Project : Xtreme WaveMaster

[DelRioTrio]

Lasercutting? Is there a local shop in your area which does this kind of work? That doesn't sound too cheap unless you know somebody or actually work in the shop yourself.

 

[Xilikon]

The work will be done by Tom from ChilledPC, who can do custom lasercutting jobs. I already sent them the files needed to feed the machine so it won't be too expensive (cost will be materials and minimum time to operate the lasercutter). Since I also gave them the rights on my DDC mount, we both get a nice deal (he can make money on the mount to recoup the loss on my custom jobs)...

Granted it's in the UK, which make shipping a bit expensive but this doesn't matter since I want to buy their Thermochill grill anyway so with the custom jobs, it will be combined in a single package (almost flat).

Local lasercutting shops either ask for a minimum order of over 500$ at least or pay a hourly fee of 150$/hour with 2 hours minimum even if I did the bunch of the work doing the DWG files. Tom doesn't charge that, it's by piece for them since they can use the machine during off-times (I guess that when it's online, it's working for another business).

 

[Xilikon]

Here's a fat update after being really busy yesterday and today finalizing the case and installing the WC stuff.

First of all, I used Goof Off with a rag to clean all the brushed aluminium surfaces and it's now very clean without fingerprints as you can see there :

With the case being done for now and while waiting for the custom parts to be made and shipped, I decided it's time for me to start assembling the loop in the case (I can do this since future modding involve side panels and rear panel only, which can be removed and done away from the computer). First to come is the video card, a BFG 8800GTS OC 640MB in his stock splendor :

Here's the EK FC8800 GTS waterblock fully assembled and ready to be used :

After removing the screws and prying it off, here's the naked look :

A look at the core markings (It's a A3, hopefully a great overclocker) :

After placing the included thermal pads on the mosfets, putting white thermal paste on the ram chips and AS5 on the core (spreaded a bit with the finger covered in a plastic bag), I bolted the block on the card and tightened (the core screws first in a diagonale order then the outside screws). Here's the fully assembled card in full glory with the sexy black delrin :

With the card being done, I started assembling the loop in the case with the motherboard and video card installed to cut the tubing to the right length. Here is a picture before filling the loop :

A look in the radiator connections :

Currently testing for leaks :

While the leak test is running, I took the time to do some wire management to hide the unsighty PSU wires to the back. You can see some work being done (disregard the unsighty bunch of cables under the radiator, it's temporary until I get new fans, probably Scythe SFF21F after selling my Thermalright SI-128 heatsink for some funds). You can notice the 3 dials installed for the 3 FM121 fans :

A final look before I can use it, with the wire managemene fully done :

Here is my computer now running (the leak test is 3 hours only since all the parts has been tested for some weeks already) :

I just found out that if I screw the reservoir to the case, it developed some very slow leak from the corner, which stopped when I unscrewed it... I guess it's time for me to look at another MicroRes or get a new EK X-RES 100 top (the Petra's top will be reused later with the chipset/mosfet loop so it's not a waste).

In total, I spend almost 10 hours working on assembling the loop and so far, it's great. Under full load (Prime95 at first then 2xVMWare instances running 2 SMP clients), the temps is hovering around 37-39C on the hottest core (21C ambient). This is at 3.2 GHz (8x400) with 1.3v in BIOS. I'm using the 4.5mm nozzle currently as a test and next week, I'll test with the quad nozzle to compare the results.

 

[digital_exhaust]

Wow...really nice... and... I hate you

Kidding of course....Looks really good.. but I think if you could find a way to mod the upper door in as well, it would really finish things off nicely...

Just my opinion...

 

[Skaterpunk]

Very good looking mod.

 

[Xilikon]

Thanks for the comments...

digital_exhaust, you are right, it seems to be missing the front door to make it sleek. I'll start working on the door tonight but I'm wondering how to remove the coolermaster logo on the door. I tried goof off (while cleaning the panels) and it won't budge at all but I might try acetone... As for venting with the door on, I think i'll drill a strip of holes on the sides with 1/4" drill bit.

 

[digital_exhaust]

I'm wondering how to remove the coolermaster logo on the door.

Try using sugar... seriously. A little sugar on a wet rag might do the trick, it took the tmobile logo off of the back of my cell, and it's aluminum....worth a try anyhow....

 

[Xilikon]

Try using sugar... seriously. A little sugar on a wet rag might do the trick, it took the tmobile logo off of the back of my cell, and it's aluminum....worth a try anyhow....

