Project Parvum Nvidia Battlebox

[joelk2]

so the story is, I entered a competition on facebook with a company called Computerplanet.co.uk to win a case and in a stroke of luck i actually won.

the case in question is...

here is a build from Andy Mclean (who works for Computerplanet)

it came at a nice time really as i have been overhauling my rig over the past week (as its my birthday on wednesday)

this is the journey i have taken so far.

my old specs were.

I3-3220 CPU
AsRock B75M motherboard
Samsung Green 8GB ram
Gigabyte 2GB 7850 gpu
Corsair 430w psu
WD 250gb HDD - already had
Xigmatek Asgard Pro case

Logitech G400
Perixx PX-1000 keyboard
Benq GL2450E monitor.

Here are some pictures of my current rig.

I built this in march this year as a very budget build to get me into PC gaming after being a console guy for many years (PS1 days)

i was thoroughly impressed with how well my rig handled games. being able to max out even recent games (grid 2, F1 2013, Blops 2) all without dropping below 60FPS.

The peripherals changed slightly after the gadget show when i picked up a CM Quickfire Rapid mech keyboard, which i might add is such a joy to use.

so moving on a bit and the release of the BF4 beta i realized my rig wasn't capable at playing this and keeping a decent FPS even at medium settings.

so as its my birthday on Wednesday the 30th the wife agreed to give me some cash towards a new case (i wanted the Parvum S1.0) but after some time thinking i thought it was better to spend the money on the parts inside the case instead.

so with the money she was giving me coupled with a nice work bonus and selling some of the old components I swiftly visited the ocuk site and placed an order (it was actually a few orders at a few different times)

i ordered

4670k cpu
Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H motherboard
CM Hyer Evo 212 cooler
Antec 620M psu
Samsung 840 120gb SSD
2 Corsair AF120 quiet fans
MX4 thermal paste.

so friday the 25th comes and me n the wife go out for a meal for a friends birthday and i come back home to an email from a chap called Andy who lets me know that i have won this case.

he is giving me a call today and arranging for the case to be sent to me.

anyways, it was here on this very forum that i first heard of the parvum guys and the work they have done and as i wanted one of the cases i was super excited to find out id won one. in honour of this i thought i would make a build log of my little journey into the new case.

the only issue i now have is that the case is very Nvidia friendly (being one of their limited edition battleboxes) and im running an AMD gpu.


so after a nice phonecall with Andy from the place i won the case it turned out that i had some options on the case.

Colour, Window or not, Power button colour/light colour, slot drive opening.

in light of this i went with (what my original parvum colour choice whould have been)

Black & White, Black vandal switch with a white light, windowed & no slot drive opening.

ive been sent a render with my colour choices

 

[Reloaded2]

Like the case unique:lol:

 

[alpenwasser]

You lucky guy, you.

I quite like the Parvum cases, I shall follow this.

 

[joelk2]

Like the case unique:lol:

Thanks, from the renders ive seen and the build logs ive seen the cases are top notch.

You lucky guy, you.

I quite like the Parvum cases, I shall follow this.

Thanks, i like that they are few and far between.

this one is a limited edition too which makes it even more rare. Mine will be the 2nd ever made. (first one being the green/black one in the top pictures)

 

[Feronix]

Congrats on winning that dude, looks pretty nice

 

[joelk2]

Congrats on winning that dude, looks pretty nice

thanks, jsut wish i had the glowing green gtx logo on the side of the gpu to match

 

[joelk2]

some updates to this.

Parvum had some power issues due to storms so it pushed back the production of the case 4 days, i was supposed to get it Monday of this week but due to the issues its been moved to tomorrow/this weekend.

so while i have been waiting i have been buying all my bits and bobs to make sure im ready.

ive bought

1 x Corsair AF140 (front intake)
2 x Corsair SP120 (top intake)
1 x Corsair H100 (hopefully i have enough room to push/pull using the 2 existing fans and the 2 SP120's, otherwise it will be SP120's in pull config)
2 x BeQuiet Silent wings 80mm (rear exhaust)

im also having some custom extensions made for me by facebook.com/justsleeveittome

the colour scheme will be white and black as per the case.

i purchased myself some sleeving too as i wanted to have a go at it.

ive sleeved all of the fans in black. ive got some Sata sleeving too so i can do those cables in white.

here are some pictures of the sleeve progress.

