The YAPP - Yet Another Prodigy Project

[HCP]

The YAPP - Yet Another Prodigy Project

Whilst building my other stuff i tend to crawl into my workstation and "lend" stuff to fit to my different projects. And now waiting for delivery of more plastics i decided to do a fast-mod.
So this fast project is not going to be a heavy build as i usually do, but just to get a workstation that i dont touch

Components to use.
AMD A10 6800K
ASRock FM2A85X motherboard
2x4gb Corsair Vengeance, 2x8gb is ordered
2x120gb Intel 320 SSD
Radeon 6570 fanless, (to get my triple monitors in)
Watercooling for CPU. DCP 2.2 pump, Supreme LTX block and 240 rad + 150mm reservoar, nothing fancy.

First plan was to put in some stuff into the case and be done with it.
But i cant, i feel sick if i dont put my personal touch to it.

Sooo, here we go!

Bubbling away, checking the loop.
Hoses not the correct routing yet, just thinking and testing.

After makin all changes and stuff i want to put into it, it was time to put on the side panel to check the outside look.
Then i noticed this, the sidepanel is taking alot space from the inside.
Pic taken from above showing the reservoar holding part in the front and the sidepanel electronics.
When i put a reservoar there, it will expand more and hit the sidepanel.
Time to rethink...

And i made the front panel flip, making the 5,25" bay appear in the bottom.
I think this looks more sleek when adding a fan controller, so i did it. 5 minutes of work, topps!

Sorry about the messy desk, i brought in a old kitchen table to my workplace, my real work bench are busy of all the mods i have going... Better be done with this before my girlfriend comes here to the weekend

Here is a look from the front, you can see all pop rivets (should got black ones).
Just drill them out, take the framing off and flip it, rivet it back. Everything fits!

Here they are in a close-up, just drill them out and replace after you flipped the front panel.

And here is how its looks when done, 5 minutes later

 

[sheroo]

Nicely done mate! From all your other projects that I've seen - nothing you do is that straight forward.

 

[HCP]

Hehe, i cant have a case without any personal touch

Visiting my friends vinyl cutter later today, gonna get some graphics and vinyl to cover some cnc cut logos.

And trying to fit a 18cm PSU into a case where the limit is 16cm is a project by itself

Found theese logos from another project, happy i made more than i needed for that one.

 

[sheroo]

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.

 

[HCP]

The standard 5,25" is too big for a small fancontroller, didnt want to cut it.
So i made a new one in acrylic, gonna paint it later black.

The standard 5,25" bay

My own one, made to fit the Bitfenix Recon fancontroller

 

[HCP]

Allright, back from the vinyl cutter.

MR Roland did some good work, printed some other stuff to for the sidepanels
More about that laters...

And the mockup with the parts i thinking of.
Test pieces yet, didnt put so much time into the edges and stuff.

 

[HCP]

Some more vinyl testing, my first idea is to put on some vinyl to the sidepanels, and then cover the case with a clear coat (matte/not shiny) wich leaves the part where the vinyl is almost invisible, but visible anyways. Dont want it to be seen instantly.
But, the vinyl itself is pretty invisible so im not sure yet what to do.

In the pic, i have boosted the vinyl a bit to make it more visible. Its nothing you see if you not know about it or looking for details on the case.

 

[wassupdoc]

Too many logos! I love the vinyl and something subtle but awesome looking like that would be amazing

 

[HCP]

Yeah, i probably not go with the logos on top, or maybe just them not all of them.
Maybe adding the top bitfenix logos underneath the fanguard so its slightly visible, but dont scream.

Chopped out the motherboard tray now, noticed that i need to redo it. When i do this i probably make a shroud over the pump and harddrives too, also to get a bigger PSU in than the maximum 16cm.

 

[HCP]

The bay for the fan controller, didnt put much time into it as it will sit below the shrouding.
But its better than the original big one

 

[HCP]

The bottom shroud, got to use two pieces but thats allright, gonna put vinyl on it or paint it anyways.
Just using acrylic to get a strong plastic for the shroud.

 

[yassarikhan786]

^^Image is broken dude

 

[HCP]

Webhost is under DDOS, working soon again.

Edit: I have moved the pics to another domain now.

 

[AverageNinja]

I've loved your other projects, and I have a feeling this is going to be epic too!
I like prodigy's too! Especially the recently announced Prodigy-m
Good luck with your build mate!

 

[HCP]

Thanks

This was supposed to be a small build as i waited for more material for the WOPR and CRAY projects, that arrived today and im still messing arund with the prodigy, and cant stop

 

[HCP]

Got to abandon the floor idea, got to small in there and no way to put stuff in without swearing

So i made this, a bigger one to house the PSU. 5cm longer (2 inches) so i can use 180mm PSU´s without any troubles for cable management.
Maybe open up the walls later, depends on temperatures in the testing.

Sanded and almost ready for paint. Holes in the top i made for all cables going up to the board, i dont want the visible hanging on the sides.

 

[sheroo]

Its gonna look so tidy. Nice work fella.

 

[HCP]

After some modifications, and more mods, and a little more it finally fits...
First coat of paint, tomorrow im gonna wet sand it and put on one more coat of paint and clearcoat.
Using matte/dull paint and clear, dont want it too shiny
Didnt care too much about the holes on the top, as they are located underneath the board

 

[The Orange One]

Love the look of that!

Epic work so far mate!

 

[HCP]

Couldnt let go of the idea with a floor hiding all cables for the fancontroller and hide the pump under it...
So i made a floor, noticed one of the tubes dont fit, thinking about re-locate the fancontroller.

But, the reason i made a floor was to cover the fan controller, moving it makes the floor useless
Planning... i know... i´ll see later what i decide to do
Tubes only for mockup, going for clear tubing and brass/copper fittings in the final result.

This was supposed to be a quick mod so i could get a functional workstation to get on with my other projects... hah