[LL V1000] Crystal Clear

And here we go, this is going to be my second mod and first attempt at watercooling.
I started out with a stock Lian Li PC-V1000B Plus II, and did the standard V1000 tinkering, as making a cut behind the 5,25" rack and enlarge the standard cut in the tilted part.

Then I found MurderMod and the MDPC-X gallery and thought "That's what I want!", why not give it a try?


Hardware:
MB - XFX 780i
CPU - Intel Q6600
GPU - XFX GTX260
PSU - Fractal Design Newton 500w
HDD - WD250 and Samsung 500
RAM - Not decided/dead Corsairs XMS'

Watercooling:
Full EK 780i setup, 3 blocks - nickel with plexi
EK Supreme LT - nickel with plexi
EK FC-GTX260 - nickel with plexi
Feser X-Changer 240
Feser X-Changer 120
Laing DDC 18w
EK 100 restop for DDC
EK 250 multioption res
XSPC White/Black tubing (Sleeved)
Destilled water
Various bits and pieces

Goals:
Getting a stealthy V1000 which seems stock and aircooled on the outside but is a totaly different story inside!
Getting a compact build!
Making something beutiful!

I'm starting this thread almost half way in to the project, might be a bit confusing.
Anyhow, here we go!

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7826/1sideopened.jpg
Testing the mockup floor, liking the outcome.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5589/2closeup.jpg
Shiney! :-o

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7803/3shroud.jpg
I was bored, went out and made a set of shrouds just for fun.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6940/4closeup.jpg
Made a cut for some light emitting diodes.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6...irstdesign.jpg
Test mounting the reservoar, loving it.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4...ompilation.jpg
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3063/7sketching.jpg
Some wierd sketching?

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7517/8placing.jpg
Going to be the other way around.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/836/9overview.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8575/10mockup.jpg
The Laing DDC and Feser 240, new paper revision.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4356/11overview.jpg
XFX GTX260 without the childish stickers. MB is a mockup only.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7259/12sleeving.jpg
About 60 meters of sleeving, but the PSU is for another project of mine.
The extenders are for the Lian tho, 50cm ATX24/70cm PCI-E.

Cheers.

Looking good cant wait to see what you do.

That acrylic shroud looks great, nice work!

Great work with the sleeving, one of the best jobs i've ever seen!

Nice work!

Looking forward to updates!

Did some cutting today, turned out pretty nice.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5589/2closeup.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6615/3sidecloseup.jpg
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/869/4front.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4...ackcloseup.jpg

I'm going to cover most panels with sheets of plexi later on.
Might even re-do the "pillar"/res-holder in plexi.

oh wow that res looks really sweet. nice work

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5...gediamater.jpg
Just for the lulz. :rofl:

Lol i like that mate. What size braid and heatshrink?

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Originally Posted by Brad8988

Lol i like that mate. What size braid and heatshrink?

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It's the largest sleeving and heatshrink in the MM Psychopack.

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Originally Posted by MurderMod.com

# 2 meter MDPC-X Sleeve with custom 15.9mm diameter
# 0.2 meter jumbo heatshrink for transitions on the ATX cable (2:1)

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The jumbo is about 25-30mm in diameter.

Edit:
Threw in some hardware to get some perspective on things.
Dang I love that GPU!

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/9383/1mobo.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2814/2gpu.jpg
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3343/3backside.jpg

The XFX 780i will be here sometime tomorrow, can't wait!
When I'm done with the cutting I'll prob. try and get it powdercoated black.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1...ingbracket.jpg
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4535/5placed.jpg
Felt that the case needed more open space, this mockup will be made of 7mm plexi.

Sorry about the large amount of pics, but too many>too few! :up:

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6...iewxfx780i.jpg
Threw the newly arrived 780i in the case.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1589/1closeup.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2574/2recessednut.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3756/3overview.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6940/4closeup.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/610/5rear.jpg
Cut out the 7mm plexi mockup today, turned out OK.
Also recessed the nuts.

Wow.....that´s nice dude........

I like it :D

Change in plans, I will run this rig on destilled water and a silver coil, the project is now known as;

Project Crystal Clear

Anyways, last night I did some digital planning of the tubing, turned out like this.
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/316/1loopsketch.jpg
Diden't care about the angle of the blocks, thats why it's all fkd up. : D

Did some more cutting today, diden't find any skrews or bolts that would fit, lol.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9526/2cutout.jpg

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5039/3closeup.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7246/4angle.jpg

Note, it's still a ruff layout, needs alot of cleaning up.

