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Case Mod - In Progress Gaming in tight spaces - MAX11Lv3 ***COMPLETE! (11/11/11)***

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by miahallen, 2 Oct 2011.

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  1. Bad_cancer

    Bad_cancer Mauritius? 2nd speck east of africa

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    Very clever use of space on this project. Now tube routing is one point I am eagerly awaiting. :D
    The psu on the rad is a great idea! (not efficient heatwise, but still :thumb: )
     
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    Bad_cancer, 10 Oct 2011
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  2. miahallen

    miahallen Team IRONMODS - World Champions!

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    Only possible with this smaller-than-ATX sized PSU :thumb:
     
    miahallen, 10 Oct 2011
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  3. Omoobhs

    Omoobhs One giant fsb hole

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    Inspirational modding! :thumb::rock:
     
    Omoobhs, 10 Oct 2011
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  4. KidMod-Southpaw

    KidMod-Southpaw Super Spamming Saiyan

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    That is really cool work on the PSU- well done!
     
    KidMod-Southpaw, 10 Oct 2011
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  5. peteski

    peteski long live the pc

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    here here :rock: :rock:
     
    peteski, 10 Oct 2011
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  6. the_kille4

    the_kille4 Chaos will rule da world.eventually

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    if only I can find those parts locally :(

    but damn that looks good. good luck!
     
    the_kille4, 11 Oct 2011
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  7. jeckulz

    jeckulz What's a Dremel?

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    Love the PSU fan to rad mod.
    Keeping an eye on this :)
     
    jeckulz, 11 Oct 2011
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  8. shah

    shah Minimodder

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    Insane build!!!!:thumb:
     
    shah, 12 Oct 2011
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  9. RedManc

    RedManc What's a Dremel?

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    I think we all like the idea with the old PSU, radiator combo. I would really like to see some coolant temperatures off the back of this when you get it all up and running.

    But its a great use of space very good build so far
     
    RedManc, 12 Oct 2011
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  10. xSoMBrAx

    xSoMBrAx Minimodder

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    wow your build is the opposite of what I'm aiming but I'd love to do something like this in the future...

    Good luck and keep us updated!
     
    xSoMBrAx, 12 Oct 2011
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  11. LeandroJVarini

    LeandroJVarini Mod is my life!

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    somewhat different! congratulations! in a few days will be my mini itx I'm riding!
     
    LeandroJVarini, 12 Oct 2011
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  12. SonnyJim

    SonnyJim Minimodder

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    I didn't think it could be done.:jawdrop: Will be watching this very closely!
     
    SonnyJim, 12 Oct 2011
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  13. Combatus

    Combatus Bit-tech Modding + hardware reviews Lover of bit-tech Super Moderator

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    Great stuff! Definitely thinking about using Zotac's Z68 ITX board and water cooling in my next build. Fed up with my huge Lian Li tower!
     
    Combatus, 12 Oct 2011
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  14. Sheiken

    Sheiken Wat?

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    Spectacular!
     
    Sheiken, 12 Oct 2011
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  15. miahallen

    miahallen Team IRONMODS - World Champions!

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    Thanks for all the comments guys...Just got a few more odds-n-ends in the mail. Will be posting another update soon :)
     
    miahallen, 12 Oct 2011
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  16. Vetalar

    Vetalar *learning english*

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    excellent idea with PSU fan!!!
    *making some notes in Big Book Of Modding*
     
    Vetalar, 13 Oct 2011
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  17. Vo0Ds

    Vo0Ds Fake potato

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    Great use of the space, congrats! Looking forward to the finished, polished article :) I DO however want to destroy that #@£$% keyring... :p
     
    Vo0Ds, 13 Oct 2011
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  18. miahallen

    miahallen Team IRONMODS - World Champions!

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    So, today I wired up some LEDs

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    Then stuck them into the GPU block

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    Then turned them on :D

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    I also realized, that this BitsPower T connector I ordered was a bit taller than I expected. But I really wanted to use it here so I could have a drain on the bottom.

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    So, to make space, my PSU had to go under the knife....errr, I mean....Dremel :p

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    Then it was time to work on test fitting everything again. This time, if things work out....I'm hoping it'll also be the last time.

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    Looking good so far.

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    You're starting to see the final layout here, and I even have some of the tubing run. Here are some shots of the drain valve on the bottom.

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    Also, I cut a hole in the optical drive tray for filling the loop

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    But I still have to mount the pump, reservoir, and the SSD & HDD. So I've got a bit left to do. Here is a sneak peak of what's next ;)

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    miahallen, 13 Oct 2011
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  19. KidMod-Southpaw

    KidMod-Southpaw Super Spamming Saiyan

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    Fantastic- amazing work!
    But don't you think the LED's are a little bright?
     
    KidMod-Southpaw, 13 Oct 2011
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  20. jeckulz

    jeckulz What's a Dremel?

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    That's pretty much what I was thinking.
     
    jeckulz, 13 Oct 2011
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