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[Jack_242]

Saw the foam at first and thought it was just really thick caked on dust.

My supply of foam ran out so it looks a little tacky for the time being but it does reduce some noise.

I live in a mining town so there is a lot of dust in the air so I made little dust filters for the machine.

Note: I am using a cheap mid tower so things had to be fabricated.

I live in Chandler so I am aware of your dust problem. I have a glass shelf for my TV and if I open my door for a few minutes it becomes a dust haven.

Luckily where my PC is at makes it a bit better as it is away from the front living area and the window is never opened so my glass desk and 570X never get too dusty.

Mine is a well tuned air purifier.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Added the Sapphire Nitro+ 580 8GB Limited Edition.

 

[Karadjgne]

Such a nice case, yet seemingly such a small looking gpu, almost looks lost in there...

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

And the case is actually pretty small.

 

[Karadjgne]

It is. Kinda funny how there's more power in that one little gpu, than in 3x gpus from just a few years ago. Definitely seems like the days of the big full towers are over. Prolly not going to be long before full custom loops in a mITX case will be popular.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It is. Kinda funny how there's more power in that one little gpu, than in 3x gpus from just a few years ago. Definitely seems like the days of the big full towers are over. Prolly not going to be long before full custom loops in a mITX case will be popular.

Absolutely!

 

[Karadjgne]

Return of the Prodigy? Haha. That'd be a neat trick, kinda hard to find a 200mm rad though.

 

[raisonjohn]

Just sharing my recently-finished pink-themed build (specs, description, and more photos in pcpartpicker link below):

Specs, description, and more photos here: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/2t8Ycf

 

[Karadjgne]

Yeay! It's about time. Getting tired of black/red/blue/green, bring on the colors!

I LIKE it!

 

[The Paladin]

I Love it as well, My wife said... that is how you should do my system... how wonderful looking.

I hope that the Avon bottle of what ever it is inside it, is empty...

 

[raisonjohn]

Thanks guys!!! Yeah, running around town looking for pink PC parts is a daunting task, especially explaining that it is not for me LOL.

Bottle ingredient is a combination of pink highlighter ink, paint, and... a dog-shampoo

 

[Karadjgne]

Hah! That's case modding for ya. Thinking outside the box. My gpu support is actually the slide ruler that comes attached to many circular saws, just unbent and painted. Works so much better than the original that came with the case. True case mods are getting very rare, most just take a case and add some lights and the components, stuck with what the case specifies. Says who? I love to see ppl thinking outside the box and doing stuff like painting dog shampoo bottles, it that personal touch that really makes their pc's unique and special.

 

[Lewis7150]

Heres my recent build







System Specs:

Corsair Obsidian 750D Case
Intel i7 - 4820k 3.9ghz
Corsair Vengeance 16gb RAM
Corsair HX850i Modular PSU
Geforce GTX 690 SLI
Samsung SSD 500GB x2
Corsair RBG Lighting LED Node Pro
Alienware Aurora R4 Motherboard!!

Custom Sleeved Cabling by ModDiy - Nvidia Green Sleeving

Watercooling:

EKWB 360 Triple rad top mount
EKWB 280 Double rad front mount
EKWB Xres D5 Pump/reservoir combo
EKWB Intel i7 Nickel EVO Elite CPU WaterBlock
EKWB GTX 690 Waterblock and backplate
EKWB Tubing and fittings
EKWB Drain port and T splitter
Corsair SP120 LED Fans x5
Corsair SP140 LED Fans x4

 

[The Paladin]

happy father day to me !
now I can get my 240mm Liqmax 240s installed.

 

[FullmetalJacket]

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Is that for your Wife/Girlfriend or a customer or you

 

[The Paladin]

it was a father's day gift from wife, got to love a nerdy wife

 

[FullmetalJacket]

it was a father's day gift from wife, got to love a nerdy wife

Nice ,P

 

[jankerson]

I7 7700K
16 GB G-Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000
Gigabyte GA Z270 Gaming K3
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD... 250 GB
Seagate Constellation ES 1 GB
HP DVD Burner
Noctula NH U12S
Cooler Master Mastercase 5 Pro
XFX RX RS 480 8GB
Seasonic X-Series 650W PSU

 

[jankerson]

Updated machine.

