Project Ultima [Build log]

[IMCustoms]

Ok Surveyor, I didn't realize that, sorry.. And thanks Snookums

Text update time

Great news all around today.. *Bitspower flying to the rescue once again* and they will probably cover those radiators I'm missing cause of EK. Cooler Master on the other hand is extending their sponsorship and they will give me some Jetflo and Silencio fans, and Vanguard 1000W Power supply on top of all of those peripherals I already got from them! And I'm waiting for a response to see if I will get a couple of SSDs, cause I only have 2 Intel's and I need 4 for this build.

This is just a text update, cause I'm hard at work to finish everything on time, and I really don't have enough time to process the pictures of the work I did and post them.. So you will get one BIG update when I finish most of the work!

 

[beejjacobs]

This looks great will definitely be following

 

[IMCustoms]

Had a little time to process some of the pictures and here is a "little" update

Main board and plexi backplates finally together

Pump holder and vent holes drilled trough horizontal boards

Some bolts, nuts and holder ready for painting (shoe box cover), and sadly not all of them turned out great, so I will decide later what I'll do with them..

And finally I started mounting things on the wall..
This is the first support board:

I drilled into the board so the nut won't stick out of it

And this is from the other side of the wall, where it doesn't matter if everything sticks out:

Light switch for my room was in the way of one of the support boards, so I had to make a hole for it (you can see that switch in my first design drawing)

And both support boards are in place and leveled

 

[IMCustoms]

More sanding was done and the new more precise SSD backplates are finished!

Also, Bitspower sent two 360 radiators, CoolerMaster PSU and fans should arrive by the end of the week, and I ordered Mayhems dye which should arrive next week.. All is coming together nicely, just need a couple of SSD's, but still no news about them

 

[beejjacobs]

That LED glow is awesome.

 

[IMCustoms]

Thanks beejjacobs

A number of you guys on forums were concerned will I finish this project on time for the Cooler Master's Case Mod 2015 competition.. So, just to let ya all know that I'm entering the final stretch

Frames on both side of the wall are drilled and the corresponding holes in the wall itself

And the main board is finished

As well as test-fitted

I will post a couple of updates if I get time to do them, but that should be enough for now

PS. Still waiting for some SSD sponsors... Nobody answered yet

 

[IMCustoms]

Had a bit of time to post you some things

Wall and boards were drilled for tubes

Everything is wrapped up and ready for assembly

And everything is assembled and wired on main board, with some more tubes

A few more goodies from Cooler Master arrived ! And front part of the build is also assembled as you can see

Spin my babies, SPIN!

 

[pdaboy]

Will look immense once finished. Keep the photos coming.

 

[IMCustoms]

I have an announcement to make

This mod won't be finished in time for CM Case Mod 2015 competition. I've given my all to do it, but it literally isn't possible to do in a given time-frame with all the delays I've encountered during the build process...

As you all know, EKWB has delayed my project by months and everything I have ever ordered for this project was stuck in shipping or couldn't be made in decent time-frame and I have given my sweat, blood and tears (literally) to make everything as fast as I can when it arrived, but it really isn't possible to finish in time for the competition.. The last drop that spilled the glass was cable sleeving, cause I got the necessary cables just yesterday (and I should got them around April 13.), and I tried to sleeve as much as I can during last night, but the connectors I got are too tight and not really suitable for sleeving, and I burned my fingers to under skin blisters and bruises, but I couldn't sleeve even a 1/4th of the cables I need to. There are 108 cables that need to be sleeved only for that main cable separator on top of the motherboard and even more around the rig, and it really isn't possible for me to do by myself in a day or two.

My final word is that I tried my best to do it as fast as I physically could, and I didn't mention it but I even didn't go to my collage master classes for half a school year for this, and I as you saw I pushed my body to the breaking point, and even though I wanted it so much, the project just can't be finished in time for this competition..

But I won't give up on it just because there are some bad people in the world and Ultima will be finished as soon as my hands recover.

I want to thank all of you for support and all of the sponsors for understanding the situation and you will hear from me soon!

 

[ED209]

liking the build, hope your hands get better soon and look forward to seeing the end result.

as you have no deadline now you can take it easy a bit and wait for the parts to come

 

[IMCustoms]

Thanks ED209, I will take it easy from now on

 

[FL630]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, hope things improve for you, cannot wait to see how this one turns out.

 

[IMCustoms]

Thanks FL630, not rushing and doing things steadily will surely do just that

 

[DR_Pingu]

Sorry to hear the EK screwed you over horribly, it's still nice to see steady progress from the beginning to where you currently stand. I wish I could conjure up something half as good as what this is going to be, let alone, again, where you've got to to date! Keep it up, take a break and go study a little bit - that stuff's important man, nice to see you're dedicated to this still though!

 

[IMCustoms]

Yeah, I'm all in everything I do... But too much delays on this project ** Swear words should be fully starred out ** me up.. So yeah, it took a lot longer than I expected..

 

[mushtafa]

Would you even need radiators and fans with that much fluid?

 

[IMCustoms]

@mushtafa, I had to make a bit smaller reservoirs, cause I was concerned about the weight of them and water inside.. Check them out in this post, they will hold about 2,5 liters of water now

A tinny dragon to make your day

And here's a bit of an update

What do you think this thing will be??

Partial sponsorship from Computers.rs has arrived, they lend me those SSD's to compete the project for photoshoot

And these darn things were what delayed my project for that CM competition

Everything assembled and ready for mounting on the wall

Reservoirs leak testing

And Bitspowers radiators finally came from customs yesterday, so yeah.. Had no chance of finishing project in time

And just some things

 

[IMCustoms]

I tried doing those damn cables over and over again, and they really don't look as good as I hoped.. So, out of all of that, I can proudly announce a new sponsor to this build:

Icemodz



I asked them for help, and they agreed to make me the cables I need for this project in a couple of weeks time (cause they have to be custom made)

 

[FL630]

Looks awesome, can't wait to see this one finished

 

[Tuxxey]

Great project - can't wait to see it all put together and lit up!