[S Frame] Plum Blossom

[B N3GATIVE]

Hi everybody and welcome to my newest log!

This build is going to be based around the mighty S Frame,a case I have been itching to mod since it first released,thanks Katerina @ In Win NL for giving me the last one they had!
https://www.inwin-style.com/en/gaming-chassis/S-Frame
Im going for a mecha look this time using the same colour palette as LUMO but with the yellow as highlight rather than the dominant colour.
It seems a shame to take drills,saws and files to such a beauty of a case but I have big plans...

Hardware!

ASUS have stepped with a rampage Edition 10 and a pair of 480's!

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-RAMPAGE-V-EDITION-10/
https://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics-Cards/ROG-STRIX-RX480-O8G-GAMING/

All the extras...and that DAC unit....

And with the gorgeous DDR4 from G Skill!

http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-3200c16q2-64gtzky

2 of the 4 Strix 480's going in here.....

And in the case?

Power is coming from my trusty 1500w Platimax,about time it did stuff other than powering pumps when filling loops!

Watercooling to come from EK of course!

This one is a labour of love so it will not be a quick log and I do ask people comment,positive/negative doesnt matter,feedback is welcomed!

Thanks to the contributors to this log,ASUS UK,EKWB,G Skill and the ever awesome In Win!

 

[whyscotty]

Should be good - sweet photo's as always

 

[mrkambo]

I don't think you've got enough RGB stuff!

 

[ALXAndy]

Why the name dude? are you ditching Celestial?

 

[Cenedd]

I know what you mean by it seeming sacrilegious to cut/drill that case....and if it were anyone else, I'd be worried!

 

[B N3GATIVE]

Should be good - sweet photo's as always

Thanks!

I really need a bigger area to take them in tho....

I don't think you've got enough RGB stuff!

More is coming,RGB is life......apparently.

Why the name dude? are you ditching Celestial?

Its the Taiwanese national flower. And a cool mech name.

I know what you mean by it seeming sacrilegious to cut/drill that case....and if it were anyone else, I'd be worried!

I AM worried tho...P38 is on stand by.

 

[Cenedd]

From the stuff you've done before I'm not worried that you're some idiot who's going to do horrible things to a lovely case with no thought (or skill) whatsoever. InWin clearly agree or they wouldn't have made this happen.
I'm sure what you've got planned will be great and I'm looking forward to being pleasantly surprised...but if you want to make this more a consultative thread and bounce some ideas off us, feel free - we're all ears!

 

[Akagi]

When is a case not a case? Can a very elegant sheet of metal which you bolt things to, really be called a 'case'?

Looking forward to this... As ever!

 

[ALXAndy]

I didn't know you were a horti*******culturalist

BTW one more question. The **** is a mech?

 

[chilipeppersc]

I hope your house doesn't have pets!!!!

The dust! Looks gorgeous bud

 

[LePhuronn]

subbed so hard...

 

[B N3GATIVE]

After a delay,in which I moved to Slovenia to be part of EK's R&D department,here is a small update in the progression of my labour of love on this case....

I wanted to keep the drive 'bays' for the 4x 1Tb SSD's so I had to find alternatives....

So the I/O panel in the front was taken out,drilled, and used for the mount,around .5mm between the panel and the case!

This puts the HDD out of view and still leaves room to suck the spare cabling into,there will be a little vanity plate covering the top and shielding everything from view.

Lets add a 'one of a kind' EK Rampage V ED10 monoblock!

And 2 500Gb WD Black HDD's which I had laying around,these will add a little surface detail,something that should go well with the mecha feel.

And a 6900k? Go on then....

And with the EK XE360?

Yum! Awaiting the cable clips from Nanoxia so the wiring can be done,this is the next job on the list.....

 

[Cenedd]

Looking good as ever. A relocation to Slovenia for work...that's one serious move. Obviously we're now expecting some serious custom block-work!

Probably entirely unnecessary but if the I/O panel hard disk is that close to the next panel, could you bridge the gap with some thin thermal pads? That way, it'd get some passive cooling to compensate for being shoved in a box with no air-flow.

 

[B N3GATIVE]

Update!

So,while im waiting for spring to arrive in Slovenia...basement is too damn cold!....I went about getting the mobo ready to go,some paintwork to complement the chassis....

Progress is slow...im hibernating!

Paint is a 3 stage flouro yellow,the same used with LUMO.

I also started mounting the cable clamps from my new sponsor Nanoxia!

Sharp drill bits are a must,many,many holes to drilll......

 

[LePhuronn]

we have a nasty cold snap back over here too, I'm trying to fold and drill indoors and it's driving the rats insane.

Love that yellow again, great precision as always.

What's happened to Celestial?

 

[B N3GATIVE]

we have a nasty cold snap back over here too, I'm trying to fold and drill indoors and it's driving the rats insane.

Love that yellow again, great precision as always.

What's happened to Celestial?

Still going but she is in the UK......

 

[LePhuronn]

Still going but she is in the UK......

I did wonder how much gear you'd be shipping with you. I guess we'll just have to live with 1 project log

 

[B N3GATIVE]

I know....I have not been updating very often......but......

Blocks are nearly done along with the rads,I used LUMO yellow and marblizing solution to get the effect.....and like last time,I need a boat load of clear to finish them up. Luckily I have some awesome 2K clear to hand!
Now I am just waiting for a nice day....

 

[ADmodz]

Stunning work as always dude.looking forward in seeing the end result.

 

[whiterabbit]

Beautiful custom blocks. Perks of the job!