the better option.

I'm trying to purchase some myself but i cant seem to find anywhere I can get some in Norway.

Yea, not sure why I went with carbon fiber in the first place. I'm also having trouble finding proper vinyl here in Australia. My only option is pretty much ebay

 

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys,

Here are the Gelid Wing UV Green fans. 7 will be going in the build, 3 on the top 360 radiator in push and 4 on the front 240 radiator in push/pull. This is a quick look at the fans before painting along with the UV LED strips from DarkSide. Two of the fans have white LEDs, those will be going in the front of the case on the 240 rad and will be staying black, the rest of the fans will have the casing painted white.

These are the two with white LEDs

I have 9 of them but will only need 7 in the build

Thanks for checking it out.

Cheers,

Alex

 

[RizeAllard]

Nice and precise job. I like this molecules theme.

 

[ciobanulx]

Nice and precise job. I like this molecules theme.

Thanks mate

 

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys,

Here's how the fans look after painting them white

Thanks for checking it out.


Cheers,

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys,

I'm proud to announce SIMPLE MODZ, a new Facebook page that I have just launched!

It is just a place for me to showcase my custom builds and interact with the community. There is not much there at the moment but I have quite a few nice projects upcoming this year and much more beyond that. If you enjoy my work, please have a look, pop by and say hi, maybe even like the page.

As for the build, not much has changed as for the moment I am waiting for a few things to arrive.

I do have part of the system in the case and it is running nicely on my desk. Air cooled for the moment. Also that GPU is in there temporarily, it's an ASUS 780 Poseidon Platinum. Really nice card but it would be too big for the build with the way I'm installing things with the 970 reference short pcb in mind, the Poseidon would be blocking the spot for the res.

Here is the top rad with the fans sleeved and mounted

A better look at the shroud outside the case and also how I install the acrylic piece for the motherboard tray

That's it for now guys!

An exciting piece of equipment should be arriving this following week so stay tuned for that.


Cheers,

Alex

 

[Feronix]

I like where this is going

 

[Tripp]

Nice update fella

 

[ciobanulx]

I like where this is going

Nice update fella

Thanks a lot guys

 

[Atterae]

Looking good!

 

[Wraith]

Looking good and clean, nice to see a detailed job like this coming together.

 

[ciobanulx]

Looking good!

Looking good and clean, nice to see a detailed job like this coming together.

Thanks guys

 

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys,

I am proud to announce Icemodz as a sponsor for the build! :thumb:

I would like to thank them as they will kindly provide the custom sleeved cables

As for the current state of the build, both rads are now in the case and I have also modded a vandal switch for the power button on the front panel. That got rid of all the cable mess that was coming from the front panel connectors and it also looks really good in my opinion.

Those drilled holes are for something special going in the 5.25" bays

Thanks for checking it out. Stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Feronix]

That green is quite pleasing on the eyes! Gives me a bit of a modern '50s vibe

 

[ciobanulx]

That green is quite pleasing on the eyes! Gives me a bit of a modern '50s vibe

Thanks mate