Thermaltake Armor MX+ DARK Mod.

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new update
Painted the back of my GFX card to match everything.
Some before and after shots.

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new update continues -
also got my white cold cathodes in today.
So cable sleeved the cable going off the cathodes itself.
the rest im not using.
Getting the rest of my water cooling gear l8er this week.
so ill post some picks of the system put back together soon.
Ps the little plug end where a pain in the neck to get off
also the camera makes the sleeving lightly see though but in real life it isn't see though at all.

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just got my fans in today There my new exhaust fans. Rad ones just plain.
Dam are they quite i didn't even hear them when i tested them out.
hears what they look like.
I also put the grills on i got to see what they will look like.
(Bio hazard and atomic ones). -Fan grills are separate.
Some Bling

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Hi guys
i just had a idea for some Led lighting for my pc.
i got other ideas as well but there to come l8er after build is complete.

so anyways on to my idea,
So this is what im thinking Drill holes behind the mobo and placing LED's in the holes under the mobo to give it like a HALO effect.

I drew a diagram to explain more.
The white box represents the mobo and the yellow dots represent where im thinking of drilling the holes for the LED's to give my effect.
The LED's will be glued into place from the back & all cables hidden.
Also ill put them on a rocket switch so i can turn them off if i like.
What u guys think ?.
Any advice tips are welcome and appreciated.
Btw heat is not a issue i can run them on a lower voltage to get less heat.

Thanks everyone.

[pooal]

will work!, but some precision placement of the leds would be required i imagine, but cause your able to change led intensity with a push of a button, i think this idea should work great,

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anyone know anything about working out resistance with resisters can u let me know ? thanks.
I got 4x Led's on one chain. Like positive to negative. SO One LED pos is connected to the neighboring LED Neg and so on.
This makes 1.3v x 4 = 5.2v. but im running them on a 5.5v rail (this is OK normally) so it makes the intensity a little brighter but makes them run hotter to.
So i want to run them as low as possible to get as least heat as possible.
Like what is the lowest i can run them on?. What resister will i need to use?.
Thanks for any input

[Church]

Hmm. connecting them in series instead of parallel shouldn't lover voltage aswell?
I haven't ever used leds myself, so don't know if there is any minimum 'startup' voltage for 'em.

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All good i worked it out. Thanks Churchy i worked it all out, all good
I used a 220om resister and paralleled my LED's in a sequence of 4.

Anyways on to how i got to the end product.
So the first step was to mark out where the mobo went. From the back side of the mobo tray.
I marked it out with masking tape and then marked 30mm in from the outer edge of the mobo to get my placements for my LED's.
Marked the middle of the mobo at top and bottom.
Then Drilled 5mm holes for LED's to go thought.
hear what it look like after that. (pic as follows).

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so then began working on my LED's.
I soldered the first set of 4 LED's in parallel together.
Then Started on my second.
Hear the two after i was finished.

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Then come the part where i had to work out where to wire a switch.
I decided to put it on the back panel.
So its hidden and out of site.
wired the rest of my wire's together and it was a go ,
Was hard to show the effect in the dark as my camera isn't the best but in life it works just as i hoped.
Giving the motherboard a soft under glow.
looks cool i recon.
Ps last pic is the glow i get with a mobo installed just a old one i had laying around to try it out.

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everyone.
just a quick update.
Fitted my radiator today.
still have to do some work like extend the cables from the fans so there longer,
some cable management ect tomorrow.
Fitted the exhaust fan with the grill.
forgot to check which way the fan was meant to go and put it on backward. aww well have to change it tomorrow.
Ps this is a old mobo i just used to make sure everything fits.
Thanks for looking

[Awers]

An interesting mod ... so that ... interesting how the final ...
One thing do photos without flash on a tripod ... you gain the quality of the photos. Some photos you took were raised.

