Project: Hulk Rev 2 (Corsair Obsidian!)

Well, as I promised, I have taken the final pictures.

This has been a VERY long journey, it started over 6months ago when I tor down Hulk V1 mainly because the PSU blew up but I wasn't 100% happy with it either. I then waited and waited for the Corsair case to hit AUS, it was then more waiting for specific parts and so on, I was pulling my hair out to get my computer back and get off the laptop.

All your comments thus far are GREATLY appreciated and this is an AWESOME community, whenever I post an update, it puts a smile to my face coming here the next day seeing all the wonderful comments, it truly does. You all have a HUGE influence on HULK, and all your constructive criticism really helps!

Anyway, enough yabba, it's time to show you Bruce, AKA. THE HULK! I hope you've enjoyed this ride as much as I have, cause I know I've had a ball, hopefully the future will bring some customers for more builds I can share.

(Sorry for all the pictures, I can't decide which to keep! I also apologize for my crappy window shots, it's hard to get no reflections.)

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There you have it :)

Once again, I'd just like to thank my sponsors.

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Holy gorgeous! Who ever said that case was too big is full of it! It's perfect in soo many ways! Awesome work ad you make it look easy! The hidden PSU is a nice touch! :D :D

Just gonna suck in a year to change something out.

great build but the tj07 was much prettier!

awesome, awesome work james, thats probably the BEST obsidian build i have ever seen. well done!:up::up::up::up::up:

This turned out clean .... Good work!!! Not sure if you ever listed it but what are the final specs for this machine?

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Originally Posted by Short_Cirkit

Holy gorgeous! Who ever said that case was too big is full of it! It's perfect in soo many ways! Awesome work ad you make it look easy! The hidden PSU is a nice touch! :D :D

Just gonna suck in a year to change something out.

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Thanks HEAPS mate! :)

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Originally Posted by Kenjiwing

great build but the tj07 was much prettier!

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You're not serious right? :p:

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Originally Posted by loukaspookas

awesome, awesome work james, thats probably the BEST obsidian build i have ever seen. well done!:up::up::up::up::up:

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Thanks HEAPS loukas!

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Originally Posted by jpm804

This turned out clean .... Good work!!! Not sure if you ever listed it but what are the final specs for this machine?

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Cheers mate.

Intel Core i7 920
eVGA SLI LE
ATI Radeon 5870
Corsair Dominator 1600mhz 6gb
Intel X-25M 80gb SSD
Samsung 1TB F1
Silverstone Strider 1000watt (ST1000)
Auzentech X-Plosion

I think that's roughly it?

oh
my
god

it's awesome :eek2:

now put emotions aside and jaw back to the mouth, things that I like most:
1. white tubing and black fittings looks mmm sexy :up:
2. two pumps like two Hulk's hands arrghhh power!
3. purple water, that's very cool, nice touch and looks exactly like Hulk's pants :D
btw what is it? Feser?

Conratulation mate, you did very good job :up:

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:D


Wow, I'm drooling a bit.. and that hasn't happened since Sniipe put "Flow" up here. Nashaz's build too, I guess.

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Excellent job, bud! And wow did you get some incredible shots in there! You take all those pictures yourself?

I kind of hate that you went away from the green liquid, but I'd have to be a moron to think that the final build doesn't look great as-is. The white tubing does look nice, and that res--whatever the heck it is--is probably the best looking res that I've ever seen in my life.

Just an outstanding job you've done, and I'm sure that your sponsors are proud as heck of the end product.

If I may make one tiny suggestion, it would be to somehow cover up that LED strip light with an L-bracket or something like what Sniipe did with his in 'Permafrost.' It just looks out of place in what is otherwise a very, very refined build. But in the end that's your choice, and you should be nothing but thrilled to have this sexy box sitting beside you.

Job well done. :up:

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Originally Posted by aka_GK

oh
my
god

it's awesome :eek2:

now put emotions aside and jaw back to the mouth, things that I like most:
1. white tubing and black fittings looks mmm sexy :up:
2. two pumps like two Hulk's hands arrghhh power!
3. purple water, that's very cool, nice touch and looks exactly like Hulk's pants :D
btw what is it? Feser?

Conratulation mate, you did very good job :up:

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Thanks AK!!! It's PrimoChill Purple :D

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Originally Posted by Xion X2

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Wow, I'm drooling a bit.. and that hasn't happened since Sniipe put "Flow" up here. Nashaz's build too, I guess.

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Excellent job, bud! And wow did you get some incredible shots in there! You take all those pictures yourself?

