rodrosenberg

Hi everyone!
 
Let me first introduce myself
 
I’m Peter Brands, 35 years young and from a little town in the middle of The Netherlands called Urk.
I’m an electrician, and mostly active on trawlers, vessels and luxury yachts.
I’ve been an online gamer and hardware enthusiast since 1995 where I got my online nick ‘L3p’ and started modding in 2009.
Some might know me from my desk-pc builds ‘L3p D3sk’ and 'Cross Desk' or scratch build ‘L3pipe’.
 
I have to admit I'm not really a competitive casemodder, more a passionate liquidcooling enthusiast.
But with the Tt P5 and the idea I have as you can see in the banner I just couldn't resist
 




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Specs:
 
Intel Core i7-6700K
Asus Maximus VIII Formula
Asus Geforce GTX980 Strix (2x)
Asus ROG Swift PG348Q 34" 100Hz
Avexir Red Tesla 2666Mhz 16GB
Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2
Thermaltake Core P5 (2x)
Thermaltake  DPS G RGB 1250W Ti
Thermaltake Fully Liquidcooled


Gear:
Tt eSports Poseidon Z Keyboard
Tt eSports Theron Plus Mouse
Tt eSports Shock 3D Headset
Tt eSports Dasher Mini 2016
Tt eSports Battle Dragon Backpack
Tt Luxa² Holder Solution E-One
Speedseats Sport version White
 
 
Goodluck to everyone and I hope you enjoy the buildlog!

When looking at pure modding, design, skill level, material, tools used and the buildlog my list would be:
 
1. Suchao Prowphong (By far!)
2. Mathieu Delsuc and Stuart Tonks
 
However I also voted for Stuart and Mathieu because in my opinion Andy Webers build shouldn't be above Mathieu Delsuc or Stuart Tonks.....at all

This year we ran our first Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational.
We invited 7 modders from 7 countries to showcase their skills in a casemod Invitational battle!!
 
So far the builds have all come out awesome and the modders are at the completion stages of the build, the time has come when we pick a winner for this years contest!
 
 
Help us crown this year’s CaseMOD Invitational's winner to be in a chance to win awesome prizes from: 
 

 
 
To enter the competition is simple. All you have to do is vote for your favorite mod by selecting your winner and you will be in the draw to WIN!
Reminder: You must be a member to vote on the poll seen at the top of this page, head over to the link below if you are having problems voting
http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/voteForMe.html 
 
Week 1 Prizes

Week 2 Prizes

 
 
For the modders build logs please refer to the links below
(AU) Stuart Tonks              http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_au.html 
(UK) Richi Bowzer              http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_uk.html 
(FR) Mathieu Delsuc          http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_fr.html 
(US)Nick Blackwell             http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_us.html 
(DE)Andy Weber                http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_de.html 
(JP) Fabio Moma                http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_jp.html 
(TH) Suchao Prowphong    http://casemod2015.thermaltake.com/ModderProfile_th.html

Hello I Suchao Prowphong in Thailand. When I was watching the movie Fast And Furious 7 Movies that I like a lot. And to see all the repeats. So many people come up with ideas that sparked one of them is an actor named Paul Walker. His focus imply. There is hope, belief and faith. I miss him Although he goodbye body will be lost But the memories are still in my mind. And the world forever     Tower or instant case it is the first time for me. I urge all people lucky. And love what you do. I'm sorry I have bad language, please take a photo of me, instead of communicating to you. Thank.     Sponsored by                         https://www.facebook.com/suchao.prowphong     https://www.facebook.com/IndyLaserBanglen?fref=ts Hardware Case - Thermaltake Core X9  X2 CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K  CPU - Intel Core i7-4770K  Motherboard - ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA X2 Memory - AVEXIR CORE SERIES 8GB 1600MHz Kit - WHITE LIGHT X4 Graphic Card - ASUS GTX 970 STRIX 4GB DDR5 X2 Harddisk Drive  - 2TB X2 Solid State Drive - 256 X2 Power Supply - Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 850W Platinum X2 Fans - Thermaltake Riing Fans x30 Fan Controllor - Tt commander FT X2 Fan Hub - Commander FX 10 Port X4   Cooling All Component water cooling system by Thermaltake LCS.    

Vote Choose a job you love and work. 
Link to Vote
 

http://community.thermaltake.com/index.php?/topic/1425-vote/

 

Spy vs Spy
 

 
 

The Following was obtained from the History section of the Spy vs Spy Headquarters.
 
http://www.spyvsspyhq.com/history.html
 
Simple yet meaningful is one way to describe the wordless black and white comic strip that makes up Spy vs. Spy. The cartoon created in 1960 by Antonio Prohías, depicts the antics of two distinctly different yet similar spies who try to get the best of each other with clever yet strange schemes of espionage and deception.
 

