Author Topic: Vault 111 by PEXON. A Fallout 4 themed PC FINAL PICS AND VIDEO- COME SEE! (Read 15976 times)

pexon · « **Reply #50 on:** Fri, 31 July 2015, 04:17:49 »

Thanks so much Nick!

The amount of work I've put in so far would probably make it a fair whack lol

Tachi · « **Reply #51 on:** Fri, 31 July 2015, 09:51:02 »

Seriously sexy build. The amount of detail you have added is awesome. I love the weathered cables, not many builds go that far.

pexon · « **Reply #52 on:** Mon, 03 August 2015, 16:14:05 »

It did take some balls, thats for sure lol

Time for another small update, nothing massive as I've had a very busy weekend!

I done some carnage to the PSU!

I need to get another set of hex keys to take off the PSU cover, I lost all my dinky ones. I don't want to go too ham on the weathering and get any metallic dust or any of the powder coat inside the PSU and cause issues.

I also manged to distress the clear connectors, simply sanded random patches and used some ink to make some runs, to ensure it fits in with the theme. Its reallly hard to get some pics of the connectors when its late night in the workshop

Again, sorry for the small update, I just want to keep the thread up to date!

Thanks for looking.

James/pex

pexon · « **Reply #53 on:** Tue, 04 August 2015, 04:34:23 »

Little bit of awesome news, the build has been nominated for Mod of the Month over on Bit-Tech forum. If you are a member, I would appreciate a vote!

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=289472

blackbox · « **Reply #54 on:** Mon, 24 August 2015, 05:30:26 »

Awesome mod!

pexon · « **Reply #55 on:** Mon, 24 August 2015, 15:01:03 »

Thanks !

Will be doing an update next week sometime hopefully

tp4tissue · « **Reply #56 on:** Tue, 25 August 2015, 00:18:14 »

Would be cool if you used really ****ty fans, and drained the oil.. you know to give it that authentic Grinding noise..

Also, if you break off , or chip some of the fan fins, to get that realistic fluttering..

Yoe · « **Reply #57 on:** Tue, 25 August 2015, 01:13:27 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 25 August 2015, 00:18:14

Would be cool if you used really ****ty fans, and drained the oil.. you know to give it that authentic Grinding noise..
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Also, if you break off , or chip some of the fan fins, to get that realistic fluttering..

Or maybe like ventilation shutters for the fans in the back that could be flapping real good. :)

nubbinator · « **Reply #58 on:** Tue, 25 August 2015, 01:33:26 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 25 August 2015, 00:18:14

Would be cool if you used really ****ty fans, and drained the oil.. you know to give it that authentic Grinding noise..
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Also, if you break off , or chip some of the fan fins, to get that realistic fluttering..

Nah, just put nuke shaped fan grills over them and paint the blades dark and light colors.

pexon · « **Reply #59 on:** Tue, 25 August 2015, 02:20:13 »

I've mashed the fans up, but I don't think that I have put any pics of them up yet. I think you can see them in some of the previous pics. I want to keep them dark though, like they have been scavenged from spare parts. I did look at getting fan grills made, but I think it will detract from the overall aesthetic I want to go for.

katushkin · « **Reply #60 on:** Tue, 25 August 2015, 03:03:43 »

Maybe some of those little ribbon things attached to the extractor fan so they blow around a bit =/

pexon · « **Reply #61 on:** Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:20:15 »

Hey guys, time for another update!

The new board arrived on friday afternoon. The B150 is potentially an interim board as the z170M version has been delayed. If the Z170 doesn't come through, I will just stick with the B150. I plan on using the 6600K with it, even compared to my current 2500K and 280X, the 980ti and 6000K will blow it out the water, good job considering I am going 4K.

The awesome reinforced PCI-e slot

Going to test the board and the GPU before I go to town with the weathering on the heatsinks

Thanks for looking guys.

Again, a HUGE thank you to MSI for supporting this project

pexon · « **Reply #62 on:** Sun, 20 September 2015, 14:21:32 »

Last post was f'd up sorry

tp4tissue · « **Reply #63 on:** Sun, 20 September 2015, 14:32:12 »

Hrrrmrmmm.. Perhaps rust up just the back I/O plate..

you wouldn't rust up the ports, since you need them to ground well.. but the i/o plate is relatively inconsequential..

