Project Parvum s2.0 : DrakanX1

[Mads1]

ok this is my first build so go easy on me, first off i want to say a little bit about me, ive been ill the last few years and wont bore you with the details but ive been saving up the last few years i wanted a case i could put together rather than the normal buy off the shelf, i came across this website and was looking at the project builds , which there are some nice systems about, then i saw the parvum case and knew thats what i wanted and waited for the s2.0 to come out. I went down to parvum system to get my case as they are only a few minutes down the road, the guys showed me around and how there machine works cutting the cases, i must say what nice blokes and are happy to help and give advice, i wish them all the best with there cases and i know they will go from strength to strength, they have some good things coming up in the future and when they bring out a ATX case i will be buying that for sure.
i have most of my parts but this is going to take me a month or so to put together as i still need to get a few more bits , ive bought some mdpc sleeving , so im going to be doing that for the first time i will put some pics up once ive done them.
although the case will house a corsair h100i for the time being i hope to do a full water loop once ive saved up some more pennies.

my components

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2883-KR) £563.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x iiyama Prolite XUB2790 27" Widescreen Slim Bezel LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £221.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/240G) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black – Red Switch (CH-9000011-UK) £94.99
1 x Avexir Blitz 1.1 Original 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2BZ1) £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1003FZEX) HDD £79.99
1 x TP-Link AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Starter Kit (TL-PA411KIT) £29.99
1 x OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £24.95
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
2 x OcUK Professional Cat6 RJ45 2m Network Cable - Grey (B6-502) £2.59 (£5.18)
Total : £1,939.50 (includes shipping : £13.75).



ive yet to get motherboard and my graphic card as im still unsure to go for the gtx780 or gtx780ti as i will only be using a 1080p monitor at 60hz and maybe try to overclock it to 70hz if i can.

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[Mads1]

Hey, congrats on the first build I hope you enjoy it!

Nice case btw

cheers thanks

 

[Mads1]

looks like it's gonna be a good one!!!!

i hope so cant wait to see it finished.

wow another parvum ;D
Following, looks like you've got your work cut out with the MDPC braid! Good luck and can't wait to see more.
Fan controller session soon!

Great to meet you!

braiding almost done ya, pics soon, am tinting the window like we said with car tint so hope it turns out ok, if not will be down to get some cut, plus may need a new window as i said in my email but will see what its like with the tint, just an excuse to come down and see Magnus running

 

[Mads1]

update

ok ive just tinted my window on the case with car tint, this was my first time ever using this stuff, although it does give a good look and its the colour tint i want, i think a tinted acrylic would be better.
ive used a 35% smoked tint.

its quite easy to do, just cut to roughly the size of window , and using 100ml of water to 15ml of baby soap spray and clean window, spray again on the window and peel backing off the tint, lay window to one side ,spray the tint and get the adhesive nice and covered, put window on tint.

turn the window upside down with tint facing you , then with something flat start from the middle and move air bubbles out from tint, turn window over and cut round window to remove the tint which is not needed, turn over and make sure you have all bubbles out and leave to dry, thats it.

after with tint added

will be putting pics of my braiding up later, of which is my first time doing, although probably would have been cheaper to pay someone to do it, and you realise how much time and effort goes into making cables, i see why they charge the price they do, i bought pre-made cables before but they seem very stiff and the sleeving is nothing when you compare it to MDPC, it was well worth the effort to do it yourself or you can pay someone to have this sleeving, also techflex is good aswell.

some parts arrived, at last, enermax 80mm tb silience have been hard to find.

 

[Mads1]

This Case is SO hot
Pairing with MDPC sleeves as well!!

Good luck with your build! Can't wait to see more

cheers, have just finished my sleeving, taken a few days though but wanted to get it right, pics will be up later

 

[Mads1]

update

ok after a couple of days ive finally finished my MDPC braiding, ive never done anything like this before so i think it went ok for the first time, all i can say is take your time, i did have one or two wire i was not happy with so i re-done them, also get a decent pair of atx pin removers as i bought some from a company not sure if i can mention them but he does cable braiding pins and plugs, and i received a pair broken and after a few emails asking to send a new pair ive heard nothing back, so wont be using him again, but anyway ive had fun doing them , i got bit arty farty with pics so sorry about that

i will update log when i get some more parts arrive, plus when i sleeve my vandal switch.

 

[Mads1]

Looking very nice mate I'm ordering my Parvum in a couple of days and I'm so excited

its a great case, you wont regret it, ive got a little way to go with mine yet to see it up and running, be sure to post pics when you do.

 

[Mads1]

Looking good, Love the parvum.

cheers mate appreciate the nice comments,

where did you find the 80mm enermax fans. i couldnt find any in the uk for sale when i was looks for some for mine.

edit i was actually looking for 80mm cluster's

it took me awhile but just a search on the web you will find them , the 80mm pwm came from germany on a well known site only took 3 days,

 

[Mads1]

Awesome cant wait to see more , Are you happy with the tint? Hard to tell until you light up the inside I suppose!

yes true, i think id rather have a coloured acrylic if im honested, the tint is ok and only took a couple of mins to do but i think once light is on inside it will show what its like, im looking into a full water loop at the moment but havent a clue what i need and how much, i know i need two rads and im looking at a 12V Laing DDC-1T Pro 10W w/XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir but not sure on the fittings, il go for compression ones as i dont want barbs but il go for it depending on price, if not then its a AIO after doing the braiding im getting right into it now

 

[Mads1]

Another red & black S2?? This is great stuff!!

