Project: Mithril

[[XC] Kayin]

In the days following the War of the Ring, as the Fellowship rested in Gondor, word traveled fast to all the peoples of Middle-Earth. In Lothlorién, Galadriel commissioned a memorial of the journey of Frodo the Nine-Fingered and Samwise Gamgee to Orodruin, the Cracks of Doom and the destruction of the One Ring. She commissioned her most cunning of artisans to design something fitting of the ones who had saved all of Middle-Earth. To them she gave much of the store of wealth of the Elves, to make a gift to the kindreds of Middle-Earth to endure throughout the centuries. Many and varied were her gifts, but among the most precious was mithril...

As in the days of Vingilot, Eärendil's ship that bore he and the Silmaril into the West and was set forever as a star shining to light a way in darkness, they chose of the finest woods. In the last of the war, battle raged ever closer to Lorién, and mallorn trees had fallen. Of this, the artisans selected those that bore a peculiar figuring, noting the last touches of darkness in the light, hard wood. Fitting then that these trees that were felled by darkness would live on in a tribute to the power of hope.

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The wood for the side panels has already been pieced together from strips of spalted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalting) ash, glued and planed to approximately a half-inch thickness. Even so, each side weighs over 7 pounds, but there is cutting and profiling to be done yet.

I have the case skeleton assembled from 1x12 white pine, but it's with a more experienced woodworker, having a bow taken out of one of the boards (my apartment is apparently incredibly damp, and it's pretty detrimental to wood) and some router work done. I have more to see, but right now, my help says it's not quite time to work...

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[[XC] Kayin]

"The artisans remembered the gift of Arwen to her beloved Aragorn-the White Standard of Gondor, a banner wrought of all the skill she had, to celebrate the return of the True King to Middle-Earth. They then took the mallorn, and engraved it with the standard, for the Third Age had ended, and the Fourth Age was the Age of Men."

And, my help looks kind of bored. He wants to chase the Dremel, but my wife wants to sleep.

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And the real work, which took hours, even though I've been an artist all my life...

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It's just pencil now, but I'm gonna carve it into the wood in bas-relief (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas-relief) and then silver/gold leaf it. I haven't decided if I will give it the ithilden treatment yet... But, that's many hours of Dremel ahead of me. For now, I need to wake my wife with loud power tools.

For the record, this is the picture you're trying to see...

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[[XC] Kayin]

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Two and a half hours. Next move is old-style silver leaf, with sizing and everything...

[[XC] Kayin]

No lore update, just some finished side and preview of things to come...

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And this is what I've gotten from a miniature wargamer friend of mine...

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I'll save you Mr. Frodo!!!

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Server for backing this up so I can redo in 64-bit and RAID 5...

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And I can't make this up, this is one of the molds I have for the next phase...

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[[XC] Kayin]

"The dwarves gave freely of their skills as well, lending their experiences in the forge to containing the power of the magic held within the gift-a fire almost as powerful as the spirit of Fëanor..."

Someone on XS mentioned making an adjustable-bow TDX, and as I had one in the closet and some free time, this is what I made.

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This is a plate to give LGA775 mounting, adjustable bow, necking down for venturi effect (later pics will give more insight) and the mounts for the barbs. You can see the 4 knurled nuts that control bowing.

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Was just a cool pic. Least it's clean in there...

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A different view, the edges still need cleaning up, but there will be more to this block...

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The old AM2 top, relieved for the knurled nuts rather badly and sporting my G1/4 threading, as I have no taps for it... Here you can also see the size mismatch, how I have more shaping to do on both sides of that plate... And here the venturi/scavenger idea comes in-flares for each side, to cover entry velocity and aid in block exit.

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Captive O-ring compressions (these are by Koolance, ignore the green on them, they're fine)

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And installed.

Now for the fun.

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Meet test board. I hate test board. May test board serve under me in fear for the rest of its natural days...

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Blind tapped for hard mounting...

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And mounted. It works like a charm thus far...

I don't claim to be an expert machinist. I have a Dremel and some files. That's it, but I still get stuff done. Still left to do is port matching, a new injector nozzle, and finding proper length screws. Test board was harmed repeatedly last night. It was harmed in the filming of this work. Test board is just generally here for me to hurt. If it wanted to "act" stable till it caught fire, it deserves it.

