Jolly's CM-690 Case [Main Rig Revamp / Update]

Jolly-Swagman · Apr 18, 2010

WonderingSoul said:
Lookin good JS!

Thanks WonderingSoul, yours is coming along great too!

Jolly-Swagman · Apr 20, 2010

Update #18 Mon 19 April

Today I have been working on a custom Cooling Fan shroud for the Sythe Ninja Heatsink that will be using for this Build,

Fabricated from sheet-metal left over from a previous Case,

First Cut Sheet-Metal was cut to size marked out where the Cutting and Bending would be

Marking out and Cutting

Now onto the bending,

First Bend

Second Bend

Next was bending the 4 side bends and also cutting out the Fan holes for 92mm fans

Side bends and Fan holes

Now for the top of the heatsink need to allow for the Heat-pipes to come through, so a little more cutting

Heat-Pipe slots

Then on over to the Spray booth for an Undercoat, the will spray Black with hints of copper like the pci slot covers were done

Undercoated

Next up will be some light sanding back undercoat (remove runs) and then painting the Shroud Black with Copper Highlights

So thats it for this Update, Stay Tuned for more soon!

Jolly-Swagman · Apr 21, 2010

Update #19 Thur 22 April

Last Night Painted the Scythe Ninja Custom Dual Fan holder matte Black,
This is the Base Colour two coats where applied with light rubdown with Wet-n-Dry 1500.

Painted Matte Black

Then seeing this morning is such a beautiful Day did the Copper Highlighting Coats

Copper Highlight Coat

When this was Dry which Today was mighty Quick, did the Gloss Clear Coats

Clear Coated

Now its off down the Street to get some screws for the Fans, to be mounted,
when all the Gloss Clear Coat has Dried which will be by the time I get back,
but will be leaving for 24-48hrs to cure off properly before Mounting Fans!

Thats all for this Update, Stay Tuned for more soon!

Jolly-Swagman · May 4, 2010

Update #20 May 5th 2010

Just waiting on some parts arriving from the USA, hopefully next week ,
Another Fine Member Brolloks from OCF had a GPU for sale an Un-Opened New MSI GTS-250 OC 1GB edition so got it for the Wife"s Rig,
Also Brolloks offered to get the G-Skill DDR3 1333 Ripjaw Ram from The Egg I needed and send at the same time,
So that was a bonus,

MSI GTS-250 OC 1GB

4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 (2 x 2GB) Ripjaw Ram

G.Skill_RIPJAWS_Dual-Channel_DDR3-1600_CL7_Memory_Kit_Front_X2.jpg

So now just waiting for the parts to arrive to get all the Hardware installed and up Running!

Jolly-Swagman · May 20, 2010

Update #21 May21st 2010

Received my parcel from Brollocks, for the MSI GTS-250 1GB Twin Frozr that I got for Wife, also Brolloks got some DDR3 G-Skill Ripjaw Ram for me from NewEgg.com and sent them along in the Parcel

The Parcel

Un-boxing Parcel

The G-Skill DDR3 Ripjaw's

Here is a Quick pic of What the MSI 250-GTS 1GB Twin Frozr looks like un-boxed

GTS-250

Also last week I received another Parcel too, from Catkicker with a Nice EVGA 8800GTX that will be used in the Quad Core Q6600 system that was my current Main Rig,

EVGA 8800-GTX

So hopefully a little later Today will get some more work done on this Project, now that I have the DDR3 Ram.
and also install the GTS-250 into Wife's Rig

So Stay Tuned for some more Updates Soon!

Jolly-Swagman · May 22, 2010

Update #22 Sun 23 May 2010

Finally I have the DDR3 G-skill Ram so its to work on getting all this loverly
Hardware put into the CM-690

First off was Install the GA-X48T-DQ6 Motherboard, then E8500 -EO 3.16 Ghz CPU, and the Scythe Ninja Heatsink with some ICD7 TIM

Then also the Antec 750W Modular PSU, then the G-Skill DDR3 1330 Ram

Next up was the Custom made Heat Sink Cover I made for the Ninja to Hold the 92mm cooling Fans, this was made for two Fans that can be arranged in a Push-Pull configuration, but seeing as I have adequate Case Cooling and limited room ,I'm going with the one Fan for this Case

Next up we have the first GPU my EVGA GTX-295

Also Have now since the Upgrade to Wife's GPU, I have her Palit 9800GT 512 SC Sonic GPU that will be going in too!

