CORE MISC - DREAMHACK SUMMER 2016

[Hukkel]

CORE MISC - FINISHED PHOTOS




Here is a list of the specifications:

Thermaltake Core P5 chassis
Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G 1200W
Thermaltake Commander FT fancontroller
Thermaltake Riing fans 120mm x12
Thermaltake full custom DUAL watercooling loop

Intel i7-6700K
MSI Z170A SLI PLUS
MSI Nvidia GTX970 Gaming 4G
MSI Nvidia GTX970 Gaming 4G
MSI Gaming Series SLI bridge
Avexir Blitz 4*4GB DDR4
Avexir S100 SSD 120GB
Western Digital 2TB HDD

The theme for the project is Star Citizen, specifically design elements of a ship by the MISC company. With colours being grey, black, orange and white.

Thank you to all partners for having faith in my work and giving me the opportunity. :rock:

This first post will be MASSIVE with pictures of all the hardware and in the end the first steps of modding the chassis.

Enjoy! :dremel: :thumb:


Core P5 Chassis















The MSI hardware







































Our CPU for this build





AVEXIR hardware























Thermaltake hardware and watercooling

































Fitting the hardware on the motherboard





I went onto Skype with my buddy Django Soeterboek and we drew up some custom panels for the Core P5. I wanted to make a mod with it that no one has done until now. You see a LOT of Core P5 mods and watercooling builds. And I wanted it to be different persé. So a custom front and rear panel to accommodate the new lay-out I have in mind. And to hang the PSU under the case. Yes under the case.











I had to put the jigsaw to use to make sure the openings of the new panels were also in the case.



























I then made some brackets and modified the standard pump brackets to make sure the pumps would fit into the case the way I wanted. Which is upright with the pump hanging through the bottom plate.













I then fitted the radiators and fans to the chassis. The rads basically hang on the rear panel. Which is 3mm thick aluminium so holds fine. I had to drill 2 extra holes in the plate so the in- and outlet ports would also be accessible xD

This is my oldest daughter that likes to help her daddy build and mod. This makes a daddy a very very very very happy daddy. <3





Now making sure the power supply can hang under the case with the new brackets.





After this making holes in the top panel and tapping them so the standoffs could be places. Then making holes for the GPU to be placed and the standard Core P5 IO shield so the gfx cards won’t fall off xD. They have to be very secure because it will be getting shipped to Dreamhack on Monday the 13th of june. Otherwise it won’t make Dreamhack Summer 2016in time 









And that is all so far for the update. I hope you are enjoying it. See you at the next update!

 

[Hukkel]

Very interesting so far. Winners going to be very lucky

Thank you.

Looking epic so far. can't wait to see more

Thanks Mike, an update coming in now

Ah nice man

Thanks.

Looking forward to see this progress

Nice to see you following.

 

[Hukkel]

So I went back to designing the bottom side of the case. As always with Django. Since the theme is Star Citizen I has the idea of the glass plate on the bottom so the light could reflect in it and maybe even a bit if the shape of the bottom of the case.

Having the PSU and radiators hang from the bottom it already directed to a certain shape which actually worked really well for a ship or space ship with the middle being lower.

Here are the grills/covers we designed and lasercut from 3mm side side matt acrylic.
I bent them using my trusty ghetto heatwire bender that still works above my expectations.













I also spent time making all the extension cables. I was still waiting for the final few parts to arrive before I could go on building.

Making your own sleeved extensions is not exactly FUN, but making your opwn cables from scratch is extremely fullfilling. Having the exact length and colours you need/want. It just makes me feel good when testfiting them and thinking "yep this is exactly what I needed".









I then started testfitting the PSU cover and grill. And drilled 2 holes in it so the bottom 3 fans on each side could be routed straight into case out of sight.









I also created 2 panels for around the fancontroller. In the end it will fit there flush with the panels.



Last I received the HDD for this build. It is a 2TB WD Blue so nice for storage of all the files and games and whatnot. I still had a HDD cooler lying around somewhere. Which would work perfectly for this mod. Fits right inside the thin case, is stealthy and keeps the HDD cool. Plus it gives a nice way to fit the HDD to the chassis.

 

[Hukkel]

Interesting build, cant wait to see how this one turns out!!

Thank you for following the build.

 

[Hukkel]

Always nice to see a thought out project that moves away from a standard set up (buy case, add components etc).

Thanks man.
There are a lot of Core P5 mods out there.
And I am not saying they are not good.
But I just wanted mine to not be the same layout.

 

[Hukkel]

Look forward to seeing the progress

Thank you Lewis.

I do enjoy a Hukkel build

Thanks that means a lot Chris

 

[Hukkel]

Small update. When the top panel is on you can still see the inside a bit and I wanted that to be as black as possible so it would not distract. So I took it apart and put black vinyl over the top of the bottom panel. I also put vinyl on the mounts of the pumps.

 

[Hukkel]

Great build progress, i really do like that case nice to see you have an extra set of hands to help out, all i get is the missus telling where to go if i ask for help lol

hahaha yeah it is great for a dad to have some help.
I think next time I am going to let her disassemble the case with me.
I bet she would love that.

It has been 3 years since I purchased my computer and I really want to upgrade but wallet says no. Beautiful build btw!

Save up for it

Thank you very much.

Really nice build man, those cuts are so neat.

