ciobanulx
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No chrome, much disappoint.But that blue looks great! I bet it even looks better in person, especially darker colors like this.
Yea I'm really looking forward to see the chrome too. Thanks, the blue is awesome
[Project Log] TOXIC CHROME (modded Corsair 250D)
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Yea I'm really looking forward to see the chrome too. Thanks, the blue is awesome
ciobanulx
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Hey guys,
Back with another update for the Toxic Chrome build. Sorry I've been absent for a while, been super busy with work lately.
Had some time over the weekend and worked on the motherboard.
Here's an overview and getting the red heatsinks ready for some black plasti dip!
Also plasti dipping this little guy!
I'll be back in a day or two once all this is done, dried and back on the board!
Also an update on the side panels paint/powder coat. I've seen the chrome powder coat and it doesn't look like chrome at all. Looks like some sort of dark grey colour and not really glossy, so was not a fan of that. I did get them to do the EK ram modules which I will show you guys once done, just to see how the chrome powder coat looks. Through I probably won't end up using those either.
So what I will be doing with the side panels is taking them to a car paint shop. Chrome paint is out of my price range at this time, costing around $250 just for the paint as they told me. Though what they can do is make it a nice glossy silver and try and get it as close as possible to the chrome effect. However that still won't end up being chrome so I guess we will see.
Stay tuned for more guys! I'll try and keep the updates coming more regularly!
Cheers,
Alex
The_Governour
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very nice! I love the way this is coming along. I am about to start a 250d build my self but I am wondering if a X Flow 240 rad would be better for this case? Anyone know if it will fit?
Any special reason why you chose this specific mobo?
Any special reason why you chose this specific mobo?
ciobanulx
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Looks promising
Thanks
Thanks! Not exactly sure about that rad, any 30mm 240 rad should fit, even with normal 25mm fans on. Depends on the mb. I am using slim 15mm fans and with that there is still about 10mm left before the mb.
The reason for the mb is that I got it pretty cheap online quite a while ago. Also I never had a Gigabyte mb so happy to give it a go
ciobanulx
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Hey guys,
Motherboard is all done, here it is!
Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Black Edition
I'm also happy to announce new sponsors to the Toxic Chrome build. The cables and LED strips will now be provided by Icemodz and also Primochill who are very kind to send me a set of fittings and some PETG tubing! :thumb:
Thanks for checking it out,
Cheers,
Alex
ciobanulx
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Hey guys,
Here are some photos of the G.Skill memory I will be using and also the EK memory modules.
These have been powder coated chrome and as you can see it looks more like a matte silver, so that's why I didn't like the chrome powder coat for the side panels. I will be getting new ram modules and keeping them black but wanted to show you guys this anyway.
Also cleaned up the rear i/o shield
Suits the build better this way!
Stay tuned for more!
Cheers,
Alex
Grey_beard
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Props to you man! that paint job looks sick! Nicely done
ciobanulx
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Props to you man! that paint job looks sick! Nicely done
Thanks a lot! Wait till you see the case once it's fully ready, I think it will look pretty awesome. Getting the front panel frame and also rear feet matched to the blue powder coast and the side panels will be a glossy silver (closest I could get it to a chrome look)
Im surprised there haven't been many comments. It looks amazing dude
Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot mate
TheOrangeOne
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This looks epic so far dude!! Can't wait to see more
ciobanulx
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This looks epic so far dude!! Can't wait to see more
Thanks mate
. A lot more coming, I'm very excited about getting this build ready 
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Do you like those 15mm fans? Is it just the frame that's thinner or the actual fans themselves also more thin? Most people regard the 15mm fans are less reliable so i'm curious as to what you think about them
ciobanulx
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Do you like those 15mm fans? Is it just the frame that's thinner or the actual fans themselves also more thin? Most people regard the 15mm fans are less reliable so i'm curious as to what you think about them
So far they seem really good. Nice quality and I don't see why they wouldn't be reliable. They might not have that much static pressure however they should cool the 240 rad plenty
ciobanulx
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Hey guys,
Here's a quick look at all the waterblocks!
Gave them all a quick polish, no sanding was done, just applied the solution and used the Dremel with the polishing cloth attachment to polish around everywhere.
Quick, easy and they came out pretty good!
The frame of the CPU block was also done in the same powder coat chrome as the RAM modules however this also won't stay. I'm getting along with new RAM modules the nickel plated frame that EK offer. Should look pretty good with that on.
Also giving this poor SSD a make over, was pulled from my Fractal Desing ARC Mini R2 build before becoming the Green Molecule. Not exactly sure what happened to the label on it.
Everything looks good on the inside and still works well.
That's it for now. I'm working on this build everyday after work pretty much now so updates should be rolling in regularly.
Cheers,
Alex
ciobanulx
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Where dat chrome!?!?!?
Hahaha it sure is coming soon
Hope people won't be disappointed though, like I said before it will be more like a glossy silver than chrome.
There are just a few more things I need to sort out before I'm ready to show it
ciobanulx
New member
Time for another update! Slowly getting everything in the case to figure out the loop layout and if I need any more fittings
Painted the thumbscrews for the EK Supremacy black, think it goes better with the motherboard like this.
The little Pentium is in
I might change the CPU block layout, depending on the way I want to go with the loop.
Also here it the GPU, this was in the Green Molecule build in SLI before the tear down.
Will cut some vinyl to cover those pink and purple capacitors.
Thanks for checking it out!
Cheers,
Alex
