Dirty South PC Mods

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.

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.

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.

Hey hey guys and girls. We have another awesome themed mod coming your way. This one is based off of one of my favorite comic strips growing up as a kid. 
 
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
 
and 
 

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

http://www.v1tech.com/
 
Specs:
Case - Thermaltake Core X9 x 2
Motherboard - EVGA Z97 Classified (Gaming System), MSi Z87 Mpower (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 3
Reservoir - Pacific T33 x 4
Cables - 2 sets of Red Tt Sleeved Cables
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.

Hey hey guys and girls. We have another awesome themed mod coming your way. This one is based off of one of my favorite comic strips growing up as a kid. 
 
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
 
and 
 

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

http://www.v1tech.com/
 
Specs:
Case - Thermaltake Core X9 x 2
Motherboard - EVGA Z97 Classified (Gaming System), MSi Z87 Mpower (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 3
Reservoir - Pacific T33 x 4
Cables - 2 sets of Red Tt Sleeved Cables
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.

Hey hey guys Nick here from Dirty South PC Mods and Modders-Inc. Back to bring you another awesome mod.
 
This time it is based off of the Doom or Quake video game series I'm not sure witch at this point. 
 
Brought to you by the good folks at Thermaltake
 
 
And by the awesome crew at Modders-Inc

 
 
The following are the rules of the competition that I must adhere to. 
 
1) We each start of the with the same case, the Thermaltake X1
 
2) Each person can only spend $250 USD to create the actual case mod. Taxes are not included in the total for the $250 USD
 
3) A theme was picked to help keep us on the same playing field. You can pick from either the DOOM universe or the Quake universe or both
 
4) Our completion time is from right now to July first. (This could get pushed back one week, please shoot for this  date)
 
5) All work on the mod must be done by the modder
 
6) If you need to have something created that you cannot make yourself from what you have on hand (Graphics, 3D printing, media blasting, cutting metal and etc) you MUST deduct this from the $250. NO FRIEND OR BARTERING pricing is allowed. We want to represent  the actual cost of creating the mods.
 
7) You can use what you have on hand but you need to deduct CURRENT value from the $250. (Just because you have $1000 worth of something lying around doesn't mean you can use it for free)
 
8) Hardware (motherboard, CPU, Coolers and WC, RAM, ROM Drives, graphic cards, storage media) is optional. BUT if you have to "mod" the hardware the cost MUST be deducted from the $250.
 
9) Tools bought to create the mod are NOT counted against the $250 USD.
 
10) You MUST do a work log in the Modders-Inc forums for it to be in the contest. It can be either images or videos.
 
11) The case must be on display at QuakeCon 2015 to be part of the contest.
 
First up lets take a look at the Thermaltake Core X1 ITX case that I will be using as the platform for the build.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Hey hey guys Nick here from Dirty South PC Mods and Modders-Inc. Back to bring you another awesome mod.
 
This time it is based off of the Doom or Quake video game series I'm not sure witch at this point. 
 
Brought to you by the good folks at Thermaltake
 
 
And by the awesome crew at Modders-Inc

 
 
The following are the rules of the competition that I must adhere to. 
 
1) We each start of the with the same case, the Thermaltake X1
 
2) Each person can only spend $250 USD to create the actual case mod. Taxes are not included in the total for the $250 USD
 
3) A theme was picked to help keep us on the same playing field. You can pick from either the DOOM universe or the Quake universe or both
 
4) Our completion time is from right now to July first. (This could get pushed back one week, please shoot for this  date)
 
5) All work on the mod must be done by the modder
 
6) If you need to have something created that you cannot make yourself from what you have on hand (Graphics, 3D printing, media blasting, cutting metal and etc) you MUST deduct this from the $250. NO FRIEND OR BARTERING pricing is allowed. We want to represent  the actual cost of creating the mods.
 
7) You can use what you have on hand but you need to deduct CURRENT value from the $250. (Just because you have $1000 worth of something lying around doesn't mean you can use it for free)
 
8) Hardware (motherboard, CPU, Coolers and WC, RAM, ROM Drives, graphic cards, storage media) is optional. BUT if you have to "mod" the hardware the cost MUST be deducted from the $250.
 
9) Tools bought to create the mod are NOT counted against the $250 USD.
 
10) You MUST do a work log in the Modders-Inc forums for it to be in the contest. It can be either images or videos.
 
