Greetings peeps!

My first ever PC worklog in my life!

Story behind the build

Two months ago, I was cleaning up my storeroom and I'd stumbled upon my ancient rig. I've no idea when did I bought it, but I do recall the last time I had ever used it was 6 years ago back in year 2006. Since then I'd shifted to huge laptops and ultra-portables.

Here's how it looks like:


yea...its quite..."fancy"...I was at "that" age that time...

Internals:
Nothing great, just a typical p4 system.




After that, I went logging into my bank account to check if there is any sufficient funds avail for a makeover. Since thers some extra $$, I'd started going back and forth from my lazy chair and my pc doing the day dreaming and googling for inspiration(this is the keyword to my plan! "inspiration").

The build:

i) Hardware:

Mobo: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z

CPU: AMD FX-8350 ~ 4.0GHz / 8-core

GPU: ASUS HD7970 DirectCU ll TOP CrossFire

RAM: MUSHKIN Redline DDR3-1866 4GB x 4

Storage: MUSHKIN Chronos 120GB SSD RAID

PSU: Seasonic Platinum Series 1000W

Desk! (the case) : Vector PROTOTYPE 00


ii) Water-cooling parts:

CPU block: EK-Supremacy - Nickel Plexi CSQ

GPU blocks: 2x EK-FC7970 DCII - Acetal+EN (Nickel) with EK FC Link Dual Parallel set

RAM block: EK-RAM Dominator X4 - Nickel Plexi CSQ

Reservoirs: 2x EK-RES X3

Radiators: 2x EK-CoolStream RAD XTX 480

Pumps: 2x Laing D5-MCP655 Vario with EK-D5 X-TOP Acetal and Bitspower D5/MCP655 MOD KIT

and of course, lotsa Bitspower fittings!


iii) Accessories:

1x KOOLANCE CTR-SPD12X2 Dual 12V Pump Controller
2x LAMTRON FC9 Fan Controllers
Multi-colored LEDs with remote
14x CM XtraFlo fans
2x Water Temp digital display

The idea was "lotsa customization", "lotsa work from scratch" and "big machinery involved". So I did some ugly sketching on some A4 papers and went ahead and ordered a few pieces of 2.5mm aluminium plates!

Once those alu plates arrives, I took my rig, do some cutting, some spray paint, screw everything back into position...and...thrash it

Bout what I did with those plates continues on 3rd post (I'm pretty bad in planning story plot, so I'll be reserving 2nd post for just in case stuff)

This post has been edited by vahn87: Dec 20 2012, 06:06 PM

Okey, lets cut to the chase, my build caught AMD interest, so we got in touch and they agreed to assist my project with their flagship 8 cores chip! Since the pioneer of this desk build is based on Intel build, so I think there should be a AMD build for their users out there too! Thus...AMD it is! And since PC Fair is just around the corner, if things goes fast enough, AMD wants to feature my work at their booth I'll try my best to build something worth the time for you all to checkout coming PC Fair and see the desk for yourself.

Now that the CPU is done, next up would be parts to push the chip to its optimal performance. In regards to this, I immediately thought of ASUS, their ROG theme is just perfect for my desk. Being black and red mostly which is easy to do color matching. So...again, I got in touch with ASUS rep. Juan Chong, some of you may refer him with his LYN ID Sanko. Very friendly, a tad too crazy on PC stuff and not forgetting to mention gave me tremendous help in getting me in touch with parties who are able to assist me and provide insight on the hardwares.

Seasonic too decided to jump along into the boat!
Therefore, as of now, here are the current Sponsors for my newly named Vector Prototype 00 Deskbuild

Sponsors

CPU

Mainboard & GPU


RAM & Storage

PSU


This post has been edited by vahn87: Dec 5 2012, 01:05 PM

So what I did with those aluminium plates?

I was too excited with the plannings the moment they reaches me, so I'd forgotten to snap pics, neway, they look like this image which I'd just stolen from the world wide web


Yeah, they're that huge, 3' x 4'. Any guess what I'm up to?

