CANIS MAJORIS (modded Tt Core X9) - Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational S2

[ciobanulx]

 

 

Hey guys and welcome to my build log for the Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational Season 2.

 

So honored and excited to participate in this along such great modders who have inspired me from the start!

 

Thanks a lot to Thermaltake for selecting me to represent Australia and also a huge thanks to all the sponsors of this project which are of course Thermaltake along with premium partner Newegg and also Avexir, PerformancePCs, MNPCTECH, Icemodz and Ramcity. Without all of you all this would not have been possible, thank you!

 

You can find more info about the CaseMOD Invitational here: http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/season2/home.html

 

Lets have fun with this one and hope you guys enjoy the ride.

 

SPECS

 

Case – Two modded Thermaltake Core X9s

Motherboard – ASUS Sabertooth X99

CPU – Intel i7 5930K

GPU – 2 or 3 ASUS STRIX GTX970s

Memory – 8 x 4GB Avexir Core Series DDR4 2400Mhz (4 x orange LED, 4 x blue LED)

SSD – Samsung SM951 512GB AHCI M.2 ; 2 x 500GB Crucial MX200 SSDs

PSU – Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W Platinum

 

Cables – Icemodz custom sleeved cables

 

Radiators – 4 x Thermaltake Pacific RL480 Radiators

Fans – 26 x Thermaltake Riing 12 High Static Pressure LED Fans - Orange, Blue and White

Pumps – 2 x Thermaltake Pacific PT40-D5 Silent Kit Reservoir/Pump Combo with Thermaltake Pacific T11 Reservoirs

Reservoirs – 2 x Fully Custom Reservoirs and 2 x Thermaltake Pacific R33 Reservoir

Fittings – Various Thermaltake 16mm Rigid Compressions fittings , right angles and extension fittings as well as some soft tubing compression fittings for 3/8” ID x 1/2” OD tubing that I will be using in some spots. Also a few Bitspower pass-through fittings.

Tubing - Thermaltake V-Tubler PETG Tube 16mm OD

CPU Block – Thermaltake Pacific W1 CPU Water Block

GPU Blocks - Thermaltake VGA Water Block for ASUS STRIX-GTX 970

Coolant – Mayhems Aurora 2 Silver base concentrate and a combination of Mayhems Dyes in Red, Yellow and Blue to achieve the desired coolant colour

 

Lighting – Icemodz RGD LED Strips

 

Other – Thermaltake Commander FT – Touchscreen Fan Controller, 3 x Vandal Momentary and Latching switches for custom power button as well switch for the reservoir LEDs, custom MNPCTECH case feed, MNPCTECH machined aluminum fans grills and acrylic grills for the radiator fans as well as some modders mesh.

 

The theme of this build will be a sci-fi space theme such as the banner suggests and it is named after one of the largest stars known to man, VY Canis Majoris. I also draw inspiration for this project from the awesome game Elite Dangerous though not sure if I will implement any aspects of the game into the build as of now. The colour scheme will be a dark grey/gun metal, black, orange and blue.

 

As for the mods to the case you will be finding that out as I go along with the build log but yea I will be stacking two X9 cases.... with a twist

 

The packages received from Thermaltake were larger than my entire desk area

 

 

 

Here's a quick look at the cases!

 

One of them still intact and the other one is gutted empty, only the panels remain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These cases are massive, here's a size comparison with an iPhone 6Plus for those of you who are not familiar with the X9 case.

 

 

 

 

And now I know you guys like the modding so here is the start of it!

 

I do wanna apologise from the start for the phone pics but there is no way I can take out the DSLR when doing this

 

Will do my best to show everything as I go along and once all the work on the case is done I will take proper pics of all the bits.

 

So here we go, out with the dremel and jig saw! 

 

 

 

Small incision with the dremel and fire away with the jig saw.

 

 

 

Out it comes.

 

 

Just a frame left of the X9... for now

 

 

 

 

Still a lot of filing to do and heaps more work to come. Hope you guys will enjoy this one!

 

Stay tuned for more.

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[PineappleHolidays]

I'l be honest ...

 

 

I read canabis

[beach_boy98]

This looks like it is going to be amazing. Who am i kidding it is going to to amazing because you are doing it.

[kameshss]

 

 

 

 

 

 

That guy third from the right, is a fan of Roman Atwood!     

 

Me too!!!!!!1

[ciobanulx]

I'l be honest ...

 

 

I read canabis

 

 

This looks like it is going to be amazing. Who am i kidding it is going to to amazing because you are doing it.

 

 

That guy third from the right, is a fan of Roman Atwood!     

 

Me too!!!!!!1

 

 

Thanks guys! Should be a good one, I will need to update the specs soon

 

@kameshss yea that gut with the romat atwood shirt is me hahaha, love that guy

[Hikaru12]

I'm a fan of TT's Core Series. Will be following this build. The X9 is a massive case and the price is spot on! 

[ciobanulx]

I'm a fan of TT's Core Series. Will be following this build. The X9 is a massive case and the price is spot on! 