More is forthcoming, including more custom block, but this isn't finished by a long shot, so stay tuned...

[[XC] Kayin]

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What is that, Dad? I'm too fat and lazy to get out of your bed and see. Show it to the interweb, I'll see it there.

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This goes over a piece of acrylic, and they both get envirotex'ed before I attach them to the block. There's another one on the clipboard being designed as we type...

[[XC] Kayin]

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The One Ring's Demise waterblock...

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Happy Puppy has run out of happy... cause...

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This is the most tedious thing I've ever done. OMG fail for boredom, OMG cheesecake for the look afterwards. Needed a unique fangrill...

To those interested-this was done with a Dremel, yes, with a diamond tip-#105 I believe...

[wallywest]

Looks pretty cool, loving the war hammer. I sincerely hope your a 14 year old boy though haha
+watch

[[XC] Kayin]

Actually, I'm 26 and this is my side job. Been doing it for a LONG time. 7+ years for modding, nearly 5 for pay.

[spotswood]

I've always wanted to try silver/gold leaf.

:shocked: Looks awesome so far! :up: Subscribed! :up:

[Yeknom]

Wow, this is gorgeous. I saw this on OCN or Bit-tech before, dun remember which. Great work :up:

[[XC] Kayin]

Quick while I get ready for work...

My case frame came in!!!

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However... I mentioned some great news, this is part of it... My friend who supplied a new case frame, as he thought my pine one just didn't go with the sides too well... so here it is!

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And for size comparison...

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[[XC] Kayin]

Moving forward, I picked up the interior wood and some hardware for the case...

This is all poplar, and this large piece has a really interesting green that shows up...

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But this is a great find, four pieces with beautiful figuring and all from the same tree...

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Currently looking for my tools to install the new brass corners on the case...

[Movieman]

Very nicely done.
If I remember correctly the spalted ash is actually a fungus that starts to "rot" but is then stopped.
Produces a nice effect.:up:
Very nice carving.. a talent I do not have but truly appreciate.

[lowfat]

wow, you have some serious skills :)

[yankee]

Great Scott! that's gonna be hella nice when it's done!

[sephiroth8748]

wow. looks amazing so far. looking forward to seeing the end result :)

[Crazy Chuckster]

wow, looking good so far and im interested to see more!

[lazy]

you have some nice set of skills,

looking forward to what else is up your sleeves

[Origin_Unknown]

wow... keep the updates rolling :D i liike the first few peices best but when you said mithril i thought you ment the armour in oblivion :D

[phelan1777]

Bonus points for anyone that can name where mithril armor first appeared and was in fact named mithril?

[eXa]

I bet somewhere in silmarillion.... (if that wasnt vague, i dont know :p)

[Quest_7F]

Like it alot, good job! Will be watching for updates.

[Jaivan]

Wow great job so far. You can probably fit two computers in that case its so big.

[[XC] Kayin]

Well, I found my spider...

Spider Platform, that is.

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More came in that box. I'm just too busy setting up Win-hoez. This should be my last post from a PC not Mithril-based.

[technodanvan]

Looking great buddy, can't wait to see the finished product!


First boot with all four cards in? Is that how it's done now? :)

[Deux]

Just thought I should point out, in the last pic your ram is in single channel mode. Go for the matching colors for dual. Looking good, can't wait to see it finished.

[[XC] Kayin]

yeah, doing a bunch of testing, as it seems incompatible with all the RAM I own...

[[XC] NetburstXE]

The four video cards look very badass :up: :up Amazing job constructing a wood case from scratch. I know I couldn't do that.

[smee]

Wow man, 4 video cards??
Can you spare one???? ;)

JK... :rofl:

Looking good man!
Looking forward to more!

[screwtech02]

This build is nothing short of outstanding!

Nice work man..... :cool:

[BullGod]

Well the Spider platform is barely out and someone is already building a coffin for it. :rofl:

[Yeknom]

Wow man, 4 video cards??
Can you spare one???? ;)

JK... :rofl:

Looking good man!
Looking forward to more!

Psh, you got CPU, GPU, and mobo for free! Why are you asking? :P

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[[XC] NetburstXE]

Well the Spider platform is barely out and someone is already building a coffin for it. :rofl:

:ROTF: :ROTF: :ROTF: :ROTF: :ROTF: :ROTF: :ROTF:

[[XC] Kayin]

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This ought to handle one side very well...

