Project: Steampunk'd TJ11

[XXshadowwaterXX]

it would be bad on basically the whole computer. its not rust though, its a paint designed to look like rust.

you most not know how that paint works... its a two part paint. the first is iron based and the second is an oxidizer. that is why you have to prime the metal before you use it otherwize it will slowly eat though any steel parts. and the reason i was asking is because if the littlest chip of that falls off and onto the mb and shorts it then the whole system could be screwed

 

[ekuest]

you most not know how that paint works... its a two part paint. the first is iron based and the second is an oxidizer. that is why you have to prime the metal before you use it otherwize it will slowly eat though any steel parts. and the reason i was asking is because if the littlest chip of that falls off and onto the mb and shorts it then the whole system could be screwed

ah ok never mind then. i thought he said there was a chemical reaction to make it look like rust, not actually make rust. hm if thats the case then yeah its probably not the best for it, but he is putting a clear coat over it so maybe the idea is that the clear coat will keep the rust from flaking off.

 

[bamaland101]

subbed. looking forward to this, keep up the good work i can see its gonna look totally killer...

 

[Mosher]

That's gonna be Damn nice! Subbed, no question.

Makes me wanna go mod something, but then I remember I won't have time to finish it so I put the brakes on, I'll just live vicariously through amazing builds like this for now

 

[Willsonman]

Subbed. I never have had the balls to do a steampunk mod. My hat is off to you!

 

[YTech]

Impressive work! Looking forward for more photos and details. (Now subscribed to this thread)

 

[maboblivion]

nice looking project... hope you've had your tetanus shots

 

[magoo]

Looks like fun. great ideas so far.

by the way, I vote for leather #3.......maybe if you took a sample and got it wet, then let it dry at room temp, it might cure and look more beat-up. the color of the leather in the third sample is really a nice complement to the paint.

 

[Contraves]

Looks like your way to a nice dieselpunk setup, for steampunk I would expect more copper and brass.

Reminds me of this.

 

[Fooshnik]

Fun build. Will be watching to see how it turns out.

 

[inerlogic]

with all that rust it seems more Fallout than steam punk... also.... zip ties?

small hose clamps dude.... hose clamps

http://www.idealclamps.com/catalog/clamps/catalog.php?ID=17

 

[Fuganater]

Something is amiss... I thought some of these pictures were taken with a cell phone camera from the noise in the photos. I just downloaded one of the pictures and found the cause. ISO is set to 3200. That explains where the noise is coming from. Lower ISO and increase the light in the room for better pix. Tripod for ultra steady pix too

Ok, nuff about the picture quality... I really dig the rusty paint job!! It's looking GREAT on the motherboard. Will you be doing anything paint/finish wise to the waterblocks?

Ya I was in a hurry and didn't have enough room to keep moving my tripod back and forth to get things done. I'll try to take better ones next time.

I think I'm going to spray paint the water blocks (black parts) gold. Should provide a nice contrast inside the case.

Looks incredible! What will you do for the blue on the dominators?

Not sure yet. I may rust them or paint them gold.

umm isnt it a bad idea to put rust on the motherboard shield?

No? Its made of plastic and coated with several coats of clear.

it would be bad on basically the whole computer. its not rust though, its a paint designed to look like rust.

Correct.

Not really, even it if was iron the top of the motherboard shield isn't touching the motherboards surface

It is but only on the bottom which I made sure had clear coat on it.

you most not know how that paint works... its a two part paint. the first is iron based and the second is an oxidizer. that is why you have to prime the metal before you use it otherwize it will slowly eat though any steel parts. and the reason i was asking is because if the littlest chip of that falls off and onto the mb and shorts it then the whole system could be screwed

Which is why everything has a nice clear coat on it.

ah ok never mind then. i thought he said there was a chemical reaction to make it look like rust, not actually make rust. hm if thats the case then yeah its probably not the best for it, but he is putting a clear coat over it so maybe the idea is that the clear coat will keep the rust from flaking off.

Correct.

subbed. looking forward to this, keep up the good work i can see its gonna look totally killer...

Thanks!

That's gonna be Damn nice! Subbed, no question.

Makes me wanna go mod something, but then I remember I won't have time to finish it so I put the brakes on, I'll just live vicariously through amazing builds like this for now

Haha thanks!

Subbed. I never have had the balls to do a steampunk mod. My hat is off to you!

Thanks!!

Impressive work! Looking forward for more photos and details. (Now subscribed to this thread)

Thanks for the sub!

nice looking project... hope you've had your tetanus shots

haha, all is good

Looks like fun. great ideas so far.

by the way, I vote for leather #3.......maybe if you took a sample and got it wet, then let it dry at room temp, it might cure and look more beat-up. the color of the leather in the third sample is really a nice complement to the paint.

