really my objective is trying my hands on water-cooling d classic CM690...

mostly inspiration come from website like this , this and this...

tis is my rig











lots of cacing...really bad @ cable management...n d psu is partially modular...

initially i dunt hv any theme to rely on...just putting wc n cut some holes for better cable routing...

so,lets d hardship begin

ideas n comments r most welcome

here's d part thats already running in d rig

Gigabyte 770T-USB3
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB in raid 0
1x Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Gigabyte GTX 260 216core
AMD Phenom II X4 945
4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3
Antec 650W New TP
OCZ Vendetta II





Disassemble side panel,top panel and face plate



Top panel after being cut to accommodate either the radiator or the fans



A platform for the pump,an alternative if cant hide d cables anywhere...could also put d cables under it...Waiting for case silencer to wrap d aluminium,look neater



This post has been edited by shajack: May 30 2010, 12:21 AM

bro,wat WC u use ?

Swiftech water cooling set

haha,d seller already replied...
received all items for wc...gonna reaarrange n test for leak tonite
yesterdat cut d top panel using dremel w/reinforced cutting disc
dont hv to waste 10 dics eh,bro clawhammer

i think my completed mod gonna look almost identical to mknwatt 690 mod

This post has been edited by shajack: May 31 2010, 04:23 PM

Thanks bro and hope to see the end results I'll pass you the free MDPC-X once it's here. Sleeve everything bagi cantik

copat2 update x sabar nie

a minor update
mostly things i did yesterday



Cut d top panel with dremel...was sweating non-stop even it was raining n d fan spinning...better wear those protective glasses n face mask guys...this one gonna hurt bad if inhale
Rinse it with water afterward coz cant vacuum it completely



With this pic I think it safe to say that im gonna mount d fan on top of radiator tho still undecided whether it should be pulling air in or out.Any suggestion



The platform wasnt cut perfectly,longer by a centimeter and i had to force the side panel to close it
Gonna make another one soon.



Is this acceptable???
Need help on this...
As you can see from d 1st pic, i didnt cut any mount for the radiator but gonna put something like an adaptor from aluminium...still working on design tho



LAstly,d last items from bro clawhammer,cod today @ his workplace...dont tell boss eh

This post has been edited by shajack: May 31 2010, 06:45 PM

Haha, lunch time line clear sikit Btw, your cutting looks great, mine is bengkang-bengkok

WC for processor only?
how about chipset and GC?
anyway, nice cutting on the case topside.
using dual or triple rad?

may be later la bro.1st timer ere
using triple rad

no update for d moment
gonna go for salute d flag course from tmmrw till monday

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 2 2010, 09:44 AM

any updates bro..xP..

TS is busy, he is having kursus perkahwinan

clawhammer pegi COD with him?? reiben is jealous

haha..

haiyoo,ane ada kursus kawin...BTN lol
btw,no updates 4 d moment coz hit a few snag
gonna hit d drawing board 4 a few days



long time no update
havent got much time @ hand to do much
but ere what i manage to do

cilok this guy's idea and modify a bit



ready to cut 3 holes for cable management



1 down,2 to go



2 down,1 left but its already to late and i can hear d neighbours grabbing their pitchfork



Roughly,this is whats gonna hold d radiator,may be need 2 more





Gonna cut d top plastic panel some more,got this crazy idea...
Btw,is it possible to use 3 fans with 1 power cable...No more pennies to buy nesteq fan controller...Hope somebody can show me
Got this weird tickling to paint my case

OCed my 945 to 3.6GHz...w/OCZ VII max temp after an hour prime 95 was 55-57'C...cant wait what wc can do

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 13 2010, 01:50 PM

did some more cutting...may be my last cutting on that 690
cut d final hole on d mobo tray...d top mesh n d top plastic panel
resting now @ mali...gonna upload pics soon after

may be gonna order 3 120mm fan mesh...anybody in lyn selling?

some more adjustment on d radiator mount

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 14 2010, 10:20 PM

niceeeeee

thanks...
now,gonna buy something more
rabak wallet

This guy very creative! That's a good mod there, classic look and not overkill

cilok idea sana sini lg mau kata kreatif
if only monies grow on trees

nice mod,if those fan cover by mesh will be better

yup,my thought exactly
know anyone selling in lyn?
if not,gotta order from mnpctech

update lagi bro....cant wait to c what coming up next on your mod

thanx
but now gatal tgn wanna buy wb for nb

shipment from USA, will troublesome anot ??
custom,tax,...

This post has been edited by lun1986: Jun 15 2010, 11:12 PM

bout d wb,ask alvin la,as usual...hv to give discount kaw2 pny
as for d mesh,i think niclasteoh got something similar...if not hv to settle for dust filter

I will help cover Kastam DiRaja Malaysia and giving discounts for return customer is automatik

one suggestion from me..

thought bout painting too but not black

btw IMHO...better u use smaller tubing...unless u want it to look crowded and make ur life difficult when u want to clean ur pc (like i always do)...hahahaha

its LEAKING!!!!!!!!!!...crapiolaaaaa

up n running...checking 4 leak
leak coz from BP top...
hbs 1liter...

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Added on June 18, 2010, 2:00 am













yup,lots to do...

