Atomic Aether

Decals coming soon!
Will be available in my Etsy store. Link in my bio.

Working on another dart case.

Printer has been hard at work. Few collectables and some prototype work.
Here's a few pictures of the X-303 from Star Gate.

If anyone ever needs anything done, be sure to give us a shout and we'll get it all sorted out for ya.

Just playin'.

I got a thing!
I've been doing stuff!

It's alive!
Just working on getting everything loaded and figured out

Just need the power strimmer now to technically finish this phase of the build.
Next phase comes once the waterblock is released for my GPU.

Leak test went well. Coolant is added. Now I'm just running it for a bit, to work all the air and fine bubbles out of the lines.
Tomorrow, I'll actually power test everything else and start getting things installed.
Took a long time to get everything I needed to get to this point. Not gonna lie, it's been a bit of a pain in the ass. While technically not complete, it is complete enough to finally get it up and running.
I'm waiting for the waterblock for my GPU to be to hit the market. Once EK Water Blocks releases that, I'll grab my upper rad and get that all done, but until then, the Aorus AIO will suffice. I'm also having a hard time tracking down the 24 pin strimmer that I want, but I'll find it eventually. So for now, standard 24 pin cable it is.

Getting closer!
Got the last of the parts I needed from EK Water Blocks yesterday. That let me finish the inlet and outlet lines for the radiator, plus get the fans switched out on the Aorus radiator. Now it's all cable management.
I haven't plugged the main board power in, or the GPU yet. I was hoping to get the strimmers in time to get it all running, but I've only been able to track down the GPU one. So I'll have to use the cable that came with PSU till I can track down a 24 pin strimmer.
What I have now though, is enough to at least get the system up and running once I get the leak testing done and what not.
So close!

Getting closer!
Just waiting on the extra fittings for the radiator lines from EK Water Blocks, plus I'm swapping out the Aorus fans for a more cohesive look. Then it's just a few different cables (mainly the 24 pin strimmer) and this this will finally be done!
Well, at least till EK releases the waterblock compatible with my GPU anyway. 😁😉
I think it's looking pretty good though!

Trying to get some of my tubing figured out. These are the loops that are taking place of the upper radiator and GPU block. Since I don't have either yet, they'll be upgrades I'll do at a later point.
Still might trim these down a little bit. I need to get a better look after I put the upper fan back in to place.

Had to scrap the vertical mount for the GPU. Just kept causing to many conflicts and I've had enough of the screwing around to try and accommodate it.
So, in light of getting this build moving, I've decided to just pull it.
Funny thing is, I think I'm a lot happier with what it's doing for the overall aesthetic and looks like it's going to work a lot better.

Got new Quantum Velocity CPU water block installed and ready to go today as well.
It's all really starting to come together now!

Make sure you swipe all the way to the end to see what it looks like in the case with the distro-plate!

Oh man, that's gonna look so good!
We're talking precision fit too. Just sits in there, all nice and snug.

EK Water Blocks Quantum Reflection PC-011D XL PWM D-RGB distro-plate, made for the 011 Dynamic XL case, by Lian Li HQ.

I got as far as putting it in place and had to stop and stand back to admire it for a few minutes.

Holy distro-plate!

"That's not a distro-plate."
"Now THAT'S a distro-plate!"
*said in his best attempt at an Australian accent*

EK Water Blocks new Quantum Reflection for Lian Li's 011D-XL.

What a beast! Can't wait to get this thing installed!

Goodies!
Should be everything I need to finish the new PC build!
Now the fun starts! First time I've ever set up a liquid cooled system. So we'll see how this goes, lol.

Been a little bit since I've posted. So I thought I'd do an update on the PC build.
Currently, this is where I sit. As you can see, there's nothing cooling the CPU. I had originally bought the "Aorus Liquid Cooler 360", but turns out that the height of the block attached to the CPU, was just tall enough and close enough to the fitting for the right hose, that the pressurer and bend at that point just seemed like an accident waiting to happen.
So, I scrapped idea.
I'm now waiting on my cooling solution from EK Water Blocks.
A couple of the items are pre-ordered, so it's looking like it will be April before I finally get this beast running.

