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Use http://www.kinguin.net/, I just bought a win 10 key yesterday. Worked for me.

Here is my other custom build from scratch enclosure project. I started this project in June 2017.  I wanted an air cooled case that could take a full size ATX motherboard, power supply and full size graphics cards. However with no 3.5" drives, optical drives or water cooling to keep it light weight and quiet. 
CPU: Intel Core i7 8700K Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-19200 (2400) M.2 SSD: Samsung 250GB 960 Evo PCIe NVMe GPU: ASUS STRIX GTX980 4G DirCU2 OC PSU: Seasonic PRIME Ultra 850W 80+ Platinum Power Supply Rear Fan: Corsair 120mm ML Series ML120 Front fans 2x Corsair 140mm ML Series ML140 White LED Carbon Fiber Side Panels Graphite Powder Coat  
 




 



 
 
 








 
 

Anything is possible but it just depends if it's worth the effort and time. It may not have a super nice fit and finish unless you are planning on cutting welding and grinding to build the new section that splits the case. 

Update!

I've managed to find some time over xmas and nye to work on 'Martha'
Finally have all the parts to complete the build, except one!! Australia Post somehow lost my 1080 ?
Luckily it was insured, so i've placed a order for a replacement... 
 
Changes made since last OP;

1: Created PSU shroud
2: Created acrylic panel for base of case
3: Rad brackets for res combo
4: Sleeved Pump Cables
5: Front Panel Cover
6: Rad Mount Plate
7: Test fit.... this is where it got interesting
 
PSU Shroud: 

This was created by bending 3mm acrylic, once bent I marked the PSU fan location and cut the hole.
I had some modders mesh from a previous project, so cut to size and sprayed it white. 
 
   


   
 
I will be putting the build name on the shroud, i'm waiting for the stickers to be created 
 
Base Plate:
 
Once again 3mm acrylic. I used cardboard to create a stencil and then transposed it to the acrylic.
I had a piece that was the exact width by luck, which mean I only had to allow for notch of the drive bay.
 

 
Radiator Brackets: 
 
I'm not going to lie, this took a few attempts. I originally wanted to use 3mm aluminium or 1.6mm galvabond as i had some spare.
After a day of grinding, cutting, filling and many hours later I had enough!! I dont like to give up, however I wasn't happy with any of the brackets.
I trialled thicker ones, thinner ones, easier designs but still nothing was standing out to me.
 

 

 
This was not counting, the many attempts at drilling the holes required. I don't have a drill press at present; so with a normal cordless drill this was painful!
 
The next day i had a 'eureka' moment! I had some pieces of thick white acrylic in my spares draw!
So I imported a tech drawing of the EK rad into Photoshop and designed the templates.
This let me allow for the distance of the mounting holes for the XSPC res.
 
I then pasted the templates onto the acrylic, and soon there after holes were drilled to exact spec and the brackets were made!

If you're wondering why not just use the XSPC brackets which came the photon res......
Well, the bracket isn't designed to fit neatly across the rad mounts, and is only a single side mount. Basically I didn't like it! 
 
This is how the brackets ended up looking once mounted


 
Pump Cables Sleeved:
 
The cables were not sleeved from the factory, so I wanted to neaten them up. The pump also came wired with Sata power. 
Unfortunately the Sata connector was sealed up with what looked like no way of popping it open. Due to this; I re-wired it using a Molex header. 
 
I broke my 'no work when tired' rule and wired it using a female molex connector.... 

 
I also wasn't happy with the para-cord i used to sleeve it, so off went the sleeving and incorrect connector. 
 
I re-sleeved it using 3mm braided sleeving and am happy with the results. 
 

 
Front Panel Cover:
 
I used cardboard once more to get a rough shape of the insert. This had to be mm perfect as it was going to be a press fit into the original front cover.
I will be using glue/ epoxy to seal it once the builds up to assembly
 
 
 
Rad Plate:
 
I opted for a thicker 5mm sheet for the plate. I have pre-drilled all the holes for the front cover.
This includes the holes where it will be riveted to the case body
 
I decided to cut 105-110 mm holes for the fans; as true 120mm holes was cutting it to fine, as i was using a cordless drill.
 
