Rale

Hey guys! Here's a small update on the build.

I bent the acrylic piece for the shroud. I think it came out pretty good for my first acrylic panel bend.

Firstly here's a look at the painted rads. You'll notice on the 240 Monsta I stuck some molecule vinyl shapes and painted over to have an even look. Didn't come out as I expected thought I still like the look of it.









Here is how I paint the rads. Cover up all the fins with some painters tape and use some long screws to give me something to grab on to and flip it over so that I can do both sides at once. Another option would be to hang them, though I don't have the space for that.









Here's the case with the shroud in, although it's not secured yet, just sitting in place. Also the front rad is just sitting there so I can visualize the look of things.





I hope I won't have clearance issues with the EK-FC Bridge for the two GPU water blocks with the shroud. Might be pretty tight once the GPUs are in.







I might have something special going in the 5.25" bays. We'll have to wait and see



A look from the back and underneath the shroud. Plenty of room for cable management and I hope that once the PSU is in place the Aquaero will have some room left in there





Side panels are still not painted. It's been way to hot and humid here in Queensland to paint these past few days. I did clean them up and prepped them nicely so they are ready to paint on the next cool .. er day





A close look at the SSD windows



I think the windowed side panel will look sweet once the build is completed





That's about it. Now I need to get the motherboard in and take some measurements for the MB tray acrylic piece. Secure everything properly inside the case, get those side panels done and the case will be near completed.

Stay tuned for more.


Cheers,

Alex

^Paint on the GPU heatsink^

 



^Masking it off for another layer^

 



^2nd layer^

 



^Masking off for another layer^

 



^3rd layer^

 



^Finished without masking!^

 



^seeing what it looks like w/o the fans^

Its Rust-oleum high performance enamel - Safety Green
 

^Masking off the board^
 

^Sata connector taped off^
 

^Ram slots taped off^
 

^Primer on sata connectors^
 

^PCI-E in primer^
 

^Ram slots painted, You can still see some red bit its toned down a lot more^
 

^Ram slots masked off to paint the rest^
 

^Sata in paint^
 

^Sata slots unmasked^
 

^PCI-E slots unmasked^
 

^Ram slots unmasked^
 

^Board all unmasked^
 
Thanks for the comments guys!

^Paint on the GPU heatsink^

 



^Masking it off for another layer^

 



^2nd layer^

 



^Masking off for another layer^

 



^3rd layer^

 



^Finished without masking!^

 



^seeing what it looks like w/o the fans^

^Paint on the GPU heatsink^

 



^Masking it off for another layer^

 



^2nd layer^

 



^Masking off for another layer^

 



^3rd layer^

 



^Finished without masking!^

 



^seeing what it looks like w/o the fans^

^Paint on the GPU heatsink^

 



^Masking it off for another layer^

 



^2nd layer^

 



^Masking off for another layer^

 



^3rd layer^

 



^Finished without masking!^

 



^seeing what it looks like w/o the fans^

^CPU cooler in primer^

 



^CPU cooler with paint^

 



^CPU and board heatsinks on the board^

 



^Same shot as the last, but without flash^

 

I have some carbon fiber wrap coming, going to try and hide that red on the board.

^Paint on the GPU heatsink^

 



^Masking it off for another layer^

 



^2nd layer^

 



^Masking off for another layer^

 



^3rd layer^

 



^Finished without masking!^

 



^seeing what it looks like w/o the fans^

^CPU cooler in primer^

 



^CPU cooler with paint^

 



^CPU and board heatsinks on the board^

 



^Same shot as the last, but without flash^

 

I have some carbon fiber wrap coming, going to try and hide that red on the board.

^CPU cooler in primer^

 



^CPU cooler with paint^

 



^CPU and board heatsinks on the board^

 



^Same shot as the last, but without flash^

 

I have some carbon fiber wrap coming, going to try and hide that red on the board.

^CPU cooler in primer^

 



^CPU cooler with paint^

 



^CPU and board heatsinks on the board^

 



^Same shot as the last, but without flash^

 

I have some carbon fiber wrap coming, going to try and hide that red on the board.

lol nah man, i just threw some parts together, designing your own case is way better!
 
f- the cad letts see some pix.  lookin good so far

Project: Snowflake
 

 
     So this was my first build log on linustechtips.com or any other place, but its not my first pc build.  But i will say this pc is most likely the nicest one that i've built.  The first couple pictures are how it started out and the rest will be the tare down then the mods, and finally, putting it back together.
 
