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Hello, welcome to the first official home showcase of my very first custom computer case build. It it 100% scratch built along with a custom scratch built cooling loop and functions at a better rate than my previous case with aftermarket air cooling. For more in depth information read below
 
PC Specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
MSI 970A-G46 Motherboard
AMD FX-6350 @ 3.9 GHz
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr
12GB G.Skill Ripjaw X-Series 1333 MHz DDR3
120GB Samsung SSD
240GB  Silicon Power S60 SSD
1.5TB Western Digital Green HD
1TB Western Digital Green HD
 
Case Features:
Scratch Built custom carved exterior
Front USB/Audio Panel located in protruding root
Optical media slot hidden behind root
Scratch built CPU "Heart" Cooler w/Embedded interior LEDs
Scratch built "Mushroom" Reservoir w/Embedded interior LEDs
Custom Sculpting around Radiator
 
 
 










 

 
History and Other Info:
 
Here is my first foray into a serious case modding project. I decided I wanted to do a sweet case mod after I built my new computer desk, but I wanted something unlike anything else I've seen and something *hopefully* new. I have seen loads of cool crazy case mods but I wanted something less... computery. I wanted to make something with a more natural feel and with smooth curves and things like that.I had created a smaller little stump carving before this and it struck me what my grand idea would be.

Then it was decision time and I spent a while pondering how I would accomplish it, but decided to craft it entirely out of lumber as opposed to tracking down a stump and cleaning it out for a computer. This way I would have a little more sway in the design of things and could fine tune my project as opposed to being constrained to the random stump I would find. So I got to work right away and started measuring and planning, I got it all put together and then... let it sit for a few months. I just had no good way of carving into this wood I had at a quick enough pace and other projects ended up getting priority over this fun side project. 

But, then before Halloween I found a nice carbide blade for my grinder and it allowed me to really carve into the wood at a good pace to facilitate the shaping of the stump. Fine details were then done with a Dremel likes the knots and finer wood grain pattern. After it was carved I used a Red Oak stain (I believe that was the color) and coated it in fiberglass resin to add strength and cohesiveness to the entire build. I made a platform for the motherboard which raises it vertically to allow room for the HDs, DVD, power supply, and water pump below it. The USB front port is worked into the root and has the DVD access hidden behind the root but is still fairly easy to get to (who uses DVDs now right?!).

I also wanted to do water cooling for the first time but again I wanted something natural and organic. I decided that I would make my own loop from scratch (as much as was reasonable) so I only bought the water pump and the copper heater core I used as the radiator. The reservoir and CPU cooler are made by me from sculpts I did for this project. They are completely clear organic shapes which will withstand the operating temps of the system, which means I could make any kind of custom CPU or GPU cooler. A fun little feature is the power button, which is actually the largest knot visible in the front of the case which you just press like any normal button

Ok thanks!, I will give it a shot and see how it goes, crossing my fingers

U may need to change the profile in windows, there are different profiles "balanced" "energysaving" "max performance".
and you need to click "change energysavingoptions" to customize the profile, some energysavingfeatures may be activated as monitor and hdd will turn off after "%%" minutes.
Disable also the pci express saving option. 
 
Windows 7 Servicepack 1

thats a problem with the sleeping function of windows, I only had this issue with windows vista.

bro, do you even raid?

I had the same problem. I took my HDD outside of my case and put it on top of my mouse mat and turned on my PC. It was way quieter.
Sometimes your PC case can make your HDD sounds louder. You can reduce that noise by getting HDD screws with little rubber pieces that reduces vibrations and noise.

Depends..
If the SSD is less or 128GB then no, but if the SSD is bigger that 128GB then yes.

Hello everyone, this is my latest build. Decided a couple of months ago to buy my all time favourite case. Caselabs has made my wallet cry a little due shipping rates to Australia but building in it has been such a blast. Such a fantastic platform and so modular. Hope you all enjoy .
 
Case + guts:
Case: Caselabs Merlin SM8
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 
RAM: 8Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 
PSU: Corsair HX 750 W
Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula V
 
Water goodies:
CPU: EK Supremacy Clean CSQ
GPU: EK-FC Titan SE
Pump: EK D5 Vario
Rads: EK-Coolstream XTX 360 + 240
Res: Bitspower 150 Water tank
Coolant: XSPC EC6 Blood Red
Tubing: Primochill Advanced LRT 3/8" 5/8" Crystal Clear
 

































 
Thanks for viewing 

So much plastic!

1.750D

2.Bitfenix prodigy

3.800D

4.Caselabs (they all look similar so i wont say which)

5.600T white

Hello. 
Here is my question and i wounder which is your 5 favorite chassis 
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and which case are you using right now?
i think we know which case that is which så i just prefer pics if you have modded or something otherwise just names will be enough,

Install windows 7, problem solved.

This thread is awesome, but it does allow me to see everyone who got a better 3930k than me.

They're usually in the description of the videos.

Don't forget to monitor your temps!!!!!!!

Personally, I'd just go all the way back to the days of the SNES.

Wizards are never late.
 
And they also test things

Yes it has all we can really do is report it when we see it . We used to get kitchen sets though and now i see medical stuff.

Ahh Mac's.... gotta... no, let's not go there. :D

I am pulling now about 140K...Course, I am running a few systems. :)

The LTT forum is quite good at quick responses.

Intel Burn Test. You can use Prime95 but I don't really recommend it.

Prime 95 , download that at let it run for a couple of hours , that will do the trick 

Prime95 for older versions. I use Aida64 for 4xxx and 3xxx series and usually let it run for a few hours to be safe. If it's a higher overclock, overnight