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Classy Machine - Still Sexy

post #1 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:38pm
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Table of Contents:

0: The Plan
1: Cable Management Part 1
2: Cable Management Part 2
3: Color Test
4: Sleeve is Here!
5: Prep for Painting and Sneak Peak at Sleeveing
6: Sanded, Primed, and First Coat
7: Changed Plug On Fan Controller and more Sleeving
8: Final Coat of Red and Tape Removed
9: Beginning to Re-Assemble
10: Sleeveing Done and Some Painting Updates
11: Completely Reassembled After Painting and Sleeving
12: Pci Slot Covers
13: Replaced Stock TIM on Video Cards
14: Stealth One of the DVD Drives
15: Water Blocks Are Here!
16: New RAM!
17: Stealthing the DVD Drives, Take 2
18: Internal pics of CPU and Mobo waterblocks
19: Rest of CPU loop unpacked
20: Installed the Top Radiator and Fill Port
21: Under Water At Long Last
22: Re-assembled w/ First Loop
22: Tri-SLI done quick and dirty
23: Two of the Three GPU Waterblocks are Here!
24: Third GPU Block Is Here and A Bit Of Side Project
25: Wall Project Gets Test Fitted
26: Wall Side Project Complete
27: Back in business for real - Last big box of parts unboxed
28: some explanation and thought
29: Disassembly for the final stretch of modding! (07-10-10)
30: Cleaning, Swapping, and Test Fitting (08-10-10)
31: GPU Blocks Installed w/ Backplates
32: Drive Bay Radiator Cover
33: lower section radiator mount
34: Improving the false floor
35: making the false floor sexy
36: painting random stuff that is left to paint
37: GPUs with waterblocks and backplates installed
38: DVD Drive, Fixing Issues, Electrical, and Reservoir Pictures
39: Mounting the Pump
40: Reservoir Mount
41: Issues, Filling the Loop, and More Issues
42: Fixing Problems and Getting the Loop Filled and Leak-Free <almost>
43: Fixing the Res, GPU Block, and Dusting
44: loop back together, final two cables sleeved, and final cable management done

current state of the project (updated with every project update):



Classy Machine
(13 items)
 
Project Myrmicini
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 w/Heatkiller 3.0 LT EVGA x58 Classified 759 w/EK Full Cover Waterblock 3X EVGA GTX 280 w/ HeatKiller GPUx2 Waterblocks 6GB Dominator GT 2000mhz 8-8-8-24-2T 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
120G Vertex 2; 2xVelociraptor 150G raid0; 1TB F3 lightscribe DVD RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Samsung T240HD + Samsung 931BF 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Filco Majestouch 87-key Blacks Corsair HX 1000W Classy Lian Li PC-V2010B Razor Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
HandStands Super Mouse Mat 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7-2600k Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi AMD 6870 2GB Mushkin Redline 2x4GB 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingCooling
Crucial M4 512GB SSD EK Supreme HF CPU block Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... 2 medium-high speed fans 
PowerCase
M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... custom aluminum and acrylic 
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Classy Machine
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Project Myrmicini
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 w/Heatkiller 3.0 LT EVGA x58 Classified 759 w/EK Full Cover Waterblock 3X EVGA GTX 280 w/ HeatKiller GPUx2 Waterblocks 6GB Dominator GT 2000mhz 8-8-8-24-2T 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
120G Vertex 2; 2xVelociraptor 150G raid0; 1TB F3 lightscribe DVD RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Samsung T240HD + Samsung 931BF 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Filco Majestouch 87-key Blacks Corsair HX 1000W Classy Lian Li PC-V2010B Razor Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
HandStands Super Mouse Mat 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7-2600k Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi AMD 6870 2GB Mushkin Redline 2x4GB 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingCooling
Crucial M4 512GB SSD EK Supreme HF CPU block Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... 2 medium-high speed fans 
PowerCase
M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... custom aluminum and acrylic 
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post #2 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:39pm
Thread Starter 
The Plan

this has all changed completely, so just check out the updates. :-P
Classy Machine
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Project Myrmicini
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 w/Heatkiller 3.0 LT EVGA x58 Classified 759 w/EK Full Cover Waterblock 3X EVGA GTX 280 w/ HeatKiller GPUx2 Waterblocks 6GB Dominator GT 2000mhz 8-8-8-24-2T 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
120G Vertex 2; 2xVelociraptor 150G raid0; 1TB F3 lightscribe DVD RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Samsung T240HD + Samsung 931BF 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Filco Majestouch 87-key Blacks Corsair HX 1000W Classy Lian Li PC-V2010B Razor Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
HandStands Super Mouse Mat 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7-2600k Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi AMD 6870 2GB Mushkin Redline 2x4GB 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingCooling
Crucial M4 512GB SSD EK Supreme HF CPU block Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... 2 medium-high speed fans 
PowerCase
M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... custom aluminum and acrylic 
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Classy Machine
(13 items)
 
