This is my new project built around the monster of a case, the MM U2-UFO. It has been powder coated Candy Purple, with the grilles, motherboard tray and 5 1/4" bays painted gloss white. Here's the full specifications of the build: EDITED 24th June,2009 to reflect changes to hardware Main Components: Mountain Mods U2-UFO Asus P6T Intel Core i7 920 OCZ Gold PC3-10666 2x 500Gb Barracuda's CM Silent Pro M 700w PSU Asus 20x DVD-RW GPU Unconfirmed 5" LCD Screen fitted in 3x 5.25" Drive Bay Watercooling Equipment: 1/2" tubing 9x 120mm Fans CPU loop: ThermoChill PA120.3 - 360 Radiator 12V Laing DDC-Pro (modded to Ultra) w/XSPC Pump Top/Res EK Supreme waterblock GPU Loop: ThermoChill PA120.2 - 240 Radiator 12V Laing DDC-Pro (modded to Ultra) w/XSPC Pump Top/Res Waterblock Unconfirmed As I have still to buy the watercooling equipment, I expect the project to take a month or so to complete. I only took delivery of the case today, and I won't be building in it till I have everything I need. I am tempted to get the fans and run the rig on air cooling though Here's some pictures of the empty case: I think the purple and white theme look pretty good, and it will be mirrored in the choice of fans, lighting and tubing. I can't wait to get going on this project, I have been dying to get my hands on a Mountain Mods case for a while now. Cheers, Stu
Golly gee willickers, what a swell case! Haha no seriously, I'm curious to see how this turns out. Subscribed!
Thanks guys I have been thinking about a fan controller over the last couple of days, and have decided to go for a Sunbeam Rheobus. I have heard that the LED's used in this controller are blindingly bright, so I am going to kill two birds with one stone and paint the front bezel and dials gloss white. It will make the controller blend in with the case style and should dampen down the leds too. I like this controller because it can handle 20w on each channel, and has 4 channels, so I can rig all the fans up on one controller. I have still to decide on the fans I am going to use, but I will definitely be using white bladed ones. As I'm going to be running the finished rig on a modest OC, I could get away with some low CFM fans. I want to be running as quiet as I can with this rig. I have seen some Nexus fans that I may order - any thoughts on these would be appreciated
Take your time. we watch and sometimes reply. A very nice case to start with and the colors are right on with me. john
Holly crap. I LOVE those colours. It looks very good. I might use them later on Looking forward for this. sorta looks like a pimp UFO
I'm using these in my build http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120m...Speed-White-LED-(on-off)-inc-Rubber-A-V-Plugs They look really nice and they're quiet too.
Well I have a little bit of progress on the build. I took delivery of 6x Nexus Real Silent white bladed fans the other day, and test fitted them on the rig with some gloss white fan grilles: The fans are currently secured with the rubber anti vibration thingies that were supplied with the fans, except the one that has the HD's attached. I will be using screws in the finished build though. I also have some purple fan grilles that are coated with the same paint as case. I'm not decided which ones to go with yet. I haven't had time to get much else done yet, as I have been busy as hell with work. The DVD drive without the bezel is the SATA drive I will be using in the final build. I had sprayed the bezel gloss white, and got a nice shiny finish on it. That was until my daughter came in and put her horse riding magazine on top of the bezel. So it needs doing again. The drive with the bezel is an IDE DVD and it's from an old project. I won't be using this one in the finished build. I am going to be getting the watercooling gear over the next week or two, but I still have some cable braiding to do too. I also need to sort all the hardware out for the front panel. I will post back as and when there are any updates.
Yay thanks for the update. Later on, when your not busy, could you post a picture of half the fan grills with gloss white and half with the candy purple ? I still have to say those colours look sick!
I have made a change to the fan grilles, and decided to go with the ones that were powder coated with the same purple as the case. I think they give a better look to the case.
It may just be the running vs. static nature of the fans, but I like the look of the white-on-white better, it unifies the fan element but still provides a contrast to the general body color.
