project M8 (CaseLabs M8 workstation build)

[p0Pe]

Hello there, and welcome to project M8!

The idea:
The idea came when i first saw a post on overclock.net, where a person named Jim showed some prototype pictures of a new case lineup. The company he started was named CaseLabs, and they specialize in high end enthusiast watercooling cases. I knew that this was a case that was build to house a HUGE watercooling system, and wanted to see how far i could push it. Jim was generous enough to offer sending one of his cases all the way to Denmark for me to play with!

The watercooling:
I will put a lot of time into creating a watercooling loop that is simple, silent and easy to fill and bleed. My latest project PC-Beto had its flaws with the watercooling, one being that it was compact, and components was pretty tight screwed together.

Components:
Case:
CaseLabs M8

watercooling:
3*360 mm radiator
2*laing d5 vario pumps
Bitspower fittings

More components will follow as i figure out what to put in:)

And now, lets get to the fun part! This project is going to progress slow since school and other stuff is taking up a lot of time, but i will try to update it on a regular basis! But on to some pictures, since half of you dont read this anyway:D

Enjoy!

Full review of the case:
http://www.itrends.dk/31638/

First, some pictures of the case itself:
http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/1.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/2.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/3.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/4.jpg

As you can see the case is absolutely HUGE and will have plenty of room for loads of watercooling and hardware!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/5.jpg

I will be using this combo of pumps and bitspower fittings, and the first update you will see sometime next week will be the mounting of the two pumps to the radiator.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/6.jpg

This combo will sit in the psu compartment in the bottom.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/7.jpg

Still havent decided weather to use the EK reservoir, or to make one myself. (am i the only one that think that picture want to dance with me?)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/8.jpg

For ease of acces, i will use these awsome QD´s. They are 100 times better to work with than other QD´s you can get, and only spill about 1 drop when disconnected.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/9.jpg

And just to give you a clue to what the general theme will look like :D

I hope you will enjoy this project, and i sure look forward sharing it with you!

-p0Pe


A great thank goes out to the sponsors of this project, Jim from caselabs for sending me the case, Vincent from bitspower for providing me a huge load of fittings, and Daniel from Coolbits for providing watercooling parts!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/CaseLabsWebLogo.png (http://www.caselabs.net)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/random/corsair-logo.jpg (www.corsair.com)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/PC-Beto/sponsorer/bitspower.jpg (http://www.bitspower.com)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/PC-Beto/sponsorer/coolbits.dk.jpg (http://www.coolbits.dk)

[p0Pe]

And a update already:D (was a little late on updating the beginning of the log here (sorry!) so actually this is a late update lol)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/1/radholder.jpg

Remember this? That was the project of the day:)

First, i had to mill down a 10 mm alu plate, since i did not have any 5 mm lol! Then bolting them together, and went to war with the mill.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/1.jpg

As you can see, i just printed out the cad drawing, and used that as reference.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/2.jpg

And on it went. Luckily this mill got "autopilot" so that I can just set it to move at a certain speed, and comfortably take my pictures.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/3.jpg

For the detailed parts, I had to use a smaller bit, and then just fill the edges.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/4.jpg

Finished middle pieces. The one on the right have been glasblasted, but will need to have another go.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/5.jpg

And this is how they mount on the pumps.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/6.jpg

And how they mount on the radiator! I will put some rubber pieces under each end to dampen vibrations. Once all of this is mounted I should have a great pump setup:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/2/7.jpg

And the finished result. Only need to weld it, and then grind it down again, give it another go in the sandblaster and maybe paint it, yet to be decided:D

I must apologize for the lack of updates, but exams are coming up at school, and there is quite a few things to do :)

[Fuganater]

That's a sweet case to score for free man!

[SXRguyinMA]

+sub! :D

[p0Pe]

Thank you guys:)

Well, as the previous alu stands failed duo to not being "weldable" I decided to make some of 6 mm steel! This will provide better rigity, and I made them look better this time!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/3/1.jpg
A picture of the failed alu welds.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/3/2.jpg
Used the old stands as reference, and then bolted them together.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/3/3.jpg
These are the new ones, with the old alu one to the left.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/3/4.jpg
And again, new versus old.

I am going to make the support rods tomorrow, and hopefully get it welded too! Lets hope second time is the charm lol.

[RogueOpportunist]

If that case is the kind of thing Caselabs is gearing towards I definitely look forward to seeing/hearing more from the company, will definitely be watching this one to see where you go with this beast.

[Twigsoffury]

yup aluminum is hard as @#^5 to weld.

[Fuganater]

Its amazing what you can do with a milling machine lol.

[DynamoNED]

A very nice beginning here, p0Pe. I'm excited to see where this goes from here. +sub

[p0Pe]

Thank you all:D The steel welds did go a bit better lol!

And welding and filling done! After my .cad exam I picked this up from the workshop. A buddy had welded it in the meantime, and I went straight home and put the pumps on:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/4/1.jpg
How it looks in its full scale, mounted on the radiator. Did I mention that it is sturdy as hell!?

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/4/2.jpg
A close up of the milling. I also countersunk the screw holes for good looks:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/4/3.jpg
Had to fill about 2 mm off the Bitspower crystal link to get it to fit, but now its like a glove!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/4/4.jpg
Cant decide what color I am going to paint it, but I think that white might be the choice!

Hope you like the end result here:) Now its on to the top!

[p0Pe]

OK, time for an update!

