Watercooled Silverstone FT02 Nvidia theme build

[Groundedbeef]

7 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

Nickel block and a copper block? Won't mixing metals cause issues?

 

This is really cool though.

Thanks!

 

I am not worried, Nickel (plated, copper underneath)  and copper can be mixed and the coolant i am using has anticorrosion additives.

Trouble would be if i added aluminium to the loop.

[Unhelpful]

Just now, Groundedbeef said:

 

Oh alright, cool!

[Groundedbeef]

UPDATE 9

 

So at last it arrived, X1 coolant.

This time around i will be testing the colors before i fill the loop.

My system holds just under 1 liter of fluid and it took about 10 liters to get rid of the pastel and the sysclean stuff.

 

Right now it looks like this, i have not dyed it at all and i am not sure im going too.  It really depends on how i end up having my lighting.

 

I think it looks pretty sweet and im glad that i flushed the pastel.

 

The dustfilter thing has come back from powdercoating it looks good, i just have to get around to polishing the nvidia logo.  And figure out how to make an airtight seal between the dustcase and the pc, it has to be easy to remove for cleaning and look good at the same time.

I am kind of busy at work so i will do it as soon as i can.

Im out of beer and i have an 8pin EPS cable to sleeve, if i time it correctly i will have gotten more beers and sleved that cable by the time the WAN show starts.

 

Stay Tuned!

 

[Groundedbeef]

UPDATE 10

 

So i have been busy and hadn't had time to move forward much.

 

Getting the nvidialogo and letters cleaned and chromed would cost me around 280 us dollars so that wasn't an option.

Instead i made them shiny and gave them some clear coat so they wouldn't corrode.

I finally mounted them to the dust case and i think it looks pretty sweet, judge for yourself

 

 

 

 

I mounted the letters with M5 screws from the inside

 

 

 

Next i am gonna cut a larger hole in the side panel and add tempered glass instead of plexi.

I am also gonna add UV lights.

I am also currently waiting for some rubber things to dust proof the space between the case and the dustfilter thing

 

Sorry for the long update times but life is a bitch these days (busy with work)

 

Stay Tuned!

[RoroTheDeer]

I completely forgot about this post! Can't believe you haven't either

 

Looking really good so far! Can't wait to see the finished product after all this time!  

[Mikedin]

The build is looking amazing can't wait to see it finished! Excellent job in all the mods , I think the Nvidia logo and lettering looks sick just like it is no need to waste that much cash to get it chromed 

[Groundedbeef]

I am trying to get the uv lights just right, i want no purple glow, just green uv parts shining.

The white led strips i installed makes it hard to see the green memory mod. I wish they would light up more. So the white led´s are gonna gonna be removed i think.

 

I also installed my psu cover

 

and playing around with UV light placement

 

 

14 hours ago, Insp1r3 said:

I completely forgot about this post! Can't believe you haven't either

 

Looking really good so far! Can't wait to see the finished product after all this time!  

 

Thanks, i am seeing this one trough to the end!

 

13 hours ago, Mikedin said:

The build is looking amazing can't wait to see it finished! Excellent job in all the mods , I think the Nvidia logo and lettering looks sick just like it is no need to waste that much cash to get it chromed 

 

Thanks, i am pretty happy how it turned out so far.

[Groundedbeef]

UPDATE 10 and 3 quarters

 

So i have been messing around with an idea for a GPU Cover since i don't like the two different water blocks showing. I mean, they do look good, but this will round things off.

 

This what i am thinking of...

 

 

I am thinking this...

First layer in black following the contour of the cards and the block itself.

Second layer in UV green with som angles

Third layer in black with milled out slots and letters showing the green layer underneath, Just to add some depth perception to it.

 

Hopefully i will get around to it by weeks end. Also, tempered glass is on its way.

 

Stay Tuned!