Hey I had a very similar idea to that when I was thinking of getting a Tagan black pearl! (for the reservoir I mean) :D Well done :)

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

Hey I had a very similar idea to that when I was thinking of getting a Tagan black pearl! (for the reservoir I mean) :D Well done :)

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Reading minds is definitely paying off. :up:

Superb work up to now. It's finished! :D

Very very nice ............... cant wait to see more

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Originally Posted by dualbrain

Superb work up to now. It's finished! :D

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VERY nice to hear it from you! :up:
Thanks for the sleeving btw, me and Patrik ordered it a while ago.

I need more 4.4 though, gone through all 50meters of it. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by oggie

Very very nice ............... cant wait to see more

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Thanks!
Im not pleased with the metal supports though, I'll try to make new ones out of plexi.

Yeah plexi would def look classy ..... think in black as tubing is white. But difficult decision is yours ....... :D

nice start!!! Waiting to see what you do with the midplate!

I must say your paper modelling is FANTASTIC.

pretty nice project... Good luck!!

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Originally Posted by MomijiTMO

I must say your paper modelling is FANTASTIC.

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The paper-loop diden't work very well, got all sticky and gooey and the paper pump coulden't keep up. :shakes:

Thanks for the feedback guys, makes me want to go out and continue, but it's 03:31 AM lol.

Very niice

looks good so far, keep up the good work :up:

Since last time I've removed the other 5,25-pillar without thinking clearly, now there's nowhere to mount the baycovers, lol! :clap:

Anyway, did a quick render of the new baycover idea.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1...overrender.jpg

I've also ordered the following from Tom at ChilledPC.

EK-NB/SB 6 plexitop
EK-NB 780i plexitop
EK-Supreme LT plexitop
+ Nickel Plating for all three.
Anodised 120.2 Rad Grill with Mounting Holes (15mm spacing)

Now for the boring part, the waiting. :shakes:

Nice Mudermod inspired piece.

Looks nice soo far, have to go ney on the drive bays sorry....

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Originally Posted by MomijiTMO

Nice Mudermod inspired piece.

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Yeah, MurderMod has a big influence on me and my current designs.


This is still a early wip though, I'm thinking of 6 pcs of Sunbeam Bubble-lights and change the diodes to some weak white ones, dimming the lights through the openings.

I want the front to resemblance to a waterfall.

The red was just to get some colour in the render, looked so dull.

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Originally Posted by sinticfury

Looks nice soo far, have to go ney on the drive bays sorry....

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If you would like to share som thoughts or ideas for the drivebay cover, please do. :up:

Edit:
Threw together a HDD bracket, I think the storage problem is fixed now.
This will be placed vertically where the old 5,25" pillar was located.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4...cketrender.jpg
I might do some paper modelling of it later, just for you MomijiTMO. :rofl:

This piece will probably be mounted to a plexi support beam.

Actually think i liked the original res mounting better then the acryl one, seems like a nice build :)

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Originally Posted by Jah

Actually think i liked the original res mounting better then the acryl one

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Might be, it's kinda early to tell but I think it'll turn out pretty good when it gets cleaned up and I get that HDD bracket in place.

Anyways, redid the baycovers a bit, I've also asked Charles at MurderMod if they could fabricate it for me, since it's MM inspired and all. Sounds like a pretty fair deal imo.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8...errenderv2.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6...errenderv2.jpg
The holes are a bit more teardrop shaped.

I'm going to do some new revisions on the baycovers later tonight, here's the planned layout of my case.

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7...youtrender.jpg

I think it'll look pretty clean IRL.

Looks lovely, interested to see how it goes. Might get one of these to do some mods on next :)

Looks great Laine! :up:

I'm liking the tapered lines vibe - keep working at it. :)

Perhaps even trying to offset the tapers, top and bottom...

Those bay covers look great. That gray one would look cool with that red. Kind of look like blood running down it or something

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Originally Posted by charles_h

Looks great Laine! :up:

I'm liking the tapered lines vibe - keep working at it. :)

Perhaps even trying to offset the tapers, top and bottom...

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Yeah, I'll keep on tweeking it! :up:

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Those bay covers look great. That gray one would look cool with that red. Kind of look like blood running down it or something

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Actually, I'm dropping that idea and starting over again.


Anyways, made a stripped down version of my case to see if everything fits.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9827/6caserender.jpg

If anyone has any measurements of any WC-part on my list, please share them!

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Originally Posted by Laine

Yeah, MurderMod has a big influence on me and my current designs.

