• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

[Case Gallery] Project: [Thessa]

knet370

New Member
Joined
May 30, 2008
Messages
51 (0.01/day)
To view this case mod, go here.



Specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz
XFX 780i Motherboard
2 x EVGA 8800GTS 512mb G92
4 x 2gb Patriot DDR2 800 @ 1066Mhz 4-4-4-12
WD Raptor 150gb OEM
WD Caviar SE16 500gb
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750w
Logitech G15 v2 Keyboard
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Watercooled CPU, Graphics Cards, NB, SB, Mosfets

Mods:
Cut out top panel and mounted Thermochill PA120.3 Rad. Lasercut radgrill for PA120.3. Powdercoated the case. custom HD rad bracket to fit front dual rad. custom pump bracket. sleeved psu cables. perforated alum on 5.25 drivebay side. lasercut name plate.

My Goal: The goal i was aiming are the words "Simple" and "Elegant"..the lian li pc-a77 itself is a beauty in its own way. modding it heavily may ruin its minimalistic approach and thus for me is a beauty wasted. thus the theme for my rig, "Simple yet Elegant".
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Joined
Apr 21, 2008
Messages
5,250 (0.86/day)
Location
IRAQ-Baghdad
System Name MASTER
Processor Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling Corsair H100i
Memory 4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s) 2X EVGA GTX680
Storage 2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s) Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s) Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores 3d mark 2011: testing
wow , i need one like it , cool
 
Joined
May 31, 2008
Messages
5,787 (0.96/day)
Location
Switzerland, Heart of Europe
System Name Fractality 1.0
Processor Intel Core i7-860 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory 16GB Kingston Hyper RAM
Video Card(s) PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Storage 64GB and 180GB SSDs / 1TB and 2TB HDDs
Display(s) 24" Acer V243W
Case Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software Win 7 64bit
Where the hell are your cables? Excellent!
 
Joined
Mar 5, 2007
Messages
1,372 (0.21/day)
Location
Chicago, IL
System Name Stealth 2 Duo Turbine
Processor Intel e6850 @ 3.8ghz
Motherboard Asus Striker Extreme
Cooling CoolerMaster V8 Modded With 2 white LED's & 100CFM fan
Memory OCZ DDR2 1066_ SLI Black-4GB
Video Card(s) 2xMSI 8800GT"s SLI
Storage <<HDD For OS>> 2x150GB_Western Digital Raptor_Raid 0. <<HDD For Storage>> 3 x 1TB
Display(s) ACER B273HU 27" LCD 2048x1152
Case Apex SuperCase_Custom 7 month Build
Audio Device(s) Striker Extreme Add-In Card HD-Audio
Power Supply EnerMax INFINITI 720watt
Software SE7VEN ULTIMATE 64bit
Benchmark Scores 3DMark01=NTTA, 3Dmark06=NTTA 3Dmark_Vantage=NTTA, Core Temp v0.99.5=28C
I've been following your work log, & have to say what a great job you did, the amount of time that you put into the W/M alone. & the placement of the Rad's. Smart, Clean, & really sharp looking Build. this is why I chose to rate your Rig a 10. Some pictures I thought you should have added.


 

knet370

New Member
Joined
May 30, 2008
Messages
51 (0.01/day)
I've been following your work log, & have to say what a great job you did, the amount of time that you put into the W/M alone. & the placement of the Rad's. Smart, Clean, & really sharp looking Build. this is why I chose to rate your Rig a 10. Some pictures I thought you should have added.




thank you sir.
 
Joined
Feb 20, 2006
Messages
785 (0.11/day)
Location
Yulee ,Florida
System Name 1080/1440 Beast
Processor Ryzen 7 5700x @4848.87Mhz
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
Cooling Cooler Master ML240L RGB V2
Memory 64 GB 4x16 GB GSkill Trident Z Neo 3600Mhz CL16
Video Card(s) AMD Radeon™ XFX Speedster MERC 319 RX 6750 XT Black 12 GB /\ Core 2725Mhz Vram 2312 UV 1145mv
Storage WD SN850 Black 1TB M.2 OS C: / Samsung 860 evo 500GB SSD Disk 2/ Western Digital 1TB SATA3 Disk 3
Display(s) Dual Monitors Samsung G5 G55C 32" Curved 165 Hz 1440p HDR / MSI G32C4W 31.3" Curved 165Hz 1080p
Case Vetroo Mesh6
Audio Device(s) Logitech Z-2300 2.1 THX Series / RIG 800 LX Dolby Atmos
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 700watt
Mouse Asus
Keyboard Asus
Software Windows 11 64bit Home
Benchmark Scores CB R23 15306 SuperPos. 4K 10980 CpuZ 667.3/6728.2 TimeSpy 14,090
sweet system 10/10 from me please vote good for mine. its called cheap replacement i know its not much but its my baby
 
T

tantric

Guest
one of the sickest and tightest watercooled case i've seen hands down. the uv blue dye makes it even better :D great job knet :D
 
