.:Fl4t.Bl4ck.in.Blu3:. Jor-El's [hybrid:water/phase project]

[Jor3lBR]

Update 2/3 on 10/01/2008:

Decided to settle with the Dremel 678-01 Circle Cutter acessory to make the 120mm cuts on the top of the case, wow so simple to use and here the stuff I needed:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachme...spx?pid=678-01

Dremel, Attachment 678-01, Compasses, and Ruler:



Before:

*courtesy pic from whymeintrouble (i forgot to take same pics of the before)


After:

Nice clean cut to prime and color for extra protection

Added the DD fillport while I was at it:

[Riggs]

Looks amazing. Sub'd.

[Jor3lBR]

Update 03/3 on 10/01/2008

Started to use some paint, first the drives:

Ready for primer/paint/clearcoat:



Flat Blackened:

Of course I only painted the side that goes to viewers side


I decided to do something about these boring grey drive locks:

*Courtesy whymeintrouble

Metallic Blue:

[skinnee]

Looking good, nice work!

Are you going to be painting the case internals...thinking on it?

[Jor3lBR]

Looks amazing. Sub'd.

Thanks Riggs I love your CoolIT case too

Looking good, nice work!

Are you going to be painting the case internals...thinking on it?

Yes the interior will be Flat Black also with the Rubberized 3M spray paint for better insulation and sound dampening proprierties.

I already did the black priming yesterday (as you can see on the frontal pic below the Fillport). I'm also working in the holes for cable management and will post new updates this weekend.

[cobra_kai]

Great work so far, it always amazes me how versatile dremels are

[HaCKs]

this looks awesome so far, since you have very similar taste to me and similar hardware, this is my favorite project going on right now. Keep the pictures coming!

[Jor3lBR]

Great work so far, it always amazes me how versatile dremels are

Yes when I was shopping for the right tool I couldn't believe how much stuff they have! This attachment for 120mm holes is just perfect, it sliced the aluminum like butter.

this looks awesome so far, since you have very similar taste to me and similar hardware, this is my favorite project going on right now. Keep the pictures coming!

Thanks mate we do have similar setup!

I will post some updates now

[Jor3lBR]

Here's what I've done these last couple of days, the inside components painted to Flat Black, the case skeleton all painted with the 3M Rubberized sound dampening spray paint and some other stuff:




Tools I used to do the holes in the case:

Again very easy to make holes with these, instead of using the Dremel discs cutter that is usually a pain.




Black screws for the case (drives and cards):

The big ones will go for Rads and small screws for drives, cards etc. I love allen type screws!




Case components in Flat Black

I will fit 4 sata drives in that only cage I needed some extra space so I removed the 2nd hard drive case.




Case Before

*credits to jdm003 for this pic




After: here's how it looked after Primer>Paint>3M Paint>Enamel all FlatBlack, and with the holes still unfinished:

It took me 2 days to paint (cold weather) and the rubberized spray is really decent and neat looks a bit like powder coating some times but WAY cheaper




FlatBlackCase with smoothed out holes:





Front (notice that I didn't use the 3M rubber for front and back only on the inside):

The red drawing is where I'm going to hide the pump I also did that little hole on the side to connect the wires to the PSU.




Another close up of the case and the magic 3M Rubberized Undercoat





Still deciding what to install as add-ons on the front (extra 120mm fan? Any suggestions?)





Detail of the mobo wires thru hole and some sleeve done:





Detail II Lian-Li fans that came with the case and more sleeving:



Hope you guys enjoyed these updates now I'm stuck a bit waiting for new stock of the BP ST Transfer Fittings so I can attach to the Reservoir.

Other stuff pending also: uv coolant, some extensions, internal card reader, more insulation material from DD, dialectic grease, etc.

I'm also thinking about using 2 black tubing only for the inlet from Fillport to the Reservoir top and from the outlet to the Drain Valve in the bottom (coming out from the last ATI Radeon) what do you guys think? Will it look decent or should I keep all tubing transparent with blue UV?

[bianco]

that interior looks... awe-some!
for really great paint job
great work Jor3lBR

[Jor3lBR]

Time for a new update!

I'm still waiting on some minor parts and also for OCZ Support to help me get my Cryo-Z going smoothly. So I decided to get some things done this weekend:


Core Main Components


*Just receive the Q9650 1.2125vid and those superb G.Skill Pi they are flowing 1300Mhz++ with less then 2.0v on these DFI X48 boards

Naked Truth:


*Clean as a whistle

Voltmods?


*Shook the dust out of my soldering iron and applied these simple 100k pots to raise DDR and Vcore volts a little

Speed (raptors) and Storage (normal WD's):


*Notice that I painted one of the Raptor's top Flat Black? I used mask tape of course...

