First Mod

[synapz]

just spent 2 hours on WM and got my VGA card wet in the process, i think its ok tho :s. Heres the pics, theres still some WE to do at the top coming out of the PSU ohh yer ive got to get the grey metal inside the case painted black lol. Comments welocme :D

Specs

CPU: DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2366 MHz (11 x 215) (Not Overclocked)
Motherboard: MSI K8N Diamond / K8N SLI Platinum (MS-7100) (3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
VGA: BFG 7800 GT (Not Overclocked)
1.50 GB of RAM (Not Overclocked)
DangerDen Ultimate Water Cooling Pack
Hiper Type-R 580W Modular Power Supply - Black (SLI Certified)

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[Cevinzol]

Nice rig.

ive got to get the grey metal inside the case painted black
Agreed.
And use something besides dirty dishwater for coolant fluid (just kidding).

Good job on wireing, looks pretty clean.

[DaveW]

Nice stack of CD's ;)

Not bad, but where are you planning to take it? I saw you were thinking about putting a fan in the side-anything else?

-Dave

[Nagoshi]

GOD youve got a nice case design!! You modded yourself the side window? cause I love it!! You have any shots of your front panel too?

[synapz]

thanks guys, in relation to what i am planning on doing, well my next step is to cool the case as a whole considering my pc is on a second level in my room where temps get realy high. I am also planning on saving for another 7800GT but i cannot install another one with my chipset being water cooled as the block is to big :s The side window came with the case its a Thermaltake Armor case. Due to the fact of when first installing my water cooling the water i put in it must have been tap water and now the tubes have calcium clouding the tubes. The new water is the read deal stuff but u cant see it due to the pipes. I am thinking of getting new pipes and using red UV diye in the tubes? Suggestions would also be very welcome and thanks again guys. Will post some pics of the front tomorow.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Cool setup, i always wanted 2 get a thermaltake armor. Thats how a case like that should be used lol. Good job.

[Omega]

Overclock it.


Seriously.




=D


I've got a 200mhz OC from 2.2 to 2.4GHz on my AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle core (Which makes the clock speed 218 * 11, if i remember correctly) and it's completely stabe, and probably asking for more.

[synapz]

UPDATE

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More images on request.

[Rankenphile]

woah! those water tubes light up real nice!

[leprosy]

nice i have the same case and i was curious how you panted it black, what paint did you use and how did you prep it?

[zitwep10]

You can buy that case in black if you have some money to spare.

[synapz]

You can buy that case in black if you have some money to spare.

????? It is black?

[Drew]

Them pipes are superb! :eek:

And thats a hell of a big case....plenty of real estate.

Drew

[Cannibal23]

i love the UV effect of the water cooled tubes. very nice touch.

[Drew]

Oh, and is the piping around the water pipes UV or that electro-lighty-uppy wire stuff?

Drew

[modding.fan]

Great looking work. I do love that case. :)

I'm actually prepping for a major build with a TT Armor case.

Copule of questions...well...one really.

How are the windows attached to the case wall? I'll be totally dismantaling the case to paint (buying silver case and painting purple out, black in), and it's always nice to have a heads up.

I'll be sure to have a project gallery up when the time comes. I'm ordering all my parts bit-by-bit now.

Cheers!

Edit: Actually, I have a crap ton of questions about the case to be sure it'll work for my mod. I live in India (I'm from the U.S.), and can't get the case here. If you wouldn't mind answering some odd build-related questions...I'd be forever in your debt. Just let me know if you wouldn't mind answering them for me.

[synapz]

hi there modding.fan, The window is attatched with those little plastic clips that are easy to push out, ull have no trouble getting the window out of the side pannel, fire away with questions lol

[FyR]

Oh, and is the piping around the water pipes UV or that electro-lighty-uppy wire stuff?

Drew


There called chameleon springs i think (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/Chameleon_Springs.html)

[Rankenphile]

It looks a lot like the bindery coils I used to use when I worked in printing. You can find them in a lot of colors from printing supply shops, even Office Depot/Max, although there you will probably only find black, white and maybe blue. Contact your local printer, they may be able to help you out with a few of them - they come in a bunch of diameters and are very easy to work with.

[synapz]

US: www.xoxide.com sell them
UK: www.overclockers.co.uk sel them

there UC PVC Coils to help the pipes bend :D

[modding.fan]

hi there modding.fan, The window is attatched with those little plastic clips that are easy to push out, ull have no trouble getting the window out of the side pannel, fire away with questions lol

My other major concern with my plannd work with this case is it's disassembly.

Did TT build it with 15 million rivets (what i like to call construction overkill)? Or is it pretty intelligently put together with just a small handful?

Also, the screwless drive retainers, are they on both sides? And, are they easily removed (for painting the inside bits)?

Thanks again for the help...it's a pain in the southside trying to do this big a build when I don't live in the country where I want to buy all my parts from. At least I have the military post office handy to get all my parts in through.

[synapz]

the bays are a bugger to get out lol, they have funny screws with funny heads.