PROJECT
The Case
CASELABS S8
With Pedestal
Currently Owned
More About the Case
I ordered mine with a left side panel sporting ventilation on the bottom and a window on the top and the right side panel is solid. The top panel has the 36mm ventilated extension with the 2 X 360mm drop in radiator mount under it and the front of the case will have the window on the left side. I did opt for the USB 3.0 on the front simply because I like having a place at the front to plug in flash drives etc. The pedestal will have one flex bay on the front right and the ventilated area on the left just like the picture above, I opted to have the back sport a power supply mount so I can relocate the power supply down into the pedestal. The color that I chose is just plain and simple Black, that way down the road when it's upgrade time it will match the new build.
Stuff Going in the Case
Motherboard - Asus Z97 Sabertooth Mark S - Production # 5419
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Processor - Intel 4790K
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Memory - 16GB Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Boot Drive - Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB Standard SSD
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked 4GB
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Power Supply - Corsair AX1200i
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Operating System - Windows 8.1 Pro (Already Upgraded to Windows 10)
Currently Owned & Installed
Optical Drive - LG Blue Ray - WH14NS40
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Front Case Fans - Corsair AF120 Performance Edition
LINK
Currently Owned & installed
Rear Case Fan - Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition
LINK
Currently Owned & installed
Water Cooling Loop
Reservoir - Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 - Black POM
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Pump Top & Pump Combo - Performance-PCs Ăśber 655 Fully Modded (D5)
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
CPU Block - EK Supremacy EVO - Nickel / Plexi
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
GPU Block - EK Geforce GTX 980 - Nickel / Plexi
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Radiators - One XSPC EX360 Crossflow - Top Right
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Two XSPC EX360 - Top Left & Pedestal
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Radiator Fans - Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition High Static Pressure
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Bay Mounted Fan Controller - Lamptron CW611 6 Channel X 36W
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Fittings - Monsoon / ModMyToys Matte White Free Center Compression W/ Black Carbon Fiber 7/16" X 5/8"
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Misc. Fittings - Bitspower Matte White 90's, dual G1/4, Panel Pass-Through, & G1/4 Mini Valve
Currently Owned & Installed
Coolant - Mayhem's Blue Berry Pastel
LINK
Currently Owned & Loop Filled
Mayhem's UV Reactive Clear Dye
LINK
Currently Owned & Added to Loop
Coolant Temp Sensor - Phobya Temperature Sensor In / Outer Thread G1/4 - Matte Black
LINK
Currently Owned, Modified & Installed
Flow Meter Sensor - Koolance INS-FM17N
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Flow Meter Frequency Adaptor
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Lighting
Light Strips - Darkside LED Strips UV & White 2 Each
LINK - White
&
LINK - UV
Currently Owned & Installed
The Plan
I'm going for a system with a color scheme that will have a nice contrast between the white of the motherboard the black of the case and some different highlighting shades of blue. I want to mount the Reservoir via a pass-through fitting to the main case midsection towards the front, near the corner where the side panel window and the window on the front meet. I plan to have a Radiator in the pedestal and two more in the roof of the case and I'll be using 7/16" X 5/8" Flexible clear tubing. All of the fittings will be Monsoon / ModMyToys Matte White Free Center Compression fittings with the Black Carbon Fiber Wrap 7/16" X 5/8" to contrast against the black of the case and Reservoir end caps. The Coolant will be Mayhem's Blue Berry Pastel coolant and I plan to add some of Mayhem's Clear UV Blue Dye to it so that it also has a reaction under black light. I will be getting a set of sleeved cables made by CableMod in blue as another contrasting color of blue. I will be putting 2 sets of lights in the case, one set in clear white for showcasing the build and another in UV for a different look under normal everyday conditions. The colors that I'm thinking of using are what gave me the idea of Ice and Snow, the white and lighter blues being the actual ice and snow while the darker blue would be the water. With any luck it will all look as good in actual practice as it does in my head, but I've been wrong before.
