Inspirations

Before I start my worklog on my upcoming watercooling build I would like to thank all the people that are involved in helping me with my doubts & giving me advice since I was a total noob hehehe...

Big thanks to Overclock.net, the members in the water cooling forum is probably the most helpful people that I ever meet online. Special thanks to Martin & Skinnee Labs for all the unbiased testing data that they put out online for people like us. Without their data, making decision would be extremely hard for me & I will probably end up opening so many threads asking questions around instead of reading.

Thanks to Martin & Bundymania for their reviews on radiators, helped me a lot on choosing the right radiator. Biggest inspiration on why I want to watercool is probably form everybody awesome build that I saw in the Water Cooling Gallery in OCN & XtremeSystems. Really motivated me since its so aesthetically pleasing. Thanks to Million Dollar Pc too, the gallery in there is like porn hahaha...

Thanks to Irie too, gave me some inspiration on the luminous panel. Thanks to the members in forum.lowyat.net too, without them getting watercooling parts would be my biggest challenge.

Note: Feel free to skip the first few pages, its more of collecting parts here & there, unboxing this & that. No major updates & also ignore the "crazymofomodz" trademark, decided to stop putting that half way of the worklog. Didn't really care if anyone wanted to use my images or not

Current Progress:

*Reserved*

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 02:51 AM

My old rig...

Please ignore the un-sleeved cables, cheap mobo & the ghetto screw driver support.







This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 09:54 PM

Fittings...









This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 10:10 PM

Got the reservoir already





Just a quick unboxing on the NZXT Hue & XSPC Raystorm.







This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 10:16 PM

RX360 Unboxing & initial thoughts

Unboxing the radiator was fast. This was how it came, packed in the retail box.






I like the matte black finish it has, feels different when you touch it. I even tried putting it in front of my air conditioner & it becomes so cold in less than a minute.






This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 10:20 PM

1st. must be good.

Okay flushing time....











Radiator build & paint quality is excellent. Price is cheaper than other radiators. The end tank for mine isn't completely flat, its a little swollen but maybe this is just for my unit? So far I tested there isn't any leaks but will check again once I get my pump. Radiator is quite thick so check if it fits for your casing or not before buying.

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 10:27 PM

Unboxing the Switch 810



First look is nice, I like the black matte paint feel to it. It feels very nice when you touch it.



I would prefer if the window is square instead of this shape. Top panel build quality is bad. So flimsy, in fact the clip came broken. Basically there is two tiny plastic holding the top panel for its quick removal feature. All you need to do is press the panel & pop it out but 1 of my plastic clip was broken so it's very hard to get it in place. Its still useable but it takes really long time to find the hole to put it back in its place.



This is what I am talking about.



Cable management is great in this case, lots of big rubber grommets. All the cables are black colour so that is a good thing, even for the fans too. It came with a fan hub, so you can plug all your fans over here. Little things like this makes the building experience easier.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 10:37 PM

Another feature is the quick removal side panel feature. Basically all you need to do is push this screw downwards & pop that side panel off. It gets stuck sometimes, probably need to spray the mechanism with WD-40 to lubricate it. You can also secure the side panel with two more screws if you desire to do so.



This is another great feature. It allows you to mount your hdd/ssd into your 5.25 drive bay. Just mount the hdd into the tray & slot it into the drive bay. It will connect to this pcb & you can plug the cables into this.



Notice those holes at the drive bay? Basically if you mount a radiator that is too long, your fans with push pull setup can still be installed. The holes allows airflow for the fans.



Front fan filter comes out easily. Just push it & pop it out. All the fan filters in the casing is great! The filter holes is quite small so this will ensure less dust particles will enter but this will add more restriction to the airflow though. I dont mind because the previous cooler master casing that I was using, the fan filter was shit. The holes was quite big & the casing gets dusty overtime.



Got new stuff in the mail today. Ordered some thermal paste & modding tool kit.



I ordered silver but I got black instead, not a big deal...just colour difference. Quality seems reasonable, cant tell much until I started sleeving with it.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 11:17 PM

Time to remove that stock intel cooler! Cooler, gtfo...



