Tt Andy

I've had this case for 3 years.  Everything has changed in it.  One thing always stays the same, my Level 10 GT.  
 

 

Hey guys whats up I'm Nick from Dirty South PC Mods. We were given this awesome Core V1 Mini ITX Case to Mod by the generous folks here at Thermaltake.
 
This one is going to be called "Dexter"
 
 
First up I would like to thank my sponsors and supporters 
 
Thermaltake 

You can see more awesome Tt stuff here http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/
 
LutroO Customs

Check out all the awesome sleeving gear here http://lutro0-customs.com/
 
 
 
 

 
 
Specs
 
Case - Thermaltake Core V1 ITX
Mobo - EVGA Stinger Z77 ITX
CPU - Intel 3770K /w EK Block
Ram - 8Gb (4Gb x 2) G.Skill 2133Mhz /w EK Block
GPU - EVGA GTX 660Ti 2Gb /w EK Block
PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050W PSU
SSD - OCZ Vertex 4 120Gb
Fans - Thermaltake Luna 20 LED 200mm x 2 and Thunderblade Rv2 80mm x 2
Phobya 200mm Extreme Radiator
Magicool 160mm (80mm x 2) Radiator
Swiftech DDC Pump /w Bitspower Pump top
Primochill Flow indicator
Monsoon Econo line Rigid fitings
Monsoon Blood Red PMMA Rigid Tubing

First up doing a quick dry fit to see if all the parts I want to use will fit. And it looks like they will. The 200mm Radiator however will need a bit of coaxing.
 

 
Ok so now that I know that the parts that I wan't to use will fit. Drilled out the rivets that hold the Mobo plate in place so I can mod it to fit the 200mm Radiator and to prep it for paint. 
 

Using a Right angle grinder with a cut off wheel to remove the small part support on the left so the Radiator will fit. Luckily the HDD drive cage will make up for the lack o support there.
 


After that was cut off we switch to a Flapper Wheel on the grinder to smooth out the edges.
 

 
Once that part was removed the 200mm Radiator will fit with enough room to do a push/pull fan setup


Oh man that is a super tight fit..Running that 24 pin is going to be fun 

Alright time to get this bad boy ready for paint.

When sanding your case for paint. There is no need to go all the way down to the metal just take the shine off. 

And there we have a white Core V1.

Now we need to get the Thermaltake Toughpower Gold 750W PSU headed in the right direction.





There we go much better.

Painted the SSD/HDD Caddy with Banner Red. 

Thermaltake was gracious enough to send me two of the 200mm Luna Red LED fans. Thanks guys

All the Hardware (minus the 160mm rad it is drying its paint)

Having a bit of fun with Tt Dude .





Going for a blood splatter effect I think it came out rather well.




check out the reflection off of the mirrored floor. 

With all the hardware crammed in there you can bet it was no easy task to get that hard-line in there.

After a successful leak test here we go.






Had to get the rigs all shined up for a Local Rock show. Had the Thermaltake Core V1 "Dexter" and Urban T-81 "Man of Steel" folks were really digging on the Core V1. Still need sleeve the cables and do some detail work on the inside to get it ready for HorrorCon 

After recieiving my money back I decided to just buy some sleeving and a sleeve tool from amazon. I need to get this htpc done so we can catch up on all the movies we have been missing.
 
Learned a bunch with my first sleeving job.
 
I was too forceful with the tool the first time and slightly bent the tool. I didn't measure out the heat shrink well enough and so they came out uneven.
 
Besides all that im happy with it..better than multi color wires all over the place. Will definatly take my time and measure with more care in my next build. Here is a sneak peak. Next up will be ordering the mother board when I scrape up a bit more cash.
 
I keep having second thoughts about the fm2+ socket and have been looking at some dedicated gpu combos. More decisions!
 

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Toughpower DPS G 850w power supply!

 

Week 5: 9/16 ~ 9/23              

 

Question 5: What's the DPS stand for on the Toughpower PSU?

I love this case.  Mine should be shipping soon and I can't wait!

Hello guys,
 
We will be moving our previous giveaway thread to here, sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Hello Guys,
 
Week 4's winner is RE Spartan, congratulations you have won yourself a Core V1 !!
Please inbox me your details
 

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Toughpower DPS G 850w power supply!

 

Week 5: 9/16 ~ 9/23              

 

Question 5: What's the DPS stand for on the Toughpower PSU?

Hello Guys,
 
Week 4's winner is RE Spartan, congratulations you have won yourself a Core V1 !!
Please inbox me your details
 

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Toughpower DPS G 850w power supply!

 

Week 5: 9/16 ~ 9/23              

 

Question 5: What's the DPS stand for on the Toughpower PSU?

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Toughpower DPS G 850w power supply!

 

Week 5: 9/16 ~ 9/23              

 

Question 5: What's the DPS stand for on the Toughpower PSU?

Nawh, since its 5ghz turbo, Ill keep it stock, I enjoy things stock =)
 
I may end up running into a few hiccups with this build though... will find out tomorrow for sure if I can make something work or not.
Id hate to have to change chassis

Core V1 Review at Pro-Clockers.com
 

 
http://proclockers.com/reviews/computer-cases/thermaltake-core-v1-chassis-review

So who hates me for the teasing?

Hello guys,
 
We will be moving our previous giveaway thread to here, sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Ok guys, since i started this thread i guess i will go first lol
Its quite embarrassing but here's my old GPU ghetto zip-tie mod from last year! 
AMD R9 280x crossfire with AIO water coolers zip-tied down lol.. i know it's ghetto but it works great!

(Sorry about the pic quality)

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Core V1!  

 

Week 4: 9/9 ~ 9/16                      

 

Question 4: What's the support for the graphics card on the Core V1?

                 how long can it be?

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Core V1!  

 

Week 4: 9/9 ~ 9/16                      

 

Question 4: What's the support for the graphics card on the Core V1?

                 how long can it be?

Promotion Date: 8/18 ~ 9/29
 
To celebrate the launch of Tt Community we will be running a weekly giveaway for 6 consecutive weeks! 
 
Rules are simple; simply register as a user and answer the question on the Events>Giveaway thread each week, current members can enter too!
 
Prizes include 5 x Thermaltake Core V1, Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate, DPS G Power supply
 
NOTE: Competition will be open for all regions and the winners will be picked by random. There will be a new thread each week in the Giveaway thread so look out for it!

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Core V1!  

 

Week 4: 9/9 ~ 9/16                      

 

Question 4: What's the support for the graphics card on the Core V1?

                 how long can it be?

Lets congratulate Dabeavis for winning this weeks prize : Water 3.0 Ultimate!! 
please inbox me your details
 

 
If you missed out don't worry there is still more giveaways to come, next question should be up soon so look out for it

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Core V1!  

 

Week 4: 9/9 ~ 9/16                      

 

Question 4: What's the support for the graphics card on the Core V1?

                 how long can it be?

I was scrolling my news feed on my fb and then this caught my eye.
 
Such elegance
Much prestige
Wow.

I am going to go get the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe
 
Alright. I will try doing that! Thanks a bunch

Please answer the following question on this thread to be in the draw to win a Core V1!  

 

Week 4: 9/9 ~ 9/16                      

 

Question 4: What's the support for the graphics card on the Core V1?

                 how long can it be?