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ROGBot
Hurro!
So,as you would expect,this is another build log but this time (for a long time) its for me for a change!
I am working away on a scratch build in the ITX flavour but got held up trying to get stuff actually made up,so i decided to do a build anyway while im ironing out the wrinkles in it.
You can see my scratch design here
So i started looking at cases,nothing really caught my eye until i saw the S3 from Caselabs.......well,it ticked all my boxes and,even though its not cheap once its imported,I was sold on it.
No expense spared on the naming as usual.
The basic hardware will be as follows:
Asus IMPACT Z87 ITX mobo,on pre order.....still waiting.
i5 or i7...not sure yet as this will be a LAN box/daily driver while the SR2 gets its upgrade,i7 is a bit overkill for this purpose. Plus im delidding it,i5 is a bit less of a hit if my hands of meat ruin it.
780 of some description...
Corsair Platinum 2400 ram,Scan have a good deal on this right now. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-dominator-platinum-pc3-19200-%282400%29-...
Couple of SSDs...The new Samsung EVO drives look a bit tasty.
WD Caviar Black for the pron and pizza pics.
Obviously wasserkooled,this time acrylic rather than my standard copper tubing (I dont think Magoo would let anything else happen tbh)
So,shall we have a mooch around the case?
I went for the full fat S3 with pedestal,windows all round and the vented IO panels
I bought the pedestal as a precaution in case my cunning plan doesnt work out like i want,i did mention its going R-ITX rather than horizon right? No? Sorry.......= )
The finish is in primer grey as its having a custom paint job......airbrush work not done by myself so it should look good!
Whats in the box Mr Parker?
Instructions...thrown away....Im asserting my manliness today.
All the nicely wrapped panels in a pile.this is the case bit,the pedestal is an entirely different pile....
First panel and the one that is not being used in the mod (R-ITX remember? Im making my own)
I did mention to Caselabs about selling front and back blanks and it was well received so maybe I wont have to make one.......
Base panel.
A bent piece.....nothing a pair of pliers cant sort tho.
And the 2 panels fixed up.
Another piece im no likely to use...except the mounts for the SSD and HDD
Pick of it inside.[...before it all gets hit with the mod stick.
Front panel. Nice mesh.
More assembly......
And panels on.
Thats all im doing today,the light is going and my hand hurts,tomorrow i will be assembling the ped and then showing roughly what im doing inside before breaking it all down again.
If you were wondering how easy is it to build this case......
Im doing it one handed....
So,as you would expect,this is another build log but this time (for a long time) its for me for a change!
I am working away on a scratch build in the ITX flavour but got held up trying to get stuff actually made up,so i decided to do a build anyway while im ironing out the wrinkles in it.
You can see my scratch design here
So i started looking at cases,nothing really caught my eye until i saw the S3 from Caselabs.......well,it ticked all my boxes and,even though its not cheap once its imported,I was sold on it.
No expense spared on the naming as usual.
The basic hardware will be as follows:
Asus IMPACT Z87 ITX mobo,on pre order.....still waiting.
i5 or i7...not sure yet as this will be a LAN box/daily driver while the SR2 gets its upgrade,i7 is a bit overkill for this purpose. Plus im delidding it,i5 is a bit less of a hit if my hands of meat ruin it.
780 of some description...
Corsair Platinum 2400 ram,Scan have a good deal on this right now. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-dominator-platinum-pc3-19200-%282400%29-...
Couple of SSDs...The new Samsung EVO drives look a bit tasty.
WD Caviar Black for the pron and pizza pics.
Obviously wasserkooled,this time acrylic rather than my standard copper tubing (I dont think Magoo would let anything else happen tbh)
So,shall we have a mooch around the case?
I went for the full fat S3 with pedestal,windows all round and the vented IO panels
I bought the pedestal as a precaution in case my cunning plan doesnt work out like i want,i did mention its going R-ITX rather than horizon right? No? Sorry.......= )
The finish is in primer grey as its having a custom paint job......airbrush work not done by myself so it should look good!