Hrrrmmmm... Maybe rust the front of those heatpipes as well.. too shiny.

pexon · « **Reply #64 on:** Sun, 20 September 2015, 15:36:02 »

The GPU is going to be watercooled TP, so the backplate will be weathered, so will the block. I will wait to test the mobo and GPU before going all in on the aging

katushkin · « **Reply #65 on:** Mon, 21 September 2015, 15:54:24 »

I was gonna say something bad about MSI mobos... But seeing as they are helping you a lot with this build then I will keep quiet

pexon · « **Reply #66 on:** Mon, 21 September 2015, 17:42:02 »

Never had an issue with MSI boards myself. I've used MSI with my P67, X79, B85 rigs and will be using this one. So far, so good. Same can't be said for Zotac! lol I used to use Asus for everything 775 and before.

hwood34 · « **Reply #67 on:** Sat, 26 September 2015, 22:54:16 »

Quote from: pexon on Mon, 21 September 2015, 17:42:02

Never had an issue with MSI boards myself. I've used MSI with my P67, X79, B85 rigs and will be using this one. So far, so good. Same can't be said for Zotac! lol I used to use Asus for everything 775 and before.

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mesmerizing :eek:. This is seriously one of the cooler case mods I've seen recently, the attention to detail is really superb

pexon · « **Reply #68 on:** Tue, 29 September 2015, 16:12:49 »

Cheers brother! On the final stretch now I thinks!

Aquatuning have been very kind and supplied the rest of the wet gear to get the rig finished

The cleary blue coolant will look bang on I reckons, as I am just going with clear floppy tubing, the blue LEDs and lights will compliment it well.

Smashed the rad up in double quick time and got it installed with the out and inputs on the top. The tubing routing is a nightmare, I knew watercooling in this case (although its large) was going to be a PITA as nothing is in the right place, hence the reason I chose it, its quirky

I have to have a look around for a little male to male G1/4" extender in order to mount the res on-top of the pump, space in the bottom chamber is a little sparse. I can mount the res on top to keep it relatively tidy.

Also managed to borrow some ram to test the parts

And managed to get a braided IEC cable made

I also met Vault Boy at Eurogamer this weekend too!

Thanks for looking guys

katushkin · « **Reply #69 on:** Wed, 30 September 2015, 07:59:39 »

That cable is sweet! What last bits have you got left to do?

pexon · « **Reply #70 on:** Fri, 02 October 2015, 11:47:16 »

Just the watercooling bits and bobs now!

edsucks · « **Reply #71 on:** Fri, 02 October 2015, 12:47:54 »

Truly an amazing build. Good job!

absyrd · « **Reply #72 on:** Sun, 04 October 2015, 16:14:47 »

The IEC cable is a really nice extra touch.

Though I am also bothered by the blue light for some reason. Do they even make yellow?

crayzieap · « **Reply #73 on:** Wed, 28 October 2015, 13:21:41 »

Wow! This is a great build!

Personally I'm way to afraid of doing a custom water cooled solution.

My computer might not look as badass as yours, but I'm definitely ready for Fallout 4!!! Game is going to be epic!!!!!!!!

theginginator · « **Reply #74 on:** Sun, 01 November 2015, 23:48:30 »

Awesome fallout build!!! Love going to Quakecon here in Texas each year for the Bethesda themed build mod contest, always a slew of fall out goodness

pryedthirdeye · « **Reply #75 on:** Tue, 03 November 2015, 09:26:25 »

Great job on the custom build, it looks great!

Bartlebum · « **Reply #76 on:** Tue, 03 November 2015, 10:07:39 »

Dude I just spent this whole thread drooling... holy ****!

shibataken · « **Reply #77 on:** Tue, 10 November 2015, 13:40:34 »

Is this the same pexon as in pexonpcs? I ordered two cables from you guys and loved it! This build looks sick btw! I wish I was creative lol...

infiniti · « **Reply #78 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 11:17:47 »

Wow, sweet build pexon!

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Quote from: shibataken on Tue, 10 November 2015, 13:40:34

Is this the same pexon as in pexonpcs? I ordered two cables from you guys and loved it! This build looks sick btw! I wish I was creative lol...

Yep, same pexon.

MagicSauce · « **Reply #79 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 12:44:24 »

Wow this is wild. The blue and yellow cables add the perfect touch.

pexon · « **Reply #80 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 14:59:59 »

Got some final pics and video to upload too. Not had chance to jump on the forum in a while, but I will get them on here soon !

