Project: Cosmos-S-Trail

[septim]

nice PSU, nice blocks...

[emoners]

the res will be mounted horizontally?

[coolmiester]

the res will be mounted horizontally?

I'm using two of these which essentially are Coolermaster Aquagate Max with the guts taken out and replaced with reservoirs i fabricated and DDC pumps.

I'm currently running the system on the bench using an external waterbox which may have confused things.

[emoners]

oh ya...forgot about that...since i was staring at this pic:

[masxerofkartis]

I'm using two of these which essentially are Coolermaster Aquagate Max with the guts taken out and replaced with reservoirs i fabricated and DDC pumps.

I'm currently running the system on the bench using an external waterbox which may have confused things.

If you have taken radiators that you like and not the cm ones, ddc pumps, reservoirs fabricated by your self then what did you leave on there??? yubes or the block???

[coolmiester]

If you have taken radiators that you like and not the cm ones, ddc pumps, reservoirs fabricated by your self then what did you leave on there??? yubes or the block???

LOL not a lot tbh - still got the ESA PCB in see if i can still get that to work

[coolmiester]

Got the case back from the anodisers this morning in Ikea flat pack form courtesy of Tom so set about re-assembling it which was a lot easier than i first thought looking at all the bits.

So glad i went with anodising rather than paint or powder coat which i did consider at one point as it looks great.

Once that was riveted back together i had to keep going and added the painted surrounds and chrome rails just to see how it was looking.

All in all a pretty productive time as its the first time i've seen it starting to come together and i think i'm liking it already.

[emoners]

paint job looks GREAT!

[masxerofkartis]

Is that painted by spray or did you powder coat the case??? Anw i love the paint

[coolmiester]

That part of the case is plastic so got the paint and clear coat treatment.

Thanks

[clock_ed]

This is looking pretty sweet already. You said the plastic parts got the clear coat treatment? Do you mean that you sprayed them, wet -n- dry, spray black again untill smooth then clear gloss?

Also, I used to own a cossy s that had to be returned , and now a standard cosmos. What do you think about the build quality? I thought the cosmos s was really flimsy compared to the steel cossy.

Also I found that the hd cage is a VERY tight fit and get scratched when insterted in the case. Be careful as all the paint will look a mess pretty quick. lol

[coolmiester]

This is looking pretty sweet already. You said the plastic parts got the clear coat treatment? Do you mean that you sprayed them, wet -n- dry, spray black again untill smooth then clear gloss?

Also, I used to own a cossy s that had to be returned , and now a standard cosmos. What do you think about the build quality? I thought the cosmos s was really flimsy compared to the steel cossy.

Also I found that the hd cage is a VERY tight fit and get scratched when insterted in the case. Be careful as all the paint will look a mess pretty quick. lol

The plastic surround parts were lightly wet sanded to give a key then one coat of primer followed by two coats of black then a final clear coat and oven baked for 30 mins - all still need rubbing back with G3 and machine polished for the final finish.

I played an active roll in the development of the Cosmos S and currently use both so needless to say i'm a big fan of both Cosmos 1000 and S.

Steel is always going to be more rigid than aluminium though i prefer the lightness of the S but wouldn't say it was flimsy tbh

Not using the HD caddy in this build (not enough room) so i should be good on that one but cheers for the heads up

[xtclocker]

I loves it. Looks sexy!

[disruptfam]

fantastic paint job!

[coolmiester]

Thanks for the feedback as always

I'm sure i saw Cyber do something similar but i could be wrong and couldn't find the thread but decided to mod a couple of EK 775 mounting brackets for the back of the motherboard and as there was some hot looking stuff on there thought it best to drill some air holes in just to be on the safe side :thumb:

Once that was done added the mounting hardware and blocks to see how things were looking and looks like the NB block fits a treat though not sure what colour it should be?? - i'm thinking brushed alu might be better in keeping with the RAM Freezer though i'm not counting out black just yet.

Mounted the Board in the case for a test fit with a couple of standard CM Aquagate Max'x and it looks like hose routing is going to be just about perfect though i'm bound to come across some hitches along the way but doesn't look too bad at all as it is.

I had my doubts about all the cables on the PSU but CM have certainly put a lot of thought into it, especially for the Cosmos S as it fits a lot better than i originally thought.

BTW this is all just test fitting for now and a total strip down is imminent but i'm a happy chappy and can go for a pint feeling pretty good with how things are coming together :thumb:

[Dangals]

looks great so far - can't wait to see some more pics!!

Keep up the good work!

[Arni]

Damn sexy !

[masxerofkartis]

Very nice job. Should i imagine there's another rad to be mounted on the top??? Anw pls post some pics from the front of the case.

[MomijiTMO]

Feeling hot hot hot





Go Skulltrail build go!

[coolmiester]

Here we go, this is a bit more colour coordinated

Dropped the tops off at powder coaters mid morning and had them back at tea time and am i glad i did tbh as they look real nice.

Also got Eddy to express me a couple of EK-FC9800 GX2 SLI - Nickel-Plated over which are more in keeping with the overall scheme

[pcaddict]

do you gonna buy sb block: http://www.vadim.co.uk/product38736/...trail+SB+Block ?

[rafwlkp]

black rox^^

[coolmiester]

do you gonna buy sb block: http://www.vadim.co.uk/product38736/...trail+SB+Block ?

Danger Den do one also but either wont fit unfortunately with two GX2's in the top two PCi slots - having said that my SB seems to run cool and quiet unlike Darths so though i'd rather be able to watercool it its no real biggy i can't especially as it won't be seen once the cards are mounted.

black rox^^

Cheers bud

[twwen2]

Ooh la lah! Very nice, i love the black & copper look

[disruptfam]

wow man the black looks really nice!!!

it's a shame you cant use a sb block.I heard the sb fan is noisy as heck

looking forward to more updates!!

edit: off topic but "Unfortunately as from 07/07/08 V-Solutions LTD has ceased trading".vadim is closing down?