Hi guys...

This is my first worklog about a small project of mine. So don't flame if its sounds a bit noobish. Anyway, I should posted this few weeks back but been very busy with benching and competition. So here is it.

During the last SilverStone Lan Party, I got 'poisoned' by all the other water-cooled rig. Soon after that, I started to learn all about WC and finalizing all the parts that I need to get and soon realized that I had a major problem. My LianLi PC-G7B is too small for my WC set unless doing a heavy modification on it. But decided against that, LianLi case is simply too nice to go under the jigsaw.

After having a hard time choosing between SilverStone Temjin TJ-07, Antec P182, LianLi PC-G70 and LianLi V2000B Plus II, I decided to get a LianLi V2000B Plus II because its fit better with my concept of putting a triple fans radiator WC set into the case with minimum modification and more future proof (a lot of space for expansion).

So I think that's all for the introduction part for the work log. Let's get down to business.

Hardware Spec:
Intel C2D x6800
DFI Infinity P965-S
Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC2-8500 2X1GB
Asus EN8800GTS 320mb @ 625/2000
Seagate 300gig SATA2
SilverStone Olympia OP650
LL V2000B Plus II

Cooling Stuff:
D-Tek Fuzion CPU Block
Swiftech MCP655B
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Reservoir
Thermochill Radiator PA120.3
AllnGap Dual 60mm RAM Cooler

And some of the parts that I bought for this project. Several Panaflo 120mm M series fan and so on.


An Lian Li HDD Rack; EX-33B, Lian Li 3.5" Temp Sensor LCD and a custom made 4 channel fan controller built on Lian Li Bezel (3*1.5A and 1*5A)



The outer box of my LianLi V2000B Plus II. Just brought it back from ATE @ Lowyat Plaza; the sole distributor of LianLi casing in Malaysia.



Let's see what is inside.

Weighted at gross 14kg. Its really one of the heaviest casing I ever used.


Accessories that come with the case. Its also come with few pieces of 'brownish' Moisture Absorbent Paper to keep the moisture to the minimum. A nice touch.


Front Looks


Rear Looks


A 2.5mm thick Full Aluminum Side Panel. Most of the weight of the casing came from two of these gigantic side panels. Its acts as the back bone of the casing. Thus, justify the thickness of the panel.


Internal Looks. As expected from Lian Li V series casing, everything is very solid built and can fit a magnificent 12 HDD and 7 5.25" Drive. Should be enough even for the most hardcore computer user.


Let's start the process of disassembling of the unneeded parts.

After removing all of HDD cage, you will notice there is a lot of factory-drilled 'holes' at the bottom of the casing. Actually, this is one of the main reasons I chose Lian Li V2000B over the other brands casing as I can install my triple fan radiator without minimum modding as you can see on the next picture.




This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 02:35 PM

Rough design on how the radiator works in my casing. Blowing the hot air downward and out from the case.


Remove the CPU air duct because not needed and fan grill for the rear fan for better air flow.


I also reverse the direction of my PSU plate. Initially, the PSU is located at the bottom part. So I reverse it the plate to free up the space for my radiator.

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After removing all the unneeded part, I started to work on the water cooling section.

Water Pump:-
Getting ready all the parts to build a mounting for my Swiftech MCP655B.
1 piece of Swiftech MCP655B
2 pieces of 2" in width L bracket that I bought from hardware shop
8 sets of Nut/Screw for the mounting
1 piece of Petra'sTech "Gel-Stuff" Vibration Absorption Block to absorb the vibration produced by the pump.


The looks of the pump after installing all the mounting.


4 holes drilled by my friend; coolice. The casing platform itself is 1.5mm thick.


Done.


Radiator / CPU Block / Reservoir:-
D-Tek Fuzion CPU Block
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Reservoir
Thermochill Radiator PA120.3
EK High-Flow Fitting (G 1/4" Thread, 1/2" OD) for Reservoir Bard
AquaXtreme High-Flow Fitting (G 3/8" Thread, 1/2" OD) for Radiator Bard
1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Masterkleer General Purpose Clear PVC Tubing
Danger Den Tubing/T-Line Plug (for 1/2" ID and 7/16" ID tubing)



After cleaning the radiator with vinegar and flushing it with plenty of distilled water.


This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 02:37 PM

I made a radiator stand off using 2 nuts and a screw.


After installing everything and clamping all tubing using worm clamps plus adding 3 Panaflo 120mm M Series on the radiator.


Running leak test to make sure there is no leakage.

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While running the leak test, I start to work on some of the other section.

Change the casing front intake fan to a Panaflo 120mm M series fan. Need a lot of fresh air for all the fans at radiator.


Added 2 Panaflo 80mm M Series fan to PSU plate as output fans.


