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

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Other then it becomming less and less a pair of modded Core X9's. so does it start to look a little like a space ship. More so if the radiators on the back one where mounted upside down (to the top, hanging down), as they would look like engines comming out of the ship.

[ciobanulx]

Other then it becomming less and less a pair of modded Core X9's. so does it start to look a little like a space ship. More so if the radiators on the back one where mounted upside down (to the top, hanging down), as they would look like engines comming out of the ship.

 

Thanks man, yea that's the idea, I want it to look like a space ship

 

The radiators in to bottom case will probably be attached to the bottom facing up, not got have them on an angle like that. And yea, your idea is really good, hopefully it will give that effect

[ciobanulx]

 

Hey guys!

 

I have secured the side rad mounts and mounted two of the 480mm radiators going in this build just to get a feel for how much room there will be in that section of the case.

 

Also the radiators on the bottom of the other case are mounted on an angle like that but I'm probably not gonna go with that idea. They will most likely go with two sets of fans on them mounted to the bottom of the case. The LEDs from the Riing fans should give it a nice underglow

 

 

Also front panel still looks the same from last time however I will most likely get rid of the mesh and redo the whole front.

 

 

 

Pump/res combo should fit nicely under the motherboard tray. A new motherboard tray will be going in

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[beach_boy98]

You have inspired me to mod a case. How would you recommend started?

[ciobanulx]

Those rad mounts 

 

Cheers

 

You have inspired me to mod a case. How would you recommend started?

 

Thanks man Best way to start is to just get a case and start doing it, that's how I started. You don't need much experience as you will learn a lot when actually doing it. Get a case you would like to mod and then have a look and see what you would like to mod on it. Start doing it and more ideas will come, have a read on the build logs here and also on Bit-Tech and The Mod Zoo, very good modding build logs on there with ideas to get you started. Hope this helps

[OddsCrazyStuff]

You have inspired me to mod a case. How would you recommend started?

I would find a case and take it apart, the put it back together.

That way so are you learning about how to best takes things apart without damaging them and how to put things together in such a way that it looks like it was never taken apart.

I feel that those are 2 of the basic skills you should master before beginning on any big projects.

[beach_boy98]

I would find a case and take it apart, the put it back together.

That way so are you learning about how to best takes things apart without damaging them and how to put things together in such a way that it looks like it was never taken apart.

I feel that those are 2 of the basic skills you should master before beginning on any big projects.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

Thanks man Best way to start is to just get a case and start doing it, that's how I started. You don't need much experience as you will learn a lot when actually doing it. Get a case you would like to mod and then have a look and see what you would like to mod on it. Start doing it and more ideas will come, have a read on the build logs here and also on Bit-Tech and The Mod Zoo, very good modding build logs on there with ideas to get you started. Hope this helps

Thanks just purchased a 250d.

[ciobanulx]

Thanks just purchased a 250d.

 

Awesome mate! You can check out my Toxic Chrome 250D build in my sig if you haven't seen it yet It's a great little case!

[ciobanulx]

 

Package from Newegg has just arrived! A huge thanks to everyone there for the awesome support!

 

I will be updating the full system specs for this build shortly Also more pics will be coming!

 

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

 

Hey guys,

 

Here is another update on the system. Work on the case continues but first I would like to let you guys know the entire spec list

 

Case – Two modded Thermaltake Core X9s

Motherboard – ASUS Sabertooth X99

CPU – Intel i7 5930K

GPU – 3 x 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

 

I'm really excited for everything going in this system and can't wait to see it up and running

 

Here are some more pics of the work in progress. Started working on the bottom section too!

 

Acrylic motherboard tray is in.

 

 

 

And here is the case with the bottom section attached!

 

 

 

 

 

Hope it's starting to look more like a spaceship

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Think its the first time I have seen a sponsored build with 3x 970's. Not that its bad, but most people want to have more high end cards when they go with 3 GPUs.

