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PROJECT VF8
Hi! I would like to start my next scratch build project!
My main idea is to have really own and unique design of big tower case 🙂
Placing motherboard in unusual position - connectors will be located down in the case.
Also I want fit there two 480 radiators for best cooling performance.
Next part is interconnect acrylic panel for coolant between top and bottom part of case - CNC machined hopefully 😄
As in my previous project this will be lasercutted mostly too.
There will be used same folding system as in my previous project.
I am not sure about final color theme (fluid, fans, etc.) so I decided to not show final render of project.
So I will always share only next part of build rendered.
This time is main frame of case 🙂
About the color theme.
My most favourite is black inside, white outside and coolant red or white pastel with Aurora booster.
Coolant color depends mostly on platform Z97 (Formula VII) - red, X99 (Deluxe) - white.
Materials:
Steel
Aluminium
Acrylic
Capacity:
Position for two 480 mm radiators (60 mm and 30 mm thickness)
ATX motherboard
Three positions for 2,5" SSDs and one position for 3,5" HDD
Position for two D5 pumps
Computer will be again water-cooled using products from the best companies.
Components:
Intel i7 4790K
ASUS Formula VII
ASUS GTX970 SLI
PSU V1000 CoolerMaster
SSD and RAM undecided
JetFlow and FP 120 FANs by CoolerMaster
and also watercooling, but about it another time.. 😄
Proudly sponsored by these amazing companies!
In this time I am working on two another projects, so I will try to add more very soon!
Here is first progress photo - first batch of lasercutted parts 🙂
UPDATE 8
This week I finished work on the HyperX SSD. Their basic black color is over.. 😄 I painted all three disk white, and the result is, I think, super 🙂
Discs are assembled together using four torx screws.
Specifically, it needs screws to torx screwdriver with hole.
After removing the screws, the entire disassembly actually done ..
The other side of the disc
From these empty frames disk I still had odendat stickers from the front of the red metal logo HyperX
Using a heat gun metal I warmed it and then comfortably peeled off
Backside has also without unnecessary stickers and ready for painting. I cleaned them with alcohol and than I painted them with white spray. I did not make some science about it as it small spaces 😄
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture when spraying. I applied 3 layers of white in total.
And here is the result 🙂 I like it much more than the classic black ..
Just peed on disks mounted in a case. Super contrast and drives beautifully stand out 🙂
If you want more of HyperX series Savage visit these two links
http://bit.ly/1EaastQ and http://bit.ly/1yR9G4S
More coming soon! 🙂
This week I finished work on the HyperX SSD. Their basic black color is over.. 😄 I painted all three disk white, and the result is, I think, super 🙂
Discs are assembled together using four torx screws.
Specifically, it needs screws to torx screwdriver with hole.
After removing the screws, the entire disassembly actually done ..
The other side of the disc
From these empty frames disk I still had odendat stickers from the front of the red metal logo HyperX
Using a heat gun metal I warmed it and then comfortably peeled off
Backside has also without unnecessary stickers and ready for painting. I cleaned them with alcohol and than I painted them with white spray. I did not make some science about it as it small spaces 😄
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture when spraying. I applied 3 layers of white in total.
And here is the result 🙂 I like it much more than the classic black ..
Just peed on disks mounted in a case. Super contrast and drives beautifully stand out 🙂
If you want more of HyperX series Savage visit these two links
http://bit.ly/1EaastQ and http://bit.ly/1yR9G4S
More coming soon! 🙂
UPDATE 9
Again, here we have products presentantion update 😄 presentation of products from Taiwanese company Bitspower. The company is engaged in production blocks, fittings, reservoirs, tops, etc .. Actually everything for water cooling. And honestly, I can say that in the field of fittings are clearly a few levels higher than the rest. Mega offer fittings in all possible colors and most types 🙂
Of course, I want to thank for products which they sent for this project!
Two magnificent blocks for card ASUS 970 Strix. The quality is first-class blocks
Summit EF block on the CPU. I'm not sure I use the top or select rather clear that all blocks will be same - clear acrylic.
Block RAM memory. Here I am again available transparent top, if I decided to change 🙂
Mounting parts for the assembly of the D5 pump.
TOP for D5 pump
Mounting kit to pump tops for beautifully smooth, clean finish.
Expansion vessel with a length of 250 mm are for my machine the ideal choice.
And of course fittings, in the photo I put only one of each 😄 Because of them I have probably over 120 pieces D I have to sort them into boxes again for better "orientation" during building water loop 😄
More vey soon!!
