Case Mod WIP: Sickrig002 Fractal R4 & AquaComputer

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I cleaned up the wiring in the back

[Hukkel]

Nice build. But you, sir, need the power of cable sleeving

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I've been wanting to order from Nils & MDPC but the timezone difference is getting the best of me. I'll get around to it someday Im sure, I just want to finish the exterior design first...

The top of the case was the first thing I worked on back in December and it never quite had the look that I wanted. I've been looking for ideas ever since.

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I decided to make a fan grill for the exhaust ports. It matches the exterior front panel for the case. I used an old AquaComputer Airplex radiator grill as a template. =) I think it turned out pretty nice.









I wanted to test fit it to make sure it looked right without putting in another 2 hours worth of work with the dremel and file. The sun went down anyways, so I'll have to finish it off another day.

[Azariel]

I applaud your patience Looking quite good I think!

[Korvus]

Looking good Where do you get your acrylic from?

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We have some local stores called TAP Plastics out here in California, lots of stuff there... =)

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Im going to do a little painting on the ring for the Gentle Typhoon AP-30 to give it a more pleasing appearance, a corsair look alike. =)



And I screwed up the grill I was making by stressing the slots while I was shaping them with the cutting tool on the dremel. At this point I could try again and waste a whole day or just design one to be laser cut.

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So, after a few months of searching and being a little unlucky in sourcing a second Airplex Evo 240 I just decided it was time for an upgrade to two Alphacool Nexxxos XT45 240's (Full Copper). I replaced the previous single 240 radiator with a total of 480mm of cooling real estate and I am very pleased with the end results.

I used to have a Delta T resting @ about 12.4 degrees celcius while running the GT AP-30s @ 2500rpm, the Corsairs @ 2100. This was recorded while running Prime 95's Max Heat test with 8 workers & Heaven DX11 for the GPU. i7-3820 running @ 4.3GHz, an almost nothing overclock for the GTX670 cheesecake.

With the pair of Nexxxos I am resting @ 4.1 degrees, everything else being the same except the GT AP-30s which are now running @ only 2,000rpm, much quieter!

I am a little disappointed since the shipment from Germany didnt include the 90 degree fittings that I ordered and would have cleaned up the tubing in the radiator box.

[jeckulz]

NICE WORK!!!
Lovely stuff

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The fan grill is done for now. If I try this again I'm definitely working with 1/4" acrylic rather than 1/8", but I'll use this for now.





More on this later, have to find a way to mount this as the side panel...

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Okay, its been a while since I mounted the second radiator and cleaned up the tubing. Thank you Aquatuning for getting those 90 degree fittings out to me. =)

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