I'll have to try that out.

Looks like your way to a nice dieselpunk setup, for steampunk I would expect more copper and brass.

Reminds me of this.

Problem is price. I would do copper tubing but its wicked expensive and Bitspower does not make them in Iron Age.

Fun build. Will be watching to see how it turns out.

Thanks!!

with all that rust it seems more Fallout than steam punk... also.... zip ties?

small hose clamps dude.... hose clamps

http://www.idealclamps.com/catalog/clamps/catalog.php?ID=17

You will never see the zip ties again so it does not matter.

 

[pwrusr]

Ya I was in a hurry and didn't have enough room to keep moving my tripod back and forth to get things done. I'll try to take better ones next time.

I think I'm going to spray paint the water blocks (black parts) gold. Should provide a nice contrast inside the case.

Sweet, can't wait to see more updates to the build

 

[Fuganater]

Sweet, can't wait to see more updates to the build

Thanks. Hopefully I'll have time to post one tonight.

 

[Fuganater]

Sorry for the delay in updates. We took a trip to South Africa for some medical appointments last week. Got to do a ton of things down there including visiting a Lion Park!! Was pretty cool to be able to pet some lion cubs.

On with the modding!

I picked up some UN Radiator mounting brackets which are so freaking awesome. They allow you to mount a radiator in your 5.25" bays.

And here it is.

Above it I put the Silverstone Slim DVD drive bay. The rad is touching it because I have to have enough room below the rad to put the pumps.

I decided to install all the rads to see how everything would fit. Here is the 4x120

A surprise will be going in this vacant spot

And the 3x120

Installed the PSU to make sure I had enough clearance for the connectors.

Indeed. There is enough room!

Somehow I forgot to do the rust effect to the back of the mobo tray so that is going on right now. Once its done I can clear coat it and it will be good to go.

I've been doing lots and lots of thinking on how I am going to run the loop. I figured that I need to bring the loop through the midplate twice but I didn't want you to be able to see it the second time. So I measured and drilled a hole above the 4x120 rad and connected it with a Bitspower D-Plug for now. I ordered a 25mm extension to go there.

And here you can see where the pumps will be. I measured and the Bitspower dual D5 pump top should fit under it. If not, I ordered a second EK D5 pump top and ill connect them together using some 90 degree fittings and extensions.

I received my Lamptron FC10 too! I'll be doing a review on it soon.

The last bit for this update are the door panels. I like the 4 small windows in the bottom of the side panels for the rads to get air but I decided to make them into one big window.

Then I added some MNPCTECH Round Modder's Mesh.

That's it for today. I have the spray adhesive coming for gluing the leather fabric to the case and the gold spray paint for the accents and the water blocks. That should all be here Friday so I can do a good bit of work this weekend. I'm also hoping that the pump tops get here by this weekend too so I can do some more testing to figure out exactly what I'm going to do.

Cheers till then,

Fuga

 

[ccityinstaller]

You, Sir, are a bad ass modding machine!!! I love those rad brackets..I never knew they existed, and now I am a bit sad because I tried to find a way to mount a 240mm rad in my 5.25" bays to go along with my 360mm up top..After days of brainstorming I said to hell with it and just used a 120mm in the rear fan slot

BTW, Sub-a-Dubbed

 

[Fuganater]

You, Sir, are a bad ass modding machine!!! I love those rad brackets..I never knew they existed, and now I am a bit sad because I tried to find a way to mount a 240mm rad in my 5.25" bays to go along with my 360mm up top..After days of brainstorming I said to hell with it and just used a 120mm in the rear fan slot

BTW, Sub-a-Dubbed

Thanks man. I actually found those brackets by watching Singularity Builds on youtube.


Made myself a little banner.

 

[magoo]

Where did you get those radiator-bay brackets??

I have a project starting and they would be perfect.

If you don't mind?

thanks.

 

[Fuganater]

Where did you get those radiator-bay brackets??

I have a project starting and they would be perfect.

If you don't mind?

thanks.

Not at all. Here you go: http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...t_info&manufacturers_id=185&products_id=26190

 

[magoo]

Not at all. Here you go: http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...t_info&manufacturers_id=185&products_id=26190

Thanks.

 

[Fuganater]

This past week I have really been trying to use my DSLR Sony A350 better. I'm doing alot more manual shots to try and get better pictures. After this update let me know what you guys think.

Here are some pratice shots.

Now for the real update. I forgot to mention I got a 50mm fan for the motherboard.