    Some of you may have seen this before but when the linustec forums where changed to the new design my old post vanished somewhere so i was asked to repost it.
 
    Vid:    So this video pretty much just shows off the aurora before it lost its pearl effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOYjubvm5A
 
 
    Parts List:
Case: NZXT Switch 810
CPU: Intel 3770k
CPU Block: EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
Mobo: MSI Z77 MPower
GPU: (2) EVGA Nvidia 680 Superclocked
GPU Block: (2) EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
RAM: GSkill Sniper 1866/CL9 (4x4g)
SSD: OCZ Solid 3, 120g
HDD: (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb
PSU: Corsair AX1200
PSU Sleeving: Pre-sleeved white kit from corsair.
Fan: (5) Corsair SP120 quiets / (1) Corsair AF140 Quiet
Rad: (2) Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 120x3
Pump: Alphacool D5
Pump Top: EK D5 CSD (Plexi)
Elbows: Bitspower White 90 and 45 degree's
Compression Fittings: White Monsoon free Center
Tube: White Permochill LRT
Sata Cables: Alchemy
USB cabel extensions: Alchemy
LED's: Random $5 lets with tails from frozencpu and sleeved with bitspower i think.
 
     So these first couple of pictures are old and kinda huge, and i don't wanna re size them and re upload them, so... here are a couple.
 

^Old Build
 

^Old Build
 
So on to this Build..
 

^Parts
 
 

^GPU boxes n stuff
 

^New GPU and thermal
 

^Block, GPU, Backplate
 

^HSF removal
 

^Backplate on
 

^Block on
 

^LED's sleeved
 

^Pump back
 

^Pump top
 

^Alchemy sata cables
 

^Cleaning the loop
 

^Draining
 

^Gunky tube
 

^Still flushing
 

^New Rads
 

^Flushing the new rads
 

^Mmmmmm
 

^No more heatsink covers!
 

^No more heatsinks
 

^So... due to some poor planing and or measuring on my part the top rad was a smijin too big
 

^Problem solved!
 

^SB in primer
 

^NB in primer
 

^Back on
 

^Shiny
 
 

^Another Shiny
 

^PSU
 

^Psu got a lil paint too, thought the logo looked better black so i just did a lil white ring around it.
 

^Support cut out to run tube better.
 

^Cutting Plexi
 

^PSU stand holes
 

^Test fit
 

^More test fitting
 

^Template
 

^Ready to start on the mobo plate
 

^Holes... so many holes.. cool idea, cool looking, such a pain in the ass to do.. then ya have to run the wires..
 

^Making sure the holes line up
 

^Mobo on and starting to run the wires through the holes.
 

^PSU in, running the wires to it.
 

^Fitting the rez
 

^HDD's and SSD Mounting
 

^Running the tube
 

^Filling the res with aurora supernova
 

^80-ish drops of Ocean Blue Dye from Mayhems
 

^No more paper towles
 

^Working on the lighting
 

^Aurora fading out due to too many elbows n such, PC is on.
Oh PSU cover is on now too.
 

^Fans and tube along the side
 

^Fan closeup
 
 

^Meshing used for intake filter on the top.
 

^Front intake filter
 

^Front fans, the upper mount is a lil ugly but i was pretty tired of building this at this point so i just said hell with it.
 

^Back panel 
 
 

^New Liquid, Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry, along with the lighting finished.
 
 

^Side panel off
 
 
So thats it thanks for checkin out my build guys, hope ya like it and gave you an idea or two to try on your build.

Cables By:

 
 
 
This is my build that i started on at the beginning of the year. Its taken a while and its still not finished. Right now i just kinda get buy with a 5400rpm HDD but that is all going to change. I plan to put 2x 500GB Samsung 840 EVOS in RAID 0 in this thing. If i get a little more money this summer than i think im going to get a 780 and full custom loop. This build will continue to be updated throughout the next 2-3 months with more and more little and maybe big touches. Also a STEEL midplate is being designed by me right now. Should be done in a month or two. (I want to point out this is a continuation of a current build but the topic died and i didnt like the name so heres the new build log).
 