I7 7700K
16 GB G-Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000
Gigabyte GA Z270 Gaming K3
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD... 250 GB
Seagate Constellation ES 1 GB
HP DVD Burner
Noctula NH D15
Cooler Master Mastercase 5 Pro
EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2
Seasonic X-Series 650W PSU

 

[EasyLover]

IN WIN 303 White: Liberty PC Setup.

Voila. Loving it bro. I have been off for quite some time. Started reviewing stuff back in Jan this year at Enos Tech. So, my PC building spree has come to an end. lol. Using PrimoChill Praxis WetBench now.

 

[tampora]

I'm pretty stoked with how this build is looking so far and I have to share it. I still have to work on cable management, buy a monitor, paint the case, figure out all the lighting software, mount my LED strips, mount the DVD player you see hanging out below, and more.

Aorus Gaming 7 x399 mobo
1950x threadripper
two geforce gtx 1080 8g
two 960 evo m.2 NVMe ssd
64GB DDR4 2666MHz ram
Kraken x62 cooler
850w Thermaltake toughpower grand rgb psu
an external IDE-to-SATA converter for perusing old HDD's

[video="www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIJ4ORjK88g"][/video]

 

[Darkbreeze]

That's pretty ingenious. It's looking good and is definitely original. The only problem I see with it though is that all of the fans are all on one side of the enclosure so you have an area of dead airflow on the left side of the enclosure. Doesn't seem as though you'll be getting any cool airflow to over the area of the motherboard for cooling off the VRM heatsinks, the graphics cards to supply their coolers with fresh air and other components.

Are those front fans in the swing door intake or exhaust? Are the cooling fans on the upstairs radiator configured for intake or exhaust? Are there any other fans that are not really visible in the images?

 

[tampora]

Ty for the awesome reply!

I hadn't considered ventilation as much as I suppose I should have. I was hoping the sheer volume of open air would make a big difference. With the two side fans, two top mounted cpu kraken fans, and 3 intermittent fans on each of the two video cards; I was hoping there would be enough disturbance to avoid any dead spots. The two side fans are intake and the two top fans are exhaust.

The two side fans aren't a part of the swing door. That pic was just in a state of disassembly. I did, however, get the glass door tinted with one-way mirror film. When the PC is off, it looks just like a mirror you can't see inside. When the PC is on, it becomes one-way visible and adds to the infinity effect.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I think if you added one additional fan right above the motherboard directly in line with the CPU, you could forget there being any chance of a dead spot. That would also give you three exhaust vs your two intakes, which gives you a slight negative pressure situation that makes life easier on your two intakes and tends to be the better of all the potential cooling scenarios when it comes to overall cooling performance.

Negative pressure does tend to have slightly more issues when it comes to dust however, so you might want to consider designing some filtration into your setup for the intake fans. Might even be able to source an existing front case filter from one of the leading manufacturers that would easily be adapted to the inside of the cabinet. Possibly from a full tower case since those are spread apart somewhat. They also sell the same filter material in sheets.

Either way, I really like the idea. I've thought about converting one of those cabinet style floor model stereos from the 60's and 70's into a powerful media center for the living room but I never seem to have time to get the projects already in progress done much less take on something like that. Sooner or later I'll probably find something I just can't live without converting into a distinctly unique case mod though so I'm not in that big of a rush anyhow. Either way, thanks for sharing.

 

[The Paladin]

so previous build and after getting a new case for my father's day (yes I dont move fast, lol)
I finally moved into NXT case and upgraded to I7-4790kcpu and 240mm Enermax cooler.
Yes the flow is from top/back to front. because nxt isn't the best at fitting a thick 240mm radiator.
also ssd for os , ssd for Games and 1tb (under covered desk with power supply. for storage)

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