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Hey Guys, here we are with our best mod yet. Code named "Scorpio" (based off our company naming convention, not related to the sigil)
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Were starting off with what is already a nice case the Chaser MK-I, really well built with a unique design. I like it. My only complaint is I wish it had a hot-swap backplane, which I think we will be putting in.
and mildly destroyed...
Were going to chop it up and spit out something we hope to be fantastic. Here is a very rough draft just to give you an idea where we are going with this.
Were making the entire left side a Reservoir for the Liquid Cooling. With a single radiator (to be determined later) extending out of the middle.
Were adding a large base to the case for stability as the left door will raise straight up vertically. You'll see that later. Waiting for the slides to come in.
You can see our opinions on the hardware we're putting in it to far at our website. www.deviceunknown.com
I started by adding hinges to the left door, due to it's weight in the future of the reservoir.
With the hinges on, it's ready to be cut out and a shroud built to extend a few inches to accommodate the home built reservoir and radiator/fans. That will come later.
Instead after the hinges i moved on to the right door and cut it out to be replaced by plexi in this shape.
From there I will be making the extension to house a large fan and the CD-Rom mounted vertically, as seen in the draft. Once done the entire case will be painted White, with light blue highlights through out.
As far as the hardware, were not sure yet. Were working on a tri Crossfire or SLI setup with the best processor to be able to drive it. and obviously, full watercooling. We'll see how it goes.
Right now we have Thermaltake's 1500 Watt Beast powering it.
This thing is awesome. Read my impressions at our website.
And check these beauties out.
Kingston provided us with 16 Gigs of this extreme HyperX ram.
Also Kingston sent us TWO 120 Gig gorgeous SSD's
These are the only drives that I have seen that are not just beautiful but FASTER than the listed speed, I could not have asked from any better anywhere.
OCZ sent me their Vertex 3 60 Gig SSD which I want to use in the top of the case in The chaser's build in hot swappable Hard drive bay.
Something like this, but obviously smaller. The chaser's drive bay will hold all sizes of hard drives!
That's all for now guys, but were on this full time so be ready for more updates soon.
Again, thank you to Thermaltake, Kingston and OCZ. You guys are so great to work with and you honestly do have great products.
This mod is brought to you by
Much love and thanks to my sponsors, without them, this mod wouldn't exist.
Were starting off with what is already a nice case the Chaser MK-I, really well built with a unique design. I like it. My only complaint is I wish it had a hot-swap backplane, which I think we will be putting in.
and mildly destroyed...
Were going to chop it up and spit out something we hope to be fantastic. Here is a very rough draft just to give you an idea where we are going with this.
Were making the entire left side a Reservoir for the Liquid Cooling. With a single radiator (to be determined later) extending out of the middle.
Were adding a large base to the case for stability as the left door will raise straight up vertically. You'll see that later. Waiting for the slides to come in.
You can see our opinions on the hardware we're putting in it to far at our website. www.deviceunknown.com
I started by adding hinges to the left door, due to it's weight in the future of the reservoir.
With the hinges on, it's ready to be cut out and a shroud built to extend a few inches to accommodate the home built reservoir and radiator/fans. That will come later.
Instead after the hinges i moved on to the right door and cut it out to be replaced by plexi in this shape.
From there I will be making the extension to house a large fan and the CD-Rom mounted vertically, as seen in the draft. Once done the entire case will be painted White, with light blue highlights through out.
As far as the hardware, were not sure yet. Were working on a tri Crossfire or SLI setup with the best processor to be able to drive it. and obviously, full watercooling. We'll see how it goes.
Right now we have Thermaltake's 1500 Watt Beast powering it.
This thing is awesome. Read my impressions at our website.
And check these beauties out.
Kingston provided us with 16 Gigs of this extreme HyperX ram.
Also Kingston sent us TWO 120 Gig gorgeous SSD's
These are the only drives that I have seen that are not just beautiful but FASTER than the listed speed, I could not have asked from any better anywhere.
OCZ sent me their Vertex 3 60 Gig SSD which I want to use in the top of the case in The chaser's build in hot swappable Hard drive bay.
Something like this, but obviously smaller. The chaser's drive bay will hold all sizes of hard drives!
That's all for now guys, but were on this full time so be ready for more updates soon.
Again, thank you to Thermaltake, Kingston and OCZ. You guys are so great to work with and you honestly do have great products.
Here we go again! We have started assembling this monster. Still a lot of work to do but we're getting their. Were still trying to find mobo/processor/graphics cards but I imagine we'll find them eventually.
On with the pictures!!!
This is the left side. I have not even started on the left door yet. I still need to source the CPU to decide which way I need to do it. But it's a pretty look anyway.
That's the hinges I put in to hold the left door. It will be a giant reservoir so it needed support.
The right side as it stands now. Look at them gorgeous SSD's!
The power supply isn't mounted in their yet, I just put it in their so you could get an idea of the massive size of Thermaltakes 1500W PSU!
The CD-Rom is in their, with a window so you can watch it spin 🙂
I polished the sides of EK's big ass radiator. If this thing does not cool 3 video cards, nothing will!
Here are some misc shots, hope you enjoy it.
Well that's it for now. Let me know what you guys think. I'll be sure to let yall know when we source the other parts.
On with the pictures!!!
