Republic Of Gamers -- ROG-BOX (Mini ITX)

[MT Mods]

Welcome to the build logs for ROG-BOX

What is ROG-BOX ?
ROG-BOX is a mini itx monster build packing serious punch! Designed just for ASUS/Republic Of Gamers, ROG-BOX is going to play on the RGB Lighting that's offered from the motherboard and GPU.

Design phase

The plan here was to make one mean looking rig, in a compact space, and watercooled.
With a 1070 or 1060 GPU (I didn't plan on a mega mini ITX, but asus had other ideas)
After speaking with ASUS UK, They offered up a ROG Poseidon 1080Ti Which sparked some pretty creative changes as you'll see further down


Spec list (Click parts for links to website)

Intel Core i7 7700k
ASUS ROG STRIX Z270i mini ITX
ASUS ROG Poseidon GTX 1080Ti
Team Group Night Hawk RGB White DDR4 RAM
Fractal Design Define nano S (Case)
PSU - TBD
Cablemod RGB Widebeam LED Kit + Extensions
Watercooling - All Alphacool


Partners
Special Thank you to my partners
ASUS ROG UK
Cablemod
TeamGroup Global <3

On to the actual work!

Started with the shroud (Easiest thing to do)
Cut to size, and bent using heat gun

I then sprayed the shroud, with a matt black powder paint.

i then decided that since the change of hardware, i should have some fun!

i cut up a square of white like so

using vinyl i marked the areas i wanted to keep white and put the logo on.

Checked it all fitted, and what it'd look like (I like it)

i then sprayed the plastic with the same black powder paint, waited until dry and peeled off the vinyl.

And tested how they all looked once in

I then went back to the front panel and thought ''This needs something''

So, i got to work

Once that was all done, i peeled off the vinyl again, and was left with this!

This is where i am currently at from 2 days work.
Will hopefully get more done this weekend.
Including sanding all the panel edges, to get them perfect

Let me know what you think
Thanks for looking.

-Craig

 

[MT Mods]

Yes. This has the potential to be a stunning little system, just don't go OTT and you'll nail it

thanks

Update

I started work on the top vent cover/panel.
Got my hands on the sanding belt and also trimmed down and fitted the front panel properly.

Still need to repaint the edges of the front panel, and we should be good to wait for the parts to arrive.
Inner panels will be fitted properly once the system is inside.



EDIT:
Re-done front panel, and top panel. now flush and cleaned.
++ Added new white inserts (these will ignite with the Cablemod RGB Widebeams in the front

-Craig

 

[MT Mods]

update

got to work on the top vent panel.
Was certainly fun, not 100% sure if i like it, but it'll do for now.


I painted it white first

Vinyl wrapped and marked the areas i wanted to stay white

Peeled off the excess vinyl

Sprayed it all black

And then fitted it

Let me know what you think
thanks for looking

-Craig

 

[MT Mods]

Cablemod lights arrived
Details here: https://cablemod.com/product/cablemod-widebeam-magnetic-rgb-led-kit-60cm/

Been playing with this already and waiting until it's darker to get some better shots.

Will update later
-Craig

 

[MT Mods]

ASUS UK delivery arrived and it's pure love!
Check these out

First up, the ASUS ROG Strix Z270i Gaming motherboard (ITX)

Finally,, the mighty ASUS ROG Poseidon GTX 1080Ti Platinum

More to follow
-Craig

 

[MT Mods]

Loving the work so far, can't wait to see how good this looks when it's finished!

Hope you have more luck than me with the motherboard though, very close to binning mine due to crap BIOS that seems to get worse with each update

Aw man that sucks Have you tried contacting ASUS ? Might be worth a shot, UK team is generally really good.

 

[MT Mods]

update:

little video preview i threw together for the project logs
Here it is

 

[MT Mods]

Something interesting happened during the recording of the video log

 

[MT Mods]

Think if I was using one of those fan hubs I'd be replacing it pretty damn quickly. Bad enough when it's a new build and you're stood there ready to unplug it, but imagine the damage it could have caused if you'd gone out for 10 minutes and left the PC running...

I've already bought a another hub, not from NZXT this time Luckily nothing was hooked up yet.

 

[MT Mods]

Cracking build mate. I am now rather nervous about my NZXT fan hub now!

thanks
Ach.. i'm sure yours will be fine, no doubt just my pot luck.

 

[MT Mods]

M.2 SSD arrived for the back of the motherboard.
All the way from TeamGroup the mighty little Cardea m.2 SSD.
Comes with a pre-installed heatsink in nice dark red.

the rear of the case will have a window, so you can see the SSD and back of the board

 

[MT Mods]

Well.. it's been great fun, and we are finished!
ROG-BOX will be available to see in person at i61.

Special thanks to
ASUS Republic Of Gamers UK
Cooler Master UK
Cablemod
Team Group Global