PROJECT LOG The Powerful Pretty Pink Processor (aka, "The PPPP")

[cpachris]

Project Name: The Powerful Pretty Pink Processor


Project Name Reasoning:
I’m a creature of habit. My last buildlog, The Big Budget Boomer Box, was lots of fun to do, and rang up a ton of views. So….why not play off that name so that it’s got some immediate name recognition? Right? But same as last time, I’m way to lazy to type out The Powerful Pretty Pink Processor very often….so henceforth, it shall be referred to as….[drumroll].....The PPPP. Powerful? Yes….it will have some first rate components in there. Pretty? Yep. This build is for my [much] better half. And my wife cares more about how it looks….than what type of components are in there. Pink? Yes. Because she wants it that way. Actually….pink and black was her request. Pink and black together could look very sexy if done right. Plus, …. P > B. That’s just science.


Goals:
This machine will be used primarily for placing online Scentsy orders, and browsing Pinterest. I’m not kidding. Ok...maybe a little. But not much. But just because it’s primary purpose doesn’t require a lot of horsepower, doesn’t mean that I’m not going to make sure it would be capable of handling any chore thrown at it. The term “overkill” gets way overused these days. But it definitely describes what I’m going to do here. She doesn’t need a lot of powerful components to follow her Facebook friends. But she’s going to get it anyway. Overkill. And honestly...do you have any proof that she won’t be able to tweet faster with a pair of 780 Ti’s and a 5.0 Ghz processor? I didn’t think so. Again….science.


Teaser for Case Assembly:

Updates:
There is nothing worse than a dead and unfinished build thread. We’ve all felt the abandonment and depression this causes at some point in our forum lives. So first and foremost, I promise to finish. I made that promise with The BBBB and I’ll make it again here with The PPPP. The BBBB took about a year and a half to finish….but that build was something special. I’m planning on this build being more like a 3 to 4 month project, because I’ve got plans for another build this summer. I also promise frequent updates, with lots of pictures. Just like The BBBB, The PPPP will be very picture heavy. Lets be honest with each other....I’m already starting to bore you with all of this typing....right? Pictures are what makes us love the build threads, and I promise lots of them. I did a few videos in my last build log, and will probably expand on that concept for this build. So click “subscribe” now. Go on. Do it before you forget. Yes...now. This opening post will be edited as the build progresses with an Index and links to any significant progress updates. I’ll also update the Hardware Status parts list shown below, as I order and acquire the parts, and/or change my mind on what to get.


Build Log Index:

• Opening Post! You’re reading it right now!
• Selecting a Case
• Picking a Pink
• Pink UV Sleeving Samples
• Pink and Black Sleeving Sample
• Corsair AX1500i Arrives!
• Corsair Fans Arrive!
• Simply the Coolest Animated gif Ever!
• Pink - CaseLabs Mercury S8 - Pink
• Corsair SSD's Arrive!
• Testing Pink Paint Samples
• Painting Some Sample Fans
• Fan Color Combinations - Solo
• Fan Color Combinations - In the Case
• Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM Arrives!
• Corsair Lightbar Upgrades
• I love Slovenia!
• EK XTX Rads...Up close and personal
• Mischievous little kitty.....
• EK Supremacy....Up close and personal
• Martini Time!
• Quick Test Fit for Radiators
• EK Pump Tops and Covers....Up close and personal
• I love Lutro0!
• Telios vs MDPC-X Comparison
• Telios vs MDPC-X Comparison #2
• EK Res X3 150 and Waffles
• Pump Stand Prototype #1
• Bending Acrylic Sheets - FAIL
• Pump Stand Prototype #2
• Shorting the PSU in Style - And I Love Strippers!
• All
• The
• Other
• Stuff
• In
• The
• Middle
• Final Pics of The PPPP v1.0
• Benchmarks of The PPPP v1.0
• The PPPP Version 2.0?

Hardware Status:
This section will be treated a little differently than in my last build log. I’m partnering with several sponsors for this build, and I don’t want to limit myself or them with the direction this build takes. My goal is to make it pretty, pink and powerful. Their goal is to showcase some of their nice components. Let’s just see where it goes, shall we? Instead of listing everything that I think I’ll get in advance, I’ll just show the components off with pictures as they come in. Plus...since this build will be about three orders of magnitude quicker than The BBBB was...I think it’s unnecessary to list off stuff in advance that might change anyway.