     
 
I ordered some 1 1/2 and 2 inch 6-32 screws from a fasteners shop. I wasn't sure of the exact length i'd need so got both...
I got 50 in total, giving me plenty of spares all for under 20 AUD bargain! 
 
The 1 1/2 inch aren't quite long enough, so I'm going to cut the 2" to required length, for now they can stick out.
 
Test Fit:
 
As you can see, this is a very tight and packed build. Even without the MB and PSU in; you can tell it's going to be tight!
 
   


  
Excuse the tape.... needed something to keep it in place 
 
At present I'm using a fat 60mm rad. If i reduce this to a 30 or even 40mm rad; it will give me the extra room to tuck the res back, and perhaps using a 30mm rad even fit the fans behind the mounting plate. Not sure what exactly i'm going to do.. 
 
I'm not worried about room for the 14mm hard-line, as it's going to be a simple loop. 
 
If you have any ideas, please let me know! 
 
Now I just need to wait for my 1080 to arrive, once I have it I can order the WB for it. Trying to decide between EK and Heatkiller.
The Heatkiller blocks look amazing but shipped to AUS it's over 200  

Thanks for looking! Any feedback, questions; feel free to comment. 
 
 

Cheers,
 
I didn't know what to expect when I started it, and as it's costing next to nothing i'm enjoying the process even more!
You're absolutely right, it's not so much about the end result; its the about the fun you have along the way!

i'm hoping my orders arrive soon, so i can get it finished over the xmas period... here's hoping!

1000% but thats the easy way!
I wanted something to have fun with. I've recently finished my dual loop tower 900 build; which was blinged out etc.
This was my attempt at a Sleeper build with mostly spare parts, saving them gathering dust..

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Damn that's a hell of a case!

This is going to be an epic sleeper, I can tell.

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Looks great! Congrats on your first custom Loop!
Any plans to water-block the GPU?

Cheers,
 
I didn't know what to expect when I started it, and as it's costing next to nothing i'm enjoying the process even more!
You're absolutely right, it's not so much about the end result; its the about the fun you have along the way!

i'm hoping my orders arrive soon, so i can get it finished over the xmas period... here's hoping!

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Cheers,
 
I didn't know what to expect when I started it, and as it's costing next to nothing i'm enjoying the process even more!
You're absolutely right, it's not so much about the end result; its the about the fun you have along the way!

i'm hoping my orders arrive soon, so i can get it finished over the xmas period... here's hoping!

Cheers,
 
I didn't know what to expect when I started it, and as it's costing next to nothing i'm enjoying the process even more!
You're absolutely right, it's not so much about the end result; its the about the fun you have along the way!

i'm hoping my orders arrive soon, so i can get it finished over the xmas period... here's hoping!

that's not always the question, sometimes the process of doing something particular and creating your own thing is much more appealing

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

Hi All,
 
Back Story:

I got given a old mid tower pc by a neighbor. He didnt want it fixed, so he said keep it.
I had just finished re-watching the sleeper series.... So got to thinking, could I fit a fat 360 in there?
 

Hardware for build... 
 
6700k
Z170 GA Gaming 6
Ram (need to buy)
Storage: Sata SSD's and NVME for boot (need to buy nvme)
GPU: Inno3d 1080 8gb 
PSU: HX850
 
Water Cooling Components
EK XE360 Rad
EK Monoblock for z170 mb
XSPC Photon 170 d5 combo (ordered)
XSPC 14mm Hardline Fittings (matte black)
XSPC 14mm PETG
Mayhem's Black Pastel 
 
Case alterations!
 
First thing to go, were the plates covering the bays, nice and easy. 
This gave me the first look of the space available. 
 
Eye balling it, i figured it should fit... should... 
 
