Project Illuminated - XtremeSystems Tribute

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Preface
This project WAS intended to be in part a tribute to XtremeSystems.

Now the only tribute I'm making is the contribution of yet another build log (hopefully a good one).

At first, I wanted to create a community project, w/ purchase decisions etc the result of user feedback and what not, but didn't seem to be enough interest, so I winged it (though with lots and lots of friendly help from vendors and community members alike.)

I've dubbed this Build "Illuminated". It is to be a no limits build that spares NO expense. I picked the name based on my intent to pack as many bright white LEDs, UV LEDs, and now perhaps well hidden arrays of RGB LEDs because A) they need to be used and B) I hope that the shear intensity of this build in all its brilliant glory will emulate the same white light one may or may not see upon enlightenment or perhaps death or a good dose of *pick your favorite hallucinogen* (mine's sleep deprivation - not really intentional though)

So let's get on with it!
RED: represents items I still need to do or buy.

General Computer Hardware

- MoBo: 1 x EVGA X58 Classified w/ NF200
- CPU: 1 x Intel i7 975 Extreme
- RAM: 3 x Corsair Dominator-GT DDR3 2000Mhz 2GB
- GPU: 3 x EVGA GeForce GTX 285
- HDD: 4 x Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (RAID0)
- PSU: 2 x SilverStone Strider ST1200

Cases

Extended Ascension CYO
- Acrylic Color: Smoke Black
- Back Panel Fan Spacing: Swiftech/HW Labs/Feser
- Back Panel Type: Horizon
- Finish: Custom Powder Coat (Frost White 90% High Gloss)
- Front Panel Fan Spacing: Swiftech/HW Labs/Feser
- Front Panel Type: Trinity
- Side 1: Big Window Panel
- Side 2: Big Window Panel
- Side 3: Triple Quad
- Custom Side Panels (In the works)

Pedestal 24 - CYO (The MM Ascension sits directly on top of this)
- Back Panel Fan Spacing Swiftech/HW Labs/Feser
- Back Panel Type Triple 120
- Bottom Panel Type Smiley
- Finish: Custom Powder Coat Color (Frost White 90% High Gloss)
- Front Panel Fan Spacing Swiftech/HW Labs/Feser
- Front Panel Type Triple Optical
- Side Panel Fan Spacing Swiftech/HW Labs/Feser
- Side 1 Panel Quad
- Side 2 Panel Quad

Custom (UN) Grills

Fan Grills
2 - 3x3 UN Designs (outside and inside of the ascension front panel) - 1/8" Aluminum
2 - 4x3 UN Designs (outside and inside of the ascension top panel) - 1/8" Aluminum
2 - 1x3 UN Designs (outside and inside of the ascension back panel)
4 - 1x1 UN Designs (outside and inside of the ascension back panel & back of motherboard tray)
1 - 1x3 UN Designs (outside of the pedestal 24 back panel)
2 - 1x4 UN Designs (outside of the pedestal 24 on the left/right side panels)

Painting & Other
Powder coated sparkly black fan grills, radiators, PSUs, waterblocks, drive bays, etc.
Custom fabricated side panels or side panel covers (partially nickel coated sparkly black)
Custom touch panel LCD display in bottom pedestal for control and monitoring of all things cooling.
UV Fiber optic lighting controlled by PIC18 series chip for various effects.
Custom milled 3 Bay Reservoirs (x2) with inbuild LCD screens
b-itspower pump covers to be powder coated as well
Other stuff. Lots and lots of other stuff.

