- Joined
- Oct 18, 2012
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
[PROJECT LOG] Kelvin Coolidge, (now Acqua). A sleek, hospital-clean, TRON-inspired build
Hey all! I've recently acquired a Mountain Mods Extended U2-UFO and how can I possibly not build a new rig when I have a new case sitting around? It'll be named Acqua (Originally named Kelvin Coolidge). Color theme is all white everything with blue and black accents.
I'm a huge fan of TRON (Legacy) and while details aren't quite panned out yet, I think we could definitely expect straight lines, sharp bends, and subtle neon glows in/around most components.
I'll be pulling a few parts over from my current rig, namely PSU, a couple SSDs, a mechanical drive, and an optical drive.
Entirety of case will be painted snow bunny/ powder/ cocaine white. (See: blinding white)
Also, a Haswell processor may be calling this rig his new home in April. TBD Edit: Going for it. CPU, MOBO, & RAM below are placeholders. Current Mobo, CPU, and RAM will be brought over from current rig until release of Haswell. Since I'll be moving back stateside at the end of the year, I'll have plenty of time to focus on the details of the rest of the build and wait for it
Contents:
1. Case & First Lot of Parts
2. Fans, Bay Devices, Fittings, SSDs, Modding Supplies
3. Walk-through: FrozenQ PC Mods Reservoir Mounting
4. Case Painting
5. More Fittings! SATA Sleeved
6. Case Paint Stripping
7. Old Rig Tear-Down
8. Case Assembly Part 1, PSU Painting
9. New Fan Controller, Front Rad Fan Wiring and Mounting
10. Ram Painting
11. Rear Rad Fan Wiring and Mounting
12. Ram Finished Pics
13. New CPU Block, Wire Color Concealment, MDPC-X, Custom Stickers
14. Completed Power Supply Unit- Painted, Sleeved
15. Walk-through: CPU Lapping
16. CPU Block Installed
17. XFire/ SLI Block Installed
18. Front Panel, Front Fan, SATA Power Wiring & More
19. Cable Management in an Open Case
20. MDPC-X Sleeve and PSU Sticker
21. GPU 'Spine' Custom Sticker
22. Motherboard Trays Know Best- Managing Cables in a Mountain Mods Case
23. Finished Custom Stickers and Light Bar
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