That's true, forgot about that... Sugar is abrasive enough to remove logos but not enough to damage the finish. I remember reading that somewhere and it might be you I'll try that tonight.

 

[Xilikon]

Finally started to work on the top front door... First of all, I must get rid of the WaveMaster logo on the top corner of the door since there is already one . With acetone, it worked so here is a picture all taped, measured and ready to be cut :

After cutting with a jigsaw, here's the final result (it's a bit of a bitch since it's really thick, espcially on some parts) :

I sanded the bottom till it's fairly flat and clean then pulled the hinge pin from the cut off bottom part. After this, I hammered the pin in the new bottom corner (the hinge is tapered). Here is the result :

During a fitting test :

I drilled a hole for the door hinge, made some adjustements so here's the final pleasing result :

Tomorrow, I'll drill a serie of holes on the door sides to help with airflow.

 

[digital_exhaust]

That looks great... really finishes it off nicely and adds continuity to the rest of the case.. Nice work.. and it's actually rather inspiring as well

 

[Shmuckety]

I will say it again, great work. One thing that stands out to me though is the aqua colored grill for the fan on the side. You may have mentioned this or maybe it works for you, but I think it blemishes the brushed aluminum look of the whole thing.

Either way this was a good idea and well done.

 

[Xilikon]

I will say it again, great work. One thing that stands out to me though is the aqua colored grill for the fan on the side. You may have mentioned this or maybe it works for you, but I think it blemishes the brushed aluminum look of the whole thing.

Either way this was a good idea and well done.

I will have a side window so when I will cut the side for the window, this ugly aqua thing will be gone for sure and be replaced by a nice clean acrylic panel and socket cap head screws all around for a industrial look.

 

[Xilikon]

First of all, I got in a local hardware store to look for a T fitting and a plug (took the opportunity to buy a gift for my dad ). After looking for a bit, I found the exact thing I want in brass, a 1/2" T fitting for PEX tubing. The outer diameter is slighty bigger than 3/8" (checked with a sample of 3/8" tubing in the store) so it would not be too restrictive and have a nice seal.

Here's what it looks with the T top part inserted (had to use some water and some cursing to put it) :

T fitting during installation :

After installation, here's what it looks (disregard the fact it's not fully inside since it's just temporary until I receive a new reservoir from the RMA) :

Some pics for the hardware pr0n lovers :

Also, I just received a package from Performance-PCs so here's a pic of the contents :

I first tried to place the LianLi mesh plates but it's not a exact fit and the side holes doesn't line at all. I decided to drill new holes to fit the WaveMaster original holes then tapped it. Here is what it looks after installation :

Tomorrow, I'll start working on the side vents (I bought a new box of titanium drill bits since my set is a bit worn out and doesn't eat thru aluminium very well).

 

[digital_exhaust]

The bay covers are really nice...very "industrial" looking and they definitely contribute a lot to the overall appearance of the case...... Nice stuff!

 

[tmaxxking1]

The door up top looks 10 million times better

It looks factory

 

[Xilikon]

Thank you, I like it as well

Was a bit busy the last 2 days so I didn't do too much work. Here's what I did so far...

To improve the airflow from the top front area, I need to drill some holes on the door. I decided the best place to drill holes would be the right side since it's the least visible place for me in case I made some mess. Here's what it look overall with 3/16" holes (not the perfection but good enough visually and work right for me) :

At first, I thought about making holes on both sides but after doing some calculations of the venting area, I see that there is more area getting area than the radiator area pushing air out so I'll leave like that till I get the side grills and do some tests.

Since it's now one week running with the 4.5mm nozzle, it's time for me to swap with the quad nozzle. It's a bitch to refill and bleed with a tiny T-line (3/8" tubing doesn't help too much) but after 1 1/2 hours of fighting with the loop and getting air out, I can finally start it again but before, here's what the loop look after turning the Fuzion 90 degree (thanks nikhsub1 for the idea, it works better) :

Tomorrow evening, I will have a few hours free for myself so I'll continue a bit of work. Here's current ToDo list :

-Wait for the MicroRes to come back then reinstall it in the loop.
-Draw the rear 120.1 radiator template and start the cutting/drilling work. It will be covered by a mesh fan filter that I ordered with the drive covers and the rubber mounts.
-Install the rubber mounts on the DDC plate and place the pump on it. Place the pump one bay below so it will be under the reservoir. For this, I need to search for a few M4 locking nuts.
-Buy and precut a clear acrylic panel (probably 4-5mm) then cut the bottom side panel to accept the acrylic.
-Order and ship the top and side grills from welshtom of ChilledPC (I think it's being fabricated right now, no reply yet from Tom to my latest email).

