Meelobee

Hey there :)

Newbie to the LinusTechTips forum, that wants to show his build
 
 
I've finished it earlier this year, but haven't shown it here so here we go :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Specs
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Intel i3570K 
16Gb (4x4Gb) Corsair Dominator GT @ 2133Mhz (CMT8GX3M2B2133C9)
Corsair AX750 PSU
128Gb Samsung 830 SSD
256Gb Samsung 830 SSD
Asus 670 GTX 

Cooling
2x EK Coolstream Rad XT 240
EK RAM Dominator X4 Acetal
EK Supreme HF Acetal
5x Corsair SP120 Fans
BitsPower Matt Black Fittings (+- 50 in total)
 
Complete buildlog can be found here (English) or here (Dutch)
Currently I'm working on a new project called: Project 180, (I'll add the worklog here later :))
 
Cheers,
 
Meelobee / ZdMods
 
 

Thanks Dorian
 
 
 
I totally agree and I'll raise you, Imo it's one of the best cases ever, has a timeless design
 
Thanks Monty, I wish I could. Over here (The Netherlands) these cases are are hard to find in a good condition, so even getting one was quite a challenge
 
Thanks man

Progress is a bit slow lately because I didn't have as much modding time as I wanted and I was waiting for some of the parts I ordered to arrive. 
 
First up is the controller panel, it now fits below the midplates and I've made the second panel from 1mm aluminium sheet which will sit in front of the controller panel. In between the alu panels will be a 3mm plexi sheet. from the inside I'll put in some leds, so the edge of the plexi will glow.
 

 

 

 
The packages I've been waiting for contained the gpu blocks and some of the fittings I'll need for the loop. For the gpu's I chose the EK- FC R9 280X DCII Nickel Acetal blocks, with a pair of matching backplates.
 

 

 

 

 

 
This thing is heavy  :huh:

 

 

 

 

 

 
The first batch of fittings

 
I love these new 90degree corners, finally a nice single fitting for 90degree hard tubes

 

 

 
Something that bothered me in one of my previous builds (Inverted) is the gpu. Because of the weight/gravity the pcb of the gpu gets bend over time, to prevent this I came up with this

 

 

 

Progress is a bit slow lately because I didn't have as much modding time as I wanted and I was waiting for some of the parts I ordered to arrive. 
 
First up is the controller panel, it now fits below the midplates and I've made the second panel from 1mm aluminium sheet which will sit in front of the controller panel. In between the alu panels will be a 3mm plexi sheet. from the inside I'll put in some leds, so the edge of the plexi will glow.
 

 

 

 
The packages I've been waiting for contained the gpu blocks and some of the fittings I'll need for the loop. For the gpu's I chose the EK- FC R9 280X DCII Nickel Acetal blocks, with a pair of matching backplates.
 

 

 

 

 

 
This thing is heavy  :huh:

 

 

 

 

 

 
The first batch of fittings

 
I love these new 90degree corners, finally a nice single fitting for 90degree hard tubes

 

 

 
Something that bothered me in one of my previous builds (Inverted) is the gpu. Because of the weight/gravity the pcb of the gpu gets bend over time, to prevent this I came up with this

 

 

 

Been a while since the last update (I should patent that phrase!) but I've continued working on the case in the meantime
I'd planned some time to take pictures of the progress yesterday, but both my camera and my camera skills let me down. Out of 60+ pics not a single one was decent enough to show in the logs. Either the colortemp is all messed up (way too orange) or the pic is just too dark to see the details.. Problem is I don't have a decent space to photograph my build, I have a small computer room with terrible lightning for taking photo's. Tips and tricks for better photo's are very welcome (
 
So for now a small update with the progress, pictures are taken with an iPad, sorry for that..
 
The acrylic strips in the front of the case will be lit with UV leds, in the 4th strip from the left the led is visible

 
With power it looks like this, in reality the whole strip is lit like the bottom half, pink/purple. The camera makes it look alot more blue than it really is.

 
 
Continuing on the internals of the case, first made a small Sketchup to see the idea before building it

 
So I ordered 6 plates of aluminium (493x210x3mm) and started to cut and file it. First plate I finished was the midplate

 
After that I started on the rest of the plates, made a drawing in Sketchup, converted it to Layer and made 1on1 stencils on stickersheets. (May thanks to Waynio for explaining this to me!) 
 