I might do some paper modelling of it later, just for you MomijiTMO. :rofl:

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Murdermods and Charles have influenced everyone's builds. Yay for more paper models lol.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1328/7screwup1.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5262/8screwup2.jpg
That's not going to fit. Ever. :shakes:

Followed this one during my ban, looks great man - the v1000 is a very fun case to work with, and challenging too :D

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Followed this one during my ban, looks great man - the v1000 is a very fun case to work with, and challenging too :D

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It feels pretty much like the ultimate modders case to me, compact but you'll find loads of space if you just look.

I'm actually thinking of putting a 360 X-changer in it ATM, but I'm not entirely sure yet.

It would actually fit in the lower chamber, but it'll be really tight.

Hi !

Nice !

I agree with you to say it's a fantastic case for the modders, you can put a 360 rad in th top and a 240 rad in the roof if you are crazy :D
I have a V1K too and i've designed a frontplate too a few weeks ago :D

http://free0.hiboox.com/vignettes/30...eac69f9cc5.jpg

But i don't have the time to finish it :(


Ps : Sorry for my very very bad English ...

Moitrux: Looks really good, you should find some time to finish it!

Completed the lower chamber's LC, the first dimensions I used for the X-Changer were wrong, but now everything fits.

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2873/9completelc.jpg
Feels kind of empty though. :shakes:

I decided that the last design would be a bit too easy to actually build, taking all the fun and excitement out of it.

I fitted a Feser X-Changer 120 in the front, will probabely be passive if I don't find a better solution.
This is the result of late night brainstorming with wierd friends, I grew quite fond of the idea.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8325/10overkill.jpg
It's about 3mm of clearance at most. :rofl:

Cheers.

Oh man you are giving me sooo many ideas for my v1000z
I love you.
Thanks.
XD

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Originally Posted by Maxspam

Oh man you are giving me sooo many ideas for my v1000z
I love you.
Thanks.
XD

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I'm currently designing a V1000z for a friend as a side project.

Fun fact: With the PSU-extender and a normal ATX-PSU there's room for a 120.3 radiator in the lower chamber, as long as you don't use a X-changer.

The X-changer is 7mm too long and ends up half way through the PSU. :rofl:

i cant wait to see the final product your

your renders are fantastic :eek: i need to learn how to do that kind of stuff so i can really represent my ideas in a way they give them justice

keep of the good work:up:

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Originally Posted by STRMX

i cant wait to see the final product your

your renders are fantastic :eek: i need to learn how to do that kind of stuff so i can really represent my ideas in a way they give them justice

keep of the good work:up:

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Upcomming renders will be much higher quality.
Stepping up to 8800GT from an old 7600go is noticeable, still miss my GTX260 though. :(

Anyway, no time for whining, lol.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/186...laterender.jpg

Had this idea in my head including a snowflake in the old design, and so I did.
I don't know if this was a step in the wrong direction or not, we'll see when my font render works, for some reason AutoCAD says it's intersecting itself and therefore can't be extruded. :shakes:

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Originally Posted by Laine

I'm currently designing a V1000z for a friend as a side project.

Fun fact: With the PSU-extender and a normal ATX-PSU there's room for a 120.3 radiator in the lower chamber, as long as you don't use a X-changer.

The X-changer is 7mm too long and ends up half way through the PSU. :rofl:

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Hey when you end up building that 1000z could you make another project log?
Id really like to see what you do with it.
and about that rad fitting in the bottom
are you counting in the 120mm fan mount in the front or are you cutting it out?

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Originally Posted by Maxspam

Hey when you end up building that 1000z could you make another project log?
Id really like to see what you do with it.
and about that rad fitting in the bottom
are you counting in the 120mm fan mount in the front or are you cutting it out?

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The V1000z belongs to a friend of mine, I will only be designing/rendering it for him.
I could ask him to make a log when it get's going.

In order to fit a 120.3 in the bottom it'll have to be on some kind of risers, as fans or something similar.
You'll also have to cut out the fan mount, yes.
The inlet/outlet side has to face the front.

I can do a render of it later if you want.
It might take some time though, unlike SketchUp there is no model libary for ACAD.
I'm having to do everything from scratch by myself. :shakes:

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Originally Posted by Laine

The V1000z belongs to a friend of mine, I will only be designing/rendering it for him.
I could ask him to make a log when it get's going.

In order to fit a 120.3 in the bottom it'll have to be on some kind of risers, as fans or something similar.
You'll also have to cut out the fan mount, yes.
The inlet/outlet side has to face the front.