Published in Mad magazine since 1961, Prohías began working on Spy vs. Spy in Cuban, but fled to the United States in 1960 just days before Fidel Castro took over the last Cuban free press.  When Prohías came to the United States he knew almost no English, but Mad magazine readers and editors quick accepted him and loved his work.
Before he got the job at Mad, he worked in Queens at a clothing factory by day and drew by night in his cramped apartment.  His earlier works “Erizo,†“Oveja Negra,†“El Hombre Siniestro,†and “Tovarich†would not work in his new country where the idea of communism was not as prevalent or well taken by pleasure readers. In Cuba if you were not a supporter of Castro you were considered a spy, and this is where he got the idea.  Prohías considered himself a spy and thus the idea was born.
 
 


Prohías submitted his rough pencil concept and design sketches to MAD’s editors on normal 8.5 x 11 paper and would latter redraw the entire carton twice the size for reproduction  in the magazine.  He would go through the comic strip with pain staking detail and make sure all edges and lines were detailed in his dark bold pen and would almost never ink over his pencil drawings. 
 

Spy vs. Spy is now a national icon, symbolic of the Cold War representing good and evil and the struggle for equilibrium.  Prohías would stealthily sign each of his Spy vs. Spy cartoons under the title panel, in Morse code, which spelled out the words "by prohias."  This is one of the most overlooked details in his work. -••• -•-- •--• •-• --- •••• •• •- •••
 
Antonio Prohías passed away February 24, 1998.  His masterpiece concept of the two spies battling it out lives on in the continuing work done by his successor Peter Kuper.

 
 
 
This project is sponsored by the good folks at.

http://www.thermaltake.com/home.aspx
 
 

http://www.evga.com/
 
Also brought to you by
 

http://www.v1tech.com/
 

http://www.precisioncomputing.net/
 

http://sanctumsleeving.com/
 

https://www.youtube.com/user/bodteklord
https://www.facebook.com/tekbydesign?fref=ts
 
And last but certainly not least. 

 
 
Specs:
Case - Thermaltake Core X9 x 2
Motherboard - EVGA Z97 FTW (Gaming System), EVGA Z97 FTW (Server)
CPU - Intel i5 4670K (Gaming), Intel G3258 (Server)
Ram - 4 x 4Gb G.Skill Ripjaws (8Gb per system)
PSU - 1 x 550w DPS G Modular PSU, 1 x 750w DPS G Modular PSU
GPU - 2 x ASUS Strix GTX 970  
SSD - 2 x 240 Gb Crucial M500 240Gb
HDD - 4 x 500 Gb in Raid 0
CPU Block - Pacific W1 x 2
GPU Block - Pacific Strix Water block x 2
Radiator - Pacific RL 480 x 4
Pump - Pacific P1 D5 Pump /w Silent Kit x 2
Reservoir - Pacific T33 x 3
Cables - Custom Sleeved Cables Sleeving supplies courtesy of Sanctum Sleeving
LEDs - BSMods 5050 RGB LED 16.5ft Strip /w wireless remote.
 
The whole idea is to put two complete systems in here all cooled with one large liquid cooling system.
 

The first shipment of parts has arrived. 2 x Core X9 Cases, 2 x Commander FX 10 port fan hub, 1 x 550w DPS G Modular PSU and 1 x 750w DPS G Modular PSU.
 

To give you an idea of the size of the double stacked X9. On the left of this pic is the chassis from a Thermaltake A-71 Full Tower. Each Core X9 is 1 inch taller and twice as wide.
 

Here we have One intact X9 and one completely disassembled.
 

 

 

The Core X9 has this built in plate that can be removed from the bottom panel so you can install a massive radiator in push/pull. However this is not going to work for what I have planned. For what I want to do the entire floor has to be cut out.
 

Remember kids always use proper safety gear when working with power tools and hazardous chemicals. It doesn't matter how careful you are. Things Happen.
 

The bottom of the top X9 has been cut out. 
 

Now after stacking up two empty X9 cases and lifting them both a couple times I quickly realized that once all the hardware and coolant has been added this thing is going to be extremely heavy. Therefore I am going to add casters. Each caster is rated at 150lbs.
 



Yesss much better.
 

The rest of the gear from Thermaltake has arrived.
 

 




EVGA sent two gorgeous Z97 FTW boards for our project.
 

Time to get these bad boys fired up on the test benches.
 

 
Alright Time to get started on the prep work for our paint.
 

 
This is what your case should look like after your preliminary sanding...Do not take it down to the bare metal.....Just take the shine off of it. it should look dusty like its been sitting there for a while.
 