This is the left side. I have not even started on the left door yet. I still need to source the CPU to decide which way I need to do it. But it's a pretty look anyway.
That's the hinges I put in to hold the left door. It will be a giant reservoir so it needed support.
The right side as it stands now. Look at them gorgeous SSD's!
The power supply isn't mounted in their yet, I just put it in their so you could get an idea of the massive size of Thermaltakes 1500W PSU!
The CD-Rom is in their, with a window so you can watch it spin 🙂
I polished the sides of EK's big ass radiator. If this thing does not cool 3 video cards, nothing will!
Here are some misc shots, hope you enjoy it.
Well that's it for now. Let me know what you guys think. I'll be sure to let yall know when we source the other parts.
Things have been going slow guys, for that I am sorry. But the company has been slave driving me!
So here we go with a small update.
The top with the lights. really cool effect. Yes I know some bolts are missing, I ran out lol
Closer shot
I love this part, it's my favorite. Since the mod is for Thermaltake, I figured I would.. well.. hook'em up!
Now here is the front.
I hacked the heck out of it, but i wanted it to look different. I still have a couple things to add to it, plus the top isn't on. So obviously that's not the finished product, but a good idea.
So umm yeah, small update. Hopefully soon we'll start adding hardware. And don't forget. Check out http;//www.deviceunknown.com for new modding reviews. We have a contest coming up for a free SSD anytime now. so get signed up today.
So here we go with a small update.
The top with the lights. really cool effect. Yes I know some bolts are missing, I ran out lolCloser shot
I love this part, it's my favorite. Since the mod is for Thermaltake, I figured I would.. well.. hook'em up!
Now here is the front.
I hacked the heck out of it, but i wanted it to look different. I still have a couple things to add to it, plus the top isn't on. So obviously that's not the finished product, but a good idea.
So umm yeah, small update. Hopefully soon we'll start adding hardware. And don't forget. Check out http;//www.deviceunknown.com for new modding reviews. We have a contest coming up for a free SSD anytime now. so get signed up today.
HEEEEERE WE GO!
It's running. But not complete yet. Still trying to find some Video cards to put in it, but for the most part, it's complete.
Front View. Still working on the LCD. For some reason, it comes on but I can not get Video to it. It has a RCA input, so I got a VGA to RCA adapter and plugged it into my Video card. No luck. Any ideas?
I put this gadget under the drive bays (removed some of them, I mean really, who is going to have like 6 drives?)
It's VERY handy. Has plugs for 12, 7 and 5 volts.
Incoming gratuitous Scorpio shots!
Here is the Top. I love those lights.
Here is the Blu-Ray player.
I formed the plexi door to push the center towards the spinner so it would hold the media in place. Almost looks professional 😉
Now on to the left door...
I circled the part I don't like and in the process of fixing. I used a 90 degree elbow and had to use clamps. Working with 1/2 inch tubing is HORRIBLE. I don't recommend it. Stick with 3/8. EKWB really came to the rescue here.
...continued..
It's running. But not complete yet. Still trying to find some Video cards to put in it, but for the most part, it's complete.
Front View. Still working on the LCD. For some reason, it comes on but I can not get Video to it. It has a RCA input, so I got a VGA to RCA adapter and plugged it into my Video card. No luck. Any ideas?
I put this gadget under the drive bays (removed some of them, I mean really, who is going to have like 6 drives?)
It's VERY handy. Has plugs for 12, 7 and 5 volts.
Incoming gratuitous Scorpio shots!
Here is the Top. I love those lights.
Here is the Blu-Ray player.
I formed the plexi door to push the center towards the spinner so it would hold the media in place. Almost looks professional 😉
Now on to the left door...
I circled the part I don't like and in the process of fixing. I used a 90 degree elbow and had to use clamps. Working with 1/2 inch tubing is HORRIBLE. I don't recommend it. Stick with 3/8. EKWB really came to the rescue here.
...continued..
That Fan from MNPCTECH is flat out awesome. It really makes that left side shine. Thanks again Bill.
Little more complete right side shot.
Another huge hanks to Kingston. These SSD's are so amazingly fast. I have them in Raid 0.
Here is some interior shots. Danger Den provided the CPU block, Chipset Block (which might not make it on it, no room) and the Black Ice 120 Radiator (you guys will see reviews of these soon.)
So there you have it, in running condition. Here is my To Do list.
Fix the fitting on left door aka HIDE THEM.
Add the infrared lighting.
erm.. umm install a Power and reset switch 🙂
Replace that video card with 2 or 3 others. Maybe replace the motherboard for a z68.
Replace the fluid with Mahems Aurora Blue
Fix or replace the LCD.
On a side note, The TechFlex sleeving I put on isn't the best. It's very stiff and VERY thick. If you sleeve your cables with PET make sure you accommodate for the extra thicknesses. It's ridiculous. Also don't skimp on the quality like I did. It made my job so much harder trying to bend that stuff that it came out crappy.
We're currently working with some manufacturers on providing you guys with some reviews of better and alternative sleeving products.
Thanks a ton guys, I appreciate any feedback you can offer. Talk to you again soon when I have some of the list done.
Robert
http://www.deviceunknown.com
Any guesses on what that's for?
this will revolte while HDD activity and steer the legs of the scorpion!:cool:
