Case Mod - In Progress Cosmos II : Project Metal Gear - Twin loop almost done (I7 4790k/Crossfire r9 290)

Hi Everyone,


My name is Anthony and I'm a 24 years old French guy . I'm here to present you my second case mod.

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By creating this new mod, I didn't want to start again on a clean look. I needed a subject that I appreciate, to gave me the inspiration and something new.
Why Project Metal Gear ? Because I'm a big fan of Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima and I wanted to do the honour to this mythical saga to be part of my project.

This mod will be esthetic as much as powerful, to play/stream, make some photo or video editing and 3D modeling.
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- Cooler Master Cosmos II √
- Intel Core I7 4790K √
- Msi z97 Gaming 7 √
- Crossfire Sapphire r9 290 4go √
- Akasa Venom Power 1000w gold √
- Seagate Barracuda 7200rds 1To √
- Samsung SSD 540 evo 120Go √


- Pump Swiftech MCP35x : 2/2 √
- Res Phobya balancer 250mm : 2/2 √
- Waterblock Heatkiller GPU X-3 : 2/2 √
- Waterblock CPU Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro √
- Radiator XSPC RS 360mm : 2/2 √
- Radiator EX 360mm √
- Radiator Swiftech MCR220-QP √
- Stainless steel tubes 8/10mm √
- TFC fittings √

Some pictures of the components :

The beautiful z97 Motherboard by MSI







I7 4790K




The pump Swiftech Mcp35x





Phobya balancer 250mm





XSPC RS360 :




Swiftech MCR220 :







I'm not a great photographer, but I will do my best for your eyes !


Time to work !


Drill... again, and again, and again, and again. Results ?

A ton of rivets




Cutting of the embarrassing things :
















There is a lot of space after this emptying !




Now, it's time to fill all of these holes. Creation of the first mount of front radiator :



The result is really good, I'll just have to paint it.

After that, I decided to make a mobo tray to remplace the other, which covers only half of the length.












Little test :



The rest is coming soon ​

edit : Spoiler on the pics of my first build doesn't work, how can I fix that ? Thank you

 

Subbed, great start dude. GLHF!

 

Thank you !

 

I love MGS so count me in!

 

Hello ! Welcome on board I'm glad to meet another fan

Today some vinyl wrap

3M Series 1080 Grey Mat Metal

 

Hello guys !

Order received from Evonik.de :





A massive acrylic plate of 15mm in thickness





Some drilling, tapping and integration tests :

 

That is a very nice acrylic piece! Interesting build, keep it up! What red fans are those? NZXT painted red?

 

Thank you ! No those are Arctic Cooling F12 painted in red

 

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Hi ! Welcome here

Update !

The twins.



Block Watercool Heatkiller x3.



Start tubbing with temporary fittings.





That's beautiful




It fits perfectly




I think there is a problem !

 

Great job on that. Subbed.

 

As a huge MGS fan count me in! Subbed


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There is a modding solution that would work for that. Deepen the spot the second rotary fitting screws so that it is further "inside" the acrylic.

 

Oh, that's a nice idea But for this time I found another solution, because the Cosmos have a psu mount who can be removed.

New PSU mount







Perfect !

 

You could have tapped G1/4 directly into the plex too.
Looks good so far. If you drill any more in the plexi, keep it cool with water. The cuts will come out much cleaner, and you won't have any crazing/cracking problems in the future.

 

You are right, but I worried about damage it. Thank you for the tips, next time I will use water, but the result is good without too.

Because I have lowered the PSU, I had to cut the back of the case :



Now I have to reseal this hole with a small aluminium sheet of 15mm with Epoxy.





Almost done, needs a lot of sanding.

 

Hello guys ! It's been a while, sorry for that. I didn't have time to give news of the progress

Parcel from my partner Docmicro.com and Allcity for the paint spray







Holes and holes



Installation of reservoirs for the twin loop







Cutting a mount for 240mm radiator







First door wraped with 3M vinyl



And I decided to not use acrylic tubes, and to go with something harder, like Stainless steel



















After that, I received my order from Aquatuning



Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro



Tops Aquacomputer













Finish result with 3m vinyl







Flying pumps





First try of polishing, Before and after :



After 15 hours of hard work





Stay tuned !

 

Nice work on the stainless pipes and polishing! I like where this is going.

 

Hello !

Thank you !




Custom HDD mount :



Foxhound Key chain



And I received a new PSU to replace the Akasa Venom Power







This rubber is excellent for vibrations !

 

Hello !

I made a mount for the XSPC EX 360



And there is an aluminium sheet, with that I made my EX 360 cover





Result :