Whats in the box Mr Parker?
Instructions...thrown away....Im asserting my manliness today.
All the nicely wrapped panels in a pile.this is the case bit,the pedestal is an entirely different pile....
First panel and the one that is not being used in the mod (R-ITX remember? Im making my own)
I did mention to Caselabs about selling front and back blanks and it was well received so maybe I wont have to make one.......
Base panel.
A bent piece.....nothing a pair of pliers cant sort tho.
And the 2 panels fixed up.
Another piece im no likely to use...except the mounts for the SSD and HDD
Pick of it inside.[...before it all gets hit with the mod stick.
Front panel. Nice mesh.
More assembly......
And panels on.
Thats all im doing today,the light is going and my hand hurts,tomorrow i will be assembling the ped and then showing roughly what im doing inside before breaking it all down again.
If you were wondering how easy is it to build this case......
Im doing it one handed....
How about a few more shots of the paint under interior light?
I couldnt resist getting the panels on for a look....im secretly chuffed on how this came out,I hope i can get a similar result with the ICE FX kit,my first attempts didnt look so hot....MORE PRACTICE!!
So,with no direct light...
Looks nice.
untillthe LIGHT!!!!!!
And the piano black interior.
Magoo.
Edited out the purple force lightning so as not to disturb the younger viewers.
Let me know what you think?
So,with no direct light...
Looks nice.
untillthe LIGHT!!!!!!
And the piano black interior.
Magoo.
Edited out the purple force lightning so as not to disturb the younger viewers.
Let me know what you think?
'Touchscreen...welcome to your new home.....in the basement....Muaahahahahahahaahaaa!!'
Time to break out the fretsaw for some sweaty bezel action.
I have to say,I was a diehard jigsaw and file guy but after seeing what Coolmiester does with one,I had to give it a go...the side panels for the rads are much better than my usual method,using downloadable MNPC rad templates doesnt hurt either!
XNine,if you read this,I need some vector pics of the caselabs logo so i can cut stencils,the jpeg looks like ass when i blow it up......
Time to break out the fretsaw for some sweaty bezel action.
I have to say,I was a diehard jigsaw and file guy but after seeing what Coolmiester does with one,I had to give it a go...the side panels for the rads are much better than my usual method,using downloadable MNPC rad templates doesnt hurt either!
XNine,if you read this,I need some vector pics of the caselabs logo so i can cut stencils,the jpeg looks like ass when i blow it up......
onevoicewild wrote:
You meet the finest people around here! It takes half the week to update and the other half is left for Modding!
Damn Son,you following me? Wasser cant be far behind.....:D
Righy oh,time to see this baby fits ...
and it does.....just!
I will be making a bezel for it that will be mounting off the front panel rather than the bays as usual,it will be a lot simpler for me this way.
And proof of life?
Wooooo!
This will be dedicated to an Aquasuite display,will look pretty cool i think.
Now,some better shots of the rads an PSU.
Check those fins,dead straight FTW!1!!
This a dual circuit AMS rad,i will be using the both circuits as one with a flow meter/temp meter being the link up.
The PSU is a BeQuiet Powah zone 750w,plenty for the 4770k and 7990 going in this.
I went with this as BeQuiet are big in Germany for silent,reliable PSU's and It goes nice in there,obviously it needs to be gloss blacked but some of the small details...and i like small details....are uncanny.
The all important spec sheet
The stock cables,nice braid for stock units but those blue plugs....no.....just no.
And in the case,the black just doesnt match up in the slightest...gloss is the way forward here.
Because of the tightness of the case,there wont be a cable longer than 8",I have a few 90 adapters coming for the 24 pin and some will be re-purposed to make up a 8 pin 90 pair too,the idea is to make the 24/8 pin connectors go thru 180 and face down towards the PSU.
Now,the first time out with the fret saw was a great success,2 240 mounts that will panel off the rad bay instead of leaving the sides open for the rads to re breathe their exhaust....plus it centered now rather than the slight offset that the CL mounts have.
So...small advances but getting there!
