Project: Big Brother

kevinborg

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Hello everyone, i thought i will post some pictures of my Define XL if anyone is interesting in how i did all the mods and all that.

My english is not the best so dont be to hard on me :D

Specs on the rigg:

CPU: AMD 8120
GPU: 2x HD 6970
RAM: AData 8 gb
MB: Gigabyte 990FX UD3
PSU: Fractal Design Newton R2 800W
SSD: 2x Samsung 830 (Raid 0)
HDD: WD green 2tb
Chassi: Fractal Design Define XL

Watercooling:
Radiators: one 3.140, 35mm thick and two 2.120 30mm thick.
Pump: D5 with Bitspower modkit and pump top.
Res: Bitspower 150.
Waterblocks: all EK blocks.
Fittings: all bitspower.
Coolant. Meyhams pastel ice white.

"Modding":
Drill mounts and ventilation for the 420rad in the roof.
Drill mounting holes for rad stands in the bottom for the two 240mm rads.
Drill ventilations holes on both of the side panels for the two 240mm rads.
Replace the "middleplate" with smoked acrylic.

think that is all off it, If somone wants to know about the project name i choosed, it is because my last build was made in a Fractal Design Define and now i am building in the big brother of the chassi :D
If there is any question feel free to ask!

Here is how i planed to do it :D

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Drilled about 520- 550 holes, It was a real pain to do it and took about 6hrs to do :D

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After drilling the holes for the radstand in the bottom i test fitted the rads.

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Pretty tight :D

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And some Sleeve

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Test fitting.

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And here is the replacement acrylic plate.

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Dont have any more pictures for now but i will upload more later :D
 
it'll be intriguing to see where this goes.

although, if this thread is not updated, it will be removed ;) tyfyc

Of course it will be updated, but i cant do updates so often because i work alot and dont have so mutch time for this hoppy :D


:o just wow.

i will soon post some more pics because i am finished with "rev1" i have some new big plans on this project, and i promiss that it will be very crazy :D


looking good so far...
thanks!

as i said to the guy above, its all done, sorry for the silly world but "rev1"
it will be pretty extreme when i begin with modding on inte soon :D

Shall be great to see the final result. Good so far.

thanks!

520 - 550 holes, wow, nice one :)

it took around 9 hrs :D and after that i drilled around 700 holes in the side panel for the 240 mm radiators in the bottom :D

will the drilled holes let enough air flow? i would be tempted to drill em out a bit bigger.

i use the fractal design fans and they dont move alot of air and the air that gets through is comming out :D
 
here are some pictures of the so called finished "rev1".


I will soon begin on rev 2 witch in my eyes will be pretty extreme actually :D
 

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