BitFenix Prodigy A

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hey everyone and thanks for taking the time to view this thread.

here is the system in its original state:

Really sorry about image quality, I will have some good pictures eventually once I find my battery charger!

Build will consist of:
Bitfenix Prodigy M "Yin" case
i5 2500k
MSI Z77 Mpower
Geil 8gb 2133mhz
GTX 760 (maybe SLI)
Cooler Master GX750
Corsair H100i

So going by this thread:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18568328
I had the idea to try and squeeze an ATX board into my Prodigy M.
Well, it might just work so I bring you the start of.....Prodigy A

so the initial drop in showed an alignment problem at the back....naturally!

took the rivets out of the rear and pulled it away to allow a better measure up of the extra motherboard mounts that are needed.

threaded them in and BOOM! we have lift off!

and just like that the board was mounted, the back will need some work though.

and here is a quick test with the other parts.

and that's the last two days work, i have been quite busy today but will sort those pictures soon.
please let me know what you think and throw some advice my way too because i value this forum's input!
 
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well R.O.S.S.I, the back ports are the main issue. i mean the graphics port is really.
all seemed good until i put the back on, highlighted is the tight spot.

two layers of metal is a bit too much and since i had never seen anyone trim a board, i trimmed the metal.

so after a few cuts round the back i had a case that could be eased back together...for now.


the 2 inch or so drop in board layout gives me SLI options and makes the H100i easier to mount at the top. it does need work round the back now though. i might favour a black overlay to tidy up the back. if you know what i mean?

IMAGINE if it could be as neat as this...
 
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so a little cable management today, really think Bitfenix should have moved the motherboard tray a little more into the centre (depth wise, not toward the front). could have fitted larger drives and cables behind the motherboard tray then.

need to spend some more time on the hard drive power connectors and that bottom left is annoying me near the PSU where the sata and power cables show.
maybe a new PSU would work better?

proof that H100i's can fit, you just have to unscrew the cage that holds the drive in place, its a bit tight for a fan controller though!

so internally is shaping up a little more, considering removing the bottom stand and fitting legs instead and the dreaded rear tidying job!
 
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spent some good time tidying cables, spinning the hard drives round the other way allows them to be channelled along the side.
swapped out the corsair h100i for the intel and have gained some good airflow. anyone know about the gain of push pull on it instead of the push they seem to recommend? either way is working well and have not gone higher than [email protected].
this next one is a bit glary but i promise i am going to buy a new charger for my slr!
so i had my doubts about the window panel but it provides a bit of a feature for the cooler i guess.
 
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time for a bit more white....
had a play with some plastidip on my h100i, turned the block plate around the right way too!

epic fail with the kraken, my 760 is way too small for this cooler.

and although i liked the idea of having two closed loops, it is a bit ugly so plan B is under way.

along with these..

so here is the current state, i dont want to go too white but maybe a little more, one of the sticks has peeled too so will have to correct that.

looks like i need to clean the window too, dust!
 
first of all, thanks to all that comment. looking at your builds (which are amazing), it is really nice that you take the time to view and comment on mine.
that said, it has given me the push to crack on with the rear!
card is done, not too bad really..
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cut out the back..
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then did a little test fit with a backplate and the donor pci slots.
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then after trimming, inserted through the inside of the case with a rivet to check my fit.
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so next will be some smoothing, finding my backplate (where the hell did i put it?!?!) and drilling for the rivets. then finally spraying.
 
cypto said:
Very nice build, although other than the reason "because I can"
What is the benefit you are getting from the ATX board? Since you can't utilize the extra PCI-e slots due to the radiator.

(Apem will probably murder me for this), but almost done with a E-ATX build in a 350d and the reasoning behind it was a higher tier board, more ram and video card slots.
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well, yes and no really...
my matx board died and a friend of mine was saying to go atx and change case (540). i just don't like large cases any more and since this board was sitting there doing nothing, i thought yeah! why not! plus i had only just got the case when it died.
spec wise it is loads better than anything i would have considered that was matx at the time.
i will either raise the rad up and use something like this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-026-KA
or go back to air and sli...Or tri-sli with the third coming out the top slightly? maybe not, besides i think it would only be 4x8x8...
interested to see your build now!
 
Back from the dead! been playing around with the layout, testing SLI and finally finding a new charger for my camera!

grabbed a stonking 760 HOF from 8Pack (in white pcb) which meant i could finally put the Kraken cooler to use. this card clocks very well on the core, has a 1300+ boost as standard compared to the stock 1100 i was getting with the other.

so it looks pretty tight having two cards and two rads!

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so had another shuffle using air..

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flipped psu and allowed space for a single rad up front

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the clearance is pretty useful for anyone considering a custom loop with a 240 and a 120

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the only angle i can get to show the white pcb and kraken plate together, that air cooler blocks the way!

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