Sam Ca

Looks awesome so far 👌

Bending of the PETG Tubes





The PETG Tubes are sanded to have a satin/matte look. 










 
 
The CaseMOD is pressure tested using Thermaltake Pacific Leak Tester 
 https://www.thermaltake.com/thermaltake-pacific-leak-tester.html
 


 

I'll be using Thermaltake SWAFAN 12 RGB for my radiators. 
Check out the fans here: https://www.thermaltake.com/swafan-12-rgb-radiator-fan-3-fan-pack.html

 
The Pump-reservoir I'll be using are Thermaltake Pacific PR32-D5 Plus Pump.
Learn more about the Pump res here: 
https://www.thermaltake.com/pacific-pr32-d5-plus.html
 



We will be using dual 240 radiators Thermaltake Pacific CLD240, one on the front and on on the rear. 
Learn more about the radiator here: https://www.thermaltake.com/pacific-cld-240-radiator.html




Thermaltake Pacific Compression Fittings and 90-deg male to female fittings:



 
Thermaltake V-Tubler 16mm PETG Tubes:


 
 
Utilizing the function of the reversible fans of the new Thermaltake SWAFAN 120 RGB:




 
Mounting the fans and radiators to the case bracket:




Installing the Thermaltake Pacific PR32-D5 Plus Pump


 

Here's the current state of the CaseMOD:
Custom front radiator mount Custom rear radiator mount custom gpu bracket custom pump brackets
  The Plan is to maintain The Tower 500's form/layout so that It can be still recognized from the original case design. 
The Motherboard, GPU, Powersupply and etc  (Main parts) will be using the case itself and not other materials. 

The layout of the main parts of this CaseMOD is finished. 
I will be installing the Thermaltake V-Tubler 16mm PETG Tubes around the CaseMOD. 
I want the CaseMOD to expose all the sponsored parts as well as showcasing the watercooling parts around the CaseMOD. 

The RAM that I'll be using in this CaseMOD will be ThermaltakeT oughram XG RGB. 
Learn more about the RAM here: https://www.thermaltake.com/toughram-xg-rgb-memory-ddr4-3600mhz-16gb-8gb-x2.html



 
 
The i9 12900k on this project will be cooled under this magnificent Thermaltake Pacific MX2 waterblock!
Learn more about the waterblock here https://www.thermaltake.com/pacific-mx2-ultra-cpu-waterblock.html

 
The waterblock is installed to the ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND WiFi 6E
 

The project will be powered by Thermaltake GF2 ARGB 850w
Learn more about the powersupply here:
https://www.thermaltake.com/toughpower-gf2-argb-850w-tt-premium-edition.html

The Tower 500 has arrived together with all of our Thermaltake Parts!
Huge thanks to Thermaltake for providing all these parts.

We will take a closer look each of the parts that we will be using on this CaseMOD in the following days. 

Thank you Thermaltake Technology Inc for sending The Tower 500 Case! 
Learn more about the case here: https://www.thermaltake.com/the-tower-500-mid-tower-chassis.html

 



 
 
 
 
 
 

More watercooling parts! Yay!

Great work 😃

Now the modding begins! 
I started by cutting manually the case to remove the front area. 
I want to have a semi-open type of case. I also want to expose as much as possible the parts so that It can be distinguished as a computer. 







I used aluminum angle bars as support of the case. I used rivets to secure it together with the case.
Next is the base, I decided to use wood because it is light and can hold the weight of my casemod.
I cut two pieces using jigsaw and combine them to make a platform using wood glue and securing it with wood screws.















 
 
 

The case is mounted on the base platform using 8 wood screws. This will be enough to hold the case.
 

 
Next are the brackets and mounting for the pump, radiator and fans.
 I also made a custom bracket for the GPU using aluminum angle bars and flat bars





I made a custom mounting for the top fan bracket and relocated it to the back part of the case.
I used additional aluminum bar to support the bottom mounting. 








Thee D5 pump brackets are also made from aluminum flat bars.





The custom brackets are riveted to the case.




 
 
I also made a passthough system for watercooling. The plan is to have tubes around the case to showcase and expose Thermaltake's watercooling parts.
I used acrylic sheet to have a cover of the passthrough fittings to hold on to. This part will be very vital in our casemod because this will enhance the theme that I want to achieve. 












 
 
 
 
 
 

Wow, nice I like it.

Seagate provides us with FireCuda 530 1 TB for our storage! 😄 
This features PCie Gen 4 which is 12 times faster than SATA SSDs
https://www.seagate.com/as/en/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssd/#

Thank you Seagate!

Here are my GIF entries 😁





 

Hello everyone, here's my entry for this competition 😊
 

THE PROCESS
The main software I used is Adobe Photoshop with my digital tablet. I drew all of the characters with their separate parts that needs to move. 
(head, eyes, hair, body, effects and accessories)







This step took a lot of hours from designing, sketching, line-art, coloring and finalizing. 







I used wallpaper engine for animating the separated parts. I was able to apply all the complicated movements like blinking, shake, water waves, glowing and breathing effect.


I exported all the videos and used Premiere Pro for looping the animation and adjusting the timings. 



 

 
 


 

THE CONCEPT

The first thing came up in my mind for the GIF I could make was a mascot or character/s for Thermaltake. 
I was hesitant at first because character designing will be a lot of work. At the end of the first week I was able to 
make a sketch of the characters. This is their early design.
Presenting the Thermaltake Comets: Luna, Hibana and Sol.
 


The members of Ttake Comets are experienced defenders with their specialization in weapons.

Luna- marksman from the West. She has the ninety-nine percent accuracy with any long-range weapon she can use .
Hibana - cursed brawler of the Underground City. The chosen host of the parasitic fire gauntlet.
Sol - swordsman of the Far East. She traveled the whole world mastering all the sword-styles with her pulse katana.

I decided to make GIF set for each of the character.
The CPU LCD will have their animated portrait GIF and the RAM LCD will have their animated pose GIF.

The hardware has arrived! Time to test the components 😊

Hello everyone! I'm Sam from Philippines and I am very excited to be part on this invitational. 
I will be posting here my concept, design and process for my work. 
Good luck to everyone!

The hardware has arrived! Time to test the components 😊

Hello everyone, here's my entry for this competition 😊
 

The hardware has arrived! Time to test the components 😊

The hardware has arrived! Time to test the components 😊