The Other Black Pearl [Project]

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10-15-2009, 12:02 PM
Hkxyz

The Other Black Pearl [Project]

Hi all

First Worklog here, I picked up a black pearl to switch over my components from my Antec 1200 that was not working out for me.

Here are some pics from the past week of what i have been working on, mostly paint and tear down.

Components
UD3P
E8500 previously at 3.8
Gskill 4gb
9800GTX
Couple WD 640 in Raid
EK Res
Swiftech Pump
Swiftech 3x120 Rad
BP Compression
Some Yate loons and White Tubing

I'm hoping to get a 5850 with a EK Nickel top,( Im also building a i7 860 on a p55 FTW with a 5850 so its making me a little jealous)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04356.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04357.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04358.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04359.jpg

I cut a couple more holes in the middle tray to hopefully accommodate the way i want to run my tubing and wires.. well see how that goes :)
And that one in the top middle of the pics got redone cause it looked like crap and was not big enough

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04360.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04361.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04363.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04364.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04365.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04366.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04367.jpg

After these pics i Wet sanded the Mobo tray and the middle tray again and painted them in the garage to get a better finish since it was not turning out too well

I just got done sleeving the power supply White/black so ill throw some pics on here later.

Enjoy!
10-15-2009, 12:05 PM
shazza

Awesome! And welcome to XS.

(I think I need to send my mid-plate to you for some cutouts - you do nice work :up: )
10-15-2009, 12:16 PM
Welshman666

very nice man! cool truck also:P
10-15-2009, 12:20 PM
punkrockpolak

Cool! I like how you snuck the truck in there, heh.
10-15-2009, 12:30 PM
WinstonSthlm

Nice to see another pearl.
The paint job looks good, looking forward to more updates and pictures :)
10-16-2009, 08:23 AM
Hkxyz

Thanks for the welcome
I have been Watching your BP Build as well Shaz, its coming along great. Black and Red are my favorite colors so im excited to see it done.

Small Update here

Took some pics this morning of the trays to try to show the finish on them. They came out pretty decent for a Satin Paint

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04385.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04386.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04387.jpg

Here is an overview of most of the parts that I am going to start putting together today. Mostly Everything is going to be black with some white tubing thrown in. I also picked up some Lime Green gloss that i randomly saw to paint the fans and the power supply with to add some color to the build

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04388.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04390.jpg

I also edited my first post a little and fixed some of the pictures i messed up on

Enjoy ( More pics to come as the day goes on )
10-16-2009, 09:21 AM
anubis_is_evil

wow, nice paint job...

i'm really curious, always turn out messing up all the paint for my case which is easily to scratch, care to share tips and tricks for painting there Hkxyz..

thx..
10-16-2009, 09:36 AM
ridney

great paint job! i've been seeing a lot of black pearls lately.. i'm kinda thinking of migrating to this case in the future, really nice case.
10-16-2009, 09:38 AM
millertime359

Looking good, that Ford in the background a diesel?
10-16-2009, 10:05 AM
shazza

Looks like the paint job came out really nice - I think you might have done this before :up:. Did you use Rustoleum for the paint? If so, which one.

:) Now I wish I would have stuck with black - your green accents are going to look great.
10-16-2009, 12:13 PM
Armitage

Looks great so far, I wish I could paint like that.
10-16-2009, 01:23 PM
Caoder

what kinda paint didja use and did you clear coat it?.. i'm having trouble finding a good looking paint job.. i've so far tried a flat black with a clear coat that looks kinda ok..but that paint job looks real nice ;)
10-16-2009, 02:22 PM
Hkxyz

Yes the truck in the background is a 2000 7.3 diesel :)

Now for the paint i sanded the parts first with some 400 then put 2 coats of self etching primer on them.

After that i sanded with some more 400 then did some 1200 wet sanding.

I then put on 2 lights coats of the semi-gloss black, i did not like how it came out so i dry sanded with some more 400 then wet sanded it again with some 1200 ( got rid of all the orange peel) and put on 2 more coats with the second one being very heavy compared to the first coat.

Putting the second coat on heavy and leaving it to dry inside seemed to leave a nice finish on there. It still scratches really easily since it is a semi gloss but it's pretty decent for the inside of the computer :)

It's still super touchy though it seems to get scratched with a micro fiber rag

Here's a picture of the paint i used. I went through 3 cans of black and 2 cans of primer

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04395.jpg

Random parts pic
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04392.jpg

I used some 1 inch Aluminium Angle piece here to mount the radiator to the bottom of the case
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04393.jpg

I ended up coating the piece in a rubber spray i picked up originally to put on the bottom of my shaving cream so it does not rust my counter top but it seemed to work well for this.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04394.jpg

More updates later when its not 95 degrees in the garage
10-17-2009, 01:24 AM
AzN_plyR

Nice paint job, I am actually working on my own black pearl that I just purchased, I love how your semi-gloss came out. I went for flat black though since I don't trust my painting skills to have it look good in gloss haha.