I can do a render of it later if you want.

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Thatd be sweet!

silverstone logo on a lian li! :O Blasphemy!

I dont have a problem with the drive bay cover, I love it but I was sad from you cutting up your drive bays to fit the res holders. I like this build and how its going, Are you using the EVGA X58 SLI LE motherboard? From one of the pictures is seems like it.

I think your work is very inspiring (at least the renders!).

I personally don't like the look of the PSU hanging out the backside, but that's just me.

Maybe dumb question, but why do you need Res into Res? Or why 2 res anyway?

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

silverstone logo on a lian li! :O Blasphemy!

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Yeah, thought the same thing, that's why it's back to the drawing board.

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Originally Posted by sinticfury

I dont have a problem with the drive bay cover, I love it but I was sad from you cutting up your drive bays to fit the res holders. I like this build and how its going, Are you using the EVGA X58 SLI LE motherboard? From one of the pictures is seems like it.

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I didn't want the 250 to be in the way of anything else, and the only place I found was the drivebays, and since I basically never have had a optical drive in my computers, we'll see how it works out in the end.

The motherboard is a XFX 780i.

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Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun

I think your work is very inspiring (at least the renders!).

I personally don't like the look of the PSU hanging out the backside, but that's just me.

Maybe dumb question, but why do you need Res into Res? Or why 2 res anyway?

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I kind of do like it hanging out, but I think I'll have enough room to make the PSU totaly internal, I'll try doing that.

Regarding the reservoars, it's basically for looks.
It really fills the case up in the way I want it to, and I figured bleeding would be easier with the 250.
And the 100 is too cute for not going in the build. :rofl:


I would like to get cracking with the build soon, but the waiting times are killing me.
Back to dreaming in 3D then. :shakes:

Getting closer now.
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8...laterender.jpg

Still having problems with the custom font though. :shakes:

Really nice work, Laine. Like others have said, love the planning and the renders. It looks like you've got the goods when it comes to execution as well. A very fun project!

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

silverstone logo on a lian li! :O Blasphemy!

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Part of me died. LiLi is so much better than SS. . .. . :D

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Originally Posted by MomijiTMO

Part of me died. LiLi is so much better than SS. . .. . :D

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Seconded :up:

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Originally Posted by shazza

Really nice work, Laine. Like others have said, love the planning and the renders. It looks like you've got the goods when it comes to execution as well. A very fun project!

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Thanks! The only sad thing is that the project is stuck at renders, I want to get going!

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Originally Posted by MomijiTMO

Part of me died. LiLi is so much better than SS. . .. . :D

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Seconded :up:

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I hope this floats your boat.

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2...laterender.jpg

Finally got the font working, had to redo the damn thing 3 times. :shakes:

I love it

Yeh looks nice but it still has a silverstone logo on it lol.

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

Yeh looks nice but it still has a silverstone logo on it lol.

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Oh crap I just noticed that.
I thought it was just a snowflake but now I get it
Yeah that needs to change bro :down:

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

Yeh looks nice but it still has a silverstone logo on it lol.

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Originally Posted by Maxspam

Oh crap I just noticed that.
I thought it was just a snowflake but now I get it
Yeah that needs to change bro :down:

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Brb, scrapping my V1000 and getting myself a Silverstone.

lololol

LOL that is funny, thanks dream for pointing that out. +1 Laine

Pretty sweet faceplate, except for the whole, using a silverstone logo on a lian li case, as pointed out.

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Pretty sweet faceplate, except for the whole, using a silverstone logo on a lian li case, as pointed out.

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Yeah, I need to change it for something else, been serching for inspiration a whole day now, got nothing.

I'm thinking of using an old oak tree or something instead.

Laine, you are so talented - of that there is no doubt.

Take a walk, look around and observe. You will see something and that will become your inspiration.

Let go of it and it will come to you. :)

Hey I and others wouldn't care if you stuck with that design. I'm pretty sure we are all being stupid when we protested. Well at least I am. :confused:

I dont get how a snowflake means silverstone. Its not like they created the snowflake. I say keep it. It looks bad@ss dude.

Go to a junkyard and just poke around
Seriously
We have this awesome industrial equipment junkyard by my house called masellies and I go there all the time for inspiration. (making crap out of junkyard stuff is also one of my hobbies)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5314/48271421.jpg

The thread resurrection package arrived. :up:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7174/56715051.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5117/29264584.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6804/31216315.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/337/94435317.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3671/89256482.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4986/47467841.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2548/90207366.jpg
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/1821/11289330.jpg

Some pics before I tored down the studio, this is what I've been up to since the last time. :p:

The LiLi stills looks like a roadkill, got a lot to do there..

