Project "Paint it Black"

[Kaapstad]

Being sent from Slovenia using the slowest form of courier?

Probably

Just had an email telling me they are sending them out today.

 

[Kaapstad]

Still got a screw loose?

No,

They turned up yesterday.

Finally got some water onto the cards.

Corsair really need to look at the design of the 900D, with no partition for the PSU the wiring looks really bad.

 

[Kaapstad]

Looks excellent m8
How much of a reduction in temps do u get?

Thanks.

Idle the GPUs are about 33C and flat out 45C

Even the CPU seems to run cooler without the heat build up from the cards on air.

 

[Kaapstad]

Cold zero sells the mid plate for the 900D I got one the other week.

Thanks

Just ordered one.

 

[Kaapstad]

Looks great Kaap

I do agree with you on the 900D about the PSU though - I love the case myself but that is the one gripe I have with it (well, plus the fact there are no rubber grommets for the 2 holes above the motherboard), you can clearly see the cabling from the PSU due to no partition for it; but it's still a great case in my opinion.

I was looking at that on mine earlier wondering why it looked odd, there really should be rubber grommets.

 

[Kaapstad]

That looks very good.

Thanks.

 

[Kaapstad]

Agreed, generally it's a good case, but there's a few things that really annoy me about the case

Have you looked at ColdZero's site? I ordered a long mid-plate from him at the beginning of the month..

It makes such a difference to the look of the case (although I'm tempted to get a powdered coated metal one made up)

I have ordered a short mid plate from ColdZero. What are they made out of, is it metal or plastic.

 

[Kaapstad]

3mm matt black acrylic, seems sturdy enough though

I bought the long version, although I may have to cut it as I think I'm going to need to use the lower mounts for a drive cage

Thanks.

How long did it take to come through the post, was it quite quick.

 

[Kaapstad]

I ordered on the 7th January & was delivered on the 10th

This is my 900d with the long mid plate test fitted (e.g. not screwed in)

Have to say your build has got me wondering if I need another titan to fill the hole

The mid plare does look nice.

Three or more Titans do look nice together.

 

[Kaapstad]

Awsome rig, really like the color theme, especially with the RIVE black edition.

Thanks.

 

[Kaapstad]

Some more pics with the mid plate in

 

[Kaapstad]

Thanks everyone.

Looks awesome, that mid plate really tidies up the build quite nicely

I need to track down some extra grommets to fill in those holes by the 4 + 8 pin ATX connectors

If you do track some down could you post the link please. It is odd that Corsair did not include some.

 

[Kaapstad]

You're using an external rad on this build right?

If so, i see that your top fans are intake? I would recommend a natural air flow (in from bottom, out at top) should help the ambient temperature inside the case.

Unless of course you keep the side panel off.

Looks great regardless

Thanks.


Temps are very low, the reason I have the top and front as intakes is to push air out at the bottom where the pipes enter the case to try and keep the dust out.

One thing I have noticed about Corsair cases is they really attract the dust. My Little Devil V8 case on the other hand hardly attracts anything, maybe it is something to do with the paint used.

Very nice Mr Kaaps

Thanks.

 

[Kaapstad]

Thanks.

 

[Kaapstad]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Kaapstad]

I'm not sure whether to congratulate you or point you in the direction of an asylum. FOUR 290x? Bloody hell!

Out of curiosity, what do you do with these systems? I see this isn't your first.

Just a little bit of benching and gaming.

Here is one I did the other day.

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