[SCRATCH BUILD] Compact Splash - 14.5L / MITX / Watercooled 3770K + GTX570

March 21, 2013 - if you dig the build, til March 31st you can buy your own! Compact Splash is being built-to-order for a few lucky SFF'ers, check my Artisan thread for more info.







Components

• Teaser [pics]
• Complete List
• Configuration / Caseless Mockup [pics]
• Good discussion on Silverstone's modular PSU - continues thru post #126 [pics]

Design

• Design Part I - Requirements
• Design Part II - Early Concepts [3D]
• Design Part III - Refining [3D]
• Design Part IV - Finishing [3D]
• Case Volume Comparison [3D]
• Final Renders [3D]

Fabrication

• Fab Teaser Courtesy of Dwood [pics]
• Dwood Teaser II [pics]
• Dwood Teaser III [oh, you tease, you]

The Build

• It's Heeeeeeere! [pics]
• Build Teaser [pics]
• Assembly Lowlights [pics]
• Quick Photo Shoot [pics]
• MOTM Shoot I [pics]
• MOTM Shoot II [pics]
• Misc dimensional info
• "Almost Final" build - 5 hours condensed into 4 minutes [vid]
• Compact Splash v. Sugo [pics]

Performance

• Performance Tuning I
• Performance Tuning II

Production

• Component compatibility info
• Ordering info & timing
• Making with the funny stuff [vid]

Original Thread (Click to show)
SLE
Edited by She loved E - 3/21/13 at 9:29am

Yes! that's exactly what I've been going for. Old Navy (worst pun ever) meets modern tech. I've always loved heavy machinery with exposed fasteners and neutral colors. I'll try to spruce it up on the inside so no one has the urge to do pushups while looking at it.

aw it would be so much more fun if it weren't legal! but harder to get across state lines. PM sent!

Ok the least I can do is add components I bought (again, kind of a teaser til I post the full list tomorrow )... BTW I didn’t mention this last go round but everything you see is a work in progress so feedback & ideas to make it better are welcome! I’d love to hear what you think, as you’ll see I’m pretty new to all this. Even stuff I bought can be changed if there’s a fabulous reason for it.

First, a little about me for background. This is only my second build. The first was a powerful but, being honest, vanilla 650D/Sandy Bridge rig (see sig). This computer modding thing is new to me but reminds me of car & bike projects I’ve had in the past w/the passionate enthusiast community and resources like OCN (and wanting to add MOAR POWAHHH to everything... when in doubt, upgrade ).

Mostly reading info on OCN is what led me to the project… I realized there’s no reason for me to have a refrigerator-sized box to run a single video card system. Plus in the last few months it seems like there’s been a ton more factory interest in SFF systems- like z77 MITX mobos, hi-po GPUs & SFX PSUs, etc. - which allows me to pack everything I need to run my workstation/folding rig/part-time gamer into something much much smaller. It also gets really hot where I live so why not throw a few rads in and learn something about water-cooling?

Once I knew what I was aiming for I decided to buy the parts and essentially design a case around them. So I bought this….

Can't give NewEgg all my money




So many baggies...




Building it one piece at a time


Moar soon!

SLE