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If you guys appreciate it I will start posting my future mods on the Linustechtips forums too :)

You can find some of my previous builds in my L3p Builds album.

 

 

 

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Been busy the last 4 months with a little project for the LDLC Modding Trophy 2015
I was asked by In Win to choose any case and mod it.
Easy choice for me!

 

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When I saw the D-Frame the first time I already had plans for it.

 

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I had to post in their blog first until finished but now I will also show all details here in the coming few weeks.
If you've already seen it somewhere please don't share here yet :)

Have fun!

 

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Specs:
In Win D-Frame Mini black
Intel i7 4790K
ASRock Z97 E-ITX/ac
Inno3D iChill GTX 980 Ti X3 Air Boss Ultra 6GB
G.Skill Ripjaws X 2 x 8GB 1600Mhz
Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB
Be Quiet ! Straight Power 10 600W CM
LiHeat 25cm Pci-e Extender
EK Blocks - Rad - Pump
Bitspower Fittings
CoolForce Cableclips & LED strips
Mayhems Aurora 2 Blue

 

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Lets kick-off with a huge update!

First the case.

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Asked for black rubbers from the start .. no red please.

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Nice day in the sun.

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Huge card!

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And the mobo, mem and cpu

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Playing around with pipes and possibilities

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The first planning.

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Quite some time went into figuring out something to stay within the budget.
But also a loop so you can always see it flowing and a construction to maintain stability.

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Off to the attic

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Always a bit scary at the start

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But have to admit .. also afterwards this time :)

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Sharp edges be gone.

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And more pipes.

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Top side done!

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How strong it is even without any glue used.

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Finishing the edges.

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Inside the frame I used flexible tubing, used glue on the tube fittings for extra stability.
(Quite a struggle)

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Intently engaged :)

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And giving it a rest.

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This is awesome and so creative!

I'm here just for the photos.

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Damn. First thing I thought when I saw this case was that the tube frame would be great for water-cooling inside. And now its actually being done!!!!! Dream come true..... FOLLOWED!!!!

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nice choice of fluid ;)  I'm interested to see what you are doing here

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Really loop idea :0 enjoying it and subbed! 

 

Are you concerned about the metal in the tubing effecting the loop? Is that a thing? 

Bleigh!  Ever hear of AC series? 

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3 hours ago, Nup said:

Really loop idea :0 enjoying it and subbed! 

 

Are you concerned about the metal in the tubing effecting the loop? Is that a thing? 

He has tubing inside the frame, so the liquid doesn't make contact with the metal.

I'm here just for the photos.

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I have been a fan of all of your work, L3P. Can't wait to see more!

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On 2/17/2016 at 0:04 PM, Slam. said:

He has tubing inside the frame, so the liquid doesn't make contact with the metal.

how is that possible?

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1 hour ago, Bajantechnician said:

how is that possible?

The frame is hollow, so he pushed flexible tubing through.

This is a brilliant idea - followed.

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20 minutes ago, ShaolinBear said:

The frame is hollow, so he pushed flexible tubing through.

This is a brilliant idea - followed.

Ahh.

 

thought he use hard tubing.

lol

misunderstood

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Thanks guys!

I indeed use flexible tubing inside the frame, all other tubing in sight is hardline PETG

 

Lets see what I have left between my plexi stack :)

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I wanted to replace the original tinted glass with blue plexi

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Removing all stickers with specs and serials

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Lets change something about the ssd

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With plex and old fan mounts

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An extra support/cover for the PSU

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More about it later

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Extra hole for the fan wires on the radiator

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And removing some of the original PSU bracket for the new cover/support.

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And finish the edges

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Till next update!

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And another big update!

 

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First the liquidcooling parts.

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Ready to mount ... but decided to polish them first.
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5 minutes for all blocks with P600

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And another 5 minutes with P2000/3000 I still had from previous projects.

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And the last 5 minutes with polishing paste.

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Clean it up.

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And mount it.

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And a small modification on the old heatsink.

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Mounting the pump.

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Coverplate for the PSU

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Still not sure about GPU placement.

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I do know I'm going to work with an extender.

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Hmm..

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Different idea!

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Lots of drilling and tapping.

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For more reinforcement

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And for who's interested:

 

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Till next time!

 

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Gorgeous build! Loving the extra details everywhere.

cool video too, But why paint the capacitor caps, just for ascetics? 

Bleigh!  Ever hear of AC series? 

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L3p doing it right.. again.

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Thanks guys!

 

3 hours ago, Nup said:

Gorgeous build! Loving the extra details everywhere.

cool video too, But why paint the capacitor caps, just for ascetics? 

 

Well originally there war red text/pain on the capacitors which I couldn't get removed with paint remover .. so painted them black which looked much better :)

 

 

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Small update this time.
A case like this deserves a nice power cable :)

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Got some wires at work.

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And sleeved them.

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Make nice connections

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Braiding them.

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And connect the last one.

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Done!

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