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Hi, to start with this is all about a new build... and am starting this right from the scratch how things really took shape..
The basic idea started with the ASUS Sabertooth Mark S, the arctic camo themed motherboard that they released a few months back. I had a few Sabertooth motherboards before (P67/Z77) and this one looked like the ‘one’. Then luckily I got my hands on a Corsair 780T white edition and thought to myself ‘Hey, why not a white themed build?
When I reached out to Asus India with my plan, they responded by agreeing to be the sponsor for this build. Apart from the centerpiece Z97 Sabertooth Mark S, they will also be sending me the GPU for this build - the GTX 980 Matrix platinum
But first thing that came to my mind was that an all-white build may not look that attractive after all. Being from a design background myself, I started to think in a different way. I thought that to make it more beautiful I should have contrasting colors around it. Black was an obvious choice, and I also chose grey since it went well with the entire arctic-camo theme.
So to make the build I choose three colors-
· The base platform to be White
· Black
· And Grey or silver to break and neutralize everything.
Why snow Lion:
Snow Lions are elusive, powerful creatures. The rarity of them seen in the wild has made them somewhat mythical. I wanted that aura associated with this build – a sense of power, a sense of rarity, and a sense of beauty – all mixed into one.
Logo:
For the logo, however, I wanted the lion, not the snow lion. The lion’s manes always gave an impression of its power, so I initially drew three logos.
After a bit of thinking and positioning, I chose this one to be the final logo for the build.
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The basic plan:
The Corsair 780T can house one 360mm radiator on top, one 360mm radiator at the front and a 240mm Radiator at the bottom.
For this build I will be using a single Black Ice GTX 360 Gen 2.0 Extreme radiator. It is 54mm thick and can be easily held on top of the 780T with push/pull.
The HD bays are placed in the stock position; they can be removed and adjusted. But instead of 2 HDD bays i decided to go with one as a single bay can host around 4 HDDs and there is a nice setup on the back to mount 3 SSDs. This will also help in uninterrupted airflow from the front.
To highlight the mobo, the colour inside the cabinet is kept black, with white paint job on some parts.
I am also adding in some covers- PSU cover, a cover for the front replacing the stock black mesh, and a cover for the top replacing the top mesh.
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There is markings for the 120 mm and 140 mm fans on top to help in mounting the fans,
---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:40 PM ----------
And now some pictures of the stuffs that I am using
The Black ICE GTX Gen two xtreme 360 radiator
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Fans
Fans in my collection:
3 pcs SP120 High Performance edition fans of 2350 rpm
4 pcs Noise blocker Ultra silent xlp- 120mm fans of 2000 rpm
3 pcs Swiftec Helix [the stock fans that comes with the H320]
3 pcs Corsair SP120L of 2700 rpm
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Airflow:
Three 120mm fans will be pushing cold air into the cabinet, preferably- SP120 High Performance edition fans of 2350 rpm
A single 140 mm white LED stock corsair fan at the back as an exhaust.
Lastly, three 120 mm fans below the radiator mounted on top of the cabinet to push the air through the radiator- preferably- Helix 120mm or corsair SP120 high performance edition fans or Noise blocker 120mm fans will be used for this purpose.
If needed i can also get 3 pcs Silverstone SST AP121 white air penetrator 120mm.
Looking forward for suggestions on the airflow and placement of the fans.
---------- Post added at 05:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:42 PM ----------
Some camera work with some fittings
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Tube reservoir
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Some try outs with the fans:
Aerocool DS Dead Silence Fan, the design of the fan is so cool that i couldn't ignore it but I cant get my hands on to those lovely looking fans, so thought of transforming the the cool design in the Sp120s that i have. First i tried out with some reflective vinyles. These vinyle is mainly used for road signages, as with mild lights on them they seem to be glowing. and they have a fine octagonal mesh kind of look on them.
here are some pictures.
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With black marker pen tried to draw the curved lines that is going to give the Ring effect when the fan will be running.
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The fans looking fine, spinning perfectly without any noise and RPM drops. now to check them on the radiator how well the sticker stays on the blades. As i have found some of the corners of the vinyl is peeling off as the the vinyl is thick and a bit hard. If this thing doesn't stays on the blade then will have to look for some other alternatives.
