Switch Build

[JamesLT3]

Hey fellas,
Well this will be my first work log and painting of a case so lets go screw up some stuff. This will be a dedicated Folding or Crunching rig im still undecided ,ether way it will be dedicated to one of PureOC teams. I wont be doing any fancy mods,just painting the case. The case will be white with a blue stripe going down the middle, basic yes i know but its my first! This will be an ongoing build/painting for most of the month.So for the better part of the day i sanded,primed and painted the back panel on the Switch. I started off sanding the case with 1000 grit sandpaper but found out very quickly that was going to take a long time and be expensive(10 Sheets $15) so i used 600 and smoothed it out with the 1000 grit after. Took me 45 min of sanding to get it where i thought it looked good.
Index:
1.Switch Build Update #2
2.Switch Build Update #3
3.Switch Build Update #4
4.Switch Build Update #5
Part List as of now:
Case:Newegg.com - NZXT SWITCH 810 Matte Black CA-SW810-M1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
CPU:Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
MOBO:Newegg.com - MSI Z77A-GD55 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
RAM: Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2G 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML4GX3M2A1600C9B Will probably buy a 2nd kit next time i get paid,got the 2x2GB
PSU:Undecided
SSD:Undecided
GPU:???? <-----Dont know if it will have one,will see! Was saving for a 660ti but i bought the 2500k with that $$$...lol. Hopefully it will have one,it would be a great card for folding!
Naked Case:


Painting Suppies:


Sanding: I forgot to take more pics of the sanding.


Priming and Painting:


Second Coat

Third Coat


I know the pic quality is crap, ill post some more pics of the panel tomorrow when its sunny! Hopefully ill do some more painting tomorrow and post another update, im shooting for 1 a day.
Well i guess thats it for now! Peace!

[xelosia]

Nice Start Thanks for posting

[killjoyjim]

Looking good

[JamesLT3]

Nice Start Thanks for posting

Thanks Xelosia!

[charleybwoy]

indeed, looking very good. i will be following!
i am also working on a switch 810

[JamesLT3]

Looking good

Thanks Jim! I hope mine turns out as good as yours! *Crosses Fingers*

[JamesLT3]

indeed, looking very good. i will be following!
i am also working on a switch 810

Hey Charlie,
Thanks and Welcome to PureOC! I won this case here at PureOC in the Summer giveaway and man was i tickled!The switch is such a beautiful case and so well designed, i couldnt ask for anything better!
You should post your build log we would all love to see it!

[alan1476]

It sure has tons of cable grommets. You should be able to hide every unwanted cable in that box.

[JamesLT3]

It sure has tons of cable grommets. You should be able to hide every unwanted cable in that box.

Yeah it does,its got them in every possible place a cable would be.Just a well designed case!

[SamCR3]

Excellent start. Been contemplating painting mine too. Think I'll wait until I can afford custom water first.

I like your paint theme. The white with blue strip reminds me of a Shelby Mustang GT350.

[JamesLT3]

Excellent start. Been contemplating painting mine too. Think I'll wait until I can afford custom water first.

I like your paint theme. The white with blue strip reminds me of a Shelby Mustang GT350.

Thanks Sam! You have very good taste in cars i see! My uncle had a 78 camaro SS that was blue with a white racing strips, when he would start it in the garage all my grandmothers good china would start to shake lol.
So thats what gave me the idea and im digging white case right now.

[SamCR3]

Great inspiration for your build. Looking forward to watching you work.

[JamesLT3]

Great inspiration for your build. Looking forward to watching you work.

Thanks Sam, as a kid i didnt realize how lucky i was to drive such a beast!

I need some help choosing a paracord color,im going to try and sleeve whatever psu i get. Ive got a spare psu im going to be testing on first so i wont screw up a good one. Here are the colors ,names will be in order with pics....
1. Electric Blue
2. Blue Camo
3. Blue Snake
4. Royal Blue
5. Royal Mountain
Thanks!

[Bob2701]

Great work James, can't wait to see the finished product.

[JamesLT3]

Thanks Bob, i should have an update soon. Ive been painting one of the front panel this morning,so we should get to see what the blue looks like!!

[SamCR3]

James, if you need a new PSU, buy a corsair AX series and their pre-sleeved cables. A little pricey but you'll save yourself the headache of sleeving the cables yourself and have an awesome PSU.

PSU's: Corsair AX Series Power Supply Units

Cables: PSU Accessories - Power Supply Units