Project "NightFall" mITX

CivilDrone

CivilDrone

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After playing around with a previous evga hadron case I loved it
However I found that cooling is very limited
Having said that with NVidia gpu and i5 inside, it wont go above 70c

I wanted to go an extra mile with that case and so I did..


The original-looking EVGA hadron, wanted to make sure you see this before I destroyed it! :D


Insides in its original state



First I had to cut this metal strip in order for the case to close, else water radiator would not let me do that



After playing around with plexiglass I decided to keep it sealed and ordered smoke tint and replaced it



HDD case removed, few rivets to deal with. Front shield also removed



Case is sprayed with Black matt finish paint



with the front shield removed, there are perforated holes instead of a solid plate



Front plated repainted. Then I had to cut a slot for a 120mm Silverstone fan grille and also drill few holes for the screws



case sprayed, repainted and ready. Even sprayed the wires :D



Extras that are needed for the job



flat sata power and data cables in order to screw the ssd on the side of the case



psu taken apart and original fan replaced with 2 other fans as with the previous build



As mentioned above, flat cables and couple of holes on the case - sorted



core components for the build!



Chrome grills and akasa apache 1500rpm fans sprayed



mobo and mammoth card are in!



Followed by fans



and watercooler



Fits nicely



Velcro lego brick in between the card and psu, to hold the weight



finished product - back



side-front



side

And that's pretty much it
I hope someone likes this, any input is always welcomed!
Thanks for reading this.. :)
 
Thank you! Finally someone decided to feedback, was gettin worried :)
PSU isn't modular and I am not ready to play around with solder iron :D
 
CivilDrone said:
Thank you! Finally someone decided to feedback, was gettin worried :)
PSU isn't modular and I am not ready to play around with solder iron :D
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You could always get extensions then you don't have to worry about either of them issues!

I really like the case, I might get one for my ITX. It's basically in a normal sized 'ITX' case atm :(
 
Having extra cables in the case is a big nono for me. I was thinkin of cuttin molex cables off becouse of that. Realisticly they will never be used
 
Hey I really like what you did and have to agree get better cables and it'll look so much nicer. You've done a fair bit of work, just needs that finishing touch ;)

The lego brick though ! Now that's inventive use to get what you want, love it :D
 
Just realised you are talking about the w/c GPU :)
To be honest it wouldn't make that much of a difference, top temps I saw is 75 on a hot day plus no custom profile for GPU, fans kick in at 67c I belive
 
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