The Golden PC [Untitled PC]

Dj-ElectriC · Apr 25, 2012, 09:48 AM

Hello dear TPU users.
It is spring and it's a good time for some upgrades!
So, i have decided to do something very interesting and unique with my PC and that is to turn it into a gold-black scheme PC.
So what this mod\build includes?
ECS Z77H2-AX Golden Motherboard #024/200
Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz 4X4GB DDR3 DIMMS
CoolerMaster Cosmos 2 gigantic orgasmic ultra-high tower (you name it)
My water cooling system witch now suited for a black-blue scheme that includes stuff like the swiftech MCP655, EK Supreme HF Copper block, Danger Den Ice Black GTX360 radiator and such.
And, a new edition to my PC - A shmexy Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD.

The final goal: A PC that most of it's components are gold and black painted.

So im still waiting for some watercooling components to arrive
Meanwhile i will supply some pictures that i can and that is what i did to the memory and grills:

Before the painting

And after:

And here is some early testing:

Still waiting for the new case as-well... this spaghetti jungle is what's going on in my old CMstacker case

caleb · Apr 25, 2012, 10:20 AM

Looks pretty cool but aren't you afraid some tiny bits of paint fall off while you do something inside your rig and drop on some circuits?

If you want it gold maybe think about some gold colored caps for CPU mounts and all the mobo screws are silver.

Dj-ElectriC · Apr 25, 2012, 10:44 AM

The color layer will be very thin and it does not easily come off. the only painted parts that will be connected to the mobo is the RAM and CPU block.

Aleksander · Apr 28, 2012, 10:27 PM

It looks really nice. Waiting for all setup

AthlonX2 · Apr 28, 2012, 10:30 PM

/resize pics man

Dj-ElectriC · Apr 28, 2012, 10:32 PM

Im letting the auto-resizer plugin to show them to you guys at 800X600 so... haven't thought of that. Next images will be uploaded at 800\1024.

eidairaman1 · Apr 28, 2012, 10:40 PM

did you strip the old paint off the heatspreaders first before putting a new coat on?

Dj-ElectriC · Apr 28, 2012, 10:45 PM

The answer is no. "Do I have to?" - no. The paint holds good, temperatures are good - so im good.

AthlonX2 · Apr 28, 2012, 10:48 PM

You can put lipstick on a pig,but its still a pig

eidairaman1 · Apr 28, 2012, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dj-ElectriC

The answer is no. "Do I have to?" - no. The paint holds good, temperatures are good - so im good.

I wasnt asking for Sarcasm dude

Also You added another blanket of heat to them.

If You want this to be the Golden PC, shouldnt it be as efficient as Possible

Dj-ElectriC · Apr 28, 2012, 10:58 PM

It's fine man, it really is. And there was not 1% of sarcasm in my comment

Extra temperatures are not my concern, they are cool anyway and an overclocking is not planned.

AthlonX2 · Apr 28, 2012, 11:00 PM

Gold Plate it Dj!!!

radrok · Apr 28, 2012, 11:14 PM

Subbed, I love the colour!!

Much much better than blue/black and red/black, those colors are so overdone.

Big heads up man

eidairaman1 · Apr 28, 2012, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dj-ElectriC

It's fine man, it really is. And there was not 1% of sarcasm in my comment

Extra temperatures are not my concern, they are cool anyway and an overclocking is not planned.

ok cool then dude, overall it looks good.

ya I guess Im a lil too thorough when it comes to my own stuff lol

cadaveca · Apr 29, 2012, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

You can put lipstick on a pig,but its still a pig

Actually, this board is kinda the best SB clocker of the bunch I got, and for DJ too. Very surprising to see how good it really is at overclocking. I got mem sticks here that won't work on other boards, boot no problem on this one. BIOS is surprisingly mature.

I mean, you're right, it is ECS, and to expect too much would be foolish, but this board is pretty good....it's pretty shocking.

Plus, x8/x16/x8 Crossfire like X79. I don't think any of the other boards with the PLX PEX8487 are even for sale yet.

AthlonX2 · Apr 29, 2012, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadaveca

Actually, this board is kinda the best SB clocker of the bunch I got, and for DJ too. Very surprising to see how good it really is at overclocking. I got mem sticks here that won't work on other boards, boot no problem on this one. BIOS is surprisingly mature.

I mean, you're right, it is ECS, and to expect too much would be foolish, but this board is pretty good....it's pretty shocking.

Plus, x8/x16/x8 Crossfire like X79. I don't think any of the other boards with the PLX PEX8487 are even for sale yet.

Not talking about the motherboard,im talking about the memory

cadaveca · Apr 29, 2012, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

Not talking about the motherboard,im talking about the memory

, my bad.

Cold Storm · Apr 29, 2012, 01:50 AM

So, you going to use these compression fittings?

can't wait to see how it pans out for ya.

radrok · Apr 29, 2012, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

Not talking about the motherboard,im talking about the memory

If it only had black PCB instead of that fugly green... I recall seeing some Vengeance LP with black PCB?

t_ski · Apr 29, 2012, 04:43 AM

Once the ram is in the slot, it doesn't matter, as you can't see any of the PCB anyway.

