Hey guys, this is my first project log and my first time modifying my case. I technically started this project back in May, but that was a whole different idea and case. I couldn't decide on a case for the longest time and I was flip flopping back and forth between cases, much to the disdain of my ex-boyfriend. I actually bought the main bits of hardware from him; the Asus Rampage VI Extreme, a G.Skill Trident Z 8x8 kit of ram, and a Founders Edition 1080ti with a Swiftech Komodo gpu block already installed. The case I finally decided to go with is the Raijintek Enyo, and this thing is a beast, she weighs 42-43 pounds (21 kilos) empty.
This is the case after I put it together, it took like 20 mins at most and it came flat packed, maybe Ikea should partner with them lol And I wanted to see what it looked like with the motherboard in, and it makes EAtx look small with how much room there still is
I ordered some materials that I've never worked with before and they came in the other day. I ordered 2 6061 sheets of aluminum, about 1/8th of an inch thick and 22"x6" from MidwestSteelSupply. The acrylic I ordered from TAPPlastics and I ordered two sheets of 410x320mm acrylic and it's 3mm thick. Both of the orders took about 4-5 days to arrive to my apartment. I need to trim down the second piece so they sit flush together, then drill and paint them.
There's been a slight change of plans with Anubis. I traded my 7940x for a 9600k (planning on upgrading to the 9900k later), the Gigabyte Aorus Master z390 mobo, and 2 480gb Kingston m.2's. I also sold the Asus Rampage VI Extreme motherboard for 200 dollars (I paid 200 for it) and an all chrome Heatkiller cpu block that he pre-lapped. This also requires me to change gold color I was planning on using to nickle/chrome, which is perfectly fine.
Is that long sheet mirrored? if it is, be aware it's probably extruded plexi and handles different from the cast. It has a lower melting point. Jig and scroll saws melt it easily.
It's just regular extruded acrylic, and I'm actually not using it I decided to just use the big sheets for the motherboard tray cover. As well as just the aluminum sheets to reinforce the bottom part
This is from when I was using gold paint to accent stuff. I pre-drilled the holes so once I sand, prime and paint it, and grind down the other sheet (same size) they're going to look the same This is also from when I left an acrylic sheet outside because I forgot to bring it in, after I decided to use the aluminum instead. It rained all day and it finally went below freezing.
Hey guys, sorry about no updates for a while. I had some stuff come up and I also took that time and rethought out my plan for this build. I sold some of the hardware and used that money to buy the other parts. I sold the 7940x and the motherboard, and some of the watercooling hardware. I bought new fittings and tubing (going from 12 mm to 14mm), a 9900k (I got this on a family trip to Kansas and we stopped at the Microcenter there), and the Asus Maximus XI Extreme motherboard. For the overall build I also changed the color scheme to silver and blue from gold and blue. I'm ordering new acrylic to use as a new motherboard tray and to cover all the unnecessary holes in the case. I also am either going to sleeve my own cables or go with Cablemod custom cables, I did buy a premade kit from Cablemod for now though. I'll admit that I wasn't expecting this build to take so long, but I want to do this right. I also got a new job and I actually have weekends off (or at least Saturday off, I have Dnd on Sundays) and a set schedule.