Joined
May 19, 2007
Messages
4,520 (0.70/day)
Location
Perth AU
Processor Intel Core i9 10980XE @ 4.7Ghz 1.2v
Motherboard ASUS Rampage VI Extreme Omega
Cooling EK-Velocity D-RGB, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX240 Ultrathin, EK X-RES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C14D 64GB
Video Card(s) Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC WC
Storage M.2 990 Pro 1TB / 10TB WD RED Helium / 3x 860 2TB Evos
Display(s) Samsung Odyssey G7 28"
Case Corsair Obsidian 500D SE Modded
Power Supply Cooler Master V Series 1300W
Software Windows 11
Good job love it mybe i should paint my OCZ ram cooler looks better black
 
Joined
Nov 22, 2007
Messages
1,554 (0.25/day)
Location
Annapolis, MD
System Name n.audBl
Processor E8500 @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard ASUS Striker Extreme
Cooling Full liquid (everything except power supply)
Memory 4Gb OCZ DDR2 PC9600
Video Card(s) Dual EVGA GTX 280 SSC Edition
Storage Dual WD Raptor in RAID 0 (300Gb), Dual WD 1Tb Cavair in RAID 1
Display(s) Dell 2407 24" HD+ Widescreen
Case Theraltake Tai-Chi
Audio Device(s) X-Fi Fata1ty (bleh!)
Power Supply Ultra X3 1000W
Software Win 7 64bit
Ah, I've been waiting to get to vote on this beast. I love it and I love your goal of 'simple yet elegant'. Incredible job! It's an 10/10 no-brainer from me.

Perfect cable managment AND modification!! Tasteful and uniformed color scheming. Excellent presentation. About the only thing I could even think about dinging you on is the way the tubes turn into a bit of a knot around the Vid cards, but I know that is a result of you wanting to use large diameter tubing and minimal angled fittings... so it is unavoidable. You did a great job of making the knot as neat as it can be, though.

Great job. This rig deserves to be ranked above mine!
 
T

tantric

Guest
Ah, I've been waiting to get to vote on this beast. I love it and I love your goal of 'simple yet elegant'. Incredible job! It's an 10/10 no-brainer from me.

hahaha i just remembered something funny that happened a week ago when i read this post.
 
Joined
Jul 17, 2008
Messages
643 (0.11/day)
System Name PIA
Processor Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard ASRock B550M Steel Legend
Cooling Corsair H50
Memory 2x8GB Gskill DDR4 3600
Video Card(s) MSI GTX 1660 Super
Storage Samsung EVO 970 1TB
Display(s) 2xAOC Curved 24" 144hz
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L
Power Supply CORSAIR RMX (White) RM750x
Mouse Logitech G305
Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL
Software Windows 10 Pro
Truly deserves a 10! That looks great dude.
 
Joined
Jan 2, 2008
Messages
3,296 (0.53/day)
System Name Thakk
Processor i7 6700k @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte G1 Z170N ITX
Cooling H55 AIO
Memory 32GB DDR4 3100 c16
Video Card(s) Zotac RTX3080 Trinity
Storage Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD / Intel 250GB SSD / Samsung Pro 512 SSD / 3TB Seagate SV32
Display(s) Acer Predator X34 100hz IPS Gsync / HTC Vive
Case QBX
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC1150 > Creative Gigaworks T40 > AKG Q701
Power Supply Corsair SF600
Mouse Logitech G900
Keyboard Ducky Shine TKL MX Blue + Vortex PBT Doubleshots
Software Windows 10 64bit
Benchmark Scores http://www.3dmark.com/fs/12108888
the score for this one is a no brainer.. 10/10!

sarap lang dude
 
Joined
Sep 22, 2007
Messages
3,527 (0.56/day)
Location
UK
System Name Dream Weaver
Processor Ryzen 5600
Motherboard B450 MSI Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling NH-D14
Memory 16GB Flare X @ 3200MHz CL14
Video Card(s) Sapphire Vega 64 Nitro+
Storage 500GB evo 970 m.2 + 4TB HDDs
Display(s) ASUS 27" 1440p 144hz FreeSync
Case Fractal Design Define R3
Power Supply Corsair 850W
Software Windows 10 x64
Very beautiful, clean and sleek. 10/10 for sure! Good job!
 

0V3CHKiN

New Member
Joined
Jan 15, 2007
Messages
75 (0.01/day)
Processor AMD Athlon X2 4400+
Motherboard ASUS A8N-E
Cooling AMD Stock Heatsink
Memory OCZ Platinum 2x 1GB DDR400
Video Card(s) HIS X1900XT 512MB w/ Zalman VF-900
Storage 2x WD 400GB RAID 0 + 1x WD 500GB
Display(s) Samsung 17"
Case Lian-Li PC-G50
Audio Device(s) Creative X-Fi Music
Power Supply Enermax Liberty 500w
Software Microsoft Windows XP Pro w/ SP2
Disgustingly clean, yet sleek and sexy.

