MODWARS - Tekno Angel (Tt Core P3 Mod) by SimpleModz

[ciobanulx]

 

MWAVE MODWARS 2016 Powered By Thermaltake, ASUS, Kingston, Intel & NVIDIA

 

Hi guys,

 

I'm back with another case mod and I think the banner above says it all for this one

 

I am part of a modding competition where 5 of Australia's best case modders have been chosen to compete and only one will become the MODWARS champion!

 

For more info on the competition and to see the other modders head here - https://www.mwave.com.au/catalog/modwars-info

 

For this build I am using the Thermaltake Core P3 chassis and I am calling it Tekno Angel and is inspired by the Japanese Gundam series. I'm actually not too familiar with Gundam so I'm not sure if I will be able to get it 100% but it will be more or less based on that. A very good friend of mine is a fan and gave me this idea, I had the angel idea however wasn't sure where to draw more inspiration from so he introduced me to Gundam.

 

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this one. It has to be finished by September 16th so not a long time to go.

 

Let's have a look at the SPECS:

 

CASE - Thermaltake Core P3
MB - ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha
CPU - Intel Core i7 6700K
GPU - ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
RAM - Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (4x4GB) 2400MHz DDR4 Black
SSD - Kingston HyperX Savage 120GB x 2
PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 650W Gold

 

Custom Cables & LEDs - CableMod

 

Water Cooling - Thermaltake

 

Here is a shot of all the hardware together looking very glorious!

 

 

And here is an unboxing and overview video of the case and a bit of a chat about the start of this mod. At the time of filming I hadn't decided on the name just yet

 

 

 

Hope you guys enjoy this one!

 

Before I go I would like to thank MWAVE, Thermaltake, ASUS, Kingston, Intel and NVIDIA for inviting me to be part of this competition.

 

Mwave: https://www.mwave.com.au/
Thermaltake: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/thermaltake-630
ASUS: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/asus-63
Kingston: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/kingston-356
Intel: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/intel-325
NVIDIA: https://www.mwave.com.au/graphics-cards/nvidia-graphics-cards

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[Bananasplit_00]

cool, love theese things! instant follow  

[ciobanulx]

On 8/26/2016 at 1:01 AM, Bananasplit_00 said:

cool, love theese things! instant follow  

Awesome! Thanks for following

[ciobanulx]

 

Okay guys, less than 2 week until I need to get this build fully finished!

 

I've been pretty busy lately with quite a few things going on however I've been working hard on the build too.

 

I think it's time I start rolling out all the update so stay tuned guys!

 

As I mentioned in the video I am covering the entire Core P3 chassis with an acrylic sheet and I am also shaping it around my Tekno Angel theme. Other than the acrylic cover for the case I am also cutting out the 'angle' wings

 

Check it out!

 

 

 

I traced the case and all of the mounting holes needed and then designed the sheet around my vision.

 

 

 

The wings were then first designed from cardboard before traced out onto acrylic for cutting.

 

Stay tuned for more updates as I will be rolling them out quite fast to get the build finished in time for the competition ending on the 16th of September.

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Okay, the acrylic sheet is cut to size and more or less finished. I need to file it down a bit more and going to cut the bottom section out further.

 

I had originally intended for the build to be mounted onto a VESA stand however I can't find one at a decent price which is strong enough to hold the entire build. The way it is atm the feet can't really be mounted on, hence for the awkwardness of the photos

 

So I will be trimming it down at the bottom in order to mount the feet but here's a sneak peak for now.

 

Let me know what you guys think so far! Oh and the wings have been cut and stuck together ready for mounting. Lots of little details to be added still.

 

 

Everything still mounts as it should which is what I wanted

 

 

The first part of the Gundam inspired wings assembled.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Here's a better look at the case with the acrylic frame and a closer look at the components.

 

 

Mounting for the wings is in place

 

 

GPU tray has been cut as well

 

 

PCIE extender mounted

 

 

Tt RGB PSU

 

 

Shaping up pretty nicely I would say!

 

Stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[19_blackie_73]

@ciobanulx how many gpus have you back there on that shelf?

but nice build  

[ciobanulx]

13 hours ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

@ciobanulx how many gpus have you back there on that shelf?

but nice build  

Hehehe I think about 13 can be spotted there and I have more that are not in boxes

 

Thanks mate

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Here's the glorious GTX 1070 Founders Edition mounted it. I love the design of these new cards so much I feel bad putting a waterblock on it. But a waterblock will definitely go on.

 

Remember this is just a test fitting for all hardware, more details will be added to everything and it will all be customised to match the colours of the wings

 

 

I also added some more details to the wings and if anyone is wondering how I cut these, it's with a jig saw and with this scroll saw + lots of filing in the end

 

 

And here are the Gundam inspired wings mounted

 

 

They are stuck together using acrylic cement glue which pretty much bonds them together and is a really strong hold.

 

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more.

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Here I am about to start on the water cooling loop.

 

But first I am drilling some pass-throughs to clean up the loop and add an extra feature to the mod.

 

 

I've also added an extra piece of acrylic going around the edges of where the motherboard sits for a bit of contrast.

 

 

First tubes are in.

 

 

A very tight fit on the right there. A piece of tube is actually in between then to connect the two fittings.

 

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[starwarsguy99]

Nice build, I was wondering, where are you going to route the cables as the wings are right behind the ports.

 

Good Luck!

[ciobanulx]

16 hours ago, starwarsguy99 said:

Nice build, I was wondering, where are you going to route the cables as the wings are right behind the ports.

 

Good Luck!

Thanks mate! I'm not too fussed about the cables, it's mainly a competition and display build. However they can easily be routed as you would normal on the CORE P3, the rear of the motherboard is accessed the same way. The rest of the cables, such as the 24pin and 8pin CPU will be routed from underneath the motherboard

 

 

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Here's more progress and better photos as I start working on the water cooling loop.

 

A nice view of the frame.

 

 

I'm using 3 stand-off to set the motherboard forward a bit to allow room for the wings to mount as well as cable routing from underneath.

 

 

Cables for the fans routed under the radiator.

 

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[BeardRex]

Looks neat!

[ciobanulx]

11 hours ago, BeardRex said:

Looks neat!

Cheers

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

I've been busy working on the tubes and they're now pretty much done.

 

Let me know what you think about it!

 

The tube from the GPU going up had to be off-set like that as the fittings in the top around the back are as close as they can be. They're a bit big and can't have the runs any closer than that with these fittings. In the end I think it give a nice feature to the loop

 

 

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

I've been pretty busy working on the build over the last few days, about a week to go now before it has to be finished! I did a ton of work with vinyl as well as some painting and I shot a nice video to talk a bit about the mods as well as assemble the whole thing!

 

Check it out below and let me know what you think!

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[TravisB]

26 minutes ago, ciobanulx said:

-SNIP-

Looking sexy, thumbs up.

[ciobanulx]

On 9/11/2016 at 5:02 PM, TravisB said:

Looking sexy, thumbs up.

Thanks a lot

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Here are the CableMod cables! I decided to shoot another quick video as I installed them!

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

Stay tuned as final photos are next

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Here it is guys! Final pics

 

 

Hope you enjoy! Stay tuned for another video

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Hi guys,

 

Final video is here, hope you enjoy

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

[ciobanulx]

 

Hey guys,

 

The Tekno Angel build was recently displayed at PAX AUS at the Thermaltake booth. Check out some of the pics and video.

 

PAX AU video -

 

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Cheers,

 

Alex