 

 
Cutting

 
Alot of filing

 
And done!

 
I finished 4 of 6 plates, for the other 2 I need a mobo to get the correct measurements so the plates won't touch the hardware
 

 
 
And I've been playing around with Sketchup a bit
 

 
Comments are welcome
 

 

On with the show!
 
Continued on the front. Added 2 shorter pieces to the rest of the U-Profiles to complete the front. All profiles are filed to size (Which was a pain in the ass job, as the corners are round and at an angle.)
 

 

 

 
On the top the alu profiles fit align perfectly to the plastic front.

 
On the bottom there are some small gaps between the alu and plastic, but this won't be visible in the end. The plexi bars in the profiles are cut short, so there is room for the leds

 
Made a logo for the front of the case. The 2 small bars above and below the text will be the same color as the plastic edge they align with. Giving the front 2 'sections' again.

 

 
And I've cut the hole for the 3 radfans in the front (360 rad) 

 

 

 
In the case without the front

 
And with front

 

 
 
Thanks for watching! :dremel:
 
 

Progress is a bit slow lately because I didn't have as much modding time as I wanted and I was waiting for some of the parts I ordered to arrive. 
 
First up is the controller panel, it now fits below the midplates and I've made the second panel from 1mm aluminium sheet which will sit in front of the controller panel. In between the alu panels will be a 3mm plexi sheet. from the inside I'll put in some leds, so the edge of the plexi will glow.
 

 

 

 
The packages I've been waiting for contained the gpu blocks and some of the fittings I'll need for the loop. For the gpu's I chose the EK- FC R9 280X DCII Nickel Acetal blocks, with a pair of matching backplates.
 

 

 

 

 

 
This thing is heavy  :huh:

 

 

 

 

 

 
The first batch of fittings

 
I love these new 90degree corners, finally a nice single fitting for 90degree hard tubes

 

 

 
Something that bothered me in one of my previous builds (Inverted) is the gpu. Because of the weight/gravity the pcb of the gpu gets bend over time, to prevent this I came up with this

 

 

 

Thanks D33g33

Did the same to the GPU's but instead of making a connector I've soldered the copper rods directly to the GPU's
 



 
Not the best soldering job, but it works. The rods were sleeved with Paracord and routed to the back of the mobotray, where they connect to normal wiring to the PSU

Yeah... I kinda forgot this log, again... :unsure: But the good news is, I've been working on the case to get if finished.

Stuff I did since last update:

- Made backplates for both of the videocards
- Both videocards were modded and now have solid copper rods, instead of the normal 2x6 pin connectors.
- Finised the wiring behind mobo tray
- Installed & wired leds in top and front
- Finished paintwork (right sidepanel)
- Made and sleeved 24-pin extension
- Finished and filled the loop

Basicly the build was finished a couple of weeks ago and I made the final pics last week. So without further ado, here are the final pics!



 

 





















Project 180 was sponsored by

Progress is a bit slow lately because I didn't have as much modding time as I wanted and I was waiting for some of the parts I ordered to arrive. 
 
First up is the controller panel, it now fits below the midplates and I've made the second panel from 1mm aluminium sheet which will sit in front of the controller panel. In between the alu panels will be a 3mm plexi sheet. from the inside I'll put in some leds, so the edge of the plexi will glow.
 

 

 

 
The packages I've been waiting for contained the gpu blocks and some of the fittings I'll need for the loop. For the gpu's I chose the EK- FC R9 280X DCII Nickel Acetal blocks, with a pair of matching backplates.
 

 

 

 

 

 
This thing is heavy  :huh:

 

 

 

 

 

 
The first batch of fittings

 
I love these new 90degree corners, finally a nice single fitting for 90degree hard tubes

 

 

 
Something that bothered me in one of my previous builds (Inverted) is the gpu. Because of the weight/gravity the pcb of the gpu gets bend over time, to prevent this I came up with this

 

 

 

A while ago I came into contact with Asus Benelux. When they saw this build and heard about the plans for the rest of the build they decided to step up and sponsor the project with not just one, but two of their Radeon R9 280x cards! A pair of very awesome cards, that will take this build to a new level hardware wise! Thanks alot Asus!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Ofcourse both cards go in the build, so I had to make the holes for them:

 

 
Both cards just in

 
The left sides of the cards hang a bit because of the weight of the heatsink, the waterblocks weigh less, so it should be ok then.

