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Just don't go with Thermalfake coolant (they are extremely bad) or any questionable brand. I would use Maychems Pastel or XTR coolant if you can find one.

Arguably the best D5 pump I've used. Will last you 10+ years. Swiftech MCP655 pump. 👌

 
you guys may be wondering why the vrm blocks are not hooked up yet, will be adding them on once I can source a few more compression fittings for them. But for the time being this will do. 
 

 
Testing out the luminous panel and lights.
 
Will update more as I get more fittings for the VRM blocks. 👌

How it looks on the motherboard tray, not too shaby 😍😍
 



 
Beautiful luminous mid plate installed 👌 
 
 

This is the case that made me crazy about PCs and one that will always be a holy grail in my head.
Can't wait for the progress!

Just don't go with Thermalfake coolant (they are extremely bad) or any questionable brand. I would use Maychems Pastel or XTR coolant if you can find one.

Side by side comparison to the original tj07 

Hi there.
I have never been an active user of not my native language, so sorry in advance if I write total gibberish.
Since forums that I used to visit everyday is pretty much dying, I thought getting some feedback on my build log here is somewhat a good idea. I watch LTT almost since tuniq tower days, so this place seems like a place to go.
 
Silverstone FT04 - a case that I fell in love with years ago thinking it may be more attainable option than TJ07, looking somewhat similar. Boy I was wrong. I was 19 and broke when it was released. Now, that I can afford doing some hobby and wanted to do something before cutting up my TJ07 (bought brand new in January, lucky me) search for FT04 began. It is impossible to get one used or new in my country, but after some international shipping action I got my, brand new, FT04.
 
You should know, that all photos and videos on the interwebz don't do the justice of this case unique looks. Front and top alluminium panels are 10/10 for me. Just add tempered glass sidepanel and we are in 2021.
 

 

 
Boy oh boy but the internals are damn outdated. There needs to be some major changes. My plan is to cut and use as much of original panels as I can - they come free with the case, right? I have to basically move power supply area back where it belongs - to the bottom of the case. I want to put 360 (or 280) rad in the bottom as well - PSU will breathe warmer air that came throught the radiator, but I use it like that in the TJ07 and it's fine. Murderboxes are built like that too.
Then I want to put 360 in the front, but starting right at the top - not in the bottom like factory intended me to do. Why such weird layout? I had 360+240 in Meshify C where 240 in the top used warm air from the front 360. Now i want both radiator to have access to cool air. Paint magic time:
 

 

 
So let the unscrewing, drilling and cutting games begin. You should know that I'm left handed and doing straight lines with Dremel is really difficult for my unskilled hands. TJ07 will get CNCd panels 😅
FT04 will be my (or my GFs really) second PC in the house with hardware from my old setup. Maybe it will get some upgrades maybe not. Putting together custom loop for it is pointless already but great fun. So it has to do with DIY metal, sorry.
 

 

 

 

 

 
Rear cut up. Motherboard tray is shortened a little bit to fit it high enough in the case. Eighth PCI-e slot will be basically just a spacer to fit a fan at the top. It came with 8 slots form the factory. Silverstone advertised this case as e-ATX compatible. Final photo for now, as I will update the topic as I move forward with the project. Some test fitting on the 1.4mm steel sheet that I adapt as rear support for all the disaster that I made. PSU is mounted on the bracket borrowed from my Meshify C. Using Dremel to cut that thick steel is a pain, but angle grinder is just not as precise as one would want 🤣
 

 
That's it for now. I will come back with progress as I cut more. Please leave any feedback, it will help me not to ruin this case completly 😃
 

I'm glad you're back, it was so long since update that I've deleted the topic from my bookmarks (yes, I had it in my bookmarks, not subscriptions but bookmarks!).
I hope you'll get everything sorted and show us some more nerd-porn

Did you know that you can quote him without including the entire first post with all the pictures in it?

DIS GON BE GUD!!!!!!

I just love the work you've done. For inspiration about graphic card cover/backplate, I'll give you this photo from polish forum >worklog<

Some close shot on ASUS GTX 680 SLI with EKWB waterblock   ]   Res, pump and MUSHKIN SSD   Illuminated vandal switch for Power & Reset button   FINALE           Purple? :confused:

Please stop quoting fucking huge posts, I'm sure you're smarter than that. OT: This build is absolutely epic! I was thinking of making a TJ08 build too :D 

Sorry for the offtopic, but Bluejay please don't quote photos just after they've been posted. It makes scrolling through the page annoying.
 
On the backplate - good job. I thought the bended covering part will be closer to the card itself, but you have to put your lighting there so.. I'll wait for finished version!

Sorry for the offtopic, but Bluejay please don't quote photos just after they've been posted. It makes scrolling through the page annoying.
 
