[Project Log] - IN WIN G1 (modded In Win 909)

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys and welcome to my In Win G1 project log!

I've been busy working on my Thermaltake CaseMOD Invivational build lately and as that is getting close to completion it's time to start a new project!

I have been very excited for this project for a while and it's great to finally be able to start working on it!

For those in Australia and going to PAX AU, you will be able to see it in the Nvidia area with MSY as one of the Nvidia Battlestation rigs doing 4K G-Sync demos!

I want to say a huge thanks to all the sponsors which includes Gigabyte, In Win, Avexir, EKWBs, RamCity, Primochill and Icemodz!

Here are the specs:

Case - In Win 909
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z170X Gaming G1
CPU - Intel i7 6700K
Memory - 4 x 4GB Avexit Blitz White LED 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory
GPU - 2 x Gigabyte GTX980ti Gaming G1
SSD - 2 x 500GB Crucial MX200 SSDs
M.2 - 2 x 512GB Samsung SM951 PCI-E M.2 SSDs
PSU - Corsair AX860

Cables - Icemodz Fully Custom Individually Sleeved Cables

LEDs - Icemodz RGB LED Strips

Radiators - EK-CoolStream PE 360 & EK-CoolStreak PE 240
Fans - 7 x EK-Vardar F4-120ER (2200rpm) White
Pump - EK-D5 Vario
Reservoir - PrimoChill 240mm CTR Phase II High Flow D5 Enabled Reservoir System
Fittings - PrimoChill Rigid Revolver Compression Fitting sets of red and black, Various Bitspower angle fittings, pass-throughs and extensions
Tubing - Primochill 1/2" Rigid PETG Tube Clear
CPU Block - EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel Plexi
GPU Block - EK-FC980 GTX Ti WF3 - Nickel Plexi with clear Plexi inlet/outlet and backplates
Coolant - Mayhems Aurora Silver/White

This will be a black, red and white themed system based around the awesome Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1 motherboard!

I want to start off with some pics of the beautiful In Win 909 case!

Hope you guys will enjoy this one!

Stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

Here is the case without the outside frame. I will start to give it a little bit of modding love!

HDD cages were riveted in so I had to drill them out!

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

I took the jig saw to the top of the case and expanded the hole in the top. It came out pretty good minus a minor slip when I was fining the cut edges.

The case is ready for powder coating now though. Will be a pretty cool colour if anyone can guess

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys!

I present to you the Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming G1 motherboard! This thing is a beast and I'm so excited to have it going in the system!

With 4-way SLI support, dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 support, integrated watercooling with G1/4" threads, PCIe metal shielding, USB Type-C connection and USB 3.1 support as well as an awesome multi-colour LED trace path that even lights up the rear I/O shield, this is in my opinion one of the best looking and feature packed Z170 motherboards out there at the moment!

Thanks for checking it out guys!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Gigabyte Gaming G1 GTX 980TIs to go with the Gigabyte Z170 Gaming G1 motherboard!

I guess you guys can tell why I named this build In Win G1!

Thanks a lot to Gigabyte for the support on this project!

Like I said for the motherboard in the previous post, the same for these GPUs, some of the best 980TIs out there at the moment. And they are really good looking too!

I'm not sure if I mentioned before but PAX AU is coming up this weekend and this build will be on display in the Gigabyte area at the MSY booth! Anyone from Australia and going to PAX make sure to check it out. Also I will be stationed at the Cooler Master booth doing some live modding and workshops, please stop by and say hi!

Now lets check out these cards!!!

980TI sandwich anyone?

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Here's the internal chassis back from powder coating and some more pics of the GPUs and MB together

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

Back with another hardware showcase update this time for EKWBs who have kindly supplied most of the watercooling gear that will be going in the system!

Very sexy packaging as always from EK!

The white Vardar fans, 2200rpm build for radiators with excellent static pressure!

PE 240 and 360 rads, 45mm thick.

And the stars of the show, the waterblocks for the Gigabyte GTX 980TI Gaming G1 cards!

Also included are clear inlet/outlet and backplates

There is also an EK-Supremacy EVO nickel plexi CPU block going in as well!

Thanks for checking it out guys and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Custom vinyl on EK rads and fans!

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Wizzard]

Inwin all the way, man!! Looks fantastic.

 

[silent-circuit]

Watching this one. Makes me wish I'd gone in to modding more, back when I had some cash to throw at it.

