Build Log HAF 932 Tear Down and Rebuild for PAX Prime

[odinlives]

Hey guys so I am completely redoing my case since I was given permission from Gigabyte and the judges so long as I keep the same case and basic theme and they asked me to use a Gigabyte motherboard since I won won. Wasn't really wanting to use the Z77X-UD3H that I won due to the color scheme on it so will be getting a different one.

For those that don't know here is the way it looked yesterday:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/LanFest/100_3423.jpg

And here is what it looks like as we speak:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3443.jpg

Ordered this today:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/Gigabyte-Z68-UD7-Sandy-Bridge-Motherboard-Gets-Priced-2.jpg

Tomorrow I will be going to my wifes work and using the sandblaster to get it ready for the powder coating I will be doing. I will post more pics once I am done powder coating.

Couple of things I will be doing is putting a 240 RAD up top and also a 120 RAD on the back panel

Not sure what pump or reservoir yet but will be doing an SLI with waterblocked cards. Possibly two GTX 680's not sure just yet.

I will be redoing a ton of carbon fiber once I am done powder coating so I will start posting my build log for anyone that is interested.

[gor17981]

Very cool Odin :happy:
Cant wait to see how it turns out, and don't forget man, if your buying computer parts, buy the missus something shiny too, keep her sweet lol

[SirSlaughter]

You are re-doing the whole thing!? MADNESS!!! Well I find it a little bit unfortunate seeing as that case was just so kickass. But hey I still look forward to seeing what you make of this beast. Keep it up and keep us posted. Can't wait to see more.:applause:

[odinlives]

Yeah it seems every waking moment is consumed with this project. I actually found out that Coolermaster does in fact powder coat their cases so had to take it in to get chemically stripped before I take it to the powder coater.

Decided on the outside color...it's called Red Baron which is a darker red almost blood looking and doing the inside a gloss black but also will be rewrapping the motherboard tray and other things again with carbon fiber.

Looking at 2 GTX 580 Classified's 3gig cards with waterblocks to replace the 570's in there now as the 680's are $700 usd each and I can pick up the others for $500 usd each. Still a lot of money but I am going for broke.

[Big V]

Shoot for the moon bud lol
I'm totally jealous of your rig dude

[SirSlaughter]

One of these days...one of these days I'm gonna show you up...until then I will merely practice and cry at my inferior skills...But other than that I wanna see pics soon. I, like big V, am very envious of your abilities as a computer man.

[chevy350]

You def got some talent and patience, I try to get mine looking good but what you do is wow. Will be checking back on the progress, hope it turns out as well as you described :tu:

[odinlives]

Thank you guys. I ordered a bunch of stuff today.

2 of these:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/580.jpg

6 of these coolermaster sickleflow 120mm fans to do a push pull configuration on my 240 rad and 120 rad
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/1-6.jpg

I ordered a huge list of other stuff but will post pics once it all gets here and I do a mock up of the idea I have for the configuration of my water loop.

[odinlives]

I received this from Coolermaster today:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3447.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3451.jpg
Now I am going to start sleeving the 24pin and I also need to sleeve 4 PCIe 8 pins, and 2 PCIe 6 pins because these cards each take 2 8pins and a 6 pin due to their high overclocking ability.

[JohnDay]

Damn man, i was quite happy with my machine until i saw this and the specs, now im looking at mine thinking.... poor baby :P

Really wish i had the patience to do what you are doing, unfortunatly i get my parts and cant wait to use them, basicaly hide the wiring and go :). GL with the project m8, i sure hope to god you are happy with it when its done :)

Keep the pics coming m8 cant wait to see them, i quite like seeing the design process on things like this :)

[SirSlaughter]

It's official...I need a new power supply. I didn't even now coolermaster made one as large as that. Now I look at my corsair GS600 thinking the same thing as John. And do I spy an ROG emblem in the background?

[odinlives]

It's official...I need a new power supply. I didn't even now coolermaster made one as large as that. Now I look at my corsair GS600 thinking the same thing as John. And do I spy an ROG emblem in the background?

Actually yes you do spy one...lol That is my ROG G53SX laptop which is my current machine of daily use since I have 2 rigs torn down right now.

