Worklog: Blue Devil TJ-07

[louie101086]

Blue Devil Coming Soon:
CASE-Silverstone TJ07-Black w/ WindowOWN
PSU-750W PC Power & Cooling-BlackOWN
MB-Evga 680i SliOWN
CPU-Intel Quad Core Q6600 **Coming July 22**
GPU-???Undecided???
RAM-G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBHKOWN

Watercooling:ALL OWNED
CPU-Swiftech Apogee GT (Bowed)
NB-DangerDen 680i
RAD-Swiftech MCR320 & MCR220
RES-Swiftech MicroRES
PUMP-Swiftech MCP655
COOLANT-Pentosin G11 UV Blue & Distilled Water
TUBE-Tygon 3603 1/2ID 5/8OD w/ UV Blue Smartcoils
FITTINGS- 6x DanderDen 1/2OD Perfect Seal & 4x AquaXtreme High-Flow 1/2OD
CLAMPS-12x Steel Worm Drive Hose Clamps & 12x Nylon Hose Clamps

Other Accessories:ALL OWNED
FANS-6x Apevia 120mm Blue Led 64CFM @ 30DBA, 3x Apevia 120mm UV Blue Reactive 64CFM @ 30DBA & 2x Galaxy 92mm UV Blue Reactive 48CFM @ 35DBA
LIGHTS-6x Logisys UV Lights
TIM-Artic Silver Ceramique
RAM COOLER-OCZ XTC Ram Cooler

Parts I Am Thinking Of:
GPU-EVGA 8800 GTS Or GTX Or Wait Til Something Better Comes Out
RES-EK RES-200
GPU-EK Full Cover Block Or Swiftech MCW60

If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to leave them I will begin to post pics once I get my case in.

[Patriote]

Can't post a worklog without pics! Especially for the first post! First post is always what attracks ppls eyes! :D

Anyway looking forward for the pics!

[louie101086]

pics coming later today

[tiro_uspsss]

i think phelan1777 wants pics... just have this hunch, cant seem to shake it

[louie101086]

Its almost a felony offense to post stats on a rig and NOT POST PICS!............

lmao :rofl: a felony dont worry i will post pics later tonight my mom has her camera so i will get it from her later

[Jimmer411]

Lime green text over grey hurts the eyes!

[ANP !!!]

Lime green text over grey hurts the eyes!

^^ LOL man :P

We want pics :rolleyes:

[Grinch]

pics are a must...

[sick_g4m3r]

pics!

[teyber]

http://metatalk.metafilter.com/12824/

[phelan1777]

http://metatalk.metafilter.com/12824/

What awas the point of that link?

[louie101086]

as i promised here are some pics and i will have more tomorrow i think tomorow my case comes and i can start putting things in it and taking things out
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001.jpg
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[Patriote]

Ahhh! I love the smell of new hardware in the morning! :D

[k00lance]

Nice, did you sleeve the cables yourself?

[AndyM]

Wow, those are some nice boxes! The quality of workmanship on the printing is excellent. Well done! :rofl:

[AndyM]

Yeah, I'm probably itching to see the build as much as he is itching for the TJ07 to show up, lol

[louie101086]

Nice, did you sleeve the cables yourself?

yep i did all sleeving and i just also recieved hard mount for apogee gt still debating whether or not to get an ek res or just stick with my microres what do you guys think

[step]

or just stick with my microresStick with the microres!

[louie101086]

just got my case today will have lots more pics soon

[Solarfall]

Wow, those are some nice boxes! The quality of workmanship on the printing is excellent. Well done! :rofl:

dude that really cracked me up LOLz

[FallenCow]

Where did you get those cool blue hose clamps?
Also.. those barbs on the microres and blocks are a pain in the ass, especially with 7/16 inch tubing. Avoid using them if you want to save yourself some trouble.

[louie101086]

i dont use 7/16id tubing but i got clamps from sidewindercomputers.com

[louie101086]

me making both rads fit and not to worry i have my quad core and video card now more pics are sure to come

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001-1.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture002-1.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture004-1.jpg

[Solarfall]

good to see this project moving along.. looks great bro, keep the updated coming :up:

[louie101086]

surely i will keep updating tonight i will do some cutting i will take pics and post for the world to see

[RockfordFosgate]

Not bad keep going I like to see new Tj07 projects;)

[Patriote]

Not bad keep going I like to see new Tj07 projects;)

I like it too! Keep them coming!

[Angry Beaver]

could you post some more shots of what your doing down in the bottom there, I was planning something similar for myself and I wanna see how your doing it.

[AndyM]

TJ07's w/2 rads are nice, I'm keeping an eye on this thread :)

[louie101086]

did some cutting work to the midsection of case and mixed g11 with distilled water and topped it off with pt nuke i think next i will mount pump

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture005-1.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture006-1.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture007.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture008.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture010.jpg

[Patriote]

Looks great! Keep them coming!

[louie101086]

construction halted for 2 days i ran out of cutting discs and my hole saw made a mess on part of case but promise to update you with more pics

[Senater_Cache]

so where are the promised pics?? :p

[phelan1777]

he is teasing us!

[louie101086]

me tease never i thought i was goin to have to work today but it rained so i went to home depot brought more cutting discs and continued but i have hit a setback my psu cables are to short and wont reach motherboard so i have to find where they sell 8 pin mb extenders

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001-2.jpg

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http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture011.jpg

[phelan1777]

Is the pic really blurry, or does that look like a really bad kink in the middle of the pic?



http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture011.jpg

[sergers]

i Didnt notice it before, but I think it looks like a kink aswell

[Senater_Cache]

looks like a 90 degree bend LOL.

cant you move that unsighly pump and res to the lower compartment?

[Grinch]

its a kink for sure...

[Mekrel]

You can go from CPU to NB with less tubing than that to resolve that kink I would have thought?

[phelan1777]

You can go from CPU to NB with less tubing than that to resolve that kink I would have thought?

I agree, in that sometimes shorter pieces equal less likely to kink.

[louie101086]

I agree, in that sometimes shorter pieces equal less likely to kink.

nope wrong that tubing sucks ass i think i will have to buy more 3603 but this time ill go with the one with thicker walls because when i used it before it never ever kinked and as far as the pump and res you cannot see the pump when i but up 5.25 cage and res was placed there for uv effect when i insert all 6 uv lights and really get things glowing

[NicePants42]

This is looking very, very nice. My only problem with this build is the PSU - it's quiet while idle, but as soon as any load is placed on it it starts screaming like a freakin hair dryer. If silence is important to you, do yourself a favor and get a PSU with a bigger, lower rpm fan, because the PCP&C 'Silencer' 750W is ANYTHING but silent.

I also have a few questions regarding the case itself, because I'm in the process of planning out my cooling upgrade on my own TJ07. However, I can't disassemble my case yet, hence the following questions.

1: I seem to recall reading that it is possible to mount a single MCR320 as well as one HDD cage in the base of the TJ07, as long as the HDD cage is moved forward a bit. Can you confirm this?

2: Could I ask you to post a measurement from the top edge of the motherboard and motherboard tray to the inside top of the case?

3: Could I ask you to post a measurement from the top of the motherboard tray support bracket to the inside top of the case? (Refer to pic below).

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/nicepants42/Picture010-1.jpg
On the top left, the bracket re-enforcing the motherboard tray.

Thanks for the help, and again, nice build!

[louie101086]

i will get those measurements also to answer first question i do not know becuase i brought brackets for my hard drives which you can see in pics those allow easy installation into 5.25 spaces

PROJECT UPDATE**

CPU UPDATE
-Q6600(currently on ebay for $1 starting bid)
-I will be moving from quad to dual core E6850
WC UPDATE
-upgrade from thin wall tubing to thicker wall tubing 1/2ID 3/4OD
-will do a different g11 mixture i will do less coolant, more distilled water and also add petras blue uv dye to mix
CASE UPDATE
-will be cutting more holes on motherboard tray and case to hide cables better

[Vice]

Why would you want to go from a quad core, down to a dual core?

[louie101086]

Why would you want to go from a quad core, down to a dual core?

lower temps, less electric use,higher overclocks, and to tell the truth i dont do anything which uses all four cores

[NicePants42]

One more question: do you like the black rubber edging that you're using to cover the edges of the holes? If you do like it, can you post a link to it?

[louie101086]

One more question: do you like the black rubber edging that you're using to cover the edges of the holes? If you do like it, can you post a link to it?

http://www.petrastechshop.com/neruedtrmo.html

[louie101086]

sorry i have been such a fucin tease but i have finished the rig 90% i installed my t-line, got my q6600 g0, did some more mod work and am currently waitin for camera so tomorrow i will have pics of my new grrreat case

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture004-3.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture003-1.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001-3.jpg

p.s. i removed all elbow fittings which i used before and switched to thicker tubing

[disruptfam]

finally an update keep em coming!

[ColonelCain]

Nice work! Can't wait to see what you do as far as getting everyting organized.