Keep up the good work!
10-17-2009, 02:48 AM
Anemic

Just like everyone says, awsome paint job! And welcome to XS!
10-17-2009, 06:08 PM
Hkxyz

Some more Updates

Put the case back together
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04398.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04399.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04400.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04402.jpg

I did not choose to use rivets, i went with some bolts and nylon nuts instead
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04397.jpg

I decided to not put the front usb connections back in cause they were too bulky, happen to have the right nut for the original bolts so i was stoked
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04404.jpg

Couple pics of where the rad is going to be placed.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04408.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04409.jpg

Ugly Wires
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04410.jpg

Ahhh Much better
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04411.jpg

PSU before
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04412.jpg

PSU After
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04415.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04417.jpg

Psu will not receive as much painting love as the case. Simple 2 coats primer and 1 coat Key Lime, well see how it turns out in the morning.

Thanks for looking
10-17-2009, 06:18 PM
shazza

I'm loving the key lime green! And, nice sleeving.

Thanks for posting pics of putting it back together. I've been struggling a bit with how it's all going to go, but it looks like there aren't that many pieces to worry about.
10-17-2009, 06:45 PM
Pellepel

Looking awesome
10-27-2009, 12:25 PM
Hkxyz

Update

I was trying to get my hands on a 5850 to watercool but have had no luck so i started to put the comp back together to hold me off for a month and then do some final touches.

Heres todays progress so far

Fans
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04420.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04424.jpg

Sleeved a couple as well
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04423.jpg

Some driveway shots
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04425.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04426.jpg

Fans on the rad
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04429.jpg

I ran the sleeving all the way into the power supply which made it HUGE but with some cuts it turned out nice
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04430.jpg

Hard drive setup
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04431.jpg

6-pin under the mobo
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04438.jpg

Some Final shots as of right now
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04439.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04437.jpg

Will have more pics later i hope well see how things go
10-27-2009, 12:40 PM
ShArKo

Hkxyz welcome to XS.....

I like the worklog......It looks great.
10-27-2009, 01:28 PM
CodeNinja

Paint job looks good! Really digging the green fans on the black.

Glad to hear it scratches easy. Well, no, not really glad to hear it... just glad to hear I didn't screw mine up as badly as I'd thought. It's painful how easily it scratches :(

Next case is going to get powdered.
10-27-2009, 01:45 PM
Jamesrt2004

what psu is that does it just have an 80mm at front??
10-27-2009, 02:32 PM
illidan

pcp&c silencer
10-27-2009, 02:52 PM
Liderc

A lot of work done here, great job.
10-27-2009, 03:09 PM
millertime359

That build is coming along nicely. I like the paint jobs on the PSU and fans.

OOO, 7.3 liter Diesel, jealous. Those were nice engines.
11-06-2009, 07:57 AM
syc

OM*G , very nice car :D And also nice rig! I'm waiting for the new posts! :)
11-06-2009, 09:24 AM
kgtiger

Comming along nicely there mate.
I hope you don't paint when your cars are in the driveway, as you will get overspray on them.
01-28-2010, 10:30 PM
Hkxyz

Its been a while since i put an update on here. So i bring you some random pics of the build.

I got my 5850 in about a month ago and set up my triple 24's

I ran the 5850 Air cooled for about a month until i was ready to put the EK block on it and redo a couple other things. I have pics of the tear down which i post soon.

Enjoy the pics
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6696.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6697.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6699.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6700.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6702.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6705.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6711.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6714.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6716.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6730.jpg

Saw this at SEMA the color looks familiar :)
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/DSC04482.jpg
01-28-2010, 11:20 PM
martensch

beautiful work, i`d just suggest to change the board in order to fit in more into your color concept... what do you think about a DFI UT? :D
01-29-2010, 10:54 AM
InCredible

wow that car is gorgeous!...nice rig too :)
01-29-2010, 01:34 PM
masxerofkartis

Dodge Challenger, im guessing 1970???

Man that is one cool ride, amazingly it looks good in green also, thats what i love about these cars they always look great in any color.
02-09-2010, 12:53 PM
Hkxyz

beautiful work, i`d just suggest to change the board in order to fit in more into your color concept... what do you think about a DFI UT?

