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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Oh man, it looks amazing. I don't even think words can do it justice.

    I love what you did with the rad grilles, fillport, and that other thing. It looks great.


    Reading all of this makes me wish I had a job and a Lian-Li to go to town on.


    Great job.



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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    nice...maybe ill try something like that with the acrylic in mine.

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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Hose

    Before I could start with the hose I had to solve a problem. I have got an ASUS A8N-SLI Premium motherboard and want to watercool the norhtbridge, CPU and mosfets. The Tygon hose needs to go from he CPU to the mosfets.



    This is the place of the mosfets, but it is behind the radiator. There is enough room to use an L-fitting on the cooler.



    The problem is that the hose will have to make a VERY tight bend. Tygon is great stuff, but this bend was just to tight. I no springs sometimes are used for tight bends, but I didn't want to use that. Don't think it matches the overall looks of the case. That why I came up with this.





    And yes it works! It took me about 30 minutes to get the hose through, but it works perfect. I can start putting in the hose.



    It wasn't easy to pull five hoses through two aluminium plates. but the result is worth it.





    This took me many hours to finish.



    Some small details

    Now all the hoses are in, I can start finishing some details. First of all the leds under the grill can be soldered. My bird Bert is giving me a hand.





    The two PSU's will have to be connected. I'm using a relais.





    Just like all the other wires this relais will be mounted behind a aluminium cover and not be visible. When I push the powerbutton, both PSU's start simultaniously.
    Next thing was the window. I thought a simple window would fit the theme the most.



    Next thing to do is the window itself.



    It will be mounted on the outside of the sidepanel, so it will also need a small detail to give it that finished look.


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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Time to fill the watercoolingsystem

    The project was almost finished. Time for the water.





    Some things look like they aren't straight, but that just my old digital camera. The testrun.



    I also needed to take care of some small things now. Like this opening.



    Nothing some aluminium wouldn't fix.



    Another detail is the white acrylic that covers the aluminium plate that devides the upper and lower part of the case. In front of the aluminium baydrive cover there is no acrylic yet.



    So I made one.



    and placed it.



    The cover for the PSU cables, it still was open at the end.



    Needed some aluminium.



    made it at the right size



    and after polishing it


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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Wow Wow Wow nice. It is amazing!

    What a work of art so modern and powerful looking.

    Like your bird to!
    Need a sig

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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Yep, that is pretty goddamn cool!
    Announcing: Project ******* (Soon)
    EXAC Will cease to exist due to me finally getting a new rig! BUT I will mod the new case ;P

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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Awesome

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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    :o Dude that is something of beauty and looking at it now makes me want to rob you :O

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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Franklin,

    Dude, honestly, that is one hell of a job you've done here. If this is seriously your first mod then you are a prodigee, hell even if it isn't your first. Your worklog is extremely well put together also, I predict it won't be long before this is moved to the "Featured Worklogs" section. Great Job!
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    Default Re: casemod: AlumaxX

    Wow, that is a very nice, clean, and professional looking case you got there.

    I agree that this needs to be featured.

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