Freshly Squeezed Hello Bit-tech! I'm new to these forums but been around other forums for a while... my name might seem familiar to some, as some of yours are to me This project has been in the making for the past 3 years. It started off when I was doing my masters in London, it was going slow because I had tons of studying to do, and a very small flat to work in (I even had computer parts even in my kitchen drawers. hehe. the life of a student! ) and the worst neighbours ever... they would scream at me and complain even if I watched TV, let alone drill into metal! After that, I moved back home to Greece, and the project was stuck in boxes for a couple of months, because I didn't have any room to open them and get to work. Once I finally managed to find space and open them, I got drafted into the military for 12 months (facepalm). I got a few days off in those 12 months, but the computer build was the last thing on my mind (for some reason being locked up in a bunker with 50 guys for 30-40 days straight gets your mind off computers and into girls! hehe). Once I was relieved of my duties I was looking for a job. computer modding needs money! Now, after 3 months of looking and 2 months into my new job, I'm ready to get back to working on it! I figured I'll restart the build log with pictures of the building progress (I'm pretty sure you guys don't wanna see how I sleeved my fans, or things like that...) The Parts List Hardware MM Pinnacle 24 - Custom White Powdercoat Asus P6T Deluxe 6Gb Corsair Dominators DDR3 Triple Channel @ 1600 Intel Core i7 920 2 HDDs ( Raptor 300Gb, WD 2GB) Thermaltake 1200W PSU Sapphire HD6890 Generic DVDRW Lamptron FC5 V2 Logitech G700 wireless Mouse Logitech G510 Keyboard Watercooling: GTZ CPU Block + Backplate EK FC 6890 Block Bei Fei NB/SB + Mosfet Block EK Dominator Ram Block Swiftech MicroRes 2 Feser Quad 120 (push) Feser Triple 120 (push/pull) Xigmatek Fans D5 with Koolance top Bitspower Stubby fittings XSPC Orange 1/2" Tubing Feser Orange Coolant Additional Parts: Lian Li Caster Wheels Plexiglass Pictures (22-Feb-2011) EK Dominator Ram Block Logitech G510 Custom Paintjob Logitech G700 Custom Paintjob Front panel with Fans, Radiator and Fan grills Close up of M3 allen screw used to hold everything together Coming next... Bottom Panel + Feet/Wheels + Acrylic Cover to hide screws for feet etc. Fan controller (Painting & Mounting) Motherboard Shots + Blocks Mounted + Tubing Layout See you soon, hope you enjoy!
Update 23rd - Feb - 2011 got some work done. my case feet arrived, got them mounted, as well as my d5 top/mount. drilled out a drain port while i was doing things. Lian Li caster wheels added, i put the brake on the front side, for easier access. I have made a secondary floor of plexiglass (but i need to find flatter screws so it can sit flush) Watercooled skateboard! Drainport. Gonna paint fan controller and military switch panel, to finish up the front side. and then its a matter of assembling, and leak testing!
So, seems that everything has fallen into place nicely! had some appointments out of office, and finished early, so that meant, time for some building Seeing it stand, after 3 years, ready to be finished... what an amazing feeling! so.... on to the update! Top Panel, radiator installed with fan grills. (unfortunately i cant fit fans for push/pull because the barbs hit on the psu. ) The underbelly of the top panel, fitted with barbs + fans. ( i have some screws on order to replace that ugly mix of black/silver screws.) Closer up shot... Im in love with these fans! So thats enough of the top panel... Quick shot of the back panel and a complete shot of the tower with rads close up to see rad+psu clearance estimate and now for some hardware shots took me a while to figure out a nice loop order.... came up with this. what do you think???? Close up from another angle. close up of 24pin extension (i dont have any white sleeving, so i had to go with this, for now...) More tubing and fans Everyone has a picture of an EK Ram block... here are mine Thats it for now... gonna get everything installed later tonight, and i think i should be ready to leak test by tomorrow or saturday the latest! I still have some ideas to implement, waiting on my fan controller + switch panel to dry from paint. more to come! Hope you enjoyed!!! Barf
UPDATE 28-2-2011 Because i believe 1 picture = 1000 words.... heres my essay Rservoir Reservoir + Drain Port All prts inside the case Whole body shot... still many many things left to do, but its starting to take shape! Until then, be safe
