Scratch Build – In Progress ZdMods - Project pǝʇɹǝʌuı - Final Pics! (post #273)

Nice controller & awesome news that it's ready for hardware.

And like the sackboy in the background.

 

That's usually a white balance issue; check to see if your camera's white balance setting matches up with the dominant lighting in the room. A blue cast usually indicates that it's set for Tungsten lighting when it should be on Fluorescent. If you're using sunlight, try setting the white balance to Cloudy or Overcast.

 

Love the way the acrylic is lit up between the aluminium panels how are the leds mounted to the acrylic? Are they edge lit did you embed them into the edge? Or is it an led strip shining onto the surface?

 

Thanks Halyrb, I'll check the settings on my camera

Bluc: It's lit by ledstrips shining onto the surface behind the plexi (see my last update post #59)

 

Your work is so clean !! It's hard to believe this is only made with handtools !
Great job here

 

Great job matey ! Very interesting and loving your job on the PSU.

 

Thanks guys

Update!

to continue on the case I needed some hardware, so I got the memory and the motherboard:

Corsair Dominator GT (CMT8GX3M2B2133C9)






Asus Z77 Sabertooth motherboard:




Unfortunately I forgot to make pictures of the motherboard. But I do have these where the motherboard is allready mounted on the case:








Next up is making the holes for the cables and fittings

 

Nice board

 

And another small update:

The memory will be in the cooling loop, so I got a waterblock for it:

EK-RAM Dominator X4:






Installed it on the memory:

 

And another small update

Yesterday I made a start with the tubing, using Bitspower Crystal Link tubes:

 

Wondering what sort of finish you have planned for the aluminium. I think clear coated brushed would look awesome

 

^polished

 

OK cool equally awesome!

 

Looking mighty fine mate, the mobo really looks good fixed up on this & memory watercooling cooling seems OTT to me but it completes the look of the motherboard & with the added tubes & fittings it's shaping up to be a beauty of a mod & system, nice.

 

Brushed alu would be cool, but I probably can't brush the aluminium myself, atleast not in a quality I would be pleased with it. So the case will most likely be painted, not sure on the colour yet. (white?)

Nah too blingy

Thanks Waynio, yeah the memory cooling is a bit over the top. It might be handy if I want to overclock I suppose.. But damn it sure looks good

Did some measuring and filing for the sata connectors today:

 

Wow on thoe cutouts for the sata how did you get it that neat??!! I was hoping to find some through panel connectors and sata stuff for my mod but no luck. Also where did you get those sata cable from or did you paint it? Now all you need is double width right angle connector.

 

This sort of stuff isn't normally my cup of tea, but have to say, Im growing increasingly envious of your design and finishing

 

WOW really like this build!!! will be following this one!

(I like open cases 2 chck sig )

 

I really wasn't sure about the overall looks of this until you installed the motherboard - WOW.

+rep, and a like on FB.

I look forward to your updates!

 

Thanks bluc
For the sata holes I drilled holes are hand filed them to size with a couple of needle files. The black/white sata cables came with the Asus Sabertooth mobo. If I need more sata ports in the future I'll probably will use straight connectors in the ports above the ones used now.

Good to hear, hopefully I can live up to the expectations

Thanks alot SqUed I love the Exo-S, great style

Thank you very much