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Trident of Neptune - MercoMods

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Hello everyone! My name is Kristian Ingelstad, AKA MercoMods.

I am new to posting on forums like this, so please help me if i do something wrong! :)
I also never posted any worklogs. I usually post pictures, updates, videos, etc. on my facebook page, MercoMods. Make sure to follow the page to keep up to date! :) Giving away a set of FULLY custom sleeved cables, if anyone is interested. Instructions on Mercomods page! :D (ending in one week)

I recently finished my newest project, "Trident of Neptune". I appreciate all feedback, positive and negative.
It is a simple mod with no custom loop, just a special color theme.

Parts list:
CPU: i7-4790K
Motherboard: Asus Z97 Sabertooth Mark S
GPU's: 2x GTX 980 Reference design
RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133Mhz, got it for 150 dollar!
PSU: Corsair Ax1200i (Yes, i know.. Overkill. Had it from when i ran 3x 780 Ti Classified overclocked)
Storage: 3x Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, 1x Sandisk Extreme 128gb
Case: NZXT H440
Fans: Corsair AF140's and Af120's
Cooling: Corsair H110i GT



Here are all the parts i used, plus some more! Don't ask why i have 2 mouses there. I don't know! D:



The first thing i did after i decided the color scheme, was sleeving the cables.







After that, i took pictures of (almost?) all the parts i used, before modding!

CPU: i7-4790K



Motherboard: Asus Z97 Sabertooth Mark S



GPU's: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 reference design



RAM: 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133mhz



PSU: Corsair Ax1200i (again, please don't kill me for the overkill, i know 750watt is enough, but why buy a new weaker psu when i already have this one? D: )



Storage: 3x Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (Forgot to take a picture of the Sandisk Extreme 128gb)



Case: NZXT H440



Fans: Corsair Af140 and Corsair Af120



Cooling: Corsair H110i GT



PAINTING!


I started with the fans. It was pretty easy using Bill Owen's videotutorial on youtube! (thanks!)



RAM: Just unscrewed everything, i guess.



Sadly, i didn't take too many pictures of the disassembled parts, as i was mostly recording the whole process for a video, which is coming soon. This includes everything from parts to "Trident of Neptune"!

Here's the RAM finished!




Here are the finished fans! Ignore the minor gray spots on the rubber grommets. This was fixed later! :)




Here's the first GPU finished painted!



Here's the first SSD! All of the SSD's were painted like this, but i added some acrylic plates on them later. Ignore the minor white spots on the BACKSIDE of the connection. The golden fingers/connectors was untouched, and the SSD works great. However, i should have attached the tape covering the connector better.



Here's one of my favorites! The watercooler!



Forgot to take a picture of the case alone when it was finished. :(
Anyways, here are some pictures of the finished build! Feel free to leave any sort of feedback on it, both constructive criticism and postive feedback is appreciated.








Yes i know the rubber rings are ugly. I had to "sacrifice" one side, to get them back inside. However, if you take a look at the last picture, they look great from the inside. :)





All the pictures were taken in this small ghetto garage, haha. We used white background for the pictures, but black for the recordings. Here's a sneak peek on the video: . Due to some problems with Adobe Premiere, i will most likely have to recreate the start of the video, even further delaying it. :/

The "Clear" replacement window for NZXT's new H440 and Razer Edition case is machined from 3/16" cast acrylic. This window offers more durability and visual clarity over the factory Polycarbonate window. These replacement windows are made and sold exclusively by Mnpctech. You just bend tabs to install our custom H440 replacement window in your NZXT H440 and Razer designer H440 Mid tower case and available here,




Thanks for reading/watching! Hope you enjoyed it. This is my first big project, hopefully out of many. :)
If you would like to view my next project "Harvester of Time" Sponsored by Thermaltake, Ttesports, and IceModz, feel free to follow my page at MercoMods on facebook!

Kristian Ingelstad
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System Name Trashbox Pro
Processor Intel Core i7 4770K
Motherboard Gigabyte Z87X-UD7-TH
Memory G.Skill 2400MHz 32GB
Video Card(s) MSI Gaming R9 280x 6GB (2x)
Storage Samsung Evo 840 1TB
Case Fractal Design Arc Midi
Power Supply Corsair AX 850
Never before has a reference gpu cooler and an AIO cpu cooler been so sexy.

Reminds me a lot of White Metropolis.
 

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Motherboard ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory 64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s) Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s) 22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s) SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit
I like it. Looks sharp.
 
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System Name Project Evolv mATX V2
Processor 5800X3D
Motherboard ASRock B550M Steel Legend
Cooling AK400 Zero Dark Plus
Memory 32gb (4x8) G.SKILL 3200 C14 / 1T running at 3400
Video Card(s) Sapphire 6800XT Nitro
Storage Samsung 980 pro NVMe 2TB
Display(s) Dual Samsung 27" G50A's
Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX in Silver
Audio Device(s) To many to list - generally a modified E-MU 0404 combined with a Project Ember for my desktop use
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Excellent work! Lots of attention to detail which is kick ass :)
 

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LEFT IS BEFORE
RIGHT IS AFTER
A little over a week ago i got my replacement window from Mnpctech. The difference was HUGE! I definitely recommend everyone with an NZXT H440 to get one. It does not get dirty quick, and it does not collect a lot of dust. It is a lot easier to clean, since i can just use regular toilet paper instead of having to use a microfiber cloth on my old one. No scratches yet, and it is a huge improvement. There should be a link in the original post if you are interested
 
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