Recognize these panels? ;)
They are next on the spraying block... Stay tuned!
:)
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Recognize these panels? ;)
They are next on the spraying block... Stay tuned!
:)
I like that window you have cut. I almost forgot what it looked like lol.
Ok, first round of painting is done. I have a bit of cleanup to do around the panel where some of the tape let a bit through, but for the initial application, it looks good!
I have some airbrushing that I need to do as well as some *gulp* pin striping if I can pull it off! (have those other panels to practice on). The striping will be on the outer edge of the green flame work. But the process is committed to the panels now! :)
I LOVE the paint job. The blue, green and black go perfectly with each other. Nicely done.
Thank you very much! I'm digging the colors too!
Started a new job on Monday... so I have been a bit distracted getting myself acclimated to the new company and it's work requirements.
Looks like this is going to be a good match! ;)
Palit is not a well known video card brand here in the USA... yet! ;) They are making a very strong push into the enthusiast market, and with recent reviews of their technology being very strong and promising.... I dont see them going anywhere but up! To work with the Deuce theme, I was shipped 2 of their 1GB 8800GT video cards, for a total of 2GB of frame buffer luvin! Perfect!
My issue that I have to get creative about is that the card is not an NVidia "reference card" design, and as such, the full cover liquid cooling solutions that I was moving toward... wont work. So, now I get to be creative! With a rework in the power system as well as the additional 512MB of memory on the back of the unit, that is going to make it a bit tricky! Before I pull the coolers, I am going to put the cards into the current machine and bench them and make sure there is no artifactingm because once I start pulling these apart, I'm pretty sure Palit's warranty will go bye bye... :)
I've already got a plan or two to really jazz this card up, liquid cool it, and cool the memory and the VR's... I have some options!
gonna be tricky, but I think I'll be able to get some good performance *and* good looks!
I have noticed the Palit brand for a while now, but never have know one with them. I would be interested on how they perform! Anywho I know your going to do something great with them, so I will just kick back, hide and watch.
Keep up the great work!
Looks great, but I need you to check out the rules regarding sponsor placement in the handbook.
those will be super nice!
check your pms :)
Congratz on the sponsorship and the new GPU. Yeah sponsors can be referred to but can only be added to the first post of the thread. Just a heads up.
Did not even think that this would be an issue, I will correct shortly. Headed out for Mothers Day breakfast. I will correct a blt later this morning after we have done breakfast and presents. Apologies.
I just re read the end of your posts. Pulling heatsinks off your GPU generally won't void the warranty. manufacturers understand that you want better cooling so they tolerate it. Just don't spill coolant on it lol.
WOO HOO!!!
Fun stuff!
These will eventually be bent into my reservoir brackets that will mount them to the inside of my 5.25 bay area.
The units with the holes in the pic below will be for retaining my fill ports, the additional flames are for decorative accenting.... but where? ;)
Flames anyone??
This will be my solution for supporting the rad from below, you'll see how it all ties together! ;)
With a little back light, you can see the bottom etching I threw in on the piece.... DEUCE!!
Etched material from the back
Flames with the res....
Fire and water anyone? ;)
More later!
Nice etch and nice res insert.
This just keeps getting better and better!
That etch is sweet! Great idea with the flames, that too looks sweet!
OH MY WOW i only just found this its so nice i love it!!!
I could definitely use your amazing plexi skills. + rep.
Ok, lets have some fun on an update!
;)
I've been ordering and receiving a LOT of equipment as of late. Between painting supplies and acrylic fabrication supplies... plus some modding add ons for this unit... it's been a bit crazy at my house for a week, while the dust settles! So, the last 2 days, I went out and started using one of my newest pieces of equipment, an acrylic heater/bender!
Let me just say, for the record, this makes for a much higher quality bend in thicker acrylic, as you dont take the change of accidentally overheating it and causing it to flame up or get too hot. Doing so causes bubbles in the material... not pretty! But to test how well it worked on 1/4" sheet cell cast acrylic, I dropped a practice piece on the heated unit for about a minute (going to take a stop watch out there and get a good precise time that is needed) and resulted in this, nice, smooth, no bubble bend on 1/4" acrylic..... Mmmmmmmmmm! :)
I also ordered some 1/8" clear acrylic rods...
