[Project] Another Antec 300

Frozennova · 10 Jul 2010 at 09:52

Yet another antec 300 thread

Rundown of specs:

Athlon X4 620
GA-MA78LMT-S2
4Gb Geil DDR3
8800GT Vortexx Neo
Titan Fenrir

Mods Done:

Window

To Do:

Full water loop

XSPC Dual bay res/pump
XSPC Delta V3
XSPC RS120.1
Xilence Redwings 120mm fans
Sharkoon System 140mm 900rpm

Window finished (excuse the ironing board pattern)

And on the case

edit: I found at the expense of 2 pieces of acrylic your are better off drilling the acrylic as slow as possible as I cracked two pieces while drilling fairly quick

wilko49 · 10 Jul 2010 at 18:45

neat corners on that window - should have painted inside black, though.

Frozennova · 10 Jul 2010 at 20:03

used a 20mm Qmax for the corners, black internals is due at a later date

beefybarn · 10 Jul 2010 at 20:09

Really should tidy them cables as well

Skillmister · 10 Jul 2010 at 20:10

I need to get round to modding mine still. Will be following this

manbearpig · 10 Jul 2010 at 20:15

Good job on the window, as wilko49 said the inside would look good in black though

Frozennova · 10 Jul 2010 at 20:59

No point properly doing the cables until the water loop is in there, will be going black internals when im happy with temps in case I decide to chop it for a dual rad

G-Dubs · 10 Jul 2010 at 23:25

You say you're going to paint the inside black at a later date.

Believe me, do it now, no point putting it all togather then taking it apart again. Do it all as one big mod mate.

You'll love yourself for it.

Frozennova · 11 Jul 2010 at 05:03

I know it makes more sense todo it now but, Im pushed for time at the moment and havent the time for prepping and painting at the moment.

Hopefully the use of an automotive spray gun and panel heater will speed things up when I find the time

whipitrnd · 11 Jul 2010 at 11:10

the antec 300s always look nice tho.

Frozennova · 11 Jul 2010 at 12:01

theyre a very nice case for the money its just a shame about there being no window. Thats my only gripe with it other than no cable managment holes and no black interior

Assassin_012 · 11 Jul 2010 at 15:03

thet heat sink looks great ...ive got to get that someday

Frozennova · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:14

Again the titan fenrir is another bit of kit im thoroughly impressed with, however its very loud at full fan speed

Frozennova · 14 Jul 2010 at 08:19

Waterloop went in without a hitch, however the temps are almost identical to that of the Fenrir so I'll be picking up a dual rad and removing the HDD bays, this should drop the cpu temps a good chunk and allow me to get the GPU under water

I'll get some DSLR shots sorted soon and they we're just progress shots from my phone

GJS1 · 14 Jul 2010 at 22:37

nice

dekez · 15 Jul 2010 at 10:45

Hey frozennova, looking good so far, I like the way you've mounted the rad.

Where are you going to put the dual rad, in the front? I've got mine in the front on a 902 (which I think is a similar size to the 300) it fits ok leaving 3 bays free at the top.

Frozennova · 15 Jul 2010 at 11:07

Yea . I'll be removing the HDD bays and mounting the 240 rad in the front. what did you mean by the way I mounted the rad. I'm just waiting for my UV purple mayhems dye then its all done till I get the rest ordered.

The only problem I've had with the whole build was the width of the bay/res pump as I had to put a fair bit of pressure on the drive bays to get it in

dekez · 15 Jul 2010 at 11:36

Just that it looks tidy, I'm never entirely sure how they are supposed to be mounted, in fact my 240 in the front is currently wedged in with cardboard, so I'll be interested to see how you fix yours!

Richy1204 · 15 Jul 2010 at 11:36

Looking good

If you're getting a 240 rad go for a thicker type rad such as Thermochill

also you might see better temps on your cpu if you add another fan to make it > push/pull config.

Frozennova · 15 Jul 2010 at 11:43

The rad is mounted with the M3 screws for fixing the fan on, I was going to drill the holes on the rad one side to allow me to use standard M4 fan screws but didnt like the idea.

Im thinking of one of the EK coolstream rads for the front as theyre still thicker but offer good performance/price.