Just finished cleaning it with alcohol...thats right, intel i5 2400. Made a mistake last time & didn't get the 2500K but I am going to sell this off soon once haswell is out so no big deal. This processor is still pretty good though...



Installed to the motherboard. Before you guys say anything, I just want to say that this motherboard is just a temporary solution. Will be changing to ROG motherboard when haswell is out



Oh my, that motherboard looks so tiny in that casing hahaha...





This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 11:25 PM

Easy removable hdd tray is cool





Where do you think the NZXT hue sits well? I think the 3rd bay looks better...



3 of the leds on the led strip are not working as it should. I believe the wire inside the strip is loose or something because there is a specific spot when I press it, it works otherwise it shows a different colour.



Drilled some holes for the radiator. Trying to use magnets to collect the metal shavings.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 11:40 PM

can wait to see those "Monsters" performance in your setup

Injured myself while drilling...







The psu cable looks nice this way. Its not the cable that I am going to use though, this was my previous sleeving job. I still need to make my custom cable because this cable length is too short & I am not planning to use any extenders.



Actually I wanted to go for this setup, where I have the cables on top of the reservoir but This makes the cable look too long. Maybe later if I get a new motherboard that is bigger in size it will look better. Will see how it goes...



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 12:38 AM

So I decided to add some red highlights to my casing since it will be an ASUS ROG theme build. So I started with striping down the casing.



Next was to remove the casing feet...



This is the top panel that I removed previously. It was 2 plastic joined together with more than 10 screws so had to open it in order to remove the mesh.



This mesh is from the bottom part of the casing, i.e the casing plastic foot. It was quite simple, after removing the 4 screws from the bottom you can then pull out the plastic feet. Then you can use a plier to bend the mesh notches straight. After doing it for all then just push it & it should pop right out.



After applying some red coating to it...



So this is where the problem came, first of all I was painting above the original coating & without any primer. On top of that I applied too thick coats already so the next day I wasn't very happy with the result.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 12:42 AM

The next day I started sanding all the red coating I applied last night. I sanded until the original coating was removed. Cleaned it & started coating it with red paint under the sun. It was very hot so the paint dries up quite fast. I applied thin coating every 10mins or so. Sorry didnt take picture of this process too, plus I was sweating like hell under the hot sun so yeah...

Tip: Use a primer, but if you are a poorfag & cheapskate like me then just sand it all the way so that your paint can stick better to the material surface. Make sure you do in under a hot sun for it to dry faster, I did the painting at night & it didnt want to dry. The next day the result didnt turn out nice but after re-doing it under the sun it turned out better.







I like the red highlights at the top but when I cover it with the top panel, only half of it will be visible. Plus I think its not enough red yet, still thinking what to paint, not much choice I have because some of the materials like top cover etc are made of those rubberized matte black material so painting that is not an option I guess. I am thinking of putting some red leds for under glow effect & maybe on the top so the lights will bleed to the side and gives it a nice effect.

Haven't decide yet, because I dont want to overdo the red colour otherwise it will look too red & ugly. Will see how it goes with the flow hehehe, let me get some corsair fans first & fan controller.

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 12:47 AM

Wonder how the NZXT chasis will be modded o.o....

wont be modding it. Maybe just need to drill couple of holes & thats about it I think. Will see how it goes with progress, if modding is needed then will give it a shot...

I might spray the mesh to add some red accent to it, but all that is at final stages once I have all the stuff fitted in.

u buy the raystorm WB only? or kit?

ya waterblock only... why?

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 30 2013, 10:17 PM

just asking
im still considering whether buy separately or buy xspc kit
can list down the price of each component?

well it depends if you care about aesthetics or not. Getting kit is way cheaper than buying separately. Only reason why I didnt go for kit is I want tube reservoir & wanted shiny compression fittings. Wanted to hide my pump next to my psu also...so yeah...but if you dont mind bay reservoir then get a kit lor...cost you less.

price depends on seller lor...buy more stuff 1 shot & they can quote you cheaper price...anyways raystorm is rm1xx, reservoir i bought for rm100 (used) & radiator is rm3xx. check garage sales...someone selling used for rm250

im targeting xspc rs240 kit. bay res not very good looking. but start with a kit first then upgrade slowly afterward

rs series ar...limited space ah?...well that is a good choice...you can use it straight away & upgrade slowly later...if like me need to wait for weeks & months coz not enough money to buy more parts lmfao...

