alpenwasser
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Man, that PSU looks huge in that box. 
Definitely looking forward to where this is going.
Definitely looking forward to where this is going.
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C4B
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Thank you!
Looking good dude! Will be interesting to see the end result
Thank you, Im looking forward to the end result too.
Today I was nervous while modding, why? Because I was soldering cables to the pcb of my GTX 460. Now why did I do that? Well this is a small case, the GPU is 210mm long and the PSU 170mm, so from the powerconnector on the GPU to the PSU isnt long, why route the cables around the back of the motherboard tray and to the GPU when I can go straight to it. But soldering on computer hardware isnt my every day thing, but, I started it up and it was no problemo!
Here you see how close it is between the two.
I also added some p-clips to support the cable management on the back and made a ssd cover out of the spare material from the fan holes in the frontpanel.
Well what do you think of this casemod this far? Give me some criticism!
With kind regards
Johan Nyman
Minimalistic PC's
alpenwasser
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Haha, now that is some ingenuity! Me likey! :wub:
SparkleDJackson
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that was a fantastic idea dude. well done, its not very often that you see someone do something that makes you genuinely shocked
C4B
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Haha thank you. I think it turned out okey.
Thank you!
Wow, that's.... different!
In a good way, might I add
I hope its in a good way too
Thank you, its an old card so it was no problem.
Thanks!
Im happy I shocked you!
Time for a little update. I received the last hardware this week. Some Noiseblocker fans and a EK X-Res 100 DDC.
Really love these fans. 2x 120mm and 1x 92mm PWM versions of Noiseblockers Blacksilent. Really fits this mod, still looks very clean though.
This res pump combo is really nice too. I modified a DDC plexi mount from XSPC to install it in the case.
This is how I will run the loop. Im going to finish the shroud and add some fittings to it to get the tubes through it and down to the radiator.
Really love these Noiseblocker fans!
This is also how the cable management will look on the inside.
And here is the finished cablemanagement in the back.
Im pretty satisfied with it now. The molex is for the 18W DDC pump. Dont have much left to do before this project is finished.
- Clean the case.
- Repaint.
- Finish the shroud.
- Finish the loop.
- Window?
What do you think about a window mod? Do it or dont do it? Full window or a smaller one?
I will be visiting Dreamhack Winter in november to show this project and my earlier build CURV3D at the Expo they have there for a sponsor. So Ill hope I see some of you there.
I am also hosting a modding contest for those who live in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland at my website. Check it out, got prizes from Bitfenix, Cubitek and others.
With kind regards
Johan Nyman
Minimalistic PC's
C4B
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Wow that is some crazy GPU sagare those blocks really that weighty and are you going to be supporting it in any way?
I'm still blown away with the PCIe cable soldering BTW great job.
Im working on some gpu supports so dont worry.
Thank you!
Wow, thats really nice to hear! A GTX460 is enough for me, dont play that much games anymore. Maybe upgrading to a 670 or 760 later.
wassupdoc
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Im working on some gpu supports so dont worry.
Thank you!
Wow, thats really nice to hear! A GTX460 is enough for me, dont play that much games anymore. Maybe upgrading to a 670 or 760 later.
I used to have 460s
cracking little cards, upgraded to a 670 and the performance boost was crazy! now thinking of a 780 :3 *gazes away dreamily*
C4B
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You do realise that we have incredibly high expectations from you after that last GPU mod, right?
Well lets see if I live up to them!
I used to have 460s
Haha always upgrading!
Hello!
It is time for another little update. I have been working on the loop a little bit, right now Im just waiting for the last three fittings then its time to fill it up!
I also finished the shroud/psu cover. Got some time today to work on the window too, just need to file and sand the edges.
Installed two fillports to the shroud and painted it black.
This is how the full shroud looks like, I like it!
This is how Im going to run the loop. Only thing left is from the CPU to the RES and down to the rad.
I also started working on a window, this is the layout Im going for. Just need to trim the edges a little bit.
What do you think?
The only things left to do is to fix the paintjob, finish the loop and fix those edges for the window. Almost done with this project, feels great!
With kind regards
Johan Nyman
Minimalistic PC's