Goodness it seems like I wrote that summary forever ago. Maybe because I did, lol. So I got the 780 that I so envied in that summary above and I got another 1TB HDD but that didn't seem to calm my hunger. Over the summer I plan on getting some acrylic parts in such as 5.25" bay covers and such, also plan on getting a ICYDOCK FlexCage to hold my HDD's and I just got my Blu-Ray drive yesterday for my Plex library. I recently grabbed some Dominator Platinums and I switched out to a Enermax Liqtech 240 because my H100i died. I plan on at least getting a 4TB HDD for plex and hopefully 2x 480GB SSDS for my main drive (RAID 0) and keep my current 1TB HDD as a game/documents/picture drive.
 
Have fun looking through the log, its been fun for me and I think I've done pretty well.
 
 
Specifications

CPU: Intel 4770K
Mobo: MSI Mpower MAX Z87 (EVGA Z97 Classified)
GPU: MSI 660 TI Power Edition 1280Mhz Core/7088Mhz Mem (MSI 780 LIGHTNING 3GB)
HDD: 500GB WD Green (Yes its full... COMPLETELY)  1TB WD Se Enterprise
RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB (32GB Corsair Dominator Platinums)
PSU: Seasonic 750W Gold (Single 12v rail)
Case: Corsair 750D (Acrylic, paint, cable management)
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro (64bit)
Cooling: Corsair H100i (Enermax Liqtech 240)
 
Fans: 5x Corsair SP120's    (Painted) 2x Corsair SP120's LED    (Painted) Mouse: Corsair M65
Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4 (Might be upgraded)
Monitors: 2x 1080p Acer H236HLbid Black 23" 5ms (GTG)
 
 
 
Original Build
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Update #1
 
The GPU backplate was ordered and the heatsyncs were repainted due to a poor job the first time...
 

 

 

 

 

 
Update #2 
 
Parts of the case are now being painted, my new 780 has arrived, a 8-pin for the GPU is on its way and front panel mods are planned (Examples and progress shown below)
 

 
Front Panel Mods
 

 

 
My Progress on these mods
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
GPU
 

 

 

 
OLD THERMAL PASTE
 

 
NEW THERMAL PASTE
 

 
Be sure to go through the rest of the log and see my progress!!!

Not sure that you have completely thought this through.  There are some big things that you need to consider like, import costs/taxes/duties, developing relationships with company's, buying in bulk to get a better deal.  Its not going to be easy.  But i wish you the best of luck man, I think everyone should have access to cheap computers and parts!
 
Its fine with me if you use some photos of my PC as an example of what can be done, or even taking ideas and doing them your own way.  I'd prefer you use a more current photo though(links below).  The one you've posted is how it looked before I did the rebuild on it.
 
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img35/9517/dsc6114.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img845/8928/dsc6101e.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img9/1998/dsc6299i.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img13/9823/dsc6096yl.jpg

Project: Snowflake
 

 
     So this was my first build log on linustechtips.com or any other place, but its not my first pc build.  But i will say this pc is most likely the nicest one that i've built.  The first couple pictures are how it started out and the rest will be the tare down then the mods, and finally, putting it back together.
 
    Some of you may have seen this before but when the linustec forums where changed to the new design my old post vanished somewhere so i was asked to repost it.
 
    Vid:    So this video pretty much just shows off the aurora before it lost its pearl effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOYjubvm5A
 
 
    Parts List:
Case: NZXT Switch 810
CPU: Intel 3770k
CPU Block: EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
Mobo: MSI Z77 MPower
GPU: (2) EVGA Nvidia 680 Superclocked
GPU Block: (2) EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
RAM: GSkill Sniper 1866/CL9 (4x4g)
SSD: OCZ Solid 3, 120g
HDD: (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb
PSU: Corsair AX1200
PSU Sleeving: Pre-sleeved white kit from corsair.
Fan: (5) Corsair SP120 quiets / (1) Corsair AF140 Quiet
Rad: (2) Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 120x3
Pump: Alphacool D5
Pump Top: EK D5 CSD (Plexi)
Elbows: Bitspower White 90 and 45 degree's
Compression Fittings: White Monsoon free Center
Tube: White Permochill LRT
Sata Cables: Alchemy
USB cabel extensions: Alchemy
LED's: Random $5 lets with tails from frozencpu and sleeved with bitspower i think.
 