On the backplate - good job. I thought the bended covering part will be closer to the card itself, but you have to put your lighting there so.. I'll wait for finished version!

Hello, i am new to these forums, but have been eagerly watching Linus on the tubes for some time now, the livestream (now the WAN show) has become a regular part of.my weekends, and i would not have it any other way! :-)
 
Let me start of by saying, sorry if there is a typo here and there, i am from Denmark (as you might have already guessed from my username, lol), so english is not my first language.
 
I wanted to introduce myself here, by showing you all my baby, in the last few months i finally got some money together to upgrade my good ol' Sandy Bridge rig to something newer. It is still work in progress, for now i have gathered most of the parts and put it together. As of the time of writing, i still need to upgrade my memory, my ssd, and i need to ad more storage. Once i have the final parts, i wanna get some casemods going also, i won't be doing a custom water cooling loop, simply because that is much to expensive, if i were to go that route, i would not want flexible tubing (i just do not like the look of it), but rigid acrylic tubes, and that is not something that is readily available here. So i would rather put the money towards the hardware.
 
The current specs of the rig:
Motherboard: Gigabyte Sniper 5.
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k.
GPU: Evga Geforce GTX 780 w. ACX cooling.
Audio card: Asus Xonar Xense.
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600mhz, 8gb (needs upgrading, i actually had 16gb, but 2 of the sticks were blue, lol).
SSD: Corsair Force series 120gb (needs upgrading)
Storage: 2x2tb Western Digital Green. 1tb seagate, and 1.5tb toshiba, the last 2 will be replaced with another green drive, and a black drive for the games.
PSU: Corsair AX860i w. individually sleeved green cables.
Cooling: Corsair H100i in push-pull (glad i didn't go with the h110, even the h100i didnt fit in push-pull without modding, lol). Corsair SP120 Quiet Ed. fans with custom painted green rings, and a sh*tload of green led fans from cooler master scattered around the case for an external green glow. I will most likely replace the led fans with something more quiet, and let led strips handle the lighting.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Modding will include, painting the gase in a silver/green/black combo, sidepanel window, changing the psu sticker, and internal paneling to clean the inside of the case up a bit. Any further suggestions are welcome. :-) Comments, constructive critisism, and all in between are also welcome. :-)
Finally, the name of the rig is just temporary, so any auggestions for the name is most welcome!

Thanks!
 
GameDane.
 

I like the black hex screw idea, but I have to admit that the outside window is one of the
few things I don't appreciate about Silverstone's TJ11. IMHO things look cleaner when the
plexi is on the inside of the panel (with the cleanest version being a window that's completely
flush with the panel, but I don't think that's really realistic without a proper router).
Of course this is just a matter of taste. I'd say do it the way you like it best. Maybe
you can even try it out both ways and see which one you like better?
EDIT: I like the shape though

I've seen one build with this top/res and that guy had something like sponge to deal with such thing.
You can see it here:

A Copper Face Plate for the Lamptron FC5V2
While I really like the brushed alu look on the FC5V2, it doesn't really fit all that
well into the rough powder coat on the Caselabs case. So instead of having two
black things which are not the same sort of black I thought I'd turn the fan controller
into an element of contrast and make a polished copper face plate for it.
Taking Things Apart
First I took the fan controller apart to see how everything fits together and get
access to its existing face plate so that I could fit the new one to it.
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Sketching Things Out
The new plate will be made from a 1~1.2 mm (not sure anymore) piece of copper
sheet I had laying around. First: Use the old plate as a stencil and sketch the outlines
of the new plate onto the sheet of copper.
(click image for full res)

Raw Cut
After some Dremel work it looked like this:
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Current Status
After lots and lots of filing, sanding and polishing (~5 hours), it currently looks like
this. It is not yet completely flawless, but I'll save the rest of the work for when the
build is in its closing stages. Since the surface is very finicky I don't want to spend
lots of time making it absolutely perfect now only to possibly damage it in a mishap
during the build and then have to redo the whole thing.
(click image for full res)

The new plate is simply taped to the stock plate. It's a lot easier (and cleaner) than
having to drill holes for the screws into the new plate.
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That's it for today. As always, thanks for stopping by.

got a lot done today! then I was interrupted by a fire call.
 
Anyway, got the H60 mounted and  radiator mount done. I also tested the LED strips and they work perfect. Now i have to route the wires somewhere and do all at fancy wiring. Tested the system in the case, and it works just fine. Got a parts list i have to get this week, and I am not going to make my powdercoat deadline... bah, but it is coming along just fine.
 
The pics look blue, but these are white leds. I think the white balance on this cam is just off...
 



 
 
kinda mocking up everything on the inside to make sure all my plans will work.
 