As you might have noticed by looking at my previous mod, PC-Beto, I like to have tidy cable routing in the case. This will be no different.

The plan is to get a fully modular PSU, and make every cable that have to go to the motherboard, go behind the mobo tray.
To do this, I will be using a 3D printer.

Now, all the haters that sometimes crawl up from their holes yelling "bwuuhuuh CNC machining is killing modding, and it have nothing to do with creativity" better slam their head against a wall and GTFO beacuse this machine is EPIC!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/2.jpg

What you see in this picture is the part almost completet with support material at the bottom, and the actual plastic 3d print on top. It is obvious that you cant print into thin air, so it needs some sort of support structure in certain places. Other than that, it works almost just like a normal printer, exept that it prints in multiple layers to give the third dimension.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/3.jpg

The finished part, this particular part took 5 hours to print. I could have cut the time down by having set the density of the printet material to 75 percent, but I wanted it to be sturdy.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/4.jpg

And this is what I will actually be using it for! Routing the 24 pins cables.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/5.jpg

On the backside the cables will run and join with cables from grafic cards and 8 pins, that I have yet to design. Note, this is mearly a prototype, and not likely to look anything like the final version, I just wanted to see if the concept would work, and it most certainly does!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/6.jpg

Now, I will have to do some milling into the motherboard plate to make it fit perfectly, and a cover plate will go onto the whole section.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/7.jpg

Also wanted to see how it looks when painted black. I need to fill the part down better beacuse you can still see the different layers from the printer. To make it entirely smooth, I have to hit it with some sanding love.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/8.jpg

You can also tap it (pun intended)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/9.jpg

How the white version would look,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/5/10.jpg

And the black. I think I will stick with black. It seems to fit in the best with the white wirering.

And on another note, I sold my three 360 mm radiators! Replacements should be here within two weeks, and boy am I exited to get them!

Now, back to the drawing board. I have a few cosy hours infront of the computer in a 3d program to kill to finish up the cads to the cable system! And the a few days of printing lol:D

Stay tuned and thanks for reading!

[SXRguyinMA]

that is a SICK idea! Love it!

[billygoat333]

I love it too!! very cool!!

[Snowman]

as to the question of what color to paint it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DDpmyPZZA

[TheMainMan]

Another p0Pe mod?! Definitely subbed! Whoo!

[p0Pe]

Hehe thanks guys:D

Print done!!! Could not wait to get off at work and pick this up:D I had to drive out to the school this morning to start it up beacuse I did not trust that the guy before me had startet the next print in line, and I was right:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/1.jpg

But first of all, I would like to introduce my new psu for this build! Got this one unused from a mate! This puppy should provide plenty of power for the components that will go in, and I highly doubt that I will EVER max it out lol!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/2.jpg

Now this is the "not so pritty" part that I want to do something too. Even if sleeved this IMO looks bad.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/3.jpg

A thing that I am not to fond of with the case is the round holes in the back and inside. Its a square case, so it need square parts :P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/4.jpg

Again, to show the plugs.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/5.jpg

But now for the fun stuff!!! Cant tell you how glad I was to see this:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/6.jpg

Parts as they looked in the machine. You can clearly see the brown stuff that is the support material, and the actual "white" stuff that is the plastic.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/7.jpg

I printed 6 parts that would tell me if I had all the measurements correct.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/8.jpg

Just to show the scale of the parts, here is a picture of some of the stuff. You can see that the printer prints 4 layers per milimeter!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/9.jpg

After breaking off the support material, the parts are ready for use! These were easy, but most of the other parts will under normal circumstances need to be put into an acid bath for 10 hours or so.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/11.jpg

The two plates you saw before will be put together and mounted here. I need to finish the design and print two more. I have a certain plan to pimp these up further:D They simply "click" together which is very usefull:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/12.jpg

And a shot from the inside.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/10.jpg

This is the most important part, so let me show you how I want it to work.
The plan is to take the plugs for the psu, and mount them in this part.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/16.jpg

To hold the peices in place, I made a part looking like this to "clamp" into the plug.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/17.jpg

This basicly works by keeping the plug pressed up against the other side, where it is fastened in a 1 mm hole as you can see on the pwnzor paint drawing above. The blue part is the "clamp" and the green is the main plug. The black is of course the 8 pin GFX plug that goes into the psu.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/13.jpg

This is the place where the clamp goes in, after the 8 pins have been insertet.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/14.jpg

And this is how it looks insertet. I can tell you that it will NEVER come out.. And how do I know this? Beacuse this is a test piece, and I need to get that plug out again-.-

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/15.jpg

And last but not least, This is a preview of how it will look on the psu itself. Please note that this is not how the final version will look! Final version is much bigger, much smarter, and very clever if I have to say it myself:D

Just need to go back and readjust the tolerances on the drawing to make some more room for the plugs. They were not exactly easy to get inthere:D

Hope you enjoyd this update! Stay tuned for the finished part soon!