     So these first couple of pictures are old and kinda huge, and i don't wanna re size them and re upload them, so... here are a couple.
 

^Old Build
 

^Old Build
 
So on to this Build..
 

^Parts
 
 

^GPU boxes n stuff
 

^New GPU and thermal
 

^Block, GPU, Backplate
 

^HSF removal
 

^Backplate on
 

^Block on
 

^LED's sleeved
 

^Pump back
 

^Pump top
 

^Alchemy sata cables
 

^Cleaning the loop
 

^Draining
 

^Gunky tube
 

^Still flushing
 

^New Rads
 

^Flushing the new rads
 

^Mmmmmm
 

^No more heatsink covers!
 

^No more heatsinks
 

^So... due to some poor planing and or measuring on my part the top rad was a smijin too big
 

^Problem solved!
 

^SB in primer
 

^NB in primer
 

^Back on
 

^Shiny
 
 

^Another Shiny
 

^PSU
 

^Psu got a lil paint too, thought the logo looked better black so i just did a lil white ring around it.
 

^Support cut out to run tube better.
 

^Cutting Plexi
 

^PSU stand holes
 

^Test fit
 

^More test fitting
 

^Template
 

^Ready to start on the mobo plate
 

^Holes... so many holes.. cool idea, cool looking, such a pain in the ass to do.. then ya have to run the wires..
 

^Making sure the holes line up
 

^Mobo on and starting to run the wires through the holes.
 

^PSU in, running the wires to it.
 

^Fitting the rez
 

^HDD's and SSD Mounting
 

^Running the tube
 

^Filling the res with aurora supernova
 

^80-ish drops of Ocean Blue Dye from Mayhems
 

^No more paper towles
 

^Working on the lighting
 

^Aurora fading out due to too many elbows n such, PC is on.
Oh PSU cover is on now too.
 

^Fans and tube along the side
 

^Fan closeup
 
 

^Meshing used for intake filter on the top.
 

^Front intake filter
 

^Front fans, the upper mount is a lil ugly but i was pretty tired of building this at this point so i just said hell with it.
 

^Back panel 
 
 

^New Liquid, Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry, along with the lighting finished.
 
 

^Side panel off
 
 
So thats it thanks for checkin out my build guys, hope ya like it and gave you an idea or two to try on your build.

Project: Snowflake
 

 
     So this was my first build log on linustechtips.com or any other place, but its not my first pc build.  But i will say this pc is most likely the nicest one that i've built.  The first couple pictures are how it started out and the rest will be the tare down then the mods, and finally, putting it back together.
 
    Some of you may have seen this before but when the linustec forums where changed to the new design my old post vanished somewhere so i was asked to repost it.
 
    Vid:    So this video pretty much just shows off the aurora before it lost its pearl effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOYjubvm5A
 
 
    Parts List:
Case: NZXT Switch 810
CPU: Intel 3770k
CPU Block: EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
Mobo: MSI Z77 MPower
GPU: (2) EVGA Nvidia 680 Superclocked
GPU Block: (2) EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
RAM: GSkill Sniper 1866/CL9 (4x4g)
SSD: OCZ Solid 3, 120g
HDD: (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb
PSU: Corsair AX1200
PSU Sleeving: Pre-sleeved white kit from corsair.
Fan: (5) Corsair SP120 quiets / (1) Corsair AF140 Quiet
Rad: (2) Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 120x3
Pump: Alphacool D5
Pump Top: EK D5 CSD (Plexi)
Elbows: Bitspower White 90 and 45 degree's
Compression Fittings: White Monsoon free Center
Tube: White Permochill LRT
Sata Cables: Alchemy
USB cabel extensions: Alchemy
LED's: Random $5 lets with tails from frozencpu and sleeved with bitspower i think.
 
     So these first couple of pictures are old and kinda huge, and i don't wanna re size them and re upload them, so... here are a couple.
 

^Old Build
 

^Old Build
 
So on to this Build..
 

^Parts
 
 

^GPU boxes n stuff
 

^New GPU and thermal
 

^Block, GPU, Backplate
 

^HSF removal
 

^Backplate on
 

^Block on
 

^LED's sleeved
 

^Pump back
 

^Pump top
 

^Alchemy sata cables
 

^Cleaning the loop
 

^Draining
 

^Gunky tube
 

^Still flushing
 

^New Rads
 

^Flushing the new rads
 

^Mmmmmm
 

^No more heatsink covers!
 