My only issue is the dust, cannot get decent fitting filters, but this wouldn't stop me getting one

Nice build & looking forward to more pics!

cheers bud yes agree there with filters but there are ways round it, i just got some akasa filters and they seem to fit ok, and dont seem to spoil the look either, well to me they dont.

i like how you did you build i was stalking it how are your temps with the h100i, i see you got davido to do your sleeving, ive just done mine the other day, took a few days to do but MDPC looks really nice

 

[Mads1]

Thanks!

Temps on the H100i are mint! 25-30 idle and 50-60 under load. That is using a custom fan profile which changes the fan RPM based on the coolant temp, not the CPU temp. It keeps is quieter!

does that make a difference that way then, is that done via the link software, you will have to tell me how you did it as never had a h100i before

 

[Mads1]

This looks awesome, I want more pictures!

Hoping you might be able to answer a question as I'm planning on buying this case, do you know if it will fit a Noctua NH-D14 cpu cooler (- Dimensions(with fans): 160 x 140 x 158mm ( H x W x D)), and a 12 inch long graphics card?

My google fu is clearly weak as I've searched but can't find specifications on what will/won't fit. Don't worry if you're not sure and can't be bothered measuring

just measured and from M/B tray to front edge its 178mm but then you have to take off length of M/B stand-offs plus thickness of M/B so although it might be tight i think you might be ok but def check out from someone else who has the case but the G/Card is not a prob.
its a great case by the way and well made, and thanks for the nice comment.

 

[Mads1]

Thanks both. Reason I'm set on the D14 currently is it's in my current setup so was hoping to reuse it.
Would be a shame to not show off the inners a bit more though, so if it doesn't fit it isn't the end of the world

i think it will spoil the inners of the case, as snips86x said they are really a water cooled case but you could use it until the funds are there to upgrade to full loop or AIO, im only going for a H100i but will def do a full loop in future as the build is costing a mint and i need to get it up and running first before i think that way ahead.

 

[Mads1]

new parts arrive.

at last i had some parts turn up so i could put in the case instead of it looking empty, ive decided to get the PC to a stable state, and even though im only putting in a corsair H100i, ive decided to save up to get a full loop, off which i will get over the next month or two and this is what ive got it down to, please give advice if you think there is something else i can go for as this will be my first loop.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-DDC 3.2 PWM X-RES 140 £99.95
1 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti GPU Waterblock £94.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 240 £55.98
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Nickel £52.99
2 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £37.99 (£75.98)
2 x Monsoon 13/10mm (ID 3/8 OD 1/2) Free Center Compression Fitting Six Pack - Red £27.95 (£55.90)
1 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti / 770 Backplate £24.98
1 x Mayhems Aurora - Supernova Clear Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H2O 5Ltr £12.95
1 x XSPC EC6 Coolant Clear UV £8.99
1 x Monsoon 13/10mm (OD 1/2) Rotary 45° - Red £6.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 90° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95
1 x Monsoon 13/10mm (OD 1/2) Rotary 90° - Red £6.49
1 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - Clear £5.99
1 x Aqua Computer Ball Valve Female Thread G 1/4 without Fittings £5.99
1 x Bitspower Adapter 2x 1/4 inch - blood red £4.99
1 x Bitspower G1/4" Low-Profile Stop Fitting with O-ring - Deep Blood Red Finish £3.98
Total : £548.64 (includes shipping : £8.00).





ok this is what arrived today

not to forget the haribo's

tested the Enermax silience fans they look good in the case and there are quiet as tested to make sure they worked.

also just a pic to show the akasa fan filters,

will update as more parts arrive.

 

[Mads1]

update:
Had problems with fitting the Enermax 80mm fans as the spacing of the mount holes where 2mm difference to that of the case, not the case fault but the fans themselves as there 82mm not 80mm so bare that in mind if you get them but they are really quiet. Anyway got the drill out and modded the holes up 2mm, took 5 secs to do.

 

[Mads1]

Looking good

thanks, looking forward to pics of your case.

 

[Mads1]

I can't wait for it to arrive. It's supposed to be arriving today, so if that's the case I may have some photos on here later on tonight *fingers crossed*

cool, interested in the logo as i know what the boys can do, will prob take mine down as i was thinking of some sort of logo on the front or top.

 

[Mads1]

From what they've told me I think it's going to look really smart. Rather than try and explain it, I'm going to let the pictures do the talking when I have the case

will be good im sure

 

[Mads1]

looks great mate.

Think i might have to get one of the 40mm fan filters for mine

yes they look good, i did hear people say they take the look away from the parvum case but i think it goes well, you can hardly see them away, aslong as it keeps the dust out

 

[Mads1]

that's a sweet looking case and those fans are tasty too!

really nice look to it so far....more pics please!

thanks a lot , more pics soon once more parts arrive