Hello I'd like to show you my first worklog! It'll be a case mod based on liquid cooling Partners GIGABYTE NVIDIA Samsung GSkill Thermaltake Intel Wera Knipex Panasonic / Steinel / Lange Łukaszczuk I'd like to say thanks to all of you and I hope this project will reach your expectations! Polish modding group called Unique Customs gave me a lot of knowledge. Guys, thank you a lot! My adventure with modding started when I've seen extremely beautiful PCs and its photos, which were made by Malik Customs. This was the first time I've ever seen a well-done PC and it really inspired me. What can I say about the project... My aim is to get clean-look effect. No superfluous elements. Just stuff that has to be in this case. The colours will be white, blue, silver and of course - black. All the LC is based on Thermaltake components. I'll use 13 Riing 14 Premium Edition and 6 Riing 12 Premium Edition fans. Radiators: 2x 560mm, 1x 360mm and 1x 280mm. PSU 1200W, 80+ Platinum, Thermaltake Case - colossus. Thermaltake WP100. Its dimensions probably will be a bit uncomfortable... but I'll get so much space to work with! In my opinion the specification is noteworthy. GSkill Trident Z 8x8GB DDR4 3333 MHz... in my opinion - one of the most beautiful memory sticks I've ever seen. And its colours fit just perfectly to my project. Project will be supported by 2x NVidia GTX 1070. Again - thank you NVidia! Time for the brain of the computer The storage - thanks Samsung! I'm really impressed about the size of M.2 SSDs. At the end... I'll show you some stuff I use to build computers. This guy is just perfect for tube bending! More stuff coming soon!
Great Job Bart. The pictures look great. You have awesome parts and you will do well. I am sure of it. Keep on modding. Mod Frog Approved.
Thanks a lot! I've got many of those components before than others so I could get ready with some parts. It's first scratch drawing of my project. Original pump handles doesn't fit to my conception. Between the main part of case and the bottom I want to put acryclic block with drilled canals for the coolant. I hope it'll look cool. To mount the pumps to plate covering MOBO tray I had to get some custom solution. The top element from last render - I think I won't be using it in project. The grooves are meant to fit to original pump cover pattern Next step was measuring and cutting aluminium plate which will cover MOBO tray. It'll let me get flat surface to worh with - and of course I'll hide wired between this plate & MOBO tray. Cable management is often a big problem, I hope this will help me a lot to get my desired aim - the clean look! I've already sticked a foil onto it. Meanwhile I measured all the wires I need to my PC and bought them, nicely sleeved I'm really amazed with this fan-cable solution. It's incredible for me. Tons of wires not needed anymore! (I'll use 19 fans right here! Imagine the amount of cables...) Instead of 7 controllers... I'll use 3 Next step to clean look! After consultations with ElabMods and ML Mods I decided to get 24V pump for GPU loop. We expect that normal pump flow will be too low for this big loop. With the pump I bought this controller: Pump itself looks just like any other.
Before I've made this big acryclic block (the one I want to use in project) I wanted to make smaller one for tests. I decided to glue both sides to avoid using gasket and screws. The loop was working like this for over than week, no leaks - so let's go! Below this block I added some LEDs and plexi with mirror side to reflect light up to the block. I've made some "user-friendly" molexes which will be placed on the bottom of the case and behind MOBO tray.
I got some stickers, which will be put on the acrylic block and top radiator. I've also got some coolants. It's new product, seems to be interesting. High hopes!
Got some first photos As you can see on the photo - there are some dark spots in the middle of the block. But it's only photo effect, it's really hard to spot it when you see it just by your eyes. After I finished LEDs below my block I got some light-diffusing foil, which allows to light-up all the block evenly. I hope I'll use it in my next project! I wish I had received it earlier...
The project is getting more and more completed. Maybe someone noticed that I've got NVidia SLI Bridge. Unfortunately this one doesn't fit to the Thermaltake blocks. But Gigabyte saved the day! Time for filling the loop with the liquids!
Small teaser I need to change this tube because it's a bit damaged. The problem was wrong insert. I've aldready bought other one, hopefully this one is right Computer is working fine, that's really good info!
As I said before - I've got an insert which fits just perfectly to 13mm ID tubes. Made a quick bend, looks quite nice. Trust me - it's really hard to get well measured insert (at least in Poland). Small bonus gif
Thanks a lot!! Probably one of the last items which will be put in the case - stickers with sponsors' logos! Maybe somene will say there are too much of them, but in my opinion - its count is getting lost in the size of the case. The GIGABYTE logo must be smaller. It's just a bit too big.
Small update! Fixed one tube I mentioned above. Looks definitely better! Small fixes in cable management in the back of the case. Finish is coming...
Super clean, beautiful looking mod! Well done! I have one question. Why is the rear fan sucking air in?
It looks like the top fans are pushing out, so would make sense to get as much air into the case as possible.
Thank you a lot! Well, that's due to that I wanted to get some more air inside to get better air flow. Motherboard itself isn't watercooled so air must cool it in some way. That's why I decided to do this I played few games, check out some of them. I mean - how the computer deals with them My screen resolution down there was 3440x1440. The Witcher 3: Sniper Ghost Warrior 3: I hope all the details were on max settings Today, from Zowie - brand by BenQ, I've got monitor XL2540 E-sport for tests! (that 240Hz one) I also have 60Hz monitor which can be overclocked up to 100Hz (Asus'). Well, the difference is really noticeable, like between 100 and 144Hz. I was really surprised by the fact that there is a REAL difference between 144 and 240Hz. Not all the reviews are reliable. But I had the opportunity to test it myself The photo below is my daily workplace I have tested Witcher 3 on that monitor. I've got one word - difference. I feel this difference. And finally... Photographer sent me just a few of the photos we made as a small teaser More coming soon
Well, that sounds just perfectly for me! Thanks for kind words! I'm going to post more stuff - only when I get it!