Again, here we have products presentantion update 😄 presentation of products from Taiwanese company Bitspower. The company is engaged in production blocks, fittings, reservoirs, tops, etc .. Actually everything for water cooling. And honestly, I can say that in the field of fittings are clearly a few levels higher than the rest. Mega offer fittings in all possible colors and most types 🙂
Of course, I want to thank for products which they sent for this project!
Two magnificent blocks for card ASUS 970 Strix. The quality is first-class blocks
Summit EF block on the CPU. I'm not sure I use the top or select rather clear that all blocks will be same - clear acrylic.
Block RAM memory. Here I am again available transparent top, if I decided to change 🙂
Mounting parts for the assembly of the D5 pump.
TOP for D5 pump
Mounting kit to pump tops for beautifully smooth, clean finish.
Expansion vessel with a length of 250 mm are for my machine the ideal choice.
And of course fittings, in the photo I put only one of each 😄 Because of them I have probably over 120 pieces D I have to sort them into boxes again for better "orientation" during building water loop 😄
More vey soon!!
UPDATE 10
Today I had a whole day addicted to modding 🙂 So I started with pumps. It was necessary to complete the D5 pump ALPHACOOL together with Bitspower Top and mod kit. Perfect work on shiny afternoon.
Pumps are in a small package, which is exactly on them and nothing else. Bitspower packed top and kit into one big box with a label Special package - combo set.
All unpacked and ready for mounting
Before the assembly was needed but sleevecables from the pump. To make it look clean impression, so I sleeving cables to pumps inside 🙂
Make each pump took only a moment.
The box from the tank top is a beautiful image that makes everyone can handle this assembly 🙂
The pump is inserted into mod kit, and then this unit is screwed to the very top.
Complete longer functional pump ready for operation. And the base, which includes rubber anti-vibration pad.
Top offers 3 input and output threads 2, which is quite sufficient connectivity.
I have mounted pumps in the case. But unfortunately I do not have the strength to write another update todays and edit photos 😄 So just a small taste for next time 😛
Today I had a whole day addicted to modding 🙂 So I started with pumps. It was necessary to complete the D5 pump ALPHACOOL together with Bitspower Top and mod kit. Perfect work on shiny afternoon.
Pumps are in a small package, which is exactly on them and nothing else. Bitspower packed top and kit into one big box with a label Special package - combo set.
All unpacked and ready for mounting
Before the assembly was needed but sleevecables from the pump. To make it look clean impression, so I sleeving cables to pumps inside 🙂
Make each pump took only a moment.
The box from the tank top is a beautiful image that makes everyone can handle this assembly 🙂
The pump is inserted into mod kit, and then this unit is screwed to the very top.
Complete longer functional pump ready for operation. And the base, which includes rubber anti-vibration pad.
Top offers 3 input and output threads 2, which is quite sufficient connectivity.
I have mounted pumps in the case. But unfortunately I do not have the strength to write another update todays and edit photos 😄 So just a small taste for next time 😛
UPDATE 11
As you probably noticed, so last week I have had no time to deliver the promised update abotu assembling of pumps 😄 But it is here, as well as photos of several new and very important things for the functioning of a computer 🙂
Pumps are ready in case!
That left only carefully think about where exactly is mounted, fortunately it was not rocket science 😄
Then I traced the mounting holes on the paper and duct tape and drilled ..
Pumps in place, and with them the first fittings 🙂
There is already a little more fittings 😄
I planned it that here will be rigid pipe, but when I did so a few days "watching" probably would be better to put the classic tubing there
Well, not completely better, but the smoothness appearance. At the bottom of the other tubes were problematic. And I do not want to mix so that the lower part will be classic tubing and the upper part of case will be acrylic pipes.
It is actually just the replacement of these two connections (four fittings).
I love the details on all products Bitspower 🙂
PSU from Coolermaster V1000, I think the perfect choice for this machine. I would like to thank the company Cooler Master, who believed in my projects already some years 🙂
PSU itself works very well, and his appearance is definitely worth mentioning.
An essential part of the resources are obviously cables.. Again, I would like to thank the Icelandic company http://www.IceModz.com for this beautiful, custom crafted, complete wiring for psu.
Always I get an extra couple of things.. As various cables and led tapes in great quality. MORE SOON!!! 🙂
As you probably noticed, so last week I have had no time to deliver the promised update abotu assembling of pumps 😄 But it is here, as well as photos of several new and very important things for the functioning of a computer 🙂
Pumps are ready in case!
That left only carefully think about where exactly is mounted, fortunately it was not rocket science 😄
Then I traced the mounting holes on the paper and duct tape and drilled ..