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Feb 3 2013, 02:25 PM

Just an update on how it currently looks like. The lights are actually more white than in the picture, but there is still a little "blue" to it. Not sure if I will stick with nzxt hue or get a pure white led strip. Once I get everything setup, only then I can tell if the lights are sufficient or not.





The red here in the picture looks very dim but in real life its actually brighter than the picture below but still not bright enough for me. But most probably I am sticking with white due to the fact white gives a better view to the components IMO. If its red, its kinda hard to see the components details.



It looks more like this in real life (adjusted the camera ISO settings )



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 12:58 AM

So I went to the local hardware shop just to browse around & found some clear tubing? They were selling it for RM1.50/feet so I was like dafuq! That is so cheap, what if I can use this as my rig tubing? So I wondered how will it perform because i doubt it was designed for watercooling rigs, so I bought 1 feet just to do some testing on it.

First testing I did was on kink testing and it failed miserably. I wouldn't even post any testing details about how flexible it is, all I can say is if your loop needs some bend, this wouldn't work. Period!

Next I tested it for plasticizer. First of all I would like to say the test I did was just for fun & by right its not a perfect testing condition as I do not own the proper equipment for testing. The testing data is more like for my personal use but I am sharing out for those who are curious like me.

The first test was to cut the tubing in small pieces and dump it in a hot water. I do not have a thermometer that can measure high temps but its pretty hot, water used to make tea. I am guessing its around 80-90'C. The middle tubing is the result of it after 1 day in that water temp compare to the above tubing which is brand new. Also take note that the water & tubing was thrown in a flask (coffee flask) which keeps water warm for long period, so I am assuming the temps falls with a slow gradient through time.

The next test was testing it with a warm temp that was excatly 40'C. Yes I am sure of this because I used a thermometer that measures fever lol, it can go up to 40'C only sadly therefore couldn't get reading for higher temps. As shown in the picture (the last tubing at the bottom) it still leaches. So if the tubing can't even perform at 40'C without plasticizer then there is no point in using it as your temps confirm will go above 40'C because malaysia temps are now freaking 35-40'C outside!



This is what plasticizer is if those who are wondering. White stuff that are like powder when dried, can easily scrap it off from the tubing if you can reach it.



I got my MDPC sleevings already & the pins for custom cables but guess what? I am having a hard time finding awg cables from my local electrical shops...Dang it! Went to jalan pasar & no luck at there either, now I am planning to order it from china although it will take me around 2weeks to get it. Been getting bad luck since last week. I could do sleeving last week but pins got delay & now couldn't find cables which I thought should be the easiest thing lol.





Turns out that the NZXT hue plastic cover can fit at the top but I need to grind the plastic edge so that the 25mm fan can fit in there as well. But then I realized that I still need to wait to RMA the led strip so better not modify the nzxt hue first otherwise the shop can reject the RMA anytime if they require to see the nzxt hue even if its just cutting the plastic a little bit. Better not take the risk till RMA is done I guess



So I had nothing to do but to take pictures on my fittings! Hehehe, total cost of that fittings are more than RM600 yo! There is a few rotary in the rig & I am lazy to remove it for photo session...



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:02 AM

More stuff have arrived for my build. I am waiting for pump to arrive...maybe in 2weeks time? 1 month time? ETA is unknown but I hope its as soon as possible. In the meanwhile, I will wait for the lamptron cw611 fan controller







This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:04 AM

Got my custom cables, leds, led strips etc...



Hohoho, my made in china dremel is here & all its accessories. Not sure how long this is going to last but quality seems decent. Accessories feels cheap though but cant judge it before using



Special thread & needles. Guess why I need this for my build?



My long waited D5 pump is here! Although this is not MCP655, I can't wait for swiftech anymore, been waiting since January & still no stock, so decided to get xspc the moment my local supplier restocked it so that I can push some progress with my rig & start playing bioshock.






Bitspower pump top! I immediately fell in love with it. Bitspower seriously makes high quality stuff & their packaging is top notch!