 

[skudmunky]

that looks amazing man, keep it up

 

[Xilikon]

I didn't do anything on the case this weekend since I was too tired after sleeping short nights (blame it on xmas parties)...

However, I bought a 18x24" sheet of 3mm clear acrylic and 4 M4 nuts for the rubber mounts so tonight, I will start working on adding a side windows to my case. I have some ideas to make it look professional with just a jigsaw, a bit like my top side cuts I did.

 

[Xilikon]

Done some work this evening... First to do would be to remount the pump with rubber mounts and lower the support one bay from a suggestion made here so it's below the reservoir. Here is a picture with the pump in his new mount (disregard the crookiness because the outlet tubing is a bit short after lowering the pump so it is pulling upward, will fix that when I get the reservoir back) :

One ToDo item done... The next one would be to clean off the side stickers from my Dominator Airflow fan. After a bit of goof off and elbow grease, here's the end result :

Next up is a big task : Create a new side window and install the plexiglas. First of all, I taped the whole side to protect it from scratches :

All measured up and drawn (notice the curvy side toward the front, which is a reminder of the WaveMaster front curve) :

Here's a pic with the cutting edge fixed in place not only with C-clamps but also with screw/nut after drilling a hole in the disposable part. The reason for the screw/not addition is because the jigsaw vibration will cause the edge to move out of place, causing a crooked cut :

I placed the side panel in place to get a idea how it look. Notice how the curved side has the outer curve landing right in the reservoir area so I can watch the level and if water is moving :

Here's the updated ToDo list :
-Wait for the MicroRes to come back then reinstall it in the loop.
-Draw the rear 120.1 radiator template and start the cutting/drilling work. It will be covered by a mesh fan filter that I ordered with the drive covers and the rubber mounts.
-Cut the acrylic panel and drill holes equally around the window to use the 3/8" socket cap head screws and locking nuts. Assemble the panel with the side panel together.
-Get the top and side grills made and shipped from welshtom of ChilledPC.

 

[digital_exhaust]

The window is very nice... the curves blend in with the overall look of the case really well, very clean, smooth.... Nice work!

 

[Black-Tom]

That top of case expansion is the best mod I have seen in a while, it looks like something that I would buy in a store... keep up the good work! You're amazing.

 

[Xilikon]

Thank you, the best is coming If the Silverstone Temijn TJ07 is very popular with the watercooling crowd, it's due to the bottom space. I wanted to reproduce this asset with my lovely WaveMaster and so far, it's a great success. I encourage anyone who want to expand some room with a otherwise great case, to do this mod.

Now working on adding the acrylic panel to the hole and mark out the holes equally around the hole. I decided to use 12 screws since it would be the best looking and it would fit my side grills holes (they are spaced approximately 100mm apart). I used some tape to hold the acrylic panel in place with the side panel together while I drill the holes :

Here is the result after removing the paint tape and cleaning it with goof off (the best way for me to clean brushed aluminium since it will leave black residue on the rag meaning it works) :

After carefully peeling the protective paper around the corners then screwing both together with 6-32 3/8" socket cap head screws and locking nuts. Here is what it look in the end, which is a nice match :

current ToDo list :
-Wait for the MicroRes to come back then reinstall it in the loop.
-Draw the rear 120.1 radiator template and start the cutting/drilling work. It will be covered by a mesh fan filter that I ordered with the drive covers and the rubber mounts.
-Get the top and side grills made and shipped from welshtom of ChilledPC.
-NEW : Buy some sleeving material at my local store and sleeve the motherboard header wires, fan rpm wire, rear fan wire and mosfet fan wire.

 

[digital_exhaust]

That looks great... one of the nicest and well executed window mods I have seen in a while. Keep up the good work!

 

[Xilikon]

The xmas storm has taken our house so I was unable to do any work but I managed to get some time yesterday evening to finish a todo item.

I removed the rear top plate and taped it :

Since there is room to place a MCR120 radiator in the back while remaining internal, I need to map out the holes and opening to take into account the radiator dimensions. Here is what it look after drawing all the lines (notice how it's offset, which is not important in that part of the cast, to account for the barbs which will be on the right side) :

After using a jigsaw to cut the opening then used a dremel with a cylindrical sandpaper bit to soften the edges and make some round inside corners, I reused the same screws I removed from the old mesh side vent to fix the rear 120mm mesh filter :

This is what it looks in the end :

Notice the internal mounting brackets for the rear plate is interfering with the bolts :

I will do some dremeling to remove those bits so all 4 bolts can be used but for this, I need to wait until I receive the Yate Loons D12SM-12 fans and mount them on the fan after sleeving.

