PC-Beto

[p0Pe]

I'm looooving that work!!! +Rep on that sleeving and those great photos!

Thanks a lot man!

Drool! Great work on this. I especially love the outer design. Oh and the sleeving too.

Thanks! Thats also where the main focus is, and what took me most time to design

wow, that is definitely one of the most inspirational mods I've ever seen

Thanks man! Glad to inspire you

I got mail!!!

A big thanks goes out to MUSHKIN for kindly sending 4*2gb sticks of their new AWSOME Ridgeback ram´s!!! These will look dope in the mod and i cant wait to get them!

Sooo pritty! Green and black ram´s for a green and black mod

I hope to have an update ready when i get these, along with some pics of them installed!

And a few teasers to hold you off

[p0Pe]

I just looked at post #113 and i'm pretty sure i just whip-creamed myself.
Amazing looking mod!!!!!

Haha thanks a lot man! Then you better get some tissues now

Finally! I had last day on the summerjob, and starting in school next week! So wanted to put this update up since a LOT have happened since the last update!

Now, where were we? Right about here i think.

This is how the case have stood ever since i went to hear stewie wonder in copenhagen. I got a 4870x2 with block on it, and fittet that in, and painted the mobo back panel!

The 2*6 pins fits so much better on to this card than they would have fittet on a 5870! There is just one downside, i miss two pins!

Now, a little tube routing have been set in motion, but there is still lots to do.

Now guess what hides under this hood? It has 64 gigs, and runs at aprox 270MB/sek in read and write I hope to be able to replace it with something bigger, better and nicer soon though.

Now this, is what the little glowsticks that Jon made for me does! (http://lund-tech.com/?Products:Lighting_module)

A quick shot of the side panel lit up!

of some reason, this reminds me of a horror movie, where you see a sharp light trough a window xD

Now, for the torture of the psu... Belive it or not, but it took me over 6 hours to make it look this way!

Soldering the wires back together after cutting them down to size.

2*6 pins down! 8 pin and 24 pin to go

Halfway there!!!

DONE! And i must say, i am quite happy about the final result! Not to green, but with a little black in between

From another angel. I practically had to stand on top of it to get the wires inthere! Talk about a close fit!

And what might this little bugger be? Remember the problem about missing a few pins on the 8 pin for the gfx card? No problem

Just put this one into the psu, and bam! 2 more pins fixed

Now, the octopus begins...

Now isn't this the best looking cable mess you've ever seen?

And the little 2 pin crawling trough the case and finally ending in the gfx card!

And now! A huge thanks to mushkin for sending me 8 gigs of these awesome rams! I cant wait to get these into the case!

Black and green, just like the rest of the mod!

Gotta love them. They are so incredible heavy compared to other ram sticks i have around, and i love the ridgeback fin design!

More pronz!

But hey now, what is this? "Something seems to be missing dude..."
Yeah, i noticed, but i couldn't decide if i wanted the copper top, or the delrin to for the build :/

Then its lucky that AquaComputer was so awsome to send BOTH the cuplex kryos HF and a spare delrin top!

Two awsome names paired!

Now, the only downside with the delrin top is that it doesn't take 10 mm compression fittings

The HF top however, does! This thing must weigh a metric tonne or therby!

And this is how she stands at the moment! I will update again when i get the ram installed, along with the waterblock. Oh, and dont mind the vandal switch hanging there It will be replaced with a black one i got from nutman

And again, thanks to the sponsors

Until next update, Cya!!!

-p0Pe

[p0Pe]

Thanks loki!

good news people! ITS ALIVE!!!

How it stands at the moment

Idle. Notice that the ram index score jumped from 5.5 to 7.5 by throwing these mushkin´s in!

Vantage score. I HAVE to get a new waterblock for this GPU.. Look at those vrm´s on gpu2 :wallbash:

And a 06 score

[p0Pe]

Thank you guys! This is part one, of a larger update that i decided to tear down into two, beacuse i cant finish the other part before a week or so

A little picture of the new mobo! Decided to get the EVGA p55 le, since its all black, and fits the theme best.

Also got the IQ panel painted.

And the backside of the Bitspower block. Still thinking of what to do with this

Another shot of backside, and card.

