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Case Mod - Complete GREEN MOLECULE (modded Fractal Design ARC Mini R2)

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by ciobanulx, 22 Dec 2014.

  1. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Thanks mate :D. Yea I can see what you mean, with the white you can see everything inside. The case is not that big though, I will put it next to my prodigy once complete :)

    Thanks mate :D. Yea Clockwerk Case Mods does some really nice work :)

    Thanks mate :D
     
  2. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Hey guys,

    Clockwerk Case Mods is getting ready to ship out the custom reservoir and two cool cable combs!

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  3. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Hey guys!

    I am proud to say that the Green Molecule build has been nominated for February 2015 Mod of the Month here on Bit-Tech. It's a great honor to be nominated along such awesome builds. Thank you :)

    If you've enjoyed the build log so far please have a look at the nicely written article and cast one of your votes to show some love for my build, and stay tuned for more as I get closer to completing this build.

    Here is a look at the water blocks I will be using. I'll have to admit I have had these photos for a while, just not sure why I didn't want to show them until now.

    Firstly a look at the GPU blocks as well as the CPU block mounting frame and MB block before painting. The CPU and MB blocks were both showcased already painted in a previous post.

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    Also the polished bridge between the blocks for SLI

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    And now the blocks painted

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    As you can see from the pics the blocks are EK FC670 waterblocks. These will fit some reference 970s with the short style PCB so I chose to keep my 670 waterblocks and continue to use them in this build.

    Thanks for checking it out and please cast your vote for my build in the MOTM round-up :thumb:


    Cheers,

    Alex


     
  4. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Hey guys,

    Mod of the Month Voting Thread - please show your love for my build :)

    The custom res arrived from Clockwerk Case Mods and tonight I had some time to play around with it and take some cool photos. I hope you agree with me that this is the coolest res you've ever seen!

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    This is the fluid I will be using in the build, Mayhems X1 UV Emerald Green.

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    And here it is in the res!

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    A quick comparison with the green on the front panel. I think it's a good mix. What do you guys think?

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    I think that's as many photos of a res that I can take haha. I couldn't help myself, it just looks awesome. Hope you've enjoyed it.

    Big props to Jim over at Clockwerk Case Mods as he did an amazing job! Do go check out more of his work here! And while you're on Facebook check out my page too, Simple Modz!

    Also MOTM voting :D

    Thanks a lot for checking it out guys. Stay tuned for more. Shouldn't be much longer now, I can see the light!

    Cheers,

    Alex

     
  5. Mark011

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    Great work on the res!
     
  6. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Thanks mate :)
     
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    Yeah that res looks more and more amazing. Can't wait to see this finished :D
     
  8. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Thanks mate :)
     
  9. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Hey guys,

    A huge thanks to Icemodz.com for sending me these cables. They are awesome and will fit the build well.

    Check them out:

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    And an awesome shirt too :D

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    Cheers,

    Alex


     
  10. storm-83

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    Can't wait to see some uv shots of the res and those custom sleeved wires!
    This is looking very good
     
  11. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Thanks mate, yea me too :D
     
  12. Craig_T

    Craig_T What's a Dremel?

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    UV shots should look good!

    I'm curious though, why only some cables with the green through them?
     
  13. ciobanulx

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    The ones that have green through them are the only one that will be seen, the rest will be either under the shroud or in the back :)
     
  14. Craig_T

    Craig_T What's a Dremel?

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    Makes perfect sense now :D
     
  15. ciobanulx

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    Cheers mate. I should have an update tomorrow with the completed cable management in the case :D
     
  16. ciobanulx

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    Hey guys,

    Here is an update with the current state of the build. I managed to get all the cables in and did lots of cable management. Only cables missing are the GPU cables and the cable for the pump that will go in with the shroud.

    Everything in the bottom will be covered by the shroud but that is pretty much where I have mounted the Aquaero and have all 7 fans connected to it. Also in the bottom I have a small PCB with six 3pin fan headers where I have connected the 4 LED strips that I'm using.

    Please ignore the red SSD an HDD in the back as I will be getting new SSDs before the build is finished.

    The clear acrylic is done for both side panels too. The SSD window was stuck using some double sided 3M tape and the main side panel windows was stuck with epoxy adhesive so it is on really tight and flush.

    Also the custom reservoir is mounted too of course and it looks awesome in the case.

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    LED strip in the front here

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    One just above the custom res

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    There is an LED strip hiding in the back there as well, you can just slightly see it. I also have one just behind the 360 rad in the top, just above the CPU and RAM area.

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    And here is the back

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    Not long to go now!

    Thanks for checking it out guys and stay tuned for more.

    Cheers,

    Alex

     
  17. ciobanulx

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    Hey guys,

    This is my solution for covering the hole left by the original front panel connectors.

    I had to paint the vinyl to match the green colour :)

    Let me know what you guys think? I think it looks pretty good :D

    Also you can see a quick tease of the UV lights inside the case :D

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    Getting there slowly...


    Cheers,

    Alex
     
  18. storm-83

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    Oh you tease! :nono:
     
  19. ciobanulx

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    Hahaha soon mate, soon :D.
     
  20. ciobanulx

    ciobanulx Modder / Watercooler

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    Hey guys,

    I decided to delid my 3770K that's going into this build. I want to be able to not run any fan at all while the PC at idle and even though this won't make any difference at idle it will surely give me that extra performance and better temps when overclocking. Plus I really wanted to try it out.

    I followed the method used by DeeGee Tech and Hardware in this video. It's a really good video and explanation of the delidding process and shows one of the simplest ways to do it.

    Was really easy to do, a bit scary but now that I've done it I will surely do it again to future chips :D.

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    Cool Laboratories Liquid Ultra :D

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    A very tiny drop spreads so much

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    I guess we will have to see how good the temps are once the loop is done. Unfortunately I won't be able to give a before and after, only the temps I was getting before the rebuild tho that did not have the Monsta rad in.

    Thanks for checking it out.

    Cheers,

    Alex


     

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