 

[alexciobanu]

Inwin all the way, man!! Looks fantastic.

Watching this one. Makes me wish I'd gone in to modding more, back when I had some cash to throw at it.

Thanks a lot guys

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

Here are some awesome goodies from Primochill!

Rigid Revolver fittings and compression reservoir with D5 mount!

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys!

Here's some of the gear in the case and also the red frame is back in.

You can see a custom acrylic plate where the reservoir is mounted with a pass-through fitting going down into the main compartment and also a cover for the PSU area with the In Win logo on it

Fill port in the top

MNPCTECH grill on there just for the cool look. It goes with the bits of silver on the motherboard

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys!

Here's the 6700K CPU and also the cool Avexir Blitz DDR4 memory

Also a bit of testing with all the hardware.

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[silent-circuit]

Is there EL wire or something running through that back panel, or is it just a trick of the lighting in that second-to-last shot?

 

[alexciobanu]

Is there EL wire or something running through that back panel, or is it just a trick of the lighting in that second-to-last shot?

Do you mean the light in the AMP up audio bit or the rear I/O? They both light up and the MB has 7 different lighting colours you can chose from

 

[silent-circuit]

Do you mean the light in the AMP up audio bit or the rear I/O? They both light up and the MB has 7 different lighting colours you can chose from

I was talking about the I/O. That's pretty cool!

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys!

I have some fancy looking SLI bridges to showcase today! You may have seen the Gigabyte one in the previous update

That's the one I'm using in this system however I have the Nvidia and ASUS ones as well and thought it'd be good to do a comparison photo shoot. Which one do you like best?

I think it does depend on what brands you prefer as well and also the theme of your build. I'll be slightly modding the Gigabyte one with a white Gigabyte Eye logo instead of the blue.

Also the cables from Icemodz are incredible as always. Check out those closed combs, awesome!

Thanks for checking it out guys and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[silent-circuit]

EDIT: nevermind, found it.

 

[alexciobanu]

EDIT: nevermind, found it.

Haha no worries, I didn't even catch your comment before the edit

 

[alexciobanu]

Alright guys here are some shots before I filled up the build!

This was pretty much a day before it had to get shipped out to PAX AU and I was really running out of time which is why the build log fell behind since then.

Should get the build pretty much up to date with the next update

Hope you guys like it so far!

A shot of the cable management, ignore the Adata drive, there were two Crucial SSDs put in there in the end!

Still need to show you guys the decals I did on it afterwards, mainly for the sponsors for the PAX display

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Here it is guys, just after filling up

Cheers,

Alex

 

[silent-circuit]

I /really/ like how this turned out. Only suggestion I'd make would be finding a way to diffuse the LED strips, as the spotlighting is a little distracting in photos. It may look even better in person. Great job though.

 

[alexciobanu]

I /really/ like how this turned out. Only suggestion I'd make would be finding a way to diffuse the LED strips, as the spotlighting is a little distracting in photos. It may look even better in person. Great job though.

Thanks a lot

Yea these pics are not very good. Will have better pics up soon

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys,

You can see the decals I did on the case here, mainly for sponsors for the PAX display. But I really like them, give the build a sorta race car look!

Also the SLI bridge mod. It's a piece of acrylic stock over the original Gigabyte eye. I didn't want to ruin this SLI bridge as it's pretty unique so making a cover made sense

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[mangapc]

Excellent work!!!!

 

[RazorWind]

Is that cosmetic mica mixed into the coolant?

How does that effect the longevity of the pump?

 

[silent-circuit]

^^^
Didn't even notice that... I imagine it completely destroys the pump, but then, this is a showcase system so I guess longevity isn't a big issue.

 

[RazorWind]

^^^
Didn't even notice that... I imagine it completely destroys the pump, but then, this is a showcase system so I guess longevity isn't a big issue.

It's possible that it's fine enough that it doesn't hurt the pump at all, which is why I asked. You don't even feel it when they add that stuff to liquids like shampoo or hand soap.

I've seen museum displays that used a similar arrangement with a fluid mixed with the mica getting pumped through something. I would assume pump wear must be a tractable issue for a museum display that has to run 24/7.

 

[alexciobanu]

Excellent work!!!!

Thanks a lot

Is that cosmetic mica mixed into the coolant?

How does that effect the longevity of the pump?

^^^
Didn't even notice that... I imagine it completely destroys the pump, but then, this is a showcase system so I guess longevity isn't a big issue.

