Case Mod - In Progress New DarthBeavis rig: Brimstone

Sorry I have not posted but I was working as a contractor for Nvidia on the Panasonic Touch the Future Tour. I demonstrated 3d gaming in NY, Boston, SF, DC, and Miami. Now that I am back home time to get more work done. I show Brimstone 1.0 today at the Oregon Meusum of Science and Industry - AfterDark event. This is version 1.0 as I have to use the Asus Rampage II mobo and quad SLI'd 295s V1.0 until I get the Rampage III from Asus and the three 480s from Nvidia (they are sending me the GPUS next week).

Case assembled ...

 

Had a few days home between trips so I got started . . .still waiting for four 480s and an Asus R3E . . .
First, I get my fittings sponsored and I do not want to shell out cash for those nice black ones so . . .

Ghetto powers . . . activate!


Will have to touch them up after installing but such is life:

Still waiting for fitting extenders so for now I am using other ones to test fit. I am using a set of Koolance manifolds to allow me to do a nice parallel setup. Will it perform well? Who knows?

The optical bay is one the back in this rig. It will house a Martix Orbital Typhoon display, one of the cool new Lamptron fan controllers, and a blue ray drive. I am thinking about stealthing the bay with modders mesh.


Using AC Ryan fan grills for contrast with the case.

Also will use inline temp sensors since I am using Asus ROG boards

By the time I get home from Miami I should have a sleeved PSU from Performance PCS and hopefully will know if I need to do short-term build with my existing hardware (have to be at a show on April 30th) or if my new stuff will be here.

 

PSU Sleeving by Performance PCs . . .

 

Rolled up some red LEDS for the GPU blocks:

 

Leak testing . . .I realize this type of loop is a little different but then I love to experiment . . .if it does not work well I can always change it and will have to redo it all when my Rampage 3 and 480s come in from Asus and Nvidia . .

 

Good GNUs . . .I am on Brimstone now . . it fired up just fine . . .temps are not horrible. Temp 1 and 3 are the inline sensors (in the in and out manifolds). Only a 2 degree delta. Thought it would be more. Going to fire up some Bad Company 2 before finishing it up. . .

 

My secret modder's tools:

My friend at Riddick Graphics made me a nice wrap for the dvd drive and modesty coverups for my case (based on the artwork on my case by Steve Nunez www.stevenunez.com )):


Got once side done - tomorrow wire management other side and it is done for now - until my 480s and Rampage III get here anyways)

 

Duuuude.

 

Is that the FC-3 from Ian's 'Flow' project?

It looks really good, I especially like the 'CENSORED' stickers

 

Your airbrushing skill are amazing! they look awesome on acrylic with the light of PC.
But it is sad to censor this sweet panel.

 

my air-brusher www.stevenunez.com
Censor decals are only for kid-friendly events they come off

 

done until the new hardware gets here . . .good enough for the show: http://www.omsi.edu/afterdark

Here are the final pix

 

thats just magic.. such a pretty mod man.. thumbs up to ya!!

 

How do you put artwork on cases?

 

Congratulations DarthBeavis

Brimstone is a five star project

 

nice one Darth I esp like the gun design, the brunette is holding

 

www.stevenunez.com

 

not sure where Steve pulled that design from . . .you and I are lucky to have kick arse air-brushers at our disposal

 

The guy that done the air brushing is 1 talented dude. Thats gonna be 1 sweet looking case..............I'm now jealous and I'm off to hide behind the sofa and have a little cry

 

f*****g awesome! Good job man.