Also, I got a great news about my research of the Swissflow SF800 flowmeter : Swissflow's representative Dirk will ship me a free sample for me in exchange for some testing and review and also because I might be interested to act as a middle-men for the North America market of premodded SF800. Expect some results during the xmas holidays (I will be off work between december 21th and january 7th so I will have lots of time to complete the whole project minus the grills).

current ToDo list :
-Wait for the MicroRes to come back then reinstall it in the loop.
-Use a dremel to remove the excess bits of the rear mounting brackets so the fan grill holes is free of restrictions due to the brackets. Do this when the top is removed to swap fans.
-Get the top and side grills made and shipped from welshtom of ChilledPC (they lost it during shipping so another set is being remade).
-Install the YL fans on the radiator after sleeving it.
-NEW : Buy some sleeving material at my local store and sleeve the motherboard header wires, fan rpm wire, rear fan wire and mosfet fan wire.
-Prepare the SF800 for testing and gather enough data for a future SF800 information page.

 

[Hardcore]

Looks great! I look forward to seeing you complete this project. I will definitely stay tuned in over christmas.

I have the wavemaster as well. Only managed to fit a 240mm radiator in the top. Hack job I wish I could have done better.

Ohh well... Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Xilikon]

Did some stuff bit by bit since the last update...

First of all, I looked for some sleeving stuff at my local electronics store and all I found is only various heatshrinks in various colors so I bought a few of various diameters. Even the store staff doesn't know what is sleeving I ended up ordering some sleeving stuff and a few extra fan molex (both male and female for my future SF800 testing, with a extender wire with resistors) from Performance-PCs and it will get here next week hopefully. So for now, I just sleeved the rear fan and the mosfet fan with the remaining sleeving stock from last year (3/16" black sleeving, 2 feets).

At least, there is good news : I just received the replacement reservoir last friday so I can install it back in the loop. I also received the 4 Yate Look D12SM-12 fans from Petra's (thank you Quoc for the help) but they will sit until I receive the sleeving stuff.

I first installed the new reservoir today and partially refilled the loop so here's what it looks so far :

With the reservoir done (just a 15 mins job), I'm looking at my ToDo list and the only thing I can do now would be to fix the rear brackets to clear the fan mount so I whipped out the dremel, made a 45 degree notche on the bottom brackets :

Then, it's the top bracket who receive the same notching treatement and here's the end result (not perfect but doesn't matter since it's hidden anyway) :

After reinstalling the brackets, here is what it looks with much more clearance :

Rear shot to show how it now clears compared to my last picture :

Since it's now basically done and awaiting for the rest of the stuff to arrive here, here is some pictures with the top side closed to get a "finished" look and to give you the idea how it will look in the end :

Here is the look of the side window with the reservoir installed and 2 leds I salvaged off another case just for a try (I'm disappointed at how weak the leds is and I'm thinking of ordering a cold cathode kit to light the interior) :

current ToDo list :
-Get the top and side grills made and shipped from welshtom of ChilledPC (Tom received it from the lasercutter but the dimensions is wrong, awaiting for more informations).
-Install the YL fans on the radiator after sleeving it.
-Sleeve the various wires in the case for a uniform look, including the motherboard header wires, pump rpm sensor wire and front fan rpm wire. I'm also pondering if it is worth the extra expense to order a Corsair HX520 powersupply for their black modular wires.
-Prepare the SF800 for testing and gather enough data for a future SF800 information page. For this, I will need to build a fan wire extension with the resistor to directly plug it in the motherboard. The current SF800 FAQ thread can be found in http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=170101&highlight=SF800 and updated when I will get some data.

For now, I wanted to wish everyone a happy xmas (or other holiday whatever everyone is celebrating around the world)

 

[digital_exhaust]

It looks great man, really clean and sleek. I'm very impressed.

Merry Christmas to you as well, enjoy the Holidays

 

[][V][AGIC]

very cool!! looks clean.
Almost constitutes destroying a 120 dollar case.

 

[AMD_RULES]

nice rig

 

[tmaxxking1]

looks great man

Merry Christmas

 

[Xilikon]

Thank you everyone

A small update (hard to do anything else during the holidays and not much packages getting here)...

