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[Build Log] -------Snef's Gold Wings-------

upsnef
Level 8


First, I would like to say thanks to EKWB, Asus and Darkside for their support to this project
and for sure thanks to Gdesmo and Hanoverfist for their help for paint and gold plating

I named this one Gold Wings
the theme of this one is ancient Egypt
I choose this theme for color first
I will not make hieroglyphs everywhere,

the color theme will be white and gold
I know, white, but this one will be special
with a special paint job from the paint magician Hanoverfist

I very excited to do this build, specially because working on a limited edition case,
and I very honored to be in same list as 10 of the best Modder who will mod this case

I will use this one for my business, photoshop, flexsign and all other software to do industrial vinyl cutting and printing


ok parts list

Hardware

CPU: Intel i5-4690k:
MB: Asus Maximus VII Impact
Ram: 8Gb (2 x 4) Dominator GT:
GPU: Asus GTX 970 Strix
Case: EK Vulture
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
SSD: 1 x Plextor 256GB M.2 M6e


Cooling
Cpu: EK-FB ASUS M6I - Nickel (gold Plated)
GPU: EK-FC970 GTX Strix - Nickel (gold Plated)
Backplate: EK-FC970 GTX Strix Backplate - white
EK-FC Terminal - Plexi
Ram: EK-RAM Monarch X2 - Nickel (gold Plated)
TOP Plexi - RAM Monarch X2 Clean CSQ
Pump: EK-D5 PWM Motor
pump top: EK-XTOP D5 - White Acetal
EK-D5 Cover Kit - white
radiator: EK-CoolStream PE 360
fan: EK-Vardar F3-120 (1850rpm)
EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4 - Gold
EK-Ekoolant Pastel WHITE
Mayhems Aurora Booster Gold
res: EK X3 250 with White cap


Modding
Gold Plating: gold plating on all block and fittings
Case will have a very special paint job by Hanoverfist, more detail soon :twisted:
Sleeving: Not sure at this time if I will do it or order from Ensourced.net
Lightning: Darkside led, led strips, and led in block
a lots of gold screw and bolts from pro bolts USA
and some vinyl stickers by myself


some photos of Motherboard, Ram and GPU




















































i just received one box From EK with a lot of water cooling gear

photos














































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upsnef
Level 8



UPDATE:

Gdesmo sent me some photos of my water block GOLD plated

im in love.......I just love the results

Thanks Gdesmo for your help on these, just spectacular

im so excited, cant wait to build it

list of parts

EK-FC970 GTX Strix Nickel
EK-FB ASUS M6I Nickel
EK-RAM Monarch X2 Nickel
EK-D5 Cover Kit Nickel
EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Nickel
EK-AF Angled 2×45° Nickel
all plated gold

do you like "GOLD"?










drop4205
Level 12
Gonna look damn nice. Excellent job on the plating of the water blocks.
Maximus XI Formula, I9-9900k, Phantex Evolove X, Seasonic Titanium 850W, Custom loop PE360+SE360 Rad, G.Skill Trident Z F4-3200C14 32g, Nvidia Reference RTX 2080 TI, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1Tb, Windows 11

naj1991
Level 8
awesome... 😄 *like it...;)
Greez JT

cybacreep
Level 7
great stuff looks awesome
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

upsnef
Level 8


Thnaks guys, really appreciate


Update:

Waterblock are now assembled

just love the finish

gold Screew are on order but not sure if i will swap black for gold,
a smart guy told me


"less is always better"
-Jameswalt1 2014-


:smile:

im agree

i will see when i have gold screew

now some pics

i received a bonus with my blocks



















first try on SSD for Gold Wings

I will try some others but I really like this one


upsnef
Level 8


UPDATE:
Hanoverfist sent me some photos of the case with paint job done
like usual, he did a stunning work
I'm just so impressed and excited
cant wait to have this case in my hands to start it
















now under normal light









Nate152
Moderator
Very unique snef, If you're the same snef on the dazmode forum I have no doubt it's gonna look awesome !

upsnef
Level 8
yes same snef from Dazmode




Update:

its the Egyptian Vulture Goddess her self

Nekhbet









@cheapskate
sorry, no flake or gold plated, didn't find a place who can plate aluminum, and not sure about gold anodized
paint it and add a little touch

some pics of Fan et Rad assembled



















added some hieroglyphs for test and finally I will keep them , I like it a lot














received the case today
honestly , you need to see it in real, its far better than on photo
Hanoverfist did a awesome paint job,


did the first test fit,
still have some work to do on GPU and Motherboard
and I will remove all black screw inside for gold screws

and not happy with tubing, I will do more bend instead angle fittings