Pump top turned out gooey. Not enough developer... Have to clean the mold and recast later.

[Yeknom]

That looks amazing.

[technodanvan]

I have a sudden craving for cookies....

Looks real nice. :up:

[Martijn]

It already looks amazing :up:.

I am a great fan of the Lord of the Rings as well, so I'm subscribed :D

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

I like how this is turning out.

I do have one question. Whats the weight of the case? I've been considering building a wooden for a LONG time. If I find the time, I'll probably use your pics and inspiration, but don't worry, I lack the skillz to make it look as nice. ;)

[rintamarotta]

Not bad at all, keap it up :)

[[XC] Kayin]

So here's the newest manifold piece...

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New tripod, can you tell?

And something I found for radiator screens...

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More tomorrow, finally an off day!

[[XC] Kayin]

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Note, I cast my own raw material, machine it myself using a Dremel Drill press station I made into a manual mill and a corded drill with no torque adjustments.

I had fun, I'mma go bandage my finger I ran the mill across...

[brai]

OMG OMG

i`m waiting for picturess!!!!

[[XC] Kayin]

Part of the process you don't see-the mishaps!

This one got stuck when I was filling the cracks in it. I wanted it badly enough...

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And old school at its best...

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[lagendary_chaos]

marvelous

[Junimrox]

wonderful job, please don't stop updating!

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

The more I see, the more I am blown away.

[ColonelCain]

You sir, have a great mind and imagination for this. The techniques and effects that you are goiug for are amazingly elagant and refined.

Cannot wait to seem more. :toast:

[[XC] Kayin]

You don't have that long to wait. Updates should resume later tomorrow.

[smee]

Psh, you got CPU, GPU, and mobo for free! Why are you asking? :P

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Huh? Where did you here something absurd like that?? :wasntme:

Looking good Kayin!! I WANT AN UPDATE!!! :D

[Martijn]

Huh? Where did you here something absurd like that?? :wasntme:

Looking good Kayin!! I WANT AN UPDATE!!! :D

Good things come to those who wait ;)

[illidan]

great man!

love the intro :D

[[XC] Kayin]

It was not for free, just for less than normal. Believe me, I did pay.

Besides, I've had to pay out the nose for some other stuff, like the resin for this-it's 20 bucks a can and I've got close to four cans in this, not to mention dyes, developer and molds, which may be 20+ each as well-and I have to replace my hex mold now...

BTW, just bought a MIPS NF4 block to modify fr southbridge, have other things in store for the rest of it but that is a solution I actually had to buy to get something that works.

[xoqolatl]

Excellent idea! execution is nice so far :up:

I and my father are building wooden HTPC case and we were wondering how are you going to deal with wood expanding/contracting during the year, as humidity and temp change?

[[XC] Kayin]

Most of it will be Envirotex'ed, and the rest will be buried under lots of polyurethane.

[[XC] Kayin]

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cause I can't leave well enough alone. Late, but better than no update at all.

[Solarfall]

im really liking this build..cant wait to see it finished..:up:

[alexey]

is this nice or what ...super man...keep it up!!!:shocked:

[[XC] Kayin]

Finally an update...

I bought these today, for 20 bucks at Circuit City, anyone know where I can get the other two cables to hook them to my PC?

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And here's how she stands ATM. If the cuts seem ragged, there's stuff in the works to either remedy that or deal with it, whichever comes first.

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And the focal point of the PC, a giant reservoir with a "stone" bottom.

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And the power button, in mockup...

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More to come, when I'm not working so hard...

[Dalten]

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

[alexey]

Well so far u have succeded in amazing me and i trust u will do so from now on ...amazing:up: :up: :up:

[RealRedRaider]

Kaylin, Is it finished yet...

I would like to see the finished product.

[[XC] Kayin]

Problems with real life have slowed this down, as well as some very hard to make pieces. Progress should be coming soon though...

[RealRedRaider]

Kayin;2992213']Problems with real life have slowed this down, as well as some very hard to make pieces. Progress should be coming soon though...

Looking forward to seeing your progress...

GREAT work so far... :up:

[Goreg]

Man that looks so nice! :up: Dunno how you have the patience to do it lol

[yz250]

nice work!!!!
keep going

[Papu]

awesome work dude!!!!!!!

[stocius]

We ought to some sort of award for this.

