Project Ultima [Build log]

Hey guys,

Let's get to some serious business :D I had to test fit some fittings and here's some dirty pics of everything assembled :)

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Hey guys,

I'm sorry for no videos or updates from last week, but I'm sick and I can't film anything or really do anything hard on the rig.. So here's some stuff I gathered for the project, that you still didn't see :)
I've started bending and sanding some tubing, just to try it.. So I'll probably do that over the weekend and update you later ;)

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Hey guys,

I hope you had a great time during the Holidays, and I wish you all a productive and happy new 2015 ! :D

And here is a little update:
I was a bit sick, so I couldn't film the remaining few videos, but I'm ok now and they will be up soon :)
Also I had a little setback.. Bitspower mistakenly sent me some wrong prototype fittings that are narrower than they should be, so I'm now waiting for a new shipment to continue the work on my tubing etc..
And a one more thing, I got a nice tripod and mobile phone holder for my "Studio", so filming and shooting from now on will be a bit more controlled and easier :)

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@DR_Pingu, Thanks and of course I won't :D I've been a bit busy so I delayed editing my final unboxing/tutorial video, but it's coming in a day or two (I hope so) :D

@BluD, Teleport them of course :D
I'm still thinking about a type of cooling fluid.. I'm considering whether I should use pastel or UV reactive coolant.. And if I use pastel, I will use RGB lights in front of reservoirs; and if I go with UV, I will probably put some lights behind.. But I'm also not sure about the thickness of reservoirs.. Will have to test those stuff when I get there :)

And I want to say THANKS to all of you supporting me! :)
IMCustoms reached first 2 milestones,
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IMCustoms
Got more than 100Likes
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/IMCustomsIgor
Got more than 1000views
And also I want to invite everyone that still don't know about those stuff to join and check them out ;)
 
Sorry guys for no updates for a while.. I was quite a bit sick.. Got some stomach flu and than a regular flu.. ****** stuff all around..
But I'm better now, and let's get this ball rolling again! :D

Update:
I've entered this mod in Cooler Master Mod Competition 2015, and you can show your support there as well: http://goo.gl/WQdj1Q
Bitspower was finally sent me (I hope) the right fittings and not some prototypes again :D And also, I will do a review of one of their upcoming products, and I hope many more later :)
Everything is remeasured and prepared for some heavy wood and wall work, and I'll start chopping in the next few days :D
I've also finished my final EK motherboard block video, which will be rendering overnight and uploaded tomorrow :) and here is a shot of that :)
And that's all for now, cya a bit later when this video gets uploaded ;)

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Some of you on the forums and some sponsors have asked did I do some "actual" work, so today I took some time to prebuild the system on the floor, just so you all can see the layout and to test-fit everything, and to check out my computer measurements with the things I already built :)
Also I've done some tube bending, but I'm waiting for BP fittings to arrive to finish that.. And you can also see some types of screws, nuts, bolts and washers that I'll use to mount this beast to the wall :D

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So, today I made a couple of things..

Firstly I drilled holes in "main board" (that's how I'll call it from now on) for motherboard standoffs and 4 SSD's.. For now I have only 2 SSD's, but I'll contact a couple of manufactures to see if they can contribute for 2 more, or 4 new ones :)
Also, SSD's will be easily removable, cause I'll pre-attach these bolts and plexiglass (later about that) on SSD, and then just slide it into these holes, and bolt heads will get stuck and it won't be able to fall out, but just as a precaution I will probably put some velcro or double sided tape too.

Then I test fitted everything and made this plexi cutout for cable extenders, and you'll see later how I'll implement them :)

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@colinmcr, I didn't drill it there lol :D

And you probably won't see it by the end of the build (and not even then, cause it will be covered), so I'll explain it right now... It's just a holder for cable extenders that I'll build.. And I will individually put every cable trough it for 24pin and 8x 6+2pin and then put the connectors on top.. And I will only pull out the cables that I need for the build, which leaves me room of easy GPU upgrade from 2 to 3 or 4 for example, without having to mod more holes or extention cables :)

I did some more work today :) More drilling, jigsawing, sanding and voila! PSU bracket and holes for 2 fans are compete :D

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I'm just test-fitting some stuff right now, so "moar" will come in a couple of days :D

And completion date is exactly "ASAP" :D Meaning, as soon as I got all the parts I need, and put them all together :)
 
Hey guys, new update ! :D

The last part of Bitspower parts has finally arrived and those problematic fittings are much better now.. So in a last couple of days, I took the time to test them, decide where and how everything will fit and test-fit everything, and bagged and tagged it :D

Also, I almost finished marking everything up for cutting and I only need to design 1 more plexi panel and finalize the design of reservoirs.. And I hit the problem with those 3 big curved plexi covers, cause apparently no-one in my country can curve plexiglass in that radius, but only in strait 90 degree angle.. blahh.. So yeah, I will probably have to change my design a bit, but I don't think you will be disappointed with what I came up with :)

And here are a few shots :)

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