Utilizing my background in welding and my networks in the welding industry, I managed to pull some strings, owing favors to all the seniors who I made contact with in the past.

AFAIK many years back, welding aluminium was sooo freggin rare in Malaysia, but today!....it is still...freggin rare...and most of them isn't interested in small scale project like mine...

So, with favors from my contacts, I got those plates hooked up onto a laser cutter! and yes, I was too excited again and I'd forgotten to do the snappings.
Anyway, the process looks no different than this laser cut pizza.


After that, it went to the bending machine and welding works comes afterwards. Btw, all this works was done in the middle of the night cause during daytime, the factory has to be on schedule for their other continuous production. Few days of midnight oil...so...here's the result!!!


That wasn't me!


I'm the cameraman, so that wasn't my hand.


That wasn't me either, I only knows how to weld stainless steel and other crappy steels.




Sad seeing it thrown at the side just like that...the factory is huge and I'm no boss there

It's pretty self explanatory what my plan is...

So, why am I doing this? well...I'm a male...alil techie...thats all the reason needed for us to go crazee in PCs, no???!!!

Still lotsa drilling and cuttings need to be done, but I can't do them cause I've no hardwares on hand to do the measurements...
So, I'll be sending it for power coating first and do all the minor moddings at my own place later. Chose to coat it first cause its kinda bulky to transport around. Only left minor moddings which shouldn't affect much on the finishing.



Thanks for viewing, till next time!

This post has been edited by vahn87: Nov 26 2012, 01:19 PM

omg. definitely subscribing to this. homegrown L3P D3SK! gonna be exciting.

I'm over excited too myself!!! Gonna do some touch up later before sending it for coating which will take 3 days off my schedule

nice build man
i saw lots of fan holes. are they for rad or for fan only

fuuu.. nice bro. subbed.

Looks BIG ^^ Good luck bro!!

i saw alot of fanssssssssss will be going in

Yeah, rads will go in for sure


just finish sanding out the imperfections and scheduled for powdercoating afternoon later. Hopefully it wont take any longer than 3 days

this is extreme hardcore.
man just reveals the hardware will ya!

2 great news today! The first one, it has something to do with AMD...glad I reserved 2nd post for "just in case" stuff. So for more info on this, you know where to go

The second news is, powder coating is done and I'd went and collected my precious noon earlier

Tried my best taking watever images I can.

Here's 2 images of the factory that did the powder coating, nothing interesting.






And here's the desk!

Fresh from the oven...oops, it should be from the lorry since its already at my place.

edit: those are not its legs, I'd yet to visit the drawing board for its legs lol

Tearing the wraps


Quality wise, its perfect, nice, smooth and all. Just that theres certain spots of imperfections due to welding corrections that is done due to minor mistake in measurements.


Why thers a huge cut there you say?


Cause its a side panel! or I should call it a bottom panel?


Brass spacer can be added to either increase cable management spacing / turn it into air intake vent. Maybe I should change the whole cover to a dust filter?


This post has been edited by vahn87: Nov 25 2012, 02:09 AM

wow..extreme..

Hardwares!


Mobo from ASUS


GPU from ASUS also
I'm not sure why, but I'd always liked these nifty packaging...


Box within a box


Tiny manual


Huge card


The unit that ASUS provided me with


Additional 1 unit that I'd splurge my monay on cause I've lotsa space to fill up in my desk


Seasonic latest platinum PSU


Again, love these nifty packaging


This post has been edited by vahn87: Nov 26 2012, 10:47 PM

Lotsa 120mm fans!


Fan tower


Switches


Some brass spacers, allenkey bolts and nuts and taping tool.




Grommets! If neone knows where I can find variety of rubber grommets, please let me know. I guessing jalan pasar might have em, but which store?



This post has been edited by vahn87: Nov 25 2012, 03:31 AM

Prepping the mobo tray


Fitting test


Screwed some fans and thats the end for today~

This is very extream...

Extreme mod

what you gonna put in middle and right section??

most probably going to go with some reservoirs in da mid and pumps on the right. Not sure yet, waiting for more parts to come first.