Pumps in place, and with them the first fittings 🙂
There is already a little more fittings 😄
I planned it that here will be rigid pipe, but when I did so a few days "watching" probably would be better to put the classic tubing there
Well, not completely better, but the smoothness appearance. At the bottom of the other tubes were problematic. And I do not want to mix so that the lower part will be classic tubing and the upper part of case will be acrylic pipes.
It is actually just the replacement of these two connections (four fittings).
I love the details on all products Bitspower 🙂
PSU from Coolermaster V1000, I think the perfect choice for this machine. I would like to thank the company Cooler Master, who believed in my projects already some years 🙂
PSU itself works very well, and his appearance is definitely worth mentioning.
An essential part of the resources are obviously cables.. Again, I would like to thank the Icelandic company http://www.IceModz.com for this beautiful, custom crafted, complete wiring for psu.
Always I get an extra couple of things.. As various cables and led tapes in great quality. MORE SOON!!! 🙂
UPDATE 15
Finally here are the earlier mentioned graphics and installation 🙂
Again, I want to really thank ASUS CZ, for all the support that I have getting from them !!
A pair of GTX970 series Strix cooling DirectCUII, but that will go away 😄 cards are in absolute silence in idle mode, but also in stress are very quiet.
The card offers all common today connectors - DVI, HDMI and DP.
The power supply takes one 8pin. Also, you can see the massive heatpipe cooler 🙂
The back is equipped with a cover backplate
Mounting blocks is not rocket science 😄
Back
Front side. It remains only to clean the core paste and apply new thermal grease and mount the new nice block! 😄
Both cards without their DCII coolers 🙂
Finally cards and their Bitspower blocks!
The blocks are delivered with backplate too which looks very classy imo 🙂
It really take shapes these days 🙂 but still remains to complete all fittings, pipes and complete the whole loop ..
Even now I can not wait filling! 😄
The first tube, fittings and the indicator in place. Some tubing takes so much time.., but I want to be in everything 100% sure that I want it and I like it 🙂
And the last picture is what it looks like 🙂
Do you like, dislike? Thanks for your feedback!
Finally here are the earlier mentioned graphics and installation 🙂
Again, I want to really thank ASUS CZ, for all the support that I have getting from them !!
A pair of GTX970 series Strix cooling DirectCUII, but that will go away 😄 cards are in absolute silence in idle mode, but also in stress are very quiet.
The card offers all common today connectors - DVI, HDMI and DP.
The power supply takes one 8pin. Also, you can see the massive heatpipe cooler 🙂
The back is equipped with a cover backplate
Mounting blocks is not rocket science 😄
Back
Front side. It remains only to clean the core paste and apply new thermal grease and mount the new nice block! 😄
Both cards without their DCII coolers 🙂
Finally cards and their Bitspower blocks!
The blocks are delivered with backplate too which looks very classy imo 🙂
It really take shapes these days 🙂 but still remains to complete all fittings, pipes and complete the whole loop ..
Even now I can not wait filling! 😄
The first tube, fittings and the indicator in place. Some tubing takes so much time.., but I want to be in everything 100% sure that I want it and I like it 🙂
And the last picture is what it looks like 🙂
Do you like, dislike? Thanks for your feedback!
UPDATE 16
Probably one of the last updates before filling water into the loop and the first turn on the computer 🙂
The entire loop is complete, only remain to mount this "unit" in the case and connect the cables, etc.
The winning tubing of the water loop on the CPU block 😄 This part took most of the time
The view from the back side or away from SSDs
Complete the circuit. Great satisfaction for me 🙂
A view from another angle - from the front of the chassis
Backside and a bit of cable management: D
Input from the bottom, from pump and the radiator back into the upper part respectively. blocks, etc.
Withers, who will be very handy both during filling and especially when draining the circuit 🙂
The output from the expansion tank leads naturally straight down into the pumps
Fittings, so you can easily dispense with the push of air. One is only for decoration 😄
Again, I would be glad for your comments 🙂 Next time about filling the loop 😛 It's not much to shoot 😄
Probably one of the last updates before filling water into the loop and the first turn on the computer 🙂
The entire loop is complete, only remain to mount this "unit" in the case and connect the cables, etc.
The winning tubing of the water loop on the CPU block 😄 This part took most of the time
The view from the back side or away from SSDs
Complete the circuit. Great satisfaction for me 🙂
A view from another angle - from the front of the chassis
Backside and a bit of cable management: D
Input from the bottom, from pump and the radiator back into the upper part respectively. blocks, etc.