I kind of hate that you went away from the green liquid, but I'd have to be a moron to think that the final build doesn't look great as-is. The white tubing does look nice, and that res--whatever the heck it is--is probably the best looking res that I've ever seen in my life.

Just an outstanding job you've done, and I'm sure that your sponsors are proud as heck of the end product.

If I may make one tiny suggestion, it would be to somehow cover up that LED strip light with an L-bracket or something like what Sniipe did with his in 'Permafrost.' It just looks out of place in what is otherwise a very, very refined build. But in the end that's your choice, and you should be nothing but thrilled to have this sexy box sitting beside you.

Job well done. :up:

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Wow, thanks HEAPS!

I can say I took all those pictures myself, with a $200 P&S camera, in my room, on my desk, with the light coming through the window (Cloudy skies, so PERFECT conditions).

I had green liquid in my mind when I started, but, I thought there would be TOO much green and kinda look out of place, I tried orange cooling but that didn't work too well, purple is kinda different and goes with the theme so heck, why not? :D

Thanks for the tip! I think I may in the end, just spray paint the bracket black :) Believe it or not though, that TINY strip[ actually lights up the WHOLE case, I'll post one night shot tonight :)

Thanks again!

Truly awesome job, James! Gllad you found a way to pay homage to Hulk's purple pants!

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Congratulations on being the first on getting your hands on I&H's res. No better place to showcase its first public unveiling than in your build :thumbs up:

So you owe us a few night shots and some numbers perhaps? :D

Gonna go rescroll and check out your pics again! Simply stunning!

Thanks Rick! Much appreciated, thanks for your opinion on the purple coolant too ;) And the "other" things which I'll post tonight :D

Wow, I'm proud to have my res featured in your build... the whole thing looks amazing.

You definitely have my sponsorship on your next build. Just let me know and I'll take care of you.

Fantastic build! :eek: Initially I was a bit disappointed that you were ditching the MurderMod, but this is super impressive. It would be cool if we got a shot of the EK FC block filled with purple liquid.

Cool res too, iandh. I didn't think the internal threads would make a huge difference in aesthetics, but its refreshingly clean.

Great work dingdong555 :yepp:

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Originally Posted by iandh

Wow, I'm proud to have my res featured in your build... the whole thing looks amazing.

You definitely have my sponsorship on your next build. Just let me know and I'll take care of you.

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Thanks Ian! ThankYOU for your AMAZING product. PM incoming.

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Originally Posted by noob eater4726

Fantastic build! :eek: Initially I was a bit disappointed that you were ditching the MurderMod, but this is super impressive. It would be cool if we got a shot of the EK FC block filled with purple liquid.

Cool res too, iandh. I didn't think the internal threads would make a huge difference in aesthetics, but its refreshingly clean.

Great work dingdong555 :yepp:

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Cheers mate! :D

Been following this build for a while and now that it's finished all I can say is Truly Awesome! There are so many cool individual parts like the shiny D5 pumps , black bitspower fittings and white tubing to the res with purple coolant. They all add up to such great effect. Gorgeous build mate, just gorgeous.

Left me speechless.

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Been following this build for a while and now that it's finished all I can say is Truly Awesome! There are so many cool individual parts like the shiny D5 pumps , black bitspower fittings and white tubing to the res with purple coolant. They all add up to such great effect. Gorgeous build mate, just gorgeous.

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Left me speechless.

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Much appreciate BOTH of your comments :) Brings a smile to my face.

How about a night shot to wow us ;D?

The best I could do :(

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Dear dingdong555,

Wow!

Sincerely,

Us

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Originally Posted by Wezly

Dear dingdong555,

Wow!

Sincerely,

Us

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Hahaha, thanks mate!

Hay congragulations James on an outstanding build, I am very proud of you mate. :up:
For a young man you have a very mature head on your sholders and an excellent out look in life to go with it. :yepp:

For me there is alot to like about Bruce, I really like how you have gone about balancing out all the colours in this build.
I feel the purple coolant is not only in sync with the whole Hulk theme
but also looks excellent in this case with the white tubing and green accent sleeving, looks very smooth. :up:

I really like the way you have covered the mobo, to me it really works well with this case and I feel it helps to give the inside a much needed cleaner and more classy look. :up:
The cover over the psu is also an excellent touch and I feel both ideas will be a popular choice that others will follow. :yepp:

Well done mate this is one very sweet build. :up:

wow man, awesome job!!!!!

some great work as been put into this baby... love the res and the colours... good combo... all around a stunning piece of equipment...
have liked this build since i first saw it... even took a few ideas from you >.< ...lol.... hope you dont mind...

sad it has to come to an end... hopefully you'll keep changing things and surprising us :P

Wow. Just wow!! It is by far one of the best 800D builds! Very clean and very well done.