[SXRguyinMA]

nice! those look sweet :D

[p0Pe]

Thank you mate:D

3 more photo´s because I just got it fittet:D I need to take 0.25 mm off the "clamp" plates. But that is already done, and the main part will be printet tomorrow:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/18.jpg


http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/19.jpg


http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/6/20.jpg

I will be back tomorrow morning:D

[p0Pe]

Another update :O

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/1.jpg

Parts as they looked pulled from the printer!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/2.jpg

Again,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/3.jpg

And as they look with the support material. You can partly see a little "easter egg" I made here:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/4.jpg

After getting the worst support material off, it looks like this

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/5.jpg

And this:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/6.jpg

And this xD The more support material I can "break" off, the less the acid have to melt away.
And yeah, I really need to cut my nails!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/7.jpg

A little size comparison versus a hand that I found lying around.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/8.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/9.jpg

And then drop it into the acid bath! Looks tasty right? It aint, and it DON'T smell good lol... Like getting a hedgehog shoved up your nose.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/10.jpg

Now lets fast forward 15 hours, and the part is ready to take out!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/11.jpg

Clean as a whistle:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/12.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/13.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/14.jpg

Pics of the finished part. You wont really see the "Made by pope" inthere, but I thought it was a fun little thing to do, even tough it will be covered up:P And if anyone should steal the case i have proof its mine trololol!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/15.jpg

To cover the hole thing up, I cut this plate. The plan is to cut some sort of pattern in it, don´t quite know what yet. I might print this in 3d instead to get a consistant look.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/7/16.jpg

Last but not least, how it sits on the psu.
"But hey, somethings missing?"
Yup, the lower part will be done seperatly. And why this?

The top part house only wires that will run to the motherboard, and the lower part is going out to everything else. Why this is a good idea, I will show in a later update, since its hard to explain:D

Hope you enjoyd! I have more parts in the printer, so another update is on the way!

[SXRguyinMA]

dude that is an AWESOEME idea!!

[p0Pe]

Thank you man! Glad you like it:D I LOVE to make something noone have seen before:D

This will be the last update this week, and its just a little tiny one:) I am curently waiting for some parts that should have been done in the 3d printer, but it is broken again... This time it was a little bit my fault :P But lets not tell that to anyone :D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/8/1.jpg

This is my humble workshop:D Or, when I need to do something, I make that table there lol... This is also where I take most of my photo´s:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/8/2.jpg

I took a piece of scrap acrylic and cut out a square,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/8/3.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/8/4.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/8/5.jpg

This fittet right into the psu hider (lets just call it that for now:D)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/8/6.jpg

And then the top plates goes over. When a pattern is cut into this, you will then see the acrylic behind:) This will of course be backlit:D

[Fuganater]

Bump for update? + your pics are bbbbbroke

[Twigsoffury]

need some plants in that green house.

[p0Pe]

Pics were broken duo to server swap:D And I am not really a "plant" man:P

Finally! My package arrived:D

But first, lets have a look at some other stuff I did:

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/1.jpg

First of all, I will be swapping the EK D5 tops with other ones, since I do not want to be told that I used the wrong fluid if something went wrong with them -.-

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/2.jpg

I also made a top for the printed part. Dont know if this will be the final one yet, but I think so.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/3.jpg

Under UV, it looks like this. When painted black it will not shine trough this much:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/4.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/5.jpg

Also made another plate for the back holes with M8 printed into it.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/6.jpg

And a go trough thingie - will show more of this in a later update:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/7.jpg

And then these! 390 Euro worth of radiators from Aquacomputer!!! These puppy´s are the BOMB!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/8.jpg

Multiple in and out points - will come in handy later when routing hoses!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/9.jpg

Since these things are build as 140 mm radiators they barely fit! With barely I REALLY mean barely.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/9/10.jpg

As you can see here, barely means that there is less than a mm to the wall :D Because of this, I have to modify the motherboard tray.

Thats all for now fokes:) Next up - Makin two radiators connect without hoses!

[Fuganater]

Pictures are still broke dude... please fix.

[Snowman]

Pictures are still broke dude... please fix.

pictures are fine here

[AmEv]

Ditto...

Time to clear out your cache?

[Fuganater]

Sorry must be the work. They don't like the host your using.

[p0Pe]

My server was down duo to a server swap:D So I dont think you are going insane bro:P

Time to get on with this, so it will be somewhat ready to S7 Lan at my school:P

First of all, I have been busy with some other stuff that I will post tonight, or tomorrow:D But i will give you a teaser:
http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/model_3107_4.jpg

Anyways, on to the big and expensive thing that I am about to cut holes in :D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/1.jpg
So, as mentioned earlier i had to cut off a piece of the mobo tray to make it fit with the radiators.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/2.jpg
Also had to cut off the two thingies that I think is supposed to hold some feets for the mobo tray, if you want to use it as a bench table :D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/3.jpg
Like a glove! Fits lovely in there! :)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/4.jpg
So, got my hands on some raw material! From this,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/5.jpg
I made this. But what is it? I will show in a min.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/6.jpg
First, I cut a hole in the case :D This hole lines up with the radiator in the other side. You see, instead of connecting the two radiators with tubes, I will just connect them with the piece shown in the previous pic.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/7.jpg
So just put it in, make it go into the radiator on the other side aaand...

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/8.jpg
Mount radiator number two:) Saves me a couple of fittings, and it looks darn clean!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/10/9.jpg
Here you can see it connected to the two radiators:)

That was all for now fokes. I have some dye coming in, so that I can hopefully colour the 3d printed stuff in a real black, and not some brownish like the last dye I got :(

[Fuganater]

I've been hoping for an update on this. I wish we had LAN parties when I was in school :(

[SXRguyinMA]

I've been hoping for an update on this. I wish we had LAN parties when I was in school :(

Me too :(

The closest I had was playing Midtown Madness with friends in computer class instead of learning HTML lol :whistler:

[billygoat333]

I almost got suspended for installing Half-Life on all the computers in school and playing during class with everyone. Haha we had a great time.