Withers, who will be very handy both during filling and especially when draining the circuit 🙂
The output from the expansion tank leads naturally straight down into the pumps
Fittings, so you can easily dispense with the push of air. One is only for decoration 😄
Again, I would be glad for your comments 🙂 Next time about filling the loop 😛 It's not much to shoot 😄
FINAL PHOTOS
Here! The finished project 🙂
Do you like it? 🙂 Thanks for all the support and comments from you!
Here! The finished project 🙂
Do you like it? 🙂 Thanks for all the support and comments from you!
UPDATE 12
Today is the update massacre, in terms of the number of photos 😄 total 24 ..
I had moved to assemble components in case. The main panel where all the hardware will be installed again, as in the previous project, is removable. I can assembly HW and watercooling easier, and it's just an overall great 🙂
But first let's look at what I got for this project form ASUS Czech. I want to thank entire ASUS Czech team - not only for this support, but also for other things, projects and so on !! ASUS believes in me since the very beginning, and I really appreciate it 🙂
Motherboard Formula VII. P.S. On graphics cards from ASUS will look in next update 😛
The main thing everyone notices is definitely a "shield" plates on both the front and rear.
Input and output connectivity boards, is more than sufficient. There is technology as IntelEthernet, LANguard, GameFirst III - which are perfect network technology for online gaming
Detail shield. Board also offers high-quality SupremeFX audio.
A total of four RAM slots for up to 3300+ MHz frequency (overclocking)
Without these buttons I cant imagine the board 😄 really useful things
SATA ports with speed 6Gb / s.
Tile is wearing an integrated VRM cooler. It is a copper block, so there is no corrosion problems or other problems.
Up to mount !!
The entire panel is composed of two parts, which probably does not have more to describe
And assembled together
Reservoirs in place. This is done so that it holds only on fittings (very tight). It took lot of measuring but now reservoirs are assembled without any screws, which to me looks much better
Fixation is using 90-degree fittings, couplings and bulkheads Bitspower.
Bottom mount exp.
Fittings on top.
As you can see, everything is perfectly precise and clean. Or not? 😄
Motherboard in place, it begins to take shape. Finally!
The moment of truth, if everything is correct and the board, including its I/O panel sits right ...
I would say that totally fits exactly
Thus far it looks like.
Motherboard has also MPCIE COMBO III, which serves as a WiFi card, but here you can mount M.2 SSD.
Rear side. Here is the filling port for reservoir.
Total rear view.
How do you like it? I'll be glad for all the comments, criticisms, etc. 🙂 MORE SOON!
Today is the update massacre, in terms of the number of photos 😄 total 24 ..
I had moved to assemble components in case. The main panel where all the hardware will be installed again, as in the previous project, is removable. I can assembly HW and watercooling easier, and it's just an overall great 🙂
But first let's look at what I got for this project form ASUS Czech. I want to thank entire ASUS Czech team - not only for this support, but also for other things, projects and so on !! ASUS believes in me since the very beginning, and I really appreciate it 🙂
Motherboard Formula VII. P.S. On graphics cards from ASUS will look in next update 😛
The main thing everyone notices is definitely a "shield" plates on both the front and rear.
Input and output connectivity boards, is more than sufficient. There is technology as IntelEthernet, LANguard, GameFirst III - which are perfect network technology for online gaming
Detail shield. Board also offers high-quality SupremeFX audio.
A total of four RAM slots for up to 3300+ MHz frequency (overclocking)
Without these buttons I cant imagine the board 😄 really useful things
SATA ports with speed 6Gb / s.
Tile is wearing an integrated VRM cooler. It is a copper block, so there is no corrosion problems or other problems.
Up to mount !!
The entire panel is composed of two parts, which probably does not have more to describe
And assembled together
Reservoirs in place. This is done so that it holds only on fittings (very tight). It took lot of measuring but now reservoirs are assembled without any screws, which to me looks much better
Fixation is using 90-degree fittings, couplings and bulkheads Bitspower.
Bottom mount exp.
Fittings on top.
As you can see, everything is perfectly precise and clean. Or not? 😄
Motherboard in place, it begins to take shape. Finally!
The moment of truth, if everything is correct and the board, including its I/O panel sits right ...
I would say that totally fits exactly
Thus far it looks like.
Motherboard has also MPCIE COMBO III, which serves as a WiFi card, but here you can mount M.2 SSD.
Rear side. Here is the filling port for reservoir.
Total rear view.
How do you like it? I'll be glad for all the comments, criticisms, etc. 🙂 MORE SOON!