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Yeah, I need to change it for something else, been serching for inspiration a whole day now, got nothing.

I'm thinking of using an old oak tree or something instead.

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I guess great minds think alike (:D) because I've often thought a cut out of a leave-less tree would look awesome on a case! Of course, a snowflake is a snowflake, as someone else said, so if you like it, just go with it. It's not like Silverstone owns the rights to all snowflakes, and besides it looks good

After thinking the problem through, I went back to the drawing board.

This is what I came up with, it feels like a pretty independent design.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1...laterender.jpg

It's not the final design, but at least I'm getting there.

:shocked::shocked::shocked:

I think you should have a diamond shape.... Makes you think crystal clear when you see something diamond shaped. :)

http://www.banquetevent.com/wedding/...ape-783836.jpg

Simple renderings....i LOIKE~ :up:
Anyways I do think you're heading in the right direction already.
Love what you have done with the V1K.
But I do think the space constraint is limiting your creativity :shrug:

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

I think you should have a diamond shape.... Makes you think crystal clear when you see something diamond shaped. :)

http://www.banquetevent.com/wedding/...ape-783836.jpg

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http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1...laterender.jpg

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I actually find this design better looking then I could get a diamond design in my head.

Maybe if I use some dead bubble-cathodes and backlight it in a soft white, it will look more like something Crystal.
Maybe the drink. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by dro

Simple renderings....i LOIKE~ :up:
Anyways I do think you're heading in the right direction already.
Love what you have done with the V1K.
But I do think the space constraint is limiting your creativity :shrug:

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You are correct, but I think it'd be a tad to easy fitting the things in to a larger case, there by taking some of the fun out of it.

I'm a big fan of compact builds, I love the V600 and A05 LC-builds.


In other news I'm still waiting for the EK LT and the rest of the EK motherboard blocks to be nickel plated and shipped.

Also, I just ordered a Feser X-changer 240 to get this thing up to speed again! :up:

Thanks!

What is it with these guys?! They pointed me to this thread and the build is not finished :D
Please let me know when it's done :)

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Originally Posted by dualbrain

Please let me know when it's done :)

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I'd love to continue, but I'm still waiting for the 240 Feser-rad which should arrive tomorrow.

Also the water blocks are done and have been shipped, expecting them next week sometime.

Would love to release some renders too, but I have nothing to model but my Antec 300. :shrug:

Laine, I really like those shots you took - very dramatic!

The crystal clear faceplate concept is very interesting... my only issue being that I find the jagged peaks a bit too "edgy" for the smooth logotype. Perhaps reducing the sharp edginess a bit... what about flipping the design 180 degrees...

Just thoughts - looking forward to your next update Mate. :)

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Originally Posted by charles_h

Laine, I really like those shots you took - very dramatic!

The crystal clear faceplate concept is very interesting... my only issue being that I find the jagged peaks a bit too "edgy" for the smooth logotype. Perhaps reducing the sharp edginess a bit... what about flipping the design 180 degrees...

Just thoughts - looking forward to your next update Mate. :)

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Thanks!
Yes, you're right. I'll get back to the drawing board sometime soon.
I don't know about flipping it, I'm thinking a total do-over is in order.

I actually don't know when the next update will take place, it looks like the Swedish postal service screwed up (nothing new there..) and set me back a few days. :shakes:

Time to go postal on the postal service!

Cheers.

Nice! Very nice I must say!

Cant wait for a update!

Lycka till!

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Originally Posted by Brodholm

Nice! Very nice I must say!

Cant wait for a update!

Lycka till!

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Tack!

Did some more brainstorming on the faceplate, not too shure about the result though.
The renders are showing more of the rad placement then the faceplate, but I can't do any more now, my computer hates me enough already.
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/228...laterender.jpg

Hopefully there will be a real update tomorrow, I really need to get som sleep now. :shakes:

that looks great laine :up: I would say make the thin metal in between the two colors a bit thicker though, you want to keep width to about twice the thickness of the material for a line that spans a distance that large (not huge but you don't want it to bend easily)

Yeh unless you're getting it water jet cut, you are better off making that line a bit thicker.

I just did a google picture search for 'crystal clear' and the first 10 pages showed nothing but tropical waters in aquamarine colors.

