Case Mod - In Progress Project: Lian Li PC7² (19th Feb 08)

of all the things to break, why your knee, land on your face next time, would be less painful i imagin! lol!

so the mod will continue this coming summer? take along time healing.

 

Thanks John.

Didnt want to wreck my pretty face.

Should be sooner. Enlisted the help of some one.



Going to be a few changes though as im not going to be using the 680i board and mobo watercooling in the second loop.

Getting a 3870XT (one of my old ones) and going to wack that in CrossfireX with my 3870X2. Im thinking about watercooling them but if I dont use this P5K Premium (due to the 4x PCI-E slot) then I may get a new mobo and watercool that instead.

Will have to wait and see what happens with the second loop.

 

good luck healing, i was really interested in this mod. This one is gunna be a beast with those 2 cases sitting next to eachother

 

Another change of plans regarding hardware yet again.


Going to be watercooling the graphics card. Which wont be one of the above.


Card will be cooled by PA120.3 I think.

 

im guessing your after a 9800GX2, lol!

 

Well half of one.

 

Niiiiiice.

 

Yep


Will be putting a nice acrylic EK block on it.

 

Case is all done for the time being.

Here are some pics.





PA120.3 in the back with a Chilled PC Anodised 120.3 Rad Grill. Custom back plate was made to fit the PA120.3 in the back.







PA120.2 in the roof with a Chilled PC Anodised 120.2 Rad Grill.







Custom acrylic window cut into the side panel.







A couple of shots of the insides. You can see the modifed reservoirs here.








More pics to come once i start the build.


Big thanks to Tom at Chilled PC for making all this possible and everything he has done so far and for everything that is still to come with this build. You're a star mate


More updates soon.

 

I like this,very nice

 

It is nice isnt it skullen.


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This is a guide on how the window was done.


First of all, the tools needed :-

1) Pen
2) Masking tape
3) Ruler
4) Jigsaw/dremel
5) Knife
6) Sandpaper 400 grit will do. upto 2000 is nice to have


First of all, mask off your side panel - this will avoid you damaging or scratching your panel and allow you to draw all over it.





Next, draw your design - keep it simple if you arent experienced with this or want a nice clean look! Be aware of features such as the grills built into Lian Li panels. These may affect where your windows can go.





After you are happy with your design, drill a small pilot hole to start off your cut (this isnt neccessary for dremels).





My weapon of choice everytime. Jigsaws are far superior to dremels in my opinion.





Cut straight up the line you drew with the dremel :-





I like to stick 1 or 2mm away from the line (on the inside of the cut) which allows for small errors and can then be filed down at the end. Going to close to the cut allows for no errors and you will end up adjusting your window and causing grief. The better you are with the jigsaw the closer you can get - this comes with confidence and practise.

1mm is close enough for me





Next step is to repeat the process on the opposite corner to where you first drilled so as to do the other two edges.
Once this is done and you have cleaned up all the edges as much as you can with the jigsaw you can start filing. Any file will do. A nice large flat edge will give you a better chance of not messing up.





Then file down to the line you drew - I tend to file just down to the line so there is a slither of white masking tape visible. This stops you from creating an uneven line. As if you file into the black line you drew you may file into it more in one place than the other as that line is 1mm thick.
1mm doesnt sound like much, but it may be noticeable and why take that chance?





It should now look something like this :-





Now I like sand all the edges while the tape is still on, to avoid sanding off the black anodising on the panel. I start with some 400 and then polish up to 1500-2000 just to make it smooth.





Once thats done and you are happy with the results, you can start measuring up the perspex. Anything from 2-4mm is ok. I only have 4mm in stock at the moment so that will have to do. The thicker it is the more rigidity it puts back into the panel which is nice to have when a huge chunk of it has been cut out.





Cut that using a sharp stanley knife and a straight edge. Score a few lines along the edge then the perspex should snap cleanly on the edge of a table. You can sand the edges with a file and paper if you want. Its not going to be seen so it doesnt really matter.


My choice of fixings is double sided tape. Its strong but not too strong that it cant be removed at a later date. (It will need to be removed in a couple of months )





Once you have stuck your panel down (remember to peel off the protective backing on the perspex prior to sticking it down), you should then be finished and have something like this :-









And thats how the window was done.


Thanks to Tom again for that, god knows how it would of looked if I tried it with my hands on the jigaw.

 

Just decided to put my PC in it for the hell of it...

 

Nice! It can make a nice mod to have a bit of space to work with.

Love to see this when finished.

 

Its so deep. How was it putting in the hardware? Nice little guide you have for the window.

 

I could have put the motherboard straight in from one side but because the res are in they way and I couldnt be bothered taking them out I just took off the top panel and lowered the mobo in and the just slowly tilted the case on its side and then just did everything just as you would.

 

Nice job getting the parts in that way Azza, can't wait to see some finished night pics of the machine.

 

Sounds easy enough. Good Job!

 

Decided to put together a loop for the CPU.

Ek block on board.





Now dought I will re-route all the tubing once I do the second loop.

 

New graphics card arrived today.





























Compared to the BFG 8800 GTS 512 OC

 

You getting a new front on the case Azza ?