I also ordered some cable clips that I saw in another build. I think they will help to keep all my cables nice and straight.

I orderd several sheets of 1mm aluminum so I could make a mid plate. (Got lots of extra incase I screw up.

Measured and marked.

Now I didn't take any of the cutting and bending as that is boring. So this is what it looked like after that.

Pretty level

After that I had to find a way to keep it stable so I added some tabs. I attached them with some JB weld. These ones will be secured to the 5.25" bays.

And this one is just to keep it in place.

Now it sits nice and flush.

Now you saw where I am putting the pumps so I drilled a hole for the fill port to the pumps.

And attached the pump.

Next I marked the spots for the fan holes. They are actually a little bit smaller than the 180mm fans because I need the floor space for cables, tubing holes and acessories but it won't effect the performance too much.

I still need to mark it but I have to cut some away under the 24-pin connector for the cable.

I sleeved the 24-pin cable and 8-pin cable.

The heatshrink isn't great so I may redo that.

Then I did some cable managment with some P-Clips

And the rainy season is back here in the Congo! We get some decent sunsets because of the weather.

Now for some more pratice shots.

And the best molex pin remover ever!!!

Sorry for all the photos but the only way to get better is to practice!

Cheers till next time,

Fuga

 

[mundivalur]

This must be a love or hate build
But i think it is a wherry special build and am gona keep watching till the end

 

[my-name-here]

i like what's happening here, but i've got say... this feels more like the theme is rust, not steam punk. i understand wanting the rust look in a steam punk build, but i think it makes more sense to make a few spots seems rusted rather than making it look like you fished the thing off the bottom of the sea.

 

[pwrusr]

Much better pictures
Keep going and practicing man! can't wait for more updates

Are you going to leave the fans as is or mod/paint them?

 

[rastaban]

looking awesome! after seeing your sleeving color choice, I feel this build will really benefit from the aesthetic of Noctua fans. As ugly as they are in all other application, I think they fit your color scheme and your aim for performance perfectly!

 

[Fuganater]

This must be a love or hate build
But i think it is a wherry special build and am gona keep watching till the end

Haha its tough sometimes to make decisions but I get it done. Thanks for watching!

i like what's happening here, but i've got say... this feels more like the theme is rust, not steam punk. i understand wanting the rust look in a steam punk build, but i think it makes more sense to make a few spots seems rusted rather than making it look like you fished the thing off the bottom of the sea.

No where near done yet.

Much better pictures
Keep going and practicing man! can't wait for more updates

Are you going to leave the fans as is or mod/paint them?

Thanks. I have not decided yet. I may paint the one you can see but the rest do not matter as you can't see them.

looking awesome! after seeing your sleeving color choice, I feel this build will really benefit from the aesthetic of Noctua fans. As ugly as they are in all other application, I think they fit your color scheme and your aim for performance perfectly!

I like the CM Turbine ones because they look like a turbine.

 

[Fuganater]

Here is another big update for y'all!

Finally got my paint and 3M glue in!

2 types of gold. I will ony be using the Rust-Oleum one though.

And the glue.

I also got in the Bitspower Dual Pump Top

I had to take one of the Acrylic layers off the bottom so the pump top would fit under the 240mm rad in the bays.

Put the pumps on with the Bitspower Mod Kit.

50mm fan grill. Not sure if I will use this or not.

Some fan cables. 1 for each rad.

EK Uni Brackets for the Res (These are so I can mount the res to the 5.25" bays)

And some thermal cleaner so I can get some nice clean chips.

Now for the modding!

I decided to venture in to heatshrinkless cables for the ones you can see at least. Here is my journey.

All the sleeve ready to go.

You have to have the sleeve almost touch the 2 prongs on the ATX pin.

I put some electrical tape on between 1/4" and 1/8" away from the end of the sleeve to keep the sleeving tight and to use as a guide.

Next you use a soldering iron to melt the sleeve to the ATX pin. Don't melt more that what is marked. (Obv the tape is in the way)

Now all you have to do is melt it just a bit more to make it cone shaped basically to fit into the connector.

And here it is all done.

Here is how my 24-pin cable came out.

And the 8-pin

I cut the holes for the fans in the mid plate and a cut-out for the 24-pin cable.

I made this photo so I could figure out which leather I would use for the midplate. I decided on the top one.

Here is how I was originally going to have the cables for the GPUs

But since I'm going heatshrinkless I can't do that so I did this instead.

2 of the cables were straight 6-pin cables but the other 2 were made for 1 GPU each so I had to cut off the extra link.

Now for a sweet mod!

Coming apart...

