[ Msidia Project ] by Pinwmpires

[Pinwmpires]

Hardware
MOBO: MSI Big Bang Marshal B3
CPU: 2600k
RAM: 8GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133
GPU: 2 x MSI NGTX560 Ti Hawk
SSD: OCZ Agility 3
HDD: WD Raptor 74 GB RAID 0

Watercooling
Pumps: 2 x Swiftech MCP655 on Dual Serial Bitspower Top
Radiators: 2 x Phobya Xtreme 400
Fans: 4 x Phobya G-Silent 180
Fittings: Compression 13mm-19mm Bitspower Fittings
CPU Waterblock: EK Supreme HF Full Copper
GPU Waterblock: EK Supreme HF Bride Edition
RAM Waterblock: Bitspower 4 DIMM Waterblock
MOBO Waterblock: Bitspower Full Cover Block


Special thanks to Bitspower and Phobya for sponsoring the project.




Lets start with some photos of the parts that i ll be using..

Phobya xtreme 400



Some Bitspower Compression Fittings 13/19



Phobya G Silent 180





Ek Supreme HF - It started as full copper but i nickeled it and then powder coated the cover.



Some more parts from Ek..



The full cover block for MSI Big Bang from Bitspower



What i love about bitspower is that in their packaging they include spare o-rings and screws etc..



Naked Board getting preped for the waterblock



The block is on.. it looks lovely but there is too much dust on it..



Clear link from one part to the other.. it looks pretty awesome..



Naked GPU's waiting for their blocks



Some more parts from Ek..



And the magic coolant




So .. lets start doing some work now...

I took a small project box to house the power connections for the 2 pumps, so now with 1 4pin molex i power both of the pumps without any wires being uncovered.








The case that i ll use is a Coolermaster HAF X, the idea is to remove all of the drive/hdd bays etc and have an empty case to modify as i want.. So i took all the 5.25 bays off and from the HDD cage i cutted out 2 slots and throw the rest of it away

Dremel..



Temporarilly placed it behind the pumps to check the free space that i have..



Now i took some cardboard to make a prototype of the covers that i ll make..



Cardboard made to steel, more of a dummy to check for faulse measurements etc.



After a couple of dummies i finally made it to go for the aluminum, now everything is measured correct and i added some throwpasses for cables etc.



3 mm Plexi on top of the cover..



HDD trays accesible from the fron of the cover..







Time for sleeving, i used MDPC sleeve.. Thanks Nils!







I got the plastics back from painting, thanks to George ( a.k.a Kopritis ) the outcome is really what i had in mind.









Fan blades at the same color..





Custom made logo.. i am really happy with the result, i love the fact that it have that "Stock" look..





At this point i am trying to figure out the loop path...
















A small holding bracket for a 24pin molex made of plexi..









Time to do some soldering..





Some more soldering



Now.. its time for the hard part of the VGA cooling..

As we know there isnt any full cover waterblock for the 560 Ti Hawk on the market.. so i had to find a way to cool the vrm's and the memory..

This is the fatory plate that keeps the card component cool.. i measured everything and went to the waterjet



I took 2 pieces of Fischer heatsink





Thats what is left from the heatsink.. that waterjet is a reall piece of machinery!



And thats what i have now!





I lowered the height of some fins so the bridge of the waterblock can pass through it..





After many many days of searching for someone to anodize the heatsinks.. i didnt find anyone So i had to paint them, i used heat resist black matt spray, the result is really nice



Drilled some holes on the heatsink and open threads for 2.5 mm screws, i used little springs to tension the heatsink on the vga.



Sleeving time again..





I wanted to somehow change the fronpanel.. i decided to remove the slide panel that haf x has and replace it with 1 mm aluminum covers



Black Powder coat



Starting to take shape..



Some cable managment on the back





After many many hours of testing and testing i finally found the way to illuminate the plexi without being clear the position of the source of light.. What do you think of the outcome?



The board is on...




Some more assembling and we are done..

Time for the photoshooting.. Special Thanks to Mike a.k.a Barfastic for helping me with the project and for the time he took to photoshoot it..































































This project is done and i am really happy with the result. I hope you like it as much as i do. Comments and constructive feedback is welcome, i really want to see what you like or dont like about it.. I hope i can find money and time to start something new!

Special thanks to Bitspower and Phobya for sponsoring the project.

[Tiltevros]

excellent work!!!!! very nice work keep it up

[Pinwmpires]

Thanks a lot, glad you like it!

[RCG_Bex]

Ooooo very different. Loving some of the wire fixings. A few taht I personally feel could do with a touch up but overall I love it

[Pinwmpires]

Thanks Bex.. what would you change on it? I love having feedback

[dietje1908]

you can be very proud of that build , everything comes together real nice :-)

[LeoAndrade]

very nice build. Some great ideas in there

[barfastic]

Great job john!

[Pinwmpires]

Thank you all very much, i am really happy that you like my work!

Thanks Mike

[Lanek]

Really good work ... i like how you have mod the front part of the HAF-X ( i own the case, and hopeffuly i can fit a 360mm behind the HDD case ( a thin one ) cause i need the HDD hot swap )

[Pinwmpires]

Hm.. dont think you ll be able to fit a rad in the front and also keep the hdd cage.. but, i am sure that if you try you ll find a way to do it..!

[Utnorris]

That's friggin awesome! Love the mod.

[Pinwmpires]

Thank you all very much.. i hope the next one will be a lot better!

[Lanek]

Hm.. dont think you ll be able to fit a rad in the front and also keep the hdd cage.. but, i am sure that if you try you ll find a way to do it..!

It is a really thin rads, this is why (similar size of the HWL Stealth Ice 360mm). A standard rad will never fit ( specially with the AMD cards ) . but i have removed it now as the single XTX360 do the job alone ( CPU + 2GPU ) in the loop. But after seeing your excellent work, if one day i need add a second rad, i will opt for your solution.

[Pinwmpires]

I am really happy you like it.. and i do hope you one day will need another rad! That ll make you get the dremel on your hands

[CrazyNutz]

Superb man! Love it

[SoMBrA]

Looks very very nice.
Only thing I would "change" is the heatshrink, try to redo that in the future!

[Pinwmpires]

@CrazyNutz Thank you my friend, i love it too

@Sombra TBH it was my first sleeving attempt and i was expecting an average result, but i will try harder on the next one! I am glad you like it! Thanks for the feedback!

[Lanek]

I am really happy you like it.. and i do hope you one day will need another rad! That ll make you get the dremel on your hands

Ha ha, well i think im a bit too lazy thoses days for do it.

[barfastic]

John, i told you... Paracord... You buy the coffee And ill sleeve them for you :P

[Pinwmpires]

Lazy? Lazy to get a dremel in hands and get started? Damn.. thats like telling me you got a super model in your bed but you are not in a mood to do her :P

:O Free Sleeving.. you know, sleeving costs a lot to me, if you think that i need 7-8 Large Red Bulls for a single PSU, i think buying you a coffee and some paracord is a bargain