 
Made a simple lock for the videocards

 

 

 
Took the midplate assembly apart and drilled a 10mm hole (biggest drill I have) through all the plates (18mm thick in total) and filed the hole to 25mm

 

 

 
Made a ring from 3mm alu sheet, inner diameter is the same as the inner diameter of the tube

 

 
Ring is epoxied to the bottom of the lowest midplate, preventing the tube to fall all the way through.

 

 

 
The tube will be used for the 24Pin wiring, it should be just big enough to hold 24 sleeved cables, but it's going to be a tight squeeze

Update time!
 
Made a mobotray from a 3mm aluminium plate (32x49cm) and installed the standoffs for the mobo. Decided not to use a rear i/o bracket, but instead installed the i/o panel right into the backside of the case;
 

 

 

 
I've cut almost half of the mobotray away to get a more open feel/look

 

 

 
The mobotray is held in place by small aluminium corners, on this picture the first two are done

 
And here the third is done too (The small corner on the top right)

 
Installed some parts to get an idea of the look, hmm not too bad at all  B)

 
The 5h plate is measured and filed so it wraps around the mobo

 
Hard to see, but the double bottom is also installed, under the white plate on the bottom there is 15mm space to hide cables

 
That's it for now..

Progress is a bit slow lately because I didn't have as much modding time as I wanted and I was waiting for some of the parts I ordered to arrive. 
 
First up is the controller panel, it now fits below the midplates and I've made the second panel from 1mm aluminium sheet which will sit in front of the controller panel. In between the alu panels will be a 3mm plexi sheet. from the inside I'll put in some leds, so the edge of the plexi will glow.
 

 

 

 
The packages I've been waiting for contained the gpu blocks and some of the fittings I'll need for the loop. For the gpu's I chose the EK- FC R9 280X DCII Nickel Acetal blocks, with a pair of matching backplates.
 

 

 

 

 

 
This thing is heavy  :huh:

 

 

 

 

 

 
The first batch of fittings

 
I love these new 90degree corners, finally a nice single fitting for 90degree hard tubes

 

 

 
Something that bothered me in one of my previous builds (Inverted) is the gpu. Because of the weight/gravity the pcb of the gpu gets bend over time, to prevent this I came up with this

 

 

 

Progress is a bit slow lately because I didn't have as much modding time as I wanted and I was waiting for some of the parts I ordered to arrive. 
 
First up is the controller panel, it now fits below the midplates and I've made the second panel from 1mm aluminium sheet which will sit in front of the controller panel. In between the alu panels will be a 3mm plexi sheet. from the inside I'll put in some leds, so the edge of the plexi will glow.
 

 

 

 
The packages I've been waiting for contained the gpu blocks and some of the fittings I'll need for the loop. For the gpu's I chose the EK- FC R9 280X DCII Nickel Acetal blocks, with a pair of matching backplates.
 

 

 

 

 

 
This thing is heavy  :huh:

 

 

 

 

 

 
The first batch of fittings

 
I love these new 90degree corners, finally a nice single fitting for 90degree hard tubes

 

 

 
Something that bothered me in one of my previous builds (Inverted) is the gpu. Because of the weight/gravity the pcb of the gpu gets bend over time, to prevent this I came up with this

 

 

 

Hey there :)

Newbie to the LinusTechTips forum, that wants to show his build
 
 
I've finished it earlier this year, but haven't shown it here so here we go :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Specs
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Intel i3570K 
16Gb (4x4Gb) Corsair Dominator GT @ 2133Mhz (CMT8GX3M2B2133C9)
Corsair AX750 PSU
128Gb Samsung 830 SSD
256Gb Samsung 830 SSD
Asus 670 GTX 

Cooling
2x EK Coolstream Rad XT 240
EK RAM Dominator X4 Acetal
EK Supreme HF Acetal
5x Corsair SP120 Fans
BitsPower Matt Black Fittings (+- 50 in total)
 
Complete buildlog can be found here (English) or here (Dutch)
Currently I'm working on a new project called: Project 180, (I'll add the worklog here later :))
 
Cheers,
 
Meelobee / ZdMods
 
 

Yeah... I kinda forgot this log, again... :unsure: But the good news is, I've been working on the case to get if finished.

