Cheers guys, more pictures to come tomorrow, I've been busy, finishing the GPU cables, finally they're all done and dusted.
I'm dropping the stealth tray cover, I don't want to take the dremel to this case for the cable holes , I've got 4 cases knocking about including the Primo, that I have heavily modded, and can't do anything with once I move on. So I'm going for a nice clean un touched build.
The new Mini XL, looks great, I like the idea of being able to have a double build in one, I'm considering one for my next build with the 2 cpu's running on one loop, only one build, pc, will be used at a time. The same goes for psu, if it's possible to run to motherboards from one unit I don't no. But more interesting is the EVOLVE, it looks so clean, I'm thinking a sexy server.
Seings though the Primo was Phanteks first case, they are hitting the nail on the head and doing almost everything right, there is the odd thing both on the Primo, and the Luxe, that could have been done differently, but other case vendors, that have been doing it for years, can't come close.
All this talk of Phanteks, is making me want to dig my Primo out again all I need is a motherboard, and cpu block, I suppose a Z97 Asus Gryphon would look rather silly in such a beast of a case.
Just a small update, I've finished all the cables, that I'm going to do, I'm not bothering with the 8 pin cpu cable as you can't really see it, and I can't be bothered to be honest, I might do it just to match whilst I'm waiting on my GPU bloack to arrive, but it's a big might, I'm sick of the sight of cables. I've pinned down the tube runs, the best I can get it considering the res has to be on the back panel, as there isn't enough room on the supplied bracket once 2 cards are in. There technically is, once the blocks go on, but it might be tight for the fittings though, we'll see when they come. I've managed to get very short and straight runs, the longest being from the res to the pump, I might use my Primochill flow meter to break it up a bit, or my other option is to use my Bitspower white bulkhead fitting and have that run going bellow the psu shroud.
I'm not in the thinking of the less runs the better though, I think if you have spent that much money on water cooling why hide it, so long as it is done nice and neat, and well thought out, to me at least, it makes the build, and is a way, to bring the colour scheme together. I think I've decided on what colour fluid to use, it was out of black pastel, black X1, but that has a green tint at low light, and purple at hight light, white pastel which I think might look a bit too much, or my favourite option silver Mayhems Aurora 2, I think the silver will add a nice contrast to bring it all together, if I'm wrong It's an easy fix, as I've got all choices except white hear, only trying will I find out.
I'm dropping the stealth tray cover, I don't want to take the dremel to this case for the cable holes , I've got 4 cases knocking about including the Primo, that I have heavily modded, and can't do anything with once I move on. So I'm going for a nice clean un touched build.
The new Mini XL, looks great, I like the idea of being able to have a double build in one, I'm considering one for my next build with the 2 cpu's running on one loop, only one build, pc, will be used at a time. The same goes for psu, if it's possible to run to motherboards from one unit I don't no. But more interesting is the EVOLVE, it looks so clean, I'm thinking a sexy server.
Seings though the Primo was Phanteks first case, they are hitting the nail on the head and doing almost everything right, there is the odd thing both on the Primo, and the Luxe, that could have been done differently, but other case vendors, that have been doing it for years, can't come close.
All this talk of Phanteks, is making me want to dig my Primo out again all I need is a motherboard, and cpu block, I suppose a Z97 Asus Gryphon would look rather silly in such a beast of a case.
Just a small update, I've finished all the cables, that I'm going to do, I'm not bothering with the 8 pin cpu cable as you can't really see it, and I can't be bothered to be honest, I might do it just to match whilst I'm waiting on my GPU bloack to arrive, but it's a big might, I'm sick of the sight of cables. I've pinned down the tube runs, the best I can get it considering the res has to be on the back panel, as there isn't enough room on the supplied bracket once 2 cards are in. There technically is, once the blocks go on, but it might be tight for the fittings though, we'll see when they come. I've managed to get very short and straight runs, the longest being from the res to the pump, I might use my Primochill flow meter to break it up a bit, or my other option is to use my Bitspower white bulkhead fitting and have that run going bellow the psu shroud.
I'm not in the thinking of the less runs the better though, I think if you have spent that much money on water cooling why hide it, so long as it is done nice and neat, and well thought out, to me at least, it makes the build, and is a way, to bring the colour scheme together. I think I've decided on what colour fluid to use, it was out of black pastel, black X1, but that has a green tint at low light, and purple at hight light, white pastel which I think might look a bit too much, or my favourite option silver Mayhems Aurora 2, I think the silver will add a nice contrast to bring it all together, if I'm wrong It's an easy fix, as I've got all choices except white hear, only trying will I find out.
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