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Avalanche Casemod - Closed

NemoTheClown
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[WARNING - BUILDING IN PROGRESS - TRESPASSERS WILL BE INVITED TO WATCH]

 

- Intro
Hello fellas! :D
 
This is Martin, from Denmark, here!
I'll be building a watercooled Haf Stacker, and painting a little NAS server together as a mini bro. My previous case was the Corsair 700D, which was gorgeous, but i wanted something bigger with a lot of space. The choice was between the 900D or HAF stackers, and since there is a lot of 900D mods out there, then i just wanted to try something else.
This casemod is called Avalanche. Simply because it is white, big and is gonna be terrifying heavy! I live on 1. floor and almost can't lift it down the stairs alone , even without anything inside it.
I plan to live up to the name, which I'll be doing with the watercooling, that'll be themed white and black. Fittings, res etc will be themed white, while the fluid will be black as the best contrast. I will be running hardline tubing and soft tubing in the bottom for draining and easy acces. Cables will be sleeved with white paracord which looks insanely awesome with a twist of black sleeving spinning around it. As of lightning goes, then I took it to the next level and ordered a RGBW Pure White LED strips. With that I'll be using a DX8 Touch controller, which I'll be mounting In a place which is easy to reach, maybe from outside the case or the top of part of it. We also know that a Avalanche ain't no quite thing. So i'll be taking a UE Megaboom as a "built in" soundsystem. Uhh, bluetooth ;)
 
- Specifications
Currently arrived parts

  • HAF Stacker 935
  • HAF Stacker 915R
  • 11x SHADOW WINGS 120mm
  • 1x SHADOW WINGS 140mm
  • 3x SHADOW WINGS 92mm
  • UE Megaboom
  • Lightning strips and controller
  • GPU: 2x GTX 980 Ti
  • PSU: Corsair AX 1500w
  • MOBO: ASUS X99 Deluxe
  • RAM: 64GB DDR4 2800Mhz
  • Connecters and terminals for sleeving
  • CPU: i7-5930k
  • Mayhems Pastel Pure Black
  • Monsoon clear PETG tubing 16/12mm
  • 980 Ti clear acrylic water block
  • Intel clear acrylic water block
  • Monsoon chain gun hardline fittings 16mm
  • Black compression fittings 16/10mm

Currently on the way

  • Quck Release connectors
  • D5 PWM Pump
  • Flexible tubing
  • Fan splitter
  • Rubber edge trim
  • Top cable cover and PSU cover

To be ordered

  • 360mm rads
  • 240mm rad

To do list

  • Cut side panel
  • Paint cases
  • Place acrylic window panels
  • Sleeve
  • PSU cover and cable cover to the top 915R
  • Watercooling
  • Paint fans and covers

- Update view
Update #1

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HAF Stacker unboxed and is now ready to get cut. I plan on putting custom windows in the top as you might have noticed in the sketching.

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Side panels cut for the windows! Now getting ready for the painting :thumb: I am thinking of a matt white, or maybe even satin?

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I have been moving for the last month and is now finally settled down. I am preparing to paint by sanding the surfaces a little, and since there is a lot, i mean, a lot, really really, a lot of surfaces, this might take some time.

This is the first half part i am preparing.

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That case looks so much better white than black lol.

Mid-range Emulation Gaming and Video Rendering PC

[CPU] i7 4790k 4.7GHz & 1.233v Delidded w/ CLU & vice method [Cooling] Corsair H100i [Mobo] Asus Z97-A [GPU] MSI GTX 1070 SeaHawk X[RAM] G.Skill TridentX 2400 9-11-11-30 CR1 [PSU] Corsair 750M 

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#5 Finished a lot of small stuff from painting to side panels, and something just arrived at my door. Sneakpeak of watercooling theme res and a UE Megaboom for the pc audio. Now that most things are set up, lets reveal some specs!

 

CPU: i7-5930k

GPU: 2x GTX 980 Ti

PSU: Corsair AX 1500w

MOBO: ASUS X99 Deluxe

RAM: 32GB DDR4 3000Mhz

 

Aaaand whole load of watercooling. Watercooling theme will be white fittings etc, and black fluid. So lets give this build a kick!

 

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I love that case in black, but in white its a whole nother beast. Is that matte? Its hard to tell its soo white. Very awesome, great job on the windows. Question: how did your edges on the windows come out when you used that cutting wheel? I'm doing a window mod soon as well but i've been holding off cutting until I can get a larger diameter cutting wheel than the dremel I usually use.

Frank(enstein): 760T

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I love that case in black, but in white its a whole nother beast. Is that matte? Its hard to tell its soo white. Very awesome, great job on the windows. Question: how did your edges on the windows come out when you used that cutting wheel? I'm doing a window mod soon as well but i've been holding off cutting until I can get a larger diameter cutting wheel than the dremel I usually use.

 

It is not perfectly precise cuts. A cutting wheel isn't that easy to make a precise cuts with (IMO), but it is on the other hand, easy to use.

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The name caught my eye and I'm glad it did :P

A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

 

Core 4 Quad Not Extreme, only available on LGA 557 at your local Circuit City

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The name caught my eye and I'm glad it did :P

 

Really glad you like it! As soon the named popped up in my head, I just exploded with excitement

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Items arrived today! Almost though. Still need the CPU. The i7-5930K will be there soon enough. But good news, sleeving supplies should be here next week!

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Wow, so much ram! What are you gonna do with it all?

Tetris mostly.

No, jk :D With my current plans, I can't even use half of it, but why not? Thought it could be fun to have as much ram, as I got storage on my phone ;)

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#6 Update!

So a little sleeving done, and god I adore it, feel like a little child opening Christmas gifts :D Due date is (hopefully) the october the 9th where NPF turns the power on for 4500 gamers. Stay tuned! :D

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looooking gooooooood prehaps some icy blue leds?

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looooking gooooooood prehaps some icy blue leds?

Yea, i got plans for a lot of RGBW strips. I bought 15m. And icy blue wouldn't look bad at all :D

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Awesome build! 

PC Specs   - Black and White Build

    Intel Core i5 4690k MSI Z97S Krait LGA 1150

    Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x8GB 1600MHZ

    Sapphire Radeon R9 270 (Will be upgrading this soon)

    EVGA 500W PSU

    Phanteks Enthoo Pro - White

    

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looooking gooooooood prehaps some icy blue leds?

 

This is what I got plans for :D

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Awesome build! 

 

Thanks! Glad you like it mate  :lol:

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Pretty cool :)

You might need some reinforcement for your table at NPF, if you're planning on putting that monster up there :P

Thanks mate!

 

Na. It will be just fine :)

Okay, you might be right :( But we got the end table, so that shouldn't be a problem. But getting the 100cm high monster down the stairs and in the car and over there might be another thing. Haven't figured that out yet  :wacko:

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Okay, so NPF is over and i am not ready yet. The covers for the top and PSU is pulling some time, but hopefully ready within one of the coming weeks. On the other hand I've decided to go for the i7-5960X instead of the i7-5930k. But did my first firstrike. Just above the 20.000 on stock! :Dhttp://www.3dmark.com/fs/6180592

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#7 Update
Covers cut out! Just needs a little painting now. And just found out i can't demount the fans and paint them, so I might need to cover up the frame on 18 fans and then paint them. What a mess  :unsure: 
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