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n00bie's Prodigy build

WaRn00b said:
Hahahahahahaha... Thanks (I think?) Mr. DeRReN!! :p When u joining for BF3 again? You were there a few evenings, now gone again. :p
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Of course it's a thanks dudio. I tried tonight, but you saw my score :p I pulled a n00b and raged. :)
 
Dragon said:
Warnoob the build is looking awesome :)
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Thanks bud. :)

Anyhow, quick update:

Had my perspex interior panel made up (thanks again to [MENTION=330]chowzen[/MENTION] for the template) - stripped the machine (yet again) and started making some measurements, etc.

Have to go buy some new dremel discs and then I can finish up the plate:



Also got my new front panel today, I'm actually thinking about just respraying it... frame black and the mesh white, should look fine then and the air intake should be perfect then. ;)



Will update again soon.
 
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WTF????? you already get that perspex panel done.... :mad:

Fabri letting me down :(
 
[MENTION=316]retrab[/MENTION] > got them from a local supplier - they've got all the colours it seems.

Will be playing around with what I like best.

[MENTION=8442]Fap-A-Tron[/MENTION] > Yeah bud. 2 days and it was done. ;)
 
So update time!

I managed to cut the panel and fit it, but F^%& ME, what a mission!!! I managed to crack the panel and completely messed up the 24 pin holes, so just cut them out...

I will probably have another one cut (inlcluding all the holes I require), but this will have to do for now, still want to cover the cable management holes next to the PSU, but I worked until like 00:30 on Friday to get this far and had to be up early to have my tattoo finished.

Still need to tidy up the GFX power cables and some other stuffs, then also need to decide if I'm just going to spray the mesh panel white or if I want to have a custom panel made up - will do that in due time, for now I'm happy. :p

Anyhow, pics:

GFX Side (note the positioning of my 2TB 3.5" Drive, worked out great!):



CPU Side:



Close up of cables and holes:



Window Views:







And what followed in the morning - completed my first tattoo, was 10 hours in total - 6 first session (OUCH!!) and 4 the last session, eventually will turn into a full sleeve:





Cheers.
 
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and I say nothing....

so ignore this post...




:p

that gfx just fits in so perfectly there...

it is like that is home made just for him :)

something I think others might also want to know: how is that Recon mounted? and it's stability.
 
Fap-A-Tron said:
something I think others might also want to know: how is that Recon mounted? and it's stability.
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Thanks for commenting. ;)

The recon fits the stock panel VERY tightly, it's a mission to get the recon to fit actually, so it's very stable and doesn't move around, even when pressing on the screen.

When I fit the mesh panel, I'll have to make some sort of mission tho as it doesn't fit the same.
 
Quick update:

I finally got around to finishing the front mesh panel.

I was going to do a complete custom panel, but this will do for now, I still want to replace the I/O side panel with a custom one and one of those nice power buttons - then I'll do something else in front and the sides as well.

I cut out the honeycomb plastic mid-section of the front panel, filed it until everything was nice and smooth, then sprayed it all white with some white - masked the white section off and then sprayed the border black, but unfortunately the black didn't want to adhere to the white, so I ended up having to sand down all the black, white and original silver, then I gave it a good primer coating, then black, and finally sorted.

I put back the white LED strip as well as adding an additional one so that the glow coming from within the case is uniform/from both sides.

It looks a bit weird in the pics, the effect in real life is much nicer and the temps have dropped quite a lot!!

I'll snap some better pics again sometime, but this is what I've got for now:





I also got my new SteelSeries goodies last week, putting my OCD to rest as everything has white backlighting and is one brand, just need to sell the Charcarias headset and replace with a Siberia V2 still:

Apex [RAW] Keyboard:





Sensei [RAW] Mouse (Rubberized version):



I also got the medium sized QcK Pad:

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UGLY UGLY UGLY!!!




/me goes to cry in corner... WHY CAN'T MINE BE LIKE THAT...
 
hehehe

if only one of those Gigabytes with all the orange was made in ITX :D
 
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n00bie™;346260 said:
Lemme guess.... some orange?! :p
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Well no, that would be my planned build and if you so happen to even breath on that idea I will murder you in your dreams of having kinky time with Emma Watson.;)

Overall it looks so nice and pretty
 
Right then Chaps... a quick update:

I did away with the horrible USB 3 connectors and stock buttons, and imported one of these nice ones:



I had some custom panels made up by vulcan steel in Montague Gardens - and as always, really impressed with their work - though they added an extra bend on the side panels, they are replacing those this week... it's kinda lucky they did mess up the side panels, as I was planning on fitting the new power button and headphones and mic jacks to the side panel, but I absolutely HATE having to struggle with cables each time I open the case, so I opted for something different instead:



My GF's previous company closed the branch she was working at, and we were struggling to find her a new job, but thankfully she heard she found a job on Friday, so we went out celebrating, and it felt like I was run over by 3000 taxis on Saturday, but nevertheless, I got cracking on the case, removed all the gunk from where the plastic melted after laser cutting with some Acetone and checked the fit:

With some help from this, some steers and a few headache tablets, I felt better:





I then primed the panel and blasted with some white paint:

It was damn cold in the Cape this Weekend, and sitting in the garage wasn't fun at all...



Some pics of the hail at our place, and what the CBD looked like:





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Splitting posts...
 
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I masked off the section of mesh grill behind the bitfenix logo off and sprayed that satin black, then after the panel was done, a test fit to get an idea of what it'll look like:



I then used some pratley clear bond to attach the panel to the mesh and this is what it looks like now, I'm still thinking of cutting out the mesh behind the front cover, so that you don't see the 120mm fan mounts and honeycomb grill like you currently do though:





So on Sunday I stripped my entire computer again, took the plexi mobo cover out as well and drilled out all the pop rivets holding the top panel in place, so that I could drill the holes for the power button and headphone jacks without having to worry about damaging the interior of the case, as I needed a 16mm hole and only had a 10mm bit, so I had to wangle a bit to get the hole the right size. :p

Button and 3.5" jacks fitted:



Panels back together:



Assembled:





Will update once I get my new panels, etc.
 
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see see... THIEF!!!

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I'm not sure about cutting away that mesh...

personally I wouldn't, cause then you will have the 'bare' front panel, unless you plan on doing something else in it's place.
 
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malfapper said:
see see... THIEF!!!

I'm not sure about cutting away that mesh...

personally I wouldn't, cause then you will have the 'bare' front panel, unless you plan on doing something else in it's place.
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LOL... I told you, inspired by Mr. Fapper - cable/buttonless side panels FTW... **** having to struggle with cables each time you open the case....

As for the mesh, I'm talking about the white mesh behind the front panel - not the mesh on the removable front panel behind the bitfenix logo. :p

But like I said, it's less noticeable in real life - but I'll see... maybe, maybe not.
 
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