Maximum Security casemod

[SXRguyinMA]

 

 

 

 

I was asked if I'd be interested in modding Thermaltake's new Level 10 GT chassis. Of course I had to say yes. A case like that may be hard to mod, but I've got some crazy plans for this thing. It involves liquid cooling and LOTS of electronics.

 

First off, a HUGE THANKS to the current sponsors!!

 

Thermaltake hooked me up with the Level 10 GT chassis, a Toughpower Grand 1050W PSU and some liquid cooling goodness.

 

Kingston hooked me up with a 96GB SSDNow V+100 96GB SSD and a 6GB DDR3-2000 HyperX H2O Kit.

 

Gigabyte sent me a G1.Guerrilla motherboard.

 

Microchip sent me one of their new chipKIT Max32 development boards.

 

Trossen Robotics hooked me up with their RFID reader kit.

 

Auto Air Colors sent me a few bottles of airbrush paint.

 

NZXT hooked me up with a white LED light strip.

 

Protostack sent 2 of their ATMega8A development kits.

 

PCBoard.ca sent me one of their new individually addressable RGB LED strips.

Edited September 8, 2011 by SXRguyinMA

[SXRguyinMA]

Got this coming from Performance-PC's:

 

• 2 x *** HOT *** Koolance Tubing Splitter/Manifold, 5-Way Swiveling [no nozzles] (SPL-XFR3)
  
• 4 x Koolance Nozzle Single, G1/4 Barb [10mm, 3/8"] (NZL-V10B)
  
• 6 x Koolance Nozzle Single, G1/4 Barb [6mm, 1/4"] (NZL-V06B)
  
• 2 x mod/smart 24-Pin Female ATX Power Connector- Black (M-MB-24M-BK)
  
• 2 x Connectx™ ATX 24 pin Female Pins, GOLD-plated - 24 Pack (ACR-CB8133)
  
• 5 x Connectx™ Female 3-Pin Fan Housing Black (ACR-CB9031)
  Molex Pins Add 3 Molex Pins
  
• 5 x Connectx™ Male 3-Pin Fan Housing Black (ACR-CB9079)
  
• 10 x Koolance Tubing, Silver PVC, 1ft/30.5cm [iD: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 13mm (1/2")] (HOS-10SL)
  
• 1 x IandH Silver KillCoils - Antimicrobial .999 Fine Silver Tubing / Reservoir Strip (IANDH-KILLCOIL)
  
• 1 x *** NEW *** EK-FC6870 for AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6870 Series - Nickel (EK-FC6870-NK)
  Optional SLI Fitting No fitting
  Fitting Size 3/8" Barb for 3/8" ID tube
  
• 1 x Black Ice® GTX Gen Two Xtreme 140 Highest Performance Radiator (GTX140)
  Fitting Size 3/8" Barb for 3/8" ID tube
  
• 1 x Koolance INS-FM16 Coolant Flow Meter (INS-FM16)
  
• 1 x Koolance Coolant Temperature Sensor, Brass [no nozzles] (SEN-AP005PB)
  Nozzles Add Nozzle Pair, G1/4 Barb [10mm, 3/8"] NZL-V10KGB
  
• 1 x A.C. Ryan AcrylPanel™ 3mm - 480x480mm Clear (ACR-AP3404)
  
• 8 x Solid Wall Polyethylene Grommet Edging with Adhesive - Black (GES-BK05)
  

 

And this coming from Sparkfun:

 

• 3x PRT-00115 Female Breakaway Headers
  
• 3x PRT-00116 Male Breakaway Headers
  
• 5x PRT-08095 Polarized Connectors - Housing (2-pin)
  
• 2x PRT-08100 Polarized Connectors - Crimp Pins
  
• 5x PRT-08233 Polarized Connectors - Header (2-pin)
  
• 2x PRT-09497 ATX Power Supply Connector - Straight
  
• 2x PRT-09498 ATX Power Supply Connector - Right Angle
  
• 2x PRT-10698 Light Pipe - Clear Core (3mm, 5' Long)
  

 

Deets when the goods arrive

[SXRguyinMA]

here's what I've got done for coding so far:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dom6xPrexg&feature=player_embedded

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAjhfoJ-4b0&feature=player_embedded

[smduff]

So do you actually need to swipe a card to use this system?

 

Looks interesting, and some great sponsors cheers.

[SXRguyinMA]

So do you actually need to swipe a card to use this system?

 

Looks interesting, and some great sponsors cheers.

 

The card swiper will be to access the internals of the case, but I may work in some kind of keyed on/off switch for the poer button, as suggested by someone on another forum

 

Update time!

 

First some pics of some of the goods:

 

 

ATMega8A dev kit from Protostack

 

 

 

96GB SSD from Kingston

 

 

 

6GB DDR3-2000 H2O RAM also from Kingston

 

 

 

Toughpower 1050W PSU from Thermaltake

 

 

 

PWB100 Waterblock also from Thermaltake

 

 

 

Firgelli L12 Linear actuator (50mm stroke, 100:1 gearing) from Trossen Robotics

 

 

 

 

Koolance 3-way splitters and flow meter

 

 

 

 

Koolance 3/8" and 1/4" G1/4 fittings

 

 

 

Here you can see a 3/8" fitting and 3 1/4" fittings in each splitter. What this will do is allow me to hook the main 3/8" tubing to the splitter, and have 1/4" lines run to each stick of RAM, then back out into the second splitter, and back into the loop.

 

 

 

Koolance Adapter block with temp sensor

 

 

 

 

EK waterblock for my XFX 6870

 

 

 

10' Koolance silver 3/8" PVC tubing

 

 

 

U-Channel edge molding

 

 

 

 

2 black 24-pin connectors and pins

 

 

 

5 3-pin connector sets

 

 

 

Silver Kill Coil

 

I also got a Black Ice 140mm Radiator, but I need to swap it for a 120mm one as it's too big to fit in the case in the rear 140mm fan spot. I may get creative and try to mount it elsewhere though, we'll see.

 

I'm still waiting on a 2x120mm radiator and a pump/res combo from Thermaltake as well.

Edited July 10, 2011 by SXRguyinMA

[SXRguyinMA]

I also got some work done on the case.

 

 

I test-fit the motherboard into the case to get an idea of the layout for some of the various components. This is when I found out that the bit 140mm rad I got won't fit.

 

 

 

 

I also got the lower intake cover, louvers and fan removed. The plan is to put a window in where the fan grill used to be.

Edited July 10, 2011 by SXRguyinMA

[SpeedCrazy]

Congratz on the great sponsors. Looking forward to this build.

[VaporX]

Would the radiator not fit on the outside back of the case?

[scr4wl]

Sounds like this will be sick when it's done!

 

I can't wait to see more.

[Shurman292]

I have never even heard of RAM on water, this is going to be an awesome build! Good luck!

[ccokeman]

Looking forward to this.

 

@shurman Water cooling Ram is not new. I have two sets sitting on the shelf Including the kit he is using!

[WhenKittensATK]

Looks exciting. Hopefully everything goes smooth.