Project: LEXA

I have good some good news people. In just under an hour I will finally be getting my motherboard and Vista. I will post some pics of it later under some UV light.

Motherboard came sooner than I expected, so here are the pics.
The box in all it's glory lol.

Here is the board and it's accessories.

And here it is under UV light.

Sorry the second and third pics are a bit blurry. The second one is through plastic and the third...well it's just really hard to take a good pic of UV light lol. I have to order the last of my water cooling and will start some more work on the weekend. Until then...

Happy Modding.

well, the fans look great the way you colored them! And with all the UV goodness, this is sure gonna be a good looking build. Also, keep in mind to order some more pieces for watercooling.. I ordered with some +50cm for the tubing and an extra fitting.. Never know what I will plan in the future, plus it rocks to have one shiny object to study and digitize ;) Of course, I forgot to order some AS5.. will do so next time I order.. Just waiting for a stock update on chipset blocks at my regular and local shop.. "coming soon" LOL

The packaging of the mobo gave me an idea: look at the

lines that come from one side and end like nice circles.. reminds me of circuits and.. keyboards.. I think it is a sign.. For a nice side window etch..

Oh, did you check the vents you made for ease of flow? I mean, you can take the fan that will be mounted in the front and see at which speed it stops moving air and starts making noise only.. The mesh will reduce the airflow by a third / increase resistance > noise :( A 5V~7V fan can work well in those conditions, but a high-flow one.. errm..

Well, keep us updated and ... have some +rep for playing with such a nice toy :)

I noticed the line and circle design too, at first i was like "wow awesome case paint job" then realized it was only the mobo box :(

would be a bitch to stencil, machining is the only way to go.

Thanks for the input guys.
@dgrmkrp - The mesh I installed is fine because the fan I'm using is only a 7V fan. I also noticed the box design and was thinking of cutting it into some mesh and putting some UV green acrylic behind it. I might see if I can take a clear pic and post it up for you guys just in case you want to use it for reference. Oh and thanks for the +rep ;)

@D1337 - It would look cool as a paint job, you could start with a white case and layer silver, grey and black lines to get a stunning effect.

Ok here are a few close up picture of the "circuits". I have decided to etch a replica (as best I can) into some UV green acrylic that has been painted black. I think this will look cool because the design will leap out of the painted surface. I will experiment with this idea tomorrow and post some pics on the progress.
Here are the pics.

Enjoy.

Whilst you have the Hdd & Power LED's removed from the case, it would be a simple job to replace them with Superbright ones.....You can get them very cheap on ebay and it's a very simple soldering job!

You can choose any colour you like to match your theme. Also you can crack open your keyboard and fit super bright LED's instead of the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock ones as well: this gives a nice matching look....Just a thought.

Ouch!

The LED's that are standard are really bright as is so I'm going to leave it as it is. Anyway I'm a shocking solderer ;)

i like your thinking on the etch! that will be really cool once done

Thanks. I was meant to start it today but ran out of time with some other stuff I was doing. I will have to try and at least get a practice piece completed tomorrow.