My Project Log:

[Cold Storm]

It does have room for 2 480's... but, I am going to have a "blanket" effect happening with the pedestal. Where the fans from the left side, blow more air into the rad.. since I'll have a "pull" fan set up on the rad.

Update coming by Monday. pedestal will be here today!

 

[(FIH) The Don]

 

[Cold Storm]

Update:

Well, it's not water... But, it's a start..

Yeah, the raven is a mess. THe MSI boards been a b1tch since the other PSU burned up.. Plus, I was thinking heavily about placing the pedestal under the raven for a while now.. lol

 

[Chicken Patty]

That pedestal looks awesome. I am so debating whether I should go crazy water and get one of those whenever I do

 

[(FIH) The Don]

naaaaaaiiiicceeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Cold Storm]

naaaaaaiiiicceeeeeeeeeeee

I'm hoping that the weather isn't bad come Thursday/friday.. If good, I'll be placing the MM case up and working with the pedestal on it..

I got also Next Tuesday/Wednesday.. Then it's work til mid Janurary

 

[HammerON]

I have the same Enermax fans and really love them

 

[Cold Storm]

I have the same Enermax fans and really love them

They are good fans.. But, I don't know how it will do via a rad... They push the air, just not in the direction that is needed.. lol

I think I'm going to go and grab 4/8 of the new Silverstone Air Pens... See how they do..

 

[Cold Storm]

They are good fans.. But, I don't know how it will do via a rad... They push the air, just not in the direction that is needed.. lol

I think I'm going to go and grab 4/8 of the new Silverstone Air Pens... See how they do..

Well, I've thought about it.. and after looking at the static pressures of a few fans.. The Air Pens being one, I came to the terms of buying

The Excalibur just seems to be the best bet.. I found them a LOT cheaper then what you find from PPC or Frozen.. With just a little less Static Pressure then the San Ace's, and at 30dbs, it seems the best bet... I'll also have the 4 Enermax fans on the other side pushing more air over and around the box..

So, what I need to do now:

• Make back for case (mounting the mobo tray now inverted)
• Make top for case (house the Blu-ray, 3 buttons and something else)
• Bottom to have cut out for water loop

I also have a thought about the side panel.. researching it now..

should have some stuff going next Tuesday-Wednesday.. After that, it's work til early January..

 

[(FIH) The Don]

looks like a nice fan

cant wait to see what you come up with

 

[Cold Storm]

looks like a nice fan

cant wait to see what you come up with

Thinking of something like this...

^^^^
Ordered... lol

 

[Cold Storm]

Well, tomorrow I start my 16 days of work.. so, here is what I get to go with..

Got the quick connects in. So, I made a panel that can use all of it together.. the Two connects and the fill port (once I find it again..).

The problem I found on getting the Chipset ran, is that it was a tight bend from the block to the CPU... after about an hour of moving it all around, using different set-ups, that was probably the best to go without a kink..

Now, for the hinges..

I'm most likely going to use two on one side and then the other two on the other.. I'll see if one on each side will work, but I'm thinking dew to how small and flimsy they are, it will be best to do it the way the first picture shows.

I'm really thinking of taking the two fans from the bottom out.. placing acrylic over the whole and see under.. The 10 fans in the bottom, the three from the front, I don't know if I should really need those two now..

 

[mlee49]

Totally missed the water box update. Nice touch there.

I'm thinking of dumping the Obsidian and going with a bench setup with a killer 9x120mm radiator/pump stand.

MOAR PICS!!!!

 

[Cold Storm]

Totally missed the water box update. Nice touch there.

I'm thinking of dumping the Obsidian and going with a bench setup with a killer 9x120mm radiator/pump stand.

MOAR PICS!!!!

that would be nice!

lol... I could add that rad on the side panel.. but, I'm thinking of something else.. lol.. two swifty 420 rads inside the box, t-line from the pump to each rad, then t-line from the rad to quick connect.. lol.. be "small" enough to do it, and would cost a little more then one SR1..