 

Thanks man. Yea the Core X9 is an awesome case and it's huge and pricing is great

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys!

 

Just wanted to share and showcase the items Mnpctech will be providing to use for this build!

 

Mnpctech Machined aluminum "Diamond Knurl" PC Case Feet in Anodized Black, http://mnpctech.com/pc-computer-stereo-desktop-case-feet/

 

 

Mnpctech 100% Aluminum Expanded "Diamond" pattern Perforated Mesh for making fan guards, grills, cooling vents, window overlays, http://mnpctech.com/case-mods-gaming-pc-liquid-modding-custom-computer-mnpctech-overclock-cooling-fan-grills/modders-mesh-perforated-aluminum-steel-honeycomb-grill-intake-front-fan-slotted-diamond-round-hex/

 

 

Mnpctech 480 Quad Open Air Radiator grill Frame (4x120mm, 4.120mm) Open Air grill fits radiators and measure 5-7/8" x 5-1/8" wide with 15mm spacing, http://mnpctech.com/pc-computer-alphacool-ek-bitspower-hardwarelabs-heatkiller-liquid-cooling/480mm-open-air-quad-radiator-grill.html

 

 

 

Machined aluminum "Overkill" Custom PC Fan Grills rings, http://mnpctech.com/pc-computer-cooling-fans-grills-custom/

 

 

Heavy Duty PETG & PVC Ratchet Hand Cutter. Cuts PETG tubing up to 1.3" or 35mm outter diameter,http://mnpctech.com/case-mods-gaming-pc-liquid-modding-custom-computer-mnpctech-overclock-cooling-fan-grills/petg-and-pvc-ratchet-tube-cutter.html

 

[swifty7]

this build will go red giant if not properly water cooled.  

[kameshss]

@kameshss yea that gut with the romat atwood shirt is me hahaha, love that guy

Do you watch his Vlogs daily?

 

I do, He is awesome!

[ciobanulx]

Subbed

 

Thanks mate!

 

this build will go red giant if not properly water cooled.  

 

Oh it will be haha, lots of watercooling I will update all the specs soon

 

Do you watch his Vlogs daily?

 

I do, He is awesome!

 

I used to but have no time anymore

 

I watch from time to time now

[ciobanulx]

 

Hey guys!

 

Had to take out the power drill and get rid of all the rivets!

 

 

Lots of rivets

 

 

 

 

What will become of this case?!

 

Stay tuned to find out

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[hearthofsin]

i followed toxic chrome and i'm following this too!  
although i don't like thermaltake... but hey let's see what you can do to it

[nmil]

Aussie's got this in the bag

[ciobanulx]

i followed toxic chrome and i'm following this too!  

although i don't like thermaltake... but hey let's see what you can do to it

 

 

Aussie's got this in the bag

 

 

Thanks a lot guys

[ciobanulx]

And it rhymes too! 

 

hahaha yea it does

[ciobanulx]

 

Hey guys!

 

This should give you a better idea where I'm going with this build!

 

After cutting up the back panel I decided I will remake it fully but love that I managed to keep the front panel and can still mount it.

 

Lots more work to do in remaking the back and both side panels as well as getting new mid bars and the radiator mounting. That should make the case more rigid on an angle like this. 

 

Once this is done I will start working on the second case

 

Also keep in mind that everything is just mounted temporarily to get a feel of things

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[hearthofsin]

it looks fast and aerodynamic now ^^ 

[ciobanulx]

it looks fast and aerodynamic now ^^ 

 

Haha cheers mate

[OddsCrazyStuff]

I'm looking forward to the result, but can you even call it a mod when you rebuild the case like that?

Wont scratch build using some Core X9 parts, be more accurate?

[ciobanulx]

I'm looking forward to the result, but can you even call it a mod when you rebuild the case like that?

Wont scratch build using some Core X9 parts, be more accurate?

 

Thanks mate

 

The case should still look like an X9 once done as that is my goal. I don't want to make it look like a scratch build. It will be an X9, just with a different shape

[ciobanulx]

Hey guys!

 

Here is a quick video Bill Owen from MNPCTECH.com made before shipping out all the modding supplies. It sure put a nice big smile on my face when I saw it

 

Thanks a lot for the support Bill, much appreciated!

 

https://www.facebook.com/Simpl3Modz/posts/876457409109187

[ciobanulx]

 

Hey guys,

 

Ready to tackle the other X9 case

 

First have to take it apart!

 

 

You can see the other one in the background, not much has changed as of yet

 

 

 

 

You might be able to spot all the popped rivets on the floor

 

 

Or check them all out here

 

 

Stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

So many mutilated rivits 

 

Haha hell yea!

[ciobanulx]

 

Back with another update!

 

Playing around with ideas in the other case

 

 

And making progress on the main case

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had an idea with the original mesh but probably not gonna keep it

 

 

 

 

That's about it! I need to secure the rad mounts on the side and mount some rads in to test fitment.

 

Stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex