Maximum Security

[SXRguyinMA]

I was asked if I'd be interested in modding Thermaltake's new Level 10 GT chassis. Of course I had to say yes. A case like that may be hard to mod, but I've got some crazy plans for this thing. It involves liquid cooling and LOTS of electronics.

First off, a HUGE THANKS to the current sponsors!!

Thermaltake hooked me up with the Level 10 GT chassis, a Toughpower Grand 1050W PSU and some liquid cooling goodness.

Kingston hooked me up with a 96GB SSDNow V+100 96GB SSD and a 6GB DDR3-2000 HyperX H2O Kit.

Gigabyte sent me a G1.Guerrilla motherboard.

Microchip sent me one of their new chipKIT Max32 development boards.

Trossen Robotics hooked me up with their RFID reader kit and a discount on their Firgelli L12 Actuator.

Auto Air Colors sent me a few bottles of airbrush paint.

NZXT hooked me up with a white LED light strip.

Protostack sent 2 of their ATMega8A development kits.

PCBoard.ca sent me one of their new individually addressable RGB LED strips.

[Fuganater]

Need I say subed?

[TheMainMan]

Ooh! This looks to be exciting! ... (grabs bowl of popcorn and puts feet up)

[billygoat333]

Holy sponsors sir! lol I am looking forward to this! (and have been since you teased us. bastard. lol)

[SXRguyinMA]

Thanks

And here's those teaser vids for those who haven't seen them

The issue I'm having now is porting everything from the Arduino (which doesn't have enough i/o for everything I need) to the chipKIT. The issue with that is the Arduino runs an AVR and the chipKIT runs a PIC, so they handle the code differently. I've been working closely with the guys who designed the board to get this sorted, and right now they're redoing the servo code (was never done originally to work with the PIC) and trying to figure out the addressable RGB LED strip issues.

[msmrx57]

Ooooooo Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!! Definitely be watching this build.

[BS Mods]

This will be awesome no doubt.

Nice job on the sponsors.

[TheGreatSatan]

Looks promising!

[SXRguyinMA]

Got this coming from Performance-PC's:

• 2 x *** HOT *** Koolance Tubing Splitter/Manifold, 5-Way Swiveling [no nozzles] (SPL-XFR3)
• 4 x Koolance Nozzle Single, G1/4 Barb [10mm, 3/8"] (NZL-V10B)
• 6 x Koolance Nozzle Single, G1/4 Barb [6mm, 1/4"] (NZL-V06B)
• 2 x mod/smart 24-Pin Female ATX Power Connector- Black (M-MB-24M-BK)
• 2 x Connectx™ ATX 24 pin Female Pins, GOLD-plated - 24 Pack (ACR-CB8133)
• 5 x Connectx™ Female 3-Pin Fan Housing Black (ACR-CB9031)
  Molex Pins Add 3 Molex Pins
• 5 x Connectx™ Male 3-Pin Fan Housing Black (ACR-CB9079)
• 10 x Koolance Tubing, Silver PVC, 1ft/30.5cm [ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 13mm (1/2")] (HOS-10SL)
• 1 x IandH Silver KillCoils - Antimicrobial .999 Fine Silver Tubing / Reservoir Strip (IANDH-KILLCOIL)
• 1 x *** NEW *** EK-FC6870 for AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6870 Series - Nickel (EK-FC6870-NK)
  Optional SLI Fitting No fitting
  Fitting Size 3/8" Barb for 3/8" ID tube
• 1 x Black Ice® GTX Gen Two Xtreme 140 Highest Performance Radiator (GTX140)
  Fitting Size 3/8" Barb for 3/8" ID tube
• 1 x Koolance INS-FM16 Coolant Flow Meter (INS-FM16)
• 1 x Koolance Coolant Temperature Sensor, Brass [no nozzles] (SEN-AP005PB)
  Nozzles Add Nozzle Pair, G1/4 Barb [10mm, 3/8"] NZL-V10KGB
• 1 x A.C. Ryan AcrylPanel™ 3mm - 480x480mm Clear (ACR-AP3404)
• 8 x Solid Wall Polyethylene Grommet Edging with Adhesive - Black (GES-BK05)

And this coming from Sparkfun:

• 3x PRT-00115 Female Breakaway Headers
• 3x PRT-00116 Male Breakaway Headers
• 5x PRT-08095 Polarized Connectors - Housing (2-pin)
• 2x PRT-08100 Polarized Connectors - Crimp Pins
• 5x PRT-08233 Polarized Connectors - Header (2-pin)
• 2x PRT-09497 ATX Power Supply Connector - Straight
• 2x PRT-09498 ATX Power Supply Connector - Right Angle
• 2x PRT-10698 Light Pipe - Clear Core (3mm, 5' Long)

Deets when the goods arrive

[DynamoNED]

There's so much modding promise here already...Need I say it? Subbed.