 

[Cold Storm]

that would be nice!

lol... I could add that rad on the side panel.. but, I'm thinking of something else.. lol.. two swifty 420 rads inside the box, t-line from the pump to each rad, then t-line from the rad to quick connect.. lol.. be "small" enough to do it, and would cost a little more then one SR1..

Well.. Swifty came to the rescue.. lol.. I've ordered two of them Threw Gary.. Two 420 rads cooling the system.. lol.. I'm insane.. I'll be now using the Enermax's still.. lol.. I'm going to be having a big sale at the middle of January.. lol..

 

[mlee49]

Addiction defined

 

[Cold Storm]

Addiction defined

If I would get a week, or even 4 days off.. I'd have this done.. lol.. But, since works likes to give me more hours.. 120+, then I tend to think more and more.. lol

 

[Cold Storm]

Just got the text.. UPS is out delivering my Two panels.. I should have a update by Wednesday on it all!

 

[arnoo1]

dude!!
i really really love your build log, in first place i though''wtf are you doing with such expensive case, but know it rokck man, i also really love that carbon on that koolance cpu block, and water blocks, plz keep up the great work, i'm jealous!

 

[Cold Storm]

Well more stuff going on!

Thanks for the words Arnoo1. Yeah, I'm strange for wanting to place a drill and saw to that case.. But, I got a idea, and it's coming along!

Now, I added 4 more CM Excalibur to the rad set up.. So, I ended up doing it on all rad's.. Wait.. all rads? I forgot to add the link to Your PC ATM. I went with getting 2 Swifty 420 rads.. Why? Why not? You got the room.. Why not Sr1's?, or another Gene2 Xtreme? Simple.. Size.. As you can tell from this next picture

Yeah, one of the Gene2's or Sr1's would be just as wide as the swiftech and 25mm fans.. So, I go with adding the two rads and set up on fans.

Now, I went with wiring them like that to see what would look better.. having the fan tied together at the top, or bottom of the rads. I think the bottom looks better.. But, this is far from the finished product.. Since, every panel will be wrapped in the carbon fiber.. lol

I like the bottom over the top.. Even the second to last picture shows how well it does. I grabbed a few Duel 3-4 pin connectors So, it wont' be a problem on how it goes...

I'm going to mess around come tomorrow Probably.. Maybe.. lol.. I've ordered the rad covers.. Plus I believe that I'll be cutting the front and back fan wholes to make way for 140mm fans instead of the 120mm...


Forgot.. I powered up the fans

 

[Binge]

Still making use of that CPU block I see

 

[Cold Storm]

Still making use of that CPU block I see

Oh yeah! I love that block. I can't wait to get the case set for water! bleeding the case will be a b1tch probably.. lol

 

[Cold Storm]

Well, due to the weather.. PITA... I did a little playing with the barbs from the inside.. I've found one thing.. The Enzotech barbs aren't going to work together.. Not that they are broken.. They just are to.. "long" to work in the box now.. But, you got an Enzotech, and a Bitspower Fatboy, your all set.. Like this..

as you can see at the bottom, I only had 2 fatboys, so it wasn't going to work out at the bottom quite right.. but, I got quick stops so, it'll work to show..

Now, I got something in the oven.. lol.. I was thinking of how the psu was going to set.. Yeah, we got it on the side, but it's not as great.. So.. Why... Not... This?

I'm liking the "angle" look to it.. Makes it "different"

Well, I got that in the oven, and I also got.. Grabbing some metal frames.. Making it a smaller build.. Right now it's 33x24" That's one tall SOB.. and due to that, there is ALOT of space that won't be used.. A lot? I mean no bay drives, no optical drives.. Just two ssd's behind the mobo tray.. So... why not cut 9" from the case and make it a full 24x24" case again?

Thoughts? I'm all open to them! I got a metal store that will cut it no problem!

 

[Chicken Patty]

I love what you are doing with this dude.

 

[Cold Storm]

Thanks CP. That means a lot.

I will say, that I thought it over.. my 3h nap and now at work.. I'm going to do the 15" box for the case it self.. Why not?

I got a email sent to the metal store to see if they can do something for me.. If not, I'll be going to Home Depot to use up my gift cards.. lol