Top 2 slots are x16 and the bottom one is x8, intended for a physics card.

First off; slight mod to the PSU; since the stock fan was very loud I replaced it with a 140mm Yate Loon


There were some clearance issues with the GFX cards and the rear X-Flow Radiator


So the RAD is being replaced with a standard (non X-Flow) radiator
The two side by side


Clearance issue resolved


A few shots of the case






Installed the tubing for the CPU, NB, and SB


Adding the GFX cards


And the rest of the tubing


Filled the loop; currently bleeding/leak-testing (removed the drive bays to make it easier to see the tubing during this phase)
[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Watercooling31.jpg[/img]

Booting it up for the first time after installing it into the case
[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case33.jpg[/img]

A gallery of the case with different lighting schemes
[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case34.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case35.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case36.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case37.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case38.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case39.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/10005/Case40.jpg[/img]

Now it's just a matter of finishing up the baseboard for it.

I'll also post some stock-speed benchmarks shortly and also some overclocking results later on.

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That looks awesome, did not realize how large that case was until the mb was mounted in there. You should toss the idea to DD to put your design into production so people can buy one of their own....giving you credit, compensation and naming it after you of course. I am not too big on acrylic cases but I would buy yours.

Now that's a nice looking setup :drool:. I'll look here if I ever need any ideas....you've done some excellent work. The fun begins testing the new hardware. Job well done!

Looks excellent, thanks for the PSU shots

Seriously very nice job there Radodrill. Looks like you took your time making those cuts, and nice hook up from DD!

Now u just gotta work on your photography skills. I'll just assume your hand was jittery from all the excitement. :nod:

Edit:
Well that is the last time i click a link from the main forum page directly into the topic. I somehow ended up in the middle of the thread. And now this stupid rat infested base is blocking images so all I get to see is your pictures half-way thru this thread. Well those looked great, so I'm sure these look even better. Kick ass job winning that mod of the month thing too!

Thanks :nod:

I'll get out a tripod to get some better shots

Strange about the link; part of the pic issue may be that I'm changing the links to point to photobucket, and I'm about halfway through the thread doing that (latest pics are on photobucket BTW).

so so sweet radodrill.

i like the way uve loomed the tubes together it looks real cool.

are u leaving the fluid pink? i reckon UV blue would look realy nice with ure lighting setup, well i my eyes eneyway.

im not a great lover of zerex's colour as u'll prob remember.

There's actually no zerex in there :tooth: It's pure distilled with a few drops of Biocide (Algaecide) and a combination of red, green, and clear/blue (clear but blue under UV) dyes. Under normal light it's red, but orangy under UV (didn't show up well in the pics). I may go with a different color at some point.

NICE!!!

Ahhh, that makes sense now. They block photobucket here.

Looking awesome! I followed the thread from the first day on and your work came out very nice! Good job!

Here are some stock speed benchmarks on this system; not the 8800 GTXs have already been flashed the speeds of BFG's overclocked/watercooled card that's using the exact same card and waterblock I am.

24hr Prime95 stable (click for full-size)


3DMark 2001 SE


3DMark 2003


3DMark 2005


3DMark 2006


Aquamark 3

24hours, 0 minutes.. I bet you sat next to that thing like a kid waiting for X-mas, LOL.

LOL; not really, I was doing other stuff and got there ~2min before it got through the 24hr :tooth: It was late and I wanted to get to bed :cool:

Awesome Rado!

good going man, keep it up, haven't been around here for a bit but i still remember this thread

Nice to see this monster rig finally up and running!

Great job, Rado, I bet you're proud!

Thanks a lot it really is a beast :nod:

just working at finishing the base board before I put up the final gallery

final pics coming? damn, already over? plan to make another one, maybe out of wood this time? lol

It'll be a little while before I get the final pics; since I'll be putting on quite a few coats of clear lacquer over the black lacquer and then polishing it up to a high-gloss shine.

At the moment I'm very busy with my graduate schooling, so it's gonna be some time before I'd have the time to do another mod on the scale of this one. I have had ideas for possible future projects such as a cube case with 2-way mirror panels for the exterior.

But my dream project would be to build a case that's a scale model of a sports car (maybe the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT). this would require composites work for the body (I personally would want to make the whole thing out of composites) with the connectors coming out the rear and maybe have the CD-tray be hidden behind the front grill. What might be an issue for such a project would be the cost of composite supplies and the fact that the mold for the body would have to be CNC milled.

Porsche - yeah! Good choice!
That would be very interesting......

(I used to have a highly modded 914 back in the day - lil' bugger cornered like it was on rails!)

You put that baby behind a pro photographer and it will shine like sunrise over Diamond Head in Waikiki, lol. Great looking piece of work there man.

hehe I Love Porsche :D:D
I really want to own one some day; but I'm sure you all know what it's like being 23 and still in grad school. ATM I don't even own a car, I just ride my bike (1 man-power that is) and if I need a car I can always borrow my dad's.

The 2005 Carrera GT (that was in my sig and is in my avatar in a shermanized form) is one sweet car. For a first car I'd settle for an AUDI TT though. Only requirement I have on car selection is that it has to be a manual shift (maybe paddle shift); no way would I want to own an automatic.

Heh! I drove a 911 Targa automatic once, and I wasn't impressed! (But that was an 80's model - I'm sure they're much improved now!)

Sure you wouldn't like a Cayman? I know I would!

The Cayman sure is a nicer car than the TT and certainly worth the 10-20K higher price tag (depending on weather or not it's the Cayamn S)

I merely said I'd settle for a TT but I'd certainly prefer a Porsche

And the European delivery would be nice when taking a vacation over there.

Edit: and you gotta love the RWD compared to the Quatro in the TT

cant wait to see that thread show up
i should do some case mods...need a dremel set first

I just said that's a dream project of mine; if/when it happens I don't know.

ya thats cool

Update?

Been extremely busy lately; gotta finish lacquering the base and she'll be done.

Then it's all OCing.

Perrrfect!!!!

gorgeous!!!

update? XD

I'll post an update when I get more done

the current semester is drawing to a close so I should be getting back to it soon

Wow...12 pages of reading. LoL, took so long, my session ended XD

Amazing work. Would love to see this in production, even Full-Towers aren't big enough to me =P

I dont think I could ever give you enough props on this project lol.

-subbed.

Is this case big enough for you? He He!

I'm glad you all like it

Holy cases batman!

That gigantic...I love it lol. I like cases with a lot of room to work in.



RoFLMAO, how could you not?

OMFG how have I missed this thread in the last few months?????
You must have 10000000x the amount of patience I have.
Seriously were there never times when you just thought fu