[MSI PRO MOD S3] KRAIT VENOM

[nmil]

^^Gonna be doing something similar to my build soon.

[ciobanulx]

^^Gonna be doing something similar to my build soon.

 

I think more cases should be orientated this way, it's a really good look

[nmil]

I think more cases should be orientated this way, it's a really good look

Wait, which way are you mounting it again? I just meant making a back plate and attaching a mobo tray.

[ciobanulx]

Wait, which way are you mounting it again? I just meant making a back plate and attaching a mobo tray.

 

So the I/O will be at the top of the case with the graphics cards facing towards the back if you get what I mean. I will have a window at the back too

 

Should look pretty sweet once done

[nmil]

So the I/O will be at the top of the case with the graphics cards facing towards the back if you get what I mean. I will have a window at the back too

 

Should look pretty sweet once done

Oh, yeah that will be dope, i was considering it for my build, but decided against it, just cause of where I have my pc, having a window at the top made more sense.

[gipsy danger01]

I dont really understand that in words but i will when there are pictures of the config

I think he means an 90° rotated motherboard tray.

[larsput]

looks like an awesome build, i always love black & white builds

time to follow

[ciobanulx]

I dont really understand that in words but i will when there are pictures of the config 

 

Hahaha in the next update it will be more clear

 

Oh, yeah that will be dope, i was considering it for my build, but decided against it, just cause of where I have my pc, having a window at the top made more sense.

 

Yea it depends how you like things. Windows on top are really nice too I have that in a few of my builds

 

I think he means an 90° rotated motherboard tray.

 

Yea pretty much

 

looks like an awesome build, i always love black & white builds

time to follow

 

Thanks a lot

[ciobanulx]

 

Motherboard tray is in for test fitting and also so I can work on other stuff inside the case.

 

You can now see the orientation more clearly

 

Also please ignore any ugly screws for now and also the bare aluminum. In the end it will all be black.

 

 

 

You can see here the cutout I am going to make for a window on the back panel

 

 

Plenty of room for cables to connect to in the top

 

 

 

 

And plenty of room for cables in the back

 

 

 

Now time to go work on a shroud!

 

Thanks for checking it out guys and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

The shroud for the build is ready.

 

It's from a 6mm thick piece of opal white acrylic. With some vinyl on it and an LED strip underneath, it should look pretty good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[Guest]

Please show how you made the PSU shroud under guides and tutorials!!!

[Heesleemer]

any top exhausts? this is great!!!

[ciobanulx]

Now I understand Alex

 

Haha all good

 

Please show how you made the PSU shroud under guides and tutorials!!!

 

Unfortunately I don't have any pics but they way I did it is by using a heat gun and clamping the piece of acrylic between two pieces of plywood. Once the acrylic is heated up and is flexible I used another piece of plywood to sorta grab the acrylic piece and bend it down to achieve the 90 degree bend. Hold it like that until it gets solid. If you can get a hand from someone else while doing it you can get them to pour some cold water over the bend in order to cool it and harden it faster.

 

I'll be working on another shroud this week for another project. I can post some more pics and a detailed tutorial when I make that one

 

any top exhausts? this is great!!!

 

Cheers . No top exhaust, the only fans in this system will be on the front panel with the radiator like I showed before which will bring cool air in. That will sorta get pushed over the system and the only exhaust will be from the PSU. I don't expect this system to get hot at all give that the CPU will be individually cooled by a 60mm thick 360mm radiator and the GTX 960 doesn't run hot at all

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Back with another small update on this project.

 

I've laid most of the components down to sorta get a visual of things and see how I'm gonna paint things, make some covers, backplates and a lot of vinyl work. Everything to tie in to the black and white theme of the MSI PRO MOD S3 as well as the MSI Krait theme I've chosen

 

This is how I usually work, just put everything together and get a good look at things and see what I can modify. I never start a mod with a set plan or design, just an idea of how things could look and most of it gets developed as I work on the system. Seeing what works and what doesn't as well as getting new ideas. Sometimes a mod can turn out differently as to how I see it in my mind the first time I get an idea.

 

So what I have here is the Intel i5 6600K processor, 8GB of G.Skill DDR4, the MSI GTX 960 and on the motherboard you can see a Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 drive which will be the boot drive for this system. There is also an Intel 535 240GB SDD for some extra storage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firstly the RAM will definitely have to be painted white and I will most likely use white Plasi Dip on it just in case I will wanna take it back to stock in the future. I also have some spare ram covers from some Asus Sabertooth motherboards that I have. I will use two of those just to fill the other ram slots. If you're not sure what I mean you'll see in a future update

 

I will be making a custom acrylic cover for the M.2 drive as well as for the Intel SSD and also a backplate for the GPU. I will use 2mm thick white acrylic with black vinyl design.

 

I'm also thinking of making a simple I/O cover for the motherboard also from white acrylic.

 

Thanks for checking out this update and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

 

Having a bit of a test fit and feel for things inside the case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[ciobanulx]

 

More hardware shots inside the case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A look inside the top compartment!

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[Guest]

Looks badass!

[ciobanulx]

Looks badass!

Thanks

[ciobanulx]

Hi guys,

Did some work on the top panel and also made new side panels. 1.6mm aluminum sheets were used for this and everything was cut by hand with my trusty jig saw and moto saw as well as lots and lots of filing.

Hope you guys like how they turned out and don't worry I didn't forget about the dot in i from MSI haha I have a plan for that

As you can see I will use some small hinges to attach the top panel and some larger thumb screws in the front to secure it. There is also a cut out at the bank for cables to run through.

Should all look nice once it's all painted black

Here is the work I did on the side panels. I thought an MSI logo will look good on the back panel with some mesh behind it and also some lights. So I started cutting at it followed by lots of filing.

New windowed panel that will nicely show the motherboard area.

Pretty happy with the end result, I hope you guys agree! I will also have some hinges for the side panels as well, with thumb screws at the front to secure them

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys!

 

Side panels are on and the back window has been cut. Just need to get some proper screws for the hinges and the case will be ready for powder coating

 

You may also spot the new acrylic on the front panel!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

[Tearass]

Hinged panels are best panels. Looking forward to the powder coating!

[pagani123]

the gullwing doors look the best

[19mk5ant]

The I on the MSI logo is bugging me what's happening their lol?

[gipsy danger01]

The I on the MSI logo is bugging me what's happening their lol?

He said he would do something special with it

[ciobanulx]

Hinged panels are best panels. Looking forward to the powder coating!

 

Thanks, I like it too and and glad I decided to try it on this build

 

the gullwing doors look the best

 

Ah yea that would be pretty awesome

 

The I on the MSI logo is bugging me what's happening their lol?

 

 

He said he would do something special with it

 

Yea that's coming once the panel is done, just doing it like this to add some contrast to the panel