 

Right now so does the case remind me more of a shuttle then a spaceship, but I still wonder where the "engine" will be, as it tends to stick out on spaceships.

[ciobanulx]

Think its the first time I have seen a sponsored build with 3x 970's. Not that its bad, but most people want to have more high end cards when they go with 3 GPUs.

 

Right now so does the case remind me more of a shuttle then a spaceship, but I still wonder where the "engine" will be, as it tends to stick out on spaceships.

 

That's the thing with sponsored builds though, you don't always get a choice on what you want to use for everything. For this everyone is using Strix 970s as Thermaltake had waterblocks ready for them 

[nmil]

Well fi you don't want those 970s you can always send them to me...  :lol:

[OddsCrazyStuff]

That's the thing with sponsored builds though, you don't always get a choice on what you want to use for everything. For this everyone is using Strix 970s as Thermaltake had waterblocks ready for them 

Guess they are saving money then, as most sponored builds wants to have best you can get in them to make it stand out more, unless the one that is sponsored wanted something else. Not that it mather much, but just a first for me seeing it.

[CtW]

The build looks great but what worries me is the use of theemaltake watercooling parts. Ik that the rads are bare aluminum and the block is copper so you are going to have mixed metals in the loop. Also, the fittings are painted rather than anodized so that might come off into the loop.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

The build looks great but what worries me is the use of theemaltake watercooling parts. Ik that the rads are bare aluminum and the block is copper so you are going to have mixed metals in the loop. Also, the fittings are painted rather than anodized so that might come off into the loop.

I doubt they would send bad parts to something that gets so much attention, so it will most likely perform the same as other brands.

[SonoDanshi]

The build looks great but what worries me is the use of theemaltake watercooling parts. Ik that the rads are bare aluminum and the block is copper so you are going to have mixed metals in the loop. Also, the fittings are painted rather than anodized so that might come off into the loop.

 

 

I doubt they would send bad parts to something that gets so much attention, so it will most likely perform the same as other brands.

For competition machines, the long-term performance is completely irrelevant. As long as the parts look good and function well enough for weeks, rather than years then it's good enough.

 

Just look at some of Mayhems coolant. They have competition grade stuff that looks amazing but they themselves don't recommend it for long term use as it will clog up the loop.

[CtW]

I doubt they would send bad parts to something that gets so much attention, so it will most likely perform the same as other brands.

It's not that thermaltake is sending their bad parts. Those are their best parts. Thermaltake's watercooling products are absolutely terrible. The supposedly full cover water block they make for gpu's only covers the GPU and vram, leaving the vrm to cook underneath the plastic shroud with out so much as a heatsink to cool it. In addition to that, their coolant is glycol based, which is very toxic and hasnt been used by other companies in years. Thermaltake did all of this so they could deliver products that are cheaper than their competition withoit a thought given to the quality of the parts.

[theninja35]

It makes me think of the Snowspeeder from Star Wars, very nice looking so far. It is slightly bigger than say an S340, right? The fan/radiator mount makes it appear that way.

 

Anyways, what's supposed to be at the bottom portion? I assume the PSU and maybe some hard drives or water cooling gear, but I'm not sure.

[ciobanulx]

Well fi you don't want those 970s you can always send them to me...  :lol:

 

Hahaha they are more than welcome

 

Guess they are saving money then, as most sponored builds wants to have best you can get in them to make it stand out more, unless the one that is sponsored wanted something else. Not that it mather much, but just a first for me seeing it.

 

I think with this one it was just limitations on production. Tt only has Strix 970 and 980 waterblocks available at the moment and with 10 people involved in this competition needing waterblocks you can imagine how many would be needed . Unfortunately to make it fair on everyone as there were not enough 980 waterblocks at the time, everyone uses Strix 970s. It's all good though, the hardware doesn't make the mod

 

The build looks great but what worries me is the use of theemaltake watercooling parts. Ik that the rads are bare aluminum and the block is copper so you are going to have mixed metals in the loop. Also, the fittings are painted rather than anodized so that might come off into the loop.

