Project White Out - NZXT S340 - Modded Build Log

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By LoudDifference

 

Featuring A Modded NZXT S340

Parts:

 

From old build  

• i5 4670k
• Kingston HyperX 8Gb Ram
• MSI R9 270
• Corsair TX850 
• 1Tb HDD 
• 256Gb SSD
• ASUS Z87-A

 

 

New Parts

• Modded Nzxt S340 (arrived)
• Corsair H100i (Arrived)
• Braided Cables (arrived)

 

Modded Parts

• NZXT S340 (Waiting For Parts)
• Corsair H100i (Done)
• MSI r9 270 (Done)
• Kingston HyperX Memory (Done)

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UPDATE #1

• NZXT S340 Arrived today and mods will be added tonight and tomorrow

 

Modded H100i and ram heatsinks

 

White plastdip on the mounting bracket, thumb screws and heatsinks

 

high res images

 

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UPDATE #2

• braided cables have arrived
• system is built and running
• sewing the braided cables has begun

Sound Proofing Foam added to areas of the case

 

Side Panel of S340 Painted black 

 

Lights added

 

pictures

Foam up top

H100i

foam on the front

painted inside of side panel black, i did this to avoid seeing white from the window side through holes

"finished build" still waiting on parts for the ram and case. braided cables arent in the pic either

 

 

[SMR]

I like your color scheme. the white light make all the white part really stand out. Nice one.

 

Why the foam though ? I have the same case, does it reduce the noise ?

[louddifference]

I like your color scheme. the white light make all the white part really stand out. Nice one.

 

Why the foam though ? I have the same case, does it reduce the noise ?

a lot of the build is based off of @Enderman 's build log in the s340. im doing the same thing with the vylan on top as he did and he used foam around the case and said it reduced noise so i got some aswell. 

 

i would say it helps but the only place where it really probably does anything was the foam in the front part which absorbs a lot of noise from the rad fans

[Enderman]

a lot of the build is based off of @Enderman 's build log in the s340. im doing the same thing with the vylan on top as he did and he used foam around the case and said it reduced noise so i got some aswell. 

 

i would say it helps but the only place where it really probably does anything was the foam in the front part which absorbs a lot of noise from the rad fans

my H100i is being replaced soon

I just spent $250 on getting this thing from spain because its not available in america, and the only part I am going to be using is the CPU block/pump.

Now I need another $200 for the modifications. lol

 

$250 for a pump+block combo, can you believe it?

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my H100i is being replaced soon

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I just spent $250 on getting this thing from spain because its not available in america, and the only part I am going to be using is the CPU block/pump.

Now I need another $200 for the modifications. lol

 

$250 for a pump+block combo, can you believe it?

if your spending that much on it why not just buy a block and pump seperate and route the tubes through the basement?

[Enderman]

if your spending that much on it why not just buy a block and pump seperate and route the cables through the basement?

because I want a custom AiO, not a custom loop

this way it is much more copact (because all space in the basement is 100% full) and I dont need to worry about air mixing with fluid when moving the system

 

im basically turning block+pump+res+radiator into just block+radiator

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because I want a custom AiO, not a custom loop

this way it is much more copact (because all space in the basement is 100% full) and I dont need to worry about air mixing with fluid when moving the system

 

im basically turning block+pump+res+radiator into just block+radiator

ah i see, are you using a rad from the h100i or are you using a seperate rad?

[Enderman]

ah i see, are you using a rad from the h100i or are you using a seperate rad?

I will be buying a new rad

this is pretty much the best performance I can get in the front of this case:

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I will be buying a new rad

this is pretty much the best performance I can get in the front of this case:

wow how thick is that? the s340 can only fit an h100i rad and 1 side of fans before it hits the cable routing bar

[Enderman]

wow how thick is that? the s340 can only fit an h100i rad and 1 side of fans before it hits the cable routing bar

its 80mm thick

it will fit if I remove the cable routing bar

i measured and it fist perfectly(including fans), with a bit of space before hitting the GPU