I say make a new custom backplate :) Because it would be a shame to be cutting in your case at this moment :(
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I say make a new custom backplate :) Because it would be a shame to be cutting in your case at this moment :(
UPDATE:
late last night i was playing about with the bracket, and managed to mount the PSU on it so that it can blow downwards, but the next problem is that about a quater of the PSU fan is blocked by the radiator :down: so im gunna go get a 120mm holecutter and cut the devider :shocked:
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Originally Posted by exemay
looking good :up: - i'm really liking that blue
- it pains me to tell you this....but the only way you are going to be able to run the rad on its side & that ps (& it receive proper ventilation) in the case would be to do some extensive custom work...i almost went that route...but i wanted to add another feser to the bottom..
there are 2 ways to make it work w/ what you currently have:
1 turn the ps on its side ....side by side w/ the rad...& have the fan point out toward the rear door. you will then have to make a new rear ps bracket to cover the rear bottom which now will have changed shape.
2 push your rad a little farther forward to allow for a little more space for the ps...you will turn it on its side so the 120mm fan is blowing out the back of the case...again a new rear panel will have to be made & a little cutting will have to take place as well...
the reason i know of these 2 options:
i had a silverstone DA1200 which is similar to the corsair since it too has a large fan on top of it. After taking into account everything would be required to proceed & time it would take as well...i decided to buy the correct PS
I opted for #3
seek out a ps that only has one 80mm fan exhausting out the rear of the ps. & the rest is completly encased in metal
i went w/ an Antec 1000 initially (mistake for me) & later went w/ the silverstone ZM1200 b/c of the amperage draw required to keep my beast alive.
both mfgr's make rear 80mm fan ps's & there are obviously others...but you have a place to start (should you go this route)
I was folding on a 9800GX2 24/7 for a couple months with a TX650 flat on a table with the fan down and it's perfectly fine. The rad fans will be refreshing the air in that lower chamber constantly, so it won't be stagnating in hot air. I say it's fine with a quarter of the fan blocked.
Nice paintjob! It would be cool with something black behind the cutouts
good job! :up: i really like the blue :D
thanks for the comments....as for putting something black behind the cuttouts...im not entirely decided on what im doing yet, i was thinking about getting some pink+blue acrylic (the colour of my tubing/fluid) stick it behind there and light it up, should look pretty good i think
right UPDATE TIME!!!
the hole is cut and ready for the PSU:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7490.jpg
it looks to me like it will work very well
My attemps at cable management, its rough, very rough but i do not yet have my new modular PSU nor my heatshrinking kit...it will improve soon!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7491.jpg
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7493.jpg
ZIP TIES OMG!
its amazing what you can do with these things, ive put my radiators together with them
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7495.jpg
My radiators are staggered in order to be able to fit my tubes in etc...
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7498.jpg
Very temporary pipe management, just to see if there where kinks with the side of my case on!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7501.jpg
What oh what could ever fit in here?
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7503.jpg
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7505.jpg
MY TWINS!!!!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7507.jpg
just to see how they would fit in
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7508.jpg
VELCRO!!! best way to attatch pumps i think personally, this way i can take them out to leak test etc
And here they are with some old tubing on them, purely to have a look!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7509.jpg
Hope you like my case!
will be done very soon, leak testing is next!
NICE! :up:- that hole for the ps looks great & worked perfect :yepp:- looks like you are almost all done & ready to use it!
nice job :clap:
thanks, im pleased with it, its just the silly things that only i know about and ill ever notice that are bugging me....but like i say, some of it will be resolved when i get round to ordering my new modular and heatshrink....Quote:
Originally Posted by PradaG
now i need to go into my brothers room and try dig out the 24 pin thingy in order to leak test!
i wouldnt use stickie stuff to mount your res/pump
i would use the Velcro so its easy removing for drainage
Looks Great. That's a really nice shade of blue.
Deff. a one of a kind.
I hope to be setting up a water cooling system of my own. This site is a great resource of information and ideas.
Great work Can't wait to see the finished rig.
thanks for the thoughts and comments, they are much appreciated!
:welcome: DougKmcse :welcome:
this really is a great forum, full of advice and help!