"What on earth for?", I hear you asking....
well, light pipes! I have some ideas on this, we'll see if they make the final cut!
Back to the video cards.. and their initial water cooling install....
Strip off the old stuff, which is actually a very good heatsink:
Thermal pads had excellent placement, and the heatsink TIM on the core was precisely placed, and not gobbed on! I was very happy to seee this, and thought that some of you may want to seriously consider Palit as a video card distributor. Very good use of thermal material on this disassembly!!!
Ceramique - The choice of champions! ;)
A group shot with hte cards nekkid...
And a group shot of the impending new equipment...
The cores cleaned up nicely using alcohol and papertowels:
One before and one after, to show a comparison:
A close up of the DangerDen Maze5 block mounted:
Both cards done and looking siiiiiick!
I have plans on how to re-use the video shroud, here was a test fit. I have several ideas on how I want this bit of the mod to proceed:
And the pumps were not exempt to the modding... I picked up some clear acrylic tops for my Swiftech 355's!
One down, and one to go! Good comparison reference:
Both tops mounted with the barbs attached:
The acrylic has 2 spaces per top to embed LED's.... you can bet I'll be taking advantage of those!
The pics below, you will note that this one bracket was only a bending test piece. one end was performed using a heatgun or torch, and the other end was performed using the new bending station.
This end used the heatgun, and as you can see it is less than precise.
Ow....
The end that was bent using the station is MUCH more precise! Bends are good quality and well executed. No rippling or bubbles:
And a test fit of the res in the bracket.
Lots more to come!
:)
sweettt!!!!! looking killer i told somebody about one of those benders the other day if u got the mooney they are worth it all hey...?
Oh naked cards, avert thy eyes lol. If those GPU blocks were plexi topped that shroud idea would look even better.
Oh, and, "yeah".... if those MAZE5 tops were acrylic... that'd be just too hot!
Wow, nice job whatever happened to those two waterblocks on the first page? Those were KickAss! +rep /sub
Sorry Sean, you know me and my crazy ideas lol.
Well, while not a pictorial update, it brings me great pleasure to say that one of the next pieces to be featured on Deuce, will be a contribution from b4i7!!! I am not going to say what it is, but I can assure you, if we pull this off... it's gonna look REALLY cool! ;)
b4i7 and I discussed this next item for the last few weeks and he took delivery of the equipment today to help in prototyping!
I think I can speak for him to say that we are both excited at the prospect of this next addition!
Wish us luck!
-=TD
it's good to hear that. When do you think you will have the next update with pics?
hehe...i think they will like this...im really pumped....
and i may update this with a couple snaps of what ive got going....but i may just wait and surprise you :D
cant wait bro.... cant wait!
;)
I am happy for both of you. Congratz Sean, this is the break you have been looking for. I hope it turns out great (knowing you Sean it will). Can't wait for pics DT.
im liking where this is going.....im so excited about this....im working on it while sitting at work! lol
tech daddy, the light pipe thing is so insanely cool! +rep i love it
Do you mind if i borrow the idea? and if so were could i buy those pipes or if you know of a website that sells like acrylic things
I bought mine from delviesplastics.com
specifically:
1/8" diameter, clear extruded,
http://www.delviesplastics.com/acrylic_rod.html
:)
Just an FYI.... Just because I have not been updating like a good boy, does not mean that I have not been working the mod! ;)
I have made a LOT of progress on the internal acrylic structures. Several prototypes of designs that I wanted, beared out the fact that there was eimply not enough space for that particular vision application! (Glad I did the prototypes!) So, after some rethinking, I rebuild a few things, and came up with some new stuff!
As I am exhausted and in desperate need of a shower, so no pics tonight.
I have acrylic dust in places I did not know I could get it! ;)
But I think you will like where this is going!!
Hold on tight!
-=TD
Can't wait for the pics TD.
For those that were wondering what I was gong to do with the video cards... well... here is a taste!
I'll process the rest of the pics tonight. These were from last tonight.