• Case - CaseLabs Mercury S8
  
  
• Main Components
• Memory - Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 2133 Mhz C9
• PSU - Corsair AX1500i Platinum
  
• Storage - 2x Corsair GTX 240GB SSD - RAID0
  
  
• Cooling
• Radiators - 3x EKWB XTX 240 Rads
• Fans - 18x Corsair SP120 and 4x Corsair AF120
• Pumps - 2x EK D5 Pumps, EK Pump Tops and EK Pump Covers
• Reservoir - EK X3 150
• Fittings - EK CSQ Fittings
• Tubing - EK-HD Acrylic Tubing
• CPU Block - EK Supremacy Clean Nickel
  
  
• Pretty It Up
• Wire - Lutro0 Customs Wire
• Sleeving - Lutro0 Customs Telios Sleeving
  
  
• Lots more fun stuff to be announced soon!

My sincerest thanks to these wonderful companies for sponsoring all of the PPPP hardware....





What You Can Expect Along the Way:
While I’m not ready to give away all the components yet, I’m more than willing to share some of the things you can expect to see on The PPPP’s journey to completion:

• Custom Length Wiring
• Lots of Pink
• Sleeving
• Hard Tubing
• Dramatic Lighting
• Cable Sewing
• Custom Powder Coating
• Perhaps Some Dyeing?
• Lots of Pink
• Lots of Black
• Lots of Nickel
• Lots of Pink (did I mention that?)

So subscribe now and let me entertain you with lots of computer hardware shots this spring. And some pink.

 

[ASUS ROG]

Just check out your other build and i got to say that It look amazing
How long doe it took for you to build that OU rig?

and another thing is after reading your build log on OCN, it give me a lot of idea on my up coming build, i got sa Moutant Mods extender Ascension case, curently doing fan sleeving,

 

[bamato]

I'm actually excited for this build. I think the pink will look different, in a good way. Outside the normal black/red/blue/green thing.

 

[cpachris]

Just check out your other build and i got to say that It look amazing
How long doe it took for you to build that OU rig?

and another thing is after reading your build log on OCN, it give me a lot of idea on my up coming build, i got sa Moutant Mods extender Ascension case, curently doing fan sleeving,

Thanks for the kind words! It took more than a year, but that was mostly because of all the custom parts and a few direction changes mid-build. To date, I think I still have the only copper Bitspower fittings out there. And that case and cooling setup should last me through years and years of upgrades. Glad it sparked a few ideas for you. Do you have a build log for the MM? Those are always fun cases.

I'm actually excited for this build. I think the pink will look different, in a good way. Outside the normal black/red/blue/green thing.

Glad your excited! And you're right. Pink will be.....different. Unusual. Peculiar. But it will be fun to do. Have you ever seen Dominator Platinum light bar upgrades in pink? Me either. Yet.

 

[cpachris]

Selecting a case is usually the first decision I make when starting a new build. In fact, it’s usually a case that inspires me to want to do a build in the first place. For this build, I didn’t start with an idea about what case I wanted to use….but rather I had some specific criteria that needed to be met by the case, that I’ll describe below. Not incredibly exciting stuff, but it may help someone think through the right issues when selecting their own next case, and it will give you a good idea about why I ended up selecting the case I did. :

Size: As I’ve previously mentioned, this build is for the wife-y, and it will be sitting on top of a built-in desk in her office area. Here is a picture of where it will ultimately reside.



That red arrow points to the space to the left of the TV, where the computer will sit on top of the desk area.

Because of some cabinetry that hangs on the wall above the desk top, the maximum height for the case would be just about 21.5 inches. But that height would put it right up next to the cabinetry, so I’m shooting for a case that is 19 inches or shorter for height, so that I’ll have some room between the top of the case and the cabinet. I have plenty of room width wise, and have no requirements there. I’m shooting at keeping it less than 20 inches wide so that it doesn’t take up too much desk-top space. Depth wise, I have about 22 inches to play with, although I don’t want the case running right up next to the edge of the desk. So...I’m shooting for a depth of less than 20 inches.

So to summarize, less than 19 inches tall, less than 20 inches wide, and less than 20 inches deep, are the dimensions I’m looking for in this case….based on the location where it will be kept.

With size as the only criteria to consider, I had a lot of cases that fit the bill.