Stuff I did since last update:

- Made backplates for both of the videocards
- Both videocards were modded and now have solid copper rods, instead of the normal 2x6 pin connectors.
- Finised the wiring behind mobo tray
- Installed & wired leds in top and front
- Finished paintwork (right sidepanel)
- Made and sleeved 24-pin extension
- Finished and filled the loop

Basicly the build was finished a couple of weeks ago and I made the final pics last week. So without further ado, here are the final pics!



 

 





















Project 180 was sponsored by

on with the show, it's been a while again and in the mean time I bought a better backdrop for my pictures. So from now on some of my pics will look a bit more decent (Not all, cause it's quite some work to setup the 'photoboot')
I've used the backdrop to make some pics with the current state of the build
 
I've added 2 angled pieces in the top of the case, they will hold a 360 slimline radiator and they add to the structure of the case. This alows the top top come off which will be usefull later on when filling the loop.

 

 

 

 

 
 
The Aquaero Controller also needs a place, in the front of the case isn't an option, so I came up with this

 
Measured the controller, put it in Sketchup, exported it to Layer and printed it on a sticker so I could cut/file it into shape

 

 

 
[imghttp://www.zdmods.com/builds/720/120.png
 
And after some cutting and filing this is the result

on with the show, it's been a while again and in the mean time I bought a better backdrop for my pictures. So from now on some of my pics will look a bit more decent (Not all, cause it's quite some work to setup the 'photoboot')
I've used the backdrop to make some pics with the current state of the build
 
I've added 2 angled pieces in the top of the case, they will hold a 360 slimline radiator and they add to the structure of the case. This alows the top top come off which will be usefull later on when filling the loop.

 

 

 

 

 
 
The Aquaero Controller also needs a place, in the front of the case isn't an option, so I came up with this

 
Measured the controller, put it in Sketchup, exported it to Layer and printed it on a sticker so I could cut/file it into shape

 

 

 
[imghttp://www.zdmods.com/builds/720/120.png
 
And after some cutting and filing this is the result

on with the show, it's been a while again and in the mean time I bought a better backdrop for my pictures. So from now on some of my pics will look a bit more decent (Not all, cause it's quite some work to setup the 'photoboot')
I've used the backdrop to make some pics with the current state of the build
 
I've added 2 angled pieces in the top of the case, they will hold a 360 slimline radiator and they add to the structure of the case. This alows the top top come off which will be usefull later on when filling the loop.

 

 

 

 

 
 
The Aquaero Controller also needs a place, in the front of the case isn't an option, so I came up with this

 
Measured the controller, put it in Sketchup, exported it to Layer and printed it on a sticker so I could cut/file it into shape

 

 

 
[imghttp://www.zdmods.com/builds/720/120.png
 
And after some cutting and filing this is the result

Oh man I couldn't be happier right now, after some talks Corsair decided to sponsor this build too and wow when they decide to help, they do it good.. They have send me a big box full of parts, way more than I could imagine!
 

 
The box was filled with:
 
16Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum (CMD16GX3M4A2400C10)

 

 

 
2x Light bar upgrade for the memory modules

 

 
2x  Neutron GTX 240Gb SSD

 

 

 
10x Corsair AF120 LED Fan White

 

 

 
Thanks so much Corsair! Harry you rock!:thumb:
 
 
Even though the 720 is a big case I still managed to run into a problem with the space. Below the midplate there is not enough room to put the pump and reservoir next to eachother, both are quite big (D5 pump with Aquacomp top & Aqualis 880Ml res) so I've ordered an adapter that allows the pump to be installed directly onto the reservoir. 
 
And to complete the hardware I've also ordered the following parts:
 
- Aquaero 6 XT USB Fan-Controller :cooldude:
- Aquaero Flow sensor "high flow USB" G1/4
 
These and the adapter should arrive somewhere next week

on with the show, it's been a while again and in the mean time I bought a better backdrop for my pictures. So from now on some of my pics will look a bit more decent (Not all, cause it's quite some work to setup the 'photoboot')
I've used the backdrop to make some pics with the current state of the build
 
I've added 2 angled pieces in the top of the case, they will hold a 360 slimline radiator and they add to the structure of the case. This alows the top top come off which will be usefull later on when filling the loop.