More white led strips for testing, this is the 600 bulb version



Finally got my nzxt hue led strip replacement, previous strip came with problems...had to RMA it. Still waiting for my top panel though lol

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:05 AM

My new RX240 radiator hohohoho....






This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:06 AM

I decided to start making my custom cables & start sleeving it but had a few setbacks. First of all I ordered the wrong housing, I need 2 male atx housing but I got female & male lol. Then the 2nd problem was the pins, I bought 18awg cables but the pins are for 16awg meaning their crimping wings are longer thus giving a very bad crimping result.



On top of that, the crimping tool that I am using is crap. Hard to crimp it properly as the biting is not aligned properly and the pins are not so malleable, thus not following the crimping bite properly.



This is very bad, although it might work but sleeving will be a big problem then, so cable sleeving will be put on hold till I get all my pins & the crimping tool. Gonna cost me a lot now, I still need to get sp120 fans, fan controller, acrylic panels & now this lol.




My plan was to mount the RX240 radiator on the front of the casing but the mounting holes are not designed for mounting a 240 radiator so I had to drill some extra holes. Not a surprised to me though since I stumble upon someone worklog before regarding this problem and I am aware of it.







This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:08 AM

Flushing radiator time!



Btw just so you know, both radiator are RX series but both are different in terms of the build quality & paint. My RX360 has a bulge to it at the end tank, not so serious but you cant make it stand straight though. On top of that the paint texture is very rough, where as the RX240 has a smoother finish to it & in perfect condition. Bought both radiators new (RX360 from A.P.E.S & RX240 from cyntrix). I am guessing the RX360 are the old batch radiators? Not sure if the bulge will cause any performance impact or not, lets hope everything works out great.




Gunk from RX240 with warm water. Then I started flushing with vinegar, lots of dirt came out from RX240 though. I did flush the RX360 with warm water few weeks before but didn't do it with vinegar, so I did it today together with RX240.



Effect from flushing with vinegar.



Installed the pump top...pretty simple.




Another problem is the pump thread are so close to each other that prevents me from adding a compression fittings directly to it as the cap for other port it blocking. No idea why the hell bitspower design like this, will need to get extra rotary & male to male adapters now...



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:23 AM

Gentle typhoon is mounted temporary till I get my hands on corsair sp120.



As you can see, the casing dosen't seems to be long enough. It reaches till the radiator water tank so I have no choice but to leave this.



I cut a thin piece of wood with my dremel just to test it.



And more problems, the top radiator cannot be secured to the fans with the provided screws. They are too short as the switch 810 has a curve to the holes. Solution to this is to grind it to smoother and reduce the space but I decided to get custom length screws instead, since I will be using gasket on top of that and this will not work with the given 3cm screws.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:25 AM

Playing around with leds & acrylic panels. Still can't recreate a proper luminous panel. Will get few types of sandpaper & play around with it again to get an even light distribution on it.











This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:26 AM

I am back


Tested the acrylic panel this time with 5mm sanded + super bright led strip, still getting uneven brightness...



Went back to the drawing board & made changes, manage to mount the led at the side & cover with wire tape. I am not sure how long these china leds are going to last before failing plus its covered directly to the acrylic with no gap & wire tape so the heat is going to be trapped. Lets just hope it does not get too hot & burn the leds otherwise I need to rethink how to do it...



Luminous panel in action, replaced the led strip with a dimmer one. Looks much better now but still uneven brightness. Its not very noticeable in real life though. I think laser engraved acrylic will give a better result. Will try making one with laser engraved instead of sanded...






Lego for adults...



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:27 AM

Doing some tests to find the prefect fans for my needs. This is the ambient sound noise at night...



Gentle typhoon at full speed:



Ambient sound noise during corsair sp120 tests (done in the daytime):




SP120 Quiet Edition at full speed (12v):



SP120 Quiet Edition (7v - using the included adapter):




SP120 High Performance at full speed (12v):



SP120 High Performance (7v - using the included adapter):



All this tests are not accurate & do not serve as a guide or comparison on which fans are noisy/silent. Its purely for my own usage, to finding the fans that will suit me well. I decided to use the corsair SP120 quiet edition in my build since I am going with a push + pull setup. Gentle typhoon is a good fan no doubt but its not pleasant to my eyes

Oh and I also got my top panel replacement from nzxt already



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:28 AM

Tiny update:
So I just finished installing the gaskets in my rig, I am the very paranoid type of person when it comes to sound. I am planning to go for the ultra silent rig yet performs well in cooling which explains why I keep changing fans from SGT to SP120 high performance to quiet editions and its pretty obvious why I am installing gaskets all over the places haha. Anywhere there is fans contacts, there will be gasket! Also my supplier only had the 360mm size so I had to cut it to fit at the front radiator.



