project~black (PC-A70B)

[andywhir]

hey guys getting some new gear(mobo,case,watercoolin) so gona be doing a small bit of modden !

going to be spraying the internals of the case black.cutting the top to fit a PA360.going doing some smaller stuf like modding the fan holders and cable sleeving also cutting some holes for me cables !!!




so here's the parts:
Lian Li PC-A70B
Asus Maximus x38
120.3 Rad Grill with Mounting Holes
Sunbeam Rheobus (Black)
loads of heat srink and braid
loads of paint

Watercooling:

Ek supream(hopefully the new best block on the market)
Masterkleer 7/16" ID
ThermoChill PA120.3
Ek res
Laing ddc3.2 with petra top
Maze 4


first off i soldered/sleeved my 3 yate loons to 1 3pin header.

here are some pics of the gear :

EK Supream

see how well lapped it is.

EK 150 Res

 

[andywhir]

The res is smaller then i tought but it will do.

Competitor rad grill

 

[andywhir]

OK started preping the case to be primed and then sprayed.

here is a template i made for cutting the holes for the PA120.3

here is a pic of the case after the 2nd coat was applied,all the parts you see here have been covered and the parts where the paint ran has been sanded and reaplied

 

[andywhir]

My asus maximuss

Got some updates,

cut the panal and the 3 blow holes for the rad.Also resoldered the 3 rad fans as they were short circting.

 

[andywhir]

everone has a modding pet and mine is a Springer Spaniel

 

[andywhir]

hey guys finished it awhile back and now the dust is creeping in so said id take a few pic's

 

[andywhir]

 

[SGWills]

looking good, bit of a heckel and hyde thing going on with the wires , one side clean and the other a monster

but on a all , very impressed

 

[PinkFloyd]

Nice stuff mate, only thing I would have done different is the rad cut, The current cut doesn't really make the most of the grill you have.

My case when I get it is going to be very similar (A71B)
Its great to see just how much room there is in that case

 

[waso_dude]

Hi mate,

Looks awsome!!

Just waiting for my 2nd rad so i can get one in the top of mine. and my harddrive caddy.

A rad does fit in the front of them with a little modding.

The mount is for the 2 pumps

Love your idea with the cables i might have to nick that

 

[adbp1]

VERY NICE!!! ive had similar ideas with my case but been stuck on how to do the inside, ive been told that need to use special heat resist paint inside! so ive gone out and bought engine paint thats upto 650c !!!!

will take pics and post when i finally get round to doing it


but again very nice

 

[gt_junkie]

Nice mod!

Like PinkFloyd says - it's good to see how much space there is.

I'll be installing a 120.3 in my a70 soon so i'll post how it goes. Contemplating placing it behind the HDD rack to avoid cutting the roof.

gt

 

[RJC]

Very Nice, looks excellent

You must have sprayed your case at work with the mitsubishi splits and OFN in the background

Rob

 

[square_imp]

looks really nice, like all the black. Looks pretty neat as well.

 

[PinkFloyd]

ive been told that need to use special heat resist paint inside! so ive gone out and bought engine paint thats upto 650c !!!!

Who on earth told you that?

Also very nice WasoDude, got people saying I should do the same with my PA120.2 I currently have, but I'm likely to sell it to get some money. Poor

 

[Azza]

Looks brilliant andy.


Very nice work.

 

[waso_dude]

Do it mate,

It takes a bit of drilling ect but it fits and works awsome

I like 35degree load temps now

 

[p4radox]

That is really, really nice. I'm not that keen on the window shape, but other than that I'm very jealous...

 

[naudiz]

Ahhh that makes me want that case even more now! Nice mod man, case looking immense

Naud

 

[psychas]

can you tell me how the fans on your ram is called ocz something? would it matter if i have different ram fit anyways ?

thank you