Aleksander · Apr 29, 2012, 07:35 AM

If he sells gold ram than he is going to earn twice.... :P
Don't let him down guys, the setup looks promising

de.das.dude · Apr 29, 2012, 08:35 AM

sub

de.das.dude · Apr 29, 2012, 08:36 AM

there seems to be quiet a lot of paint seepage on the RAM sticks

Dj-ElectriC · May 3, 2012, 09:03 AM

So, its time to disassemble and clean the WC system before the case and new WC components will arrive. Also, its a good chance to give the CPU block a nice paint job:

I'd call it 33% for now. Ill update as soon as i get that beast of a case and beast of an SSD.

de.das.dude · May 3, 2012, 11:17 AM

that block looks kickass!

Apr 25, 2012, 09:48 AM	#1
Dj-ElectriC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trollithia Posts: 1,579 (1.56/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 643 Times in 300 Posts System Specs	Project UT - Cosmos II build and mod project Hello dear TPU users. It is spring and it's a good time for some upgrades! So, i have decided to do something very interesting and unique with my PC and that is to turn it into a gold-black scheme PC. So what this mod\build includes? ECS Z77H2-AX Golden Motherboard #024/200 Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz 4X4GB DDR3 DIMMS CoolerMaster Cosmos 2 gigantic orgasmic ultra-high tower (you name it) My water cooling system witch now suited for a black-blue scheme that includes stuff like the swiftech MCP655, EK Supreme HF Copper block, Danger Den Ice Black GTX360 radiator and such. And, a new edition to my PC - A shmexy Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD. The final goal: A PC that most of it's components are gold and black painted. So im still waiting for some watercooling components to arrive Meanwhile i will supply some pictures that i can and that is what i did to the memory and grills: Before the painting And after: And here is some early testing: Still waiting for the new case as-well... this spaghetti jungle is what's going on in my old CMstacker case Last edited by Dj-ElectriC; Jun 12, 2012 at 12:13 AM.

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Apr 25, 2012, 10:20 AM	#2
caleb Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland,Slask Posts: 1,106 (0.35/day) Thanks: 200 Thanked 174 Times in 142 Posts System Specs	Looks pretty cool but aren't you afraid some tiny bits of paint fall off while you do something inside your rig and drop on some circuits? If you want it gold maybe think about some gold colored caps for CPU mounts and all the mobo screws are silver. __________________ "Let me noobilize you"

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Apr 25, 2012, 10:44 AM	#3
Dj-ElectriC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trollithia Posts: 1,579 (1.56/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 643 Times in 300 Posts System Specs	The color layer will be very thin and it does not easily come off. the only painted parts that will be connected to the mobo is the RAM and CPU block. __________________ Unreal Tournament mod - 85% progress Sponsored by MSI and Antec Battletag: HolyDiver#1664

Apr 28, 2012, 10:27 PM	#4
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Apr 28, 2012, 10:30 PM	#5
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	/resize pics man

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Apr 28, 2012, 10:45 PM	#8
Dj-ElectriC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trollithia Posts: 1,579 (1.56/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 643 Times in 300 Posts System Specs	The answer is no. "Do I have to?" - no. The paint holds good, temperatures are good - so im good. __________________ Unreal Tournament mod - 85% progress Sponsored by MSI and Antec Battletag: HolyDiver#1664

Apr 28, 2012, 10:48 PM	#9
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	You can put lipstick on a pig,but its still a pig

Apr 28, 2012, 10:58 PM	#11
Dj-ElectriC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trollithia Posts: 1,579 (1.56/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 643 Times in 300 Posts System Specs	It's fine man, it really is. And there was not 1% of sarcasm in my comment Extra temperatures are not my concern, they are cool anyway and an overclocking is not planned. __________________ Unreal Tournament mod - 85% progress Sponsored by MSI and Antec Battletag: HolyDiver#1664

Apr 28, 2012, 11:00 PM	#12
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	Gold Plate it Dj!!!

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Aleksander Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,028 (2.39/day) Thanks: 648 Thanked 280 Times in 228 Posts System Specs	If he sells gold ram than he is going to earn twice.... :P Don't let him down guys, the setup looks promising

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de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,548 (4.24/day) Thanks: 2,319 Thanked 1,332 Times in 912 Posts System Specs	there seems to be quiet a lot of paint seepage on the RAM sticks __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

May 3, 2012, 09:03 AM	#24
Dj-ElectriC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trollithia Posts: 1,579 (1.56/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 643 Times in 300 Posts System Specs	So, its time to disassemble and clean the WC system before the case and new WC components will arrive. Also, its a good chance to give the CPU block a nice paint job: I'd call it 33% for now. Ill update as soon as i get that beast of a case and beast of an SSD. __________________ Unreal Tournament mod - 85% progress Sponsored by MSI and Antec Battletag: HolyDiver#1664

May 3, 2012, 11:17 AM	#25
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,548 (4.24/day) Thanks: 2,319 Thanked 1,332 Times in 912 Posts System Specs	that block looks kickass! __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

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