WING X99 | A CNC-milled Scratch Build! (Benchmarks, temps and wallpapers posted!)

[Marine_Boy]

@Brodholm, Wow... Just... Wow! This is amazing! Love every piece of it! Can't wait for more pics!  

[Hasle]

So good! Must be really pleasing to fit everything together after all the hard work you put into the design and production. Seeing how everything just slides snugly into place is certainly pleasing for us! ?

[paddy-stone]

We're gonna have to start calling you Tony Stark @Brodholm

[Yahtadi]

Fantastic! neat!

[Not_Sean]

Can't wait for some more pics, also would love to see a bit more of the Loop. Is it just my eyes but I can see the holes for the SSD's blocks but can't see anything on the GPU's ? 

[Brodholm]

20 hours ago, 8uhbbhu8 said:

Damn this has turned out amazing!!!! I absolutely love it and can't wait for all the finished glam shots  Please have lots!!!

There will be lots! I promise! I just have to go through about 2000 photos and a lot of video to try and select the best  
 

15 hours ago, Marine_Boy said:

@Brodholm, Wow... Just... Wow! This is amazing! Love every piece of it! Can't wait for more pics!  

You don't have to wait long!
 

13 hours ago, Hasle said:

So good! Must be really pleasing to fit everything together after all the hard work you put into the design and production. Seeing how everything just slides snugly into place is certainly pleasing for us! ?

It really is! But having tight tolerances is a bit of a pain in the... well. It can be annoying. But a CNC definitely helps. But things like sheet metal thickness variances can screw with you quite a bit.
 

12 hours ago, paddy-stone said:

We're gonna have to start calling you Tony Stark @Brodholm

 
 

4 hours ago, Yahtadi said:

Fantastic! neat!

Thanks  
 

2 hours ago, Not_Sean said:

Can't wait for some more pics, also would love to see a bit more of the Loop. Is it just my eyes but I can see the holes for the SSD's blocks but can't see anything on the GPU's ? 

They are smaller. If you take away the connector on the EK-blocks you will find that the holes are quite small. It has the same inlet as the original block!



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Also, made a video of the progress from update 27 to 33 (now). It is in 4K and have some sweet piano in it

 

 

[Brodholm]

Ohh well... why not post this now as well! Hopefully I can get out some video of the filling tomorrow. If not then It will be up next week!
 

Got some new coolant in the mail!

Looks really good! Got that dark "blood red" look to it.

Also got one of these! Ohh why have I not gotten one of these before... Makes things much much easier.

Patience is key! Drop by drop!

Lots and lots of bubbles! Also had a hose attached that I filled in. And that acted as an extra reservoir so I did not have to stop that much. The upper res part is quite small and gets empty quite fast otherwise.

Don't mind the dust and stuff! I will clean it later!

Bubbles swishing by. Looks really mesmerizing. Again, don't mind all the dust and stuff. This is not wiped and cleaned.

It looks a bit weird with all the small bubbles trapped everywhere but those will go away after a few hours/days.

Time to let it bleed! Next update will be final pictures. And it will be a huge one. I will also have to do some editing and make a "making of" video and a "final result" video. Hoping I can get these videos out before dreamhack summer!
 

[8uhbbhu8]

1 hour ago, Brodholm said:

Ohh well... why not post this now as well! Hopefully I can get out some video of the filling tomorrow. If not then It will be up next week!

Spoiler

 

Got some new coolant in the mail!

Looks really good! Got that dark "blood red" look to it.

Also got one of these! Ohh why have I not gotten one of these before... Makes things much much easier.

Patience is key! Drop by drop!

Lots and lots of bubbles! Also had a hose attached that I filled in. And that acted as an extra reservoir so I did not have to stop that much. The upper res part is quite small and gets empty quite fast otherwise.

Don't mind the dust and stuff! I will clean it later!

Bubbles swishing by. Looks really mesmerizing. Again, don't mind all the dust and stuff. This is not wiped and cleaned.

It looks a bit weird with all the small bubbles trapped everywhere but those will go away after a few hours/days.

Time to let it bleed! Next update will be final pictures. And it will be a huge one. I will also have to do some editing and make a "making of" video and a "final result" video. Hoping I can get these videos out before dreamhack summer!

 

 

Damn that even more beautiful!!

 

You should do a picture dump of every single one you have taken onto this thread  all 2k of them! 

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[Marine_Boy]

@Brodholm B E A utiful!!! Amazing! *o* I want to build something like this in the future. Not entirely the same, but the same idea, like everything custom made. I hope I will mange to create something on the same level of amazingness  

[mikat]

One of the coolest PCs I've ever seen, It looks great

[Snipeon]

12 hours ago, Brodholm said:

-Snip-

Looks really good! Got that dark "blood red" look to it.

-Snip-

You have blood red coolant, meanwhile I can only afford...

blood red blood...

[Brodholm]

21 hours ago, 8uhbbhu8 said:

Damn that even more beautiful!!

 

You should do a picture dump of every single one you have taken onto this thread  all 2k of them! 

Well... There are like 10 pictures in series of each shot  soooooooooooooooooo. Well I will pick the best ones! There will be a lot, I promise. I can even make some 4K wallpapers if someone is interested.