 
Here is where it gets tricky... I wanted to have the back panel removable just by itself. so i made this, which allows the fan and rad to be secured to the chassis instead of the back panel.
 


 
it does not touch, but it is close.it is secure enough that it won’t move.
 

 
Boot test.
 

Thanks Axis
 
Updated first post, If you like to know what's going on, go ahead and read it
Some shots of finished rig.. I don't like the quality, but can't really do anything about it.
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
About cage.. there lives my little monster.. called Steve.. the hamster!

Hi guys! After watching a lot of buildlogs I decided to rebuild my PC just to make some photos for you.
My machine is mid-budget build from 2010, updated few times with SSD, case, CPU cooler etc.
More info tomorrow, I broke my keyboard and typing with the one that I found laying aroud is too difficult for me  :angry:
What I care in my PC is silence, and looks, which I would like to improve, but at the moment I'm trying to save money for intel platform. I'm planning Haswell at beginning of 2014  ;)
I've got a lot of plans to improve esthetics (blanking plates, backplates, sleeving etc.), but.. money  :unsure:  For now I hope you will enjoy the pics!
 
 
PROPER INTRODUCTION
 
In 2010 my dad said: "This is your budget, it's the last PC I'm buying for you." and that's when I really started to be into PC, tech and all that kind of stuff.
As I was gaining more knowledge in this industry, my taste was raising, so I was upgrading my rig as I could, with small things, to be little bit faster, cool, silent and good looking.
My dream for today is Gigabyte's matte-black PCB motherboard, and an intel CPU. I just started saving money for GA-Z87X-D3H and i5 4670K, hopefully I'll get them in December +/-,
then I can do false-floor, 5,25" blanking plates, GPU backplate, more fans, sleeving and lighting. Here's how it went to today's state. 
 
Case: Aerocool VS9 > SilentiumPC Gladius GD800W > Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
Motherboard: Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 (brown PCB, too much blue, not right angle SATA, argh..)
CPU: AMD Phenom II 955BE Quad Core (really bad one, can't even beat 3.8Ghz)
RAM: Kingston HyperX Genesis 2x2GB 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3 (now I would choose black ones)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC (Windforce 2x)
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD > later added Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Cooling: CPU - Prolimatech Megahalems Black with Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition PWM fan & 3x standard FD 140mm fans, possitive air pressure all the way! 
 
I used to do some ESL gaming, I was working on Intel Extreme Masters Katowice ('minion' job.. bring mi this, put it together etc.), and I'm a SteelSeries fanboy..
My peripherals:
Dell U2312HM 23" IPS Display
SteelSeries Siberia V2 USB Headset (white <3)
Gigabyte M8000X Mouse (when it breaks I'll go with sensei raw, just to go retard all-steelseries gear)
SteelSeries QcK + Gaming Surface (used to have QcK Aion Asmodian Edition, but never really played Aion, lulz)
Media-tech supermarket rubbish grade keyboard (that I broke yesterday, still have some broken keys.. one day I'll buy mechanical SteelSeries 6G V2 or Apex RAW, because of the the price)
 
Photos shot in my green-walled room with dad's Nikon D3100 + Sigma 55 - 125 lens.
 

 
 
OCZ ModXStream PSU was good at the beginning. After fanswap from 135mm fan to Noiseblocker PK2 140mm fan it's quiet, but in the future I'll aim for fullmodular, quiet PSU that I can sleeve easly.
Current PSU will be painted in the near future I guess.. I love having everything matte-black!
 
 

 

 
 
Gigabyte's GTX460.. not a good overclocker just as my CPU, likes throwing artifacts at me.. well, I can live with that.
Painted first fin of GPU cooler and PCB's edge matte-black, I'll redo it in the future, because the outcome isn't too good.
 
 

 

 

 
 
Well, that wasn't thrown to case, more likely to my stomach   :wub:
 
 

 

 
 
Motherboard.. too much shades of blue, brown PCB.. I always wanted matte-black Gigabyte motherboard like 990FXA-UD3, but you know, budget.
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
I just love the esthetics of Prolimatech's CPU cooler! If you can find better looking one, you can bite my dessert.
 
 

 
I would love to hear some feedback about the build, what I can do to improve esthetics.. without spending too much money, and what you think about the photos. Maybe I should make them smaller?
Also any tips about my language are welcome, I'm Polish (well, I know my nation is a bunch of duches in youtube comments, but what can I do..), so after all most of my practical english was learned from.. Linus, TinyTomLogan and others ...
 
I know there's not too much to comment, but please do.. It makes me happy.. really.

It's because both sides act as a mirror, but at different times. When the lights are off inside the case, the outside acts as a mirror but you can see through it from the inside - where as when the lights are on, the inside acts as a mirror but you can see through it from the outside.
 
I took a couple more photos of the case in total darkness which gives a better representation of how it looks to the eye.

Wrong category =_=