[Complete] Condensation (20/09/08) - Overclock.net

Xye · 07-24-08

This Project Is now finished. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have enjoyed making it. This was my first ever Case Mod, I am pleased with it and Hope to be able to continue doing this for years to come.

Enjoy

To skip to the finished result skip to posts 2 and 3

Update 1# 30/7/08: Mocking up and fitting (Part 1)
Update 2# 04/8/08: Mocking up fitting Rad (Part 2)
Update 3# 05/8/08: Unplanned Case Foot
Update 4# 02/9/08: Mounting HDD and Radiator
Update 5# 06/9/08: Panel's
Update 5# 07/9/08: Final Panel and Pump Mount
Update 6# 08/9/08: Front Panel and First fit for Plumbing
Update 7# 11/9/08: Window etching
Update 8# 14/9/08: Painting and Getting Wet!
Update 8# 16/9/08: Alive but not finished
Update 9# 20/9/08: The End

Naming:
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This was originally going to be my entry to the case mod competition, but i ran out of time. maybe due to the fact i was being abit over ambitious. Never mind better to get it done right, as opposed to right Now.

I have always liked small stuff but never liked having the performance drop that seems to come with it. So my general idea was to take and mATX case and adapt it to fit a standard ATX board. I mean how hard can it be? (famous last words there)

Other planned mods:

Fan grill removal
Window enlargement
Window etching
Paint (inside and out)
Water cooling

All this in an mATX box?

Oh yes sorry i forgot to metion, the radiator is going to fold out of the box too...

So without further ado lets move on to the unsuspecting victim:
The case:

Front

Side

Top

Back

Without panels

Let the fun begin.

Xye · 07-24-08

Pictures of the case in the daylight:

Ready to go?

Lit up:

Xye · 07-24-08

What you all really want I know :P

SkoalFineCut · 07-24-08

This should be interesting

What case is that? I've been looking for a mATX case.

Xye · 07-24-08

Its a Microfly something lol i got it from here:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135582

even though it says Extravalue it is actually called a Microfly and there are a few different styles you can get them in. Hope that helps

Shingetsu · 07-24-08

Reminds me of that one Antec Workstation case. GL with this one man.

wastedtime · 07-24-08

Window etching...?? Sign me up

p0isonapple · 07-24-08

WC on an mATX?
*Kicks back feet and grabs some grapes*

This is gonna be awesome

Xye · 07-25-08

Right a planning post i think.

Hardware:
Keeping it simple so there is hopefully more room in the box.

Asus P5N-D (so i can go Sli)
E8500 (i like to play)
Shiney OCZ RAM (shiney as in looks shiney :P)
8800GTS (one for now)

Water Werks:

XSPC X2O 400 Pump and Reservoir (pump + reservoir all in one)
Alphacool NexXxos Xtreme II Rev2 Double Radiator
EK Supreme Clear Top
XSPC Full Cover 8800GT/GTS
Alphacool compresion fittings for 10/8 tubing

Modding List:
I always knew this was going to be tight as the radiator is 280mm wide and the case is 284mm wide.... so getting it to fit is going to be... intresting to say the least.
To fit the ATX board inside the case it will have to be mounted sideways so the cables come out of the side of the box as opposed to the back, means moddifying the side panel which is no biggy really. Although if anyone has a template of an I/O plate with the expansion slots please drop me a PM as i would like to get it right.
HDD mounting? not normally an issue but since when was this ever going to be normal? the reason this crops up is because where the HDD normally mounts there is going to be a radiator there, so i have juryrigged it so that it is attached to one of the case fans. (pics will follow in a few days) needless to say its out of the way now.
Windows. I am thinking about etching Pinstripes into the corners of the windows and lighting them so they light up. (very Technical explaination there I know)
And more moddifying that needs to be done as it crops up.

Ive probably forgotten something but nevermind, thats why theres an edit button there :P

GPU waterblock fitting:

Pinstripe Idea:
This is a bottom left hand corner pinstripe i was considering:

Im not too sure on this as i kind of just cobbled it together in paint using some i found on the internet but if anyone else has any ideas feel free to present them

Name:
I am looking for a name for this project as well so ideas are very definately welcome as i am rubbish at thinking up that kind of thing.

Thanks for Reading, unfortunately there will be no further updates until tuesday so, sorry on that one.

Xye

SmasherBasher · 07-26-08

That would be an Ultra Microfly. I have one and love it.
This is going to be neat.

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