Project : Elemental

Brizzles · 23 Jan 2017 at 16:11

Project : Elemental ( a Jonsbo MOD1 build )

Build name : Elemental as it combines the 4 elements

Fire is represented by the heat of the components
Water is represented by the cooling
Air represented by the open chassis
Earth is represented by the 6ft of soil i'll be buried under when the missus finds out how much this is costing !

The case : Jonsbo MOD1

http://www.jonsbo.com/en/products_36_1.html

Not really a 'case', as such, more a semi enclosed frame.

To some this will be an 'ugly case' and will not appeal - Good, we are all different and the more experimental case manufacturers get, the better - in my humble opinion.
The design is 'similar' to the In-Win S frame, a case i could only have dreamt of owning.
Some might cringe at the price of £280 for this case, but in todays market it is priced quite reasonably compared to other 'high end' models.

Will it be whisper quiet with 10 x 120mm fans ? Doubtful
Will the semi-open frame attract dust ? More than likely
Is it an In-Win S Frame ? No, but it is £1000 cheaper

Personally, i bloody love it.

HARDWARE
Cpu : i5 4670K @ 4.6Ghz @ 1.26v
Mobo : MSI Z87-45 Gaming
Ram : 16Gb GSkill Trident DDR3 2400 Mhz
Gfx : MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
Psu : Super Flower Leadex II 650w Modular

WATERCOOLING
Cpu block : Watercool Heatkiller IV
Gpu Block : EK - FC1080 GTX TF6 MSI + Backplate
Pump : Alphacool D5 Vario
Radiators : 2 x Magicool G2 Slim 360 / 1 x Alphacool 120 Crossflow
Reservoir : Monsoon MMRS + Pump housing
Tubing : EK 12/10mm
Fittings : Nanoxia Cool Force
Liquid : Mayhems Blood Red Premix
Fans : 7 x Thermaltake Riing 120 RED

MISC
Rad Cover : MNPCTech 360 Rotating Insert Aluminum Black
Sleeving : MDPC Diamond Red / Colour X / Black
Cable Extensions : Bitfenix Alchemy
Fan Control : NZXT Grid+
Random fittings : EK / Alphacool / Barrow
Those endless random screws and bolts : eBay

No real plan or direction, i'll basically just build on my desk as i go along, whilst balancing what i would like with what i can afford.

Enough waffle - Some pics to start with ;

A box arrived today :

With another box inside :

And something inside that box :

Brizzles · 23 Jan 2017 at 16:11

The 3mm aluminium frame is very solid and well built with no flexing.

Brizzles · 23 Jan 2017 at 16:12

Adding the 5mm tempered glass panels

ALXAndy · 23 Jan 2017 at 16:26

Jonsbo make superb cases. I had a little ITX case and the whole thing was nice and thick and solid whilst looking gorgeous.

£280 is a lot of money for a case but when I look back I realise that if I had bought any of my Alienwares new I would have been paying £300-£500 for the case itself, especially in the case of the '08 ALX. They had a £600+ premium on them.

You're right though. It is basically a S frame and more for a good price. I paid more than that for a Cosmos II and it was awful.

Really looking forward to seeing this. I like it when people go out of their way to find something no one else has yet.

Brizzles · 6 Feb 2017 at 17:15

Small update

Slowly gathering together some parts ;

Slim radiators for top and bottom of case :

Fans :

Radiators installed :

Fans ' in action' :

Started work on replacing the Jonsbo logo panel, and will update shortly

Thanks for popping by

Thekwango · 6 Feb 2017 at 19:18

That's a damn fine looking case. Looking forward to seeing your build progress.

Brizzles · 9 Feb 2017 at 19:28

Thekwango;30477233 said:
That's a damn fine looking case. Looking forward to seeing your build progress.

Thanks

Logo panel update.

The case comes with a 'Jonsbo' logo which illuminates red.
Great if your name is Jon Sbo, but it needed changing.

The glass logo panel simply unscrews;

Behind it is a light panel which connects via SATA;

I made a new one using 3mm acrylic;

Next was to cover the acrylic in brushed aluminium effect vinyl, but first i had to hand cut the symbols from the vinyl.
The 4 symbols represent the 4 elements Fire,Water,Air and Earth;

The finished article ;

All lit up ;

Thanks for looking

whiterabbit · 9 Feb 2017 at 23:37

That looks great.

Brizzles · 15 Feb 2017 at 19:29

whiterabbit said:
That looks great.

Thank you

Another small update

To try and keep the red and black colour scheme consistant, i chose the Monsoon MMRS and pump shroud.

A selection of Monsoon goodies;

Assembly is straight forward enough;

Then the pump shroud ;

I've chosen MDPC-X 'Diamond Red' as the sleeving/braid (as it is the closest match);

Despite the plethora of pre-cut mounting slots for pumps and reservoirs in the case, i still needed to widen a couple of slots to fit the reservoir ;

Quite pleased to find this little ball valve on eBay as it matches the colours perfectly;

How it looks so far;

Thanks for popping in

orbitalwalsh · 15 Feb 2017 at 20:10

Looking awesome mate . be sure to drop Cooltek an email with the finished article

Love what you've done with the Jonsbo panel, have that on the UMX4 . half tempted to cover like yourself

Smffy · 19 Feb 2017 at 07:52

Missed this one some how... I like the case, makes you realise just how insane the price on that inwin are, shame really or we would see more like this.

Nice work on the new panel, I would have made a total mess of it

gary996 · 19 Feb 2017 at 10:43

Looks really nice. Can't wait to see more updates

Brizzles · 20 Feb 2017 at 18:53

orbitalwalsh said:
Looking awesome mate . be sure to drop Cooltek an email with the finished article

Love what you've done with the Jonsbo panel, have that on the UMX4 . half tempted to cover like yourself

Smffy said:
Missed this one some how... I like the case, makes you realise just how insane the price on that inwin are, shame really or we would see more like this.

Nice work on the new panel, I would have made a total mess of it

gary996 said:
Looks really nice. Can't wait to see more updates

Thanks for the comments - Much appreciated

Brizzles · 20 Feb 2017 at 19:02

Update time again

Didn't like the logo on the fans

So set about rectifying that.

Had some stickers printed ;

Perfect fit ;

Next up, the watercooling blocks.

Watercool Heatkiller IV ;

EK MSI GTX1070 block and backplate ;

Brizzles · 20 Feb 2017 at 19:09

A couple of changes made.

The blue Alphacool logo stuck out like a sore thumb ;

And the retention plate on the cpu block, i wanted black ;

Spray paint and clear coat applied ;

Graphic made for back-plate

Braiding

Had a braiding afternoon ;

Once again, thanks for popping in

Smffy · 20 Feb 2017 at 23:10

You're all good until someone leaves the hob on

Rehok · 21 Feb 2017 at 10:57

subbed. Really like the plate cover with the symbols!

VKleita · 25 Feb 2017 at 15:56

Loving the look, the little custom touches truly make it yours.

Nice

LewisRaz · 26 Feb 2017 at 10:11

Quality work mate this is going to look great!

original.wood · 26 Feb 2017 at 15:41

looks incredible. Love the case and the braided cables.