Btw thank you JohnDay I will give it my best at this project and will always remember to try and have fun with it instead of getting frustrated when problems occur.

I received two great things in the mail today.

Thank you Otis at Arsenal Computer Mods for this:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3459-1.jpg


And my new Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3456.jpg

Also picked up a rivet gun and some new tools that I will need, going to rivet back together my case while it is still stripped of powder coat in order to make some modifications to my HD cages because there is going to be a reservoir in there and a new window on the side panel so you will be able to look through and see the 250m res.

Will post more pics tomorrow.

[JohnDay]

Very nice, which Processor do you have or plan on putting in there btw ?

[odinlives]

Very nice, which Processor do you have or plan on putting in there btw ?

Right now I am putting an i7 2600k and it will be running at 5ghz 24/7. Previously I had a different motherboard (EVGA P67 FTW) but since the contest sponsors allowed me to tear down and rebuild as long as I kept the same basic red and black theme they also asked me to use a Gigabyte board so I was honored to do so.

I will be putting in the processor today on a test bench and setting up a RAID 0 array with two Crucial M4's to just make sure the motherboard is without faults because this board can no longer be purchased since the new Z77 boards have been released. Will post my results asap.

[JohnDay]

@ 5ghz thats a nice OC especially 24/7 :). Yeah best to bench it first, especialy with the covering you do, not an easy replacement if you have to swap it out. GL m8ty

[Big V]

GGGGrrrr I'm so envious of this build. I just looked at my rig and it tucked it's motherboard between it's harddrive and crawled off in the cornner to weep in shame. lmao

[gor17981]

I just know your build is going to crush the opposition mate, when your finnished with it send it my way lol

[odinlives]

I just know your build is going to crush the opposition mate, when your finnished with it send it my way lol

lol Thank you mate.
Hmm I can't wait till you get the new board up bro. For some reason it is cutting my nice pics almost in half...lol


Here is some more recent pics of my build log.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3460.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3463.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3464.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3465.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3468.jpg


Now before I get all crazy I need to load windows and raid 0, overclock, benchmark and make sure this board and the parts I have installed right now are working to my specifications.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3470.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3469.jpg


Looks a little ugly right now but I needed to at least get the new motherboard and psu in there before my blocks, reservoir, and rads get here tomorrorow so I can start deciding exactly where I am going to cut out the new window and some other stuff.

[JokeStar]

WOW.......I didn't know you finished the "original" build Bud......have been consumed with labor issues and work........NOW your tearing it down and re-doing another!....:shocked:



I'm re-doing the Red Storm.........totally!

Looks great!

[JohnDay]

Thats a lot of fans, should be nice a cool. I spy an old Netgear switch on the shelf, have a couple of those left from when i used to do the LANS, brings back some happy memories.

[odinlives]

Thats a lot of fans, should be nice a cool. I spy an old Netgear switch on the shelf, have a couple of those left from when i used to do the LANS, brings back some happy memories.

Lol....Yeah I am going to be putting a 240 rad up top and a 120 rad on the back exhaust so both will be in a push pull configuration using all 6 of those CM sickleflows.

Oh yeah I have a ton of gigabit switches,patch panels etc because it is what I do for work. Most of my customers that upgrade to managed switches usually are nice enough to let me have the older equipment.

[odinlives]

Just an update....I received this from FedEx today and should be getting my block, rads, and gpus on Monday.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3473.jpg

[SirSlaughter]

Hey i gotta ask, what brand is that water cooling and do they have it in UV Blue?

[JohnDay]

Its just called EK they add "EK - Whatever" to whichever product it is they are selling. Yes ive seen it in blue aswell

[nirvanastarr]

very cool, awesome Bro!!

[odinlives]

Hey friends just wanted to give an update on my build progress.

I bought a couple of new tools one of which is a bender brake so i can bend my own 16gauge steel to modify my case to how I want it like the PSU shroud and some other brackets for my reservoir etc.

Also got a bunch of stuff from Mnpctech that I will be installing.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3535.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3535.jpg)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3537.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3537.jpg)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3540.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3540.jpg)

I also received my 24 rad as well as my 120 rad, eheim pump, 2 GTX 580 Classified Hydro Copper GPU's.