 
Two of the rads are getting prepped for paint. They are going to be painted white.
 

 
Time to get started on cutting the Motherboard mounting plates ready for the Floating Motherboards.
 

 
Remember kids always wear the proper safety gear when working with power tools or hazardous chemicals. We don;t wear safety gear because we are not careful. We wear it for the things we can't control. (#### Happens!)
 

 
After the plates have been cut this is all that's left of them. Just enough to hold it in place.
 

 

 
And there we have it a Floating Motherboard.
 
Alright time to start shooting some paint.
 





 
I was worried that the additional white would not work well with the light ring...Glad to see I was wrong. It really makes the light pop.
 
While I waited for the paint to dry I got started on the sleeving.
 

I have two PSU's to sleeve. This 750w DPS G and another 550w DPS G.
 

Going to be using some Telios Sleeving from Mainframe Customs(http://mainframecustom.com/) Provided to me by the guys over at Sanctum Sleeving(http://sanctumsleeving.com/)
 



The double wire didn't quite come out as well as I hoped. Still not too bad.

One 24-pin down a hundred more wires to go.

Kick #### Nick!  Looking forward to seeing this project complete. 

Hey guys, working on a new build project.  This will be my son's case, and it's something I've wanted to do for him for a while now.   He is into Minecraft quite a bit, but he also likes Star Wars.  So when I discovered that there was a Star Wars mod for Minecraft, I knew I had found the perfect theme for his new case.  So I'll be building a Minecraft droid named R2M1, using a Thermaltake Core X1. 
 
Here is a screenshot of the droid in-game:
 

 
As you can see it's very basic, so it shouldn't be too difficult to transform the Core X1 into a droid.  I went into Sketchup and whipped up a quick 3d model..
 

 
i'm hoping this will be a fairly quick build, but you know how that goes.  With my luck, my son will be into some other game by the time I finish and I'll have to build him a new case!  ;-)
 
More to come...
 

I'd have to go with the orange one since I built it. one detail that you might miss on it is the fact it uses solid core wiring here is a quick shot of wiring while I was installing it. 
 

This is how my mod started out!  Yup it was THAT GHETTO!!!
 

 
 
Don't get discouraged though because we all start somewhere.  After more than a year of saving and buying here and there(love craigslist) I was able to achieve this
 

 
 
Hopefully,  I will be able to get some type of sponsorship(cough Thermaltake cough) for my next mod/build so it doesn't take so long.

Now That's a sick Mod. Love old retro Cases. Sick Paint as usual Bob.

That looks so clean you could eat from it

Wow, Nice build rodrosenburg!
Cant believe that awesome mod only took you 24 hours!  

I thought I'd post our MOD24 mod up we were very happy to have the Water 3.0 360mm cooler and a full selection of Thermaltake fans ready for our build. So I thought I'd drop a post here to share and answer any questions anyone might have about such a crazy contest and trying to do a good mod in just 24 hours. 
 
 
Quick little album of before, during and after
http://imgur.com/a/zyOEN
 
 

I thought I'd post our MOD24 mod up we were very happy to have the Water 3.0 360mm cooler and a full selection of Thermaltake fans ready for our build. So I thought I'd drop a post here to share and answer any questions anyone might have about such a crazy contest and trying to do a good mod in just 24 hours. 
 
 
Quick little album of before, during and after
http://imgur.com/a/zyOEN
 
 

I thought I'd post our MOD24 mod up we were very happy to have the Water 3.0 360mm cooler and a full selection of Thermaltake fans ready for our build. So I thought I'd drop a post here to share and answer any questions anyone might have about such a crazy contest and trying to do a good mod in just 24 hours. 
 
 
Quick little album of before, during and after
http://imgur.com/a/zyOEN
 
 

I thought I'd post our MOD24 mod up we were very happy to have the Water 3.0 360mm cooler and a full selection of Thermaltake fans ready for our build. So I thought I'd drop a post here to share and answer any questions anyone might have about such a crazy contest and trying to do a good mod in just 24 hours. 
 
 
Quick little album of before, during and after
http://imgur.com/a/zyOEN
 
 

I thought I'd post our MOD24 mod up we were very happy to have the Water 3.0 360mm cooler and a full selection of Thermaltake fans ready for our build. So I thought I'd drop a post here to share and answer any questions anyone might have about such a crazy contest and trying to do a good mod in just 24 hours. 
 
 
Quick little album of before, during and after
http://imgur.com/a/zyOEN
 
 

Can't wait to get my hands I what I think is a PERFECT LAN Party keyboard!

I love how it can be opened up like that! awesome mod! must have taken a long time to build

Wow, that's very cool!
job well done

I guess it's ok..