 

 

 

 

 
 
The Aquaero Controller also needs a place, in the front of the case isn't an option, so I came up with this

 
Measured the controller, put it in Sketchup, exported it to Layer and printed it on a sticker so I could cut/file it into shape

 

 

 
[imghttp://www.zdmods.com/builds/720/120.png
 
And after some cutting and filing this is the result

Oh man I couldn't be happier right now, after some talks Corsair decided to sponsor this build too and wow when they decide to help, they do it good.. They have send me a big box full of parts, way more than I could imagine!
 

 
The box was filled with:
 
16Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum (CMD16GX3M4A2400C10)

 

 

 
2x Light bar upgrade for the memory modules

 

 
2x  Neutron GTX 240Gb SSD

 

 

 
10x Corsair AF120 LED Fan White

 

 

 
Thanks so much Corsair! Harry you rock!:thumb:
 
 
Even though the 720 is a big case I still managed to run into a problem with the space. Below the midplate there is not enough room to put the pump and reservoir next to eachother, both are quite big (D5 pump with Aquacomp top & Aqualis 880Ml res) so I've ordered an adapter that allows the pump to be installed directly onto the reservoir. 
 
And to complete the hardware I've also ordered the following parts:
 
- Aquaero 6 XT USB Fan-Controller :cooldude:
- Aquaero Flow sensor "high flow USB" G1/4
 
These and the adapter should arrive somewhere next week

A while ago I came into contact with Asus Benelux. When they saw this build and heard about the plans for the rest of the build they decided to step up and sponsor the project with not just one, but two of their Radeon R9 280x cards! A pair of very awesome cards, that will take this build to a new level hardware wise! Thanks alot Asus!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Ofcourse both cards go in the build, so I had to make the holes for them:

 

 
Both cards just in

 
The left sides of the cards hang a bit because of the weight of the heatsink, the waterblocks weigh less, so it should be ok then.

 
Made a simple lock for the videocards

 

 

 
Took the midplate assembly apart and drilled a 10mm hole (biggest drill I have) through all the plates (18mm thick in total) and filed the hole to 25mm

 

 

 
Made a ring from 3mm alu sheet, inner diameter is the same as the inner diameter of the tube

 

 
Ring is epoxied to the bottom of the lowest midplate, preventing the tube to fall all the way through.

 

 

 
The tube will be used for the 24Pin wiring, it should be just big enough to hold 24 sleeved cables, but it's going to be a tight squeeze

A while ago I came into contact with Asus Benelux. When they saw this build and heard about the plans for the rest of the build they decided to step up and sponsor the project with not just one, but two of their Radeon R9 280x cards! A pair of very awesome cards, that will take this build to a new level hardware wise! Thanks alot Asus!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Ofcourse both cards go in the build, so I had to make the holes for them:

 

 
Both cards just in

 
The left sides of the cards hang a bit because of the weight of the heatsink, the waterblocks weigh less, so it should be ok then.

 
Made a simple lock for the videocards

 

 

 
Took the midplate assembly apart and drilled a 10mm hole (biggest drill I have) through all the plates (18mm thick in total) and filed the hole to 25mm

 

 

 
Made a ring from 3mm alu sheet, inner diameter is the same as the inner diameter of the tube

 

 
Ring is epoxied to the bottom of the lowest midplate, preventing the tube to fall all the way through.

 

 

 
The tube will be used for the 24Pin wiring, it should be just big enough to hold 24 sleeved cables, but it's going to be a tight squeeze

A while ago I came into contact with Asus Benelux. When they saw this build and heard about the plans for the rest of the build they decided to step up and sponsor the project with not just one, but two of their Radeon R9 280x cards! A pair of very awesome cards, that will take this build to a new level hardware wise! Thanks alot Asus!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Ofcourse both cards go in the build, so I had to make the holes for them:

 

 
Both cards just in

 
The left sides of the cards hang a bit because of the weight of the heatsink, the waterblocks weigh less, so it should be ok then.

 
Made a simple lock for the videocards

 

 

 
Took the midplate assembly apart and drilled a 10mm hole (biggest drill I have) through all the plates (18mm thick in total) and filed the hole to 25mm

 

 

 
Made a ring from 3mm alu sheet, inner diameter is the same as the inner diameter of the tube

 

 
Ring is epoxied to the bottom of the lowest midplate, preventing the tube to fall all the way through.

 

 

 
The tube will be used for the 24Pin wiring, it should be just big enough to hold 24 sleeved cables, but it's going to be a tight squeeze