Here is the new window I cut for the custom placement of the 250 reservoir
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3525.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3525.jpg)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3528.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX Prime Tear down and rebuild/100_3528.jpg)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3531.jpg

Thats it for now, I will be doing another window cut on the back side of the case and mounting some SSD's there next as well as cleaning up and removing all the tabs on the hd cages which are now a pump and reservoir cage...lol

[Big V]

Going to be an epic build Odin once your completed.
How much time do you have left before your deadline on this project.
And did I here you say you where going to donate this build to your friendly co_admin @ VC? after the comp? lol
A guys got to try! lmao

[odinlives]

Thank you BigV :)

My deadline is going to be to at least have it 100% complete no later than August 25th because I am going to be driving up to Seattle Washington and have to be there for PAX Prime on August 28th. I need to really step it up this month and have the powder coating started by the months end.

Only problem is there are so many little things I need to fabricate like in the reservoir window where all those little ugly HDD tabs are I am going to have to cut them all out and then cut some more metal which will be riveted in there to give it a nice clean look. Also I have to fabricate some type of mount on the back side of the case for my SSD's and then cut the window for them on the back side.

Also going to be drilling a couple 2 inch holes in the PSU shroud and put some Mnpctech grommets in there for the 4 8pin PciE cables and the 2 6pin PciE cables to be routed through there.

Oh and before I forget, I have to sleeve the psu cables including all the pci express cables. lol I have my work cut out for me but actually enjoying this much more than I did the carbon fiber thing. I do plan on using some carbon on this build but a much more subtle approach to it with accents instead of gong crazy like I did last time lol

lol I don't blame you for trying.....

I have to say, I am really becoming addicted to modding now and have some crazy ideas for my next one already. Just hope the missus continues to support me like she has. I couldn't have done it without her. :)

[JokeStar]

Looking awesome Bud........times a waisting tho....better stay up late and get'r done!:cheeky:

[gor17981]

Sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you squire lol, it looks excellent so far, it is going to be a beast when your finnished :Smile:

[odinlives]

Ok wanted to give a small update on my build log. Since I have made my custom PSU Shroud out of 16gauge steel decided to make a couple of holes for my 4 8pin PciE and 2 6pin PciE cables in order to better manage the way they will look being plugged into my new GPU's.

First off I cut a couple of 2inch holes with a hole saw:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3564.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3566.jpg

Even though the holes are a little rough it's ok because I have these great grommets that will be going in like so:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3567.jpg


Looks good now will see how it lines up in my case:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3571.jpg

That's it for now, I did purchase a new drill press and an air compressor finally so I need to put my ass into high gear and get this thing off to powder coating.

Got some good news today from my the folks at Patriot memory! They are going to be sponsoring this build as well so I am anticipating a 16gig Viper Extreme 2133mhz kit which will be featured in this mod.

[chevy350]

Ok wanted to give a small update on my build log. Since I have made my custom PSU Shroud out of 16gauge steel decided to make a couple of holes for my 4 8pin PciE and 2 6pin PciE cables in order to better manage the way they will look being plugged into my new GPU's.

First off I cut a couple of 2inch holes with a hole saw:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3564.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3564.jpg)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3566.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3566.jpg)

Even though the holes are a little rough it's ok because I have these great grommets that will be going in like so:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3567.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3567.jpg)


Looks good now will see how it lines up in my case:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3571.jpg (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3571.jpg)

That's it for now, I did purchase a new drill press and an air compressor finally so I need to put my ass into high gear and get this thing off to powder coating.

Got some good news today from my the folks at Patriot memory! They are going to be sponsoring this build as well so I am anticipating a 16gig Viper Extreme 2133mhz kit which will be featured in this mod.

Looking good, that's awesome of Patriot :Smile:

[lostiano]

i dont know what to say...:o :??:daman:

[JokeStar]

NICE.........

Looks like your headed into the modding world... sponsors are lining up.....

Keep it go'n Dude!

[odinlives]

So today I finally received the new 3M DiNoc Ferrari Red glossy carbon fiber and also the glossy black.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/100_3574.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3573.jpg


Also I did a little more steel work and made my mounting plate for my 2 SSD's that I will be cutting a window on the back panel to showcase them. I will be powder coating this black.




http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3578.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3581.jpg


And here is one of the SSD's that I just did a quick wrap job with the ferrari red to see how it will look.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3576.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3575.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3582.jpg


Now I have one more steel piece I need to work on which will cover the pump bay and then another tear down in order to powder coate everything.

