Case Mod - In Progress Project TJ07 Mod-Black

Hi guys, I'm Mauro from Italy.

This is my first worklog on Bit-Tech...a project with a TJ07 case. With this case we see a lot of beautiful projects but I want to do something different.
I hope that you like this my project.

I'm sorry for my English

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Hardware:
Case: TJ07 Black
PSU: Corsair AX1200
MB: Asus Maximus Formula X38
CPU: Intel Q6600 @3.2 Ghz
RAM: 4Gb HyperX 8500
GPU: XFX 8800 GTX
HDD1: WD Raptor 74Gb
HDD2: WD Caviar 500 Gb
HDD3: WD Caviar blue 1Tb

Watercooling:
WB CPU: Ybris Black Sun
WB GPU: Ybris Black Sun GPU
Radiator: Phobya G-Changer 420
Fan: Noiseblocker BlacksilentPRO PK3 140 mm
Pump: Laing 500 with top Aquacover DDC
Reservoir: Phobya Balancer 150
Fan controller: Aquacomputer Aquaero 5 pro

I want to start from PSU, that needs of a little introduction.

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Well ... with the PSU I want to do something strange, I want to put it in the front of the case going to occupy two bay. I believe that in this mode will have several advantages.

1) More space for the radiator in the lower part of the case, without interfering with the PSU.
2) With the frontal PSU, the cables is very shorts for mother board and peripherals.
3) not now...next update.

For the PSU, I made this box.

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And PSU in the box

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The power supply cables coming from behind the case.

 

Really happy to see you here ;-)
As I told you over italiamodding, your work is awesome and need to be published here!

 

Looks very nice- I like it! Will the psu box be painted black?

 

beautiful aluminum work there!


And welcome to bit-tech!

 

I was going to ask where you bought that PSU box! Wish I had metalwork skills.

 

intresting placement of the psu!(how are you going to fit the psu supply cable, 90 deg?) what is the psu box made from....looks like laser cut galv steel?

welcome to bit-tech!

 

Looks like a great start.

As a side note, I've always wondered why more case manufacturers don't use frontal space to reduce the size of cases, when most people have 1 or 2 5.25" devices at most, and probably 3 HDDs at most.

 

You can get kettle leads with a 90 Deg dog leg

And welcome to the forum

I'll be keeping tabs on this one

 

Ciao Mino and thanks!

Hi Kid... I'm glad you like.
The box of PSU, like all the case, will painted black. Only some particulars like tubes, sleeving and other stuff will white color.
Thanks

Thanks Silent_Raider, thanks for compliments...and for welcome.

This box I made it in the company where work with a laser machine and industrial bender, following by other metal parts that i show you in the next upgrade.

I love this placement... the psu cable supply will directly connected on plug of psu with three cables without plug...all with sleeving.
Yes the box is made with galv steel (0.8 mm thick) and cutting with laser

Thanks! I'm glad you like.

Thanks dear for attention
Thanks to all!!

 

The metal sheets that you see, will make to supporting for the motherboard, radiator, fan, tank, pump and other stuff.

I did this because of the TJ07 I really like the characteristic of being able to remove the motherboard tray for maintenance and / or cleaning... but if I go to insert a liquid cooling circuit, I can't more use this features because the radiator is fixed to case with the tubes.

So I think to made a support for remove the entire plant.

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Assembled and inserted in the case.

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New material.

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Some components positioned.

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To next update guys

 

Really cool, man!
I love the idea to just slide off the tray to work on the cooling parts!
Easy but really efficent!!!
Go on Vandalo, show us more!!!

 

Thanks Mino, you are very kind.

So...I show you the last upgrade.
Assembling the metal sheets, I noticed the little errors...holes off-axis of the radiator and other details that led me to redo the sheet metal.
This is the new support...nearly equal.



Some details.















This is a piece of plexi 10mm of thick, I need for isolate the radiator zone.





And for fixed this fittings for water.
This plexi is only for a try because after I will use white plexi.
Now all the structure is very strong with the plexi.













I have removed the pci support from the original tray of TJ07 to fix it on my new support.









Unfortunately when I did the hole in the plexi I did not notice the space

 

Some dimensional tests to check the holes of motherboard in the new support.





















Is all perfect!!

See you soon guys...

 

Wow, out of no where, your a Kung-Fu master Mod on

 

Nice to see some steel work. Very nice.

 

Amazing work. I would love for you to make me a case just like this. Are you going to be painting everything black? If so, i think that it would make it look much better.

 

Thanks guys...

before i want finish the my mod...
Yes all black with white sleeving and white tubes.
I hope it's cool

I continue with updates...


today i did some tests with the tubes.

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For to insert the PSU I should cut the original supports of the front peripherals. I did not like the idea and so i made other metal sheets
This metal sheets supporting only for 5 bay...still is sufficient for me.

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Bye...

 

Nice mod! GTX sli?

 

very nicely done keep it up

 

Thanks Carl...not sli but single GPU
Carl...I love Hungary...szia

Thanks alain