Phanteks Enthoo Luxe, Star Trek 3-Way SLI Gaming PC build

[MonsterMawd]

I received test sample sheet of printed vinyl wrap on Friday. The USS Enterprise will be cut out from the sheet, then applied over the Two tone painted Blue stripes, before the panel will be clear coated with Urethane clear. I did a test piece with a scrap Fractal Design side panel, to confirm the Black ink wouldn't react the urethane. The crease in the sheet was easily removed by re-applying the backing paper. The artwork has really tiny details, so this approach saves lots of time versus weeding out a stencil and being hand airbrushed.

Had inverted version made, just to see if I liked it instead of White over Black... still debating

TEST piece passed... (made sure Urethane clear wouldn't react to the Black ink)

 

[MonsterMawd]

I've decided to keep the other side simple and just go with the LCARS style blue stripes. I'm going to relocate the Nimoy image to the Black top grill, so I can have planet Vulcan airbrushed in the background. I shared a peek of this case in my latest VLOG. I also share my 2nd version of the clear replacement side panel for Phanteks Enthoo Primo.

 

[MonsterMawd]

I debated in the workshop before cutting the sheet and decided the White ship matched the overall theme best. My friend, Brad Galvin has been a huge mentor in teaching me custom paint techniques. I spent Thursday in his paint shop masking off the templates for right side panel and PSU shroud. The Enterprise NC-1701 font was found online and we used Brad's Roland Vinyl plotter to cut everything. We colored matched the two tone Blue LCARS style color bars to my concept drawing.

The light Blue for the top LCARS color bar

NCC-1701 vinyl will be weeded after Navy Blue paint coat

Next stage is applying the Enterprise decal, then clear coating the panels. The Enterprise decal saved a lot of time versus making a stencil to airbrush by hand. It was printed with UV ink, and requires an enamel clear coat to seal it first with 24 hr cure time, before you apply Automotive Urethane clear.

 

[patrico]

she's going to look amazing cant wait

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thnk you for the post and compliment!

Here is the PSU shroud with Next Gen Enterprise artwork, and left side panel artwork finished.

 

[MonsterMawd]

I was excited to announce that Newegg has listed 25 of my Tristellar Cases this week

Applied clear coat to the right side panel and PSU shroud last night. Starting on the top grill artwork today!

 

[Devon68]

Wow cant wait to see it done.

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thank you for the post!

Brad airbrushed Spock onto top grill of the Phanteks Luxe yesterday...and cursed at me the whole time about "50% of my canvas is missing"...

8 or 16 BIT SPOCK?

a couple of Social Rejects with their fanboy shirts

 

[stinger608]

Sweet a$$ air brush job!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Random Murderer]

a couple of Social Rejects with their fanboy shirts

I think that describes most of us here at TPU...
Tell Brad he didn't need the other half of his canvas, his work turned out great as is.

 

[MonsterMawd]

hahah, and I will do that!!

I'm betting some of you are Star Wars fans too?! I recruited Cheaps to design a limited handful of our Overkill machined aluminum fan grills in anticipation of "The Force Awakens"

http://mnpctech.com/pc-computer-cooling-fans-grills-custom/overkill-pc-grills/

 

[MonsterMawd]

Top panel and bezel, finished for the Phanteks Luxe. Nest step is wet sanding the clearcoat on the side panels this Thursday.

 

[MonsterMawd]

PSU chassis side shroud is finished.

I'll be adding darkside RGB LED kit with power invertor and remote to illuminate the top panel, http://mnpctech.com/pc-led-lights/rgb-colored-custom-gaming-pc-case-mod-light-package.html

 

[MonsterMawd]

Did anyone else see The Martian this weekend? I'm calling it Ridley's Redemption for Prometheus

Steps in painting Koolance Rp-452x2 Reservoir faceplate

1. Medium grit sand paper to promote adhesion on face. (Not necessary to remove anodized surface)
2. Clear off surfaces with Tack Cloth, and Tape Off inside portion of plate
3. Apply SEM Self Etching White primer, allow cure for 30 minutes
4. Apply 5 coats in 5 min intervals of Rustoleum brand Gloss White Enamel paint from Home Depot
5. Allow Rustoelum Enamel paint to air dry cure for 24 hours before handling
6. (Optional) Apply Gloss Clear coat finish to paint (next step this weekend)

I use 3M 233+ auto body tape. Great adhesion, no glue residue

I used a small touch-up brush on portions that didn't get fully covered with the tape.

Tomorrow I'll clear coat it.

 

[MonsterMawd]

RGB lighting installed in top panel. Very EASY and effective mod for accenting the "16 BIT Spock" airbrushed mural by Brad

 

[MonsterMawd]

If you're interested in learning more about the case I'm modding, I posted a video review of it,

Had few minutes to work on this project over the weekend. Received Koolance 90 fittings, got the Koolance dual res installed. Also, for anyone interested in the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe tower, you can fit Darkside's 240/360 27.5mm slim radiators under the top cover. I'll try and remember to measure the total space under the cover when I return to the shop this week.

 

[MonsterMawd]

Dixie the Beagle reminded me to apologize for long gap of progress with this Phanteks Luxe build. Will decided on different GPUs. We had to wait for Bitspower to release the VG-980TIZEX Acrylic (Clear) water blocks for Zotac's GeForce® GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme. As soon as I'm finished with Genome build for Computex, I can mount these blocks and finally get his loop installed.

 

[t_ski]

I hate when it's not including the appurtenances...

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thanks for waiting gang! Finished my Computex 2016 build obligations and back on this project, so yesterday I installed Bitspower's VG-980TIZEX VGA Block Acrylic (Clear) on the ZOTAC GTX980Ti AMP Extreme 6GB Video cards. I hope to start and finish the liquid loop layout this week.

 

[MonsterMawd]

While working on the PETG water loop, I recorded and uploaded a quick guide on cutting & bending PETG tubing for your PC Water Cooling

 

[MonsterMawd]

hey gang, I'm still alive, and the build is finally finished, I'll be taking and posting posting final pics this weekend

 

[MonsterMawd]

I just need to add clear luxe panel next. I ordered a shipping crate from OriginPC, to save myself time. It includes foam and inner cardboard shell. Scale USS Enterprise was added to the photos for fun for mod zoo staffer, Graham

 

[MonsterMawd]

Phanteks Luxe / Pro Clear panel is finished. I posted a video to illustrate how it mounts in the chassis. I'm still waiting for shipping crate, so I can start preparing the PC for shipment.

 

[MonsterMawd]

To save time, I got one of OriginPC's wood shipping crates. This designed created for their Millenniuum and Genesis full tower. OriginPC ships their custom PCs with liquid pre-installed. The crate includes the 2 piece cardboard carton, which makes lifting the PC out very easy. The carton top fastens to the base with removable plastic latches. It includes to and bottom black foam core, which works perfect with the Phanteks Luxe or Pro chassis. Top carton is extra accessories for the build.

I decided to remove the cabinet handles I installed after determining they would likely crack the pine.

 

[revin]

Absolutely freaking fantastic !!! This is a super work of art !!
Love the Warp reactor chamber !!
The freehand painting on the grill,....breathtaking,.....speechless !!!