NZXT Switch 810 modded. (Still in Progress)

[magicc8ball]

Hey OC3D this is my first build log and truly the first time I have modded a case. So any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

Build Components:

Case: NZXT Switch 810 White

Motherboard: MSI Z77A GD65

CPU: Intel 3770k

GPU: MSI 7970 Lightning

Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback 8gb 2000mhz

PSU: Corsair AX850

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix

SSD: 2 Corsair Force Gt 120 gig in raid 0

HDD: 1 1tb Seagate Barracuda Sata2

Water Loop:

CPU WB: XSPC Raystorm

Radiator: Alphacool 240mm UT60

Fans: Noctua NFF 12’s

Reservoir: Danger Den Monsoon

Pump: Koolance PMP-450

Hose: Primoflex UV blue 1/2id 3/4od

Hose Fittings: Danger Den Monsoon Free center Compression

Coolant: Distilled Water, PT nuke and Silver Kill Coil

I just got everything in so time to get busy!

This is going to be a bad ass build if you ask me

Everything is ready to pop into the case but the mods come first.

With the Koolance pump installed.

I tried to rotate it to landscape but it still posts in portrait...

This card is HEAVY but damn is it fast!

For those of you that will be using this board be careful when you are taking of the stickers. The backing on the stickers will come off and stay attached to the pci-e slots...

The best looking Z77 board IMHO. Pictures just do not do it justice.

The sticker says it is 95w TDP but every tool will tell you it is 77w TDP.

This thing is tiny! It is crazy what they are all fitting underneath the hood of the 3770k,

Same thing as above...

Time to start the mod on the case.

Everything has just been taking off and about to take it outside to start cutting.

The only thing I am removing right now is the top plate of the 5.25 bay. Reason being is I will be installing a 420mm rad up top whenever EK comes out with the full cover block for my MSI 7970.

The disk on the dremel cut right through it all without a problem, hell I did not even have to replace the disk.

The grinder that is still installed in this picture did phenomenal as well took a little bit longer but turned out great!.

Here are some after pictures of the cutting.

Sorry for the glare from the flash but it was dark and was difficult to get a good pic without the glare...

The edges turned out better than I expected. I just need to go get some paint and then get it painted and also paint all the mesh pieces a metallic blue.

Removing all of the mesh from the plastic pieces was tedious due to how they were fitted. Each piece was attached to the plastic pieces by little mesh tabs, these tabs are easy to bend just cant bend them a lot or they might break...

Luckily none of my tabs broke but just a precaution you need to take when you do this.

Some before and after pictures.

The feet of the case.

All taped up ready to paint!

I used a glossy white enamel for durability and to match the glossy white finish.

The blue is a metallic enamel as well. If I were to do it over again I would have probably gone with a lighter blue, as you will see later on it is a little hard to see the color when everything is put together.

All finished painting the case. Now to paint the mesh pieces.

Hmm I for some reason have lost the pictures of just the case put back together...

O well moving onto installing the components.

Installing the radiator was a bit of a pain to install. I am sure you all that have a water cooled rig have experienced that installing a rad on the bottom in a push config is difficult. Holding the rad and the fan in place while installing the screws... I finally got it and it does not look to bad except for the brown and cream colored fans lol...

Leak tested for about 12 hrs in this layout and then I leaked tested for awhile long with the block mounted.

Finally done leak testing going to get the 7970 installed and boot here up.

This is probably my favorite picture and will be come my background!

Well that is it for now.

Later on in the next couple of weeks I will be getting some mesh to install into the top of the case and also where the front intake is at.

I will be taking and cutting out the fan louvers on the top and then be routing out the front intake and then be installing the mesh that will be painted blue. Once that is done I will be running some blue led's to light the case up a little more.

So far what do you all think? This is my first build log so I am still figuring out how to go about it but I feel like it went great.

I cant wait to finish this one and do another one sometime in the future.

 

[SEBAR]

That is a bunch of nice hardware you got there,this is going to look amazing.

 

[Mrboxfacetramp]

Looks like it will be a good build ;]

 

[S_I_N]

what thats it????? MOAR PIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Computer crazy]

Nice hardware, can't wait to see more pics.

 

[magicc8ball]

what thats it????? MOAR PIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hold your horses there bro. I accidentally hit the post button... so everything else was posted by the full editor.

Thanks everyone, I can truly say this is one of my biggest passions and I wish I could make enough mula to do this for a living. Just to much stress comes with it.

 

[SieB]

Very nice build

Makes me sad to see a working Z77 GD65 when I have a dead one in front of me

 

[S_I_N]

looking good bro hpws the test drive going???

 

[Polo]

Looks a great build and plenty of photo's to go with it, can't wait to see the rest of them...

What is your opinion of the raystorm cpu water block... as im considering one at the moment ?

 

[nothingspecial]

Looks very nice. Also helpful to see it disassembled, as I'm thinking about getting one and whizzing the optical bays out.

I think my idea will work, but I don't want to reveal it until I've got the case and measured up, made sure it'll go

 

[mundivalur]

Looking good !

 

[Tindo]

Amazing

 

[magicc8ball]

Thanks everyone, right now I am looking at some places I can get my mesh from. Like I said I hope to be done with all the modding within the next month. Seems feasible but we will see.

looking good bro hpws the test drive going???

I am loving this build to death. It is extremely fast and looks terrific!

Looks a great build and plenty of photo's to go with it, can't wait to see the rest of them...

What is your opinion of the raystorm cpu water block... as im considering one at the moment ?

I love the Raystorm, it is one of the best if not the best waterblock out there. My temps at complete stock settings do not go past 51c with HT and the virtumvp in discrete mode. To say the least I would recommend this to anyone.

If anyone has any questions please ask and I will see if I can get you a good answer.

 

[MrWizard]

Nice build. Hard to see the blue mesh in the pics but it all works well

 

[magicc8ball]

Ya unfortunately it is. I wish I would have gone with a lighter blue but o well. Once I get the other mesh in and the lights in you should be able to see it just fine =)

 

[Jason-CL]

Looking good so far! Keep up the good work!

 

[Solidarity]

This looks amazing.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Fantastic work, it looks awesome. When you water cool the 7970, it will look even better.

 

[magicc8ball]

Thanks again!

Looks like come june I should be able to get my full coverage water block.

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[Redemption]

@magicc8ball Hey there fellow texan!! I just recently came across this thread and several other NZXT 810 switch mod threads and decided I just had to become a member! I been watching several videos and I think that most 810 switch case owners will likely want to get around doing 4 case mods which are fairly simple:

1) doing front cut outs for better ventilation/show off some LED fans

2) doing cut outs on the top, (I really like how another user HighlanderHD did his)

3) doing a cut out of some preference to the optical bay (Im getting a special edition and thinking of just dremeling out the middle that way i can still slide in something rather than cutting all out like you did lol)

4) cutting out a small pieces on the drive bays like user Letterkilled did (I believe you posted on thread as his build came along lol)

Now this is all I know so far that would benefit the case. I'm coming across problems in terms of getting the right power supply size and right radiator size for the bottom. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151109 this is the power supply I wanted to go with. I've only bought 2 items so far case and a gtx 590. As I know the 590 is power hungry I just wanted a power supply that could handle it with no issue. This is my first time building a PC and I'm trying to make sure I take my time and get it done right!