"VELCRO!!! best way to attatch pumps i think personally, this way i can take them out to leak test etc"Quote:
Originally Posted by ILikeCosmosS
:p: he did hehe
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Nice build, i have a Black pearl (slightly modified v2000) and your giving me ideas :D
i was messing about till late last night, and am pleased to say that my WC loops are up and running!
1 loop in and coiled up:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7515.jpg
my pumps!!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7519.jpg
my GPU!!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7513.jpg
filling the GPU loop
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7514.jpg
as it is in my room!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_7516.jpg
im not really happy with it as it is....the cooling is very good, idle temps are at 26-30 idle at 3.6.....the GPU is idle at around ~30
things still to be done are the lighting, new fan controllers, cable management/heatshrinking and general tidying
comments are welcome!
aah - the dreaded cable mgmt - for me it never ends...
looks great - temps are def something to be happy about!
so..are you going to take your beast off the lift & put her back on all 4 (wheels)?
cable management is a killer, you think you have it all planned and hidden, but then you get to the PCI cables for the GPU and then you realise they have nowhere else to go BUT up the middle of your case casting two black lines across you setup...its so annoying,Quote:
Originally Posted by PradaG
im not even going to bother sleveing the cables until i get my new modular PSU...it would just be pointless!!
as to the wheels.....ill probs be putting it on them this week when i put in the new fan crontoller and second HDD and maybe soundcard...
if not on wheels ill buy some blue LED feet for it!
Cable management and lighting. Overall I love the color and absolutely love the build. You did quite an excellent job. Now just tidy it up!
power cable extender, 6pin extender, etc. Use black techflex-cleancut sleeving... looks amazing.
Hi!
You've done a good job in your case! :up:
I only think that there are too many colours in the case and that you should get a better organisation of the cables :up:
thanks, i know how much of a mess the case is in! it looks rediculious, but im in the process of braiding all the cables on my new modular 1,000 W PSU once thats in, ill think about moving the cables out of sight, i had to finish the computer in a bit of a hurry so yea, it looks a mess
thanks anyhow
Righht mini update:
my motherboard is pretty much screwed, so im ordering a new one, the Foxcon Blackops 775 socket mobo, with some DDR dual channel Ram, a SSD HDD for my OS and a nice big cable braiding kit from MurderMods and a Modular PSU for me to braid....im gunna finish up with my side pannels, put the acrylic in them and light them up from the back......i might change my tubing and liquid to clear tubing and green/pink or blue liquid, i may even add in a 3rd loop with my Blackops NB
stay tuned parts will be arriving within the next week!!!
EDIT: almost forgot to add in, a fan controller, i have 12 fans in this rig running at full speed...not exactly what you'd call a silent build at the moment lol
thanks
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Originally Posted by exemay
:rofl: i have been there....:yepp:
looking forward to some pics of the new stuff in play :)
That's looking great! I have almost the same case (The front is solid rather than the mesh stuff on mine) and I have been thinking about some similar modifications, and I've drawn some inspiration from this build =)
lol its not a pleasant experience haha i blew my original fan conroler by putting all my fans in it and turning them up full :rofl::rofl: which was a bit of a mistake lolQuote:
Originally Posted by PradaG
the stuff will come staggerd as i dont have enough to buy all my parts at once, it comes to about £650~
im still trying to decide which motherboard to get, its either gunna be a blackops with a set of dual DDR3 4GB ram, or an asus rampage, they come about the same price.....of about £215 ....then there is the money Mr. Gates demands for me to use his :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing operating system
then it will be the PSU and cable braiding.
and @ urgrandpasdog thanks for the comment, i cant wait to see your build, its a mightly good case!
Ok, so ive been looking at different motherboards etc and have come to purchase a DFI Lanparty LT X48-T2R X48 board, along with another Samsung spinpoint 1TB 7200 32mb HDD and a new copy of vista....will be arriving tomorrow and should all be installed and working!
next on my list will be the NB block, transparent tubing, Cossair ram cooler, new PSU and cable braiding kit....aswell as finishing off my side pannels with clear acrylic window and coloured for the patterns on the reverse of the case!
:yepp::yepp:
Looking good! I like all the thought you've put into this, and bet the final product is going to be great. Keep the pics coming, please.