Project: ATCS 840

[Zeus]

Superb! But You're not painting the mesh in the scoops black to match the top and front mesh?

[dr-]

waiting to see how this mod turns out to me CM....keep up e gd wrk, as always...

[coolmiester]

My apologies for this one post as its a little jumbled but i seem to have a lot going on right now and i still haven't even started putting the hardware in but hey.............nothing like cutting things fine.

Anyway, its a show case right?? so who needs a ROM drive??

The fan new Scythe fan controller looked way out of place so it was time to get busy and stealth the sucker as well as both Bay-Res's and the end result is way better and in keeping with the windows which i also managed to get done.

Knocked up a simple dual plexi bay with Poly Weld, covered it in black out film and mounted the Scythe to it which basically gives the same effect, only bigger and mounted above the two Bay-Res's you start to see the look that i was originally looking for especially in the last picture.

Next week i guess i best get busy on the inside.

Loads of pictures as usual......see if they make any sense!!!!!

[DragoonXX]

with that change, other than the size and rounded edges, it looks very similar to the regular kaze master
mine, somewhat lousy angle and lighting

[barfastic]

coolmiester.... my god... this case is turning out to be yet another AWESOME project! All your builds have given me soooo much inspiration! Glad to see people like you at work

[Shadowfyre]

Long time reader, first time poster.

I was reading through the log, and was like "Damn i hope he chooses black, that would look sweeeeeeeeet", but then i saw the red and my jaw almost fell off! That colour looks so mint! Good stuff! and can't wait to see the insides done.

[Hockeydude]

Looking great, keep it up.

[headala]

Coolmeister, I love your style and design! Do you have links to your other projects? I would love to read them.

[OdinEidolon]

Coolmeister, I love your style and design! Do you have links to your other projects? I would love to read them.

look at his sig!

[headala]

look at his sig!

Doh! I'm an idiot. Thanks!

[Grinch]

very nice!

[coolmiester]

At last, started to get some liquids into this thing, all be it only the CPU / NB loop but its a start.

My Zotac GTX 295's left Hong Kong yesterday and according to TNT track and trace they landed at Heathrow at 9.30am this morning so i would imagine they will arrive tomorrow...........only problem is that they are two of only three samples here in the UK and i got to fit the damn blocks myself but i guess that's the price you pay for getting early samples and its no biggy to be fair.

Anyway, its leak testing at present and all looking well.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

those clamps look wonderful, I know you've already filled but maybe polish them or paint them black?

P.S. do they work by using a pair of pliers to expand their diameter?

[D-Cyph3r]

Was going to ask the same, are they the ones I see on a few shops as "ear clamps"?


Lovely looking build though mate, glad the vote swung to the red.

[coolmiester]

Take 2

What the hell was i thinking of going with blue!!!!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I see an ATI card in this rigs future lol

looks much better for sure.

[shazza]

Nicccceeee. Which coolant are you using?

Excellent idea and implementation with the Scythe Kaze Master ... I like the looks of the silver front bezel, but the black one with the chrome edges does look a bit out of place in most cases.

(I envy you guys with real modding skills!)

[coolmiester]

I've been concentrating on the external so much it hadn't really hit home until these Zotac GTX295's turned up today, how killer this hardware actually is and can't wait to get it up and running.

295's will remain air cooled for the time being which is quite a novelty for me until the blocks and black coolant arrive but at least it gives me a chance to test fit them and check they are both working and any issues with drivers and Windows 7 etc plus there is still 101 other things to do but all in all i'm pretty happy how its coming together.

Question is.............will it boot!!!!

[masxerofkartis]

I hope you don't imagine of having another loop with the double for the 295's IT's gonna crack.

Try to put the cards on the triple which BTW is quite overkill for chipset and CPU.

Anyway VERY GOOD WORK as always

Thumbs up

[barfastic]

why did you order them from japan? werent they available here in the uk? And what about customs? did they make you pay any extra tax on importing them?

[coolmiester]

I hope you don't imagine of having another loop with the double for the 295's IT's gonna crack.

Try to put the cards on the triple which BTW is quite overkill for chipset and CPU.

Anyway VERY GOOD WORK as always

Thumbs up

If Sli GX2's and the ridiculously hot FB RAM can cope with a GTX240 i see no reason why Sli GTX295's won't cope unless you know something i don't

[coolmiester]

why did you order them from japan? werent they available here in the uk? And what about customs? did they make you pay any extra tax on importing them?

They were samples sent direct from Zotac and invoice marked as such so no tax or duty to pay

[masxerofkartis]

Well i always was under the impression that the vga's are much hoter than the cpu's. I believe that the 295's are hoter than the 9800gx2 but ive been wrong before (nah :P)

Anyway i just think it would be a good idea to use the triple one.

Do check it with the driver's, i've been trying to install my 295 (EVGA version) and it won't take anything. i've downloaded more than 5 version's till now.

(Card was OEM so no cd)

[Krazeyivan]

Lovely work!

I see you live in the North East too! - I may have to do a raid!

[barfastic]

lucky bugger :P