Your right that board would be perfect, though this is what i have to work with right now :)

Here are some shots of the Ek Block and some tear down shots of the stock 5850. This is my first time Cooling a video card and i must say this block is very well made and looks great. Thanks EK

Had some extra time on my hands so i took a bunch of photos enjoy.

Stock Card
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6744.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6743.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6742.jpg

Tear down
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6746.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6745.jpg

Naked card
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6746.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6748.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6752.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6756.jpg

Ek Block
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6732.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6733.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6734.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6735.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6768.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6766.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6763.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6758.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6776.jpg

I switched over from the xspc to an Ek top for the pump.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6741.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6738.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6737.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6736.jpg

Ill have the rest of the completed pictures shortly.
02-09-2010, 02:45 PM
Senater_Cache

So you are a gun enthusiast eh?

nice build, too.
02-09-2010, 03:00 PM
The_Beast

Nice build and nice color combo
02-10-2010, 05:07 PM
Hkxyz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senater_Cache

So you are a gun enthusiast eh?

nice build, too.

It's hard to be a gun enthusiast here in CA but i try

More Pics
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6824.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6825.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6833.jpg

Some Fun with sleeving
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6840.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6844.jpg

Reassemble time
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6850.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6849.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6856.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6857.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6858.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6860.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6861.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6862.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6863.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_6864.jpg
02-10-2010, 07:17 PM
Raiden

Man that green is awesome !

Really good project , loving it , also good choice on the graphic card 5850 its the best buy at the moment !!! :D
02-14-2010, 02:04 PM
Hkxyz

Here are the final pics as of now. I still need to route some wires and other junk

Once the side panels get cut it will be done... Finally..

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7113.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7117.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7120.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7122.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7129.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7134.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7139.jpg
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http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7141.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7155.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7161.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7165.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7176.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7179.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7187.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7193.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7197.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7201.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7219.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7234.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7240.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7248.jpg

Some pics with a friends build that i just finished
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7205.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7212.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...z/IMG_7229.jpg
02-14-2010, 05:40 PM
Wezly

Very nice!

Clean, well-measured on the sata power cables!
02-15-2010, 09:33 PM
Stvwndr219

What size is that reservoir?
02-16-2010, 01:08 AM
Anemic

Very nice and clean build. The colors are great! Nice job, keep it up!
02-16-2010, 07:17 AM
shazza

Nice job - I like the way the colors came out, and think the green is a nice touch.
02-16-2010, 07:32 AM
josk1

a bit too much colors in your build for me... but you did a great job building it, and you did another great job on your friend's (like the black/red color scheme :up: )
02-16-2010, 12:26 PM
Hkxyz

Quote:

Originally Posted by shazza

Nice job - I like the way the colors came out, and think the green is a nice touch.

Thanks Shaz, i cant wait for yours to be done, i check the post everyday :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anemic

Very nice and clean build. The colors are great! Nice job, keep it up!

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stvwndr219

What size is that reservoir?

It is the smallest one EK makes i believe, 100 ML
02-16-2010, 01:48 PM
Alexandr0s

Great build! Although I think the reservoir is a tad too small for the case. Everything else looks amazing though.
02-16-2010, 02:34 PM
Hkxyz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexandr0s

Great build! Although I think the reservoir is a tad too small for the case. Everything else looks amazing though.

I do agree, i ordered the res thinking it was going to go into a different case then i picked up the black pearl when it was cheap on newegg and well... the res looks like a midget in the space now :)

So i guess a black mobo and a bigger res needs to be put on the upgrade list hehe
02-16-2010, 02:42 PM
Alexandr0s

Just buy an larger tube, like this one:

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/re...ube-140mm.html

Although I've heard the tubes can be a pain to unscrew.
02-16-2010, 03:04 PM
CptDreadFlint

Love the color of the fans and PSU :up:

'Tis a shame we can't fill a res with whatever cool liquid we choose without adverse effects.
A delicious recipe of hazelnut liqueur, vodka, green creme de menthe and heavy cream (Pistachio Mint Ice Cream Koktail) would look quite at home in your res!

Great job!
02-17-2010, 04:12 AM
Alexandr0s

You sure know your Koktails Flint. I would have expected a pirate like ye would be more interested in http://riverdaughter.files.wordpress...sizes-01-s.jpg

Edit: say what now? I can't even say :banana::banana::banana::banana:tail? :(
07-31-2010, 09:10 PM
UrbanSmooth

Wow, very nice.
07-31-2010, 11:26 PM
OC Maximus

I love reading build logs. Great Work!!!

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