Flowsensor is here! I had to make a special order for this since cant get it locally!



And some 'rare' fitting sizes & g1/4 rotary's since local retailer only carry 1 size



Best part of unpacking is to find suprised goodies! Its not that it very expensive or what but its just the surprise that you get free stuff makes the whole experience happier. The packaging is superb too, wrapped in bitspower own bubble wrap!



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:32 AM

A large update
Btw how much the modding toolkit cost?

actually I did a few update last week also but didnt had the time to upload the pictures haha today only a bit free even when building I dont really feel like taking so much pictures coz very concentrated in building

modding tool kit I bought RM6x from niclasteoh. If you are interested better grab it fast before out of stock. I was searching for this item since last year october if I am not mistaken. No stock, waited so long till last month only got new stocks. But honestly if want to do cable sleeving without the toolkit also can, in fact my previous sleeving was done with pure homemade stuff its just easier to use the tools la, no need to search for the right stuff in the house haha.

My next update I will try to post some info on how I did my cable sleeving & what house tools I used for cable sleeving. If got time la

Definitely will stay tune for your cable sleeving by using house tools
As far that I seen in youtube video they use something like a needle pin to pull out the cable from the connector.

I use hairpin way more effective than pins or stapler bullets

will post pictures & some info once I got time

I may go steal my sis hairpin if I'm gonna do some cable sleeving. Hope she wont get mad on me

can work I tested already, just need to cut the front part & then grind the metal a bit to make it thinner coz its a bit thick so cant enter to push the pins. Unless you can find a thinner hairpin hehe...

Dam....

oh hi there

not bad..next,upgrade ur camera pls

yup plan to get dslr haha but not anytime soon...out of budget. Probably end of the year

I bought some MDPC sleevings yesterday. Got sata sleevings also hehehe...excited to start sleevings

where did u get all the sleevings?

colortrail sleevings can get from Topazzatech
for mdpc sleevings can get it from Token

both also awesome seller...

thanks brah. looking forward to sleeve every cables

good luck be prepare to get come cuts on your fingers though

lock and load.

all sleeve in stock..pm me when u ready..

i love it when people are very sensitive with their surrounding. will pm u later, gonna find sleeving kit first

I bought my lamptron modding tool kit from niclasteoh. You can pm him but give him some time to reply...he is quite busy...

thanks for the info. looking forward to buy the kit from him. good luck brah!

yes.thanks. just notice lowyat now can summon people like tagging in facebook.

lowyat ke arah kuasa besar dunia....

update: bought a can of red spray paint today, luckily rushed to ace hardware before cny otherwise shops will be closed liao.

Started spraying all the mesh to highlight red colour on the casing unfortunatly I applied too much, layer is a little thick haha, need to wait for it to dry so tomorrow continue spraying at the otherside...will see how it turns out tomorrow morning. Will upload pictures tomorrow if I manage to get it done, hopefully I wake up early tomorrow la & it don't rain. Stay tuned for more pictures

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Feb 9 2013, 08:24 PM

You are blessed with a good weather for modding tomorrow, as a part time modder i know a good weather can determine a good or bad outcome of a case mod.

all hail for Project Balrog and Aswen! Cant wait for the next update. Teach me sleeving, master!

lol thanks mate, small project only ...nice meeting you just now....tomorrow got new episode of how i met your mother Need to wait for more cash to spend & also local stores to restock

Sure will post some pictures & guides, very easy actually just need lots of patience. I wanted to start sleeving this weekend but I still haven't get my crimping pins & wires. Otherwise maybe this week or next week need to head over to jalan pasar to find it. I am no master, also in learning process

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Feb 11 2013, 09:01 PM

I know its been sometime since the last update & I apologize for that. Was busy so had to put the work log on hold. Don't worry though, I am free now for a month or so. You will be seeing more updates now. I just finished installing the gpu waterblock, ek bridge & the backplate (I forgot to take picture of the final product). Anyways I plan to start making fill ports tomorrow on the luminous panel.