 

[joelk2]

so the case has arrived woohoo.

the power switch cables are going to need re-sleeving (not an issue as im enjoying the sleeving stuff atm)

i have also been informed i have the very first S2.0 version of the case. some subtle changes which will be detailed during the build.

 

[ShaunB-91]

This will be a nice new little rig you've got yourself.

 

[joelk2]

This will be a nice new little rig you've got yourself.

thanks,

im looking forward to getting everything in there.

the nvidia gpu will come at a later date to "finish her off"

 

[PEXON]

I did the original cables for the Battlebox, (as seen in picture 2) should have let me know, I would have helped you out.

 

[joelk2]

I did the original cables for the Battlebox, (as seen in picture 2) should have let me know, I would have helped you out.

Hello sir Pexon,

i was aware that you work with the parvum guys alot and Andy from CP mentioned you too, you do some awesome work

i do have someone who is making me up some extensions using mdpc though, he contacted me and is doing them at a stupidly good price so it was rude of me to say

i do keep meaning to buy a white cable for my keyboard from you though

also i seen you did a review on a keyboard on here, you wouldnt happen to know where i can get some white key caps from for cherry switches?? in the uk if possible. i just want WASD and ESC.

 

[PEXON]

As I said, I would have been more than happy to sort you out something at a discount/ free, never mind. I use a LOT of MDPC sleeve too

Best place for caps is eBay to be honest mate.

 

[joelk2]

As I said, I would have been more than happy to sort you out something at a discount/ free, never mind. I use a LOT of MDPC sleeve too

Best place for caps is eBay to be honest mate.

thanks.

you're work is great without a doubt, keep up to good work.

 

[joelk2]

First and foremost im going to apologise for the photos. the lighting in my house at night is absolutely shocking. i will take some pictures of the build all lit up on the weekend when its the only time i can take pictures with daylight on my side.

these photos are the build stage, there will be more incoming as there are a few more items which need to be added and some changes with the cables.

so it starts with some boxes.

and unboxings

these are slightly older photos as i had sleeved the fans before yesterday

it was then time to sleeve the power cable and switch light cables.
they did come pre sleeved but i didnt like it so i re-sleeved them myself.

time to start

the inlay on the front panel is incredible.

standoffs were pre installed (need to remove 2 still)

the cubes

installing the midwall

cubes on the bottom panel (feet - s2.0)

piecing together the rear panel

its on

front panel on

corsair screws

AF140 fitted

font shot now.

time to install the mobo

wtf?? - some bad quality here.

now for the rear fans

psu install

and the hdds (s2.0 mounting) - the SSD fits underneath the psu

i then installed the H100 and 2 corsair SP120's but i didnt take photos of this bit.

i managed to grab a few quick pics this afternoon in the light.

so that brings me almost to now.

my black vandal switch turned up today so ive fitted that now.

i need to remove 2 mobo standoffs

i have some more leds to give the front logo a glow.

davido_labido is sending me some mdpc-x extensions he has made for me.

im so chufffed with the case and how well it fits together. its a joy to build in.

the next stage in my journey will be to actually get the Nvidia gpu and then i might think about some real watercooling

 

[enRodjavel]

GZ on that win =D, looking great

 

[sheroo]

Looking good!!!

 

[Remmy]

This looks so amazing, but it doesn't seem like you would have very much radiator space in there, what sort of watercooling loop are you planning? I'd love to be able to build a custom case

 

[looz]

Awesome build, less than awesome beer. >: )

 

[joelk2]

GZ on that win =D, looking great

thanks, i love the case and was super lucky to win

Looking good!!!

thanks

This looks so amazing, but it doesn't seem like you would have very much radiator space in there, what sort of watercooling loop are you planning? I'd love to be able to build a custom case

you can fit 2 thick rads im told by the company, i have no current plans for water though, budget restriction unfortunately.

Awesome build, less than awesome beer. >: )

the beer was a birthday gift so i still enjoyed it, i drink very little.