Case Mod - In Progress Yet Another WC'ed Lian Li..

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  1. AlexB

    AlexB Web Nerd

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    Ok, so I think I'm addicted to these things. As you may have seen from all of my previous builds, I am a bit of a Lian Li fan.

    Anyway, I impuse-bought a little lian-li off a chap on here, and it wasnt even going to be water cooled - just wanted the case.

    I then got him to do me a deal on a rad along with the case, to do a dirt cheap WC install..

    Then I bought a new graphics card, and a motherboard, and doubled my ram, then bought a new res+pump, and a new hard drive..

    So, from start to finish (in literally a few hours):

    Start with a pile of bits:
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    Start to work out how it's going to fit in..
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    Panic a bit about the lack of space..
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    Go for it anyway ;)
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    Get the loop in place..
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    Fill it up, test, and fit everything else.
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    Hard to get a clear pic of the lack of wires as everything is black.
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    so, now it's sat under my desk purring away. I don't have a fan controller anymore, so the fans are a bit loud, but the temps are very low and I'm fairly happy with the air flow, for now.

    I'll get some more pics later with the side on (which has a tinted window).

    Cheers for looking.

    a
     
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  2. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    dont know why there are so many A05's recently but they are dam nice!

    surprised the 4870X2 fits!

    rep!
     
  3. tranc3

    tranc3 ADHD Modder

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    There is so many a05's good thing we all like looking at them SFF is the new "in" thing it seems. good thing i love em.
     
  4. 500mph

    500mph The Right man in the Wrong place

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    Yummy.
     
  5. Pazu

    Pazu What's a Dremel?

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    Props for having the A05! Nice to see you take the plunge to put everything inside, it's a very tight squeeze indeed. :)

    Subscribed!
     
  6. AlexB

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    Quick update.

    My fans were too loud, so I ordered a couple of fan controllers. They were horrid silver.

    So, I decided to mount them in my case.. pics show the process :)

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    (notice the silver bits where I managed to ruin the case a bit.. sigh)
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    Not bad little units, heat sinks and everything..
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    -al
     
  7. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    Can a case that supports a full ATX motherboards and all this coolness really be called SFF?

    I like it.

    john
     
  8. 500mph

    500mph The Right man in the Wrong place

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    Looks good, but where are the 8 fans? Or are some of the controllers not used.
     
  9. Pashtet

    Pashtet MonstaMods

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    one more A05 mod!
    good job!
     
  10. AlexB

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    Only got 6 fans - top, rear, 2 on rad, front, and southbridge. :)

    Cheers for the comments.
     

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