First of all, as some of you have noticed, I have received the SF800 sample package from Dirk of Swissflow so here's a picture (notice how much SF800 I got :shocked :

I have updated the SF800 FAQ with lots of pictures of the SF800 stuff for everyone to enjoy.

I also did a orders from NCIX for a set of Enzotech BMR-C1 ramsinks so I can slap 4 on the upper mosfet row above the CPU. It's currently naked as-is so I touched one of them to check and it's hot, enough to burn my finger if I hold for more than a few seconds. The ramsinks will hopefully let me tame the heat and with the pack of 8, I'm tempted to add on the left side as well then watercool the northbridge but that will wait for later.

So right now, here's what I'm still waiting on order :

NCIX : Enzotech BMR-C1 ramsinks, AC MX-2 thermal paste and Logisys dual 12" blue cold cathode to illuminated the inside (as I said before, I was disappointed at how weak the leds is at illuminating the internals so this will be used elsewhere).
Performance-PCs : Deluxe Sleeving kit (black), 6 female 3-pin pins (to replace those who are damaged when removed from the plug and to build extra custom fan extensions), 6 male fan housing kits and 6 female fan housing kits.
ChilledPC : Thermochill 120.3 radiator grill in brushed aluminium, 2x custom side grills and a 3 1/2" DDC mount (my own design). It's currently sitting due to a issue with the custom parts (I don't know more than this and I'm waiting for Tom to reply).

I hope to get the first 2 packages thursday or friday so I can progress a bit on the worklog.

In the meanwhile, let me wish a happy new year to everyone

 

[Xilikon]

Got the package from NCIX finally. Here is what I ordered :

First of all, I installed the cold cathode tubes in the case and here's what it look with flash on :

Flash off :

There is no room beside this to mount the tubes but the end result is fine for me. After this, I removed the motherboard tray from the case after unmounting the block so I can install the ramsinks more easily. Here's what it look during my installation (I used the silk lines on the board as guides to install them squarely) :

After installing them, I touched them while running and it's barely warm now, which is exactly what I wanted. It's a great cheap option for those who want to cool the mosfets without resorting to the cumbersome (and expensive) HR-09 heatsinks or mosfet blocks. I will keep the remaining 4 for later when I will get a EK northbridge block as part of phase 2.

Here is some pics after full installation :

I'm still waiting for Peformance-PCs package to get there so I can swap the fans after sleeving them. This might also be the time for me to start testing the SF800 (need to find the 350 ohms and 2200 ohms resistors in a local electronic store or in our audiovisual technician room).

Current ToDo list :
-Get the top and side grills made and shipped from welshtom of ChilledPC (It turned up Tom thought it was wrong and it was actually correct. Remain to bend the pump mount then it's ready to be shipped soon).
-Install the YL fans on the radiator after sleeving it.
-Sleeve the various wires in the case for a uniform look, including the motherboard header wires, pump rpm sensor wire and front fan rpm wire.
-Prepare the SF800 for testing and gather enough data for a future SF800 information page. For this, I will need to build a fan wire extension with the resistor to directly plug it in the motherboard. The current SF800 FAQ thread can be found in http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ighlight=SF800 and updated when I will get some data.

 

[digital_exhaust]

Looks good, I really think the lighting adds a nice touch.

The more work you get done on this mod, the more I like it!

 

[Xilikon]

Did some work the last few days with the sleeving kit and the fan molex parts.

First of all, I cut the original plug of the SF800 since it's not a real fan molex and won't work right. I installed the fan molex after sleeving the wire and it's a real :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: because this is when I realized I need to invest in a molex crimper if I want to install the fan header pins for my future group buy Here is the end result (I had to solder instead and it's a bit of a mess but heatshrink saved the looks) :

Next thing to do is to sleeve the 3 radiator fans and wire them together. Unlike others who have a lead off either side, I decided to have a lead in the middle so the whole fans assembly could be swapped for push or pull at will while keeing the lead in the same place. It's a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: to do this but the end result is worth the work (sorry, forgot to take pics of the work in progress). Notice I also created and sleeved a fan molex to 4 pin molex adapter to temporarily plug until I get a controller later (like BigNg or something similar) and because I'm afraid to fry the motherboard header with too much power :

After sleeving them, it's time for me to swap the Silverstone fans for the new Yates. This is where you will see the advantage of my case mod :