11) The case must be on display at QuakeCon 2015 to be part of the contest.
 
First up lets take a look at the Thermaltake Core X1 ITX case that I will be using as the platform for the build.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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 

Hey guys just thought I would share some photos of the Man of Steel build I did for This years Quakecon Case Mod Competition. 
 
Sorry there is no build log. At the time I was also building 4 other PC's that were also being taken to Quakecon for display.
 


Yes that is a 480mm Radiator mounted to the top. And I didn't even have to Cut or Drill anything.

Superman and General Zod were both Suspended in 150mm Reservoirs.


I put Neon Green Acrylic Ice Crystals to simulate Kryptonite in a third 40mm reservoir.



Our build was loaded with awesome Fittings and Rigid Tubing From Monsoon

 
Well that's it folks. I would like to thank all the sponsors that helped make the "Man of Steel a reality.
Lepa, Enermax, LutroO Customs, Monsoon, Tek by Design, BS Mods and of course Thermaltake for making an awesome case that was a pleasure to work in and around.
 
See you next Mod.
-Nick-
 

Hey guys just thought I would share some photos of the Man of Steel build I did for This years Quakecon Case Mod Competition. 
 
Sorry there is no build log. At the time I was also building 4 other PC's that were also being taken to Quakecon for display.
 


Yes that is a 480mm Radiator mounted to the top. And I didn't even have to Cut or Drill anything.

Superman and General Zod were both Suspended in 150mm Reservoirs.


I put Neon Green Acrylic Ice Crystals to simulate Kryptonite in a third 40mm reservoir.



Our build was loaded with awesome Fittings and Rigid Tubing From Monsoon

 
Well that's it folks. I would like to thank all the sponsors that helped make the "Man of Steel a reality.
Lepa, Enermax, LutroO Customs, Monsoon, Tek by Design, BS Mods and of course Thermaltake for making an awesome case that was a pleasure to work in and around.
 
See you next Mod.
-Nick-
 

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

Only regret one purchase. And that was the Only Case I bought that wasn't a Tt. It shall remain nameless but it was by far the worst purchase I have ever made.  Side panels wouldn't stay on, little doors wouldn't stay up, and impossible to get to GPU brackets.  Just Horrible.

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
 
 

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 

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 

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 

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 

Shela, Kranky, Magnus, Monolith, Infinite Toxicity, Man of Steel, and soon Freddy Kruger & Sting 

Only cause you asked for it
 
Ok guys, I have been very busy, but have been working on the Hadron and will have it completed by this weekend.
 
So far, I have done a complete paint job, modded the front, and the top. Custom polished and painted radiator, still have a little cutting left to do to the chassis.
 
I basically wanted to add airflow to the bottom of the case, the graphics card will be aircooled for now, and the power supply being a 1U unit, only has a very small fan, so the additional airflow should help cool those components.
 
Also the hard drive cages have been removed, to make way for the watercooling and other modding goodness
 
Enjoy!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
I have more pictures, and also high res shots, this is just a quick update, to hold you over until I can get a better update in! Thanks for watching! 
 
p.s. yes that radiator is polished copper, then painted the remaining blue to match the rest of the fittings and tubing, and it really looks so much better in person! 
 
~Marc

I hope to have it completed before Halloween. Just need to order the 160mm radiator and the two 80mm fans and I will have all the hardware I need to complete it.

http://imgur.com/a/kSN6e
 
here are some pics of my core v1!!! This is definitely a great case. For one, I love how easy it is work in this case.  There is so much room.  It is very clever the way the motherboard gets mounted (NO MORE JACK SCREWS!!!) and the screws that hold on the panels are perfect since they won't scratch the finish so also maybe include similar screw for the power supply as well.  Cable management is a breeze. The rubber bumpers for resting the power supply on are a great touch.  Things I would like to see in this case would definitely be some rubber on the bottom of the feet for anti-vibration purposes.  Think about including a switch for fan controlling for the 3 fans that this case can hold and maybe include an adapter for that connects to the USB 3 header to also make it compatible with USB 2.  So all in all this is an amazing case and I would definitely recommend this case to anyone that wants to build and small form factor pc!
 
I hope to do more with case.  I want to put 80mm LED fans in the rear and install some LEDs to illuminate the case.  Hope to also add a better cpu cooler as well since the ones supplied with AMD APUs are kind of loud. 
 
Thanks again!
 

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