[Big V]

That wrap look awesome bud
Might look really cool with a black logo stamped into it if that is possible on those ssd's
Or possibly die cut like the rog logo into them

[JokeStar]

I like it!....that red is eye-catching!............U do"n the powder coat?.......

Better get-a-move'n.......times runn'n...tic...toc.....

[odinlives]

Thank you guys and I am still doing the powder coating. I had to pick up some last minute supplies this morning from Orvac Electronics so I have to make two more pieces of steel to clean up the reservoir bay and then its time to drill out the rivets again.

[JokeStar]

Don't you just love it...put together, take apart...back together again....Aaaaaah Modd'n, so much fun!

[SirSlaughter]

Don't you just love it...put together, take apart...back together again....Aaaaaah Modd'n, so much fun!

Ah yes. So much fun. Not when you are working with a bad pre-built though...I still have nightmares. Other than that It's so satisfying. And when you finish it's amazing. Now I want to find some red and blue Wrap and do that with my computer when I finally get an SDD.

[odinlives]

Getting ready to powder coat after I drill a hole and remove a couple of tabs from the case tomorrow.


Here is the recent metal work that I have done to seal off the new Pump Bay to give it a nice clean look instead of the hdd cage that it used to be.


I will be installing a smaller grommet for the hose to come out of there and into the GPU's.


I am pretty satisfied with the way it looks.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3596.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3595.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3598.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3599.jpg


Well that's it for now will post again when I do the tear down before and after powder coating.

[JokeStar]

Look'n really good Bud......I love the HDD mod and the bottom shield.....can't wait to see the powdercoating. .........where do you get your carbon fiber?

[odinlives]

Thanks Bro. I get my carbon fiber from ebay from a company called tiptop signs. They always have quality and for the right price.

[odinlives]

Picked up my powder coated pieces today. I am actually very impressed with the quality of their work but the pictures are nothing like it actually looks in person.


A special thanks to Kenny Price at Samson Motorcycle Exhausts for not only referring me to Central Powder Coating in Brea, CA but also for his generosity in paying for the purchase order.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3637.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3641.jpg


Now the best part of all my hard work begins......putting her together and bringing it to life.

Here are some way better pictures taken with my phone. (damn phone is better than my camera )

These are some shots of the process of riveting it back together. Now I have to get all of my custom case pieces I made and install them along with my components, loop etc.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-16_10-18-31_699.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-16_10-18-46_584.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-16_11-13-01_587.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-16_11-06-50_834.jpg

[2635599]

Bleep, Bleep, Bleep odinlives (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/177549-odinlives), now i want my behemoth that shade of red. that looks friggin awesome odinlives (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/177549-odinlives).

[odinlives]

Thank you, this is basically Ferrari Red. I like regular red but everyone seems to have that so I need my rig to really stand out for PAX.

[JokeStar]

AWESOME Odin.......that color takes your breath away....This is gonna be Epic!


I can't wait to see the final construction!

[SirSlaughter]

ODIN! HE LIVES! (pun intended). This is looking amazing. I can not wait to see the finished product.

[odinlives]

AWESOME Odin.......that color takes your breath away....This is gonna be Epic!


I can't wait to see the final construction!

Thank you bro, it is getting closer to being ready.

Reservoir window installed now I have two more windows to go and I can start assembling.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-18_12-35-29_440.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-18_12-35-06_230.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-18_13-14-36_184.jpg

[JokeStar]

Kool.....I like all the extra windows.......nice touch!

[8pecxstudios]

Wow Its Really Comming Together Nicely Bud Great Work:no1:

[odinlives]

Thank you for the kind words guys.

And here is the back panel window installed. Three Crucial M4's will be mounted on a bracket behind this window. 2 64gig in RAID 0 and 1 256gig for games Photoshop etc.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-18_14-38-59_59.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-18_14-38-53_681.jpg

[2635599]

Thank you for the kind words guys.

