PROJECT, From XL-To XS Prodigy M-ATX

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Project XSMATX

Basically going from my big Fractal XL to a Bitfenix prodigy/white version and reusing what I can and trying to fit it in this smallish case.

Must say, Bitfenix and have done an amazing job on the case for such a small price, much more like a £100+ case, not a £59.99 on TWO, thanks OC's:D

I will be using my ASUS Gene V motherboard with a soon to be delidded i7 3770k, a single GTX 480, did consider using SLI like I have been doing but budget meant I had to sell some stuff to fund this, so one had to go:(, but I will still be water cooling this little beast to my best potential.

A full break down of parts that I want to use in this case,

ASUS Gene V Motherboard M-ATX
Intel i7 3770K
POV GTX 480
2x OCZ Agility 3's Replaced with Samsung 128GB 830
500Gb mechanical drive for storage
16GB of G-Skill ram Replaced with 8GB of Samsung green
EK FC full cover plexi/copper block and EK backplate for the 480
EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Nickel/Plexi
EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream RAD XT 240
Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 240mm Double Radiator
Laing D5 with EK-D5 X-RES 100 CSQ - Acetal
Going to go with Bitspower Matt black fittings I think.
Going all EK fittings if at all possible.

Colour them I want to go with will be, white, Green and black/black carbon fibre vinyl on some areas blue,black

I also have a donor Lian-Li PC-P50 Armorsuit case that's put itself up for some parts modification and it should help keep cost's down a little.

A few pics to start off with:)

The new case:D
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The donor
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Now I just got to mix it all up:)
 
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I was going to do a dual loop:D it will fit somehow, depending on temps I get, I might still go dual loop in it but I think the 2x240mm rads will cope pretty well with 3770k at 4.5 and a gtx 480 to about 850mhz.
 
T345 said:
Thats why he will chop up the Lian-Li if I am not mistaken.
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Yeah correct in a way:), the lian-li will help a lot but yes the prodigy will need some mods done to it to fit an M-ATX board, but I want to keep my MGV so it has to be done one way or another, 1 more inch all round in the prodigy would have made it 100% suitable for M-ATX boards, but I like a little bit of modding so it will be fun.
 
While I have been waiting to start this, I have had a quick mess about with SketchUp

Here is what I hope it will turn out like, not sure on the colour of the radiator grills or the top piece from the lian-li case or even the front of the case because I think I am going to use an aluminium panel in black as the front of the case, so it may well be both rad grills in white.

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I cannot see why its not a micro atx either for the size of it it certainly should be. Some M-atx cases are already smaller ...

Looks like you have the right idea for the case mate going to look bloody good once finished.
 
Is this too much colour or just so wrong it's funny?

The more I look at it the more I want to do it

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Or a plainer version?

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What do you think guys?
 
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coolamasta said:
Im working on the same at the moment with my Prodigy and getting a mATX board with WC in there, will start a log soon myself, best of luck with your build bud, will be watching with interest :)
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Thanks, this week I am hoping to actually get the mother board tray in place and all fitted as good as I can, it's going to be a tight fit and every mm is going to count that's for sure in this little case, love the case though, it's just so easy to work with and plenty of modding options to it.
 
Dont forget the power button abs usb plate on the right side pannel. It interfered in my build.
It can be swaped to the left side tho
 
Diagro said:
Dont forget the power button abs usb plate on the right side pannel. It interfered in my build.
It can be swaped to the left side tho
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Ah, that will be removed and not used at all probably, was thinking of putting the left panel on the right side of case to give some air flow from the holes that are in it and blanking of the rear 120/140 fan holes but don't think that will be enough with 4 fans all trying to get some air flow might have to drill the holes out a bit bigger if it's possible.
 
Then where is the switch going to go? You will be left will a bunch of small holes in the side panel lol.

I would use it tbh, the usbs are always handy ;)

I'm currently collecting a bunch of parts for a new prodigy build of my own... Going to be sound proofed to the brim haha
 
I plan to make a front panel out of brushed aluminium from the lian-li case, I will attach the switch to the front and the usb 3.0 ports, I want a small panel attached to the front panel for them, similar to the Xigmatek Gigas Micro switch panel:)
 
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