Also what you did with your point and shoot shows that you don't need a high end camera to take great shot!

WOW

The best 800D Build Yet By far ^^

Great Great Great Case ^^

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Originally Posted by kgtiger

Hay congragulations James on an outstanding build, I am very proud of you mate. :up:
For a young man you have a very mature head on your sholders and an excellent out look in life to go with it. :yepp:

For me there is alot to like about Bruce, I really like how you have gone about balancing out all the colours in this build.
I feel the purple coolant is not only in sync with the whole Hulk theme
but also looks excellent in this case with the white tubing and green accent sleeving, looks very smooth. :up:

I really like the way you have covered the mobo, to me it really works well with this case and I feel it helps to give the inside a much needed cleaner and more classy look. :up:
The cover over the psu is also an excellent touch and I feel both ideas will be a popular choice that others will follow. :yepp:

Well done mate this is one very sweet build. :up:

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Originally Posted by eKirts

wow man, awesome job!!!!!

some great work as been put into this baby... love the res and the colours... good combo... all around a stunning piece of equipment...
have liked this build since i first saw it... even took a few ideas from you >.< ...lol.... hope you dont mind...

sad it has to come to an end... hopefully you'll keep changing things and surprising us :P

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Originally Posted by HazChem

Wow. Just wow!! It is by far one of the best 800D builds! Very clean and very well done.

Also what you did with your point and shoot shows that you don't need a high end camera to take great shot!

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Originally Posted by skydoy

WOW

The best 800D Build Yet By far ^^

Great Great Great Case ^^

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Thankyou VERY much guys!!! :up:

Another Congrats from me ... nice job. I didn't comment before, 'cause I wanted to look at all the glory on my larger monitor (not the netbook). Very, very nice!

I think the Hulk is much more comfortable in his new home - the TJ07 is a great case, but perhaps better for Hulk, jr.

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Originally Posted by shazza

Another Congrats from me ... nice job. I didn't comment before, 'cause I wanted to look at all the glory on my larger monitor (not the netbook). Very, very nice!

I think the Hulk is much more comfortable in his new home - the TJ07 is a great case, but perhaps better for Hulk, jr.

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Haha, I agree, thanks Shazza ;)

talk about a perfectly timed return :p:

Nice Job JAMES!!! this looks amazing :up: - i love the green & black :yepp:

i'm gonna have to back track to read some text for the next few hours ;)

could be transparent hose with green liquid
Feser One - F1 - Cooling Fluid - UV ACID GREEN

awesome looking system mate!! i love the clean look!!

Looks great!

:)

MUCH appreciated for all your comments guys :-)

kickass mate :D

great color scheme and case :)

Very very nice! I respect your work!:clap:

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Originally Posted by muki | sk.4um

kickass mate :D

great color scheme and case :)

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Very very nice! I respect your work!:clap:

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Thankyou VERY much guys, really appreciated.

good job! congratulations

Never disappoints, great job.

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good job! congratulations

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Never disappoints, great job.

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Thanks guys! Really, really appreciated. :-)

Great Job as always.

Love your work and attention to detail. Always make me want to work on my own upgrades....( I should start working on the skills first, lol)

awesome job man! and i agree australia is a great place... but everything is late here >.>

waiting for the 700D to hit the market... then to hit australia xD

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Originally Posted by WoodWorker420

Great Job as always.

Love your work and attention to detail. Always make me want to work on my own upgrades....( I should start working on the skills first, lol)

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Thanks mate :-)

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Originally Posted by B_Boy

awesome job man! and i agree australia is a great place... but everything is late here >.>

waiting for the 700D to hit the market... then to hit australia xD

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Yep, sure is, let me know if you even want a build done :D

Outstanding work James, congratulations on another great build my friend. :)

5 gold stars! :yepp:

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Originally Posted by charles_h

Outstanding work James, congratulations on another great build my friend. :)

5 gold stars! :yepp:

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Thanks a lot Charles :-) I'm still missing the TJ though!

sorry my ingles

amazing pieces

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Originally Posted by tenor

sorry my ingles

amazing pieces

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Thankyou VERY much mate, welcome to XS! :welcome:

Damn that rig looks amazing, so clean. Stuff must have cost a lot to get in Perth eh? Was born there but my parents moved to the States when I was 7. Too bad cause I would pay you to make my pc look that good :).