And here is the back panel window installed. Three Crucial M4's will be mounted on a bracket behind this window. 2 64gig in RAID 0 and 1 256gig for games Photoshop etc.


sweet odinlives (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/177549-odinlives)

[odinlives]

Ok wanted to give a quick status update and post a couple of money shots for you guys during the rebuild.


What I did here on the top I/O panel is dropped a piece of 16g steel I had fabricated prior and powder coated gloss black (the picture doesn't do it justice though) to match the other case pieces and made an actual functioning fill port for the bitspower 250mm reservoir. I always see cases showcasing a fillport up top but I have never actually seen someone utilize it and make it functional so here you have it:


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3658.jpg


The rest are just some shots of the build progress to see how everything is going to layout and whether or not it is going to meet my standards before I commit to complete reassembly. All in all I am very satisfied and quite stoked to say the least. I want to hurry up and drop in those 2 580 classifieds and see where I stand at 5.3ghz...lol


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3656.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3659.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3660.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3663.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3665.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3666.jpg

[JokeStar]

That's a fantastic look!

[odinlives]

That's a fantastic look!

Thank you bro.

Oh so I just learned what meme's were and found this one:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/22632075.jpg

It's my favorite.

[odinlives]

Here is what I have done for today.


Installed 3 Crucial M4's to their new mounting bracket underneath the reservoir bay on the backside of the case. I already planned this from the begining of the build and that is why there is a nice new shiny window on the backpanel to showcase the SSD's. The top one is a 256 gig Crucial M4 and the other two are 64 gig Crucial m4's in RAID 0.


Originally I had planed on turning the SSD's inside out and just mounting the pcb of each on the bracket so you could see them through the window but really didn't care for the way it looked.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3680.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3683.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3684.jpg


That's it for now I only have 10 days left actually 7 because I have to leave in 7 so I better hurry the hell up...lol

[JokeStar]

I like your decision...they look sweet with the red vinyl....


Why are you posting?....Get back to work!!!! :daman:

[odinlives]

I did manage to get some more work done today. Got both Rads installed and the loop etc so after putting it together I have to say I am very pleased with the result.


Almost time to fill her up :)


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3706.jpg


Almost another 24pin here with 22 pins for each GPU lol


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3705.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3701.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3700.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3697.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3693.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/100_3691.jpg


Well that's it for now, thanks for looking.

[Harvey Sewdin]

Looks very impressive man, the final result is brutal. :shocked:

[JohnDay]

Looking real sleak and tidy so far m8, great powder coating from the images anyway.

[JokeStar]

Dude....That is stunning.......They will be blown away @ PAX !!!!

[designfjotten]

i have just one thing to say bud, "hell yeah, you made a kickass beast here" :D

[Azt3ck]

Odin are you going to the Colorado Intel Lanfest? Cause if so I'll be there. Let me know.

[odinlives]

I wish I could make it to Colorado. The missus is going to kill me if I start touring the states...lol even though I want to.

Yeah as for the powder coating, it actually looks way better in person even though the pics look good it's just hard to capture the shine of it.

[SirSlaughter]

This is the most brutal PC I have ever seen (excluding any of those "I bought a Ginormous Box/Tower with 7Motherboards in it" computers)

[Azt3ck]

Np just wasnt sure which one you were going to. Yeah my wife would get mad at me to.

[Swirlman1]

Hey Odin. Quick question dude. How many power supplies does that monster need? I doubt your using just one, those GTXs alone use a lot of power. If you are using just one, then how many watts does it put out?

[JohnDay]

Its a 1300 watt i believe.

[SirSlaughter]

Hey Odin. Quick question dude. How many power supplies does that monster need? I doubt your using just one, those GTXs alone use a lot of power. If you are using just one, then how many watts does it put out?

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Silent-Certified-RSD00-SPHAD3-US/dp/B005P7XSWK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347207613&sr=1-1&keywords=coolermaster+PSU+1300
and
http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/40260-Build-Log-HAF-932-Tear-Down-and-Rebuild-for-PAX-Prime/page2

Coolermaster 1300 PSU.

[Swirlman1]

Coolermaster is always a good choice. I'm thinking about getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171055 pretty soon. I wouldn't get anything less than 80+ Gold.