Then Installed the HDD's 250GB main and 320GB Storage

Some cable management on the Rear and custom connector block for the Fans and Rear PCI Molex Bracket

Made a Bottom plate for the unused 120mm intake also has adhesive soun deadening installed on it too.

Continued next Post :rock:

Jolly-Swagman · May 22, 2010

Continued

Now for some Case Shots

Front View

Front and Widowed Panel View

Front & Right Sid Panel View

Window Panel View

Top Panel View

Pretty happy with the way this has turned out and have just Installed Win 7 Ultimate x64 and the Temps on the Ninja are very nice indeed Idle 18C,

Cant wait to see what there like OC'd a bit should be nice,

That all for now will take some screen shots when have instaled the rest of the programs ect and done a little OC'ing

Till then Stay Tuned and thanks for Looking and following Build !!

tinymouse2 · May 23, 2010

Very sexy case there!

Really does look amazing! Gratz

Jolly-Swagman · May 23, 2010

tinymouse2 said:
Very sexy case there!

Really does look amazing! Gratz

Thank You tinymouse2, yes I,m pretty happy with the way has turned out. :rock:

harlam357 · May 29, 2010

Lookin' very sweet there Jolly!!! Fine craftsmanship!!!

Jolly-Swagman · May 29, 2010

harlam357 said:
Lookin' very sweet there Jolly!!! Fine craftsmanship!!!

Thanks harlam357,

Will post some Screenshots of some Benches soon, have it @ 4.0Ghz 24/7 stable and Pumping out 28K PPD Folding on GPU,s + CPU at the moment,

cobra342_ · May 31, 2010

Looks awesome Jolly-swagman.
How thick was the sheet metal for the fan shroud.

ihrsetrdr · Jun 1, 2010

You do just gorgeous work George, really fine rig! :salute:

-Tim

PS do you need my shipping addy?

Jolly-Swagman · Jun 1, 2010

cobra342_ said:
Looks awesome Jolly-swagman.
How thick was the sheet metal for the fan shroud.

Thanks cobra342,,, the sheet metal I think is around 18-20 gauge (from an Old Case Bottom )

ihrsetrdr said:
You do just gorgeous work George, really fine rig!
-Tim

PS do you need my shipping addy?

Thank You ihrsetrdr,
lol,, would prob cost as much to ship as what the hardware is worth, weighs a ton Now

Jolly-Swagman · Jun 1, 2010

Benchmarks

Super-Pi-32M = 12m 34s

Super-Pi-8M = 2m 34s

Super-Pi-1M = 11s

PC Mark-Vantage

Jollys OC @ 4.0Ghz

CinebenchOGL.

CinebenchOGL-CPU

3D Mark-06

3D Mark-05 @ 4.0Ghz

3D Mark-05

3D Mark-03

Jolly-Swagman · Jun 21, 2010

Update #24 Tues June 22 2010 @ 04:50

Made a short Video of the Making of the Scythe Ninja Custom Fan Holder that I made for this project,

Enjoy!

Scythe Ninja Custom Fan Holder Video

Hopefully soon the Scythe Ninja will be replaced by one of the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC when I receive them,
(will need to check to see when its arriving should be very soon)

Stay Tuned for more soon!

soldierguy · Jun 22, 2010

Hey Jolly

Great build. Really handsome case. Way to go.

Tom

Jolly-Swagman · Jun 25, 2010

soldierguy said:
Hey Jolly

Great build. Really handsome case. Way to go.

Tom

Thank You Tom

Jolly-Swagman · Jun 28, 2010

Update #25 Tues June 29 2010 @ 08:15

just a small video show an Overview of the the whole Project Log

Enjoy!

Jolly's CM-690 Case Mod Overview Video

:rock:

Jolly-Swagman · Aug 13, 2010

Update # 26 FRI August 13th 2010

Received my Package from CoolIT Systems, containing 2 x CoolIT VANTAGE-ALC Cooler's

Now looking forward to Installing and Testing on a Couple of my Rigs,

One will go into This Case Mod Project and the other will be Tested on
Jolly's Tech Bench 2010 ,
Then will eventually find its home in my Wife's Storm Scout Rig

A very Big Thank You to Barry Reicker (CoolIT Systems)
For supplying these Wonderful Cooling Systems :thup:

So Stay Tuned for some Testing and a Review of the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC
:rock:

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