Caselabs S3 Matx Mod
Well, as this is my first Build log its not going to be perfect, i have done several builds before but i did not deem them worth to be posted,
Before i start i apologize for some of the bad photos, alot were taken from my phone as i was not really expecting to write a build log, but from now on ill get my camera out and attempt to take half decent ones!
my 600t
So here im posting some pictures bit of info about my Caselabs S3.
Hardware:
Intel Xeon 2665
Rampage iv Gene
16gb Corsair dominator GT
2x EVGA GTX760 2GB
Watercooling: to be decided got to buy blocks for the cards and cpu, i have rads and fittings from previous builds, but i think hard tubing is on the horizon for me.
i got it about august last year, build an itx rig in it and a fairly basic loop (my first)
in about november i took it all apart and bought a CM elite 120 (love that case so much, for £40 its an insane little case, good built quality and so on.
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So for a while now i have been fiddling and planning,
originally i was planning to do an atx, tri-sli config,
After playing with this idea i quite liked it but wanted to try something different,
So after spending hours looking at build logs etc
a angled motherboard caught my eye, so thought id try it out!
I was unsure of what motherboard i was going with, so i bought one of each!
Rampage iv gene
Rampage iv formula
Rampage iv extreme,
after measuring up, the Extreme was possible but would be rather tight, and i considered the formula, but since i have designed alot of upcoming projects around the matx form factor i decided to go with the gene.
So after desiding to go with the gene, was time to start placing it.
Now for cutting!
If only i knew how much "fun" this would be, i probably would not of carried on!
After burning out a demel by hardly scratching the surface, i found out rather quickly i needed to "go big or go home" so at work i used the air powered circular cutter with a carbon fiber disk. (with a bit of help)
Now for the rear io!
So after cutting it, this is where i am now, hardware installed but need to do alot of acrylic work for a mid plate, sleeving, some mounting holes and give some love to the rear of the case by making a hdd cage and placement for the pump/res.
Well, as this is my first Build log its not going to be perfect, i have done several builds before but i did not deem them worth to be posted,
Before i start i apologize for some of the bad photos, alot were taken from my phone as i was not really expecting to write a build log, but from now on ill get my camera out and attempt to take half decent ones!
my 600t
So here im posting some pictures bit of info about my Caselabs S3.
Hardware:
Intel Xeon 2665
Rampage iv Gene
16gb Corsair dominator GT
2x EVGA GTX760 2GB
Watercooling: to be decided got to buy blocks for the cards and cpu, i have rads and fittings from previous builds, but i think hard tubing is on the horizon for me.
i got it about august last year, build an itx rig in it and a fairly basic loop (my first)
in about november i took it all apart and bought a CM elite 120 (love that case so much, for £40 its an insane little case, good built quality and so on.
LANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
So for a while now i have been fiddling and planning,
originally i was planning to do an atx, tri-sli config,
After playing with this idea i quite liked it but wanted to try something different,
So after spending hours looking at build logs etc
a angled motherboard caught my eye, so thought id try it out!
I was unsure of what motherboard i was going with, so i bought one of each!
Rampage iv gene
Rampage iv formula
Rampage iv extreme,
after measuring up, the Extreme was possible but would be rather tight, and i considered the formula, but since i have designed alot of upcoming projects around the matx form factor i decided to go with the gene.
So after desiding to go with the gene, was time to start placing it.
Now for cutting!
If only i knew how much "fun" this would be, i probably would not of carried on!
After burning out a demel by hardly scratching the surface, i found out rather quickly i needed to "go big or go home" so at work i used the air powered circular cutter with a carbon fiber disk. (with a bit of help)
Now for the rear io!
So after cutting it, this is where i am now, hardware installed but need to do alot of acrylic work for a mid plate, sleeving, some mounting holes and give some love to the rear of the case by making a hdd cage and placement for the pump/res.
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