The vinyl stickers started falling from the blades, so replaced it with simple sticker paper, they r thin and quite sticky.
from the vinyl stickers i got he proper measurements of the blades and as per that I draw the rounds and took printouts on the sticker and it went quite good so started with the painting of the body and the final fabrication of the blades. The pictures are as follows
First masking the electrical part with tape and the removal of the rubbers from all the four corners
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8725/16758400738_1dac0a127b_c.jpg
and the rings
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16945127301_bf058caf03_c.jpg
Spray cans for the paint job
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8707/16716364890_5360ebe347_z.jpg
After the first coat of white matte paint
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The final body of the fan after 3 coats of paint
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The new Stickers are ready
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Now the Blades
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so to check how its gone a look and any noise or friction of the stickers with the body, while spinning
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7595/16953707085_589c094976_c.jpg
As everything went well and the sticker was also staying on the blade, so started mounting the fans
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7654/16746528197_89de2a7969_c.jpg
The all three fans in Line
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7643/16767762559_94e00470e8_c.jpg
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its time for some psu cables sleeving, maintaining the colours of the build... the white, grey and black.. but as Asus India has sent me a Gtx 980 matrix platinum i have to include the red colour also in this list....
for cable sleeving am using Pre-sleeved cables, with black male and female connectors, here is what i have tried to do and this is how it looks
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8708/17132748388_cb19071de1_o.jpg
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Now its time for the surprises from Asus India
the much awaited Sabertooth Z97 mark S
*c2.staticflickr.com/6/5347/17592315032_00fa03fdb9_o.jpg
After the usual unboxing, I couldn't resist myself from putting the XSPC cpu block with white painted plate and screw on it, to check how its gone a look.
*c2.staticflickr.com/8/7737/17411225648_88f1477cc2_o.jpg
Now its time to uncover the beast
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In the mean time Paint jobs for some parts and accessories
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To check how its gone a look
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*c1.staticflickr.com/9/8898/17572724146_d2350ad996_h.jpg
The basic idea started with the ASUS Sabertooth Mark S, the arctic camo themed motherboard that they released a few months back. I had a few Sabertooth motherboards before (P67/Z77) and this one looked like the ‘one’. Then luckily I got my hands on a Corsair 780T white edition and thought to myself ‘Hey, why not a white themed build?
When I reached out to Asus India with my plan, they responded by agreeing to be the sponsor for this build. Apart from the centerpiece Z97 Sabertooth Mark S, they will also be sending me the GPU for this build - the GTX 980 Matrix platinum
But first thing that came to my mind was that an all-white build may not look that attractive after all. Being from a design background myself, I started to think in a different way. I thought that to make it more beautiful I should have contrasting colors around it. Black was an obvious choice, and I also chose grey since it went well with the entire arctic-camo theme.
So to make the build I choose three colors-
· The base platform to be White
· Black
· And Grey or silver to break and neutralize everything.
Why snow Lion:
Snow Lions are elusive, powerful creatures. The rarity of them seen in the wild has made them somewhat mythical. I wanted that aura associated with this build – a sense of power, a sense of rarity, and a sense of beauty – all mixed into one.
Logo:
For the logo, however, I wanted the lion, not the snow lion. The lion’s manes always gave an impression of its power, so I initially drew three logos.
After a bit of thinking and positioning, I chose this one to be the final logo for the build.
- - - Updated - - -
The basic plan:
The Corsair 780T can house one 360mm radiator on top, one 360mm radiator at the front and a 240mm Radiator at the bottom.
For this build I will be using a single Black Ice GTX 360 Gen 2.0 Extreme radiator. It is 54mm thick and can be easily held on top of the 780T with push/pull.
The HD bays are placed in the stock position; they can be removed and adjusted. But instead of 2 HDD bays i decided to go with one as a single bay can host around 4 HDDs and there is a nice setup on the back to mount 3 SSDs. This will also help in uninterrupted airflow from the front.
To highlight the mobo, the colour inside the cabinet is kept black, with white paint job on some parts.
I am also adding in some covers- PSU cover, a cover for the front replacing the stock black mesh, and a cover for the top replacing the top mesh.
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There is markings for the 120 mm and 140 mm fans on top to help in mounting the fans,
---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:40 PM ----------
And now some pictures of the stuffs that I am using
The Black ICE GTX Gen two xtreme 360 radiator
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7613/16281412284_a9587e5870_c.jpg
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/16716363980_e2bc3f29d8_c.jpg
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7617/16281414454_dfb3c036e8_c.jpg
Fans
Fans in my collection:
3 pcs SP120 High Performance edition fans of 2350 rpm
4 pcs Noise blocker Ultra silent xlp- 120mm fans of 2000 rpm
3 pcs Swiftec Helix [the stock fans that comes with the H320]
3 pcs Corsair SP120L of 2700 rpm
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/16902779791_c178686cea_c.jpg
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7605/16281407504_26f2676c91_c.jpg
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7649/16903789415_e546f80161_c.jpg
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8699/16283766823_2c30d1d285_c.jpg
Airflow:
Three 120mm fans will be pushing cold air into the cabinet, preferably- SP120 High Performance edition fans of 2350 rpm
A single 140 mm white LED stock corsair fan at the back as an exhaust.