Pictures of Progress
I will post updates as quickly as I can and I hope everyone enjoys following along as much as I know I'm going to enjoy putting this all together
The Case
CASELABS S8
With Pedestal
Currently Owned
More About the Case
I ordered mine with a left side panel sporting ventilation on the bottom and a window on the top and the right side panel is solid. The top panel has the 36mm ventilated extension with the 2 X 360mm drop in radiator mount under it and the front of the case will have the window on the left side. I did opt for the USB 3.0 on the front simply because I like having a place at the front to plug in flash drives etc. The pedestal will have one flex bay on the front right and the ventilated area on the left just like the picture above, I opted to have the back sport a power supply mount so I can relocate the power supply down into the pedestal. The color that I chose is just plain and simple Black, that way down the road when it's upgrade time it will match the new build.
Stuff Going in the Case
Motherboard - Asus Z97 Sabertooth Mark S - Production # 5419
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Processor - Intel 4790K
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Memory - 16GB Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Boot Drive - Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB Standard SSD
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked 4GB
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Power Supply - Corsair AX1200i
Currently Owned & Installed
LINK
Operating System - Windows 8.1 Pro (Already Upgraded to Windows 10)
Currently Owned & Installed
Optical Drive - LG Blue Ray - WH14NS40
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Front Case Fans - Corsair AF120 Performance Edition
LINK
Currently Owned & installed
Rear Case Fan - Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition
LINK
Currently Owned & installed
Water Cooling Loop
Reservoir - Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 - Black POM
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Pump Top & Pump Combo - Performance-PCs Ăśber 655 Fully Modded (D5)
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
CPU Block - EK Supremacy EVO - Nickel / Plexi
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
GPU Block - EK Geforce GTX 980 - Nickel / Plexi
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Radiators - One XSPC EX360 Crossflow - Top Right
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Two XSPC EX360 - Top Left & Pedestal
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Radiator Fans - Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition High Static Pressure
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Bay Mounted Fan Controller - Lamptron CW611 6 Channel X 36W
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Fittings - Monsoon / ModMyToys Matte White Free Center Compression W/ Black Carbon Fiber 7/16" X 5/8"
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Misc. Fittings - Bitspower Matte White 90's, dual G1/4, Panel Pass-Through, & G1/4 Mini Valve
Currently Owned & Installed
Coolant - Mayhem's Blue Berry Pastel
LINK
Currently Owned & Loop Filled
Mayhem's UV Reactive Clear Dye
LINK
Currently Owned & Added to Loop
Coolant Temp Sensor - Phobya Temperature Sensor In / Outer Thread G1/4 - Matte Black
LINK
Currently Owned, Modified & Installed
Flow Meter Sensor - Koolance INS-FM17N
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Flow Meter Frequency Adaptor
LINK
Currently Owned & Installed
Lighting
Light Strips - Darkside LED Strips UV & White 2 Each
LINK - White
&
LINK - UV
Currently Owned & Installed
The Plan
I'm going for a system with a color scheme that will have a nice contrast between the white of the motherboard the black of the case and some different highlighting shades of blue. I want to mount the Reservoir via a pass-through fitting to the main case midsection towards the front, near the corner where the side panel window and the window on the front meet. I plan to have a Radiator in the pedestal and two more in the roof of the case and I'll be using 7/16" X 5/8" Flexible clear tubing. All of the fittings will be Monsoon / ModMyToys Matte White Free Center Compression fittings with the Black Carbon Fiber Wrap 7/16" X 5/8" to contrast against the black of the case and Reservoir end caps. The Coolant will be Mayhem's Blue Berry Pastel coolant and I plan to add some of Mayhem's Clear UV Blue Dye to it so that it also has a reaction under black light. I will be getting a set of sleeved cables made by CableMod in blue as another contrasting color of blue. I will be putting 2 sets of lights in the case, one set in clear white for showcasing the build and another in UV for a different look under normal everyday conditions. The colors that I'm thinking of using are what gave me the idea of Ice and Snow, the white and lighter blues being the actual ice and snow while the darker blue would be the water. With any luck it will all look as good in actual practice as it does in my head, but I've been wrong before.
Pictures of Progress
I will post updates as quickly as I can and I hope everyone enjoys following along as much as I know I'm going to enjoy putting this all together