DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

if you tossed a canvas over your bed rack you could be one of those weirdos

 

Wanted to see how it would look with white rack.... I think im going black still though.
Pics for your viewing pleasure!

 

curious how the white would look as well.....id paint it black

 

Wait, you are sending it to usoffroad for powdercoat?

 

Edit: well dang, was just blanks

 

He has a front US Offroad winch mount, so he probably wants the same powder to match

 

That's an expensive powercoat job, for sending it all the way to Grandbury and back for pc.

 

Nope, then I would just be a dude pitching a tent in the back of my truck

 

Yea, that's the plan. I've got their front bumper and wanting to keep the finish matching front/rear.

 

sounds like this is not the first time you have pitched a tent in the back of your truck

 

If anyone has Powdercoat options on the Dallas side of the universe that you trust and I could get a quote from in the next 2 hrs, I'm open. I've had a bit of an emergency come up and need to drop the bumper off either for powder or back at home today.

 

I like it white, think it looks good and different. You can never go wrong with painting it black though!

 

http://www.qualitypowdercoating.com/dallas/ Used them a long time ago on some architectural metals for work. I assume they could do some automotive stuff too.

 

Oh, a bit of random info...
I will be jamming on some VR tonight!
I now have the HTC Vive and a brand new PC to run it!

Asus Prime Z270 motherboard
Intel i7 7700k processor
EVGA 1080 TI graphics card
16 gbDominator 3200 ram
256 m.2 solid state
500 solid state
1TB disc drive
850w Gold power supply
NZXT mid tower case

Pics coming tonight. I was up till midnight putting it together. Powered it on, got to the bios screen, called it a night. Tonight is load OS, install updates, install/update drivers, install steam, download/install games, stay up all night playing games, call in sick to work tomorrow!

 

What's with the two solid states? Because you can?

 

I've ran mutiple ssds for years. 1 for the OS and another for games and more demanding programs. Love the speed and if I run into OS issues I don't have to reinstall everything.

 

Well the m.2 solid state plugs strait into the motherboard and is way faster than the solid state that needs sata cables. I will be able to log into the computer with the power off in 7 seconds!

m.2 is for the OS, the other solid state is for games, and there is 1tb HDD for storage.

 

Cool, cool. Been out of the computer building scene for quite some time. I know all the benefits of SSDs (replaced my disk drive in the laptop) just wasn't sure of any other special use cases. I know my friend set his wife's computer up with some special combination of drives/partitions etc. to optimally run photoshop for her photography stuff.

 

Building a photo shop pc for max performance/speed can take a lot. It would have more than 2ssd's if I built it, probably 4. 1 OS, 1 for Photoshop, and 2-3 scratch drives for picture editing. Maybe even more, I'll probably never build one that dedicated.

 

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