Project: ATCS 840

[coolmiester]

Been wondering what to do with the new Coolermaster ACTS 840 for a while with no real plan as yet but felt if i didn't make a start at some point soon i'd be playing catch up which i've done in the past.

Anyway, whatever happens the chassis would be getting anodised black so decided to strip the whole thing down.

Pretty easy job in all honesty with only eight rivets needing removed to get the top off...............still got cut out the base to fit a 240 radiator but apart from that its ready to go get anodised.

BTW, very early stages so expect this one to take quite a while but at least its a start

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[DeltZ]

nice! personally never seen a case stripped down into such plain construction detail. Looks like a lot of fun You seem to have made light work of disassembly. I always seem to have to disassembly of ....anything ...

[N3it1]

Does that case support inverted ATX?
Im always into your builds and i know already this one wont fail either!

[MomijiTMO]

I haven't seen anyone use this case in LC so woohoo for new

[masxerofkartis]

subbed:thumbup:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

leave it to coolmiester to officially pimp the new case can't wait to see what you do with this one

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Based on your pics, I don't see any secondary mounting hole for 120mm fans. How does that work?

rads mount to the bars seen in the backdrop of this picture http://www.coolercases.co.uk/atcs_840/atc_4.jpg

its a very nice design

[coolmiester]

Still not sure what hardware is going into this and initially i had wanted to go i7 but i've still got a spare Skulltrail board though no CPU's or RAM but i do know it will be dual loop whatever hardware i end up going with.

So i thought i'd give something a little different a go which should end up keeping things nice and tidy and keep hose routing to a minimum.

The plan is to attach an Alphacool DDC top to the back end of a Dual Res.

I'll see how it actually performs first and i might end up making the two dual Reservoirs from scratch but i'm pretty happy with the outcome using the DD ones tbh.

Was a simple case of tapping 4x 6/32 holes into the backside of the res followed by a 12mm hole in the centre so the liquid can flow directly to the pump.

I'll also be tapping a G1/4 hole into the front of the res for easy filling.

Once i decide whether to use the DD Res or make my own i'll use clear silicon gasket seal before screwing the Alphacool top to the Res which should hopefully make it completely leak proof...............well that's plan A anyway

The result is a nice compact res/pump combo which i duplicate for dual loop.

As always, on with some pictures

[Demthios]

Nice way of mounting the pump, how are you sealing the top and the res togather to make sure it doesn't leak?

[Arni]

Next great project ?

btw plz check pw

[Pellepel]

Wow nice way to add the pump there.

[coolmiester]

WOW it works

Actually, i never doubted it wouldn't tbh but i was quite surprised it didn't leak even without any gasket seal but i guess its because the two contact surfaces are so flat there's no space for leakage.

Anyway, i'm a happy with the outcome and i can get back to me holidays tomorrow knowing i did good

[BlueAqua]

Great idea and implementation coolmiester! I always love to see the creations you come up with.

[illidan]

man this is gonna be...

subd!

[Fr3ak]

Nice start, hopefully I will get some ideas to convince me to use this case as well =)

[coolmiester]

Just before i started chopping this ATCS 840 chassis up i thought i'd give this top 360 radiator mounting a go using the included brackets.

I set it up using the two stock 230mm fans pulling through the radiator but it could also be mounted using any three 120mm fans which no doubt a lot of folk will do (not sure which option i'll go for just yet)

I got to say it all works really well though one thing i would add is a small blank plate or tape up the side gap of the 230mm fans so all air is directed through the radiator.

Just got to work out what to do with the grill now??

[just a noob]

this looks like its going to be another amazing worklog, wish i had talent like you...

[OdinEidolon]

love the case! subs'd

[BlueAqua]

Damn those fans are HUGE! The radiator looks so small in comparison.

Btw, what happened with your Skulltrail build log? I can't find it.

[skinnee]

I'm going to need some snacks for watching this build log...CM builds are always entertaining to witness.

[HuffPCair]

Im so jealous I cant wait to get my case for christmas. Looking good so far too. Keep up the good work

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[Polizei]

I just IMed a friend of mine to say "coolmeister started another build... check it out" and he replied to me, "You fool, I showed you that build two weeks ago. He mounts a DDC top to the back of a bay res... remember?"

Of course, I scroll down several more pictures and see it.

I don't know how much I would trust that DDC mounting without any gaskets, especially if it's a show case that's going to get moved around a lot.
In any event, excellent work so far.

[coolmiester]

Damn those fans are HUGE! The radiator looks so small in comparison.

Btw, what happened with your Skulltrail build log? I can't find it.

Probably at the back of the pile by now lol but its in me sig mate

Holy dead spot, Batman!

You're not kidding.......i'm going to play with a few different fan configs before making any final decisions.

I just IMed a friend of mine to say "coolmeister started another build... check it out" and he replied to me, "You fool, I showed you that build two weeks ago. He mounts a DDC top to the back of a bay res... remember?"

Of course, I scroll down several more pictures and see it.

I don't know how much I would trust that DDC mounting without any gaskets, especially if it's a show case that's going to get moved around a lot.
In any event, excellent work so far.

That'll be the alcohol then Polizei

Second res turned up this morning so i can set about making a second res / pump combo but still a long long way to go on this one as other commitments keep getting in the way

[exe163]

Nice way to mount the rad, keep the pix coming!

[Polizei]

That'll be the alcohol then Polizei

Second res turned up this morning so i can set about making a second res / pump combo but still a long long way to go on this one as other commitments keep getting in the way

Alcohol?