Before the cages where 2 and took a lot of space for 6 HD's

Before:


I decided to place 4 HD's in only one cage and twist the cage backwards so all the cables would be nice and clean hidden from the back, made new fitting holes too <TM> Just trade marked - Lian-Li MONEY for the IDEA PLEASE

4 HD's in small cage:


I used a 3m Heavy Duty 2 sided tape to place the last one on top, hope these 4 HD's don't fry in there!

Done:


New Cage inside the case with better lighting:



Now for the PA120.3 mount:


Fitted on the top:


* This case was build to eat up PA's 120.3 for breakfast!

Detail


Grill


From inside


*Fill port and rad detailed

Pump placement:


* This is where the pump is going, decided to sound proof it a little any problem with overheating?

I like the final looks:

[skinnee]

looking very good!

[BlueAqua]

Very nice! I really like the paint on your case, can you give me more specifics on the paint that you used?

I haven't seen MCP-655's to get too hot, so your insulation will probably be ok. I think as long as you insulate the base from the case it won't make much noise. You definitely won't hear it over the compressor running.

[Jor3lBR]

looking very good!

Thanks mate!

Very nice! I really like the paint on your case, can you give me more specifics on the paint that you used?

I haven't seen MCP-655's to get too hot, so your insulation will probably be ok. I think as long as you insulate the base from the case it won't make much noise. You definitely won't hear it over the compressor running.

Hey BlueAqua, the paint I used was the 3M Rubberized Flat Black Undercoat:
http://i38.tinypic.com/w6qyo7.jpg

It gives a rugged look and textured in rubber makes a good sound dampening material.

I started off applying a light coat of spray black primer twice, after a long drying period I applied a light coat of normal flat black paint.

After a while I gave the 1st 3M Rubber layer and then I repeated the process 3 times always using light sprays.

I would always use compressed air and brush to take excess away (little rubber particles would come loose) after each coat.

I then use a high performance enamel twice (see picture).

To finish I used a Clear Coat spray you can find in any autoparts reseller.

[Jor3lBR]

Hey guys, weekend is here and I'm back with some more updates.

It's kinda quiet in here but I'll keep on going despite the few comments.

Assembled all water blocks and I decided to exchange the acrylic for brass on the DangerDen block.

[Jor3lBR]

Got the idea for the Swiftech Reservoir positioning so I got to work.
I know the reservoir in those first pics is cracked but it was replaced already.

Had to cut a rubber surface to avoid direct contact with the case:









Also did the first leak test, yay Rad not punctured!

In place

*Tubing from fillport and drain valve will be black. The rest UV Blue.





Drain valve:

[Eddie3dfx]

I like your attention to detail.
I'm impressed.. nice build

[bianco]

looking good Jor3lBR
the 655 doesn't make that much noise even if it's at the highest setting.
btw, why didn't you watercool the sb?

[pcaddict]

Awesome!

[emuexport]

Awesome work!!! I like the rubberised paint, different to the usual.

yeah its been quiet in here of late! I was hoping for feedback/suggestions on my build but narry a peep (except for MOMO)

I have the same cooler on my P35s SB and it does the job of keeping it cool!

I cant work out where your drain hole is tho?!?!

emu

[Jor3lBR]

I like your attention to detail.
I'm impressed.. nice build

Thanks Eddie I do what I can

looking good Jor3lBR
the 655 doesn't make that much noise even if it's at the highest setting.
btw, why didn't you watercool the sb?

Hey 'papa' thanks I just did a light insulation on the 655 more to hide it inside then to prevent noise. It's kinda of a hassle to prep the system for 1st run! And I got a leak on one of the HD3870's loop

The SB doesn't need to be cooled at all, ppl reported with the max voltage and above 500fsb no heat at all. And it would be more tubes and cuts and kinks in so little space.

Awesome!

[N3it1]

Great work so far, it always amazes me how versatile dremels are

you mean people who are versatile with dremel?The dremel wont do anything without the person using it

[Jor3lBR]

Awesome work!!! I like the rubberised paint, different to the usual.

yeah its been quiet in here of late! I was hoping for feedback/suggestions on my build but narry a peep (except for MOMO)

I have the same cooler on my P35s SB and it does the job of keeping it cool!

I cant work out where your drain hole is tho?!?!

emu

Yes it looks so sleek that rubber paint, it was a gamble never seen that paint before but it worked out nice.

I'm gonna peek your thread too

The Drain Valve comes out of the second HD3870 and goes to the back of the case right above the PSU hole.

Thanks for the feedback.

[andressergio]

A damn man AWESOME and very pro and clean build

Really Congratz mate !!

Cheers
Sergio

[pcaddict]

I dont remember have I asked this before, but what camera you are using?