darwin1859

Project Hades is complete. Project Hades uses the Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5 case. The whole case was disassembled and inverted to form an inverted mid ATX form factor. It was given a deep red paint job, chaos skull detailing and various mods. PC Hardware Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming Graphics: Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Super JetStream Memory: Kingston HyperX Savage 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K Power supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ gold modular Storage: Kingston HyperX Savage 480GB SSD CPU cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 Mods ATX inverted case mod Custom red case powder coating Chaos skull case and graphics card vinyl detailing Fully sleeved custom cables Red CPU cooler mod Project Hades by Darwin PC

To complete the ATX motherboard inversion for the Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5, the pieces were reassembled and secured by rivets. Holes where rivets had been drilled out were measured using digital calipers. Here are the rivets, in black, with various sizes to fit different thicknesses of material. Here is the heavy duty pop rivet gun to be used for assembly. It is pretty hefty, but clearance in tight spaces can be an issue. The case was reassembled without any issues. The case now works just as previously, but with everything upside down. I then put together a quick test build to check everything fits properly upside-down... ... and added the plastic panels.

I began work on the case modding. The first task was to invert the motherboard. Here's the case during stripping down, with most of the panels removed. Most of the removeable modules use these retained thumbscrews, which I find pretty useful for not losing the things. This is the fan and LED controller on the back. All parts removed from the case. The case completely stripped down. Checking the placement of the motherboard within the case. Starting to drill out rivets. I had originally planned to completely disassemble each section, but then decided to keep the middle section intact, and remove the top and bottom sections then swap them over. Removing rivets from the corner brackets. Bottom section removed. Top section removed. Checking alignment for reassembly. There was a lip in the middle of the top section that prevented the corner joints from lining up. I cut off the lip with the Dremel. Here is the top section in place. On test fitting the IO panel, I found it was blocked by another lip on the front section. This part was also removed. Edges cleaned up ready for the IO panel. The IO panel now fits perfectly.

Haha. I've chosen Greek gods and mythical beasts for all my builds, starting to run out of good ones now though!

I did a quick test build to make sure everything was working. Assembly was straightforward, although it took some clever positioning of the CPU cooler radiator and fans to not put strain on the tubing. The test build booted perfectly first time, and with no SSD connected, went straight into the UEFI/BIOS. The CPU temperatures were good, and the BIOS made easy work of adjusting the fan curves and pump speed. I did have to swap the pump cable to a different fan header, as the ‘pump’ header on the mobo couldn’t control the speed (in voltage or PWM mode). It worked fine on a different header though.

No post-processing effects, just a really wide aperture (f/2) on some shots!

A few shots of the hardware - looking forward to playing with this!

Hello and welcome to Project Hades by Darwin PC! Introduction Hades was the ancient Greek god of the underworld, a son of Titans and brother of Zeus and Poseidon. As Project Hades will feature an inverted ATX conversion, the underworld theme made sense. I have a few mods planned to make this build stand out. Hardware Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K GPU: Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Super JetStream Memory: Kingston HyperX Savage 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 PSU: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ gold modular CPU cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 Cabling: Custom-sleeved with E22 Teleios Sponsors Thanks to the following sponsors for making this project possible: Cooler Master, Gigabyte, Palit and Kingston / HyperX. Updates Hardware Test build Case modding pt. 1 Case modding pt. 2 Build complete

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Hi guys, I made a little video for this build. Hope you like it.

I think two 480 mm rads could probably dissipate the heat well enough. After a certain amount of rad space, I think the heat transfer efficiency of the water blocks becomes the limiting factor. I used three mostly for aesthetics, and because I could!

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Watercooling loop video: http://youtu.be/u9ctmFKCPTc

Hi guys, I would like to thank Thermaltake and all the sponsors for inviting me to this competition and making this project possible. It's been challenging at times, I was hit with many delays, but got there in the end! The finished build photos are below. I'll also post a loop fill video as soon as I finish editing it! I hope you like what I created - Project p5yche, a twin Core P5 mod.

Thanks I will upload the finished photos now, and a fill video ASAP. I could also make a video to show off the system, what do you think?