Project Ultima [Build log]

[IMCustoms]

so awesome  its makes my rig look like crap

 

I hope it makes you work harder to make your rig make someone else's look like crap

[SystemSpectre98]

my new build is still in progress im talking about my old build

[IMCustoms]

Hope it turns out good

[d33g33]

Pretty cool man, interested to see some of your previous projects.

[IMCustoms]

Pretty cool man, interested to see some of your previous projects.

 

Here you go

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/115867-project-cristal-toxin-completed/

[IMCustoms]

Sorry guys for no updates for a while.. I was quite a bit sick.. Got some stomach flu and than a regular flu.. Shitty stuff all around..

But I'm better now, and let's get this ball rolling again!

 

Update:

I've entered this mod in Cooler Master Mod Competition 2015, and you can show your support there as well: http://goo.gl/WQdj1Q

Bitspower was finally sent me (I hope) the right fittings and not some prototypes again And also, I will do a review of one of their upcoming products, and I hope many more later

Everything is remeasured and prepared for some heavy wood and wall work, and I'll start chopping in the next few days

I've also finished my final EK motherboard block video, which will be rendering overnight and uploaded tomorrow and here is a shot of that

And that's all for now, cya a bit later when this video gets uploaded

 

[cesrai]

Your video is up.

[IMCustoms]

@cesrai, Thanks, I was waiting it to go FullHD before posting

And here it is, Unboxing and Mounting tutorial of EK-FB GA G1.Sniper 5 - Acetal+Nickel

 

[TheDEFYANTonE]

I'm really digging the build man! I had a similar idea, but you definitely took it to the next level.

[IMCustoms]

Thanks TheDEFYANTonE, stay tuned cause I didn't reveal everything I'll do.. There is much more

[XYOUNEED]

Awesome project buddy! Can't wait to see the final

[IMCustoms]

Some of you on the forums and some sponsors have asked did I do some "actual" work, so today I took some time to prebuild the system on the floor, just so you all can see the layout and to test-fit everything, and to check out my computer measurements with the things I already built

Also I've done some tube bending, but I'm waiting for BP fittings to arrive to finish that.. And you can also see some types of screws, nuts, bolts and washers that I'll use to mount this beast to the wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IMCustoms]

It has grown legs #scared

 

 

Some stuff will be fabricated tonight

[cesrai]

It has grown legs #scared

Some stuff will be fabricated tonight

This joke is stupid but I laughed so hard.

[IMCustoms]

It's a kinda of "saying" in my language.. But it works in english too
I did a lot of work today, and I'll upload pics and maybe 1 video later

[IMCustoms]

So, today I made a couple of things..

 

Firstly I drilled holes in "main board" (that's how I'll call it from now on) for motherboard standoffs and 4 SSD's.. For now I have only 2 SSD's, but I'll contact a couple of manufactures to see if they can contribute for 2 more, or 4 new ones

Also, SSD's will be easily removable, cause I'll pre-attach these bolts and plexiglass (later about that) on SSD, and then just slide it into these holes, and bolt heads will get stuck and it won't be able to fall out, but just as a precaution I will probably put some velcro or double sided tape too.

 

Then I test fitted everything and made this plexi cutout for cable extenders, and you'll see later how I'll implement them

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Harry76]

Looks great!

[IMCustoms]

Thanks Harry76, stay tuned

I did some more work today More drilling, jigsawing, sanding and voila! PSU bracket and holes for 2 fans are compete

 

 

 

 

 

[stealth80]

Jesus this is nice work! I was pretty proud of my new project then ....

 

To put it into perspective, its like been proud of your manhood then walking in the shower and seeing someone hung like a horse, just makes you hang your head in a little disappointment !

 

Great work!

 

(Hope this doesn't break any rules/offend, just an analogy   )

[IMCustoms]

lol, thanks man  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[IMCustoms]

Hey guys, new update !

The last part of Bitspower parts has finally arrived and those problematic fittings are much better now.. So in a last couple of days, I took the time to test them, decide where and how everything will fit and test-fit everything, and bagged and tagged it

 

Also, I almost finished marking everything up for cutting and I only need to design 1 more plexi panel and finalize the design of reservoirs.. And I hit the problem with those 3 big curved plexi covers, cause apparently no-one in my country can curve plexiglass in that radius, but only in strait 90 degree angle.. blahh.. So yeah, I will probably have to change my design a bit, but I don't think you will be disappointed with what I came up with

And here are a few shots
 

 

 

 

 

[IMCustoms]

Sanded 2 plastic tubes, so I can bend my tubes around them... And I think I'm on the right track so far.. What do you think??

 

 

 

 

[IMCustoms]

OMG IT'S DOUBLE RAINBOW WOOO !

 

Ahh... It's just double bent hard tubing.. No big deal, right? *sarcastic simle*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Norman_the_Owl]

I don't think i've ever seen someone incorporate a mobo block into a loop while making it look good...until now! Very nice, i like the mix of bends and fittings

[IMCustoms]

Norman_the_Owl, Thanks

 

I didn't want to slack it out, like most people do with tons of fittings and not doing any work to make it clean and minimalist.. So I decided to have some extremely hard to make bends, but it's all worth it when it looks like this in the end