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Update 10/4

Hey guys

I've decided that I'm going to add more to this casemod. I've ordered some new hardware and I will also give watercooling a go :)

I've ordered the following hardware:

Intel Core I7 2700K
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z

Now for my watercooling system I am considering the following:

CPU Cooler:
EK Supreme HF Acetal
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GFX Cooler and backplate:
EK FC580+ GTX Acetal
EK FC5X0 GTX GW
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Resevoir:
XSPC Laing DDC BayRes One
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Pump:
Laing DDC 1Plus (18W)
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Radiator:
HW-Labs Black Ice GTX 360 - Black
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Tubing:
Feser Tube 12,7/9,65mm - 3/8" (10mm) - UV-White
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Liquid:
PrimoChill ICE Non-Conductive 32 oz. - Blood Red
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Fittings:
Bitspower HF - Push On - G¼ - 13/10mm - Matt Black
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To make room for the radiator, I've decided to remove all of the HDD bays placed at the bottom of the case, keeping only one which I am going to place at the bottom of the 5.25 bay area. I will cut a hole for the radiator at the bottom of the case, using air coming from the bottom of the case, I figured this would be the coldest air available since heat rises upwards.

I'll try making a sketchup of how I want the build to look.

Any suggestions for improvement welcome, like what fans should I use, still keeping the right color scheme :D

Now for the progress:

The first step I've taken is making a plate to hide the pump and radiator to make the system more clean.

The first measurements the plate was cut in were a bit off. It was 3mm too tall, causing the plate to bend when placed in its position. To fix this I took out my Dremel and began cutting down, and I must say this is just another good example why eye protection is a must when working with tools like this.

The cutting blade near like exploded after a couple of minutes work, flying all over the place. Later I noticed something out of the ordinary:

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Plate Mounted:

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That's if for now :)

Thanks for looking!
 
Update 10/4

I've played around with SketchUp from Google, gotta love this program!

An overlook of how the system will be:

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New placement for the HDD bay, right under the pump and reservoir:

The heat will increase with a 18W pump and 3 HDD's placed together, so I'm thinking of adding a 120mm fan in front of the HDD's to move some heat away.

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New plate for the PSU has to be made, in order to make room for the radiator:

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It will look something like this:

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The bottom of the case will look like this:

I'm thinking of adding some white LED beneath the case as well that will give the case a white aura :)

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Thanks for looking, more updates as soon as I start working :D

Thanks for looking!
 
Update 16/4

Hi Guys


Time for another update while I wait for my different watercooling parts to arrive :)

I've decided to make a few changes, as well as prepare the case ready for watercooling, minimizing my work when it arrives.

First of all the new hardware that arrived:

Intel Core i7 2700K CPU, and ASUS Maximus V Gene

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A closer look, me likes :D

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Dog doesn't really seem to care:

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First of all I moved the PSU, to make room for the radiator. My first thought was to make a new backplate/PSU holder, but after cutting it out, I didn't like the result, I have taken pictures of it, but I don't really see the point of showing it, when I won't be using it :) I removed the rivets and moved the PSU, then refitting the cover for secondary PSU with new rivets:

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Before i started the bottom of the case looked like this:

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Now at work today I cut a plexiglas plate (fogetting the measurements I had written down at home :bang head, but luckily I remembered correctly and it fitted nicely)

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Now my mission was to rearrange the way the harddrive bays where installed, to make room for my radiator:

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The plate seperating the two "areas" has to go as well, and since it has no real purpose, there isn't a reason for me to cut it, so I decided to remove it completely:

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Edge protection removed, so far so good:

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Red foil removed, giving me extra satisfaction that I didn't paint this, and used foil instead :D Very easy to remove:

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Preparing the move:

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These have to go:

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All done:

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Plexi fits perfectly :D

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Some more rivets that have to go:

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All done, looks alot cleaner as well, and the cable management will prove to be much easier without all this extra crap in the case:

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This is what I have planned:

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Rivets mounted:

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There she is :)

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All goes into place without any hassle:

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I then foiled the new plate I am going to install, to cover the holes for cable management, showing off :p

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While removing the motherboard tray I took a second look at the black cover plate I made to hide the holes I did at the very start of the mod. I've not been completely satisfied with the way it looks. When I did the countersinking for the screws, I used a big metal drill, and it didn't turn out very well, so I bought a tool made for this today, which I'll use instead.

The way it looks now:

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Not pretty :(

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New countersinking and foil added :)

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Everything mounted back into place, cables placed a little bit different, to give it a more clean look:

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Coverplate back on:

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Some pics to show the system off :)

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When the system is off it looks like this:

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I really love the built in LED's on this motherboard, very sexy :D

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On she goes:

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That's if for now, more updates when I get my watercooling parts :)

As always, thanks for looking!
 
A small update:

Fixed the cable mess I had going, so it looks like this now :)

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Also received my radiator, giving me reason to cut a hole for it in the side of the case :)

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Preparing for the cut:

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Cut, filled and holes drilled:

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That's it for now, thanks for looking :D
 
Nice radiator! Cables look superb as well. This is quite the enjoyable worklog, thanks for sharing. :D
 
Nice looking build... well nice is an understatement! Awesome looking build, did you sleeve your cables yourself?
 
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!! That's some amazing work so far!! I love the theme. On the first page I was scratching my head when you first started, because everything appeared pink. Then I noticed the Red on the Asus mobo looking pink... so I just assumed it was bad photos.

I can't wait to see the end result with your water cooling setup!! Also, your sleeving job is super clean!

I never thought about sleeving my mobo connectors, but now I think I will!! thank you! :)
 
Nice looking build... well nice is an understatement! Awesome looking build, did you sleeve your cables yourself?

Thank you :D glad you like it, yes I did the sleeving myself, took a lot of time, but I think it's worth the trouble :)

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!! That's some amazing work so far!! I love the theme. On the first page I was scratching my head when you first started, because everything appeared pink. Then I noticed the Red on the Asus mobo looking pink... so I just assumed it was bad photos.

I can't wait to see the end result with your water cooling setup!! Also, your sleeving job is super clean!

I never thought about sleeving my mobo connectors, but now I think I will!! thank you! :)

Yup, when I first started this log, I used my phone as a camera, and the results weren't that pretty unfortunatly :( I got a hold of a better camera though, and now the colors show like they are supposed to :) Glad you like it and great that you'll give sleeving a shot :thup:

KΓλ©KΣΓ™;7171178 said:
Like I been saying all along, awesome build. Any ideas on the two grey strips yet?

Thanks mate :D Well as of now I am thinking of leaving them be, but I might try to add some black foil to it, just so see how it looks, will of course post updates when it's due time :)
 
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