This is a build that I did at the end of last year so is very current. Enjoy the browse :)
The pictures start off pretty average but get better!
First of I would like to say a BIG BIG thanks to my sponsors at the moment. Which is NZXT and Corsair
NZXT were kind enough to sponsor me a Phantom 410 case.
Corsair were also very helpful in sponsoring me an AX850 PSU!
This will be a project done over a few months, as I would like to see if I an arrange any more sponsors to take part in this!
www.nzxt.com
www.corsair.com
But the main plan of this is:
I want the end result for someone to see and say to me "Wait, what case is this?" Because I am about to turn this case into something no one has seen before
Clue: Watercooled, 360mm Rad, 240mm rad... All internal lets see where this takes us!
So, today I spent some time doing drilling.... no modding so far !! All I have done is drill out the rivets, and then screw in the radiator!
I wonder what this will be
Something that I love about this case. Is that there is correct spacing for a rad !! unlike the Switch 810. It easy enough to resolve on the Switch, but knowing there is one less thing you have to change. Its a little soothing!
As we can see. The case looks like it has been designed to hold a 360mm radiator !!
To come: 240 rad will be here, is a 30mm thick one, which will have the fans inbetween the metal and plastic top, no room underneath for push pull. Even if there was, I would rather the case look nicer, than to have something that would increase performance by < 2c
Just enough room to fit an EK res :) SWEET! and yes, have thought cablemanagement holes dont you worry :P
Note: I will be connecting the radiators together, with no tubing, that is why the fittings i have used are there,
The Rad i will be using is this one !
And so, with a new 240mm rad. She all goes in, and then... yeah, its not the easiest thing getting dem fittings to work :P but this is the rad setup :)
NOTE: Will be getting better lighting, and a little photo area soon,
Riiight, so got the placement of the 8 pin EPS hole sorted, and also i realised that after some testing i can actually rivet the motherboard tray on! But that will be done last, as i still have to paint the case which wont be happening anytime soon, might get it done professionally and get it baked (hot room pretty much) as its winter here, freezing cold. and paint would come out like shit. But we shall see!!
Edit: might be using M4 screws instead of rivets.. but we shall see
Here we are guys, this is the sleeving colours i have chosen for the AX850!!
Thanks Corsair :)
Case should be back in the next few days, I assure you. it looks ****ing amazing
I have got the case back! She is ef'ing beautiful However... The weather has not been. So I have not been able to get any pictures!! Have done some work on the mobo tray though
As you can see, the 150 mm res is perfect. The 24 pin will be extended over the res, so really the inside colour will not be seen. The 8 pin will go through that whole (Yet to be sanded properly yet)
I have decided to have the hdd and ssd infront of the PSU, which will be hidden by a cover (same colour as mobo tray) which will cover the length FROM the end of the psu to flush of the end of the mobo tray, so that enables me to still see the PSU, because I will be changing the internal fan, to a Xigmatek orange blade one, so that it will be a lovely thing to look at
This is how I will be attaching the mobo tray to the top of the case, with some M4 screws there is I think 6 evenly spread out accross the top of the tray, the bottom psu cover will also be attached with M4 screws too. It also helps keep the mobo tray in place as well
the top inside piece is also orange
The fans will have orange blades too, those are set to be here this week. More pictures will be taken then!!
How is this paint any different from the colour scheme that NZXT produce?
WELL!! The inside is roof and floor is orange. The black is the exact colour all around, so there is no difference between the powder coat and the plastics, the orange all looks the same. Also, there are gold flakes in the orange, so under some beautiful light, you can see a teeny-weeny bit of gold. Once I get some proper day light (Winter here in NZ doesn't give us much of it) I will get some pics of the gold flakes
Note; the sniper 2 is not the motherboard that I will be using
The fans have arrived They match the orange that I chose 100%! So am really glad that I got the right ones, it was either these or Bitfenix orange LED ones.
Thoughts and opinions are always appreciated!!
Next update: Motherboard tray
So mobo tray 90% done, still need to add the MDPC-X cable mounting grommet things to house my cables for extra cleansly'ness,
The 24 pin will be going through the space between the rad's and the RES
Still have to make a mounting piece for my HDD and my SSD underneath that PSU cover thingy
Didn't want to cover the psu at all, liked having the fan there, and just liked being able to see the PSU.
Will be using MAYHEMS PASTEL ORANGE WOOO, that colour'd fluid is amazing.
Mobo will be a Sniper 2 UNTILL Gigabyte release their new Z77 board which is orange and black, so I look very much forward till then!
Took a few photo's of it all outside!
Still a few things to do
- Sleeve GPU connectors
- Re-sleeve Fans if I have enough orange sleeve left over
- Shorten some cables under the psu cover to give it some more room
- sleeve the Front IO cables (exl USB 3.0)
- Get my Mayhems Orange Pastel fluid
- Longer link for the pump/res so that the pump sits on the psu cover
- Add some more cable management brackets if need be
Here are some snaps I got of my new UP7 motherboard,
I also have completed the GPU cables, however have chosen not to 'stitch' them as originally planned as it doesn't really go along with any of the other cables so would look a bit off..
Hope you like what you see!
Once finished I will set up a proper photobox and get some superb photo's !
Only shame things is, that mayhems Orange isn't really what I thought it would be. It is more of a red than anything else, but am very happy with the UP7 colours. It matches with the case and sleeve colours very well!