Radiator Capacity Available: I’m a water cooler. Not only do I love how much quieter and effective water cooling is when compared to just air cooling, ...I also love how it looks, and even the maintenance involved. For me...it just makes it a fun project when you're messing with pumps and tubing and fittings and waterblocks. In my last build, I ended up with more than 120.24 worth of rad space. That’s a lot. Clearly not necessary. But it was fun. It also allowed me to keep my fans spinning at about 600 rpm….while maintaining very low deltas. For this build, I won’t be cooling as many components, and plan to have much more normal radiator capacity. Right now, it looks like the loop will be cooling the CPU, 2x GPU’s, and the motherboard. I think that 120.6 worth of radiator capacity will be more than adequate for what I’m trying to do with this build.

So to summarize, the case for this build needs to be able to hold 2x 360 rads, or 3x 240 rads. I think either combination would serve my needs. Or even 2x 240’s and 2x 120’s….if that fit the space in the case easier.

The number of cases that fit both the size criteria and the radiator capacity criteria….was a much smaller number.

Motherboard Form Factor Supported: In my household, we typically have anywhere from 3 to 6 computers up and running at one time...and maybe more in various stages of tear down or completion. For me, it helps if I can swap components around between builds and cases, as I’m tweaking one or working on another. That includes motherboards. So I have a general rule that all my cases need to support at least a standard ATX size motherboard, if not something larger. Never smaller.

With size, radiator capacity, and form factor criteria all being considered at once...it’s a surprisingly small number of cases that would actually fit all of these criteria.

Case Aesthetics: I’ve mentioned already that this build is for the wife-y. One of her requirements is that it be pretty. For me, one of the ways to make a case pretty, is to have lots of case windows so that you can see inside the case, and then make sure that you have all the inside touches that make a build look sexy. Custom length wires, sleeving, lighting, etc. So ideally, this case will have as many large windows as possible, because I plan to put a lot of killer touches inside that need to be shown off.

Case Material: This is not as important to me as the other criteria, but I still have my favorite material. I’ve built in steel cases, aluminum cases, and plastic cases. Each has their own pros/cons I guess. But my favorite material so far has been my last case that was all aluminum. Aluminum ends up being so easy to work with if you need to mod the case a little, and cut out something here, or drill a new hole there. And it’s so much lighter than steel, while not feeling as cheap as some plastic paneling cases. So I would prefer aluminum, even though this is not a hard requirement. .



Now….many of you have probably already zeroed in on what case I might have picked...because there are simply not many cases that fit all these criteria. So...without any further pontification by me, let me present to you the case that was my first choice for this build. The CaseLabs Mercury S8!







For me...and this particular build….this really was the best choice in cases I think I could make. Right size, right radiator capacity, right motherboard form factor support…..lots of window optons...all aluminum. This case fits this project. I’ve never built in a horizontal motherboard layout before, so that should make this build extra fun for me. I’m also thrilled and humbled to report that when I approached CaseLabs with my proposed project, they agreed to partner with me for this build and are officially my first sponsor for the project! That's probably worthy of a banner, right?




I didn’t post too many pictures of the case yet because these are readily available on the CaseLabs website. My personal Mercury S8 is already in process of being built right now, so I’ll flood with you with some high quality pictures after it’s received, which should be soon. Maybe even a video or two of the assembly. Mine will be a special color though (multiple hints given already), and I’ll talk about the process of selecting that color in my next update.

More updates soon!

 

[cpachris]

Going to walk through how I (we) selected the color of the case. First off, as you'll recall, my marching orders from the wife-y were to make it "pink and black". Now...I could take the easy way out, and make a predominantly black case with pink accents. I've seen a few of these, and I've always liked them. I've got a soft spot for pink. But....I (we), decided that we really want to make this thing pop, and go for pink as the predominant color. So......the outside of the case is going to be pink, and the inside of the case will be black. A two-tone from CaseLabs....of which I've seen several sharp ones lately.

Since the inside of the case will be black, I think I'll also try and make the motherboard and components and fittings black also....and then really glam things up with pink accents and pink coolant. Perhaps even UV reactive coolant and accents so that I can have two lighting modes. One white LED mode...that shows off the (hopefully) beautiful wiring and components. And then one UV mode....that makes the pink stuff inside the case really pop. That will be especially effective if the motherboard, components and fittings are black(ish). But I'm getting ahead of myself. First...we need to pick a pink. And since the case will be powder coated, and potentially some of the other faceplates and components, I need to pick a pink powder as step one.

For those of you who have done some custom powder coating already, you probably know that the color samples you see online on your computer monitor....don't always look much at all like what the powder is actually going to look like. You really need to see something first hand that has actually been coated in that color if you want a good feel for what it will look like on your case/components. There are lots of quality companies that make powder. My personal favorite has become Prismatic Powders. Not only do they manufacture great powder, but their color selection is immense, and they offer free samples. Just go visit their website, and you can request up to 5 free samples online at one time. And you can filter for powders based on their color family and/or their finish. I probably had 15+ samples of crimson when I selected the color for the BBBB.

Jennifer and I ordered 9 samples that covered a pretty large spectrum of the pinks offered by Prismatic (there are more than 50!). The picture below has the actual color samples they sent us. They come on these little thin aluminum (I think) strips. On one side there is a sticker identifying what color it is. I kind of arranged them in order from lightest to darkest (left to right):








Looks like I forgot to flip that first one over and show the name. But the one on the far left is called "Sassy". I don't know how many of you out there actually calibrate your monitors, but I thought I'd show off the Pepto Bismal bottle and include it in some pictures. If you want to see how close your monitor is to showing true colors...just hold up a bottle of Pepto to your monitor and see how close the color is to the picture. Kind of a ghetto way to calibrate your monitor. But everyone knows what Pepto looks like...so it should give you an idea of the true color of the pinks.





I placed the bottle of Pepto over by the samples it's color is closest to. Pepto is much lighter pink than the ones in the middle of the samples, but not as "hot pink" as the one on the far left. Here are some closer shots of each color. You can get a better feel for the finish of each with these shots that are closer up. I'll include the Pepto bottle in each so you can contrast the color with a known substance. Even if your monitor is off....you'll know whether the pink sample if lighter or darker than Pepto...and that may help you wrap your brain around the true color. From left to right......

#1 - Sassy - This one is a hot hot pink that feels like it will glow in the day time. I did not like it. I'm glad Jenn didn't either.





#2 - Sassy Vein - This one was interesting. It's the same hot pink from above in #1, but with a grey color blown on top of it. It makes the color much nicer and richer. Jenn didn't really care for the texture though. I thought the texture was interesting.





#3 - Matte Pink - If you get a close up of this one...you can probably make out the metallic finish. It's ok. But Jenn seemed to like the solid colors better than the metallic or textured finishes.





#4 - Cherry Blossom Pink - This is a much darker pink. You can probably tell by comparing it to the Pepto Bismal...but this pink is much darker and richer. I like it.






#5 - Rosette Pink - Same as above. A darker richer pink. Very small differences between #4 and #5.





#6 - Spiced Berry - These next 4 are in the 'Pink' family for Prismatic, but they really are getting closer to raspberry than pink. Online they look much pinker than the samples showed them to be. Also, all 4 of these next ones are two-coat finishes. My BBBB crimson color was one of these two coat processes and Jim said it was one of the most challenging powder jobs he had done on a case. Tough to get consistency all over. #6, #7, and #8 are very similar in color and finish.




#7 - Cran-Raspberry - See #6.





#8 - Booty's Berry - See #7. My favorite name.





#9 - Racing Raspberry - Love this color. Very similar to my BBBB, but more raspberry than crimson. With a touch of pink. The finish is striking. But...it's really more raspberry than pink.





I really did let Jennifer pick the pink. I was trying hard to steer her away from the hot pink on the left...but other than that...I would have been OK with anything. This may sound funny, but in the end, she pulled out one of her favorite shirts that just happens to be black with pink football lettering. She said....I want it to look like this. Well....there was a real good match in our pinks....to the pink on one of her favorite shirts. So....the winner is.....



So here is what Jennifer ultimately chose.....






That's Rosette Pink in the middle. I would describe it best as a dark and rich pink. Definitely not a hot pink, which I wouldn't have liked at all. But I like this pink. I can work with this. Nice job Jenn.


So....we've picked the pink powder we are using. The CaseLabs Mercury S8 case is actually already in production now, and the powder has been ordered. Not sure how long it will take Jim and company to work a custom color into the waiting line....but probably not too long. I'll have some pictures of the case in all it's pink glory soon.