[DARK_01]

Thanks Awers for advice.
Im a noob with a camera.
ill try it like that from now on.
thanks again

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Hi everyone just a quick update.
Aw yea got my water cooling gear today.
i put all the WC gear into the case with no hardware as this is my first WC setup I've ever done.
Had a few headaches like leaks & so on.
But after a few hours of leak proofing. leak free for the last few hours.
Anyways i got some pics.

[TJ TRICHEESE]

with watercooling or better when overclocking my motto is:

If in doubt MORE voltage

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with watercooling or better when overclocking my motto is:

If in doubt MORE voltage

LOL OK.
Ill be getting some help when i come to that bridge.
Thanks TRICHEESE

[Church]

I would disagree with more voltage thesis. It fits only if most overclocking needs to be squeezed out. But for those folks wishing mostly quietness from liquid cooling with average overclock .. with better temps by liquid cooling often less voltage is needed to reach wanted frequencies = less heat dump from components, one can turn down fans/pump/etc .. and less monthly electricity bill

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mmm Thanks churchy yea that's my goal.
ultra Quite pc.
much appreciated advice.
I don't have a lot of experience with OC, so if i go there i got a m8 how can help.(pooal)

Also ill like to give a big Thanks to Pooal for getting my WC gear . Much appreciated.

Ps im a dough i forgot to take into consideration my GFX card placement and my WC hose is in the way .
Aw well i guess i got more work ahead of me. ill post pics tonight.
got to put legs on it now to raise it up also.

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Hi everyone.
I got my case feet on the PC today. To raise it up to get airflow.
Had to dremil out the existing feet that where on the case.
I routed a hole so the legs i got simply slotted into the bottom though a hole.
about 30-35mm round approximately was the diameter that i had to dremil out.
Was relatively simple took about hour and a half. job done.

anyways hear what it turned out like.
hope u all like it. .

Ps on the last pic the leg on the right is slightly crocked as its sitting on a screw inside.
going to take it out and pack it up so its straight.
They all adjust so be NP.

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Hi guys
Just got my re routing done of the WC hose.
Should fit above the GFX card now.
should a though that one though more ah.(hose placement)
Took me a hour to clean everything up and re rout it.
Took extra persecution this time to make sure it was all water tight.
Teflon tape all the threads & job done, first test and was water tight.
There should be tips for noob to WC that it's a must to Teflon all the treads.
I can't believe i didn't do it from the start.
Cost be many headaches yesterday.
Also i put a ball valve stop before the pump coz i waiting for my new pump,
The one i got on atm is just temporary.
The new pump is back ordered ATM.
Should hopefully get it in a few weeks.
anyways hears some pics i hope u all like it.

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Hi ppl
Small update.
some pics of my system back together.
i still got to do cable management & a few other bits and pieces.

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some night shots,
post more pics when i finish cable management ect.

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Hi everyone
Just finished most of my cable management.
Look a hell of a lot better.
Also i got my TMS-200 board running today.
still got some work to be done. Like placement of temp sensors ect.
Also need a longer SATA cable was to short couldn't hide it good.
anywyas hears some pics.
Tell me what u think ?.
Thanks.

[Church]

Hmm. Why do you need that spiral loop from one of tubes to CPU waterblock?
Also it's usually rubber O-ring, that waterproofs/seals fitting when it's screwed in. Be careful with those hermetic tapes with eg. acrylic blocks/reservoirs. You can easily crack those if you screw in fitting with tape.

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Hi Churchy
Yea i know its long im just trying to get as much water as possible into the system.
Also i wanted extra hose so it was easy to put onto the mobo l8er after leak testing it.
I know i went a little over board .
Also the fittings i used had a small oring and the old jump im using atm had a larger oring layout so it squashed it and made it leak. thus why i use plumbers tape it fix the leak.
Btw Was just the jump mostly that leaked. But leak free now was mainly coz of all the elbows and stuff i used to save space. Why it leaked.
Thanks Churchy for advice ill remember not to use it on acrylic.