Almost forgotten to remove the original asus washer haha, luckily I realized it otherwise it might not have good contacts with the waterblock

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:34 AM

haha cant wait for the new episode, thought it is literally the same from one episode to another, we still dont know the kids' mother. same goes with me, need fund first, then slowly buy stuff, then go sleeving all the way. good luck bro.

Had to draw circles for making hole to fit the fill port.





It worked out great, perfectly aligned but I have a new problem.



So my main objective was to get the pump directly under the reservoir but its super tight. As you can see there is no gap at all between the pump top & the luminous panel.



Another problem was the pump inlet fitting & the fillport is not aligned. The pump is a little too thick so it offsets outwards a little bit. And also the 45deg rotary isnt straight. I can solve it by rising the pump higher but I dont have space though to rise the pump so had to use 20mm extender at the radiator




As for the pump offset problem, I had to use a dremel to grind the pump cover or whatever you call that round circle thing that secures the pump top & the pump. Basically I trim the gripping material a little bit so that the pump can enter inwards a little more. Sorry for not taking a lot of pictures, when it comes to modding, taking pictures is my less priority since I spend too much time doing the actual work



Made the 2nd fillport yay! My initial plan was to put this flowsensor at the reservoir inlet at the top & use extenders from the fillport to the bottom of the gpu inlet. So that I can run a straight tubing from the bottom to the gpu inlet. This will give the straight tubing that we usually see in acrylic tubing builds but then I thought why not replace the extenders with my flowsensor? Plus it will be easier to see on the luminous panel instead of the top & also save me from using extenders therefore less cost! That long extenders is just for aligning, will replace that with compression fitting & tubing.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 02:00 AM

I tell you, this is probably the hardest part in my build so far! First I need to attach the pump to the fillport at such a tight space, then from the fillport I need to connect to the reservoir at such a tight space to work with. Once everything is set, I had to connect this small piece of tubing to the radiator & oh boy...it was so hard! Because I cant move the pump or have enough space to work with. Took me more than 1 hour to get the lower portion done. I had to remove to rivets at the back of the casing to fit this luminous panel properly below the pci bracket & I also drilled 2 big holes at the bottom acrylic panel to route the pump wire from below the casing & also allow me to adjust the pump speed. Not convenient to adjust the speed from under the casing but at least I have the option if needed. I plan to connect this pump on a lamptron cw611 though so it will allow me to adjust the speed through the fan controller instead.



This is what you get when you dont have motherboard. Had to hang the gpu with strings to get the accurate measurement for the fillport locations.



So far everything is looking good, will work on the psu side cover & at the front. Took me more than half a day to get the lower portion routing done. It looks simple but I did a lot of small modding here & there to get it in such a tight space.



The luminous panel is just a prototype though, but I dont plan to change it since is amount of work I need to remove the fittings & put it back is such a pain. If the led 1 day failed then only I will decide to create a new luminous panel with laser engraved instead of hand sanded for better light distribution. I also have an idea to make a aluminum bracket to fit the led inside whenever it fails, this will make the whole replacing led process easier. Basically what I mean is instead of using black tape to hold the led strip to the side of the acrylic, I will create a thin spacing with aluminum instead.

Not sure if you understand what I am trying to say but for now I think I will just use the current luminous panel.

Thanks to pristine for borrowing me his hole saw Making fillport will be super hard without it! But the hole saw is a little small for the bitspower diameter so I had to use grinding stone to sand the hole further so that the fillport can fit inside nicely. I know the holesaw was designed like that because when you make hole with metal, you can use the fill port threads to screw the fillport in but not with thick acrylic panels

pristine, I will return it back to you soon

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:36 AM

The side cover is a little high so I will need to trim it a little bit.