Project Myrmicini
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 w/Heatkiller 3.0 LT EVGA x58 Classified 759 w/EK Full Cover Waterblock 3X EVGA GTX 280 w/ HeatKiller GPUx2 Waterblocks 6GB Dominator GT 2000mhz 8-8-8-24-2T 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
120G Vertex 2; 2xVelociraptor 150G raid0; 1TB F3 lightscribe DVD RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Samsung T240HD + Samsung 931BF 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Filco Majestouch 87-key Blacks Corsair HX 1000W Classy Lian Li PC-V2010B Razor Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
HandStands Super Mouse Mat 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7-2600k Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi AMD 6870 2GB Mushkin Redline 2x4GB 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingCooling
Crucial M4 512GB SSD EK Supreme HF CPU block Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... 2 medium-high speed fans 
PowerCase
M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... custom aluminum and acrylic 
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post #3 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:43pm
`Awesome so far, keep it up!
Aero X2
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i7 920 @3.6GHz 1.29v. Asus x58 Sabretooth AMD Radeon HD6950 6gb DDR3 1600 Gskill 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Intel SSD Western Digital Velocirapter 1TB Western Digital Black 1.5 TB Western Digital Black 
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Samsung Samsung Noctua D15 Windows 7 
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Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Intel SSD Western Digital Velocirapter 1TB Western Digital Black 1.5 TB Western Digital Black 
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Samsung Samsung Noctua D15 Windows 7 
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post #4 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:47pm
looking good bud
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ASUS M4A79Xtd EVO EVGA GTX 280 SAMSUNG 2x4gb DDR3 1600 HYPER 212 EVO 
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Windows 7 64bit 
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Windows 7 64bit 
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post #5 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:49pm
Nice.
I need to do this on my v2000/BP. TBH the stock cable management sucks. You'd think they'd have more space behind the mobo tray in such a huge case.
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Phenom II X3 720 Asus M4A78T-E Evga GTX260 c216 4 Gb Crucial Ballistix 
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post #6 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:50pm
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Thanks guys! it took me like 6 hours to do everything. (i am really slow and a perfectionist)

I posted the rest of my pics in the reserved post. :-) (stupid 38 pic limit)
Classy Machine
(13 items)
 
Project Myrmicini
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 w/Heatkiller 3.0 LT EVGA x58 Classified 759 w/EK Full Cover Waterblock 3X EVGA GTX 280 w/ HeatKiller GPUx2 Waterblocks 6GB Dominator GT 2000mhz 8-8-8-24-2T 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
120G Vertex 2; 2xVelociraptor 150G raid0; 1TB F3 lightscribe DVD RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Samsung T240HD + Samsung 931BF 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Filco Majestouch 87-key Blacks Corsair HX 1000W Classy Lian Li PC-V2010B Razor Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
HandStands Super Mouse Mat 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7-2600k Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi AMD 6870 2GB Mushkin Redline 2x4GB 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingCooling
Crucial M4 512GB SSD EK Supreme HF CPU block Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... 2 medium-high speed fans 
PowerCase
M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... custom aluminum and acrylic 
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Classy Machine
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Project Myrmicini
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 w/Heatkiller 3.0 LT EVGA x58 Classified 759 w/EK Full Cover Waterblock 3X EVGA GTX 280 w/ HeatKiller GPUx2 Waterblocks 6GB Dominator GT 2000mhz 8-8-8-24-2T 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
120G Vertex 2; 2xVelociraptor 150G raid0; 1TB F3 lightscribe DVD RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Samsung T240HD + Samsung 931BF 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Filco Majestouch 87-key Blacks Corsair HX 1000W Classy Lian Li PC-V2010B Razor Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
HandStands Super Mouse Mat 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7-2600k Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi AMD 6870 2GB Mushkin Redline 2x4GB 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingCooling
Crucial M4 512GB SSD EK Supreme HF CPU block Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... 2 medium-high speed fans 
PowerCase
M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... custom aluminum and acrylic 
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post #7 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:54pm
Wow nice, you sure went dremel happy . +1
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m4 128GB RAID 0, Spinpoint F3 1TB Raid 0, WD 250GB lite-on, LG external Megahalems w/ Xigmatek Push/Pull Windows 7 Ultimate x64 
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SAMSUNG P2770HD Steelseries 6gv2 MoH Antec Truepower New Blue 750w Lian-li Lancool PC-k62 
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Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
m4 128GB RAID 0, Spinpoint F3 1TB Raid 0, WD 250GB lite-on, LG external Megahalems w/ Xigmatek Push/Pull Windows 7 Ultimate x64 
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SAMSUNG P2770HD Steelseries 6gv2 MoH Antec Truepower New Blue 750w Lian-li Lancool PC-k62 
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post #8 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:55pm
Looks nice and is a good improvement, good job.

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Originally Posted by ShtBrix View Post
Nice.
I need to do this on my v2000/BP. TBH the stock cable management sucks. You'd think they'd have more space behind the mobo tray in such a huge case.
Well they aren't very fat so you wouldn't get much room. There's like a half inch with my new atcs 840, great case.
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post #9 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:55pm
Truly, nicely done. I am nervous about hitting my V1000 with the dremel, but I know it needs it for proper cable management. Seeing yours makes me feel a little better.
Plus one to ya.
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post #10 of 1629
9/19/09 at 8:57pm
Nicely done.
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