Yes, I want it that way because I don't like to see condensation on the acrylic. For the top reservoir I want to use a jet inlet to spray the water against the acrylic.
Doesn't look like you should have any problems to me, though depending how high the bip2 is you might get some air stuck if it's outlet is higher than the top res. Gotta love black tygon.
Sorry for the long delay guys, but there is finally some progress to report. December was a crazy month for me, working 32+ hours a week, next to my full-time study. First of all, I want to show you the watercooling stuff I was talking about a couple posts back. I'm building a dual loop watercooling system for Orion, with two Aquatube reservoirs, two Hydor L20 pumps and two radiators (BIX1 and NexXxos Pro2). The SilverStone TJ07 has two L-shaped bars at the back of the case to keep the U-body in its shape. These are mounted with two M3 screws at each side. Unfortunately these were fastened extremely tight, so tight that when I took them out, I wrecked the threading. Therefore I had to make two new bars. I took two aluminum L-profiles, cut them to fit and drilled and threaded all holes as on the original. This turned out ok, even though I ran into some problems which were quickly solved. The new bars mounted. Next up was spraying everything. Here's the mobotray receiving some primer. And the front panel. Here's the front panel and sidepanels mounted temporarily, to give an impression. The back of the case is still empty. Closeup, but poor quality due to the darkness. Thats all for now. Black paint is currently drying on the motherboard tray.
The watercooling will be mounted as I posted earlier. Dual rad will go in the drivebays, above the DVDRW. Single rad will go underneath the ram modules.
Good to see some modding again. I imagine it's driving you crazy having such a hot system just laying around in parts.
I know the feeling. I have 3 cases still boxed and ready to be cut on, and work's driving me mad! @ Koradhil: Excellent work on the front of the case. Like others have said, it looks stock...which in itself is a compliment! Looking forward to seeing this rig finished.
Could do that, but connecting the reservoirs makes filling easier as I only have to fill one. When the system is filled there will be no flow between the reservoirs, so practically its two loops.
Work on the interior is progressing nicely. Motherboard tray and drivebays are now painted and back in place. I took some overview shots to get the complete picture.
I've been thinking about the best way to route the tubing. I've come up with a new design that might be better than the previous one. What do you think? The old one: The new one: Basically the reservoirs are switched.