[Yahtadi]

Slick! but i like more on pastel color at beginning tho

[Groundedbeef]

Update 11

 

So i managed to squeeze some cnc time in today and heres what i got

 

First laying tool paths on the 3d model

 

Then some machining...

 

Then some filing to get some of the letter-corners sharp

 

Then some bends and a little de-burring

 

Here is a shot with the mockup plates

 

Next time i am gonna weld sides onto it and paint the different parts.

 

Stay Tuned!

[Groundedbeef]

Update 11.1

 

I couldn't help myself so i went back to work and welded sides on it and painted it.

The paint job isn't finished yet, i just had to see how the color and depth matched

 

[QFA350]

Would have been cool if the green text was a green diffused light.

[Groundedbeef]

16 hours ago, Warning said:

Would have been cool if the green text was a green diffused light.

I was thinking about it, but its gonna glow under the UV lights so it will stand out

[Groundedbeef]

Update 12

 

So after some Sunday football..

 

I Finally finished the gpu cover

Here is what it looks like under normal light and UV light

 

I am still working on the UV light placement and figuring out to use cold cathodes or LED strips. or a mix of the two.

 

Stay tuned!

[Heesleemer]

absolutely love the FT series ( have an FT-05 myself)... been tempted to pick up a second hand FT-02... if they werent' so damn long..

love what you did with yours! 

[Groundedbeef]

So its time to revive this thread with a major update.

I was happy with the build so far but it has now turned into a full fledged home built case.
The only part im not making myself apart from the main components of course is the motherboard tray from case labs.

I wanted it to be easy to maintain, dust free and i wanted the motherboard to be rotated 90 degrees as in the FT02 case.

First up

New components:

Motherboard is upgraded to an ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

CPU is upgraded to a Kabylake 7700K

Memory modules are upgrade to 32 GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4

and two 1080Ti´s as a kicker.

I am getting a larger reservoir 250mm

and instead of one 180x560mm radiator, i am going with two EK-CoolStream CE 140x560 (Quad) with 8 NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM´s.

 

 

 

First off, som sketches.

 

 

The Radiator tray:

 

 

 

Custom fan grille:

 

More coming shortly

[Groundedbeef]

For some reason a cant upload more pictures

 

20MB limit w00t?

[Groundedbeef]

Yay its working again

 

Here the fans and grille are mounted to the radiators;

 

I Built a slide thing for the motherboard tray to slide down in:

 

[Groundedbeef]

Parts from laser cutting, is welding time!

 

Always us the correct colored tools for the job!

More stuff on the way, blame the 20mb per post thing :)

[Groundedbeef]

[Groundedbeef]

Im going to try and use fittings for all bends this time around, we will see how this goes

[RoroTheDeer]

Has it really been a year already?

Great to see this project again!  

[Groundedbeef]

2 hours ago, Insp1r3 said:

Has it really been a year already?

Great to see this project again!  

 

yeah, i know, its almost ridiculous

Its just when you work, sometimes 50 hours a week it tends to be difficult to find the time to do it

 

 

Test fitted the res and pump today.

 

[Groundedbeef]

I Finished the edges inside and made the pumpmount permanent.

 

Used a scrap chunk to line up the pump bracket with the hole

 

Perfect fit id say without touching the edges of the hole, we dont want vibrations from the pump.

 

Next up is the top plate, i am thinking it should be magnetic.

 

Hopefully i can send it to powder coating this week, i also need to order the tempered glass windows.

 

Also, here is a sketch of what i am planing to do with the front GPU Block (the one most visible)

 

I am not sure about the final form this is just the concept

 

[Groundedbeef]

Mini update.

 

Im using an m.2 drive on the motherboard as boot drive.

I am planning for one SSD with the option of getting one more at a later date.'

Also one standard hard drive for other stuff.

 

This is how im mounting them:

 

 

Airflow in this part of the case is not really optimal, so i raised the trays i got from caselabs and i am adding some holes for airflow later.

 

 

I am planning on doing the top this weekend.