[Fuganater]

Well I meant a sanctioned LAN party. We installed CS: Source Gun Game on VM's and played that all the time.

[AmEv]

Billygoat, you BAAAAD boy.

[p0Pe]

Sorry for not keeping this log up to date guys! Will not happen again, I promiss! :)

First of all, a youtube video of a test reservoir I made

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And Just to show how good my measures is on this thing:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/1.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/2.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/3.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/4.jpg

Just wanted to show you all how this thing works, as it really is not a reservoir lol.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/5.jpg

This is how the water will flow, coming in in the bottom and exiting in the top.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/6.jpg

And for the connections - The main reason to make this thing was because I thought it would look cool (lol) and because setting the pump and radiator together by itself would look dumb.
So how it works now is that the pump pumps the water into the, lets just call it the showoff reservoir for now, and then into the radiator. The acrylic tubes in the picture will of course be replaced with some longer ones:P

The main reservoir will sit in the front and occupy the three 120 mm fanslots there (did anyone say 40 mm POM?)

Wasnt quite satisfied with the old interioir, so I came up with a new design. Pictures say more than words so enjoy these renders:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/10.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/11.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/11/12.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/1.jpg

It is done!!! Just need some finishing up with some sandpaper:rock:

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/2.jpg

Old prototype versus finished version:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/3.jpg

And the back. The two bitspower stop fittings will be replaced by some LED plugs of course:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/4.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/5.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/6.jpg

Finished the big reservoir! I apoligize for the pics, I need to clean it with destiled water and sand it some more:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/7.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/8.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/9.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/10.jpg

And here you can see the slot for the water filter:D

Enjoy:) Next up is the cover plate, and finding o-rings :D

And here we go. Cant cheat you guys can I now:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/11.jpg

The two babies together:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/12.jpg

Here you see half of the filter in place.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/13.jpg

And a picture of the countersunk screws on the small reservoir.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/14.jpg

And in its full state. I still need to sink one of the holes, but I need a smaller countersinker (spelled?) for that. That should be found tomorrow:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/15.jpg

And the filter. I wont put it together yet, since it will "click" together. The plan is to put a filter in between the two parts, and then click it together.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/16.jpg

And PC-Beto standing in the corner watching my every move :D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/17.jpg

Dont think I mentioned it, but I bought 3 noiseblocker fans to reduce vibrations from the pumps:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/18.jpg

For these I also got these stickers, so they can look nice and neat! :)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/19.jpg

Milled the edges of the showoff reservoir so the top acrylic plate and the res itself is 100 percent flush.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/20.jpg

Got holes drilled for input and output.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/21.jpg

And got this milled:D Setting up the 0-point for the mill was a pita! But it turned out great:D
An o-ring will be placed here, so I can swap the filter out without trouble.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/22.jpg

And the filter will slide in like this^

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/23.jpg

For the harddrives, I plan on setting them up like this^

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/24.jpg

And how the thing looks like in the case, and a little hint about how I will route the hoses.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/12/25.jpg

Again, how I plan on placing the harddrives. There will be some 3d printing pwnage for these too:P

Over and out xD At least you got a BIG update this time then:D

Remember, Christmas is near! :santa:

[SXRguyinMA]

nice work! The res should feed the pump though (usually does anyways) not the other way around :D

[DonT-FeaR]

loving the detail on this one pope :) ill re read it all right now :) hahah

[OvRiDe]

wow... thats all.. just wow.

[Fuganater]

Progress!!! :D

[p0Pe]

nice work! The res should feed the pump though (usually does anyways) not the other way around :D

Not sure about what you mean here, but the pumps are fed by the BIG reservoir:P The small "showoff reservoir" is just in place to look good, and make connections easier:banana:


loving the detail on this one pope :) ill re read it all right now :) hahah

Have fun doing so:D


wow... thats all.. just wow.

Thanks ovride! :)


Progress!!! :D

And about time:D

If you want to, the mod is nominated for Mod of the month on bit-tech:) So go vote on your favorit mod:P
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=220591

[Twigsoffury]

I almost got suspended for installing Half-Life on all the computers in school and playing during class with everyone. Haha we had a great time.

heehhe bootable game CD's are awesome. load times are horrendus but at least you don't leave a trace behind of you having played doom3 or some SNES emulators.


I used to loot the secondary and third ram sticks out of the school computers. wonder if anybody noticed the computers going from 512 down to 128mb of ram?

[AmEv]

Minecraft MP at school is awesome!

Especially with teachers that don't mined!

[p0Pe]

Starting to get off topic again now are we boys:D


O-rings are in!
http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/7.jpg

40 dollars later, and I got o-rings!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/2.jpg

Three sizes! And man was they hard to find. Especially the big one which measures 320 mm in diameter!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/3.jpg

The big one fittet in place^

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/4.jpg

And the grove for the filter.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/5.jpg

o-ring fittet in the showoff reservoir - like a glove! :D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/6.jpg

And with the acrylic plate on!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/13/1.jpg

Put it all together and did a quick leaktest - works like a charm:D

Now to send some files to get lasercut so I can get the front and back for the big reservoir done! A surprise is coming:D

[yingxuy]

Your pics are really great!!!! Bump for update?