[2635599]

Coolermaster is always a good choice. I'm thinking about getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171055 pretty soon. I wouldn't get anything less than 80+ Gold.

http://www.bargainstation.com/Product/132097?ai=4317

and here you have coolmax and the silverstone which are great brands

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657 600014027 600014113&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

[odinlives]

Hey Odin. Quick question dude. How many power supplies does that monster need? I doubt your using just one, those GTXs alone use a lot of power. If you are using just one, then how many watts does it put out?

I'm only using one PSU but it is the Coolermaster 1300W Silent Pro Hybrid. Coolermaster was who sponsored me with this build. Here is my case at their booth at PAX:

Here are some pics I think I forgot to post of my rig at the CoolerMaster Booth at PAX.


Initial setup before the hordes arrived:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-30_20-24-54_869.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-30_20-25-23_826.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-08-30_20-27-10_828.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/sober4today/PAX%20Prime%20Tear%20down%20and%20rebuild/2012-09-02_10-42-24_10.jpg

[Swirlman1]

http://www.bargainstation.com/Product/132097?ai=4317

and here you have coolmax and the silverstone which are great brands

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657 600014027 600014113&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%20600014027%20600014113&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20)

That Coolmax looks really nice and it's a good price for a 1200W. Thanks @ChuckysChild (http://virtualcustoms.net/member.php/177825-ChuckysChild)

[Swirlman1]

I'm only using one PSU but it is the Coolermaster 1300W Silent Pro Hybrid. Coolermaster was who sponsored me with this build.
That's good man. My brother said that when building his rig, he bought a 600W CoolerMaster to use just for his Raedon 6850's

[odinlives]

Here is Cooler Master interviewing me at PAX Prime. It is at 6 in the video.

Thank you Cooler Master for all your support.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H40VKgbmpEY&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H40VKgbmpEY&feature=player_embedded#!)

[Big V]

Thats cool Odin looks like you had a great time bud at pax
So here the million dollar question.... did you win anything with your build??

[odinlives]

Yeah it was a really amazing event however I haven't won anything just yet. The sad part about this whole thing is that Gigabyte pulled out on what was supposed to be the finals for the 3 case mods that won at GESL Intel Lanfest at Cal Poly Pomona, CA.

The good news is I have managed to get my name out there so to speak and also my case is entered here:
http://modcontest2012.coolermaster.com/

Not sure if the voting will be on facebook or not but if you guys want to help a brother out please cast a vote my way if you think my mod is worthy.

[JokeStar]

The good news is I have managed to get my name out there so to speak and also my case is entered here:
http://modcontest2012.coolermaster.com/

Not sure if the voting will be on facebook or not but if you guys want to help a brother out please cast a vote my way if you think my mod is worthy.


OMG......We have a celebrity in the house......Good deal Bud........

[Big V]

That sucks on gigabyte pulling out but keep us informed when the voting will be starting. I'm sure you will get some loyal fans from our site to cast a few votes bud

[odinlives]

Thank you guys.

[2635599]

Yeah it was a really amazing event however I haven't won anything just yet. The sad part about this whole thing is that Gigabyte pulled out on what was supposed to be the finals for the 3 case mods that won at GESL Intel Lanfest at Cal Poly Pomona, CA.

The good news is I have managed to get my name out there so to speak and also my case is entered here:
http://modcontest2012.coolermaster.com/

Not sure if the voting will be on facebook or not but if you guys want to help a brother out please cast a vote my way if you think my mod is worthy.

sad part hell, funny they ran scared, asus stomps gigabyte every time on durability and features. sorry but true.lmao2lmao2

cool about being entered into the one contest. make sure you repost here just before the voting starts.

[SirSlaughter]

First off, Your speaking skills lack dude. lol jk

and sure Once December comes around and they start the vote count me in.

[odinlives]

Lol thanks again guys. Yeah funny you say that about the speaking skills. I gave them a long winded interview about the entire case mod, named every component and why I chose it etc. I dd it quickly but guess it was still too long for the video. I have to say, Cooler Master is a great company and the people that work there are just as great.

[Anubis]

Great work man! You have some very good skills!

[RaidenBeats]

seriously one of the coolest cases i have ever seen, love the window for the glass tube with the liquid coolant in it.