Ice Phoenix

[MRDcanadian]

Hey everyone, i will venture in a new build. i am currently making the planing still and working on stuff to push my envelope in the case modding department just though i would share with you all what i was up too. This will be a slow build as i am someone that likes to make lots of research before jumping into something specially with a dremel in hand. The functions i wish to fur fill with this computer is a mobile Gaming machine/media streaming box. I may or may not go water cooling for this build still to be determined but i would like the challenge that comes with it in a M-ITX.

Part list

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (white)

motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe/WD M-ITX (received)
CPU: Intel 3570K (received)
Video card: EVGA GTX690 (received)
RAM: corsair blu vengence low profile 1866mhz (received)
power supply: corsair AX850 (received)
Storage: SSD 60gb OCZ vertex 3 (received)
WD scorpio black 750gb (received)
fan controller: bitfenix recon (received)
Cooling components
Fans: gelid wings
Watercooling: TBD


right now i am getting comfortable in Photoshop attempting to make drawing for the build and analyzing the case to see what can be done with it. i will attempt to make this a build log though that would be my first time.I will be getting a decent camera to replace my phone camera in the near future so i may show you all the stuff i am working on in good quality when updates are available

[bungwirez]

lots of work to be done! good luck sir. would love to see your photoshop sketches.

[Father Fuzzy]

Sounds like a good rig MRD

Sketches sound cool

Thats a nice mobo and with a 690 be serious gaming rig

Lookin forward to your cool named build

[Hooded]

Sounds excellent. Nice Phoenix.

[MRDcanadian]

lots of work to be done! good luck sir. would love to see your photoshop sketches.

Well i am only making light mods to the pictures i find online.

Sounds like a good rig MRD

Sketches sound cool

Thats a nice mobo and with a 690 be serious gaming rig

Lookin forward to your cool named build

i believe it's the same mobo as you're anarchy build. lol, you sold me to the WiDi feature on it since i want it to stream media.

Sounds excellent. Nice Phoenix.

it was taken online though it was a completely different color. one of my friend will be droping me a book to learn more about photoshop and from there i'll attempt to do stuff from scratch for some of the things i wish to do.


was going to do dragons but found out that my idea was already done and i wanted something original. so the next thing I had in mind that would match the white and blue color was phoenix. (matches the brand name also)

here was some work i did while i was refining my photoshop masking skill on the dragon design prior to changing my mind on the theme. (only started this Monday so not a lot of work to show and didn't have alot of time to put on it)

found this online and was thinking of going around a power button maybe


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[bungwirez]

I'm getting a strong sense from the entire group here...

we've all rolled D20 critical hits at some point in time.

[scaccima]

Loving your dragon design MRD!!!

[DazMode]

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I like this!

[snef]

Wow
I really like it

[DodFoddler]

That's the backtrack linux logo, best be a 1337 hacker before you put that on your case lol

[Father Fuzzy]

Love that pic with the button in the dragon

you will love that mobo ,so feature rich for a tiny mobo

and damn fast

placement of usb 3 port connection will drive you crazy but cant be perfect
i actually ordered extension cable for it and it helped

[MRDcanadian]

That's the backtrack linux logo, best be a 1337 hacker before you put that on your case lol

didn't even know that lol. i just googled dragon and clicked image an scrooled through the list to find something i liked. their logo rocks then!!

[MRDcanadian]

Love that pic with the button in the dragon

you will love that mobo ,so feature rich for a tiny mobo

and damn fast

placement of usb 3 port connection will drive you crazy but cant be perfect
i actually ordered extension cable for it and it helped

I saw that on you're build log, it's in a weird spot but i guess they put it where they could. first time i go mini and i still couldn't believe how small these boards are.

[brechan69]

I really like this one; if you use a program like Infranview, you could make it look like it's from an old picture or many other effects

[MRDcanadian]

anyone know if it's possible to incave only a specific part of aluminum without changing to much of alignments? i need to gain a few mm inside the case i bought. to explain, the holes to screw the fans in the front panel pop within and i need these 2-3mm they took away by doing so. see the red rings i made in pic. hope you can see what i mean