Lastly, three 120 mm fans below the radiator mounted on top of the cabinet to push the air through the radiator- preferably- Helix 120mm or corsair SP120 high performance edition fans or Noise blocker 120mm fans will be used for this purpose.
If needed i can also get 3 pcs Silverstone SST AP121 white air penetrator 120mm.
Looking forward for suggestions on the airflow and placement of the fans.
---------- Post added at 05:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:42 PM ----------
Some camera work with some fittings
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Tube reservoir
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Some try outs with the fans:
Aerocool DS Dead Silence Fan, the design of the fan is so cool that i couldn't ignore it but I cant get my hands on to those lovely looking fans, so thought of transforming the the cool design in the Sp120s that i have. First i tried out with some reflective vinyles. These vinyle is mainly used for road signages, as with mild lights on them they seem to be glowing. and they have a fine octagonal mesh kind of look on them.
here are some pictures.
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7606/16913368015_e4b2d5efef_c.jpg
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7584/16912358151_373f084d41_c.jpg
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With black marker pen tried to draw the curved lines that is going to give the Ring effect when the fan will be running.
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7612/16725698698_9807b4a43f_c.jpg
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/16913370205_d98e7e0abf_c.jpg
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*farm8.staticflickr.com/7624/16727187269_f66a884149_c.jpg
The fans looking fine, spinning perfectly without any noise and RPM drops. now to check them on the radiator how well the sticker stays on the blades. As i have found some of the corners of the vinyl is peeling off as the the vinyl is thick and a bit hard. If this thing doesn't stays on the blade then will have to look for some other alternatives.
The vinyl stickers started falling from the blades, so replaced it with simple sticker paper, they r thin and quite sticky.
from the vinyl stickers i got he proper measurements of the blades and as per that I draw the rounds and took printouts on the sticker and it went quite good so started with the painting of the body and the final fabrication of the blades. The pictures are as follows
First masking the electrical part with tape and the removal of the rubbers from all the four corners
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8725/16758400738_1dac0a127b_c.jpg
and the rings
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16945127301_bf058caf03_c.jpg
Spray cans for the paint job
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8707/16716364890_5360ebe347_z.jpg
After the first coat of white matte paint
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7633/16945256471_236abe2396_c.jpg
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7588/16326035503_8313efd28a_c.jpg
The final body of the fan after 3 coats of paint
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7605/16945123131_704c78c960_c.jpg
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The new Stickers are ready
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*farm8.staticflickr.com/7650/16333660843_9ac8e52e85_c.jpg
Now the Blades
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so to check how its gone a look and any noise or friction of the stickers with the body, while spinning
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7595/16953707085_589c094976_c.jpg
As everything went well and the sticker was also staying on the blade, so started mounting the fans
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7654/16746528197_89de2a7969_c.jpg
The all three fans in Line
*farm8.staticflickr.com/7643/16767762559_94e00470e8_c.jpg
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its time for some psu cables sleeving, maintaining the colours of the build... the white, grey and black.. but as Asus India has sent me a Gtx 980 matrix platinum i have to include the red colour also in this list....
for cable sleeving am using Pre-sleeved cables, with black male and female connectors, here is what i have tried to do and this is how it looks
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8708/17132748388_cb19071de1_o.jpg
*farm9.staticflickr.com/8749/17132981840_55bef0d6e9_o.jpg
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Now its time for the surprises from Asus India
the much awaited Sabertooth Z97 mark S
*c2.staticflickr.com/6/5347/17592315032_00fa03fdb9_o.jpg
After the usual unboxing, I couldn't resist myself from putting the XSPC cpu block with white painted plate and screw on it, to check how its gone a look.
*c2.staticflickr.com/8/7737/17411225648_88f1477cc2_o.jpg
Now its time to uncover the beast
*c2.staticflickr.com/8/7726/16974334423_fdd4a7242e_h.jpg
*c2.staticflickr.com/8/7701/17568323446_80f8a703cb_h.jpg
In the mean time Paint jobs for some parts and accessories
*c1.staticflickr.com/9/8738/17596719482_c2050cc9fb_h.jpg
*c2.staticflickr.com/8/7699/17411220788_9209154aec_h.jpg
*c2.staticflickr.com/6/5343/16976542014_b2dbd457d8_h.jpg
To check how its gone a look
*c2.staticflickr.com/6/5331/17572726946_dad537976d_h.jpg
*c1.staticflickr.com/9/8898/17572724146_d2350ad996_h.jpg