Next up, how was i going to mount the rad to the case!
Maybe an acrylic panel? Decided to test the theory... 

At first, i was going to cut it smaller to fit inside the front cover.
First fail of the project!

Where was i going to fit the fans? I knew they would not fit on the back of the rad with what i had planned... 
 
So cut another panel out; marked and drilled the mounting holes.

I did have to mod the front panel's lugs so it would clip on to the case. 
 
I then completed the test fit process.

I tried both a 150mm EK Res and a 250mm Singularity PC res... 
 
At this stage I decided to use the EK res. That would change soon... 
 
I was going for/attempting a sleeper type build. 
 
Time to make the insides a little better!

So i popped the rivets and dismantled the case. 
 
Once it was dismantled I got concerned with how weak the case was.
I got the dremmel out again and cut out the drive mount sections.
I cut to size two acrylic panels which in theory would make the case stronger... 
I secured these with Rivets; and realised the difference straight away!
 
Looking at the pics below, the panels blend nicely and dont stick out too much! Winning!
 
Time for paint! I decided to paint all internal sections a Flat White; took about 4 coats to get it looking ok.

Next up, the rad!
I had an old EK Xe360 from a previous build; its outside had seen better days
So it got the white treatment too!

Time for reassembly; this was my first time riveting a case back together... As it was free, i was less concerned.
 
Took about 15-20 to line it all up and get it square'ish. I didn't realise how many rivets were needed to go back together.

I'm more than happy with how it looks now, almost too good imo.
 
Just have to wait for my acrylic order, along with my xspc fittings etc. 
 
If you have any suggestions, fire away.
This will end up being used as a VR Rig. 
 
Cheers
Peter
 

@neSSa This is wicked!! Love the mix of acrylic and metal.

Hi all,
 
I've been uming and aring and finally pulled the pin on this build.
 
(Not sure of the final name of it)
 
I've loved the look of the Tower 900 since the LTT vid on the top 5 crazy cases.
 
After watching the mod vids of the tower by JPModified, DeclassifiedSystems, and GGF my inspiration grew.
 
I'm hoping to timelapse the build and will post the vids etc.
 

 
Specs:
 
X470 GA Gaming 7
Ryzen 2700x
32gb Corsair Vengence LPX (2X16)
SLI iChill x4 1080ti 
2 NVME SSDS
Various data SSDS
Ax1200i
 
Watercooling gear:
 
Matt black BP fittings
Ek PT fittings
16mm BP hardline tube
Ek 1080ti blocks
Ek Supremacy Evo cpu block
Singularity Computers 250ml Res x2
Dual Singularity Computers mounts x2
Thermaltake Temp sensors x2
BP Revo D5s x2
Ek PE360 / PE480 Rad
Aerocool P7 Fans
 
Planning to start this build today.
 
Stay tuned for updates!

@Hashiba
This is the front panel in its final form.
The fan frame is custom made from aluminium angle and square u shape alluminium.
 
(Excuse the mobile crop)
 

 
There are a couple of blemishes on the paint so ill prob touch them up.
 
The mesh was easy to drill n tap, as the two pieces will screw together into the case.
 
I didn't end up priming either piece, just sanded both then cleaned off with alcohol based solvent. 
 
I need to route the cables for the fans a little better but thats for another night. The only other thing i did was cut out a oval piece from the usb3 bracket (came with a pci bracket) and painted it also. The silver was too obvious behind the mesh.
 
Hope this gives you an idea for your builds.
 
Note: the mesh also came in handy for ventilation. I cut two square sections from the case, one for psu and other on opposite side as rear ventilation. Was a breeze mounting it to the case. I used sikaflex hc11 and just pressed it for few minutes and it was cured in 24hrs. 
 
Ill post pics of that in build log when pc is finally built.
 
Cheers
Peter

true... 750 is a little old lol.
 
It would be interesting none the less. Pretty sure EK would have a universal block...
If you needed any inspiration, you could go back and watch Linus's old school WC build (if you hadnt already)
Looks to be similar size;