Sponsor update I also want to welcome a great sponsor for this build .... Highflow Given the great choice of products, I have choosen some nice stuff. Always nice to a Highflow package, Thank you Freddy!!! First two beautifull reservoirs. The EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Advanced Some Tygon R3603 - HighFlow - 1/2 ID - 3/4 OD - Clear tube And nine great NorthQ 120MM 3711RL Silent Tornado fans Also a small 80MM NorthQ 3709RL Silent Tornado Playing with the fans I'm very satisfied with the fans, They will look perfect in this build And last 2x Acryl Paneel - UV Rood / Transparant - 500x500mm Once everything unpacked, it's modding time. Cut a piece of red acrylic and cut a hole in it for a tube In the black acrylic I have cut 2 holes with the size of the reservoirs cut to keep them in place And cut a little piece for a fillport Two fillports for the hdd cooler with a little touch of red Playing with the tubes and of course placed the fans Also placed the reservoirs with some BP links (these will be black) After a bit of measuring and other small things, made the aluminum plate black And placed everything back Again connected the tubes And two pics how one side stands now .... on to the next
Hm... I'm quite torn. See, all Kier-builds of late have had those dead straight Bitspower crystal links, straight tubing or simply used straight acrylic pipes. This one has tubes that bend. I definately have to get used to you now doing what most of us do.
I see straight tubing as part of you and your "brand" IMO straight tubing is whats setting your mods apart from the crowd Keep doing it, innovate it maybe, but keep the core. I look forward getting on with my own M8 again, and will be giving you some competition with it
Thanks p0Pe I allready switched to straight but don't want to be predictable About your M8.....you allready won the competition your M8 is beautifull Wish I had your skills and machines A little pic of the straight pipes instead of the tubing And did some funny things to the mobo tray
Loving this Kier! And I've always had a soft spot for tilting the mobo backplate!!! Looking damn good!
I like the straight tubing better and that tilt looks wicked. all coming along really well. Goan be a monster of a build this is
Lol, sorry for the tubing thing. straight it will be Thanks Thank you Jeff So after some thinking and some urging of fellow modders I decided to do everything straight. It's more work ... but I'm in no hurry Also a nice idea I have seen in another build is the tilted mobo. Made the back plate again with 2mm aluminum, and marked the shape of the backtray Sawing, drilling and Filing Placed the original mobo tray, pasted black vinyl again to get it black. Maybe a bit lazy but this is so easy, quick, scratch resistant, inexpensive and just the right color. The tilted mobo Missing something ... red I think. therefore entirely dismantled the backplate and cut a red plate And everything reassembled, this time with countersunk m3 bolts. Rivets are unfortunately too short now Nice touch... inside is red now And placed it. Now with some daylight pics Placed NorthQ fans in front instead of the Turbine masters And received some nice red hardware An made an additional air outlet. Will place mesh later. Furthermore beeing busy with the acrylic pipe, to get this as straight as possible. Just like the other side, cut a piece of aluminum with fanhole Made it black and cut and placed a piece of red acrylic. Placed a loose tube for size and see if it's straight And fits nicely along the mobo tray And the weekend is over ... unfortunately. More Next week
im finding it hard feeling this build, its feeling very same old same old, i love the older projects but this and a few others most notably CM2 dont seem to have any heart to them , just "jobs". the craftsmanship is s ever excelent Do you think that it has stoped being a fun hobby and turned in to a 9-5 job?
Sorry to hear, Any build that I make is without Compromise and has all of my attention, not just a "job". I want to see for myself what I can do with different cases...and share it It's definitely still a hobby and is just something I like to do
Looking awesome as always Kier where can I get the straight tubing? I'd love to use some in my next build
I've bought it at http://www.bouwplastics.nl Thanks bro And thank you Bit-tech for the nomination....again
Damn thats some nice tubing you used there, I always wanted to try it but I'm a little offset by the price of all the fittings What fittings did you use? Quick SLI connectors to plug the arcyl pipes into?