[p0Pe]

Thanks mate:D Update coming! (small one tho)

Small teaser of how the HDD´s are going to be attached to the reservoir:

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/14/1.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/14/2.jpg

And the "hatch" for the swappable filter:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/14/3.jpg

Hope you enjoy it!

[p0Pe]

A tiny update:) Got the front reservoir done with plate and everything! :)

But first, a little design i am working on:

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/random/m8-radiatorbilledescreen.jpg

It will be used on something on the build:) I will show later.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/1.jpg

Got the reservoir + acrylic plate screwed onto the front:) I will use different bolt/screws for the final mount, but this was what i had:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/2.jpg

Fillport in the top^

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/4.jpg

As you can see here, the fillport goes down into the reservoir. This should make filling quite easy.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/8.jpg

Also drilled a hole in the bottom to do the same thing there, but havent drilled the hole into the reservoir yet.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/3.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/5.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/7.jpg

And a few views over the hdd holder, and how I will route tubing from the motherboard side to the reservoir.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/15/6.jpg

A little closeup of the thing i printet to fit into the precut holes on the M8 case:D

Thats it for now lads:) Off to prepare for another exam -.-

[p0Pe]

Sharing time:)

Soo, I would like to thanks Corsair very much for joining in on this project, sponsoring me 2xPerformance Pro 128GB ssd´s, and a 8 GB Dominator ram kit!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/random/corsair-logo.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/1.jpg

I was stoked seing these:D They should provide plenty of speed for my operative system! :)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/2.jpg

Well protected inside:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/3.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/4.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/5.jpg

The caselabs ssd disk thingie that i will have them in:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/6.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/7.jpg

And how it looks on the plate i made for it:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/8.jpg

And last but not least fittet in the case!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/17/9.jpg

Oh, and these will be the ram that will go into the build!

Thats all for this time lads:) Have a great weekend! (I have the day off tomorrow yay!)

[Fuganater]

Awesome man. Can't wait to see more!

[diluzio91]

Hmm... Can't tell if pictures are black & white... or color

[p0Pe]

Awesome man. Can't wait to see more!

Thanks man:D


Hmm... Can't tell if pictures are black & white... or color

Hehe yeah, i doubt it would make the biggest difference:D

[Fuganater]

How Dare You Post With No Update!!!

[billygoat333]

This mod is epic. :up:

[Aldersan]

Moar plz? :D

[Commando]

Wow, absolutely epic is right. Amazing...

TD

[p0Pe]

Thank you all! Small update:)

STL files went into the 3d printer 15.30. The estimated time was 8 hours and 30 min. Tired as i was, I calculated that it would be done around 2300 then.

So, the clock was 23.05, and I had calculated that the 3d printer would be done. I came to find this:
http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/14.JPG

For the second time this day I went mental in a way best described with the next picture.

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/725/desk%20flip.jpg

Lesson = My math skills is non-existing after only eating 2 apples and a chocolate bar the entire day -.-

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/1.JPG

Well, not much left, so I would just wait the extra hour with a mate. We had gone to burgerking, and then to the school lol...

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/2.JPG

To use the time, we took a trip around the different facilities at the school. This thing is something that someone HAS to build into a casemod sometime! Its a quite powerfull multijoint arm.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/3.JPG

And just to make the CNC people out there droole. I sadly dont have access to this, as it is an experimental machine -.-

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/4.JPG

This was made with the "mill" above.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/5.JPG

Dont ask me why lol!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/6.JPG

Various robots. Some build by students, others bought to be further developed.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/7.JPG

Mhhhhhhh copper!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/8.JPG

An early model of the SDU Viking team´s racecar. Every year they build a new race car that will compete with different universities around the globe in a international race. They build it from scratch with certain demands like weight, engine size etc.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/9.JPG

Our robot table soccer machine. I dare you to beat it on "pro" setting.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/10.JPG

Back to the parts! DONE!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/11.JPG

This is the material the machine uses. The white is the model material, and the brown is the support material.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/12.JPG

How it will fit together.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/18/13.JPG

The support material will be melted away in this acid bath. Now there is only to leave them there for tomorrow morning:)

[SXRguyinMA]

Damn I need to go to your school!

[p0Pe]

Your more than welcome:P

Got the stuff out of the acid bath, and put some more in the printer:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/8.JPG

How the parts looks when put together, with a modders ruler to show how big it is:P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/1.JPG

When the 24 pin has been insertet into the printed part.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/9.JPG

This is how it will cover over the motherboard. The tolerance is quite narrow in this place, but it fits like a glove! :)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/2.JPG

Here you can see the printed stuff layed on the motherboard tray. Just need to cut slots for them.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/3.JPG

And done!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/4.JPG

With the motherboard insertet to the case.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/5.JPG

As you can see here, I made a slight BoBo and mis-measured... Luckily its an easy fix, but i will have to reprint the parts.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/6.JPG

How it looks from the front,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/19/7.JPG

And from the back! :)

Hope you have enjoyed it:)

[Fuganater]

very cool. Can't wait to see come cables in that.

[p0Pe]

Your wish is my command:P

Update!

First, a little video of the 3d printer in action:)

FnZmrGR14QQ

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/6.jpg

Got the holder for the GFX wires done:) Here you can see it with one of the 6 pins the 7950 i bought requires.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/7.jpg

Since the 7950 requires two 6 pins, i divided the "thing" into two channels. 6 wires in each.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/1.jpg

As you can see, there is not much room to work with, but there is enough :D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/2.jpg

The wires then goes onto the backside, and up the rest of the way to the psu (will show later on when i get the rest fabricated:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/3.jpg

How it looks from the front.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/5.jpg

And when the motherboard is inserted into the case.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/20/4.jpg

And a money shot:P

Hope you enjoyed :) I am SO close to pulling the trigger on another 7950 card just because it would look awzum with two of them in CF. But cash and WAF is against me sadly.

[blueonblack]

Another amazing build, p0Pe! Sorry I haven't chimed in before now, life's been keeping me pretty busy. I have to say, it looks like you're managing to pull out all the stops again. PC-BETO was awesome and this one looks to be even better.


Now, all the haters that sometimes crawl up from their holes yelling "bwuuhuuh CNC machining is killing modding, and it have nothing to do with creativity" better slam their head against a wall and GTFO beacuse this machine is EPIC!

I have to chime in on this. First off, CNC machining is not killing modding, and it has just as much to do with creativity as a Dremel. It really is a whole different category of modding though, you must admit. Someone with access to the machinery you have access to can create things that people like myself can only dream of or pay someone with access to said machinery to make. Without a ton of money to outsource the labor it would simply not be possible for me to make what you've made here.

Having said that though, even to pay someone else to do it *I* would have to design it. That's the creative part. All of these awesome pieces of this build we're seeing here were made by you, and that is doubly awesome, but even if you paid someone to manufacture them, you created them.

Yes, I'm jealous. I have a hard time imagining being able to create literally any size or shape of part I want. It's probably for the best that I can't. :)

Regardless, awesome work as always my friend. Carry on!

[p0Pe]

Another amazing build, p0Pe! Sorry I haven't chimed in before now, life's been keeping me pretty busy. I have to say, it looks like you're managing to pull out all the stops again. PC-BETO was awesome and this one looks to be even better.



I have to chime in on this. First off, CNC machining is not killing modding, and it has just as much to do with creativity as a Dremel. It really is a whole different category of modding though, you must admit. Someone with access to the machinery you have access to can create things that people like myself can only dream of or pay someone with access to said machinery to make. Without a ton of money to outsource the labor it would simply not be possible for me to make what you've made here.

Having said that though, even to pay someone else to do it *I* would have to design it. That's the creative part. All of these awesome pieces of this build we're seeing here were made by you, and that is doubly awesome, but even if you paid someone to manufacture them, you created them.

Yes, I'm jealous. I have a hard time imagining being able to create literally any size or shape of part I want. It's probably for the best that I can't. :)

Regardless, awesome work as always my friend. Carry on!

Thanks man!

I actually think that i realized what was happening today. I took the newly piece out of the printer, and thought "hmm... A few years ago, this would have costed several hundred thousand of dollars to get made, and I just printed it, like I was ordering a big mac..."

But you are right on the creative part. I just guess I meant that comment for a certain individual on another forum that kept spamming around saying that cnc machines had nothing to do with modding, but you seem to get it.

I always tell people that everything is possible. If you want to make a piece like this, open sketchup, use your imagination and draw it. It does not cost a fortune to get printed, and if you REALLY wanted it done, those 300-600$ would not be an obstruction.

I agree that this is a "different" kind of modding than 100 percent manually work (which I respect insanely), but in the end we all stribe for the same - making the thing noone has seen before:alien:

But on to an update! As you have proberly guessed, I want to keep the amount of visible wires in this build to an absolute MINIMUM! That also includes harddrives.


3LekT28WKKc

People told me that they liked the way I recorded how I did some of the 3d drawings on pc-beto, so I thought why not do a time-lapse of a thing i had to make anyway. This whas what came out of that.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/21/1.jpg

After 7 hours in the 3d printer, and around 100 cm^3 of material later, this what what i had.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/21/2.jpg

And mounted on the harddrive rack:D I was very nervous to see if I had gotten all the measurements correct, but as you can see I NAILED it.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/21/3.jpg

And how it looks when slided in. It is made so it will hold itself in place via friction.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/21/4.jpg

A little look on the inside shows how the sata ports is connected. The path for the sata ports needs to be moved slightly to the right, as you can see the sata connector leaning a bit to the left. 0.5 - 1 mm should do it:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/21/5.jpg

Power and sata wires will come out the back:D

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/21/6.jpg

And i know i would have gotten my arse kicked if i did not post a picture of it mounted in the case:D

Thats it for today! :)

[mybadomen]

Amazing workmanship !

[_ferry_]

Agrees ---^Great work!

Havn't read it all. But in the end the rack and cable guides will be painted?

[licenseless]

NICE!!!

very kick ass!!!

[Fuganater]

bump?

[diluzio91]

I like how this is turning out... add me as a plus sub. and good job!!

[p0Pe]

Amazing workmanship !

Thanks man!


Agrees ---^Great work!

Havn't read it all. But in the end the rack and cable guides will be painted?

Most likely printed on a better printer in a black or totally white material:) Tolerances will be messed up if painted:D


NICE!!!

very kick ass!!!

Thanks man!


bump?

As you wish:P


I like how this is turning out... add me as a plus sub. and good job!!

Thanks man! Apriciate it!

Sorry for the long time since last update! School has been busy, but now exams are over:D

Time for a PROPER update! Just finished my last exam, so lets get things going! :D

First of all a big thanks to Corsair for sending me a heapload of fans to work with! Apriciate it:)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/01.jpg

I am planning to put 3 in the front like this^

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/02.jpg

Have tapped the fans to fit M5 screws

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/03.jpg

Fitted two in the bottom, and one in the rear. Beside this, there will of course go 3 to each radiator :)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/04.jpg

Made myself a little helper for when i have to fill her up (no jokes lads)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/05.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/06.jpg

Screws right into the fill-port, and should make for an easy filling.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/07.jpg

The fillport goes right down into the big front reservoir.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/08.jpg

In the bottom, there is a drain hole which i had not made in the reservoir yet.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/09.jpg

So first drilling a 11 mm hole,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/10.jpg

Then tapping it with my trusty G1/4 tap to fit the fittings.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/11.jpg

And with a bitspower stop fitting to see if i messed up lol :P

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/12.jpg

Now this part, is funky! This will cover up the dvd drive, and route sata cables from the motherboard to the harddrives and ssd´s in the other compartment. It will "click" together with a part on the other side.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/x.jpg

Proberly the easiest way to understand it is by this cad drawing.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/13.jpg

The sata cables will go like this.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/14.jpg

And it will sit in the case like this^

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/15.jpg

To "lock" the cables on the other side, this part will be clicked in. After the cables are all in, simply click the "smaller" part in to lock the cables in place.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/16.jpg

Like this,

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/17.jpg

And this!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/18.jpg

And also got the other large part for the PSU printed

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/19.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/20.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/21.jpg

Along with the covers for the two pumps, that also acts as wire routers :) A hole have been made in the rear to make it possible to get to the speed control.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/22.jpg

Now the fun begins -.- cable management which in which i always seem to end up chewing more than i think i can swallow...

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/23.jpg

First attempt = fail. wires did not fit!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/24.jpg

Second attempt, wires fits, but i still need to redo the part, as there is not enough room for them in the top right part :(

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/23/25.jpg

But it looks good, so here is a macro shot ;)

Until next time! Have fun and enjoy the weather:D

[p0Pe]

Post 1500 :D:D:D

Black and white update!

The old 24 pin connector messed up, and i was not able to get the wires routed trough it duo to to much friction between the wires and the part itself, so had to move the hole from the bottom to the top.

14 hours of printing, and 6 hours of acid(bath) later ->

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/1.jpg

Printed the new 24 pin piece. This time with the opening in the top, instead of bottom. And guess what? The wires slid right in, without ANY violence. Should have done this to begin with, but what the heck.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/2.jpg

Another shot from the top.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/3.jpg

And with inspiration from Waynio, I made a new PSU grill, not quite done yet. Need stuff for the two last corners.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/4.jpg

shot, as it will sit in the case

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/5.jpg

The evolution of the wire system. from top left you will see:
1: version 1. that was measured wrong contra the position of the PSU
2: version 2. that was to small for the wires to fit proper in.
3: version 3. that was just right, and to the right of that, the cover to cover it all up

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/6.jpg

And here is last version with the cover on.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/7.jpg

All wires fitted in the 24 pin connector piece. I cant decide if i want a clear plate in that hole, so people can see how the wires are routed, or to cover it up completely. Opinions?

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/8.jpg

Work In Progress

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/9.jpg

DOOOOOOOOONE! And this time it FITS!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/10.jpg

And with the gfx connector.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/11.jpg

The wires did JUST barely fit in this. Got lucky lol...

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/12.jpg

With the "lid" on. Cant even see there is any lol.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/13.jpg

Next to my wannabe macro lens

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/24/14.jpg

N´ just chillin in da window xD

Until next time, have fun!

[d_stilgar]

This build is so crazy. None of this stuff has ever been done before in a case mod. I can't wait to see all this stuff installed in the case.

[Technochicken]

Really incredible work. All the 3d printed parts are simply brilliant. Also, what's the acid bath for? Removing support material?

[Fuganater]

Epic build bud. I can't imagine how much your fingers hurt after rounting all those cables.

Looking forward to the next update!

[p0Pe]

This build is so crazy. None of this stuff has ever been done before in a case mod. I can't wait to see all this stuff installed in the case.

That is what I aim for:) I love to make stuff people have never seen before:D


Really incredible work. All the 3d printed parts are simply brilliant. Also, what's the acid bath for? Removing support material?

Spot on! :) It slowly eats away the brown support, and leaves only the ABS:)


Epic build bud. I can't imagine how much your fingers hurt after rounting all those cables.

Looking forward to the next update!

Oh you have NO idea:P

Small update !

Startet the huge work of getting the wirering system done. As usual it is more work than it looks, and for now, i have to wait until i can figure out how to properly insert the pins at the right length. I also need to get a scheme of how the wires for the 24 pin sits together as i cleverly threw the one i made when i dissembled the thing away a long time ago lol! Corsair might be able to help out xD

Some pictures of the progress:

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/25/1.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/25/2.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/25/3.jpg

And also ordered myself a little something something to controll my fans:) Cheapo version as i dont need a display:D But i will show that when it comes;)

Until then - Have fun!:)

[p0Pe]

Soooo, could not resist a test-mount. What do you think:D I should have some more parts monday and then i can get to the fan-routing fun.

I will let the pictures do the speaking:)

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/14.jpg

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/21.jpg

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/31.jpg

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/41.jpg

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/51.jpg

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/61.jpg

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/71.jpg

And a shot from the behind:)

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/81.jpg

And my girlfriend decided that my Yoda figure was to geeky, so she flowered it up apparently... Did not notice until today lol.