Patiently waiting.

Final freakin' piece to this build is here!
Holy crap, this has taken forever to piece together!

Never did end up being able to get the bracket I was after initially. Which was made by my cases manufacturer. Instead, I ended up having to grab something else. Which is fine, because it's a far better made product than what I was originally after.

The build shall finally commence soon!

Well, look at what just showed up!
😁
This will be a welcome addition! I haven't had a new Samsung since the S6 Edge was released!
Should help me capture some nice footage for future projects.

Ok, I love this freakin' chair! Quite comfortable! By far the best chair I've ever used, especially for extended periods of sitting.
If you're considering one, they're absolutely worth the investment. Your ass and back will thank you!

Finally have everything I need to finish the new build!

Excited to start getting it all together soon!

Part list -
MB: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X & Gigabyte Aorus Liquid Cooler 360
GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Extreme Waterforce
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB DDR4 3600MHz
SSD's: Gigabyte Aorus NVMe Gen4 500GB (Read - 5,000MB/s, Write - 2,500MB/s) & WD_Black SN750 500GB (Read - 3,430MB/s, Write - 2,600MB/s)
HD: Western Digital 4TB
PS: Corsair RM850
Case: Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL

So this just happened!
Finally got my video card for the new build!
GIGABYTE Geforce RTX 3080 Extreme Waterforce!

So this just showed up.
Thinking maybe a build stream in the future?
What do you all think?

Hey everyone!

I decided it was time to separate my gaming content from my business content.
While the lines do blur between the two sometimes, I thought this would be a better approach.
This will allow me to have some focus in my feeds and should be less confusing to newcomers from both endeavors.

Some of you may have already noticed my new account following you. For those that wish to keep up with all my gaming content, be sure to head over to Atomic Aether Gaming and give a follow.

For all my friends, don't worry, I'll still be continuing to support you all here as well.

Huge thank you to everyone that has continued to support me here. This changes nothing, it just allows some focus in my feed.

Unboxing video for my new Dygma Raise keyboard!


https://youtu.be/D0GPaoTPKv4

Dygma Raise Unboxing My unboxing video for my new Dygma Raise keyboard.

My new keyboard is here!
Thank you, Dygma for everything you've done and your attention to detail!
The quality is apparent the moment you open the box and are greeted by that beautiful case!
Opening it certainly doesn't disappoint either! The attention to detail can be easily seen right away! Everything has a home and has clearly been placed there with care, as it's been neatly placed and is secured by the way it's been packed.
The quality of the keyboard itself, is also, clearly no joke! Beautifully assembled, quality materials, feels well built and sturdy!
You've built an amazing product here, I greatly am looking forward to using it.

I'll be uploading an unboxing video tomorrow. I apparently need to clean the audio up some first before I can get it posted. So keep your eyes open for that.

This is ridiculous! I can't believe that I won this!
I think I'd like to call this screenshot, "You mad, Bro?"

For several turns, I was able to continuously throw tiny flying blockers at his attempt to crush me. Finally, I was able to get my deck to start working some and managed to get a little ahead.
At which point, he clearly got frustrated by my continued attempts to thwart his whomping and quit.

I feel like, David, after killing Goliath!
Lol!

Umm...ouch!
I'm not one to typically gloat, but that is by far, the best this deck has performed!
Valiant effort on their half, stuck it out to the end.
Not gonna lie, I would've conceded to that crap if it was coming at me, lol.

I think I might start streaming this, once the new build is done of course.

Finally downloaded MTG Arena. Been trying to work on putting a deck together. It's been so long since I've played. I can remember buying Ice Age cards...

I think they may have quit out of frustration.

Results like these, make me happy.

Someone's a happy boy!
Got my shipping notification for the world's most versatile, ergonomic, mechanical and all around badass keyboard, made by Dygma !
I can't even begin to tell you just how much I am looking forward to this keyboard! It's going to go great with the new system build and should seriously help improve both my work flow and gaming!