alexciobanu

I have probably one of the most exciting things to share, at least I think it is
 
I have been waiting weeks to show these!
 
Custom reservoirs Canis Majoris style! 
 
I really wanted the reservoirs to be unique in this build and I had an idea of these round spherical reservoirs with Mayhems Aurora fluid in them and making them look like a red giant star and a white dwarf star. So those are the two colours I'm going for in the two loops in this build. One will be orange looking and the other one a white with a little bit of blue in it. The reservoirs have two 5mm LED holes as well in order to try and light them up nicely and with the Aurora fluid they should resemble the two stars pretty good.
 
This idea came to me from the Elite Dangerous game as every time you exit a jump next to a star it's just an awesome experience!
 
These are about 150mm diameter and they are made up of two domes put together. I had a long chat with an acrylic manufacturer in my area for making these and at first they weren't really sure what I wanted but we managed to sort it out in the end. This design was sorta the only way to make a spherical reservoir thick and strong enough to drill the G1/4 thread and be all sealed and water tight.
 
At first I wasn't too happy with the way the gluing looked on them however after some Rustoleum frosted glass spray paint they came out really good. With coloured fluid in them they should look even better!
 
Check it out and let me know what you think. I'm not sure if anyone else has done this before.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
They took about 1.1L of water to fill each so there will be quite a lot of fluid going in this build!
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex
 
 

Hey guys,
 
Sorry for the lack of updates on the build lately. I've been working hard on it to get it ready for the EB Games Expo in Sydney next weekend. The build and I will be attending the Tt booth during the expo .
 
There have been lots of late nights working on it till 4am and this morning around 5am I'm happy to say it is ready. All wrapped up and ready for pick to get pallet shipped to Sydney.
 
Unfortunately there was no time for me to leak test it this morning before I had to get it ready so fingers crossed everything goes well once it arrives at the expo.
 
All I'm gonna share for now is this pic with it wrapped up haha. I've taken a bunch of pics as much as I could while working on it so will be posting throughout the following days before the expo.
 
More work will be done on it after the Expo, it will be all about the finer details after that
 

 
Stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

More updates on the case guys!
 
Front and back panels are on. They are from 4.5mm thick black gloss acrylic. More work still needs to be done to them.
 
Also the front panel there is a little window cut out and below there is room for a fan controller and the vandal switches
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for checking it you!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex
 

More updates on the case guys!
 
Front and back panels are on. They are from 4.5mm thick black gloss acrylic. More work still needs to be done to them.
 
Also the front panel there is a little window cut out and below there is room for a fan controller and the vandal switches
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for checking it you!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex
 

Back with another update!
 
Fixed the motherboard tray to the case and mounted pumps and res.
 
Just a perfect fit for the little pump and res combo. I cut a small hole for the fittings to come out of but forgot I need another one for the fill port. Hopefully I don't mess the other one up and the two fittings align properly
 

 
You can also see I added some supports to the bottom panel. Very simple, just some threaded rods and the build is very solid along with the brackets I made. Once panels go on it will reinforce it even more.
 

 

 

 

 

 
CPU cut out and also tapped for the motherboard stand-offs. The cables will come from underneath the motherboard to plug in. Will give it a nice clean look.
 

 
Reservoir inlet fittings
 

 

 

 
Just need to drill for the fill port now.
 
Also if you guys are wondering why the small reservoirs hidden under there then stay tuned as something really exciting will go in the top section of the build next to the motherboard
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex
 

Back with another update!
 
Fixed the motherboard tray to the case and mounted pumps and res.
 
Just a perfect fit for the little pump and res combo. I cut a small hole for the fittings to come out of but forgot I need another one for the fill port. Hopefully I don't mess the other one up and the two fittings align properly
 

 
You can also see I added some supports to the bottom panel. Very simple, just some threaded rods and the build is very solid along with the brackets I made. Once panels go on it will reinforce it even more.
 

 

 

 

 

 
CPU cut out and also tapped for the motherboard stand-offs. The cables will come from underneath the motherboard to plug in. Will give it a nice clean look.
 

 
Reservoir inlet fittings
 

 

 

 
Just need to drill for the fill port now.
 