^No more heatsinks
 

^So... due to some poor planing and or measuring on my part the top rad was a smijin too big
 

^Problem solved!
 

^SB in primer
 

^NB in primer
 

^Back on
 

^Shiny
 
 

^Another Shiny
 

^PSU
 

^Psu got a lil paint too, thought the logo looked better black so i just did a lil white ring around it.
 

^Support cut out to run tube better.
 

^Cutting Plexi
 

^PSU stand holes
 

^Test fit
 

^More test fitting
 

^Template
 

^Ready to start on the mobo plate
 

^Holes... so many holes.. cool idea, cool looking, such a pain in the ass to do.. then ya have to run the wires..
 

^Making sure the holes line up
 

^Mobo on and starting to run the wires through the holes.
 

^PSU in, running the wires to it.
 

^Fitting the rez
 

^HDD's and SSD Mounting
 

^Running the tube
 

^Filling the res with aurora supernova
 

^80-ish drops of Ocean Blue Dye from Mayhems
 

^No more paper towles
 

^Working on the lighting
 

^Aurora fading out due to too many elbows n such, PC is on.
Oh PSU cover is on now too.
 

^Fans and tube along the side
 

^Fan closeup
 
 

^Meshing used for intake filter on the top.
 

^Front intake filter
 

^Front fans, the upper mount is a lil ugly but i was pretty tired of building this at this point so i just said hell with it.
 

^Back panel 
 
 

^New Liquid, Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry, along with the lighting finished.
 
 

^Side panel off
 
 
So thats it thanks for checkin out my build guys, hope ya like it and gave you an idea or two to try on your build.

Project: Snowflake
 

 
     So this was my first build log on linustechtips.com or any other place, but its not my first pc build.  But i will say this pc is most likely the nicest one that i've built.  The first couple pictures are how it started out and the rest will be the tare down then the mods, and finally, putting it back together.
 
    Some of you may have seen this before but when the linustec forums where changed to the new design my old post vanished somewhere so i was asked to repost it.
 
    Vid:    So this video pretty much just shows off the aurora before it lost its pearl effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOYjubvm5A
 
 
    Parts List:
Case: NZXT Switch 810
CPU: Intel 3770k
CPU Block: EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
Mobo: MSI Z77 MPower
GPU: (2) EVGA Nvidia 680 Superclocked
GPU Block: (2) EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
RAM: GSkill Sniper 1866/CL9 (4x4g)
SSD: OCZ Solid 3, 120g
HDD: (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb
PSU: Corsair AX1200
PSU Sleeving: Pre-sleeved white kit from corsair.
Fan: (5) Corsair SP120 quiets / (1) Corsair AF140 Quiet
Rad: (2) Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 120x3
Pump: Alphacool D5
Pump Top: EK D5 CSD (Plexi)
Elbows: Bitspower White 90 and 45 degree's
Compression Fittings: White Monsoon free Center
Tube: White Permochill LRT
Sata Cables: Alchemy
USB cabel extensions: Alchemy
LED's: Random $5 lets with tails from frozencpu and sleeved with bitspower i think.
 
     So these first couple of pictures are old and kinda huge, and i don't wanna re size them and re upload them, so... here are a couple.
 

^Old Build
 

^Old Build
 
So on to this Build..
 

^Parts
 
 

^GPU boxes n stuff
 

^New GPU and thermal
 

^Block, GPU, Backplate
 

^HSF removal
 

^Backplate on
 

^Block on
 

^LED's sleeved
 

^Pump back
 

^Pump top
 

^Alchemy sata cables
 

^Cleaning the loop
 

^Draining
 

^Gunky tube
 

^Still flushing
 

^New Rads
 

^Flushing the new rads
 

^Mmmmmm
 

^No more heatsink covers!
 

^No more heatsinks
 

^So... due to some poor planing and or measuring on my part the top rad was a smijin too big
 

^Problem solved!
 

^SB in primer
 

^NB in primer
 

^Back on
 

^Shiny
 
 

^Another Shiny
 

^PSU
 

^Psu got a lil paint too, thought the logo looked better black so i just did a lil white ring around it.
 

^Support cut out to run tube better.
 