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 18 2010, 02:00 AM

so envy with wc now

wah.. a D5 vario with its modkit

use thicker o-ring on ur BP fittings if leaks continue after fix w/o thicker o-ring. i suffer the same problem on my built on swiftech mcr320 radiator as well, the design of the thread seems favor thicker o-ring to prevent leak.

yeah,main culprit of 1st leak

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Added on June 18, 2010, 11:58 amno leak on compression,juz 90' rotary from radiator...thanks 4 nice advice

gonna find thicker o ring then n may be a couple of 90' rotary for d pump

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 18 2010, 01:47 PM

Alamak, how come it leaks? Screw tight with your hands and replace O-rings if necessary. I give you some new ones later for your MDPC-X if needed

i think mostly because of threading design on mcr320... i kena with the BP rotary last time as well... take me few time leak test, finally find out swiftech radiator need thicker o-ring on the threading if use BP rotary on it.

yeah...its leaking on one thread only...

now very confius how to install waterblock properly...will post pic later 4 comment/suggestion

pics uploaded









in d manual,there's no need to use d threaded stand off(from other socket too)...hv to use coz d screws cant reach d back plate n there's no way to secure the back plate...

already ask gabe of swiftech n a forumer from ocn...gave me puzzled emel (cant say they gave me a puzzled look can i )

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 18 2010, 02:23 PM

Why dun use koolance nozzle fittings ?

if u referring to d leaked rotary,may be ill use thicker o ring...

Which brand got the thicker O ring ?

cant find @ hardware shop?
juz d o ring

Hardware shop got sell that o rings ?

worth a try n im going to look for a tool anyway...if not juz ask alvin for freebies

This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 19 2010, 02:08 PM

Who is alvin ?? Clawhammer ??

yup...already found d o ring...gonna test it tonite

How thick is it ?? Where did u get it ?

d original is on d right
a shop selling onli sealant n o rings...somewhere @ section 14 PJ
running d wc setup for leak testing since 10pm yesterday...no leak from compression fittings n rotaries

How much is it ?? 10 cent ??

RM4 for 8,so u do the math

50 cent for 1 o ring .If dun want to use o rings, can use pipe sealant ?? What will happens ??

You need to have o-rings, it's something you can't run away when it comes to fittings, pipes and metal pieces

tht maba shop so good ahhh...even ppl from pahang come n buy o ring from him

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Added on June 21, 2010, 2:36 amteaser




This post has been edited by shajack: Jun 21 2010, 02:36 AM

lol..."pczone"

there's a lot to see but ur can focus ur eyes on that date of purchase sticker,hehehe

Nice setup with cool blue theme You need UV CCFL, haha.

aaahhhh,kena poison g
kasi 50% discount,sure clean ur warehouse boss

If 50% discount , i sure will get some

y not try ur luck...may be can get coz his 100th customer

gonna strip naked d setup n install 2 more rotary,cleaner look...plus side panel,got sumthing on my mind n may be juz may be sleeving but next month

before tht,some pic 1st...need tripod

yeah,y not

How about removing all rivets and spraying the case? I give you a can of paint for free when you buy MDPC-X, haha

MDPC-X that u selling only have black colour ? A can of Spray paint for free ? Any colour can choose ?

Ask for Rust-O-Leum paint.
Easily RM60++ per can!

Who got sell the Rust-O-Leum Spray Paint ?? Ace Hardware ?

dont know wht i was thinking but there it is...may be from acrylic

side intake?why dun u do it more like a car hood?

with onli intake hole but no fans?
or fans inside?

Don't treat me like that please Paint brand is "Cap Ikan Emas" - standard ones

bila nak hntr sleeving psu

bg special discount le,
nnt blh lwn atomik

This post has been edited by shajack: Jul 3 2010, 06:40 AM

jgn lawan aku la..nnt aku nanges !

sama-samalah kita nangis

haha lol XD

both pro-modders nk nanges...cmne rupe,hahaha

pondering on painting my case...pondering,hehehe

I tolong cat free tapi beli WC products RM5,000

mak aihh
kl pakai mountain mod berbaloi jgk nk amek wc smpai RM5k

This post has been edited by shajack: Jul 7 2010, 10:18 AM

latest update bro?

juz bought a couple cans of anti rust primer n paint...painting time

n clean my room too

may be buy a furniture for my mags,books n a place for my printer n some plants

wah...cannot wait.....i noob wc.nice TS wc

update but no pics

screw d panting big time...got pooling n everthing...but got no regrets tho,hahaha

imo,painting a case is not that difficult juz need right technique n parts

use a dremel to pop rivets initially but it takes an hour to pop 4-5 rivets n d dremel is hot to touch afterward...so i bought a driller for RM100 n finish d job in less than half an hour

used 2 brands of primer,dove n matahari,cost bout d same but ran out of dove afterward n hv to settle for matahari brand...difference between those two:while using dove,its quick to pooling n traps air between coats...n the spray is also thicker...matahari is thinner n no pooling even after 2-3 pass on a single coat...juz my opinion...

i used a lighter colour for my case...so d pooling n air bubble will be noticeable...

still a few coats of paint left to go but gonna continue on thurday...tmrw got kursus motivasi@mau bg mati...

mcm mane rupenye skg
xsbr nk tgk yg da siap..haha

anymore update bro??
so eager wanna see the finished product...

aik?diam je?raya ke?update2...

ler,ilg lak previous post....gonna upload again

it's 90% complete tho...was planning a different left side panel but since ill be extremely bz in d coming months,gonna postpone it till dec...come dec,new tubing,new coolant,new paint(tis time,someone pro to do it )
















This post has been edited by shajack: Sep 19 2010, 10:45 AM

ere is d previous post,before d parts went into d case...btw,backplate aint complete yet

Nice and cool rig u got there bro

thanks

I realise that if we DIY painting, its very difficult to get the paint job very even. And if using spray paint, it will easily chipped off when open/closing side panel. Unless we got very good skills. I highly recommend those who want to paint their case send it to powder coat. Either you can source for forumers here who offer this service or you can try your luck at thos shop who custom made furnitures.

noted,thanks man