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Model 01 - A Scratch Built Chassis [Finally done!]

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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!)
 

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FINAL PICTURES
 

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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.

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Welcome to the forums :D this build has been talked about quite a bit :D looks amazing!!! great job

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someone is getting a spot on the live-stream tonight :p

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someone is getting a spot on the live-stream tonight :P

i don't think it would be fair to give him the Build of the Week...i mean he didn't made a worklog here :D Even if he has the most epic PC i saw i a while

 
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I thought I recognised it this build was already featured by ROG on facebook its incredible!

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This isn't even build of the week, this is build of the fricking year.

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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i don't think it would be fair to give him the Build of the Week...i mean he didn't made a worklog here :D Even if he has the most epic PC i saw i a while

 

 

 

Agree!

 

So much epicness in that build! every picture i see i get even more impressed!

 

Good Job man!

-Corsair Carbide 500r + TX-750w V2 | Asus P5Q Deluxe + Intel Core2Duo E8400 @ 3.8Ghz + 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz

-Sapphire HD4890 1GB DDR5 (New Edition) + 1x Intel SSD 330 120GB + 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB SlimSinglePlate (RAID0)

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Welcome to the forums :D this build has been talked about quite a bit :D looks amazing!!! great job

 

Thanks mate! 

 

It have? Would be great to know what people have thought about it. Do you have a link?

 

 

someone is getting a spot on the live-stream tonight :P

 

There is a live stream?  :o 

Learning new things by the hour ^^ 

I'm guessing it is a twitch stream?

 

 

i don't think it would be fair to give him the Build of the Week...i mean he didn't made a worklog here :D Even if he has the most epic PC i saw i a while

I don't expect anything :)

 

Posting my work log here was not so I can win some competition? I just want to share with the community what I have done. This is my first water cooled build and also the first "modded" computer I have done. I am always looking for feedback on things. I have learned a lot from a lot of different work logs. And I hope that someone will learn something from mine. Having a build log is my way of giving back to the community and also a way to keep me focused to make things to the best of my abilities.

Thanks for the kind words as well!

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this is a build of the next decade :P nice picture quality and amazing build!

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COMING SOON

 

 

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This is probably the best build I've seen in awhile. The case alone is pretty epic.

| i5-4670k @ 4.2Ghz | Corsair H100i | Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H | Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB | ASUS Geforce GTX 770 |


| Samsung 840 Pro 128GB | WD Black 1TB | Corsair AX760 | Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/ Window | Corsair AF140 x2 |


| Windows 8.1 | ASUS 23" 1080p monitor | CM Storm Quickfire Stealth- MX Blue | Logitech G9x | Logitech G930 |

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-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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those pics are beyond sexy

6600K  |  16GB HYPERX  |  GTX1070 FE  |  Z170X-UD3  |  AIR540

Respect the past, Embrace the future.

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Mind:

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Life is pain. Anyone who says any different is either selling something or the government.

 

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Just simply beautiful! 

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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Holy crap, that be one sexy looking build. great job with the pictures at the beginning. as soon as i saw the first pic, i just had to see the rest. if you don't mind me asking, how long did it take to build your case? 

Ryze of the Phoenix: 
CPU:      AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.15GHz
Ram:      64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200Mhz (Samsung B-Die & Nanya Technology)
GPU:      MSI RTX 3060 12GB Aero ITX
Storage: Crucial P3 1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 1TB Crucial MX500, Spinning Rust (7TB Internal, 16TB External - All in-use),
PSU:      Cooler Master MWE Gold 750w V2 PSU (Thanks LTT PSU Tier List)
Cooler:   BeQuite! Prue Rock 2 Black Edition
Case:     ThermalTake Versa J22 TG

Passmark 10 Score: 6096.4         CPU-z Score: 4189 MT         Unigine Valley (DX11 @1080p Ultra): 5145         CryEngine Neon Noir (1080p Ultra): 9579

Audio Setup:                  Scarlett 2i2, AudioTechnica AT2020 XLR, Mackie CR3 Monitors, Sennheiser HD559 headphones, HyperX Cloud II Headset, KZ ES4 IEM (Cyan)

Laptop:                            MacBook Pro 2017 (Intel i5 7360U, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, 2x Thunderbolt 3 Ports - No Touch Bar) Catalina & Boot Camp Win10 Pro

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Anyone else erect?

 

Did you custom make the motherboard tray, and pci slots? Or did you just cut that out of another case?

Also where did you get your aluminum, this probably just took the crown for best looking.

My Rig: AMD FX-8350 @ 4.5 Ghz, Corsair H100i, Gigabyte gtx 770 4gb, 8 gb Patriot Viper 2133 mhz, Corsair C70 (Black), EVGA Supernova 750g Modular PSU, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard, Asus next gen wifi card.

 

 

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Thanks for all the kind words!

 

Holy crap, that be one sexy looking build. great job with the pictures at the beginning. as soon as i saw the first pic, i just had to see the rest. if you don't mind me asking, how long did it take to build your case? 

 

The case itself is a lot of hours. Most in designing though. The actual building I don't know. But It is more than a week. If I made another one I could probably get the time down a bit if I changed some things in the design etc.

 

Anyone else erect?

 

Did you custom make the motherboard tray, and pci slots? Or did you just cut that out of another case?

Also where did you get your aluminum, this probably just took the crown for best looking.

 

Built everything myself. Everything is cut from 3mm and 1mm aluminum sheets. Its built totally from scratch. Noting is taken from other chassis. Even the PCI covers. 

Here is a video from the laser cutting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG5xh6s4Aq0
 

And here is a video from the milling of the ROG logo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fx49eWKRAM

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Oh

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GOD

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AMAZING!

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Badass! You my friend deserve a place in Hall of Fame of Computer world!

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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I think I've already seen this (on the ROG Forum maybe?) but holy crap it is SEXY!

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