[In Win 901] Celestial

[B NEGATIVE]

A new worklog!

And a long overdue one,this build has been in the wings for 6 months now while I clear the decks with IDORU and its 'adventures'....

This build will be something 'adult' in theme,no Gamer theme here! Im using the awesomely decadent Rolls Royce Celestial Special edition as its inspiration,a car so heavy on details that it beggars belief!

 

 

 

 

 

That paint! Those diamonds! That lighting! The build quality!

I will be using as many of the design cues as possible for something that should be outstanding when completed.

You can see more of this amazing car here: https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en-GB/bespoke/celestial-craftsmanship.html

I still look at that car with utter jawdropping awe......I can only hope to do it justice.

The case I have chosen is an In Win 901 case,a compact case with a lot of potential,chosen mainly as i have not seen a really amazing build in one yet and certainly not with full watercooling.
This requires some pretty substantial mods.....in B NEG speak this means "I guttted the case"......I went back to my previous ethos of integration,mainly to open the space up and keep everything clean,small cases are hard to make tidy,efficient design can overcome this.
The hardware?
Im reusing a lot of kit from a previous build so Im well taken care of,a 4770k,z97 Impact and a 290x with 16gb of Crucial Ballistix as the main component list although....you never know......
Watercooling is a modified EK Predator kit with an EK impact block and a 290x GPU block.
PSU will be a Silverstone SFX 600w.

So....the Case?]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All those specs wont mean a thing for me tho......

[The Official Czex]

Noice. Following.

[ERSCreeper]

Subbed

[Dobbsjr]

Since every single build log has one of these...

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Rather than bore you will unboxings......
 
This is the motherboard im using,a Z97 Impact with an EK Impact monoblock......Take a last look at the stock unit.....
 

 
All the mish mash of colour needs.....refining I think.
 
Lets start by covering all the caps with Anthracite grey vinyl....
 

 
Then maybe spray all the copper a dark grey matt?
 

 

 
And then do the I/O and all lthe little detail badges in the same Anthracite vinyl...
 

 
Much better,the red will not be noticeable once the kit is all bolted in place.
 
Much more subtle I think.

[emcee cheesums]

Looking fantastic! I'm about to water-cool my set-up with the same motherboard and block. Getting ideas from you already!

[B NEGATIVE]

 

Now the tray needs to have all the mounting hardware installed and a quick proof of concept mount.

Here is the tray that PARVUM milled for me,I will be drilling the holes myself but PARVUM helpfully spot drilled the placement.

You can also see what remains of the 901 chassis.......which is not very much.

 

 

First thing to do is file back the mounts for the stock In Win internals,I want the tray on the external chassis as I will be drilling thru it and bolting the tray in place that way.
These holes will be ground flat and filled but for now a file is enough.

 

 

Drill the holes,I used a 2.5mm drill

 

 

A quick way of mounting standoff's in Acrylic is using a soldering iron rather than risk shattering the Acrylic with a tap.

 

 

 

 

All done!

Now,lets have a look at it in the case for the first time.

 

 

Add the mobo...

 

 

I used the GPU bracket from the remains of the DFM parts I didnt use in LUMO for a really clean look.

 

 

Very Clean,Im excited to see this come together!

Next update will feature.....

An 18w DDC PWM Predator?

 

[thatguyjerry]

I know you know what youre doing, but seeing that mobo and gpu held up by clamps gives me the heebie jeebies, even though theres likely 0% chance of any of it falling haha

[rjfaber91]

Oh, I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished!

[tobi]

Oh this might be my new fave build! Exciting stuff, keep it up! 

[B NEGATIVE]

I know you know what youre doing, but seeing that mobo and gpu held up by clamps gives me the heebie jeebies, even though theres likely 0% chance of any of it falling haha

 

You say that but it was hard to unclamp.....Next time the board is fitted it will be in a finished case thankfully.

 

Oh, I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished!

 

Good!,im glad you like the design and concept

 

Oh this might be my new fave build! Exciting stuff, keep it up! 

 

 

Thanks,you are very welcome!

[thatguyjerry]

You say that but it was hard to unclamp.....Next time the board is fitted it will be in a finished case thankfully.

 

haha oh I know the clamps well, I've used them in contracting before. I just would want anything wrong to happen to this project I am so excited to see how it turns out

[alanz25]

that mobo and water block looks sexy af

[B NEGATIVE]

Evening.

So,an update?

Due to the space constraints,I am using the EK 240 Predator kit coupled with the blocks I already have instead of the MX block included in the kit.