Presto Chango!!

Did the same thing to the MOFSET block.

Then I painted the SB heatsink.

Looks good!

And then the 50mm fan.

Now that all really ads some pop to the motherboard.


Since I decided to use the darker leather on the doors and here is what the first one looks like.

I also painted the mesh for the bottom gold too. Will be installed in the next update.

That's it for this update.

I'm working on the pump placement and routing to get the water from the res to the pumps effectively. Might need to do some fancy piping under the midplate with extensions and angled adapters... Hopefully some more gear will arrive this week so I can keep moving!

Cheers till next time,

Fuga

 

[phnguyen90]

WOW!!!

 

[mundivalur]

Nice Gold touch

 

[rastaban]

LOVE IT!!

 

[bamaland101]

awesome stuff keep it coming

 

[Fuganater]

WOW!!!

Thanks?

Nice Gold touch

Thanks!

LOVE IT!!

Thanks!

awesome stuff keep it coming

Thanks! Next update tomorrow!

 

[Nicepants42]

Awesome work. I'm loving everything about this build.

But I cringe every time I see the paint flecks inside the ports of those blocks.

 

[ironforge]

Looking good, thanks for the thorough log!

 

[Fuganater]

Happy to say that EK is sponsoring my build!!

Gregor was able to send me a few things. EK-Multioption 250 Basic Res, 8x 90 Degree rotary fittings and a T-Shirt.

Now for the update. It is kinda big because I have not had time to write it up so here goes.

I had to figure out a way to get the water from the res into the dual pump top. A direct run would not work so here is what I had to fashion out of fittings I had laying around. Kinda ugly but it works and its out of sight.

Got out my Curcial M4 128GB SSD and installed it on the Silverstone bay.

Found a 320GB HDD so I'll put that on there for now. I'm trying to get a 512GB SSD for games.

Now to figure out how to wire them all and make it look good...

I also cut the Slim ODD cable so only the power cable is left. I have to use a longer SATA cable than what came with it.

The 3-cable and 4-cable clips came in.

Added a bunch of them to the PCI-E cables and they look pretty good.

I finally got all the holes cut in the midplate so I put the leather on it.

Then I used a furniture marker to color the edges since its fabric and the back of the leather is white.

I like it.

Now for a fun mod. Old GTX 560Ti backplates.

Traced

Cutting and drilling is boring so I skipped that part... and now we have... leather backplates!

And gold brackets

I also covered the SLI bridge with some leather.

Looking good IMO...

I put the res in and added some random fitting to see how it will all work.

I had to make some brackets for the midplate to keep it level. The 24-pin cable pulls it down a bit in the back. Pics later of how they are mounted. (Ya I forgot to take them...)

But here is how it looks from the front.

Top panel before...

And after!

Paint the mesh gold and it looks great!

Painted all the thumb screws gold.

And installed.

Random shot...

Vacuum tubes!!

Playing around with how they will be sitting. (Not sure of final setup yet)

Cut the leds off the bottom so they sit flat on the midplate. I'll drill a hole under them for the LED.

I cut some small pieces of acrylic to hold the LEDs under the mid plate.

PROBLEM! I bought Yellow single LEDs instead of Amber so they don't match!!

I put in a order yesterday for some Amber ones and resistors.


I think we need some lighting.

Using a fan bus to power the LEDs

I bought 2 of these new ones since I only have 1 of the above one. (They have to be the same since I'm OCD like that)

I'm not set on only having Amber lights so lets add some switches so I can have white too!

Start making cables.

Finished. (More pics of this later)

Finally the rainy season is here! (It rains every... single... day...)

That's it for now! I have some more stuff coming this week so next weekend I will be busy.

Cheers till then,

Fuga

 

[ekuest]

i think your picture of the top panel before and after are the same pic.

looking great man! those vacuum tubes are cool!

 

[firas]

can't wait to see it after you install the tubes and coolant. btw this mayhems is close it your color theme.

 

[Fuganater]

i think your picture of the top panel before and after are the same pic.

looking great man! those vacuum tubes are cool!

Correct. Mistake on my part. Thanks for catching it!

can't wait to see it after you install the tubes and coolant. btw this mayhems is close it your color theme.

I am not using brown coolant because it will blend in too much. If I use coolant it will be like yellow or something.

 

[balance101]

leather SLI do want lol

 

[rastaban]

Damn my mouth is quite dry from it being open the whole time scrolling through the last update...

The leather midplate looks awesome! I actually liked it smooth and flat without the vacuum tubes on it. Maybe you can make it swappable with another smooth one? I definitely think you should call a vote for a smooth unobstructed midplate!