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Originally Posted by BeavermanA

Damn that rig looks amazing, so clean. Stuff must have cost a lot to get in Perth eh? Was born there but my parents moved to the States when I was 7. Too bad cause I would pay you to make my pc look that good :).

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Thankyou! Cost was ok, but, like all prices over here in AUS, they're A LOT more expensive than the US! Come back to Perth :-) I have my own business now!

Awesome build!!

Hi

Im just wondering
Is there a reason why you have two pumps right after eachother?
Does it improve performance of the loop?

Two pumps connected in series increase pressure, helping to get better flow in resistive LC loops.

Hey dingdong,

i just love your build. I was stumbeling over it while i was reading thousands of boards and websites to gain some inspiration for my obsidian. I didn't found one that fits my imagination 100%, but yours is by far the closest to my dream-case. I would like to ask you if i may adopt some of your modifications? And if you say yes, if you could give me some tips here and there? Im a bloody nub in the case-modding area, i never had the money to build a machine/rig that fits my dreams, until now :)

It won't be a problem if you say "Nope, don't steal" - i would respect it and go another way. Anyway, hi@all@xtremesystems, you are really some crazy dudes here :D

2 bad hes selling it :(

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Originally Posted by Shihatsu

Hey dingdong,

i just love your build. I was stumbeling over it while i was reading thousands of boards and websites to gain some inspiration for my obsidian. I didn't found one that fits my imagination 100%, but yours is by far the closest to my dream-case. I would like to ask you if i may adopt some of your modifications? And if you say yes, if you could give me some tips here and there? Im a bloody nub in the case-modding area, i never had the money to build a machine/rig that fits my dreams, until now :)

It won't be a problem if you say "Nope, don't steal" - i would respect it and go another way. Anyway, hi@all@xtremesystems, you are really some crazy dudes here :D

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Thanks mate :-) People have already used "my" ideas so I'm not fused. :) Some tips....measure twice cut once....make sure it all fits before you go ahead and do it! Just remember to take your time...do NOT rush anything.

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Originally Posted by Johnny87au

2 bad hes selling it :(

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Cheer up matey :) I didn't use this beast to it's full potential so time to pass it on! Looking on moving to air cooling for a while :)

nice to know i got your permission, i will send you a link to my worklog now and then - i hope youre german is good (just joking, i will have the main parts in german and english). i allready got a question regarding the deconstruction of the case. i guess you popped of the top of the case - how did you fix it after you removed the rivets?

Mate, really inspirational stuff. Been thinking of a 2nd revision of my own build but after a bunch of RMA'S never really felt the desire to do so. Thanks for the boost. Gonna get cracking on things real soon and just wanted to say how much this rig rocks. Good stuff, man.:up:

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Originally Posted by Shihatsu

nice to know i got your permission, i will send you a link to my worklog now and then - i hope youre german is good (just joking, i will have the main parts in german and english). i allready got a question regarding the deconstruction of the case. i guess you popped of the top of the case - how did you fix it after you removed the rivets?

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Awesome, please do! :) Also, I did not take the case apart at all :) Left the roof one!

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Mate, really inspirational stuff. Been thinking of a 2nd revision of my own build but after a bunch of RMA'S never really felt the desire to do so. Thanks for the boost. Gonna get cracking on things real soon and just wanted to say how much this rig rocks. Good stuff, man.:up:

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Thankyou very much y0gi. :up:

well, i gotta chop it of. i decided btw to make a english worklog here and a german worklog over there where im coming from (hardwareluxx.de). currently im wondering how i can put the starcraft-feeling into the casemod, wont be easy. maybe i just go pure black. anyway, i gotta chop of the top, im going for 420 in it.
how did you fix the plate on the motherboard-tray? this item is the one i got the biggest respect for. as i mentioned before i never casemodded anything in my life, and i am not good with my hands in any work (except my hands are working on a keyboard). i will have some help due - my dad is the opposite of me in this case ;)

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Originally Posted by dingdong555

Thanks mate :-) People have already used "my" ideas so I'm not fused. :) Some tips....measure twice cut once....make sure it all fits before you go ahead and do it! Just remember to take your time...do NOT rush anything.



Cheer up matey :) I didn't use this beast to it's full potential so time to pass it on! Looking on moving to air cooling for a while :)

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Ahh hehe, Nothing wrong with a air cooler mate, winter in Australia atm so its bonus right? ;)

Nice build buddy :) Great work