Until then...I've already started receiving some more components, so I'll be taking some hardware shots and introducing more sponsors over the next week or so. Also, now that I have the pink color of the case picked, I can start seeing what else out there matches it. You know....sleeving, coolant, paint, knick-knacks. Just need to start comparing some options with our Rosette Pink. More pictures of that this week also.

More soon!

 

[cpachris]

Today I was playing with some samples of pink UV sleeving I had ordered from modDIY. Since this build is going to contain some pink accents inside, and I know the shade/color of pink I'll be using for the case, I'm kind of on the hunt for pink modding gear that is a good match for my case color. I ordered some 1 foot samples of most of the sizes of UV pink sleeving that they sell at modDIY.

Below is an example of what it looks like, next to my color swatch samples that I displayed earlier:





It might be tough to see but the pink UV sleeving is almost a perfect match for the "Sassy" color of pink on the far left. It doesn't really match the darker richer Rosette Pink that we selected for the case.....but is a GREAT match for the Sassy color. Here are a few more pics of the sleeving with the Sassy color swatch.....









It doesn't go horrible with my Rosette pink. But doesn't go great either. I'll take some pictures of it in the case once my case arrives. I think the biggest drawback though is that it really isn't very high quality sleeving. If you are accustomed to using MDPC-X, this sleeving feels cheap. Even the smaller diameter sizes are flat instead of round, and look like the braid is much looser than it should be. I definitely wouldn't consider it for my main sleeving material.....but....maybe it would suffice for some small pink accents in certain places. Maybe the SATA cords. Not sure. I think I'll keep looking. To be honest, I think the sleeving is going to be primarily black. I don't want to overdue the pink accents inside the case. I want the pink coolant to be the star of the show inside the case. Don't want to distract from that with some cheap pink sleeving.

I will take some pictures of it under black light next time I pull my lighting out, so those that are considering it can see how it looks when it reacts with UV lighting. Plus...if anyone is planning on building a case and powder coating it "Sassy", then they really should be considering using this sleeve.

I have another sample to play with also. More soon...

 

[cpachris]

In addition to the UV Pink sleeving I showed in my last post, modDIY also has some black and pink cable sleeving:

http://www.moddiy.com/products/Deluxe-High-Density-Weave-Black{47}Pink-Cable-Sleeve-(6mm).html



I got a sample of it also, and it might be a better possbility for a match with the pink shade I'm going with. Here it is against all the original color samples.....




And some close-ups....






The pink is actually a really good match with the Rosette Pink powder that I'm using for the case.






It's still not the highest quality sleeve...but an interesting pattern and match of color. Maybe I'll find a spot to use some as accents only. Like the UV Pink before it...it is flat sleeve and I'm not sure it's going to look good mixed with the nice round look of higher quality sleeving. Perhaps I could use some just for the sata sleeving.

More later....

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Man, you can see right through that sleeve...
Too bad MDPC doesn't have a pink sleeve.

 

[cpachris]

Man, you can see right through that sleeve...
Too bad MDPC doesn't have a pink sleeve.

Agreed. In my last build, I had my case powder coated a crimson color that matched the University of Oklahoma's uniforms. I dealt with the same issue then. MDPC red didn't match at all....and MDPC color X was off just enough where it bothered the OCD side of me.

In the end, I ended up dyeing some white MDPC crimson to match my case. It took a lot of trial and effort to get the dye color right...but it worked in the end. Here is a link to some pictures from that effort if interested:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1266202/...boomer-box-aka-the-bbbb/1420_20#post_18007867

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Oh my, that's quite a nice color!

I'm working with some MDPC myself currently, hence the suggestion.
I would almost say its worth dying some more MDPC for this one since you've done it once already

 

[cpachris]

Oh my, that's quite a nice color!

I'm working with some MDPC myself currently, hence the suggestion.
I would almost say its worth dying some more MDPC for this one since you've done it once already

Thanks! MDPC is awesome sleeve, but I was hoping to get away with not going the custom dye route this time. Dialing in the right combination of colors of dye to use means you do a LOT of test batches. But....I might just go that route again.

Have you ever tried the new Telios line of sleeving from Lutro0 Customs? I'm curious about it since I know he was such a fanatic about MDPC sleeving, and now he thinks he's got something even better. I haven't ever seen any in person.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Thanks! MDPC is awesome sleeve, but I was hoping to get away with not going the custom dye route this time. Dialing in the right combination of colors of dye to use means you do a LOT of test batches. But....I might just go that route again.

