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WorkLog Thermaltake Core X9 Cape Canaveral GamesCom Mod


EddyKuz

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Hello everybody,



it is time for my new project. This time I have the honour of modding a Core X9 from Thermaltake for display at Gamescom Cologne 2015.



First of all a HUGE "Thank you" to Thermaltake Germany, who enable me to put a CaseMod on display at Gamescom.

Further shoutouts go to Superior Modding Supplies - Gosumodz.com and Modworkx for the collaboration.



The project:

Case, power supply and many cooling components are sponsored by Thermaltake

The case is the black X9 of the Core series. I will apply a mirror mod from the outside and inside I will remodel "Cape Canaveral".

There will be a small space shuttle inside, one of the reservoirs will server as fuel tank or carrier rocket.

Furthermore, I will add a hangar, fuel pipes and more tanks.

The launching pad will be illuminated by LEDs.

I got many more ideas but need to check what can actually be carried out.



The hardware:

ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA / ASUS POSEIDON GTX980 / OCZ Vector 180 480GB / Avexir Blitz 1.1 Original, weiße LED / CPU noch offen /


 
 
 
WaterCooling:
 
Thermaltake
2 x Pacific RL 420
1 x Pacific T11 - 22 - 33
1 x Pacific P1 Pumpe Black
1 x Pacific W2 Cpu Kühler

15 x Pacific 1/2'' ID x 5/8'' OD Anschlusstülle - Schwarz
6 x Pacific G1/4 90° Adapter – Schwarz


 


Sponsoren:
Thermaltake Germany / Asus Rog / Mayhems / Avexir / Gosumodz / Modworkx /  OCZ

 

 

 

The First Pic´s

 

 

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I managed to accomplish a few things again. The new front panel is made of 3mm thick plexiglass, the 130mm holes have been cut with a Dremel.

The plexiglass was painted with a matt black.

The middle plate is a 2mm thick aluminium plate (the reservoir would have been too heavy for plexiglass, it would have bent).

With a countersink I cut six holes for the bulkhead coupling. You can find 10 holes on the sides of the plate (take a guess what the straw is for?). The middle has two holes for in- and output of the reservoir.

Again, the plate has been painted with a matt black.


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Today is not my day... First, I get the measurements for the side panel wrong by 100mm and then two corners break, one from the front panel on the bottom left and one from the mainboard tray.


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I still managed to accomplish a few things. The cover for the PSU is done and the holder for the reservoir with Thermaltake logo are finished.

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This is how the case soon will look like from the outside.

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Heute gibt es ein paar Sponsorenbilder und Danksagungen :

Vielen Dank an ‪#‎AsusROG‬ ‪#‎Avexir‬ ‪#‎OCZ‬

Das Board ist ein Maximus VII Forumla Z97
Der Speicher ist ein Avexir Blitz 4 x 4 GB 1600Mhz
Die SSD ist eine OCZ Vector 180 mit 480GB

Vielen Dank auch an Martin Pajenkamp von ‪#‎ThermaltakeGermany‬ der wirklich alles gibt für das Projekt


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Slowly but surely everything is taking shape! The tubing in the basement is done, radiators, pump and reservoir are connected and the first leak test run was successful.

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First test for the illumination of the space shuttle with 3mm LEDs in straws  :)

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