Project Bloodfang - Case Labs Black and Red Build
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This is probably due to thier heatspreaders randomly falling off, happened to me and tonester. Glad to see they've sorted it anyhow
Build looks stunning so far, one day I'll get the bottle to order a caselabs case
Wish they hadn't, but, anyway its off now!
Is it ST10?
I am going for a CL case myself and just waiting until they release S8 so I can choose, this or SMA8.
Cypto, yeah true, really looks like monolith
Btw, kindai, a question for you.
Did you have to pay any tax/vat/whatever for buying this from USA and how much was it?
I read some import rules on HM site but not sure if they apply to stuff like computer cases ( basically metal plates ).
Ta in advance
Yes, you'll have a nice 20% added to the case+shipping price when it gets here.
Thanks
Yea! They looked sick lined up.
Moar updates dude
I am ordering my S8 on Saturday, Case Labs is giving some cool discount as well.
And thanks a lot btw, I would never have thought of getting CL case until I saw this log
Yea, lack of updates due to some... shortages at ocuk for bitspower parts. I had to order a whole lot from the USA. Update coming shortly
So, first update for a few weeks, I had a problem sourcing enough bitspower fittings in the UK, so had to order them in from the US, unfortunately due to UK customs being absolutely crap, by the time they got through I was on my way to Sweden.
To this is the first weekend since getting back ive had time to progress.
On with the show!
Holy bitspower batman! (This isnt even all of them).
Unfortunately the pump mounts I made up were made of aluminium, so once i started to work on them and added any weight, they bend. No good.
So, in the meantime, big shoutout to my main man Power for sorting a steel backplate, much more secure and sturdy, no issues with wobble/bending now!
time to start measuring up the pipe, add some tape either side of where your cutting incase of any accidents...
Created a little mini rig to deal with cutting
First pipes in place...
Second one measured to length, unfortunately light was fading so called it a day here
And a shot of the tubing waiting to be used. I sourced a great deal of 10 lengths for about half the price of what youd normally pay.
To this is the first weekend since getting back ive had time to progress.
On with the show!
Holy bitspower batman! (This isnt even all of them).
Unfortunately the pump mounts I made up were made of aluminium, so once i started to work on them and added any weight, they bend. No good.
So, in the meantime, big shoutout to my main man Power for sorting a steel backplate, much more secure and sturdy, no issues with wobble/bending now!
time to start measuring up the pipe, add some tape either side of where your cutting incase of any accidents...
Created a little mini rig to deal with cutting
First pipes in place...
Second one measured to length, unfortunately light was fading so called it a day here
And a shot of the tubing waiting to be used. I sourced a great deal of 10 lengths for about half the price of what youd normally pay.
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Subbed, looks very cool buddy!
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Good stuff!
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Great tubing work
Busy busy busy with work and XenForo imports at the moment...
Anyway a delayed update but none the less.
Started the second loop, getting the radiator in place (this actual design of this case only allows for a 120.4 radiator in top, however if you move some bits around, you can fit a 140.4 in there as you can see!) at the top. Also added a drain into the first loop (the T peice near the pump) to allow for quick draining if needs be.
Top view:
More goodies arrived:
In every build I see, people ruin it with the piping around the cpu / memory modules. They often use diagonal pipes which just look naff if you ask me.
I can see why they do it, getting them done at 90 degree angles takes some work and is very difficult, I had to remove the second set of ram blocks to get this bit done:
However totally worth it imho when you end up with it looking like this
For example here is the same board, and same waterblocks as my build, but on diagonals, imho, it just ruins all the otherwise amazing work done elsewhere in the case.
Anyway a delayed update but none the less.
Started the second loop, getting the radiator in place (this actual design of this case only allows for a 120.4 radiator in top, however if you move some bits around, you can fit a 140.4 in there as you can see!) at the top. Also added a drain into the first loop (the T peice near the pump) to allow for quick draining if needs be.
Top view:
More goodies arrived:
In every build I see, people ruin it with the piping around the cpu / memory modules. They often use diagonal pipes which just look naff if you ask me.
I can see why they do it, getting them done at 90 degree angles takes some work and is very difficult, I had to remove the second set of ram blocks to get this bit done:
However totally worth it imho when you end up with it looking like this
For example here is the same board, and same waterblocks as my build, but on diagonals, imho, it just ruins all the otherwise amazing work done elsewhere in the case.
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Wow I love those tubing lines from the gpu block !
Really cool setup dude, will look awesome once it's filled!
I get what your saying regarding the bitspower fittings, I had to source some from the states too.
It's crazy we don't stock the full range in this country, we always seem to get the **** end of the stick
Here in the uk!
Really cool setup dude, will look awesome once it's filled!
I get what your saying regarding the bitspower fittings, I had to source some from the states too.
It's crazy we don't stock the full range in this country, we always seem to get the **** end of the stick
Here in the uk!
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Worked today on finishing and tidying up a lot of stuff, the remaining "todo" for the watercooling loops:
Top loop: Install a drain pipe
Bottom loop: Install the second radiator.
Anyway some pics of how its looking.
Re-worked the top section to give some more room for cabling / other assorted things.
Down below:
Added a lampron touch controller. Frankly I don't need or want anything more complex, and this seemed to fit a nice bill between quality and price. Very nicely built!
Perfect.
Probably should have done this before installing the pumps... oops.... anyway time to sleeve those cables!
Top loop: Install a drain pipe
Bottom loop: Install the second radiator.
Anyway some pics of how its looking.
Re-worked the top section to give some more room for cabling / other assorted things.
Down below:
Added a lampron touch controller. Frankly I don't need or want anything more complex, and this seemed to fit a nice bill between quality and price. Very nicely built!
Perfect.
Probably should have done this before installing the pumps... oops.... anyway time to sleeve those cables!