Project Insomniac

So i've been threatening this one for a while - its time to go to work on this Lian Li V2100, taken the ugly door off (and thats where its staying lol) and stripped some other bits too. I'm going to replace the upper/lower partition with a new idea and the 5.25" bays will be no more either !

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Thermochill PA120.3 in the base and a double rad sideways mounted where the 5.25" bays are and that lip at the bottom removed, :001_cool:

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There will be a new front plate where the bays used to be courtesy i hope of Toms (Chilled Pc's) cnc machine !

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This door will be totally different (other door too ;-) )!

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Next stage - strip more out and fabricate !!

looks like a good project, looking forward to an update

This should be good. Can't wait for more updates.

Cheers dudes, quite a lot to do on this one :D

great job on the side panel

Should be very nice build Rich mate :)

Lookin good, subscribed for sure :yepp:

So, i have 2 days off - first time in ages and i do loads of plans for my case and drawings for the machined parts - i have to cut some holes out of the beast with the Dremel - off sets i with a bag full of dremel etc in one hand and the case in the other and as usual its raining outside and the rather slippy fire escape out the back of my gaff mixed with some **** luck means that i need a new case for my project :eek:

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Lots of other damage and the chassis is so twisted the doors wont fit on it - bah !! :down::down:

Oh man that sucks pretty hard. Sorry to hear that bro. :(

Cheers Joe - Its screwed guys - even if it straightened out it would be kinked - theres loads of scuffs too - would cost more to repair than buy a new one then theres the tidying up !! I'm going to fit a triple rad internally in my old friend below without being in the front top or bottom !

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Umm :banana::banana::banana::banana:.

Oh well you'll have are rather nice server case now :)

wow did you drop it off a three story building or something? That's a lot of damage and on every side! Too bad for sure. At least you have the nice white V1K, although it looks tiny compared to the 2100. I was looking forward to this as some inspiration for when I get my V2K soon :( well, good luck

How exactly are you going to fit a triple rad in there?!

Colossous, that sucks man. Sorry Bro.

Cheers guys but theres a change of plans again - the V2100 is back on - i woke up at 4 30am and thought i have to use this case ! I have a plan that is that crap it might work out well hehe ! Updates later !

Yesterday - disaster - today i woke up at 4 30 (its called Insomnia as thats what i've had for 2 months !!) and i looked at all the comments on the forums and thought " i have to do something with this mess of a case so here goes hehe !
How about a case/test bench style with a different colour idea ?

This is what i took away

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Red, Green - kinda terracota colour and black in various stages -

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Then after the soft shades and shadow effects i cut up a plastic file seperator for some jaggedys !

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Tried it on the base 1st (would'nt be seen lol).
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From yesterdays mess to something completely different hehe kind of case/test bench methinks ? yes, i think i have gone mad :-)

i wouldnt have chosen that particular color combo but the paint texture is great, nice job :up:

the paint looks a bit crazy... wouldnt be my personal choice, but still, better than leaving it a dead case

love the sort of urban/digital camo look. Black and red ALWAYS look good...

Cheers guys - colour was pretty much a none thought process thing - had the idea to try and spray camo on it and went and bought 4 rattle cans and started in :D
It actually looks much better in the flesh - came out way better than i thought it would tbh - want to get a few bits more now then build it up :D

Cheers guys - i had half a day to spare before work so i decided to brace up the the case using the original side panel (the panels did'nt take a tumble down the stairs) so i cut it to shape and painted it along with the rad and silentmax Hdd caddy i'll be using -

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And the finished job with and without flash - still hard to catch the feel of it on film lol !

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Very Nice, Im loving the red cammo paint. Keep up the good work -Thumbs Up-

That camo paint is sick man.

Thanks guys :D

That's a nice paint job.

I'm really digging that paint design man. I'm anxious to see how it works with the innards. :)

Weekends are crazy busy for me but here goes with a mock camo parts build up to give an idea of how it might look !

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Wow the rad looks great in the camo. What's next on the to do list?

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Wow the rad looks great in the camo. What's next on the to do list?

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I found some left over modders mesh and i need to fashion up something to hold an optical drive and a power switch :D

sick camo paint job man. and great save on that case..lol... if i were u i would be throwing it out...lol but u turned it into a bench station. nice:)

Did'nt get anything done last week as it was my birthday and i was mostly drunk or hungover lol !
Not far off building now - a few things still to get and i cut some mesh and sprayed a few more bits for the case this am so a minor update !!

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Specs for the build as follows :-
Qx9650 (w/cooled)
Dfi X48 mobo
4gb OCZ Pc8000 reaper
EVGA Gx2 (w/cooled)
74gb raptor
Corsair Tx750w Psu
External optical drive

Red camo for COD4 is all i can think of when looking at this. Good Job!

A few new goodies have arrived and i'm off Wednesday/Thursday so i can start putting this daft thing together

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very nice mate!

Very nice!

looks like the MGS3 game using brick camoflunge suit
looks even nicer if you give a glossy look

Thanks guys :D Got a bit more done this morning before work !!

Stripping down thw Gx2 you'll need a Jewellers Phillips/crossdrive screwdriver !

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After some carefull dismantling and reassembley you'll get to this !

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I cant remember who 1st cut the outer casing to fit over the waterblock but i figured if i was going to void the warranty by doing so i might as well go the whole hog and do this !

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Thought i'd do something different with the cable sleeving, The Dfi X48 has green Uv slots - sata ports etc so green is the theme with sleeving and tubing. I bought some green heatshrink and rather than sleeving and shrink on the ends - its all heatshrink :-

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and by overuse of a ciggy lighter we get this kinda camo effect which just fits in with the theme ! -

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No wai D=

Go the camo block and gfx covers!

Ye - liking the way the gpu covers came out :D

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nice mod, i would not paint my case that color, but its coming out beautiful!

Well, most of the day spent assembling and cable routing has got me to this stage - not finished but not far off either !

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Look'n good.

Wow it's looking great. There isn't too much more to do I hope.

Cheers guys, its pretty much there - i want to hide the hole under the Psu and i'm thinking of trying to cover/disguise the Psu itself somehow - not sure yet ! :D

Nice work! That paint job is growing on me and the detail work is incredible! The blocks are the sexiest part, that's pretty hardcore.

Really Great Job!! Looks very good.

At 1st i didnt like the paintjob either but like YMAA wrote its growing on me.I start to like more and more after every look.
Dont get me wrong,i still would go with nice black but its really nice to see something different for a change.
We needed a crazy person who got imsomnia from Wales to show this to us.

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At 1st i didnt like the paintjob either but like YMAA wrote its growing on me.I start to like more and more after every look.
Dont get me wrong,i still would go with nice black but its really nice to see something different for a change.
We needed a crazy person who got imsomnia from Wales to show this to us.

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Hehe - i like your comment - you get where i'm coming from :D
Its nearly finished now - then its time to see how the Gx2 and QX9650 perform :D

this is definitely one CRAZY bench setup you have man! Great work. What if you used Modder's mesh to cover the entire bottom section?

I did think about that but i kind of like it as it is - i put mesh behind the rad and a strip of led's behind that on the floor to light it up .

Wow, that looks really, really good. I'm really diggin' the cammo.

Sweet!

Thanks guys - bit of a thread revival going on here :D