15 hours ago, Marine_Boy said:

@Brodholm B E A utiful!!! Amazing! *o* I want to build something like this in the future. Not entirely the same, but the same idea, like everything custom made. I hope I will mange to create something on the same level of amazingness  

Cant wait to see what you come up with! Be sure to create a work log!
 

13 hours ago, mikat said:

One of the coolest PCs I've ever seen, It looks great

Thanks mate!
 

10 hours ago, Snipeon said:

You have blood red coolant, meanwhile I can only afford...

blood red blood...

ohh my!  

[Brodholm]

Also, just had time before I leave this week to give you the last video update before the final one! 

Here you go: (Don't mind all the dust, I did not properly clean it and video shows every small particle on there!!!)
 

 

 

[Brodholm]

The time has finally come to post the final pictures and video of this project. It has been a crazy ride for me, both with very high ups and very low downs. It has taken almost two years to complete and well over 1000 hours of work and planning. Starting with ideas, crude sketches, countless hours in CAD to finally taking physical form. But I have learned a lot and got to know a lot of new friends during the process!

 

I would like to thank the sponsors of this project: ASUS, INTEL, CORSAIR and EKWB for believing in me and the project! And also to the people behind the brands, who are always there answering questions and offering support! You know who you are, thanks!

 

I would lastly like to thank everyone on forums, Facebook and Youtube who have helped me with ideas, suggestions, and kind and encouraging words. This really keeps me focused on the goal and enables me to achieve the best results possible. I cannot stress this enough, I owe you a lot! I hope you will enjoy the final video and pictures of the project WING X99.

 THANK YOU ALL!
 

I also made a final video!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflections

I think it is important to look back at what you have done and reflect on what you could have done better, most importantly regarding methodology. After thinking about this for a long while I have realized a few important things.

The most important one was that I bit off more than I could chew. I really think I took it a few steps too far with this project, with designing and building my own CNC and then immediately starting on this one. Since it was basically only me working on this it was just*WAY too much work for one person to get done in a reasonable time frame. I have worked way too much lately and it has effected both me, my university studies, my fiancée Josefina (who is amazing and understanding) and my friends.

I can't help but to think back at those months around when I worked 6-7 days a week, 14+ hours a day. I basically lived in the workshop and only slept and ate during that time. Don't get me wrong, the feeling I have now is amazing and I am very proud of the results. But next time I will definitely change some things to lighten the work load or get someone to help me more. All in all, if given the choice, I would do it all again. I have learned a lot from this, not just as a modder, but also as a person.

 

I know a lot of you have asked about how much the whole case with components weighs. And I finally have the answer! It is 42 kg, or about 94 lbs

Side note

The build also qualified for the “DreamHack Summer Master Class Casemod Championship” along with 5 other great builds! WING X99 will be on display for the competition, but also in the ASUS ROG booth that they have at DHs. I will be there a lot of the time so come and say hello! Hope to see some of you there!

 

Final words

Right now I feel very empty and happy at the same time. The project is finally done after all this hard work. But I mostly feel amazing and have genuine gratitude towards everyone who helped in any way with the project. Be it writing a kind comment, helping with the design or actual physical help. YOU are amazing!

[stealth80]

Me like much so very! 

[Hasle]

*when the final build looks better than the renders* 

 

It's been such a pleasure following this project from day one. The result is beyond fantastic!

 

PS. You need some new speakers bro. Badly! 

[Brodholm]

5 hours ago, tj1795 said:

Oh good gravy, that's exquisite.

Thanks

4 hours ago, stealth80 said:

Me like much so very! 

$5  

2 hours ago, Hasle said:

*when the final build looks better than the renders* 

 

It's been such a pleasure following this project from day one. The result is beyond fantastic!

 

PS. You need some new speakers bro. Badly! 

Speakers you say! They actually produce great sound  and I live in a very small apartment. I don't think the neighbors would approve, but then again, when do the neighbors approve of anything  

[SteveEvans]

In short:

 

 

Excellent.  Masterpiece.

[Kevo05s]

This is by far the most beautiful thing I've seen in a LONG time!

may I point out you just missed an easy Star wars reference here  (X-Wing 99)

[paddy-stone]

Brodholm that is fantastic, I mean I thought the updates were excellent, but man it didn't prepare us for the final look of this build

 

Now just sit back for a bit and enjoy, you deserve a massive rest after all that hard work. I would love to see this in person, but doubt I will ever get the chance. I love the channels you made for the liquid to pass from one component to the next instead of using tubing all the time, it is a very well thought out design and really adds to the asthetics of the case.

Can you tell us how it runs please? like what the idle and full load temps are when running benchmarks/stress tests are please? Not that it matters as that is a really good design anyway, but just for curiousity's sake?

 

[Marinatall_Ironside]

This is an absolutely fantastic build! Incredible work with the case, cable management, custom parts, and water-cooling.

[tikker]

This is an incredible build. That cable management is just perfection Exquisite work sir.

[smicha]

Perfection. 

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Nice

[0ld_Chicken]

This build log has been amazing!!  You've put an incredible amount of work into JUST documenting this process, on top of the actual process it's self and I really appreciate that.  

 

Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us and I hope you enjoy it immensely!