[BigJoe]

Start looks great :wave:

[[XC] Kayin]

Got some time tomorrow, there may be some progress to report...

[Yeknom]

Aww man....

I saw that you updated this thread, and I was hoping for some pics :(

[Anemic]

Looking awsome so far! Looking forward to the finisht result!

[Madness]

hell yeah, combat! that game is dope. please tell me you have an old 6 switch woodgrain 2600 to match your wooden case? :D

great build! :up:

[[XC] Kayin]

What a wild ride.

New fish, work work work and my mother-in-law had a liver transplant.

In the meantime...

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All 4 rads mounted, first splitter for VGA mounted, pump, HDD, mobo tray, up and running, and the bottom res is mostly done. Today/tonight I'm making the top rad grilles. Bookmatched white poplar, highly figured. Should be nice.

[[XC] Kayin]

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One side on...

And I'm ready for water on the CPU...

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[Junimrox]

coool whats tha gpu's setup?
very niiice, looks powerful, are u going to wc the 4 gpus?

[MomijiTMO]

4 3850s as shown in their sig :D

[[XC] Kayin]

In Ages past, the mightiest of all men lived, one Turin Turambar, son of Hurin. Many mighty deeds were ascribed to him, but ciefest was the slaying of Glaurung, both a great feat and a great evil, for in slaying Glaurung, he learned the truth of the identity of his bride Niniel, and all found their doom there by the falls. Glaurung, slain by Gurthang, which Turin turned on himself after learning that Niniel was his sister Nienor and was carrying his child. Nienor leapt to her death into the Brithiach, and no man marked where her body came to rest.

With that to set the tone, the latest WIP-The Death of Glaurung...

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The sides have to be profiled down, and the trees are having green glass cut for the leaves. Lots of work, but worth it.

This side has so far absorbed 20 hours. I see about that many to completion.

[SparkyJJO]

This is gonna be amazing when complete, no doubt about that!

[Serpentarius]

the etchings are excellent ... so how u wrap up and smooth the cover?
plastering?

[[XC] Kayin]

You know, sometimes enough just isn't enough.

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However...

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This is the price I paid to get the fastest stock ATX-format AMD board ever.

I got copper, I got taps, I got solder, and I got pipe. It's modding time.

[Eternalightwith]

What MB is that? Can it take regular DDR2?

OT. When are you going to update that awesome thread again? The one with the mold making stuff?

[WhiteFireDragon]

excuse the ignorance, but what mobo is this from newegg?

edit: lol looks like i'm not the only one confused about the mobo

[[XC] Kayin]

K9ND Speedster-WA6.

It's in open box, it's the last of the ones they're clearing out.

I stated I fscked up the mold, I'll have to get another to finish the thread.

This is so fiddly to work with...

[bassdominator]

dude you got enough GPU's? FTW lol
Agreed you got some talent etching that picture into the wooden front! looks well sweet and better still well original!

[TheKarmakazi]

This is a completely breathtaking case. Cant believe I didnt see this b4 now. Great work man, Im a fellow LOTR fan, and your doing an amazing job. Waiting for completion :)

[mike8913]

if this doesn't make Froto sploodge, I don;t know what will.

[zlojack]

Sweet stuff here.

[VasilijeC]

OMG!!! That's really mean... I was only wondering, why didn't you buy 4850, in shop where I get my hardware, they only cost 30 euros more (don't know how pricing goes now in US)

[cobra_kai]

Wow just discovered this build it is freaking amazing!!!! Can't wait to see more. Plus you're making me want to read The Silmarillion again...

[Klarko]

Man this build is braveee, cant wait to see the finish product

[[XC] Kayin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/015-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/016-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/017-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/019-4.jpg

Text to come tonight...

[BiFfMaN]

looking good so far.

[Defratos]

damn I dunno what you're building there buddy but it looks goood :clap:

[[XC] Kayin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/028-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/027-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/026-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/025-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/024-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/023-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/022-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/021-1.jpg

Have fun watching the assembly of the case, thus far...

So much to do, so little time...

[zlojack]

Love it!

[[XC] Kayin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/029-2.jpg

Fans arrived... Time to get them installed...

On this, now in bare metal finish!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/035-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/032-2.jpg

And the final polish on the MIPS block...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01354.jpg

Enjoy, I'm off work tomorrow for more work!