Water Cooling Hardware
Pumps, Reservoirs, and Radiators
(Inside the Extended MM Ascension)
- 8 x MCP655 12v DC Pump - with Speed Controller
- 3 x EK Waterblocks EK-Multioption RES 400 rev.2
- 3 x EK Waterblocks EK-Multioption RES 250 rev.2
- 2 x Custom RES as mentioned above
- 3 x EK Waterblocks EK-ANTI-Cyclon
- 8 x b-itspower D5 / MCP655 Pump Mod Replacement Top
- 8 x b-itspower D5 / MCP655 Mod Kit - Black Sparkle
- 3 x Feser X-Changer Triple 120mm Xtreme Performance Radiator
- 3 x Feser X-Changer Quad 120mm Xtreme Performance Radiator

(Inside the MM Pedestal 24 stacker base attachment)
- 2 x Feser TFC Xchanger - Monsta Extreme Radiator 420/360
- 6 x TFC Triebwerk TK-122 NB-Multiframe® 120mm x 55mm Mid Speed Fan - 1800 RPM

Water Blocks
- CPU: EK Supreme LT (Nickel Coated courtesy of SNiiPE
- GPU: 3 x b-itspower GTX285 (Nickel Coated Sparkle Black) (maybe) Otherwise EK Blocks
- NB/SB/MOS: UPDATE: EK EVGA Classified full board block

Metal Connector Bits
- 20 x 1/2in. Compression Fittings for 3/4in OD Tubing
- 16 x Shining Silver Male to Male G 1/4 Fitting
- 16 x G 1/4 Shining Silver Case Top Water Fill Set
- 14 x Shining Silver Stop Fitting G 1/4
- 14 x Shining Silver Rotary 45 G 1/4
- 10 x G1/4 Silver Diamond Stop Fitting
- 9 x Shining Silver Rotary 90 Fitting
- 9 x G 1/4in. Silver Shining Fitting for 1/2in. Tubing
- 9 x Shining Silver DUAL Rotary 45 G 1/4
- 9 x Silver Shining Rotary 90-Degree G1/4 Adapter
- 8 x G 1/4in. Temperature Sensor Stop Fitting
- 8 x Aqua Computer Ball valve internal thread G 1/4
- 8 x Premium PLUS Silver Diamond Series Dual G1/4" High Flow Fitting
- 6 x G1/4" Silver Shining Male to Male Rotary Adapter
- 4 x Shining Silver Rotary T Fitting
- 4 x G 1/4 Shining Silver Triple Rotary Angle Fitting
- 4 x Shining Silver Rotary Q Fitting
- 4 x Shining G 1/4 Silver D-Plug Set for Direct Connect
- 4 x Shining G 1/4 Shining Silver Mini D-Plug Set
- 4 x G 1/4in. Silver Shining Stubby Fitting for 1/2in. Tubing
- 4 x G 1/4 Shining Silver Angle Fitting for 1/2in. Tubing (low pass)
- 2 x G 1/4 Adapter set for Eheim 1046 Pumps
- 1 x Shining Silver Y-Block With Triple Rotary

Other
- 22" x Feser Tube Active UV Hose - 1/2" ID (3/4"OD) Anti-Kink Tubing - White/UV Blue
- 22" x Feser Tube Active UV Hose - 1/2" ID (3/4"OD) Anti-Kink Tubing - Black
- 22" x Feser Tube Active UV Hose - 1/2" ID (3/4"OD) Anti-Kink Tubing - Clear/UV Blue
- 3 x Blue Laing DDC O-Ring Replacements
- 12 x EK Reservoir Aftermarket Mounts
- 5 x Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml - UV Clear / Blue (F1-0010)
- 9 x UN Designs Z2-Brackets
- 9 x UN Designs Absolute Pump Bracket Rev 3 for Laing DDC
- 4 x UN Designs Rad Spacers

Misc
- 2 x White Illuminated Bulgin Style "Momentary" Vandal Switch - 22mm - Black Housing - Ring Illumination
- 40 x ENERMAX CLUSTER 12CM CASE FAN TWISTER BEARING 500-1200RPM Fans (Remarkably I was able to find them for $11.00 each!)
- 1 x 4 x 2.5IN SAS/SATA RAID For 5.25IN Bay
UPDATE: I'm going to unsleeve much of my work and change the sleeving over to either murdermod white or if I can't get it soon enough this carbon fiber variety I found.
- 2 x murderMod MDPC-X Psychopack
- 6 x murderMod 4.4 Sleeve - Black
- 3 x murderMod Small Heatshrink - Black

Quick photo of some of the computer hardware.


Status: Waiting on the last of powder coating and a few other minor things. Custom Mods are in my focus atm. More to come soon.