Alright LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, TROLLS, HATERS AND PEASANTS!
Project Thief is COMPLETE. Cue Drums..... Cue trumpet fanfare....
Project thief is based around the enormous, nay monstrous, CaseLabs TX10-D case, and if that wasn't enough, there's a pedestal to make it even bigger.
The build features two full size gaming computers in one case along with custom wood panelling and powder coating. The name thief comes from the this build stealing an awful lot of my disposable income. The Thief symbology is integrated through the use of Skyrim Thief's guild symbols as well as two different themes representing the duality of the thief's life. The "light" side of the case represents the Thief's role by day as an ordinary hard working member of society and features my workstation. The "dark" side of the case represent's the Thief's role by night and features my gaming rig. The ability to fit so many radiators and fans means that the fans can be turned down to be almost silent while still being able to perform at the top of their game.
The idea was really to build a no hold's barred setup with the best of the best that was not only hardcore but easy to maintain. One computer would be my linux based workstation that I use for my day to day work. The other would be my windows based entertainment/gaming battlestation.
Light side:
- Rampage IV Extreme + 4930K + 32GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133 + 2x 7990s + 1TB SSD
- Fully watercooled with 2 loops: cpu, memory, motherboard, gpus
Dark side:
- EVGA X79 Dark + 4820K + 16GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133 + 4xR9-290s + 1TB SSD
- Fully watercooled with 2 loops: cpu, memory, motherboard, gpus
Final pics: http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3700_100#post_23141281
Table of contents:
[BFirst version before the rebuild: [/B]
Workstation Hardware:
Gaming Hardware:
Random cool photo of the week:
1. And so it begins
2. Paint Samples
3. Some parts came in
4. A history lesson
5. Monsoon Frees arrive
6. Temporary Loop
7. Of mice and .... lightsabres
8. Fanless GTX560
9. Motherboard arrives
10. Dominating
11. CPU + ssd
12. Waterblocks arrive
13. Motherboard and ram waterblocks fitted
14. Painting a GPU
15. Building the loop part 1
16. Another loop option
17. Tidied the loop, got more ssds
18. Break for food
19. More eating
20. Unboxing for realsies
21. Building for realsies
22. Lasers and CNC!
23. Paints, fans and blocks
24. Mounting a res and cpu block
25. An Iwaki and some SSDs
26. Changing out the switch plate
27. Box o watercooling
+ many more updates
Rebuild starts:
Wood panels + parts
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3400_100#post_21974232
More parts
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3400_100#post_22008505
Prep work
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3400_100#post_22021584
Polishing
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22489392
Bending:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22533252
More Bending:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22538224
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22540744
Sleeving Rads:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22560908
Making back panels:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22575373
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22610200
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22620268
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22628116
Final pics: http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3700_100#post_23141281
Big thanks to all sponsors!
Project Thief is COMPLETE. Cue Drums..... Cue trumpet fanfare....
Project thief is based around the enormous, nay monstrous, CaseLabs TX10-D case, and if that wasn't enough, there's a pedestal to make it even bigger.
The build features two full size gaming computers in one case along with custom wood panelling and powder coating. The name thief comes from the this build stealing an awful lot of my disposable income. The Thief symbology is integrated through the use of Skyrim Thief's guild symbols as well as two different themes representing the duality of the thief's life. The "light" side of the case represents the Thief's role by day as an ordinary hard working member of society and features my workstation. The "dark" side of the case represent's the Thief's role by night and features my gaming rig. The ability to fit so many radiators and fans means that the fans can be turned down to be almost silent while still being able to perform at the top of their game.
The idea was really to build a no hold's barred setup with the best of the best that was not only hardcore but easy to maintain. One computer would be my linux based workstation that I use for my day to day work. The other would be my windows based entertainment/gaming battlestation.
Light side:
- Rampage IV Extreme + 4930K + 32GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133 + 2x 7990s + 1TB SSD
- Fully watercooled with 2 loops: cpu, memory, motherboard, gpus
Dark side:
- EVGA X79 Dark + 4820K + 16GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133 + 4xR9-290s + 1TB SSD
- Fully watercooled with 2 loops: cpu, memory, motherboard, gpus
Final pics: http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3700_100#post_23141281
Table of contents:
[BFirst version before the rebuild: [/B]
Workstation Hardware:
Gaming Hardware:
Random cool photo of the week:
1. And so it begins
2. Paint Samples
3. Some parts came in
4. A history lesson
5. Monsoon Frees arrive
6. Temporary Loop
7. Of mice and .... lightsabres
8. Fanless GTX560
9. Motherboard arrives
10. Dominating
11. CPU + ssd
12. Waterblocks arrive
13. Motherboard and ram waterblocks fitted
14. Painting a GPU
15. Building the loop part 1
16. Another loop option
17. Tidied the loop, got more ssds
18. Break for food
19. More eating
20. Unboxing for realsies
21. Building for realsies
22. Lasers and CNC!
23. Paints, fans and blocks
24. Mounting a res and cpu block
25. An Iwaki and some SSDs
26. Changing out the switch plate
27. Box o watercooling
+ many more updates
Rebuild starts:
Wood panels + parts
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3400_100#post_21974232
More parts
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3400_100#post_22008505
Prep work
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3400_100#post_22021584
Polishing
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22489392
Bending:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22533252
More Bending:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22538224
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22540744
Sleeving Rads:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3500_100#post_22560908
Making back panels:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22575373
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22610200
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22620268
http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3600_100#post_22628116
Final pics: http://www.overclock.net/t/1188030/sponsored-project-thief-now-with-2tb-of-ssd/3700_100#post_23141281
Big thanks to all sponsors!