[[XC] Kayin]

Just to let you guys know, I've been nominated for Bit-Tech's Mod of the Month!

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/10/31/motm-oct-08/1

[masxerofkartis]

You have some serious woodcurving skills there well done

[LogAn'sRun]

congrats to MoTM nome!!!!! Glad your back!!

[[XC] Kayin]

...And the one of the gifts of the Elves was ithildin, whose name means starmoon, and which can only be read under the light of the moon...

Scarce stuff, this ithilden, for its making was forgotten long, long ago. However, the Gates of Moria...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01398.jpg

And when night falls (or UV light, in this circumstance)...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01399.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01400.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01401.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01402.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01403.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/DSC01404.jpg

Letters are still not done, the wood chews up what I used to make that with-a UV marking pen for IDing stuff... Need to cut the tip down for the letters, but they'll get on there.

Til next time, I got nothin.

[Yukon Trooper]

That's actually pretty neat. Not my personal style; although, I do like to read fantasy. Considering that many of the same teenagers that love computers also love fantasy, you probably have a decent market to sell to. You should try going mainstream and get Blizzard to advertise your cases to the WoW army. :D

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

you should try to use some of this Kayin, that is if funds allow

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3857/uvp-12/Brush-on_Clearneon_UV_Reactive_Clear_Coat_Paint_-_Pure_White.html

I think it would make that front much more stunning and its clear to go on :)

[Serpentarius]

i wonder if the designs are celtic type?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

i wonder if the designs are celtic type?

... they are from lord of the rings :confused: celtic?

[shoota]

sub'd. awesome ideas. i also think the clearcoat UV paint would be awesome looking in whatever way you can apply.. keep updating :)

[Yukon Trooper]

sub'd. awesome ideas. i also think the clearcoat UV paint would be awesome looking in whatever way you can apply.. keep updating :)
A really good artist could work wonders with that stuff.

[[XC] Kayin]

IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/002-20.jpg[/IMG]

Mam, what dad is doing? Mam? Mam. Maaaam. Mam!

While Gabby asks for explanations of my maniacal laughter, I'm working on...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/014-4.jpg

That. That has a chicken breast in it too.

Oh, update...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/025-5.jpg

Galadriel gave Samwise a small token. Flat on both sides, it was made of silvery metal on one, with an intricate pattern of golden dots on the other. The silvery side was writ with strange figures to Sam's eyes.

"What is it, Lady," Sam asked. "It allows one man to do the work of many, to see many things, and the power to make them real." An awed look came over Sam's face. "Real Elven magic, Mister Frodo!" he exclaimed.

"Magic. Yes, you could call it that, if you wished..." said Galadriel.

The elven token in question would be a G0 Q6600. Since that's an upgraded proc, we need better cooling...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/015-5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/016-5.jpg

Enjoy, while I eat my sandwich. Board should arrive tomorrow. Some changes, but all for the better...

And for what it's worth, I have more coming with the paints.

[Polizei]

What is that you are eating? Looks good.

Nice rad. :)

[shoota]

you're writing makes me smile :) i thought i was reading a book there for a second. can't wait for the board to get in

[Lagaaja]

Kayin']Galadriel gave Samwise a small token. Flat on both sides, it was made of silvery metal on one, with an intricate pattern of golden dots on the other. The silvery side was writ with strange figures to Sam's eyes.

"What is it, Lady," Sam asked. "It allows one man to do the work of many, to see many things, and the power to make them real." An awed look came over Sam's face. "Real Elven magic, Mister Frodo!" he exclaimed.

"Magic. Yes, you could call it that, if you wished..." said Galadriel.

The elven token in question would be a G0 Q6600.
:ROTF::ROTF::ROTF:

[Josifek]

I really like thematic cases and this is one of the best ! Trully a work of art m8. Keep up the good work ! :)

[[XC] Kayin]

IT'S HERE!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/001-14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/002-21.jpg

And for CPU cooling (once I get it trimmed down some...)

I present the Elven Root edition RBX, plate #1.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/003-18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/004-21.jpg

Waiting for my bank to clear my latest PayPal shift to get my next pieces...

[Lagaaja]

:woot::shocked::shocked:

That CPU block fits the build really, really nicely!:clap:

[PakaPaka]

nice block you got there... waiting for the results :)

[GAR]

good stuff, you have changed so many parts hehe.