My design is to put another acrylic at this angle to help the airflow from the radiator. Due to short acrylic panel, I had to glue another acrylic to it I am going to cover it with matte black sticker so the colour dosen't matter. Most importantly is to make good use of the resources you have! Don't waste it



Done with the whole cover but I had to make a hole & attach a screw to keep the acrylic panel touching the luminous panel otherwise there will be a gap. Easy to remove too, so cable management from the psu shouldn't be a problem. Just pop it out & plug in hehehe



I know the side panel is not straight but this is probably the best I can do with a dremel. Once I put the sticker I think it wont be noticeable.



Now I need your suggestion, should I cover this part like below? Full cover or partial?



If I cover it fully then the 5.25" drive bay part also I will need to cover. Or should I just cover the top part, meaning the radiator & sp120 fans will be visible. I plan to make an ROG logo ...still thinking which to go for since full acrylic cover is very common & everyone done that already. I am thinking of doing something different.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:38 AM

Got my vinyl from kray_keigo today. Serious good high quality stuff As you can see from the picture, my previous cut with the dremel wasn't that perfect. Shaky hands so a quick fix with eproxy & you won't even notice it hehehe



My touch & go card definitely helped me in applying the sticker without bubbles



I am quite satisfied with the psu cover considering this was my first attempt, not so satisfied with the luminous panel yet as you all know but since this isn't a sponsored build or what sort, just my personal rig so who gives a fark I can perfect the luminous panel but that would mean me taking apart the panel, unscrewing lots of fittings here & there that took me quite some time to get it in place with such a low clearance plus I might need to spend probably another RM50-100 to get the material, laser cutting etc so I think i'll pass.

In case if there is a leak during the leak test somewhere under the psu cover & I couldn't fix it without taking apart then I might consider getting the luminous panel perfected. Lets just hope no leaks ya





Still deciding to go with 5.25" bay cover with acrylic + matte black sticker or acrylic + ROG logo. Once the side panel is on, there won't be any difference so I am still thinking on my options



It's either bending the metal or cutting it off with a dremel. Went with the lazy method lol otherwise the acrylic panel wont be able to sit nicely over here.



This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:40 AM

get the cable from taobao, arrive in 1 weeks time using EMS

yup I plan to do that...going through the list lol...so many sellers to choose from

great build brooo...
cant wait to see the finish product

damn nice build bro.
somehow, this project poison me to buy switch 810

do it bro

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Dec 31 2013, 01:40 AM

good for u bro...
finally an update..its been a while yes

hahaha, its not that I dont want to update...i got nothing to update...waiting for stuff, either no stock or keep getting delay here & there

I want to play crysis 3 & far cry 3 also cannot....got the game but the rig not ready yet

hell yeah!! Crysis 3 is damn niceeeeee broo... but the game play..hmm much easier compared to Crysis 2.. Graphics wise, DamnSUPERB!! huhu

yeah everyone is telling me that...damn I am missing it out...

guess what, I just bought a blue flame lighter for cable sleeving...damn its not working anymore...cant enlight it, need to exchange a new one tomorrow...damn keep getting bad luck

lol...steady bro. usually among smokers, we test it first, than pay the guy..

tested it, was working fine...then when bring back home somehow cant light it up (or am I noob?) lol...

after trying few times I can light it up if its at low, if I set the flame high it wont be able to light up. Anyways will exchange with a new 1 tomorrow if possible, I think its the spark problem. Cheap china quality so I am not surprised la

candles would be efficient

when sleeving need to use blue flame to get the best result. Although normal lighter works well, there is still some possibility of the yellow flame to touch the heatshrink thus causing it to look "burned" with that black mark making it look ugly

Buy zippo blus.

This post has been edited by pristine: Mar 13 2013, 11:38 AM

i thought zippo also create yellow flame...so to say pembakaran berjelaga..huhu..
That's why we always use RON97 not 95..RON 95 creates yellow flame (pembakaran berjelaga)...off topic

zippo also got blue flame models...but pricey... >RM100

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: Mar 13 2013, 12:09 PM

In the 1st page, how come you put a screw driver under your graphic card ? It will fall is it ?

nope, just put it for fun hahaha. Usually when you install graphic card it will bend slightly so I didnt want to add stress to the pcb therefore I used it as a support. I am just a little paranoid like that it will do just fine without the screwdriver