Change the side panel fan to a Noctua NF-S12-1200. Besides that, the direction of the fan has been reverse from an output to air intake fan to increase the air intake to the case.


Installed 'tyre' all the casing wheels. This is to prevent from scratching the full aluminum wheels.

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A Lian Li HDD Rack; EX-33B. Basically, this is a HDD rack that converts 3 x 5.25" bays to 3 x 3.5" HDD bays. Its have a 120mm fan blowing toward it to keep your HDD cool. Thus, it is just perfect for my project as I already removed the entire HDD cage at the bottom part for my radiator and I need more fresh air intake for my case. Not to mention the elegant looks of it.


Front Looks


Side Looks


This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 02:38 PM

Changed the original fan to a ThermalTake 120mm SmartFan A2029


After installing the anti-vibration rubber rings to my HDD and I just slide the HDD into it. Very easy installation as no screw involves.


Fitted like a glove into my case and looks real nice with fan controller.

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Start working on my hardware parts. E.g. motherboard, PSU and so on

PSU:-
Fully black sleeved SilverStone Olympia OP650. I chose black sleeve as it is easier to hide the wires later to create a very clean looking casing.


Will do some cable manage later on.


Motherboard:-
My good old DFI Infinity P965-S


As D-Tek Fuzion CPU block don't come with a back plate, I used my Noctua U12F back plate as replacement. IMO, having a back plate will provide a much stable platform for CPU block.



Installing Noctua NC-U6 plus a 70mm fan as the Northbrige Cooler.



This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 02:39 PM

Completion!! Some pictures!

A complete transformation:-

From this


And


To this


And



I am quite happy that I managed to put everything inside my case with minimum modding. The drilling I made is the 4 water pump mounting on the casing's platform.

That's all. Thanks for your time.

Special thanks to coolice, lolhalol, MetalZone and all my other friend that helped me along the way this project. You guys rocks!

Upcoming update:
1. Adding bling bling and UV to my casing
2. Adding design to side panel.
3. Adding NB Block and GPU Block

This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 02:42 PM

nice one dude...

This post has been edited by DiCalto: Jul 1 2007, 02:39 PM

Completion!! Some pictures!

A complete transformation:-

From this


And


To this


And



I am quite happy that I managed to put everything inside my case with minimum modding. The drilling I made is the 4 water pump mounting on the casing's platform.

That's all. Thanks for your time.

Special thanks to coolice, lolhalol, MetalZone and all my other friend that helped me along the way this project. You guys rocks!

Upcoming update:
1. Adding bling bling and UV to my casing
2. Adding design to side panel.
3. Adding NB Block and GPU Block

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Added on July 1, 2007, 2:43 pmThanks...
More pictures are up

This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 02:43 PM

Jeff, i see u have a Panaflo 60MM @ 70MM M series in the first post.
What's that for?

You're not going to use it with the NC-U6?

It is a 70mm Panaflo. I used it on my U6. Probably not that obvious

I think you should sleeve the 70mm panaflo wires into black sleeve.
It looks ugly with that "rainbow" colour.

Another thing, why did you direct the fan to suck air from the back of the GTS?
That way you'll be sucking up the heat from the GTS to the NC-U6.

I think it's better if you put the fan at the front of the NC-U6 and direct the airflow to the back of the GTS.

@sHawTY

the fan is configured to provide cool air for the 8800GTS to exhaust from it's rear end ...
in the same time it would just also provide cool air for U6 as well.

Okay, one last question.
What method did you use to secure the Panaflo 70MM M series fan to the NC-U6?

Using screws or cables ties?
Did you use any sort of "things" to absorb the vibration produced by the Panaflo fans that u use on the NC-U6?

Off topic:

irangan, can u help me find this Lian Li logo? Mine logo gone already...



This post has been edited by ikan_semilang: Jul 1 2007, 04:51 PM

I used 2 small pieces of double sided tape to stick it. The 70mm fan dont run that fast so not much vibration from it. So basically not needed to use anything to absorb the vibration

I will ask around for you.

This post has been edited by irangan: Jul 1 2007, 05:06 PM

Thanks irangan. Ur help i will appreciate.

This is not a worklog, belongs in the normal section of casemods forum. This is all about assembly of parts only. Thread moved.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jul 1 2007, 06:03 PM

nice job down there......i like the fan contoller u make, very nice indeed...makes me want to make 1 too....

btw wantted to ask, after removing the center piece of the bottom (hdd section) any problem with the structure strength ?

No problem.. Small matters only.

Oh ok... I not sure about that. Sorry.

Ya.... It is made by one of my friend. Can even control my water pump. Hehe.

There is totally no problem with the structure strength after removing all the hdd cage. Like I said above, the back bone of the case lies at its 2 thick side panel.