In a tribute to the new game being produced by flagship studio's (Hellgate:London) I have decided to make a case. My last attempt at makeing a tribute case was going well untill I realized that Diablo 3 isnt ever comeing out and that I wasnt following the theme very well. This time around I'll be working on my first ever lian-li. The Pc v1200b Plus II (It's very satisfying to say the entire name). I chose the 1200 over the 1000 for some extreme cooling that you will see take shape in a few weeks. It will run dual loops with some pretty hefty cooling power. I almost went with the 2000 due to the amount of stuff I will be stuffing into this case but i thought the 1200 would be more fun. Things to expect: +Plexi (Lots of it) +Custom cableing (Think guitar) +Red Lighting (It is Hell) +Peltiers +Etching and much much more The case: The inspiration: www.hellgatelondon.com
would look pretty sweet if u mange to get it looking like some of those graphics please keep us updated
I have the case now. The window is cut, I'm cutting a vent for the bottom section and I'm still waiting on my fans/radiators. I only got one picture before the batteries on my camera went out. So I'll post some pictures up tomorrow. Don't worry. I've got some sweet stuff planned for this mod. P.S. I also finished drawing out a grill for my 360 radiators. I rough cut the outside just to see if the radiators will fit. Both will fit but they are going to be a tight squeeze. The psu will have to be pushed slightly out the back it seems.
Update: I was doing some midnight moddin (actually 2:30 but who's countin) and I just hit myself in the forehead with a flying dremel disk. Didnt do any damage but it sure stung like a mother. Ohh well back to modding.
UPDATE: Here we go. It's been a busy week and I've had some problems hosting pics. Fear not though for they are here and this project has officially started. First off I got my package that I have been waiting for from newegg. Unfortunately they forgot to send me the 8 120mm LED fams that I ordered. So I'm a little upset with them. The case was quickly stripped down to what will be used. I removed both of the HDD cages and the center car will be removed until everything else installed. Without the cages With the HD cages removed, I was still in need of a spot to locate HD's. I decided to mount one of the cage sideways in the 5.25inch drive section. I only have one HD right now but the most I will ever have is 3 (2xraid 0 and 1 for storage\) I was working pretty furiously so I skipped takeing pictures of the window before I cut it. The bottom section will be a vent for my radiator and will be grilled off in the next update. The top section is of course the window. This is the other door and it will get some treatment to make the reservoirs viewable. This is the first reservoire. The econd will beplaced directly above it but it is currently in use so no pictures were taken. Here is the grill I am useing. I bought a few of these for the mod. This is a mock-up of the radiator grill. i havent decided on a design yet but I am working on one now. This is how th case stands now. Taped up and ready for cutting. Just waiting on a few more parts so I can fit them Ohh and this is the ring I made for the window. It both accents the window and covers up the cut in the panel. The cut isnt all that rough it's just I prefer the plexi. that's all for now. More to come : )
Verry good job, keep on modding. I only have one question which brand of watercooling parts are you using.
DD Maze 4-1 GPU Pelt cooler 2- GT360's (ferrari Red) 2- mcp350 pumps 2- Fass-o-matic reserviore's undecided on CPU block (Looking for a Swiftech 226w peltier block)
I love the window cuts that you have done, very neat!!! Looking forward to this as hellgate looks like its going to be a great game OldY
Thx man Wow that's awesome! Yea the game should be kickass (reason for the case). I'm a huge fan since Diablo 2 and I just wanted to show my support in the only way that I know how ; ).
Alright so the right side window is finished (There will be one on the left). I also put some mesh behind the lower section to allow air in for the radiator. The Mesh was also pounded out so it would be flush with the plexi ring. It's hard to see in the pictures but it looks trick up close.
This is looking great, the plexi effect looks awsome, is it going to be lighted? Nicely done with the mesh, I like it.
My goal is to not have to mess around with lighting too much seeing as I'll have 8 120mm Red LED fans but I cant test it untill newegg decides to ship them. But if it turns out to not be enough then yes I will light them but I'd rather not have to.