Also if you guys are wondering why the small reservoirs hidden under there then stay tuned as something really exciting will go in the top section of the build next to the motherboard
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex
 

Thanks a lot mate

Back with another update!
 
Fixed the motherboard tray to the case and mounted pumps and res.
 
Just a perfect fit for the little pump and res combo. I cut a small hole for the fittings to come out of but forgot I need another one for the fill port. Hopefully I don't mess the other one up and the two fittings align properly
 

 
You can also see I added some supports to the bottom panel. Very simple, just some threaded rods and the build is very solid along with the brackets I made. Once panels go on it will reinforce it even more.
 

 

 

 

 

 
CPU cut out and also tapped for the motherboard stand-offs. The cables will come from underneath the motherboard to plug in. Will give it a nice clean look.
 

 
Reservoir inlet fittings
 

 

 

 
Just need to drill for the fill port now.
 
Also if you guys are wondering why the small reservoirs hidden under there then stay tuned as something really exciting will go in the top section of the build next to the motherboard
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex
 

wow! that's looking very promising!

Hey guys,
 
Here is another update on the system. Work on the case continues but first I would like to let you guys know the entire spec list
 
Case – Two modded Thermaltake Core X9s
Motherboard – ASUS Sabertooth X99
CPU – Intel i7 5930K
GPU – 3 x ASUS STRIX GTX970s
Memory – 8 x 4GB Avexir Core Series DDR4 2400Mhz (4 x orange LED, 4 x blue LED)
SSD – Samsung SM951 512GB AHCI M.2 ; 2 x 500GB Crucial MX200 SSDs
PSU – Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W Platinum
 
Cables – Icemodz custom sleeved cables
 
Radiators – 4 x Thermaltake Pacific RL480 Radiators
Fans – 26 x Thermaltake Riing 12 High Static Pressure LED Fans - Orange, Blue and White
Pumps – 2 x Thermaltake Pacific PT40-D5 Silent Kit Reservoir/Pump Combo with Thermaltake Pacific T11 Reservoirs
Reservoirs – 2 x Fully Custom Reservoirs and 2 x Thermaltake Pacific R33 Reservoir
Fittings – Various Thermaltake 16mm Rigid Compressions fittings , right angles and extension fittings as well as some soft tubing compression fittings for 3/8†ID x 1/2†OD tubing that I will be using in some spots. Also a few Bitspower pass-through fittings.
Tubing - Thermaltake V-Tubler PETG Tube 16mm OD
CPU Block – Thermaltake Pacific W1 CPU Water Block
GPU Blocks - Thermaltake VGA Water Block for ASUS STRIX-GTX 970
Coolant – Mayhems Aurora 2 Silver base concentrate and a combination of Mayhems Dyes in Red, Yellow and Blue to achieve the desired coolant colour
 
Lighting – Icemodz RGD LED Strips
 
Other – Thermaltake Commander FT – Touchscreen Fan Controller, 3 x Vandal Momentary and Latching switches for custom power button as well switch for the reservoir LEDs, custom MNPCTECH case feed, MNPCTECH machined aluminum fans grills and acrylic grills for the radiator fans as well as some modders mesh
 
I'm really excited for everything going in this system and can't wait to see it up and running
 
Here are some more pics of the work in progress. Started working on the bottom section too!
 
Acrylic motherboard tray is in.
 

 

 
And here is the case with the bottom section attached!
 

 

 

 

 
Hope it's starting to look more like a spaceship
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Hey guys,
 
Here is another update on the system. Work on the case continues but first I would like to let you guys know the entire spec list
 
Case – Two modded Thermaltake Core X9s
Motherboard – ASUS Sabertooth X99
CPU – Intel i7 5930K
GPU – 3 x ASUS STRIX GTX970s
Memory – 8 x 4GB Avexir Core Series DDR4 2400Mhz (4 x orange LED, 4 x blue LED)
SSD – Samsung SM951 512GB AHCI M.2 ; 2 x 500GB Crucial MX200 SSDs
PSU – Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W Platinum
 