^Cutting Plexi
 

^PSU stand holes
 

^Test fit
 

^More test fitting
 

^Template
 

^Ready to start on the mobo plate
 

^Holes... so many holes.. cool idea, cool looking, such a pain in the ass to do.. then ya have to run the wires..
 

^Making sure the holes line up
 

^Mobo on and starting to run the wires through the holes.
 

^PSU in, running the wires to it.
 

^Fitting the rez
 

^HDD's and SSD Mounting
 

^Running the tube
 

^Filling the res with aurora supernova
 

^80-ish drops of Ocean Blue Dye from Mayhems
 

^No more paper towles
 

^Working on the lighting
 

^Aurora fading out due to too many elbows n such, PC is on.
Oh PSU cover is on now too.
 

^Fans and tube along the side
 

^Fan closeup
 
 

^Meshing used for intake filter on the top.
 

^Front intake filter
 

^Front fans, the upper mount is a lil ugly but i was pretty tired of building this at this point so i just said hell with it.
 

^Back panel 
 
 

^New Liquid, Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry, along with the lighting finished.
 
 

^Side panel off
 
 
So thats it thanks for checkin out my build guys, hope ya like it and gave you an idea or two to try on your build.

Project: Snowflake
 

 
     So this was my first build log on linustechtips.com or any other place, but its not my first pc build.  But i will say this pc is most likely the nicest one that i've built.  The first couple pictures are how it started out and the rest will be the tare down then the mods, and finally, putting it back together.
 
    Some of you may have seen this before but when the linustec forums where changed to the new design my old post vanished somewhere so i was asked to repost it.
 
    Vid:    So this video pretty much just shows off the aurora before it lost its pearl effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOYjubvm5A
 
 
    Parts List:
Case: NZXT Switch 810
CPU: Intel 3770k
CPU Block: EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
Mobo: MSI Z77 MPower
GPU: (2) EVGA Nvidia 680 Superclocked
GPU Block: (2) EK Supremacy CSD (Copper / Plexi)
RAM: GSkill Sniper 1866/CL9 (4x4g)
SSD: OCZ Solid 3, 120g
HDD: (2) Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb
PSU: Corsair AX1200
PSU Sleeving: Pre-sleeved white kit from corsair.
Fan: (5) Corsair SP120 quiets / (1) Corsair AF140 Quiet
Rad: (2) Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 120x3
Pump: Alphacool D5
Pump Top: EK D5 CSD (Plexi)
Elbows: Bitspower White 90 and 45 degree's
Compression Fittings: White Monsoon free Center
Tube: White Permochill LRT
Sata Cables: Alchemy
USB cabel extensions: Alchemy
LED's: Random $5 lets with tails from frozencpu and sleeved with bitspower i think.
 
     So these first couple of pictures are old and kinda huge, and i don't wanna re size them and re upload them, so... here are a couple.
 

^Old Build
 

^Old Build
 
So on to this Build..
 

^Parts
 
 

^GPU boxes n stuff
 

^New GPU and thermal
 

^Block, GPU, Backplate
 

^HSF removal
 

^Backplate on
 

^Block on
 

^LED's sleeved
 

^Pump back
 

^Pump top
 

^Alchemy sata cables
 

^Cleaning the loop
 

^Draining
 

^Gunky tube
 

^Still flushing
 

^New Rads
 

^Flushing the new rads
 

^Mmmmmm
 

^No more heatsink covers!
 

^No more heatsinks
 

^So... due to some poor planing and or measuring on my part the top rad was a smijin too big
 

^Problem solved!
 

^SB in primer
 

^NB in primer
 

^Back on
 

^Shiny
 
 

^Another Shiny
 

^PSU
 

^Psu got a lil paint too, thought the logo looked better black so i just did a lil white ring around it.
 

^Support cut out to run tube better.
 

^Cutting Plexi
 

^PSU stand holes
 

^Test fit
 

^More test fitting
 

^Template
 

^Ready to start on the mobo plate
 

^Holes... so many holes.. cool idea, cool looking, such a pain in the ass to do.. then ya have to run the wires..
 

^Making sure the holes line up
 

^Mobo on and starting to run the wires through the holes.
 

^PSU in, running the wires to it.
 

^Fitting the rez
 

^HDD's and SSD Mounting
 

^Running the tube
 

^Filling the res with aurora supernova
 

^80-ish drops of Ocean Blue Dye from Mayhems
 

^No more paper towles
 

^Working on the lighting
 

^Aurora fading out due to too many elbows n such, PC is on.
Oh PSU cover is on now too.
 