ApocalypseMaow · « **Reply #81 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 15:32:28 »

last serviced by pexon 2077!!! xD

pexon · « **Reply #82 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 16:54:01 »

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Wed, 18 November 2015, 15:32:28

last serviced by pexon 2077!!! xD

You are literally the first person to see that

pexon · « **Reply #83 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 16:58:59 »

Well, well, well. What an absolutely crazy few days. I've been working like a trooper to get the project finished up.

I did have some issues with some of the EK blocks not fitting correctly, so to save messing about with any RMA, I just bought another and a backplate.

I have got some other in progress shots, however, I am eager to get onto Fallout 4 now as I've not had chance to play it yet!

Without much furtherado... here are some pics

Photographs were taken with a Canon 70D with a 17-50mm f/2.8 and Manfrotto BeFree tripod.

I also got some amazing help from my friend Tom, who helped me out with a lovely video of the build. We used an outdoor storage area, in an old school house. There was plenty of old tarp, cans, propane tanks, bottles of various cleaning fluids and general junk.

Be sure to watch the video, its pretty epic, even if I do say so myself!

Video shot on Panasonic GH4 @1080p 50fps

Final list of components used :-

Intel i5 6600K
MSI B150M Mortar
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2866MHz (2x8GB)
MSI GTX980Ti
Kingston SSDNOW300 120GB
Seagate 500GB SSHD
SuperFlower Leadex 1000W GOLD PSU

Custom sleeved PSU cables
Blue and white LED strips

Alphacool Susurro 120mm fans (blue) x7
Nanoxia Deep Silence 120mm fans x2
Alphacool NexXxos XP3 CPU block
Alphacool 13-10mm compression fittings (black)
Mayhems 13-10mm tubing
Aquacomputer Double Protect Ultra Blue
EK GTX 980 Ti TF5 Full-Cover water block (Acetel)
EK GTX 980 TF5 Backplate (Acetel)
Alphacool VPP655 and plexi-top
Alphacool Cape Corp Coolplex Pro 15 LT

I just want to say thanks to the following people/ companies:-

Momma and mini pexon

Chris, Steven and everyone @Overclockers (overclockers.co.uk)
Tom @MSI UK (uk.msi.com/)
Pas and Eddie @Aquatuning UK (https://www.aquatuning.co.uk/)

Hugggge thanks to my friends Tom (video magician) and Ryan for helping out with the set up and lighting and of course, to everyone who has been following the build, thanks for the kind words, comments and suggestions. Its been one hell of a ride!

.... lets go boy

katushkin · « **Reply #84 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 17:10:36 »

3sexy5me

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Wed, 18 November 2015, 15:32:28

last serviced by pexon 2077!!! xD

Where does it say that?

meow a cat · « **Reply #85 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 17:22:59 »

Wow, that's beautiful Pexon. Awesome work, I wish I had the skills to mod PC cases like that.

I can attest to Phanteks build quality, I have an Enthoo Primo as well. Rock solid case, everything is well built. Can't go wrong with it.

Now get to playing Fallout 4, it's pretty amazing (not as amazing as that case and board though!). I've already put 60 hours into it.

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ApocalypseMaow · « **Reply #86 on:** Wed, 18 November 2015, 17:34:51 »

Nice!!!

infiniti · « **Reply #87 on:** Thu, 19 November 2015, 01:23:32 »

Quote from: katushkin on Wed, 18 November 2015, 17:10:36

3sexy5me

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Wed, 18 November 2015, 15:32:28
last serviced by pexon 2077!!! xD

Where does it say that?

Last pic in this post:

I missed that gem too!

pexon · « **Reply #88 on:** Thu, 19 November 2015, 04:45:13 »

Its all those little things that add up and make it unique

azhdar · « **Reply #89 on:** Thu, 19 November 2015, 08:36:20 »

This looks rad af man.
I hope you're finding some time to play some Fallout.

pexon · « **Reply #90 on:** Thu, 19 November 2015, 12:43:09 »

Thanks Az!

Believe it or not, since last week, I have managed to put 30 hours in already. I have just finished up work and will be jumping on soon. I've been playing a fair bit, after getting some food in the evening, so 30 hours over the last week, is a few hours a night. I'm liking it so far, I did find it was very slow to get into, I've also done a fair bit of tweaking to get it to run nicely and get the FOV sorted out.

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Author Topic: Vault 111 by PEXON. A Fallout 4 themed PC FINAL PICS AND VIDEO- COME SEE! (Read 15976 times)