 

I can guarantee you that the loop won't have any problems running and the fittings are definitely anodized and not painted, there are no painted fittings. I will display pics of all the Tt hardware going it once the case is ready.

 

I doubt they would send bad parts to something that gets so much attention, so it will most likely perform the same as other brands.

 

Yea it does all perform exactly the same. Also Corsair use aluminum rads on their new H100 GTX and GT AIOs and they work fine as well

 

For competition machines, the long-term performance is completely irrelevant. As long as the parts look good and function well enough for weeks, rather than years then it's good enough.

 

Just look at some of Mayhems coolant. They have competition grade stuff that looks amazing but they themselves don't recommend it for long term use as it will clog up the loop.

 

Competition builds use the same parts as any other build. I will be using this after the competition ends and I can update this thread with performance over the period

 

Also yea Mayhems Aurora is generally a show fluid due to the particles in it however Aurora 2 is good to use in general builds as well. They now have an Aurora booster that will give it the effect again after a while and I believe the particles dissolve after a while and then you can use the booster to do just that boost it

 

It's not that thermaltake is sending their bad parts. Those are their best parts. Thermaltake's watercooling products are absolutely terrible. The supposedly full cover water block they make for gpu's only covers the GPU and vram, leaving the vrm to cook underneath the plastic shroud with out so much as a heatsink to cool it. In addition to that, their coolant is glycol based, which is very toxic and hasnt been used by other companies in years. Thermaltake did all of this so they could deliver products that are cheaper than their competition withoit a thought given to the quality of the parts.

 

GPU blocks have been updated now to cover the VRM too

 

It makes me think of the Snowspeeder from Star Wars, very nice looking so far. It is slightly bigger than say an S340, right? The fan/radiator mount makes it appear that way.

 

Anyways, what's supposed to be at the bottom portion? I assume the PSU and maybe some hard drives or water cooling gear, but I'm not sure.

 

The case is huge! It will be on display at EB Games Expo and will take some pics of it next to people and other things for comparison.

 

The bottom will hold the other two 480 rads and two reservoirs as well . No HDDs going in, 1TB of Crucial SSDs and also the Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCIE SSD Should be more than enough storage and also super fast

[ciobanulx]

 

Back with another update!

 

Fixed the motherboard tray to the case and mounted pumps and res.

 

Just a perfect fit for the little pump and res combo. I cut a small hole for the fittings to come out of but forgot I need another one for the fill port. Hopefully I don't mess the other one up and the two fittings align properly

 

 

You can also see I added some supports to the bottom panel. Very simple, just some threaded rods and the build is very solid along with the brackets I made. Once panels go on it will reinforce it even more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU cut out and also tapped for the motherboard stand-offs. The cables will come from underneath the motherboard to plug in. Will give it a nice clean look.

 

 

Reservoir inlet fittings

 

 

 

 

Just need to drill for the fill port now.

 

Also if you guys are wondering why the small reservoirs hidden under there then stay tuned as something really exciting will go in the top section of the build next to the motherboard

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

I take it that you are still test fitting things? Or do you plan on making the final touches after its mounted?

[ciobanulx]

I take it that you are still test fitting things? Or do you plan on making the final touches after its mounted?

 

Yea this is still test fitting. The case will have to come apart again once done and it will be powder coated before a final assembly

[ciobanulx]

 

More updates on the case guys!

 

Front and back panels are on. They are from 4.5mm thick black gloss acrylic. More work still needs to be done to them.

 

Also the front panel there is a little window cut out and below there is room for a fan controller and the vandal switches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it you!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

I just want to find out where you live so that I can see you mod, nice progress on the case so far Alex

 

Thanks a lot mate! Hahaha I live on the Gold Coast, if you're ever around we can probably arrange something