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Maximum Security
I was asked if I'd be interested in modding Thermaltake's new Level 10 GT chassis. Of course I had to say yes. A case like that may be hard to mod, but I've got some crazy plans for this thing. It involves liquid cooling and LOTS of electronics.
First off, a HUGE THANKS to the current sponsors!!
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Got this coming from Performance-PC's:
- 2 x *** HOT *** Koolance Tubing Splitter/Manifold, 5-Way Swiveling [no nozzles] (SPL-XFR3)
- 4 x Koolance Nozzle Single, G1/4 Barb [10mm, 3/8"] (NZL-V10B)
- 6 x Koolance Nozzle Single, G1/4 Barb [6mm, 1/4"] (NZL-V06B)
- 2 x mod/smart 24-Pin Female ATX Power Connector- Black (M-MB-24M-BK)
- 2 x Connectx™ ATX 24 pin Female Pins, GOLD-plated - 24 Pack (ACR-CB8133)
- 5 x Connectx™ Female 3-Pin Fan Housing Black (ACR-CB9031)
Molex Pins Add 3 Molex Pins - 5 x Connectx™ Male 3-Pin Fan Housing Black (ACR-CB9079)
- 10 x Koolance Tubing, Silver PVC, 1ft/30.5cm [ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 13mm (1/2")] (HOS-10SL)
- 1 x IandH Silver KillCoils - Antimicrobial .999 Fine Silver Tubing / Reservoir Strip (IANDH-KILLCOIL)
- 1 x *** NEW *** EK-FC6870 for AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6870 Series - Nickel (EK-FC6870-NK)
Optional SLI Fitting No fitting
Fitting Size 3/8" Barb for 3/8" ID tube - 1 x Black IceŽ GTX Gen Two Xtreme 140 Highest Performance Radiator (GTX140)
Fitting Size 3/8" Barb for 3/8" ID tube - 1 x Koolance INS-FM16 Coolant Flow Meter (INS-FM16)
- 1 x Koolance Coolant Temperature Sensor, Brass [no nozzles] (SEN-AP005PB)
Nozzles Add Nozzle Pair, G1/4 Barb [10mm, 3/8"] NZL-V10KGB - 1 x A.C. Ryan AcrylPanel™ 3mm - 480x480mm Clear (ACR-AP3404)
- 8 x Solid Wall Polyethylene Grommet Edging with Adhesive - Black (GES-BK05)
And this coming from Sparkfun:
- 3x PRT-00115 Female Breakaway Headers
- 3x PRT-00116 Male Breakaway Headers
- 5x PRT-08095 Polarized Connectors - Housing (2-pin)
- 2x PRT-08100 Polarized Connectors - Crimp Pins
- 5x PRT-08233 Polarized Connectors - Header (2-pin)
- 2x PRT-09497 ATX Power Supply Connector - Straight
- 2x PRT-09498 ATX Power Supply Connector - Right Angle
- 2x PRT-10698 Light Pipe - Clear Core (3mm, 5' Long)
Deets when the goods arrive
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Update time!
First some pics of some of the goods:
ATMega8A dev kit from Protostack
96GB SSD from Kingston
6GB DDR3-2000 H2O RAM also from Kingston
Toughpower 1050W PSU from Thermaltake
PWB100 Waterblock also from Thermaltake
Firgelli L12 Linear actuator (50mm stroke, 100:1 gearing) from Trossen Robotics
Koolance 3-way splitters and flow meter
Koolance 3/8" and 1/4" G1/4 fittings
Here you can see a 3/8" fitting and 3 1/4" fittings in each splitter. What this will do is allow me to hook the main 3/8" tubing to the splitter, and have 1/4" lines run to each stick of RAM, then back out into the second splitter, and back into the loop.
Koolance Adapter block with temp sensor
EK waterblock for my XFX 6870
10' Koolance silver 3/8" PVC tubing
U-Channel edge molding
2 black 24-pin connectors and pins
5 3-pin connector sets
Silver Kill Coil
I also got a Black Ice 140mm Radiator, but I need to swap it for a 120mm one as it's too big to fit in the case in the rear 140mm fan spot. I may get creative and try to mount it elsewhere though, we'll see.
I'm still waiting on a 2x120mm radiator and a pump/res combo from Thermaltake as well.
I also got some work done on the case.
I test-fit the motherboard into the case to get an idea of the layout for some of the various components. This is when I found out that the bit 140mm rad I got won't fit.
I also got the lower intake cover, louvers and fan removed. The plan is to put a window in where the fan grill used to be.
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Minor update. I got the case pretty much all disassembled. There was a ton of little screws and clips everywhere, and it was neat to see how they held everything together. Next will be finding placement for some of the components.
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More pics
The RFID reader from Trossen Robotics
The 2 bottles of paint from Auto Air Colors.
I also figured out a mounting for the 140mm rad. It was too big for the inside of the case and I thought putting it on the outside wouldn't look good. However after some trial and error I found that I can use the outer shell from an old 140mm fan as a spacer. The only other issue is that the barbs don't line up with the holes in the case, but that's a small hurdle. So the fan will be on the inside of the case with the rad and spacer on the outside. Alternatively I could just mount the fan to the rad and have them both on the outside of the case. Thoughts?
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I was actually thinking about a pair of these
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Time for another update!
I finally got the case entirely stripped down, minus drilling out the rivets (that's later).
Here's all the hardware I had to remove to get all the plastic off this thing!
I did some measuring and marking on the side panel in preparation for cutting.
Then I tackled the plastic casing that covers that side intake hole. This will also have a window, making for 4 total windows in the case.
Here it is all trimmed out. This took several hours of cutting and sanding with the Dremel and final finish sanding. There were a lot of small tabs and whatnot that needed to be removed. What I'm left with is 2 small ledges on which to mount the window.
I went about making the window the same way as the others. I used the mesh I removed for an outline/guideline. Then I cut it out with the scroll saw and did the finish sanding with the Dremel and belt sander. Here it is in for a test-fit.
Here is the plastic and window sitting on the side panel.
The main thing left to do now is cut out the steel side door and work on component placement and electronics. The tough part is going to be finding the right mounting location for the linear actuator that will open and close the door.
Last edited by jdbnsn; 02-22-2012 at 12:48 AM.
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