10 for sure.
 
Joined
Nov 27, 2007
Messages
28,883 (4.63/day)
Location
Miami, Florida
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s) ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s) SAMSUNG 34-Inch Ultrawide 75Hz (Desk Games) // SAMSUNG 49-Inch Ultrawide 144Hz (Sim Racing Rig)
Case Phanteks NV7
Power Supply Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software Windows 11 Pro
10/10, beautifully done. Not so much color like the usual watercooled system. Great choice of case too! Gotta love Lian Li.
 

_jM

New Member
Joined
Jun 4, 2008
Messages
1,453 (0.24/day)
Location
Ocala,FL
System Name The money pit v.2 (v.1 is the wife!)
Processor Core2Quad-Q9550@3.9ghz/1860mhzFSB @1.344v
Motherboard ASUS Maximus II Formula = best damn P45 OCer out there!
Cooling CoolerMster V8-- Custom WC system on the way! =]
Memory 8GB DOMINATORS @1100mhz 5-5-5-18
Video Card(s) EVGA GTX 280
Storage 150GB WesternDigital Velociraptor OS Drive/1 WD 500AAKS for Storage
Display(s) SAMSUNG 2243SWX 22" LCD
Case Cooler Master Cosmos S w/custom lighting and cable management
Audio Device(s) X-Fi Titanium (Fatality edition) - paired with RAZER Barracuda's
Power Supply CORSAIR HX1000W modular PSU
Software Windows 7 RC 7100--eats vista for breakfast lunch and dinner!
Benchmark Scores Coming to a theater near you!
The Sh*t

I Followed your work log myself. And I must say that the time/money you spent on this mod really pays off. Not only is this a FANTASTIC job.. but very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Your loops are perfect in every way. This LCS is one of the best ive seen in a long time. And the wire sleeving is outstanding and the and your wire management is top notch! I rate 10/10 CHEERS BRO! Great job =]

One thing... is there any way we could get you to post your temps/volts/and clock speed info?
 

knet370

New Member
Joined
May 30, 2008
Messages
51 (0.01/day)
I Followed your work log myself. And I must say that the time/money you spent on this mod really pays off. Not only is this a FANTASTIC job.. but very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Your loops are perfect in every way. This LCS is one of the best ive seen in a long time. And the wire sleeving is outstanding and the and your wire management is top notch! I rate 10/10 CHEERS BRO! Great job =]

One thing... is there any way we could get you to post your temps/volts/and clock speed info?

i dont have everest/core temp. but heres a screenshot of my realtemp idle readings.



32c,28c,25c,23c. i need to lap my cpu hsf as its not really flat. temps delta for load is around 10c higher than the idle.

cpu is a q6600 @ 3.6ghz 1.450v. mobo has a bit of vdroop.
 

_jM

New Member
Joined
Jun 4, 2008
Messages
1,453 (0.24/day)
Location
Ocala,FL
System Name The money pit v.2 (v.1 is the wife!)
Processor Core2Quad-Q9550@3.9ghz/1860mhzFSB @1.344v
Motherboard ASUS Maximus II Formula = best damn P45 OCer out there!
Cooling CoolerMster V8-- Custom WC system on the way! =]
Memory 8GB DOMINATORS @1100mhz 5-5-5-18
Video Card(s) EVGA GTX 280
Storage 150GB WesternDigital Velociraptor OS Drive/1 WD 500AAKS for Storage
Display(s) SAMSUNG 2243SWX 22" LCD
Case Cooler Master Cosmos S w/custom lighting and cable management
Audio Device(s) X-Fi Titanium (Fatality edition) - paired with RAZER Barracuda's
Power Supply CORSAIR HX1000W modular PSU
Software Windows 7 RC 7100--eats vista for breakfast lunch and dinner!
Benchmark Scores Coming to a theater near you!
..

i dont have everest/core temp. but heres a screenshot of my realtemp idle readings.



32c,28c,25c,23c. i need to lap my cpu hsf as its not really flat. temps delta for load is around 10c higher than the idle.

cpu is a q6600 @ 3.6ghz 1.450v. mobo has a bit of vdroop.

Thanks =]
 
Joined
Jan 2, 2008
Messages
3,296 (0.53/day)
System Name Thakk
Processor i7 6700k @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte G1 Z170N ITX
Cooling H55 AIO
Memory 32GB DDR4 3100 c16
Video Card(s) Zotac RTX3080 Trinity
Storage Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD / Intel 250GB SSD / Samsung Pro 512 SSD / 3TB Seagate SV32
Display(s) Acer Predator X34 100hz IPS Gsync / HTC Vive
Case QBX
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC1150 > Creative Gigaworks T40 > AKG Q701
Power Supply Corsair SF600
Mouse Logitech G900
Keyboard Ducky Shine TKL MX Blue + Vortex PBT Doubleshots
Software Windows 10 64bit
Benchmark Scores http://www.3dmark.com/fs/12108888
Top