Show Us Your Rig [6]

[Britton30]

Rit makes a powder and liquid dye which may work by heating the dye diluted with water and soaking them for a time. They have Apple and Kelly green.

I read a guy modded some key caps on a keyboard with this method, different plastic though.

 

[sygnus21]

That's a great idea if it works. You have any links on this method?

Thanks.

 

[Britton30]

Sure, here's one.
Rit Dye Keyboard Mod

 

[Lava King]

That's a great idea if it works. You have any links on this method?

Thanks.

Here's how I used to do it...

Get a disposable "aluminum foil" roasting pan. It's safe to use on the stove top (with better half's permission) as long as it contains liquid. Since the rings are small, you'll be able to use a smaller pan if you can find one.

Put in the water and dye. It doesn't really matter if it looks really dark, the shade of your project will depend on how long it is in the solution. Heat the solution to the temperature recommended on the dye package.

Maintain heat on the dye solution and add the items to be dyed. Make sure that they're completely submerged. You may remove the items periodically to check the depth of color.

It may take as long as an hour or so before you see any results, don't give up too quickly. On the other hand, if there isn't any change after an hour, then that type of plastic probably won't take dye.

If you have a white porcelain sink, DO NOT pour the used dye in the sink (unless you really want a green sink).



Kent

 

[sygnus21]

If you have a white porcelain sink, DO NOT pour the used dye in the sink (unless you really want a green sink).

LOL :roflmao:

And a never ending headache from the misses as she complains every time she sees it

Point taken.

Thanks

 

[Alsisgevat]

Hi all, still fun reading all this lol, Ive just been silent spying lol, need some help, I haven't been up to date with the latest hardware, can someone please pm me,whats the newest and best out there, prefs are nvidia and asus Rog,intel and corsair. Only hardware, I'm still happy with my case etc. Thank you.

 

[madcratebuilder]

Hi all, still fun reading all this lol, Ive just been silent spying lol, need some help, I haven't been up to date with the latest hardware, can someone please pm me,whats the newest and best out there, prefs are nvidia and asus Rog,intel and corsair. Only hardware, I'm still happy with my case etc. Thank you.

Decide if you want a Intel or AMD based system. Research your memory choice to be sure it's compatible with the cpu (memory controller) you are using. Buy more PSU watts than you think you need. Do you want to air cool or h2o cool? All-in-one or custom loop?

What ever you decide on be sure and google for reviews. Buy the best your budget allows.

Personally I'm a ASUS equipment fan boy, mother boards, optical drives and gpu's have all been great performers. I have had 1 bad board and CS was good but the repair side dropped the ball a few times.

 

[Alsisgevat]

Ok, thank you for replying, I allready got a h2o rig, I basically just want to know what the latest hardware was,whats the best out there etc.

 

[andrew129260]

Ok, thank you for replying, I allready got a h2o rig, I basically just want to know what the latest hardware was,whats the best out there etc.

As soon as we tell you, its out of date

 

[ganjiry]

No rig pic's yet but I thought I'd show you some boxes to keep you going :roflmao:
right time to get my A** into gear, See ya laters folks

 

[paulpicks21]

Very nice mate

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I would wait and watch the reports back on the Z97 boards coming soon and by taking the voltage control off the Haswell chip it could be a much better overclocker.....we'll see.

Ok, thank you for replying, I allready got a h2o rig, I basically just want to know what the latest hardware was,whats the best out there etc.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Ryan looks like you've got some fun days ahead !

 

[Britton30]

No rig pic's yet but I thought I'd show you some boxes to keep you going :roflmao:
right time to get my A** into gear, See ya laters folks

Looks like some work ahead Ryan, don't try to push the Haswell as fay as Ivy, unless you have a dry ice cooler. I've heard good things about that board.

 

[essenbe]

Hi all, still fun reading all this lol, Ive just been silent spying lol, need some help, I haven't been up to date with the latest hardware, can someone please pm me,whats the newest and best out there, prefs are nvidia and asus Rog,intel and corsair. Only hardware, I'm still happy with my case etc. Thank you.

It depends on which way you want to go. Ivy E is the last one out But, the improvements over what you already have is not that great form what I've heard. They are still socket 2011.

On the other side is Haswell and the i7-4770K From what I see, there are some nice improvements in the Chipsets, but the CPU's don't overclock quite as well and the heat is a very limiting factor.

For Graphics and you said Nvidia, the 780s have really come down in price because of the new AMD releases. They released the 780 TI since the AMD release. The 780TI are still pretty new but seem to out perform everything else, but the price is quite high. Not as bad as The Titan, but still close to it.

With your rig, I don't see anything out worth upgrading for really unless you wanted to upgrade your GPU to a 780 or 780 TI. I think that would show a lot of improvement over your 580s. But Nvidia was supposed to release the 800 series the 1st quarter this year. We'll have to wait to see what they are about.

If you have any specific questions, ask away.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Socket 2011 still has more PCI-e lanes available for those who need them. I've been lusting after the new Asus X79 Deluxe MOBO but I just can't justify the expense so soon after spending the equivalent of the GNP of many small countries on my present rig.

 

[paulpicks21]

Socket 2011 still has more PCI-e lanes available for those who need them. I've been lusting after the new Asus X79 Deluxe MOBO but I just can't justify the expense so soon after spending the equivalent of the GNP of many small countries on my present rig.

I will let you know what it's like Lady F, I have one being delivered next week.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Socket 2011 still has more PCI-e lanes available for those who need them. I've been lusting after the new Asus X79 Deluxe MOBO but I just can't justify the expense so soon after spending the equivalent of the GNP of many small countries on my present rig.

I will let you know what it's like Lady F, I have one being delivered next week.

Ooooooh, Jealousy is rearing her ugly head! :drool: Which CPU are you going to use with it?

 

[paulpicks21]

Socket 2011 still has more PCI-e lanes available for those who need them. I've been lusting after the new Asus X79 Deluxe MOBO but I just can't justify the expense so soon after spending the equivalent of the GNP of many small countries on my present rig.

I will let you know what it's like Lady F, I have one being delivered next week.

Ooooooh, Jealousy is rearing her ugly head! :drool: Which CPU are you going to use with it?

The 4930K

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I will let you know what it's like Lady F, I have one being delivered next week.

Ooooooh, Jealousy is rearing her ugly head! :drool: Which CPU are you going to use with it?

The 4930K

Six cores of delight! I'm so spoiled by my 3930K. Along with 32GB RAM, I can run full scans with AVAST, MBAM, SAS, and Spybot S&D simultaneously without the computer breaking a sweat. Even with the SSD and 16GB RAM I put in my notebook, it is such a drag to run my scans on it because of the two core I3 it sports. Fortunately, I use only for trips so I let it set in its drawer until a week before I hit the road, then dig it out and spend an evening updating everything.