my work in progress: Lian-Li A05 (pics)

[stormshadow]

STAGE I:



STAGE II:



STAGE III (work in progress):

Teardown complete

New motherboard prepped for blocks:




Blocks tested and mounted:

[stormshadow]

TUBING STARTED:






SECOND RADIATOR MOUNTED:

[Jedda]

PSU in front of the lower rad?
Build evolving nicely.

[BNDMOD]

Great job.... go on!!!

[stormshadow]

PSU in front of the lower rad?
Build evolving nicely.

thank you.
yes - PSU will be installed under the HD cage in front of the lower rad.

[stormshadow]

temporary test setup.

zip-tied the pump / mount to it's approximate final position...



LOOP:

-----------PUMP----------
--------^---------V-------
-------RES-------CPU-----
--------^---------V-------
-----MCR220-----NB------
--------^---------V-------
-------SB------MOSFETS--
--------^---------V-------
----8800GTS<--MCR220--

[disruptfam]

looking good!

[AndyM]

I liked the way you were the first to post WC'ing this case last winter, and good to see you are expanding on the concept! In regards to intake for the bottom rad...are you thinking of putting the Lian-Li V-series wheels under that A05?

[teko]

That pump mounting looks nice, but can't figure out how you made it?

[stormshadow]

looking good!

thanks

I liked the way you were the first to post WC'ing this case last winter, and good to see you are expanding on the concept! In regards to intake for the bottom rad...are you thinking of putting the Lian-Li V-series wheels under that A05?

went to the hardware store and bought some rubber bumpstop-style feet for now. I looked into the lian-li wheels but the mounting of them would be really tough considering the placement of the lower rad and the lack of mounting points / space there. Still brainstorming but yea - definitely will be raised at least an inch - inch and a half.

That pump mounting looks nice, but can't figure out how you made it?

80mm Fan brackets. That's what I love about the Alphacool top. Good performance and a bunch of mounting options. You can either use the 80mm mounts on the top/bottom or the 3.5" bay mounts on the side of the plexi-top.
I picked up the extenders / standoffs at O.S.H. (hardware store).
They are two 1-inch extenders screwed together. I'm going back today to replace one of the two with a 1/2 inch one to eliminate the unnecessary height of the pump setup.

[kuhla]

Lookin good stormshadow Glad to see this build is still evolving since I always liked it. I don't know if you remember me from when I posted in your harforum worklog.

[sick_g4m3r]

looks great! keep it

[stormshadow]

Lookin good stormshadow Glad to see this build is still evolving since I always liked it. I don't know if you remember me from when I posted in your harforum worklog.

looks great! keep it

thanks.

without even opening, I just found out that my new Corsair HX620 PSU won't work with this setup since the modular inputs would be blocked by the radiator. I could flip the PSU but i want the intake to come from the bottom like the radiator.

Returning that and picking up a Seasonic M12 700W PSU. It' has it's modular inputs towards the sides as opposed to along the bottom.

[Pete]

Wow!!!

120.4 basicly! I guess you could fit 2 Thermochill PA120.2's and run it passive so total silent as they disapate heat very well.

Are there fans on the top of that top placed rad?

Look like SLI/CF couldn't happen there!

Can we get photos of the other side! This is nut and very cool

[lazy]

you make it look like this case has sooo much room

[Solarfall]

now that is how you do tubing management, short as possible.. great jop there mate.

[Grinch]

very nice looking...well thought out....*-)

[stormshadow]

thx for the comments.

Wow!!!

120.4 basicly! I guess you could fit 2 Thermochill PA120.2's and run it passive so total silent as they disapate heat very well.

Are there fans on the top of that top placed rad?

Look like SLI/CF couldn't happen there!

Can we get photos of the other side! This is nut and very cool

yes - there are two 120mm YateLoons at the top pulling air through the top radiator.

[stormshadow]

got a coupla parts in today...

x-fi gamer


seasonic M12 700W modular PSU


this should hold me over for a while...

[Pete]

Looks like if you flipped the top rad around and fitted it into the bays a bit you might be able to get a 2nd GFX in there. Really impressive, new updates soon i hope

[BigRigDriver]

Pretty kewl for such a small case

[stormshadow]

wired up and packed in...

[FallenCow]

All that stuff nicely packed into such a small area. Although I'd imagine that it'll be a pain the arse to access your ram w/ the pump in front of it.

[stormshadow]

[stormshadow]

thanks andy

blue antifreeze added.

final button-up tonight