[Fuganater]

Epicness....

[SXRguyinMA]

:stupid: I wish I had $$ to access a 3d printer like that :D

[TLHarrell]

One of these days I will have a 3D printer. The more cool stuff I sell, the better my workshop capabilities will be.

I love how you're routing cables like this. Must be a bit of an issue making sure they're all going to the right places, but this is looking really nice.

[p0Pe]

Thanks guys! :D

And yeah, I am constantly panicking about the thought of having placed a wire in the wrong spot :S

10 days to go to campus party!!!!! I need to get my act together and get some work done lol!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/26/2.jpg

So, first of all, i needed to fix how i would get the motherboard tray out with the new cable system in.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/26/3.jpg

The operation setup.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/26/4.jpg

Result. This will let me get the tray in "sideways" in the beginning, allowing enough clearance to get the system in. Might be a bit confusing, but i will make sure to explain in a later update.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/26/5.jpg

Now to this... I have prosponed this for far to long, and better get to it. Terror awaits!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/26/7.jpg

What will happen? The wire will be cut to exact lenght so it fits the best. Then the isolation will be stripped.

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Apply a crimp^

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Crimp said crimp with the crimper tool. Repeat for success.

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First wire done!

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5 more in the bank, and the first 6 pin is done! And it only took me.. yeah... lets not talk about that.

And now to something completely different.

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Primed the pump mount.

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And painted it black - and mounted on the radiator with a rubber strip under both long beams to hinder vibrations from the pumps.

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Mounted in the case

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And what is this now?

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Lid off - what is inthere?

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Aquaero 5 fancontroller. What would a mod with 16 fans be without one!





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And just to finish off with something fun - A uv shot of green fluid in the reservoir.

[AmEv]

Can't rush perfection :D

[TLHarrell]

That reservoir is absolutely awesome. I could maybe do stuff like this, but the likelihood of going ADD and wandering off to some other project is too high. Great stuff. You're certainly pushing the envelope of what we see here in a build.

[p0Pe]

Hehe thanks guys! I am doing my best:)

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All wires in their place, and ready to some soldering.

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After soldering, and all snugged into place. Mind you, this is a TIGHT fit!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/27/3.jpg

And put onto the PSU. Its a bit hard to push onthere, but it is doable.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/27/4.jpg

And put onto the motherboard tray. Also crimped the 8 pin PSU connector. A "hider" for this, like the 24 pin and 6 pins will be made after i get back from berlin. For now, this will have to do.

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/27/5.jpg

and from the back.

I should get a PSU tester tomorrow that coolerkit.dk have been so generous to send along with a few other things. If it dont yell at me, things can be put together!

[p0Pe]

IT WOOOOORKS!!!!!

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/28/1.jpg

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/28/2.jpg

Now to finish this puppy up!

Thanks a million to Michael from www.coolerkit.dk for sending me some emergency parts!

Update later:D

[p0Pe]

Got the motherboard done last night! Almost:) CPU block on, gfx on, motherboard + ram etc on, and guess what?

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/29/1.jpg

I would say its a neat little fit ;)

http://tosed.dk/billeder/m8/29/2.jpg

I am off to work now, but will continue when i get home. So expect another update tonight :D

[Fuganater]

WOO! Glad to see it finally coming together.

[p0Pe]

Thanks fuganater! Then your gonna like this update!

HOME! And update incoming!

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So, needed to fit the harddrive "hider" on. Did not have time to cut the plexi to sit behind the letters though.

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Now this part.... I HATED IT. Took so friggin long to get those wires to sit neat and clean. But it worked out.

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Harddisk cover in place.

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The workplace while routing some of the hoses and fitting stuff.

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The plan was to use Bitspower crystal links here, but that would "lock" the pump holder to much so i decided to use normal hose.

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Most of the hoses routed!

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Wires wires wires. All of these are coming from pumps, harddrives, dvd drive and the aquaero.

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Some fun with a laser lol.

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/91.jpg

Sata cable lenght - NAILED IT!

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/102.jpg

Still need to print some more 3d stuff though.

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Now, I did not want this thing to suddenly leak for me, so before i started leaktesting with fluid, I filled the system with air pressure, and left it for 8 hours. When I got back and it still was under pressure, i knew that there where no leaks, so i continued with the fluid.

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Two liters in, and I realize that I do not have enough fluid -.-

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To make the filling of the system a breeze i first put a /dunno what its called/ and put it at the fillport.
After that, I opened one of the radiators so air could escape from the highest point. This made filling the system quite easy.

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/151.jpg

So after I emptied two bottles of fluid, the reservoir is still only half full. I should be able to get some more to in time for campus party.

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The rear reservoir filled with fluid.

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/18.jpg

Pump side^

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/17.jpg

And here she is, with a helping hand from PC-Beto to power the pumps.

http://www.tosed.dk/wp-content/uploads/19.jpg

PC-Beto felt left out, so here is a picture of her main artery;)

Now I really should get the last wires routed, and power her up!

[SXRguyinMA]

nice! :bowdown:

[UMich Hockey]

I love what you have done with the 3D printing. It's something I have actually thought about doing for a long time. The ability to make custom, accurate parts is so nice. I am anxious to see more work. Any progress over the past 3 months?

[Dragoby]

Wicked Build! was curious if there's been any more progress on this? would love to see some more of this!

[d_stilgar]

Yeah. This is a fantastic build. Not sure how I missed the last update, but I really would love to see more.