Project: Elegance by .::NeO::.

[mav2000]

Beautiful and wonderful job here. I really like how its come out, but could you take some time to explain how you got the sleeving into the sats connector? No heatshrink there from the looks of it..

[.::NeO::.]

thanks guys, thanks everyone for the kind words!

@mav2000: no problem m8 . The sleeving is all from Bitfenix, its the Alchemy Cable Series, and it's different from the other brand because it have no heatshrinks. The sleeve is all the way down into the plug so you do not see any heatshrink in any cable . I don't know exactly how they are internally, but i think that here you can find more info about it http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/pr...lchemy-cables/ there are some videos on youtube also

anyway, here's another update for you guys, hope you like it


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[.::NeO::.]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments

Another little update, faceplate finally in place!



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sorry for the poor quality pics and for the fingerprints, i was in a rush. Hope you like it!

[SovietKitsch]

I love the front panel. Really shaping up there!

[.::NeO::.]

thank you SovietKitsch

here's a little close-up just to shou the cut and the paint job



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[.::NeO::.]

So, plexyglass is here, i have one sheet of red plexy that is mirror finish and one sheet of black plexy wich is rough on one side and mirror on the another. I enlighted them with a red light and the black one is way better. It gives me blood-red colour instead of the pinky-red that gives me the red one.

in the mean time, i've a new toy in my room: Samsung 3D LED TV UE32D6500


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TV is going on the wall with some decent speaker (Bose Companion 3 or Creative Gigaworks T3, i've to decide on it) and cables are going to be hidden under the desk.

tomorrow i'm gonna drill and cut the plexy and waiting for the LEDs. Stay tuend

[paulbagz]

Scarface! :d :d

-pb

[.::NeO::.]

Scarface! :d :d

-pb

yep! Scarface ftw

[.::NeO::.]

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and a little video i made

YouTube - Project Elegance - TJ07 Faceplate Test

[kinghong1970]

wow! very interesting log!
love your style!

question: the front plate, laser or waterjet?

i thought alum yielded better results with waterjet...

just curious!

also, are you doing anything to "seal" the fibers on the pre-sleeved sata cables? they look like the standard shoe lace and those filaments may, over time, fray and be a source for dust/lint...

[.::NeO::.]

wow! very interesting log!
love your style!

question: the front plate, laser or waterjet?

i thought alum yielded better results with waterjet...

just curious!

also, are you doing anything to "seal" the fibers on the pre-sleeved sata cables? they look like the standard shoe lace and those filaments may, over time, fray and be a source for dust/lint...

thanks for the kind words m8,

the front plate is laser, i know alum is lighter and better looking and with waterjet you can achieve perfect result, but i've had a really good price for steel + laser cut so i ended up with steel

no problem m8! glad you posted here

[.::NeO::.]

little tease



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[.::NeO::.]

small update:

just moved my plexy from the outside to the inside and tried to hide the screw the best way i could... I think it looks pretty good


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*excuse the poor pics quality*

meanwile, i'm waiting the EK 240 RAD to come back in stock

[martensch]

nice work, although often seen I still really like the TJ07!!

[.::NeO::.]

little update of what i'm working on atm


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[WinstonSthlm]

Solid Works, that's hardcore modding!!

Really nice project you got there!

[.::NeO::.]

ok guys, i need help.

first of all: i've ordered a EVGA GTX 570, s/n: 012-P3-1570-KR ... it should be the reference standard version, as i checked that s/n on the EVGA website.

then i made an order from aquatuning for the following watercooling parts that are going to be my rev. 2 of the loop used in this worklog:

1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC580 GTX - Acetal+Nickel EN 94,78 €*
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC580 GTX Backplate - Black 24,19 €*
1 x Phobya Noise Destructor v.1 6,04 €*
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-PSC 16/12mm compression fitting G1/4 (ID 7/16) 4,43 €*
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream RAD XT 240 48,29 €*
1 x Phobya Stand 2x120mm - Black 16,12 €*
5 x Fractal Design Fan Silent Series 120mm retail ( 120x120x25mm) 8,97 €*
1 x Phobya 4Pin Molex auf 6x 3Pin Splitter 4,02 €*
1 x FlexLight Dip Leds - 24x 4mm Leds Rot - 25cm lang - mit Anschl 7,97 €*

