be quiet! 20th Anniversary

[Techtu]

This mod is going to be built for the occasion, I've already sent the righthand side panel off to be cut, this will be done with a water jet and all going to plan it should have the 20th Anniversary logo perfectly cut, this part is painful as it's out of my hands. I will then be adding frosted acrylic to the panel and lighting for the effect, I may go for a slightly tinted frosted window yet, the more I think about it the more I realise it is in keeping with the glass panel on the lefthand side. Once I have received the panel, I will then need to decide what I'm actually doing with the case as the panel will need a respray and I don't have the colour be quiet! use to paint their cases so the whole thing will be painted or other... If I go the route of painting I'll using a classic gun metal grey. I'm also adding the 20th Anniversary logo on the PSU shroud in the form off clear acrylic along with an orange colour acrylic version, one will be placed on top of the other to give a raised/3D effect.

20th Anniversary logo

Parts list

Ryzen 5700G
Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2
Muskin Redline Lumia 2x 8gb 4133mhz
Kingston KC3000 1Tb NVMe
be quiet! Pure Base 500FX
be quiet! Straight Power 11 550w
be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX 360mm

 

[Techtu]

Houston, we have a problem!

Just got a call for the side panel, the thing looks great except for the letter R... or lack of it

I guess we just going to improvise and see what can be done. The guys are cutting me another R so I can cut it down and fit the missing piece I need. Hoping it won't even be noticeable when painted.

 

[Techtu]

I started the repair on the R and there's a small piece of card with a test of the gun metal grey... hate to say it but I just wasn't a fan of it on the be quiet! Pure base 500 FX, I've gone through several different blacks to try match the original colour, I believe for this case and theme it was already the best colour it could be.

Lots of filler and sanding but I feel like I'm almost at the point where I'll be happy with it. Paint still needs another coat.

Other photos show custom orange cables that help add a splash of the be quiet! vibe, the interior of the rig mostly built up, a quick test fit on the right side panel, glass panel with vinyl, now this was a big part of the waiting time, it was one of those awkward situations where the sister in law said she could help out but over a month later I ended up doing it and here we are now at this point, I've also attached a photo with some tape across horizontally, I was going to do the 20th anniversary logo this way but decided against it, it just didn't feel right but the image shows part of the process of marking straight lines to place the vinyl on, this only helped so much as using frosted opaque vinyl was extremely difficult to line up perfectly at 1am this morning

Ultimately I'm just waiting for the GPU before I polish the build up for final photos.















Here's a link to a short video of the right panel in full RGB effect (before I installed Windows) and extremely sorry for the blurry video but my phone just wouldn't focus whatsoever.

https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2022_11/316774478_5460828907305621_7565716454910508687_n.mp4.4be3e410a3ddfb4a4ae3895d450c5368.mp4

 

[Techtu]

Some more shots of the be quiet! 20th anniversary case mod.

Despite the lack of attention this build has had and the delay with the vinyl I've really enjoyed doing this build! It has been a ride for sure.

 

[Keullo-e]

Looks good, but I'd put the 24-pin from an upper hole if possible. Or I'd get cable combs at least.

 

[Techtu]

Looks good, but I'd put the 24-pin from an upper hole if possible. Or I'd get cable combs at least.

I did try that but the 24pin just didn't sit right in on the other side. I had one spare cable comb, so I did use that to keep them straight nearer to the connector. More combs are on order though.

 

[Keullo-e]

I did try that but the 24pin just didn't sit right in on the other side. I had one spare cable comb, so I did use that to keep them straight nearer to the connector. More combs are on order though.

Alright, with combs that could look more organized as I see that you're doing a clean build, the sleeved 24pin just needs combs then.