Case Mod - Complete ⭐ T-900 SCARAV [Thermaltake Casemod Invitational 2017 S1]

Hello bit-tech.net fans this is my entry for the Thermaltake Casemod Invitational 2017. I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the participants.

For this contest we will be modding the new Tower 900 from thermaltake.
as for theme and concept for this project. I will be doing a futuristic assault tank.

I would like to thank all the sponsors, Thermaltake Technology inc, Thermaltake e-sports, ASUS, Intel, Luxa2 and V-color for the wonderful support you've given to this event.

Cheers!

 

before I start the project here's quick unboxing video of the towe 900 case. enjoy!

 

started doing the work on the case today. it's easier to plan and conceptualize when you have everything disassembled. this also makes the case a lot lighter and easier to work with.












tower 900 teardown

 

bought some supplies today. will be using this to support the inner inner structure of the case.


needs a bit of cleanup work.


i disassembled the mobo tray and added sliding rails and aluminum bars to add extra support.

additional work on the inner frame.

 

sliding rails and mini gas shocks. i'll be using this for the custom mounts and supports for the inner frame.


how everything looks at the moment.

 

bought more stuffs from the hardware store.

 

also modded the drive bays. just need to trim off a few inches to fit it in the new case.

 

more aluminum work.
i'm 14mm stainless tubing as horizontal support bars. they will add more rigidity to the entire chassis.

also got some spare 240mm rads for test fitting. since the parts from thermaltake is still OTW.

 

adding some some G1/4 thermaltake PR22 D5's








then I added some ring12 fans to complete the look.

adding more sliding rails and hydraulic hinges.

 

got some spare parts from a previous core P5 build. decided to use them as a custom PCIE mount.

 

I made some custom handles using 1x1/8" aluminum bars. I imagined this build will be quite heavy when finished because it's already a bit on the heavy side even without the parts and watercooling stuffs installed.

my ghetto bending jig

 

bending some alum bars for the custom custom case feet.

 

and a preview of my progress so far. still waiting for the rest of the liquid cooling stuff to arrive.

 

some watercooling stuffs arrived today. thanks thermaltake!


also made some shelves. this will make it a lot easier to organize stuff as I go along with the build.

 

More parts for the build.

I tried using the two remaining chassis post's that I removed from the case and tried using it as a custom mount for the cannons.



Also installed some hydraulic hinges to support the entire structure.

 

Hardware sponsors.
-ASUS Maximus IX CODE
-Intel i7 7700k
-ASUS GTX 1070 Strix
-V-color 16GB DDR 4
-V-color 240GB M.2 SSD

Huge thanks to the following for the awesome support!
ASUS Republic of Gamers
Intel Philippines
V-Color

 

just got these of from ebay. "nylon cable drag chains" here's the result.

 

working on the RAM's.
the color of the ram I got was a bit off for the theme. so I did some quick modding so that it matches the mobo and gpu.

first step was to remove the stock shrouds.


then I made a template to match the painted cutouts for the led lighting.


off it goes to the plotter for some vinyl cutting.




here's how it looks after painting.


installed!

 

how everything looks ATM...