Sub-Total: 263,98 €*
SDA Express Courier (Free shipping!): 0,00 €*
incl. UST 20%: 44,00 €*
Total: 263,98 €*

question is:

for the gpu waterblock: i searched for a GTX 570 waterblock and i only found GTX 580 waterblock, so this lead me to think that GTX 570 share the same PCB as the GTX 580. Is this also valid for the backplate? Because i've ordered a GTX 580 backplate but i'm not sure if even the GTX 580 backplate is compatible with GTX 570.

plus: i've found EK GTX 580 FC-GW ... what "GW" stands for? is a newer GTX 580/570 waterblock? Are GW waterblock compatible with reference GTX580/570 ?

another thing: i also bought Phobya 4Pin Molex to 6x 3Pin Splitter, so i can connect all the radiators fan on one device. Question is: can i also connect a 25cm FlexLight on this device or it's too much power? I mean, what's the max watt limit of this splitter? Also, anyoune tried it? Does it last for a while or it breaks in like one week?

Sorry for my english and all this questions, and thanks in advance.

.::NeO::.

[natech]

for the gpu waterblock: i searched for a GTX 570 waterblock and i only found GTX 580 waterblock, so this lead me to think that GTX 570 share the same PCB as the GTX 580. Is this also valid for the backplate? Because i've ordered a GTX 580 backplate but i'm not sure if even the GTX 580 backplate is compatible with GTX 570.

I think this looks fairly same as your card: http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/s...t?gpu_gpus=455 but as you notice the last 2 letters are different. I tried to google the difference on these cards but didn't really find it. At least not right away, so I gave up.

Back plate seems to fit and if that block is actually GTX+ (it doesn't state that + sign in your post) then I think everything will fit nicely.

[OC Maximus]

Not a fan of the pics style and notes but overall great and awesome build.

[.::NeO::.]

hi guys, sorry for the delay, got a bit of problems in the past two weeks but now i'm ok and ready to update this thread.

So... GTX 570 is in da house, as well as a Thermaltake eSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard that i ordered to replace my crappy SideWinder X6.

here are some pics.

also, aquatuning is shipping from germany to italy today. So, tomorrow my second loop will be home yay!

here's some pics, enjoy. P.S. keyboard has a fan that can be placed in the top right or top left corner so it can cool your hand when you are gaming. Is pretty silent and it cools well too












I also changed the way i post update to the standard images and comments, so it should be easier to read

[.::NeO::.]

so guys, i finally managed to put my hands on the new stuff i recived from aquatuning. i installed the EK fullcover block for my GTX570 and it looks a lot better now in my opinion.

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as you can see i'm gonna also use the Phobya 4pin to 3x6pin splitter to connect my new fans, pump and flexlight in a much more orderly way.

i have a question:

does EK GTX 570/580 full cover block have an orientation for IN and OUT holes?

thanks in advance

.::NeO::.

[Church]

I'd say that for gpu waterblocks orientation doesn't matter, as there design wise water just flows by, there is no concentrated flow right above core using jetplate as in cpu waterblocks (thus at those it does matter, and middle inlet should be used for .. well, inlet ). So attach tubing however you find simpler/with less 90deg fittings/tight bends.

[.::NeO::.]

thanks churchy, then i'm gonna use the best IN/OUT waterblock orientation for my TJ07.

my loop is going to be:

res --> pump --> 360 --> 240 --> gpu --> cpu --> motherboard --> res

[fr0wn3r]

Very, very nice. Stylish!

[.::NeO::.]

thanks fr0wn3r

update time!

UPER ZONE:







LIGHTS ON:



more pics soon as i finish the Rev.2