I can easily work while the computer is still running. When i removed all the fans and the radiator is being run passively, it was becoming a bit hot at 62-63C under load. the radiator assembly started to feel a bit hot so I hurried up to install the Yates so they can cool them off. After this, the temps dropped back to where they were but they are 1-2C higher than with the Silverstones but the big noise reduction is a price to pay :

After reinstalling the top back :

I'm happy to see my project is almost done now. Here is the current ToDo list :

-Get the top and side grills made and shipped from welshtom of ChilledPC.
-Sleeve the various wires in the case for a uniform look, including the motherboard header wires, pump rpm sensor wire and front fan rpm wire.
-Prepare the SF800 for testing and gather enough data for a future SF800 information page. For this, I will need to build a fan wire extension with the resistor to directly plug it in the motherboard. The current SF800 FAQ thread can be found in http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ighlight=SF800 and updated when I will get some data.

About my order to ChilledPC, they will finally be shipped very soon. Turned up the pump mount in stainless stell is too hard to tap and bend so they redid the mount in aluminium. Hopefully, this will let Tom put the final touch to my order and I should get them before the end of the month

 

[Xilikon]

It's Xmas day again for me today... I just received the package from Tom of ChilledPC.co.uk and it's very well packaged, a bit too much to figure how to open and no customs fees to pay : :

The contents of this package :

For those who can't figure what or are too lazy to read all my posts, it include :

-A ChilledPC Thermochill PA120.3 rad grill in brushed aluminium with mounting holes.
-A EK NB/SB Asus 3 with D-Tek 3/8" barbs.
-A pair of custom made side grills from my own design.
-A custom 3 1/2" bay mount for the DDC pump (More infos in another thread).

Since I took the day off today, I will start working by installing the grills on the case first. For the pump mount and NB, I will wait till NCIX get the D-Tek Fuzion pro mount in stock so I can overnight it and drain the loop (The pro mount require me to disassemble the Fuzion block anyway).

I will thank you Tom (from ChilledPC) a lot for his awesome service even if it took a while to get them. The delay is understandable since we have the xmas rush, a lost package from the lasercutter and a issue with the pump mount in stainless steel being too hard to tap. I don't think any other guy will be able to pull off this feat as well as Tom.

 

[Xilikon]

With the new grills in hand, I'm able to finish the case modding part of the worklog.

First thing to do is to tape both sides fully to avoid scratching :

I picked a side grill, positionned it so it's in the center and drawn the outline :

With the outline of the side grill drawn, I was able to determine the cutting layout so the edge isn't visible with the side grill installing while letting the screws grab the panel. Here is a pic of the side panel screwed on a MDF panel with 2 wood screws because cutting them with the jigsaw without support would distort the side panel and ruin it. With the MDF panel keeping the panel in shape while holding the piece, I was able to do a neat cutout with ease :

Test fit after cutting to make sure it's ok :

Finished look with hex screws (the side panel is tapped 6-32 so I can screw them together without using any nut) :

This is done on the panel on the right side (hidden) as training. I did the same steps on the right side so I didn't bother with pictures as you should already figure out what I did.

Look of the side panel installed :

After this, I installed the top panel, which is straigthforward by bolting the radiator with the grill together. The front lip is interfering with the radgrill a bit but since I wanted to raise the top lid 1 mm to clear the top door, it's ok for now.

Here is a picture of what it looks in the end :

What do you think of the end result ?

What remain here is mostly tweaking of my loop and sleeving :

-Sleeve the various wires in the case for a uniform look, including the motherboard header wires, pump rpm sensor wire and front fan rpm wire.
-Prepare the SF800 for testing and gather enough data for a future SF800 information page. For this, I will need to build a fan wire extension with the resistor to directly plug it in the motherboard. The current SF800 FAQ thread can be found in http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ighlight=SF800 and updated when I will get some data.
-Install the EK NB/SB Asus 3 block on the northbridge and install the 4 other Enzotech BMR-C1 sinks on the naked row after removing the heatpipe system.
-Order the D-Tek Fuzion pro mount when it get back in stock at NCIX and install it.
-Ditch the ghetto pump mount and install the new custom mount in place.

 

[digital_exhaust]

I think it looks fantastic man.... you have really done a great job on this mod.

Nice work

 

[Wahoomcdaniel]

Congrats, you did an excellent job. Very nice.

 

[Vengance_01]

All I can say is wow!! That is by far the best looking W/Ced case. The time and money will allow you to use that case for a very very long time!

 

[vtx_]

This came out very nicely. I have been following this for a while. Great job