[lazy]

nice cutting there

[Solarfall]

looks absolutely fantastic.. keep the pics coming brotha.. cant wait to see it finished :up:

[louie101086]

90% done i ran out of thermal compound so i am waiting on some to apply to my 8800gts also have 2 more uv lights to install

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture005-3.jpg

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[AndyM]

:up: Pretty!

[nealh]

:up: Pretty!

I agree...

Beautiful work....:up:

[The_Beast]

looking good :up:

[Idaho]

Just a question on the fill port... Looks a little odd with it just kinda hanging out there with it's 6 or so inches of tubing. I haven't built my first real system yet myself, it's on the way via UPS, but it might look a bit cleaner to shorten that tubing for the fillport down to the minimum so it's just basically that fill port sticking up and not taking up more space. Just an idea.... ?

[louie101086]

Just a question on the fill port... Looks a little odd with it just kinda hanging out there with it's 6 or so inches of tubing. I haven't built my first real system yet myself, it's on the way via UPS, but it might look a bit cleaner to shorten that tubing for the fillport down to the minimum so it's just basically that fill port sticking up and not taking up more space. Just an idea.... ?

if you do it like that your system wont bleed right

[louie101086]

i finally have my system up and running i have my q6600 g0 overclock to 3.1 to start off and all cores are under 30c and thats with d5 only set to 1

[louie101086]

just when you thought it was done i come back with something else this time i brought lian li wheels and stuck them on with 3m double sided tape and it doesnt stop there because coming soon i will update my cooling system and be upgrading my stock fan mesh with modders mesh to increase airflow



http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture.jpg

[louie101086]

i cut my grills out of modders mesh now all that is left to do is paint them but not sure weather i should paint it gloss black or flat help me decide

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture.jpg

[Lu523]

Nice build. Makes me want to get a case like that. I need a bit more room than what I have now. A PA120.3 on top of a case does not look very good.

[nealh]

i cut my grills out of modders mesh now all that is left to do is paint them but not sure weather i should paint it gloss black or flat help me decide

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture.jpg

those grills look great..I wished I had used what you did for cutting..I am such the moron

[louie101086]

at first i used a dremel but that didnt work out at all it was to hard to control all my cuts were going crazy so then i thought about wire cutters and that worked out great edges are all even and clean cut but i decided to paint grills gloss black

[disruptfam]

lol I'm doing the same as you.But with my v2000 cutting my modder's mesh now.Had a hard time cutting it with a dremel aswell so i used my wire cutters .....

I also have gloss black paint and will be painting it this w/e

Wipe it down with some lacquer thinner 1st then light sand then paint....

[louie101086]

i was just going to wash it with some soap spray it with some self etching primer then paint why do i have to use laquer and sand it

[louie101086]

since the modders mesh will show more of the fans at the bottom i had to sleeve my cables and also have gotten a new set of toys

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture007-3.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture008-3.jpg

[disruptfam]

i was just going to wash it with some soap spray it with some self etching primer then paint why do i have to use laquer and sand it

I don't know that what i was advised to do....

nice memory,i also see you don't have cpu (in you sig) which one are you going with?

[louie101086]

i have a core 2 extreme x6800 but dont know if i want to keep it

[louie101086]

revising my watercooling setup first was the rad i droped the mcr220 and kept the mcr320 but added 2 more fans so now it will cool better also had to do a simple nut and bolt mod to hold l bracket steady here are pics

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001-5.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture002-4.jpg
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[AndyM]

Stanford & Sharpie = Great 'paint' job ;)

[dr4gon]

Nice mounting idea/bracket!

[louie101086]

Stanford & Sharpie = Great 'paint' job ;)

i was going to use a sharpie but as you can see in my sig i have been working on a new project which means i have extra paint and primer so i will do it this way

[louie101086]

UPDATE: grills have been primed tomorrow they will recieve 2 coats of duplicolor gloss black enamel

[Markmk]

hi louie101086. I have the same case myself and im looking for wheels. Where did u get the lian li ones?

[louie101086]

newegg has them the cheapest they are lian li wheels

[sladesurfer]

can you post some picswith flash on the camera or not in the dark? i wanna see the inside without the blue stuff

[louie101086]

sorry but right now that is not possible i have gutted my system so once i reasemble everything i will do that i will also post pics of mods i do and my current update of cooling system

[louie101086]

Update: Bad News I Was Installing Hardware And When I Was Finished My Board Displayed "--" Once Again So I Rma'ed To Evga Again But I Will Soon Have Pics Of My Grill Mod I Will Be Installing Tonight

[louie101086]

heres the pics

i took out the mcr220 and just left the mcr320 but also i added for fans to it
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001-6.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture003-4.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture002-5.jpg

here are my blocks and backplate installed on my dead evga 680i
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture005-6.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture006-5.jpg

here is a pic of one of my black painted grills i made three al together i will install later on tonight
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture010-4.jpg

[nealh]

are you using a washer between backplate and the mobo on the backside? Curious..I did this and I wonder if this is one reason my load temps suck with my Fuzion and e6600

[louie101086]

no i was goin to do it that way but the screw was to little and went threw the hole but also is your fuzion bowed mines is

[nealh]

no i was goin to do it that way but the screw was to little and went threw the hole but also is your fuzion bowed mines is

No I have not bowed my fuzion

I placed washers between backplate and mobo, then washer and nut on cpu socket side....I am using the spring mounting....I tried hard mount and remounting with springs 2-3 times ..my temps are always the same

debating on whether I want to lap the cpu.....

[louie101086]

bow it and i promise you will see better temps

[BNDMOD]

Very nice... congratulations.... i like so much your mod :)

[louie101086]

thanks

[nealh]

bow it and i promise you will see better temps

what did you use to bow..an o-ring

[louie101086]

yep i used the o-ring i found in my watercooling box i cant remember what it came with

[disruptfam]

how do you bow the block? any guides?

cheers

[louie101086]

after you take block apart you must:
1. get spare o-ring from a barb you have laying around
2. place it nicely on opening
3. then place top on and firmly hold it on while you start screwind it together.(important to hold it tight to prevent o-ring from slipping/falling out of alignment with hole)
refer to pic

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/fuzion_oring.jpg

[nealh]

I habe been asking how the bowing does with the quad cores..does the bow..just bow the central blcok so the effect is not as good with a quad as a dual core??

[louie101086]

I habe been asking how the bowing does with the quad cores..does the bow..just bow the central blcok so the effect is not as good with a quad as a dual core??

i have been wondering same thing maybe i will start a thread to get response from more member

[louie101086]

got myself some new toys for my tj07 i think a new keyboard will be coming soon but not sure what to buy there are so many options out there but i have been looking the g15, g11, trantula, and eclipse

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture002-6.jpg

[Elusid]

Wow you have done a great job on this build! Lots of work put into it. As for the keyboard, I would go with a Tarantula. I have one and I love it to no end just be prepared to have a microfiber cloth handy to wipe finger prints off of it.

[louie101086]

to tell the truth the tarantula is what i want because i want to keep the whole razer look but the g11 and g15(w/ blue lights) seem to be good as well i wish i could play with them before i made choice

[Battle_Rattle]

sorry but right now that is not possible i have gutted my system so once i reasemble everything i will do that i will also post pics of mods i do and my current update of cooling system


Hey M8... Great TJ-07! I'm loving mine

While your Mobo is out and you're gutted you could consider a fan on the backside of the mother board. Cut a hole (just on the motherboard, no outside cutting) and mount a thin fan. I used 70x15mm. Took the Mobo temperature down about 5c.

There's no "fresh" air being pulled from the outside but its definitely moving stagnate air.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/Battle_Rattle/P1010011.jpg


Here's mine, doesnt hold a candle to yours...
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/Battle_Rattle/P1010115.jpg

And here's the fan
http://www.xoxide.com/evercool-70mm-al-fan.html
LOUD, put it on a fan controller

[louie101086]

sweet mod i am doing something similar on my other project but with 2 120mm check it out its in my sig its called project x

[disruptfam]

to tell the truth the tarantula is what i want because i want to keep the whole razer look but the g11 and g15(w/ blue lights) seem to be good as well i wish i could play with them before i made choice

imo i'de rather the saitek 2 gaming keyboard over the logitech one's.I Used both and they are to stiff for my liking. I haven't used the tarantula though can't coment on that.The eclipse has blue,purple and red lights can change via a button on the side...

[louie101086]

i read somewhere eclipse was a good board the first one tho not the second it said the second was not as good as first but have you used a g15

[louie101086]

here is my grill mod i finally got it done hope you guys like it

here is what i used

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture001-8.jpg

here is what it looks like from behind

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture004-6.jpg

and here is what it looks like from the outside

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture005-7.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture006-6.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture007-6.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture009-4.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture011-2.jpg

[louie101086]

just modded the top of the tj07 here is pic

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/Picture013-1.jpg

[Elusid]

Looking great, keepem comin.

[disruptfam]

the grill mod looks good man...

What did you use to stick it there tape? and what's surrounding the mesh? looks real clean...may i ask how u did that....i would like to do the same with v2000 panels...

cheers

p.s y didn't you paint the top grill black aswell? also what paint did you use?

[louie101086]

the grill mod looks good man...

What did you use to stick it there tape? and what's surrounding the mesh? looks real clean...may i ask how u did that....i would like to do the same with v2000 panels...

cheers

p.s y didn't you paint the top grill black aswell? also what paint did you use?

i used industrial strength 3m clear double sided tape #4010 and i did paint top mesh darn flash made it look silver tho and paint was duplicolor i used self etching primer and acyrlic black you can see paint in my other worklog

[disruptfam]

i used industrial strength 3m clear double sided tape #4010 and i did paint top mesh darn flash made it look silver tho and paint was duplicolor i used self etching primer and acyrlic black you can see paint in my other worklog

i can find this tape at any hardware store yeah?

So i need to buy the primer and acrylic black paint?

cheers

[louie101086]

i can find this tape at any hardware store yeah?

So i need to buy the primer and acrylic black paint?

cheers

tape can be found there but i brought mine from walmart and also performance-pcs.com has it but i suggest you buy it locally its cheaper that way and i dont really think you need to buy primer i had primer laying around from case painting i have been doing

[louie101086]

this is what tape looks like

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=314&products_id=22268

[disruptfam]

cheers mate

[louie101086]

cheers mate

welcome, also be on the lookout i will be adding more fans, getting new motherboard(p35 or x38 dont know yet), getting new cpu, getting to use my new ram, and adding and removing to my cooling loop

[pak]

very nice case and build. I wish I was patient enough to do those custom mods you are doing.

--pak

[louie101086]

Louie's I want list:

MB-Gigabyte P35-DQ6(ORDERED)
RAM-Crucial Ballistix Tracer pc2-8500(ORDERED)
CPU-Intel Xeon x3220 G0(ORDERED)
GPU-EVGA 8800GTX 768MB(I may get thru step-up program or wait till something better comes out)
KEYBOARD-Razer Tarantula(ORDERED)
OTHERS-D-TEK Nozzles(If they ever come out)

Let me know what you all think of this list before I jump the gun and get it

[pak]

I think thats a great list. And on the step-up, I would wait as long as you can just in case.... Prices can drop and/or a better card can come out.

And is louie your real name?

--pak

[louie101086]

no its my nick name

[Jedda]

Update: Bad News I Was Installing Hardware And When I Was Finished My Board Displayed "--" Once Again So I Rma'ed To Evga Again But I Will Soon Have Pics Of My Grill Mod I Will Be Installing Tonight

Not necessarily dead.
We get told the death dots are a short or grounding issue, but what we don't get told is-
If you take an OHM meter prior to the mounting bracket for the CPU you will find the LGA-775 CPU socket and bracket are in no way grounded on these 680i reference boards. For all intents and purpose those metal parts at first appear to be isolated electrically from the rest of the board.

That is, until you insert the CPU. Now, the bracket, CPU case etc are now making a complete ground to chassis ground. Or, at least most boards seem to make a complete ground, not all. On two boards I have seen worked on that were acting flakey we found that with a DC voltmeter we had DC potential between the CPU case and chassis ground when the machine turned on. In one case reseating the CPU fixed the issue, in the second case the problem didn’t go away and ultimately he returned the board for RMA. His new board does not exhibit any DC potential between his CPU case and chassis ground.
So care with cpu WC blocks and back plates is more important with the 680i boards than most. Fixed one "dead" board by insulating taping the Thermalright back plate. Bye-bye death dots.

[louie101086]

i thought i got the -- because my bowed fuzion was put on too tight because this isnt the first time last time it happened when i put a bowed apogee gt too tight and the guy told me what you said next time i wont do it that tight

[louie101086]

Louie's I want list(*revised*):

MB-Gigabyte P35-DQ6(ORDERED)
RAM-Crucial Ballistix Tracer pc2-8500(ORDERED)
*CPU-Intel Quad Q6600 G0(ORDERED)
GPU-EVGA 8800GTX 768MB(I may get thru step-up program or wait till something better comes out)
*KEYBOARD-Logitech G15(ORDERED)
OTHERS-D-TEK Nozzles(If they ever come out)

I seen this great mod which i will apply to some portions of my case and also my keyboard because i hate the baby blue look on the g15 and this mod will involve carbon fiber film from mnpctech.com. still a little unsure where on my tj07 to put the film i think i will put on mid plate and maybe drive bay covers feel free to make suggestions im always open to new ideas

[louie101086]

just got new board just have to wait on cpu to put all together but i did remove heatsink original tim and replace with mx2 also removed crazy cool plate to add thermalright rm backplate for my bowed fuzion

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[Canadmos]

I'm liking the Millenium Force measuring tape. :clap:

[louie101086]

lol thanks it the only one i had at the time which measured mm