Sonova:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:!!!! ! I will have to wash mah draws now :)
Look marvelous:up:
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Sonova:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:!!!! ! I will have to wash mah draws now :)
Look marvelous:up:
Thank you for tuning in and commenting! We should start on making the blocks this week
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Sub'd, got me interested @ 4-Way SLI on Nvidia Surround.
Thanks for tuning Smooth, Andrew and I are still modding this, We've posted video highlights of the build so far on YouTube
Part 1
http://youtu.be/sgUOwckLdzs
Part 2
http://youtu.be/Pawukucn5zg
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AC: "Hello, This is Aqua Computer Support.
Me: ..."Ah Yes, I'm looking for the Local Chinese Take-Out Listings option on your Aquaero...."
AC:.. "Ok, Do you have your remote control handy?, Just scroll down to page 189, It's right under "Tracking Your Lost Dog with Aquaero GPS"
Silly, but looking at all of the options makes me feel old, so Andrew will love tinkering with it. Yesterday I made Red Overlay to match the color scheme and installed Andrew's Aquaero into the shroud for the chassis.
Aqua Computer's Aquaero product page, http://www.aquacompu.../aquaero-5.html
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Removing masking tape over window for phoyba RGB light strip
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Cutting Red Transparent Acrylic Window sheet into overlay for the Aqua Computer Aquaero
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Thank you for the feedback and comments! I used 6/32 countersink drill bit for the Torx head screws on the Aquaro and installed Phoyba RGB light strip on the side...
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Modding at another level! Nice looking panel :D
Thank you Tool, btw, I'll be hosting another Lan party on Nov 2nd, here is video of my last one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrRpR1zRZo8
We are currently overwhelmed with retail part commitments in the mills, so I met with owner of a local machine shop to take on our new retail parts for 2013, which include the ATX billet motherboard spin-off from the tech bench for]frozencpu and any custom one-off parts like four 680 GTX waterblocks for this build. Hopefully this move will turnaround things faster for us. I brought the drawings for everything to them yesterday.
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Hey guys! Back again with a little update. Bill has been picking up my slack as I have started my corporate job and have been rather busy.
Aquaero Shroud -
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Leak Testing Waterblocks on the Asus Rampage 4 Motherboard
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Those board shots look oh so good. :)
No doubt UrbanSmooth! I love how the color scheme is coming together too!
On Friday, Mosquito came into the shop as volunteer camera man, so we'll be posting another video update of our progress soon. We installed the EK 480 radiator in the ceiling of the Cosmos II, I'll get photos posted soon! and the Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper Quad 120mm Radiator will go in the front
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14..._Radiator.html
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I liked the Copper fasteners they include!
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Those NexXxos Rads really are top quality.
One of those things you have to hold in your hand to "get"
Looks good so far as usual!
Totally agreed! ....looks like nice weather finally headed our way in Minnesota!
Andrew and I installed the EK 480 radiator with the 120mm Typhoon cooling fans. The EK Reservoir caps, Radiator shroud and Typhoon blades were painted in the same Grey and Red paint, used to paint the exterior of the Cosmos II case. We'll have another update soon!
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The goal is hiding all of the tubing out of sight.
Andrew in the workshop, he revised the connectors a bit and started routing the lines and tubing for the 480 EK radiator on top. This radiator has it's own EK Res on top, the other EK Res will connect to the front 480 for the quad 680GTXs. I recorded his progress for Part 3 of the videos highlighting his build, that will be posted HERE. Notice there is no cable holes in the MB tray for the ASUS Rampage IV, the lutro0 individually sleeved cables will curl and tuck under the MB. The Typhoon fans were painted to match the red on the exterior of the case.
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I sent our files for the four water blocks to another shop for Quote, I don't know if you heard recent Mod Zoo Podcast, but I mentioned in Opening, that last quote we got for four 680 GTX Classified water block assemblies to be made, was $5,500...Higher than we expected, but Mnpctech can't make the blocks, since their machines are tied to retail part commitments for this year.... So, as it stands, if this other shop's Quote is too much, Andrew is considering selling off his four 680 GTX classifieds for $550 apiece, shipped....He will purchase different video cards and use retail blocks, which would most likely be from EK.
Ahahaa, for $5,500, I could build a nice GTX Titan 3-Way setup. :up:
No doubt Smooth..
Andrew and I have been busy, but haven't forgotten about sharing updates. We've got gap between production runs coming up and Cheaps offered to make the acrylic covers, so looks like we'll be back on track soon! crossing fingers and Roboduck offered his help in rendering the front intake shroud for the Cosmos II.
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Here is what the Clear side panel looks like installed on the Cosmos II. It's cnc machined from .5" thick Chemcast Cast Acrylic with two 120mm fan holes with fastener holes for your own fan grills.
FrozenCPU is offering Cosmos II Clear Side Panel that was made by Mnpctech
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Here is photos while Milling the front 480 radiator grill bezel from 1.5" thick block of 6061 billet. The backside has been hollowed out, to save weight. the design was inspired by jet engine intakes.
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the final touch is our case badge, the shroud is engraved with "Rebel A"
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:clap::clap::clap::clap:
Amazing! Love everything about this case right now :)
congratulations on the job, is getting very beautiful! incredible details!
nice clean work :up:
Thank you for tuning in and being patient with our progress gang!
Here is the airbrushing on the custom made front bezel for the Cooler Master Cosmos II. For the past year I've been mentored by our painter Brad in "The ways of the airbrush"...I've been working on the basics like shadowing, bolt heads, bullet holes. For this piece, I'm just shadowing in the recessed areas. btw, I'm using a Iwata HP-CH airbrush gun with Black Enamel paint.
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I gave the 5 empty holes around the fan hubs a more industrial look. I had just enough of the Red anodized socket screws left. Twizted used to sell these under his old company DragonModz, and unfortunately he doesn't have any more available. The grommets were taken from HD cages... I think they're from the Corsair C70 I cannibalized..lol
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The front 480 bezel is finished! We'll be installing it onto the front when the vandal switches arrive this weekend.
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