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    Hey Shaz, how hard is it to program that little LCD screen? It is so awesome! I'd love to have one which also tells me my core temps and vcore etc. Handy as.

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    Shazza, I am going to put my white cathode or LED lighting behind the motherboard in between the tray. I changed the blue LED's to white on my Koolance blocks and my cards are nicely lit up and look awesome!! I may also put a white cathode behind my bottom Rad. I had to delay some parts of my project since I had to pay $730 to replace the clutch in my car.....
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    Beautiful Pics Shazza ....

    Do you do any post processing work with those pics or those straight from your camera?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brother Esau View Post
    I love Bright cheerful colors Do you fancy the UV Tubing over the clear with UV Fluid Shazza?
    I didn't know I was going to use the colored coolant when I set up the tubing ... just added it because of the EK blocks and the reservoirs. I'd like to see it with plain tygon ... maybe next modification

    Quote Originally Posted by charles_h View Post
    Like so many, I'm really enjoying your worklog Shazza. It's not just the incredible attention to detail in your work, or the stunning photos (even the arty farty ones) but also the way you represent yourself. ...
    Very kind of you to say such nice things, Charles, but does Nils know you were out of your cell ? I am still just a beginner at all this, but really enjoying the process. And, about my arty photos - do you see me holding my handiwork over a balcony to potentially drop 20 stories ? ( but, I do have some of those blue gloves) Again, thanks for the kind words.

    Quote Originally Posted by dreamaxx View Post
    Hey Shaz, how hard is it to program that little LCD screen? It is so awesome! I'd love to have one which also tells me my core temps and vcore etc. Handy as.
    It's not too difficult, just took a couple of hours to figure out. I do have it reading my CPU temps and more. Very handy.

    Quote Originally Posted by BringerOdeath View Post
    Shazza, I am going to put my white cathode or LED lighting behind the motherboard in between the tray. I changed the blue LED's to white on my Koolance blocks and my cards are nicely lit up and look awesome!! I may also put a white cathode behind my bottom Rad. I had to delay some parts of my project since I had to pay $730 to replace the clutch in my car.....
    That sounds interesting - looking forward to seeing pics. Sorry about your clutch!

    Quote Originally Posted by jpm804 View Post
    Beautiful Pics Shazza ....
    Do you do any post processing work with those pics or those straight from your camera?
    I process the pics in Lightroom 2 - primarily to adjust white balance. Then also adjust "curves" to get the highlights/shadows right. For the tubing pics, I have to do a little adjustment to get the colors to show what they look like in real life. The Green is the most difficult - it's actually a little "greener" and less lime-like in real life, but it's a pretty good representation.


    Thanks for the feedback, folks. I'm going to concentrate on using this computer for a while now - that will be a novelty!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shazza View Post

    Hi, Shazza, it looks amazing. I hope you are enjoying using it now and not reading what I'm writing!

    ...except it looks like you may have a slight kink in the green CPU tube; you may want to check on it. If it's kinked you can put zipties (quick and cheap) or buy a BP 45 or 2 (pretty). But who am I to advise you on fittings?!
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    Shazza,

    this is amazing. Good work.
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    Nice job! Splendid, but what are your fans ?
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    shazza thx for the cathode and coolant help
    but does feser 1 coolant have the anti corrosive stuff ?
    and you just used feser 1 coolant thats it , no extra additive and such?(let the tubing take care of the rest basically)

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    Shazza!!!!!! you just dont stop to amaze me with the symmetry of your tubing config and everuthing else.... very well planned..... i tip my hat !!!!
    congrats !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by headala View Post
    Hi, Shazza, it looks amazing. I hope you are enjoying using it now and not reading what I'm writing!

    ...except it looks like you may have a slight kink in the green CPU tube; you may want to check on it. If it's kinked you can put zipties (quick and cheap) or buy a BP 45 or 2 (pretty). But who am I to advise you on fittings?!
    Have to check in here upon return from the office - gotta see what everyone is up to with their builds

    Thanks ... I know it looks like it could be kinking in that one pic (assume you are talking about my green mosfet loopy). But, if you check the photos below, you can see it is okay. I'm watching it closely though - thanks. I have BP 45s, but I really wanted to have the green standup to give a little more visual interest to the loop. Let's see after a few weeks.

    Quote Originally Posted by DdotRoq View Post
    Shazza,
    this is amazing. Good work.
    Thank you, I appreciate the comments.

    Quote Originally Posted by SkanXtrem View Post
    Nice job! Splendid, but what are your fans ?
    Thanks ... fans are Yate Loon Mediums on the front - pushing (pulling?? I never know which is which) fresh air into the case. The chipset radiator (which is the XSPC RX240) has Yate Loon Lows - pulling hot air out of the case. 2 fans on top, and CPU fan are Scythe S-Flex F's for exhaust. I'll adjust fans if need be if I notice any balance issues.

    Quote Originally Posted by ILikeCosmosS View Post
    shazza thx for the cathode and coolant help
    but does feser 1 coolant have the anti corrosive stuff ?
    and you just used feser 1 coolant thats it , no extra additive and such?(let the tubing take care of the rest basically)
    Feser One is meant to be used as a stand alone coolant. No need for water or corrosion inhibitor or algaecide - so they say.

    Quote Originally Posted by j.almonte View Post
    Shazza!!!!!! you just dont stop to amaze me with the symmetry of your tubing config and everuthing else.... very well planned..... i tip my hat !!!!
    congrats !!!
    Much appreciated - your build is still one of my favorites, and I may copy you next time

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    then how many bottles will i need to use with a ek 150 res ?

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    Looks great. Did you use the Feser dye or premix?