It's possible that it's fine enough that it doesn't hurt the pump at all, which is why I asked. You don't even feel it when they add that stuff to liquids like shampoo or hand soap.

I've seen museum displays that used a similar arrangement with a fluid mixed with the mica getting pumped through something. I would assume pump wear must be a tractable issue for a museum display that has to run 24/7.

The coolant is Mayhems Aurora II and it is a show coolant which I used specially for the PAX AU display. Consider this V1 of the build as the graphics cards are being watercooled as well and the coolant will be changed to Ice White

But with the coolant it has these special particles flowing through it and it doesn't destroy anything, the pump or blocks. The only thing that can happen if you do not have good flow is for the particle to settle in places and clog the loop however with good flow that doesn't happen and you would need to ensure the coolant is returned back to the top of the reservoir like I have it here not to the bottom as you can do on others. I've run this for about a month now and it has lost it's effect, you will see in the later photos I will post. Can still see the particles but not as intense, still looks cool though

Hope this clears it up with the coolant a bit

Cheers, Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys!

Here are the few pics that I have of the system at PAX Australia

Also I'm proud to announce that the In Win G1 build has been nominated for MOTM over on Bit-Tech!

Show some love with a vote: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=296030

Hope these pics show the build a bit better!

Will post pics from my studio with the next update

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

Here are final pics for V1 of this build! V2 coming very shortly as I watercool the graphics cards as well and redo the custom loop.

This has been running the Mayhems Aurora 2 coolant for about a month or so and as you can see it has lost most of its effect. It changed colour a bit and in the tubes it looks clear. I will be using EK Ice White coolant for V2.

These are just a few of the photos I took. For over 60 pics of the finished build you can check out this album on my Facebook page and maybe drop a like as well. You may see other cool things and stuff a bit earlier than on the forums.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.917425941679000.1073741847.772776719477257&type=3

Also the LEDs may look a bit bluish in the pics but it is RGB and set to white.

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

Started working on the new loop!

Graphics cards have been dismantled and EK waterblocks are being installed!

You can also see I've started redoing some of the tubing!

One beefy cooler

The top bend was pretty tricky do to as the fittings were not lining up

I had to extend the top pass through fitting lower a bit but I'm happy with the end result

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

The full cover EK Waterblocks are installed on the graphics cards and they look incredible!

I had a small photo shoot before putting them in the system, have a look!

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys!

New tubing is done and the build is once again in one piece ready for filling!

Using EK Pastel White this time and going to be stick with that for the long term

Have a look at the new tubing, I'm loving the look of this

Thanks for checking it out guys

Cheers!

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hey guys,

Here are the final pictures for V2 of this build! Sorry, they're a bit later than promised but I've been very busy lately, moving house as well as dealing with some personal issues.

Things are starting to pick up now so hopefully more exciting things coming!

Speaking of exciting things, I can confirm that this build will be on display at Computex 2016 all thank to Avexir! This is a huge honour for me! If anyone ends up there, keep an eye out!

Let have a look at the build guys!

Hope you guys like it!

Again I want to say a huge thanks to all the sponsors on this project, it's definitely been one of the more exciting projects I've worked on in 2015!

Thanks Gigabyte, In Win, Avexir, EK Water Blocks, Primochill, Ram City and Icemodz!

For over 60 final pics of this build you can check out the album on my page here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938369092918018.1073741853.772776719477257&type=3

Stay tuned for more exciting projects to come in 2016!

Cheers,

Alex

 

[silent-circuit]

The more I look at that case, the less sense the layout makes.... not your fault, just InWin madness. Great build.

 

[alexciobanu]

The more I look at that case, the less sense the layout makes.... not your fault, just InWin madness. Great build.

Haha thanks man

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys,

I have some new updates on this build

After two versions it's now going into V3

AVEXIR have asked me to display the build at their Computex booth coming up and it's going through some changes for this. Changing some of the hardware and the loop a little bit.

Due to the changes new build name is IN WIN PREMIUM

Hope you guys enjoy these quick updates on this build yet again.

First up, new motherboard and graphics cards!

Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more.

Cheers,

Alex

 

[alexciobanu]

Hi guys,

I've added some vinyl to the motherboard to bring it in line with the theme of the build!

Most of the other things will be a straight swap

Also a look at the EK Supremacy EVO CPU block and Avexir Blitz Memory.

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex