[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

Frozennova · 10 Jul 2010 at 20:03

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Frozennova · 16 Jul 2010 at 13:28

Just a quick update, spent an hour or so today removing the HDD bays for the new rad, will sort some pictures later.

Only problem is it leaves me nowhere to hide the cables