Hello my fellow modders! So I'm starting my next project, and I thought it was about time to do a build log! This is my third build. Links to my 2 other builds if anyone is interested(and if its "legal" to link to another modding site!) 1st build "Ice Cube": http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/3665.html 2nd build "Green Box": http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/3878.html The case im going to mod, is the Cooler Master HAF XB. Its going to be a mix of black and yellow, with the MSI Mpower as the main theme. Im going to reuse the XB i had from the Ice Cube. Some of the hardware is already in use, so im not going to show pictures of everything. The rough plan is to do a custom front panel, remove some mesh, custom case feet(maybe with LED's), fit a custom waterloop in there, and make some big windows! - The Specs.: Case: Cooler Master HAF XB CPU: i7 4790k MB: MSI Z97 Mpower GPU: XFX R9 280X Black Edition RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133 MHz 16GB(4x4) PSU: Corsair RM850 SSD: 2xSamsung 128 GB - 840 Series EVO HDD: WD Black 750GB 2.5" Fans: Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition - Watercooling: Pump: EK DCP 4.0 Rad.: XSPC EX240 Res.: Lund Pomplex - Black CPU Block: EK Supremecy CSQ Clean Fittings: XSPC Black Chrome - Barbed Fans: Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition Some Pictures! CPU & Motherboard. Motherboard. XFX 280x Black Edition with backplate. The Lund Pomplex reservoir. The HAF XB stripped & ready. The panels. Need bigger windows on the side panels i think. Thats it for today. But i will probably update often, since i have 3 weeks off work and will be modding almost every day
Alot of stuff arrived yesterday and today. Here are some pictures! 3 x Yellow XSPC V2 Sensors, an XSPC EX240, some useless sleeving, a EK DCP 4.0, XSPX EC6 Clear coolant and some yellow Mayhem dye. 2 x Samsung 840 Evo 120GB SSD's EK Supremacy Clean and 2 x Noctua R8 80mm fans Some EK Solid tubing 16/12 and some MasterKleer 16/10. Bunch of different fittings! Tomorrow i will be updating on some actual work i did on the case!
Time for some actual modding! Reservoir mounted! Not done though! I plan on assembling the case with bolts and nuts where ever it is possible. I like having the options to disassemble without drilling rivets! I removed all the mesh on the case and it now looks like this. And made a cover plate for the floor of the case. Thats it for today!
So today i decided that i didn't want to use the handles on the side panels, since it would be a long struggle to fit windows and u-channel on it. Luckily my modding partner had some tube steel that we could use. So we bent two pieces, drilled holes in the panel, and welded them. And this is what came out of it. Turned out pretty good if i may say so my self! Also i made a coverplate that fits the reservoir! Thats it for today. Tomorrow i will begin painting, and the mod should be done in a couple of days
Almost done with the mod. Here are a few "teasers". Front mounted Noctua R8 80mm fans. CM Badge mounted inside(an one just like it, on the outside of the case) and fan rings on the AF120 painted yellow. Top panel with pin striping. Side panel with pin striping. This will probably be the last update before i post the final pictures
