PROJECT LOG GREEN MOLECULE (modded Fractal Design ACR Mini R2)

[alexciobanu]

Amazing looking build, drooling over it just made my morning at work quite enjoyable. haha.

Thanks mate, a lot is still to come, not long till it's finished though

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys,

I finally managed to get the missing pieces in order to complete the build.

THE 970s ARE HERE











Time to slap some water blocks on then and get the loop started! I can't wait to get rid of that stock Intel cooler hahaha.

Here are some more shots of the build with the UV lights on. The exposure may not have been that good here as the UV effect on the fans is definitely not that bright. I will take proper pics once done.










Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

GPU and CPU blocks are on!

Here's a quick look at the cards and the EK FC670 waterblocks. Had no issues fitting them on the 970s!



Naked cards !!!

























Glad to be getting rid of the stock Intel cooler!





Cheers,

Alex

 

[Soulcatcher668]

Those cards look amazing.

Sooo close to finished. Well done.

 

[alexciobanu]

Those cards look amazing.

Sooo close to finished. Well done.

Thanks mate . Yup nearly done

 

[Dlaw]

How excited are you to get this thing up and running? This was your daily driver for a long time before, right?

 

[alexciobanu]

How excited are you to get this thing up and running? This was your daily driver for a long time before, right?

Yea definitely very excited! Hope all will be working smoothly . Yea it has been my daily driver for about 2 years now. I didn't think I have to upgrade much other than the GPUs and some larger SSDs. The 3770K should still be good for quiet a while with gaming and 16GB of ram is plenty

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys,

Here is the build in one of the final stages, ready for tubing up!

You can see I already have one of the tubes in and also from the pump to the GPUs I chose to go with some angle connectors and a connection that is usually used between SLI cards as it extends itself to achieve the length needed.

Let me know what you guys think of the build so far. I think it is shaping up really nicely!





















Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Blaylock]

Looking great Alex! The features I truly love about this build are the custom PSU cover, Pump & Res mount and the I/O panel cover. Is that new? I don't remember seeing you detail that before. That's fantastic and really makes for a clean looking build.

I think if the outside green more closely matched the inside either fluorescent green from the sleeving or the emerald green from the fittings I think the outside would "pop" the same way the inside does. I hope you don't read this as a negative. It's just my personal opinion.

I also love the GIANT friggin' Monsta radiatior up front. It's that "Over-The-Top" goodness that I love.

 

[alexciobanu]

Looking great Alex! The features I truly love about this build are the custom PSU cover, Pump & Res mount and the I/O panel cover. Is that new? I don't remember seeing you detail that before. That's fantastic and really makes for a clean looking build.

I think if the outside green more closely matched the inside either fluorescent green from the sleeving or the emerald green from the fittings I think the outside would "pop" the same way the inside does. I hope you don't read this as a negative. It's just my personal opinion.

I also love the GIANT friggin' Monsta radiatior up front. It's that "Over-The-Top" goodness that I love.

Thanks a lot mate, yea the I/O cover is new, it seems like I forgot to showcase that piece. Though it's a really simple idea behind it. just a bent piece of acrylic cut to size

As for the outside green I just didn't want it to have a neon green look. I thought that would stand out too much. So I sorta wend with this bluish green look for the outside so that it ties in with the UV lights

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys,

Check out the sexy Nvidia GeForce SLI bridge that is going in the build! It is a very special and nice looking piece of hardware, even if it's just an SLI bridge haha

















Some shots with the side panel on. I still need to fix the edge on the left side where I messed the cut and had to make the window bigger then it was meant to be in order to save the panel.







Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

That's a sexy SLI bridge.

Next stop, tubing??

 

[alexciobanu]

That's a sexy SLI bridge.

Next stop, tubing??

It sure is. Yup tubing is all done now

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys,

Here it is all tube up and ready to go

It didn't take much tubing to get it done as you can see. I like to stick to just 90 degree bends and keep things clean, it's also pretty easy to do . It should look sweet once filled!













This was the hardest bit to get in as I could barely get my hands in there!
























Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

Sexy as **** man colours look amazing together!!

Very well done!
I love it

 

[alexciobanu]

Sexy as **** man colours look amazing together!!

Very well done!
I love it

Thanks a lot man

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys,

Here are the pics of the completed loop, in light and dark as well as with the UV LEDs!

Quite a lot of pics incoming !!!

Sorry I took so long to get these up, been caught up with other things and I'm about to start two new builds too!

Still a few things left to do on this build though:

- Fix the side panel on the left side where you can see the case frame through the window, will add some vinyl to cover it
- Mod the Nvidia SLI Bridge, I have white Plasti Dip in now
- Get new SSDs, mod them to fit the theme and mount them in the back

I will do the final photo shoot of the build once all that is done. But don't wanna keep everyone waiting so here is the build as it is now.


































































































Hope you guys like how the build turned out! Let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Blaylock]

I love it. That UV really makes the green pop.

 

[Dlaw]

Gorgeous.

 

[alexciobanu]

I love it. That UV really makes the green pop.

Gorgeous.

Thanks a lot guys! A bit more to come in this build log and I'm about to start work on two new builds so stay tuned for that.

Cheers,

Alex