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    hey shazza, you know you want a heatkiller, or aqua computer cuplex now but seriously, i may just have to report his build to mdpc, probably the cleanest mountain mods build i've seen. also shazza, grab that bobble head, looks like it gives +10 to whatever skill you want :O

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    Quote Originally Posted by ILikeCosmosS View Post
    then how many bottles will i need to use with a ek 150 res ?
    It's not just the res that matters - also the rad. Assuming you're going with a 360 rad, it should take a bit more than half a bottle of the premixed.

    Quote Originally Posted by NJHC View Post
    Looks great. Did you use the Feser dye or premix?
    Feser One Pre-mixed. (NOTE - I AM NOT recommending this ... it works fine, but there's really no need to pay the extra over distilled unless you need the color).

    Quote Originally Posted by just a noob View Post
    hey shazza, you know you want a heatkiller, or aqua computer cuplex now but seriously, i may just have to report his build to mdpc, probably the cleanest mountain mods build i've seen. also shazza, grab that bobble head, looks like it gives +10 to whatever skill you want :O
    Thanks, noob. I've got a Koolance 350 sitting here, but not gonna tear the loop down at this point. I'm pickin' up my bobbleheads as I bobble through the Wasteland

    P.S. ... don't bother reporting this to MDPC. It's not worthy, as there are many imperfections, and the outer case photography leaves much to be desired We have to leave something to look forward to with the next build.

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    Damn nice looking stuff!! I love the Bobblehead, I am still playing Fallout 3 looking for EVERYTHING!!! I think I have over 120+ hours on that game....It's like crack! I ordered my remaining stuff, more sleeving, lighting, Ram cooler, and 9 S-flex F fans today, Shazza, except either Koolance 350 or Heatkiller 3.0 block. It's between these 2 blocks now. Waiting to see Hondacity's results first!! Hopefully the Seeker will be able to get that Aquaero ordered for me with his order from Aqua-computer......
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    every time i see someone use a Koolance 350 block it makes me wanna rip out my 340 and trade on up! Awesome pictures Shazza!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shazza View Post
    Thanks ... fans are Yate Loon Mediums on the front - pushing (pulling?? I never know which is which) fresh air into the case. The chipset radiator (which is the XSPC RX240) has Yate Loon Lows - pulling hot air out of the case. 2 fans on top, and CPU fan are Scythe S-Flex F's for exhaust. I'll adjust fans if need be if I notice any balance issues.
    Where find these fans you one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SkanXtrem View Post
    Where find these fans you one?
    Which fans? The yate loons or the s-flex ones?
    (New build):MSI Big Bang X-power II with XSPC MB blocks, Core I7 3930k@4.6Ghz with HT on, 3x GTX 480 SLI with EK Waterblocks(for now), X-fi Titanium, Gskill quad kit 16GB 2133mhz, 2x240GB Corsair GT SSD's(raid 0), 3xWD 2TB drives, Silverstone Strider ST1500 Watt, Dell3007WFP and 2x Samsung 305T's. Water loop: EK HF CPU block, XSPC RX480 Rad, Coolgate GC480, Airplex Revolution 420 Rad, 2x DDC 3.25 18W with EK dual top, Caselabs STH10 white with customizations....

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    Hey Shaz, where did you get the LCD screen from? I'd love to get one

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    Quote Originally Posted by shazza View Post


    I process the pics in Lightroom 2 - primarily to adjust white balance. Then also adjust "curves" to get the highlights/shadows right. For the tubing pics, I have to do a little adjustment to get the colors to show what they look like in real life. The Green is the most difficult - it's actually a little "greener" and less lime-like in real life, but it's a pretty good representation.


    Thanks for the feedback, folks. I'm going to concentrate on using this computer for a while now - that will be a novelty!
    I use the same program and love it ... makes adjusting the whitebalance so much easier since I have crappy yellow room lights.

    Also your making me want to upgrade to some better lenses after seeing your pics, the closeups are great....

    Like I mentioned before I think the AquaComputer CF faceplate would look good with your LCD...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BringerOdeath View Post
    Which fans? The yate loons or the s-flex ones?
    The Yate Loons
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    Well...I should have looked closer at your build.

    I just discovered, when I finally put my case together this weekend, that my idea of a cooling chamber on the bottom with the rest on the top isn't going to work quite the way I thought it would.

    I was going to use the Opti front, and triple original sides with pa120.3s in the front and on the sides...but it turns out that it won't fit that way, which I didn't see until had it all together in front of me and and then talked to Ben at MM for awhile.

    For one, the horizontal brace is in the way (which I would have seen if I would have payed more attention to your build), and for another, there isn't enough space in a standard UFO to put the fans and rad on adjacent sides without them overlapping at the corners.

    Oh well...it's only money, right? heh.
    Time to order a 14" brace and a new back I think, heh.
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    WOW Shazza - it looks fantastic - i like the look w/ the door on too - i've said before the tube/wire flow looks fantastic - NICE JOB!

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    Cannot believe that I didn't see this earlier.... absolutely pristine looking build... and from a fellow Arizonian.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shazza View Post
    OK ... still not an entirely successful photo shoot, but some progress made. I'm actually quite happy with how it's come out ... actually looks better in RL than in the pics. Even my husband likes it!!!
    I need to quote you Shazza ... just to push you just a little bit further. Just one final shooting. It is already super-fantastic but I am missing shots where you see the full case (standing freely and being completely on the photo with some air to breathe). It would make me so happy to see it from all sides. It is already outstanding and I truly hope for these last few outside shots that I would love to see so much. I love the three colors - it is very beautiful.


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