And the modded Aquacomputer cuplex kryos! Now in all black

And with a quite expensive fitting combo lol

Mounted on the mobo^

Also had to make some panels to finish up the rear of the case. So they were cut to size, and painted.
And i know, i know, "Dude, what happened to the garden" And here i must refer to the first word in that sentece, Dude.
That place is also my photo studio

And how they look when put in place. Quite the snug fit

And with the outer panel on! (Notice the arm, now without bandages)

Old versus new mobo! Bye Bye blue

A little sleeving (the wire that goes from the aquaero to the onboard usb ports)

"Upskirt" shot.

And in all of her glory

And this is one of my favorite shots so far!

And one showing most of the lower compartment
She is up and running now, and ready to attend s7lan (www.s7lan.dk) where she will hopefully attract some attention

And again, thanks to the sponsors

Until next update, Cya!!!

-p0Pe

[p0Pe]

Thanks guys

Sooo... What have i been doing? Lots of stuff! A few test at school is over, and i got some more time to work on this, and have some good news for you! I should be able to have this thing done within a week And then i have the time to take her home, into the photo studio and make some glory shots!

Anyway, Uden mad og drikke, dur helten ikke (without food and beverages, the hero dont work)

Oh, and then i used a great deal of time on this, a remote controlled heli

And a close up

And now to the fun stuff! I had to make a new back plate since i lost the old one lol Made some improvements and had some quality time with my dremel!

The result,

A few diskes gone. I am still to cheap to get the quick disconect diskes

Final result before painting^

And now for the fans, i made some stickers to make them look a bit more classy

And insertet into the case, with the cable going into the back wall to the plug.

Now this little hole is the fillport for the hole system! But where does it sit?

Oh yeah, in the top Right above the reservoir. See the aquaero faceplate there? Wonder where this is going...

This^

Ended out like this

And last, but not least, the front panel where the on switch will sit. Need to get this painted!

Tommorow i will have some time to paint and fill down the top, and then there is just some minor stuff left to be done!

And again, thanks to the sponsors

Inside shots in next update Have fun!

[p0Pe]

Thank you all

As said, a little update more, to finalize the top!

How the parts looked before paint

And how they looked after!

The fillport. Sits quite flush

opened up

And the aquaero installed, now without screws or anything

Took quite some sanding to get this 2 mm steel plate to get the right shape

Not long until the final shots now

[p0Pe]

We are nearing christmas eve, and the end result of one and a half years work was celebrated in a dark room in a small town´s photography club. With a coke in the hand, and the intence cold outside the light was turned on, the backdrops rolled down and the camera set to "on". The tripad was set up, dors shut, and then the clicks were going for 3 hours. A little chit chat in between made a good atmosphear, and the thought about having to go outside in -18 degrees to pick a christmas three didnt hurry things up.

Before i go on to the mod, and the final pictures, i would like to thank a few people who have helped me out a great deal with this project!
Dennis from Sign-1 have been really great at helping me with getting my files cut out, in whatever material i might choose, and Bo from skjern photography club for helping me with the setup for the final pics.

But lets get to it:

PC-Beto

Specifications:
Mobo: EVGA P55 LE
CPU: Intel i5 750
Ram: 8GB Mushkin Ridgeback
GFX: Radeon 4870x2
PSU: XFX 850W black edition
HDD: Corsair F60 ssd

Watercooling:
Controller: AquaComputer Aquaero + powerbooster
Monitoring: AquaComputer flowmeter + temp sensor
CPU block: AquaComputer Cuplex Kryos
Pump: Laing DDC 18W
Reservoir: Custom LUND PomPlex PC-Beto Edition
Fittings: Bitspower Matte black compression fittings
GFX Block: Bitspower 4870x2 blok
Radiator: HWLabs Black Ice GTX 420
Fans: Noiseblocker PK3

But enough of the talk. Lets get to the pictures! I wont say very much, but let them speak for themself. I hope you enjoy them!

That was all from me for now. I am planning something new in 2011, but lets see how far that one gets It have been a pleasure having these worklogs up, and reading all of your comments, so for that, i would like to thank all the users out there who have given me motivation to make this what it have become!

And last, but not least, i would like to give a HUGE thank to the sponsors who have helped making this build what it is!

-p0Pe