Custom PC - UK (2020-06)

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pumpatthebackofthecase,above

thegraphicscard.

Didyouperformanycustom

modificationstothecase?

Stephen:I modifiedthecaseby

addinga Jokervinylstickertothe

frontingreenandpurplecolours.

ThisstickerwassuppliedbyKasim

MalikofGorillaGaming,whichis

partofComputerOrbit.

What’s on the other side of

the motherboard tray?

Stephen: Not very much in all

honesty – just extremely neat

cable management, the power

supply and a 2TB hard disk. I also

added a Joker figure underneath

one of the radiators to add more

character to the build.

Taking inspiration from Tim Burton’s

1989 Batman film, Stephen Wellsbu

this water-cooled project based on

The Joker, going all out on the purple

and green colour scheme

/MEET THY MAKER

Name Stephen Wells

Age 35

Occupation IT

Location Lincoln

Main uses for PC Gaming

Likes Movies, WWII model

planes, and PC building

Dislikes Console gaming

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How did this project start?

What inspired you to build a Joker-

themed PC mod?

Stephen: As a big

movie fan, Tim

Burton’s 1989 version

of Batman was a big

inspiration. I’ve also

seen similarly themed

builds, and I liked the

colourcombination.

Why did you

choose to base it on the

Lian Li 011 Dynamic

case, and how did you

find working with it?

Stephen: I chose

this case because it

had great reviews in

relation to cooling

and airflow. It also has

glass on both the front

and side, which allows

more of the build to be

How did you go about

designing and making the custom

fan grilles on the front radiator?

Stephen: Once again, I used

Kasim Malik of Gorilla Gaming. I

contacted him on Facebook and

explained my idea and what I was

looking for. He then came back to

me with several options. I chose the

design that I thought would work

bestwiththethemeandlighting.

Where did you get that

bright green coolant from?

Stephen: The coolant is CFX

Vivid Green, which I bought from

Amazon. During the build, I was

undecided whether to use the

final colour combination you can

see here, or to go for the CFX Purple

Violet coolant with green lighting

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