Thanks Jan

This project looks brilliant, I'm surprised at the Thermaltake pipe cut/bend kit though as I wouldn't have thought it would have been as good as what it looks. Also excellent work on the custom cut metal for the project, I'd love to have a system in the external case like this but the dust would be a pain.

Great work and I look forward to seeing the build progress

Thank you buddy. Great to see you following this mod again.

I also like the kit a LOT! Works really well with their stuff. No idea what is costs though.

Dust smusht
Nothing some pressured air cannot solve

 

[Hukkel]

I wanted to test the fancontroller, but before that I really needed to do something about the cable management for the fans. With 12 fans in a small space that is kinda needed. So I ordered 4 PCBs.



BEFORE CABLE MANAGEMENT



AFTER CABLE MANAGEMENT



TESTING THE FANCONTROLLER AND FANS

I really like the riing fans.

 

[Hukkel]

Are those braided cables made from scratch? If so, what size (csa) cable did you use and where did you source the moulded plugs, crimps etc?

Interesting build.

Hi, I created custom extensions for the 24 + 4 and GPU cables yes.

The wiring is 0,75mm2 and 2,1mm thick. Similar for AWG18 wiring.
Connectors and terminals I got from another shop than OCUK because I don't live in GB but in Holland.

Thank you.

 

[Hukkel]

Thanks for the info.

You're welcome.

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I drilled the holes to fit the Avexir SSD. This SSD cannot be taken from the system when on display lol. Not unless you break a piece of the 3mm aluminium from it. Good luck to whoever wants to try that.

I also added just a little vinyl to make the design follow the lines of the case.





I was going to fit the reservoir on top of the fans so it would sit even lower. But due to the thickness of the pumptops the fluid level wouldn't sit higher than the top anymore. So I had to mount them to the top aluminium plate. I chose to go with plexiglass (6mm) brackets so it wouldn't obstruct the effect of the LED fans very much.





I am quite pleased with how the gfx cards ended up. They really fit the theme of the build.

 

[Hukkel]

It'll be interesting to hear how you get on with the new Thermaltake Pacific fittings. Those 90° fittings on the CPU block specifically look quite interesting. Everyone else (that comes to mind) has made 90° fittings as a square right-angle. I think these are the first I've seen that treat it as a smooth bend. I don't doubt that it will have a far greater effect 'in my head' that in reality - but isn't that where half the battle is fought?!
If nothing else, they look like they might fit half way between a 90° and a double 45° in terms of bend radius - which could be useful for some builds.

Hi Cenedd, the new compression fittings are actually quite decent. Het have 3 orings instead of 2. I take this is because of the width of the tubing (16mm). The 90s wordt quite well. But they are enormous. This again is due to the fact they fit 16mm OD tubing. But they are really large. So in tight corners they are not easy to use. I would not use them in a mITX build

Thanks for coming by in the buildlog.

 

[Hukkel]

Amazing build, im looking at going for this case... Couple of questions...

Can it just sit on the side and not be mounted to the wall?
Also is dust a massive issue?

Keep up the good work

The case has some feet with it stock so you can put it on its side.
But I chose not to do that in this project.

I think dust can be an issue yes. All for the form in this case

Thanks

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Before I do the tubing all cables need to be finished. Because I cannot get to them otherwise.

 

[Hukkel]

Excuse me while I wipe my chin...awesome work as always, Hukkel

Thank you very much. I will never ever get used to getting such cool comments. Thanks for that

 

[Hukkel]

B Negative, Laine and your good self are my primary inspirations, so expect many more "cool" comments into the future

That you put my name in the same line with Laine and Bneg makes me feel very good about myself Thank you for the compliment.

Thats looking sooo damn good so far.
I've not see that type of case before so going to be interesting to see what it looks like when finished.

Thank you Jan. Should be shown very soon.

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Started tubing up the system. Quite satisfied with the result.

 

[Hukkel]

wow that is an awesome build, (kinda wish i hadnt seen it really) puts my Core P5 to shame haha

quite looking forward to the pics of the coolant, as i cant decide between green or orange fluid myself

haha each to his own Your P5 is looking very nice as well.

That's a stunning P5 build. I really like the double res mounting as the balance of the whole build is spot on.

Thanks a lot

It is what I was going for. Symmetry as far as that it is possible.
It is also a dual loop. So one for the CPU and one for the GPUs.

Yeah looks great.
More like a chemistry experiment than a pc.

haha thanks I guess


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I started filling the loop / leaktesting and also fitted the last plexiglass grills I made for the bottom side.

 

[Hukkel]

I covered a big part of the MSI SLI bridge with black vinyl as it was a big too much red for this black/silver/orange build.



Here are the photos in the dark of the finished project. I really wanted that mirror effect in the glass to also see the bottom lights and grill.

 

[Hukkel]

It's looking really good, I like the effort you have gone to with the Star Citizen Misc theme, it would not look out of place if found in a Misc Starfarer.

Just realised that if I sold all my digital Misc spaceships currently sat on my account then I could have built this for the same money.... A somewhat depressing realisation!

Thank you very much

That is really nice to read.

 

[Hukkel]

Hereare the final photos in daylight.

 

[Hukkel]

Tim this looks awesome man, the logo is perfect. Can't wait to see the final pics. Some of your images are just like walking under the MISC Starfarer (I have one now btw) I should really have updated the youtube video for you.

Thank you so much Colin. Your help was really important as I knew so little about the game.

Stunning. Simply stunning.

Thank you very much

That is an amazing build! Should be proud of yourself!

Thanks. Means a lot