[In Win 901] Celestial

[B NEGATIVE]

A new worklog!

And a long overdue one,this build has been in the wings for 6 months now while I clear the decks with IDORU and its 'adventures'....

This build will be something 'adult' in theme,no Gamer theme here! Im using the awesomely decadent Rolls Royce Celestial Special edition as its inspiration,a car so heavy on details that it beggars belief!

That paint! Those diamonds! That lighting! The build quality!

I will be using as many of the design cues as possible for something that should be outstanding when completed.

You can see more of this amazing car here: https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en-GB/bespoke/celestial-craftsmanship.html

I still look at that car with utter jawdropping awe......I can only hope to do it justice.


The case I have chosen is an In Win 901 case,a compact case with a lot of potential,chosen mainly as i have not seen a really amazing build in one yet and certainly not with full watercooling.
This requires some pretty substantial mods.....in B NEG speak this means "I guttted the case"......I went back to my previous ethos of integration,mainly to open the space up and keep everything clean,small cases are hard to make tidy,efficient design can overcome this.
The hardware?
Im reusing a lot of kit from a previous build so Im well taken care of,a 4770k,z97 Impact and a 290x with 16gb of Crucial Ballistix as the main component list although....you never know......XD
Watercooling is a modified EK Predator kit with an EK impact block and a 290x GPU block.
PSU will be a Silverstone SFX 600w.

So....the Case?

All those specs wont mean a thing for me tho......XD​

 

[jimma47]

'scuse me while I wipe up some drool.

Can't wait to see you go to town on this.

 

[barnsley]

Subbed! It'll be great to follow an extensive mod on this case as there have been a few complete reworks of the interior but none that actually end up making it look clean..

You're brave going for the black though, I'm sure it sucks up more fingerprints than the silver one does.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Subbed! It'll be great to follow an extensive mod on this case as there have been a few complete reworks of the interior but none that actually end up making it look clean..

You're brave going for the black though, I'm sure it sucks up more fingerprints than the silver one does.

Its not staying black fella.....

 

[JR23]

The Predator is a big chunk for this dainty case, it's all epic kit. Can't wait to see the tiny inlaid diamonds, have you seen the documentary where they commissioned the poor chap to make the original celestial centerpiece?

JR

 

[B NEGATIVE]

The Predator is a big chunk for this dainty case, it's all epic kit. Can't wait to see the tiny inlaid diamonds, have you seen the documentary where they commissioned the poor chap to make the original celestial centerpiece?

JR

I did,its what made me do this Joe.

The work.......damn......How many times did he have to re do it? 2-3?

Just to clarify,I wont be using actual diamonds,it will be a crystal lookylikey instead.

 

[AlienALX]

Wicked, a new B-Negs build. Oh dis gon be speshul !

As a side note RR are just up the road from me (about three miles away). I was thinking last year that I really should ask them for a look around their assembly line..

Good idea for a build though B, we all love a bit of decadence

 

[Wraith]

Subbed for sure! B-Neg strikes again.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Rather than bore you will unboxings......

This is the motherboard im using,a Z97 Impact with an EK Impact monoblock......Take a last look at the stock unit.....

All the mish mash of colour needs.....refining I think.

Lets start by covering all the caps with Anthracite grey vinyl....

Then maybe spray all the copper a dark grey matt?

And then do the I/O and all lthe little detail badges in the same Anthracite vinyl...

Much better,the red will not be noticeable once the kit is all bolted in place.

Much more subtle I think.​

 

[AlienALX]

Diamonds on the capacitors for sure dude.

 

[Bartacus]

B build? Autosubbed!

 

[sheroo]

New Year, New BNeg build log, what could be better.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Now the tray needs to have all the mounting hardware installed and a quick proof of concept mount.

Here is the tray that PARVUM milled for me,I will be drilling the holes myself but PARVUM helpfully spot drilled the placement.

You can also see what remains of the 901 chassis.......which is not very much.

First thing to do is file back the mounts for the stock In Win internals,I want the tray on the external chassis as I will be drilling thru it and bolting the tray in place that way.
These holes will be ground flat and filled but for now a file is enough.

Drill the holes,I used a 2.5mm drill

A quick way of mounting standoff's in Acrylic is using a soldering iron rather than risk shattering the Acrylic with a tap.

All done!

Now,lets have a look at it in the case for the first time.

Add the mobo...

I used the GPU bracket from the remains of the DFM parts I didnt use in LUMO for a really clean look.

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Very Clean,Im excited to see this come together!

Next update will feature.....


An 18w DDC PWM Predator?

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[AlienALX]

That's one serious chunk of acrylic there lol. I like how it's going. Very clean.

 

[tinytomlogan]

I miss my manshed soooo much!

 

[B NEGATIVE]

I miss my manshed soooo much!

It was a necessary purchase,I needed a workspace and a home for the CNC...

Besides,buy one young'un and dont look back!

 

[wassupdoc]

There should be an autosub script for B NEG builds.

 

[JR23]

What pump came out of the predator, did it have the normal DDC style impeller or the exposed vein alternative from EK's MX pump? Just curious, I really have a thing for the MX style, seems uber quiet. I'd love to see the hovercore action too if you have any pics of the disassembled predator.

JR

 

[B NEGATIVE]

What pump came out of the predator, did it have the normal DDC style impeller or the exposed vein alternative from EK's MX pump? Just curious, I really have a thing for the MX style, seems uber quiet. I'd love to see the hovercore action too if you have any pics of the disassembled predator.

JR

It has the open impeller style like the DCLT pumps.

I have not disassembled it beyond the pump swap yet but I think 'Hovercore' means 'Neoprene packers' .......

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Evening.


So,an update?

Due to the space constraints,I am using the EK 240 Predator kit coupled with the blocks I already have instead of the MX block included in the kit.

But.....because I could rather than have to....I have modded the Predator with a 18w DDC rather than the stock 6w unit.

If unboxings offend then....tough. XD

The defunct MX block,I may do something with this and do a give away.

A look at the control board for the whole unit.

Seems they use a once size fits all approach and used the same board with the 360 version.



Because the stock pump is a DDC 'clone',all the hardware is identical so,after swapping the wiring over to the new pump and an addition of a heatsink to make it all pretty, we have a 'AIO' with a 'proper' pump!

Not much of a work update as I have finally finished the mill and Im ready to cut the rest of the panel work.
Had some interesting problems with HSMWorks and Carbide3d GRBL but,after much swearing and comments on the parentage of the GRBL designer,I got it fixed. Now the neighbours can have a variation of noises other than a compressors and power tools.....

The weekend promises to be busy!
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