Maybe the diamond image would be better, but I think it would be hard to incorporate something that implied tropical water' to the viewer. I'm guessing that as long as you went with some blue colors behind the face plate that the image doesn't really matter as long as the colors were there.

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that looks great laine :up: I would say make the thin metal in between the two colors a bit thicker though, you want to keep width to about twice the thickness of the material for a line that spans a distance that large (not huge but you don't want it to bend easily)

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In the render the cutting is 1mm thick, in real life it will be as thick as the faceplate, 2mm.
I did this because the design was barely visible with 2mm depth. :shakes:

I could try to increase the width though, still it's only 50mm of hight at the most.

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Yeh unless you're getting it water jet cut, you are better off making that line a bit thicker.

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It's actually going to be water jet'd, funny you should ask. :D

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I just did a google picture search for 'crystal clear' and the first 10 pages showed nothing but tropical waters in aquamarine colors.

Maybe the diamond image would be better, but I think it would be hard to incorporate something that implied tropical water' to the viewer. I'm guessing that as long as you went with some blue colors behind the face plate that the image doesn't really matter as long as the colors were there.

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Yeah I'm not shure about the design, it doesn't speak to me either.
An iceberg was the most crystal clear motive I could get my hands on though.


Small update of the actual build, got the first package today, took me a good 5 minutes to get it out of the mailbox, the mailman must have bent the laws of physics. :rofl:

Now for the classic XS-shots:
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6733/87339435.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2609/81212302.jpg
There are some more bits and pieces but nothing worth to mention.

Awesome and inspiring work.

Keep it up !

By the way, what Renderapp do you use ?

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Awesome and inspiring work.

Keep it up !

By the way, what Renderapp do you use ?

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Thanks!
I use the built in rendering function in AutoCad.

Here are some more interesting pics.


http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5207/71473764.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9548/23477923.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4715/31611391.jpg
The Feser is really hard to capture with the camera, don't know why but it turns out wierd.
Also I'm thinking of using sleeved tubing in the lower compartment.

Would love to make this a proper, large update but I'm still waiting for the other package, gone like two weeks now and I really hope it'll turn up monday.

As you can see the Feser 120 is missing, and I'll order one soon if I ever get around to doing it, haha.

Really nice build, Laine.. love the renders. I have a cheaper version (TurboCAD) and am wondering if it can put out stuff like that. I'm just learning it.

How long did it take you to become that skilled with it?

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Really nice build, Laine.. love the renders. I have a cheaper version (TurboCAD) and am wondering if it can put out stuff like that. I'm just learning it.

How long did it take you to become that skilled with it?

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AutoCad is really basic and therefore very easy.

I had a some what clue of what I was doing in 2D, so learning how to make it into 3D models took no more then an evening.
After that, you learn how to make things easier and better looking by just using it.
I haven't used it at all much to be honest, I'm still discovering new features daily, so I'm hardly an expert talking.

It can be a bit tricky at first if you're just reading instructions or trying to learn it by yourself, with a teacher or an somewhat experienced user you will learn the basics in a heartbeat.

This is about AutoCad, I haven't used Turbocad at all so I have no clue about that program, but I'd be suprised it's much different.
A tip would be to skip AutoCad entirely and go directly for Inventor as it is a lot better and you'll like to learn it eventually anyways.

I hope this helps you in some way. :up:

Being bored, I fooled around in Photoshop a bit and got a Feser 120 in the front of it.
This might give you a better view of what's comming.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7663/77183189.jpg

Excellent build and shots!!! :eek:

Laine, I'm really enjoying your offerings Mate - keep up the great work! :)

Looks good keep up the work

Now Laine's got me wondering just how many of these beautiful computers we see here actually exist ????

Great renders ... looks like a lot of fun.

Thanks all! :up:

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Now Laine's got me wondering just how many of these beautiful computers we see here actually exist ????

Great renders ... looks like a lot of fun.

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Well, there's the Lian Li, the white budget case you see in my avatar and then I have an Antec 300 that I'll fix up after the Lian.


Small update, got the blocks but still waiting for the rad grill.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2005/93313065.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1175/59930879.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/7076/77814511.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8500/69223649.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/7513/82640094.jpg

These are the blocks I got nickel plated, nicely done by ChilledPC.
Now I'm just looking for a 780i Mosfet as they are no longer produced or sold anywhere. :shakes:

Did some blocks and fittings in AutoCad so I'll throw it in here as well.

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9232/8lianliv1000.jpg

Cheers! :up:

Looking good man, did you ever decide on a logo? I know you had multiple ideas.