Have you ever tried the new Telios line of sleeving from Lutro0 Customs? I'm curious about it since I know he was such a fanatic about MDPC sleeving, and now he thinks he's got something even better. I haven't ever seen any in person.

I haven't tried Lutro0 yet, I've heard its nice though.
MDPC had the colors I really wanted, and I know Nils is a good dude, so I went that route.

 

[cpachris]

My last 24 pin with the custom dyed sleeve and some sewing.

 

[EarthDog]

Those little 40mm screamers... ICK! How can you stand THAT noise?

Great looking build!

 

[cpachris]

Those little 40mm screamers... ICK! How can you stand THAT noise?

Great looking build!

Thanks!

On the 40mm fans, or baby fans as I like to call them, I bought about 8 different brands as samples and auditioned them all at home. Yes, some of them were horrible. But these are the NoiseBlocker Black Silent 40mm fans, and they are so much quieter than most of my samples. I painted them to match the build colors, and hooked them up to one of my Aquaero's. So they run undervolted most of the time, and are just about as close to silent as you can get.

They don't move much air though. They are really just in there because I like the way they look.

Now...the 40mm fan that came on my Areca raid card was HORRIBLE. I ended up modding a generic waterblock to fit the card and replaced it. And the 40mm fan that comes on the Asrock X79 boards is like a jet engine. But I ended up blocking the board.

One of the goals of that last build was silence, and I came close. You can't tell it's on when the central air unit is running....and when central air is off...it's only the faint hum of the D5's that draws your attentions. With 7 radiators, I can run the fans at 600 rpm and still keep deltas low. My NB fans are just about silent at that speed.

 

[Firas]

Just check out your other build and i got to say that It look amazing

agree 100% wow

 

[cpachris]

agree 100% wow

Thanks Firas! I hope this new build turns out nice as well.

 

[cpachris]

Hot Zippee! Just got notification that my CaseLabs Mercury S8 has shipped! I should have it Monday barring any weather conditions....

 

[cpachris]

UPS man left a BIG box on my front porch today. That's a 60mm lens on top of the box, just to give you some perspective on how big it is.





Since you can probably make out the logo on the side of the box.....I guess this is a good time to welcome my newest sponsor for The PPPP build log....Corsair!





I was absolutely thrilled when Corsair agreed to partner with me on this build, and they are throwing some cool stuff at it. Lets open the box and see what's in here....





The new AX1500i! I'm not even sure you can buy one of these yet. I'm pretty stoked....





I always love how Corsair packages up their AX line of PSU's.....





Very good looking....and an absolute beast of a PSU....





Fully modular of course. It is huge!





Comes in at about 8.75 inches long...





Which is about an inch longer than my AX1200i....which was pretty darn big itself.





Tons of connectors....





Even more connectors than the 1200i has (1200i on top....1500i on bottom)





...and Corsair PSU's are just so good lookin'. This is the 5th one I've owned. Love Corsair PSU's.





The PCIe connectors seem to go on, and on, and on, and on.....





Wait....what's that? What's that thing in the background?





Coming into focus....it's pink.....





Oh! It's time to introduce everyone to my little photography pal for this build log. That's right, I'm Pleased to Present my Photography Pal for the Powerful Pretty Pink Processor Pictures....the Pink Panther.





He asked if he could help show-off all the cabling that comes with the AX1500i....





...but it comes with soooooooo many cables, that things quickly got out of hand.





These two shots are just for fun...







Sticker stats....





The fun part now will be deciding what to make this thing look like. All of the viewers from my last build log (the BBBB) will remember what I did with my last set of Corsair AX850's.....




With these...I took them apart and powder coated the PSU case in the same colors as the main computer case. I replaced the fan, copper coated the fan grill and screws, and made some custom vinyl stickers.

Not sure yet what I'm going to do this time. With pink and black build colors, the black already suits the build fairly well. Need to add a touch of pink though. Not sure if it will be through custom stickers....or something even more ambitious I've been playing with in my head. Need to noodle a little more first, and see how it look in the case. WHICH WILL BE HERE MONDAY.

You may have noticed in the first picture that this was not the only box I received. Oh yeah. There's more. Stay tuned.....