Bulldogge Builds - Amphibious

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Long time no see... but haven't had access to a computer lately and have been modding like crazy to get done for DHW!

 

Wasn't happy at all with my chosen colors for the motherboard... so I painted it black instead

 

 

 

While at it I threw the block on the gpu...

 

 

Of course there were two blocks for my card. Ett for those with DVI and one for those without... happily unaware of that I ordered a block with the 50/50 chance of getting the wrong one. Take a wild guess how that turned out...

 

 

Didn't think I would bother that much... but did I?! I contacted Watercool who sent me a new cover for the front. Saved me loads of cash since I didn't have to get a new block

 

 

I also switched the little alphacool logo on the cpu block

 

 

I decided to once more do a new front. Think I've done four of these in total... The first two I broke by getting a little wild with the saw. The third one turned out fine... but there were some minor details that I didn't like. But doesn't people say "Fourth time's the charm"?

 

 

The orange details on the case has a more soft orange tone than all other orange stuff. So I painted that as well...

 

 

 

 

Measured and drilled holes for the pump...

 

 

 

The little hole in the front is for the bottom plug of the front radiator where I'll be putting a temperature sensor

 

 

I've also done a cover for the back and a small cable comb for the 24-pin

 

 

 

Think it turned out quite alright... sadly cases and motherboards rarely sync with the cut outs and the 24-pin. So I made sure it does for me

 

 

As you can see I've sleeved the 24-pin and the 8-pin eps, just the pci-e left. My fingers hate me

 

 

I've drilled holes, attached the reservoirs on the top of the case and started with the tubing...

 

 

One minor update tomorrow... then I'll provide you with the complete build after Dreamhack

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Started with the tubing and completed it. Quite happy that all my thougts and plans worked out the way they should and that I didn't stand there missing an extender or fitting of some kind...

 

 

 

 

 

 

The little part in the back kind of crashed with the splitty9 I've put in the back... so I did some minor modifications there as well.

 

 

 

I also finished the pci-e cable and put it in place...

 

 

I don't know if I did anything wrong, but I couldn't get my Dr. Drop to keep an even pressure in a well sealed test loop. So I did an old fashioned leak test...

 

 

My project is now tested for leaks, filled with the proper liquid and more or less configured and all done. Tomorrow I'll be heading to Dreamhack Winter here in Sweden. When I get home I'll upload pictures of the completed project for those of you who are interested and haven't got the possibility to go there.

 

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Just got home after Dreamhack and feeling quite exhausted after having to make up for the days I lost at work. The project is now all complete and I had the honor of having to compete with the big guns in Casemod Masterclas, dudes with lost of project and many years in this area. No awards this time, but with such stiff competition and awesome projects I didn't expect anything.  With that said I'm quite satisfied with what I achieved and how it turned out. Here's a couple of "samples" of the finished project... I'll be taking a couple of photos and will be making a short video of the project which will be uploaded here and in a gallery for those of you who want to see some better pictures of it!

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to thank all of you who's followed this project... all of you who said hi and watched my project at dreamhack... and last but not least my sponsors who supplied me with the awesome hardware I needed to make this project possible.

[Zando_]

Defo looks dope! The reservoirs on the top are a pretty cool idea...

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I've created a gallery for my finished project as well as a small video... I'm in no way an expert on filming or creating videos, but I hope you like it anyway

 

 

Gallery: https://www.sweclockers.com/galleri/14435-amphibious

 

The text for the gallery is in Swedish, but it's nothing I've alreay written in here