But.....because I could rather than have to....I have modded the Predator with a 18w DDC rather than the stock 6w unit.

If unboxings offend then....tough.

 

 

 

The defunct MX block,I may do something with this and do a give away.

 

 

 

 

A look at the control board for the whole unit.

 

 

Seems they use a once size fits all approach and used the same board with the 360 version.

 

Because the stock pump is a DDC 'clone',all the hardware is identical so,after swapping the wiring over to the new pump and an addition of a heatsink to make it all pretty, we have a 'AIO' with a 'proper' pump!

 

Not much of a work update as I have finally finished the mill and Im ready to cut the rest of the panel work.
Had some interesting problems with HSMWorks and Carbide3d GRBL but,after much swearing and comments on the parentage of the GRBL designer,I got it fixed. Now the neighbours can have a variation of noises other than a compressors and power tools.....

The weekend promises to be busy!

[B NEGATIVE]

I have been fighting disconnect problems with the mill so all my promising to get things done has been falling short....Not any more! I fixed the sognal noise problem with 100uf 50v cap on the 24v input,no more disconnects!

So,i made the first cover today,this one is in 2mm and is for the backside of the Acrylic tray. I sized it 5mm smaller than the acrylic piece so light will shine thru at the edges.

A little video of it in action...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGi2e9ZvCS4&feature=youtu.be

And the finished piece!

Im glad to say its cutting with .1 of PARVUM's big XYZ too.

Now I have to cut the other side and cut the midplate in 4mm.

So very glad its doing what its told now!

[B NEGATIVE]

 

A productive day in the shed, after all the drama with the disconnect issues, means the tray covers have been finished....finally.

2mm Alu sheet so it adds rigidity the the acrylic.

I wanted to keep it clean and tidy,no fluff but a simple elegance,there will be some more accent pieces cut to frame the res slot and the wiring slots.
Obviously these parts need paint still but summer is coming and I have plenty to do in the meantime. The heatpress inserts are en route for the acrylic to make the anchor points for all the panels and to anchor the acrylic itself to the case body.

 

 

 

 

The panels are cut a few mm back so the internally lit acrylic will give the edges a nice soft glow,I will be using EL paper for this under the backside of the tray panel,this will back light the res too.

 

 

So next up is mount the tray and tray panels to the case then cut the midpanel,HDD mounts and the other pieces for backlighting the 'diamonds' on the front and top of the case.

Im also looking for a 600w Silverstone SFX PSU if anyone knows anyone.......

 

Drive careful now!

 

[tobi]

I like everything that going on here. Keep it up! 

[Str8f4c3]

Beautful Build, Man! So clean and perfect.

[B NEGATIVE]

 

Today was all about getting the tray and vanity panels mounted.

 

 

We start with how im going to anchor the acrylic,normally i would tap the acrylic but this presents a very real problem of potential breakage so I looked to another way.
I used these instead.

 

Drill a 3.5mm hole and I used my trusty soldering iron to heatpress the inserts into place,now I have a breakproof thread that wont wear out!

Im drilling thru the case to mount the tray,I gave the holes a nice deep countersink to aid the filler by giving it some room to grab when it comes time to backfill.

 

 

 

 

I offered up the tray to the fresh holes and just marked the hole centers on the acrylic for drilling

 

 

 

 

6mm deep as required by the inserts.

 

Success!

 

 

 

 

Now to drill and countersink the panels,again with a deeper than usual countersink to allow for paint ,if its done to size now then the screws will certainly be proud come the refit.

 

 

 

Then I did the other side...

 

 

Remount the panel and it looks pretty good I think.

 

 

 

 

 

Next up is cut and fit the midpanel and look at getting the PSU,sort the loom and get that Predator rad in. Then I can work towards doing the rad covers.
These will be mimicking the sills on the Rolls Royce Celestial.

 

Drive safe!

 

[BeardRex]

Damn this is unique!

[HansEberhart]

looks very nice! I love this Case :3

[NumLock21]

For a moment I thought, you actually managed to get that "RR Celestial..." sill and put that into your actual PC. Then I noticed that was the car.

[B NEGATIVE]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

For a moment I thought, you actually managed to get that "RR Celestial..." sill and put that into your actual PC. Then I noticed that was the car.

It will look very similar,It wont be polished up tho

 

[NumLock21]

21 minutes ago, B NEGATIVE said:

It will look very similar,It wont be polished up tho

 

Will it also say "Finely Hand Crafted in Goodwood, England" ?

 

[Coaxialgamer]

damn ,love the case