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Old 08-10-09, 08:46 PM   #1
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The Green Monster v2.0

I bough an NV-690 long ago and filled it with led green fans. In case you couldnt tell green is my favorite color so of course I wanted to base my computer around that. I have had my case for a while and it was beginning to look a bit beat up. Almost bought a new case when I decided to have mine repainted instead. It became a big project of color matching and took about 2 months to complete but im completely satisfied with the results. My camera's flash really washes out the green so I took multiple pics of everything. the blurrier ones are without flash but show the true colors a bit better. Without further a due heres the pictures:

Fresh from paint(auto body paint actually a Lamborghini paint was used for the green and finally was all clear coated. the black had a green perl mixed in which shows in some of the higher light photos.):


The psu I had thideras make some custom cables to accommodate my case and match my theme:


Left side:

w/flash


w/o flash


Right side:

I added the grill because I had cut the original grill to accommodate a small lcd which I no longer use.


Here you can see how highly reflective the clear cloat makes it all


Front:

(note the flash makes the green tape visible normally it is not)


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Old 08-10-09, 08:48 PM   #2
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very clean rig bro how about a closeup on your psu cables

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Old 08-10-09, 08:51 PM   #3
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(you'll see what that green cable is for shortly )

(7 shots and this was clearest sorry it sux so bad and dont mind the coworker in the background)

and to the Inside:

(/\ this is my favorite picture of all the ones I took really shows the color well/\)




and behind the mobo tray:

w/o flash to show the color better:

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Old 08-10-09, 08:58 PM   #4
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Some night shot:


and finally my entire setup:




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@xtkxhom3r: besides the pics above this is all I have of the psu cables and thank you:


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Old 08-11-09, 12:03 AM   #5
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That's a great looking system. Just needs some photo work to do it justice. Do you have a tripod and does your camera have an ISO adjustment? Try following million-dollar-pc's tips. I really want to see that paint job pop...so much work, it deserves to be shown in all its glory!

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Old 08-11-09, 08:24 AM   #6
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thank you! i did find an iso mode(complete camera newb). my camera is messed up anways on my list as the next thing i need along with a tripod. i will try and get some better shots up asap.

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Old 08-11-09, 02:50 PM   #7
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Looks beastly. Great work! Cable management looks crazy >.>

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Old 08-11-09, 02:51 PM   #8
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Very nice look. I'm diggin the color theme.

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Old 08-11-09, 03:12 PM   #9
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thank you very much guys. im glad you like the cable management marluce, it took a long time to get it right but i am very satisfied with the results! black and green always been a favorite theme of mine and the case already had it going a bit. i just expanded upon it. for all those wondering here is some stock photos of the case to see what i changed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...w%20-%20Retail

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Old 08-11-09, 03:32 PM   #10
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Like! I am also doing a green themed build, which is taking far longer than it should. I considered this case as well, but went with the 900v2 instead. It's a pity EVERYTHING is made blue, but I've been enjoying the modding that came with switching the build to green. Seeing this makes me want plan some kind of paint job.

What fans are those? I really like the color, especially in http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2339/1005057p.jpg
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Old 08-11-09, 03:44 PM   #11
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Thermaltake Thunderblade A1928. i love these fans. have had pretty excellent luck with them so far.

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Old 08-11-09, 04:14 PM   #12
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Looks great man, I like the Green Theme and Thiddy did a Great Job on those PSU cables too

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Old 08-11-09, 05:18 PM   #13
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(you'll see what that green cable is for shortly )
Are those my thumbscrews holding the PSU? Did they match the other greens well? It looks like they almost match the wires...

But overall, very nice.

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Old 08-11-09, 07:54 PM   #14
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@neonblingbling: yes they are your thumbscrews and no they didnt match the ones i had but they do match the wiring quite well. i was going to use them for the doors as well but i like the feel of the ones i have a bit better. either way im satisfied with em and kinda like the accent they add. btw those are your fan screws holding the grill and rear fan on as well

@Jolly-Swagman: thank you! thideras did an excellent job on the psu heres the ugly short stock ones: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...Power%20Supply

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Old 08-11-09, 08:00 PM   #15
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Sveeeeeeet man!! I dont think I would be wrong in saying that a big Monster drink sticker would look good on that.

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thank you! not an energy drink kinda guy so dont know if ill be sporting the sticker anytime soon but i agree it goes with the theme well.

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Old 08-11-09, 09:04 PM   #17
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Thats a sick case build bro. im hoping to get my paint that way when i do my paint and hinge door mod on my haf case
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Old 08-12-09, 08:38 AM   #18
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tbh i did not do the paint myself. i had a coworker who works in the body shop paint it for me. i highly doubt it would look anywhere near as good if i had done it myself. good luck on your project im interested to see how it turns out!

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Old 08-12-09, 10:32 AM   #19
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I like, nice and neat. Great job on the wire management

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Old 08-12-09, 04:33 PM   #20
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thank you! it was long process but it paid off. actually installed the mobo and laid out all the cables then removed the mobo drilled holes in the mobo tray and slipped zip ties in, then reinstalled. was a PIA but resulted well.

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Old 08-18-09, 09:53 AM   #21
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Im guessin the green cable in the back is for a Rad or something?

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Old 08-18-09, 10:51 AM   #22
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No that one snakes up to feed a molex connector on the motherboard above the slots for extra power.
Probably could have snaked it between the slots and the back brackets, but that requires removing the cards.

Like the look there bud. I'm a big fan of green too.

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Looks beautiful! In a manly tough guy way of course! I am partial to the CM690 myself. Very nice!

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Old 08-18-09, 05:22 PM   #25
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thank you all for your kind comments. this project was a ton a fun and i love the results. i have a clear window on the way for the side panel to replace the green one. gonna see which i like better...@Grim&diggrr: yes that cable feeds power to the onboard molex. i was going to feed it between the cards but i never really like that idea, plus it makes for a great conversation piece, everyone asks what its for i just tell them it gives me more gaming power!

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Old 10-17-09, 10:39 AM   #27
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thank you! I have done a few more updates. I will be adding quite a few pictures hopefully this weekend.

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Auto: If ben333 hasn't contacted you, you should shoot him a message and make a frontpage article. Nice work!

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Are those 140mm front fans? what are they?
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Old 10-21-09, 11:53 AM   #30
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nope. those are 120mm thermaltake thunderblades. every fan in my case is one of them.

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