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[Chris Light]

Ok...i posted back on page 2, then again on page 6 of this thread....and since it's obvious that i can't leave well enough alone, here's another updated version. (exterior pics on page 6)... 🙂

 

[cmcghee358]

Chris Light, I want you to understand that I am greatly impressed with your build.

But I just don't dig the color of the tubing.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

/Struggles to find faults 😛
Your Cmos battery is wonky ffs man, tidy that crap up!
Have you thought of throwing it up on MdPc? its a great-looking build
Moto

 

[mjmjpfaff]

So just to report if it hasn't already been.

If you're using an AMD card, defiantly get the 11.8 update. It feels way smoother on my 5850. If you're going to play BF3 don't use anything lower than the 5850. My 5850 at stock struggles to play BF3 at Medium everything and 4xAA @ 1680x1050 so be aware.

i am going to play at 1600x900 with my 560 ti. how do you think it will do? cant wait for BF3 2morrow

 

[FlintIronStagg]

at that resolution the 560 Ti will smash anything you throw at it...

even watermelons?

 

[striker410]

even watermelons?

Rofl, +1

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Izzin' that there that cutting edge tecknollojy I'm a keepin hearin about?
😛
Moto

 

[Chris Light]

the image is black and white with only a few key feature coloured in also the capacitors on the asus boards are half bule/silver.

sorry, but it's not photoshopped whatsoever.

i stripped all the blue anodizing from the heatsinks with Drano gel, and all the other blue plastic bits are painted black. This was a black and white build thru and thru, so i don't blame you for thinking i manipulated the image.

and in reality, the fluid is a bighter orange, and not that "root beer" color.

 

[Chris Light]

Chris Light, I want you to understand that I am greatly impressed with your build.

But I just don't dig the color of the tubing.

i appreciate your feedback! the water is brighter orange in reality, but my camera made it look like root beer. not sure if that helps haha

 

[mjmjpfaff]

sorry, but it's not photoshopped whatsoever.

i stripped all the blue anodizing from the heatsinks with Drano gel, and all the other blue plastic bits are painted black. This was a black and white build thru and thru, so i don't blame you for thinking i manipulated the image.

and in reality, the fluid is a bighter orange, and not that "root beer" color.

that build is sick. how much time have you put into it?

 

[Chris Light]

thanks!

i built it in May of this year, but switched cases in July, and have been tinkering with it ever since. it's my first build, and i just can't stop messing with it!

 

[mjmjpfaff]

thanks!

i built it in May of this year, but switched cases in July, and have been tinkering with it ever since. it's my first build, and i just can't stop messing with it!

what gpu do you have in it? looks like a nvidia card from the heatsink

 

[Chris Light]

what gpu do you have in it? looks like a nvidia card from the heatsink

yeah, it's a PNY GTX 550ti. nothing special, but i'm not a gamer, so it suits my needs.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

yeah, it's a PNY GTX 550ti. nothing special, but i'm not a gamer, so it suits my needs.

Even if you wanted you could play games fairly well. The 550ti isn't Half bad

 

[Chris Light]

Even if you wanted you could play games fairly well. The 550ti isn't Half bad

oh, of course! and i didn't mean to downplay the card. i realize there are probably better cards for around the same price, but i knew i'd be drilling my "logo" into the shroud and painting it white, so based on looks/price/performance, i'm a happy camper.

 

[cmcghee358]

If it's a brighter orange it would definitely look better. So kudos!

 

[Lutfij]

erm...i'm for the antec kuhler mod as well...though you DO know that you'll end up with corrosion cos the base plate is of copper and the rad is aluminium...?

 

[cmcghee358]

Its not photoshopped sir.

 

[aznshinobi]

It's not photoshopped, looked at the EXIF, it's straight out of the camera. Besides this one thing "Photoscape" whatever that is.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Read the posts, he bleached things with drain cleaner and painted things black........
and its a black and white photo, no blue, no purple, black. and. white.
Ltr people, Ltr
Moto

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Cause its off-topic.
😛
Moto

 

[Maziar]

Well,my old rig was destroyed thanks to countless power outages so I had to sell it and buy a new one:
i5 2500K
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600(currently @ 1333)
ASUS P8Z68-V
ASUS Matrix Platinum GTX 580
Crucial M4 256GB SSD
WD 1TB caviar black
Corsair HX 850
CoolerMaster HAF X

 

[saint19]

@Maziar: Dude, cable management and better cooler for that CPU.

 

[Maziar]

Well,I'm not planing to OC(at least for now,so I'll stick with the CPU cooler)
As for cable management,well the first pic isn't completed yet,I made it more tidier 😀

 

[saint19]

Well,I'm not planing to OC(at least for now,so I'll stick with the CPU cooler)
As for cable management,well the first pic isn't completed yet,I made it more tidier 😀

Stock...if I were you.... 🙁