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Project : Chimera

 

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This is my first build that i have done since losing my sight so bear with me if its not up to scratch with some of the other build on here . Its a bit of a confidence builder for me . Hope you enjoy the journey of my build . :)

 

Hope you enjoy look at  my build as much as i am enjoyed building it bit-dremel.gif

 

Components

Case

Cooler Master Haf XB ( Some Mods )

Main Parts

Msi Mpower Motherboard
Intel 3770K

MSI 780 n watercool that and may get a second in a few months
Corsair 16GB Memory
Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB
Samsung 840 Evo 500 GB
WD Green 1TB

Watercooling Parts

EK Coolstream RAD XT 120
EK Coolstream RAD XT 240

EK Coolstream RAD XTC 280
EK Supremacy CSC Waterblock
Frozen Q Flex Tank Res
Alphacools VPP655

​Rigid tube from E22

EK G1/4" Thread HD Adapter 10/12mm

EK Supremacy Clean CSQ Universal CPU Waterblock

EK FC Titan SE / GTX 780 Full Cover Waterblock

Noctua 140 fans x2

Noctua 120 fan

corsair sp120 x2 fans 

 

 

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Modding the top vent mesh for a perspex sheet

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The sleeving i have just done

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More Sleeving
 

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CPU 5820K @ 4.5Ghz 1.295V,Motherboard Asus X99-S, RAM 16Gb TeamGroup Elite GPU Msi Gtx 780, Case Fractal Design Define R5 , Storage Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 , Samsung 840evo 250Gb, Wd Green 1TB, PSU EVGA 850w G2 ,Cooling Fully Custom Water Cooling Loop Sound Stealseries Wireless H

 

 

 

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Pics?

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more to come 

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Nice, I'm suprised I don't see many people removing that ugly top mesh. Should look pretty amazing if you get the cable management right :).

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Awesome! Can't wait for more.

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Irony... I want a HAF XB with the grill top and all I can find is the windowed version... My eyes!!!! /cry

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more pics 

 

 

This is the colours i use to spray my case

 

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before spraying

 

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The main case is the black sparkle 

 

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Sides

 

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TOP

 

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The in side bits are red sparkle

 

motherboard tray 

 

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front cover of the haf xb

 

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side handles

 

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drive bay covers

 

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All Bit Sprayed In Garden

 

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CPU 5820K @ 4.5Ghz 1.295V,Motherboard Asus X99-S, RAM 16Gb TeamGroup Elite GPU Msi Gtx 780, Case Fractal Design Define R5 , Storage Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 , Samsung 840evo 250Gb, Wd Green 1TB, PSU EVGA 850w G2 ,Cooling Fully Custom Water Cooling Loop Sound Stealseries Wireless H

 

 

 

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Thanks there will be more pic when the rain stops lol wish I had a man cave to do the spraying in the the weather would never stop me lol ill try and finish spraying tomorrow .

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looks fun

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looks fun

yeh, looks 'fun' huuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr duuurrrrrr

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I really like the colors!

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Nice colors! I hope to see how this turns out :P

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Water Cooling stuff has arrive well some of it

 

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Made a custom bracket from Meccano then spray it , for the FrozenQ Flextank

 

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Looking really good! Amazing job cutting the window out.

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Thanks it realy fun building it slowly and seeing it come together . thanks for all the support and positive feed back 

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Looking great! I love what your doing with the custom painting.

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Need help to fix the window the rubber edging i have put around the cut top is a little thicker than i was hoping so double sided sticky tape is not going to work any other ideas

 

Thers about a 2 mm gape on the under side becasue of the rubber cile

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Need help to fix the window the rubber edging i have put around the cut top is a little thicker than i was hoping so double sided sticky tape is not going to work any other ideas

 

Thers about a 2 mm gape on the under side becasue of the rubber cile

You could use silicon

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You could use silicon

would that hold then ? thanks for the post i dint think about silicon

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would that hold then ? thanks for the post i dint think about silicon

I think it will hold unless you are planing to use real glass for the window.

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Awesome to see that you also went with the CM HAF XB!! I just finished my build in that this weekend too! Check it out here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/36288-the-cube-cooler-master-haf-xb/

 

 

Any new update pics? Would love to see the end result :D!

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dude this looks soooooooooooo BEAST great job with the paint work mancant wait to see the finished product

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Some pic from today 

 

the window arrive in post this morning only ordered it Sunday night very impressed

 

 

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change of plan 240 in bacment and a 280 up front and the 120 in the back 

 

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Trying to cut circles with a dremel

 

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the 240 rad at the bottem

 

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i will be getting a rad grill to make it loo nit and tidy 

 

hopefully do more tomorrow we will see bit-dremel.gif

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Nice build, love the paint job

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