^Fans and tube along the side
 

^Fan closeup
 
 

^Meshing used for intake filter on the top.
 

^Front intake filter
 

^Front fans, the upper mount is a lil ugly but i was pretty tired of building this at this point so i just said hell with it.
 

^Back panel 
 
 

^New Liquid, Mayhems Pastel Blue Berry, along with the lighting finished.
 
 

^Side panel off
 
 
So thats it thanks for checkin out my build guys, hope ya like it and gave you an idea or two to try on your build.

Its been a while since i did anything on this little project, and i've had a couple days off work so i thought i'd try and finish it up.
 

^ 20 pin goes behind the mobo tray at the top.
 

^ Another shot of the wiring.
 

^ Wiring all finished, looks kinda bare on the other side.. 
 

^ Top panel paint
 

^ Back paint
 

^ Right side panel with paint
 

^ Front and right panel painted
 

^ Front and left panels painted, along with the 1911 that inspired the paint.
 
Thanks for all the comments guys, hope ya like it.

Still awesome man, still awesome!

Welcome!
I thought I would share a project I have been working on for a few years! Some of you may have seen it on other forums or somewhere else but now I have started the work log here as well. It is a fully custom chassis built and designed by me.
 
I have been a long time watcher of LinusTechTips on youtube but I never realized that this forum was here. Because of that I never got around to make a work log here for the whole progress only the last month or so of the build. Anyway I hope you will enjoy it! (Updated the pictures to the final ones and added videos!)
 
History behind the Project:
About 5 years ago I decided that I was going to water cool my computer. Back then I had a Antec P180, not exactly the perfect chassis for water cooling your components. I looked at a lot of different chassis but I was never really happy with any of them. So I started sketching on my own design. First they were really awful, but as time progressed I got better and better at drawing. Early drawings was in MS-paint. I then moved on to Google Sketchup and finally Autodesk Inventor. I have probably gone through about 30 different designs until I finally decided on this one. This was my first custom designed chassis and also my first ever water cooled computer! The basic goal was to design a very quiet high-performing system with a minimalistic and clean design.
 
Edit: Compiled all the Pictures and Videos in the first post.
 
Making of Model 01:



Final Result:


The "complete" work log is almost 500 pictures. Below is a compact 100 pics of the process and the final results. If you want ALL 500 pics check out this album: http://imgur.com/a/dTRqx 
(all text and info is included in pics! You will not miss a thing!)
 





















































 
 
 
FINAL PICTURES
 
                                                         
If you have any questions you can go ahead and post it here or via pm and I will always try to answer!
 
Edit: Changed the first post to a "final post" with all the pictures, videos, text etc.

Indeed!  Bath time!
 

^ Voodoo 2 getting clean
 

^ Drying
 

^ Mobo getting a scrub down
 
   Still have yet to find my SB live.. have some things to do around here for a couple hr's then i'll go look in the garage for it and some other spare parts.  pretty sure i have an old dell out there than can have some parts robbed off it.
 
Thanks for the comments guys, i'll post some more pics when they are dry, but they cleaned up fairly well... just need to let them set for a day or 2 to let them dry.

Its been a while since i did anything on this little project, and i've had a couple days off work so i thought i'd try and finish it up.
 

^ 20 pin goes behind the mobo tray at the top.
 

^ Another shot of the wiring.
 

^ Wiring all finished, looks kinda bare on the other side.. 
 

^ Top panel paint
 

^ Back paint
 

^ Right side panel with paint
 

^ Front and right panel painted
 

^ Front and left panels painted, along with the 1911 that inspired the paint.
 
Thanks for all the comments guys, hope ya like it.

Time to start putting parts in.
 

^ Mobo/psu/ram/cpu/hdd rack thing in
 

^ Diff shot
 

^ Back where the hdd is mounted
 

^ Psu grill cover
 

^ Back fan put in and running the 20 pin power
 

^ Cards in, the bottom is not dusty its just overspray and i ran out of black
 

^ Back
 

^ Test fitting the front fans, still need to paint the screws sand.
 
Starting to come together, need to get some zip ties to make that mobo power cable look better.  Also need to find some 3 pin to molex to power the front fans.