Cables – Icemodz custom sleeved cables
 
Radiators – 4 x Thermaltake Pacific RL480 Radiators
Fans – 26 x Thermaltake Riing 12 High Static Pressure LED Fans - Orange, Blue and White
Pumps – 2 x Thermaltake Pacific PT40-D5 Silent Kit Reservoir/Pump Combo with Thermaltake Pacific T11 Reservoirs
Reservoirs – 2 x Fully Custom Reservoirs and 2 x Thermaltake Pacific R33 Reservoir
Fittings – Various Thermaltake 16mm Rigid Compressions fittings , right angles and extension fittings as well as some soft tubing compression fittings for 3/8†ID x 1/2†OD tubing that I will be using in some spots. Also a few Bitspower pass-through fittings.
Tubing - Thermaltake V-Tubler PETG Tube 16mm OD
CPU Block – Thermaltake Pacific W1 CPU Water Block
GPU Blocks - Thermaltake VGA Water Block for ASUS STRIX-GTX 970
Coolant – Mayhems Aurora 2 Silver base concentrate and a combination of Mayhems Dyes in Red, Yellow and Blue to achieve the desired coolant colour
 
Lighting – Icemodz RGD LED Strips
 
Other – Thermaltake Commander FT – Touchscreen Fan Controller, 3 x Vandal Momentary and Latching switches for custom power button as well switch for the reservoir LEDs, custom MNPCTECH case feed, MNPCTECH machined aluminum fans grills and acrylic grills for the radiator fans as well as some modders mesh
 
I'm really excited for everything going in this system and can't wait to see it up and running
 
Here are some more pics of the work in progress. Started working on the bottom section too!
 
Acrylic motherboard tray is in.
 

 

 
And here is the case with the bottom section attached!
 

 

 

 

 
Hope it's starting to look more like a spaceship
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Hey guys,
 
Here is another update on the system. Work on the case continues but first I would like to let you guys know the entire spec list
 
Case – Two modded Thermaltake Core X9s
Motherboard – ASUS Sabertooth X99
CPU – Intel i7 5930K
GPU – 3 x ASUS STRIX GTX970s
Memory – 8 x 4GB Avexir Core Series DDR4 2400Mhz (4 x orange LED, 4 x blue LED)
SSD – Samsung SM951 512GB AHCI M.2 ; 2 x 500GB Crucial MX200 SSDs
PSU – Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W Platinum
 
Cables – Icemodz custom sleeved cables
 
Radiators – 4 x Thermaltake Pacific RL480 Radiators
Fans – 26 x Thermaltake Riing 12 High Static Pressure LED Fans - Orange, Blue and White
Pumps – 2 x Thermaltake Pacific PT40-D5 Silent Kit Reservoir/Pump Combo with Thermaltake Pacific T11 Reservoirs
Reservoirs – 2 x Fully Custom Reservoirs and 2 x Thermaltake Pacific R33 Reservoir
Fittings – Various Thermaltake 16mm Rigid Compressions fittings , right angles and extension fittings as well as some soft tubing compression fittings for 3/8†ID x 1/2†OD tubing that I will be using in some spots. Also a few Bitspower pass-through fittings.
Tubing - Thermaltake V-Tubler PETG Tube 16mm OD
CPU Block – Thermaltake Pacific W1 CPU Water Block
GPU Blocks - Thermaltake VGA Water Block for ASUS STRIX-GTX 970
Coolant – Mayhems Aurora 2 Silver base concentrate and a combination of Mayhems Dyes in Red, Yellow and Blue to achieve the desired coolant colour
 
Lighting – Icemodz RGD LED Strips
 
Other – Thermaltake Commander FT – Touchscreen Fan Controller, 3 x Vandal Momentary and Latching switches for custom power button as well switch for the reservoir LEDs, custom MNPCTECH case feed, MNPCTECH machined aluminum fans grills and acrylic grills for the radiator fans as well as some modders mesh
 
I'm really excited for everything going in this system and can't wait to see it up and running
 
Here are some more pics of the work in progress. Started working on the bottom section too!
 
Acrylic motherboard tray is in.
 

 

 
And here is the case with the bottom section attached!
 

 

 

 

 
Hope it's starting to look more like a spaceship
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Hey guys,
 
Here is another update on the system. Work on the case continues but first I would like to let you guys know the entire spec list
 
Case – Two modded Thermaltake Core X9s
Motherboard – ASUS Sabertooth X99
CPU – Intel i7 5930K
GPU – 3 x ASUS STRIX GTX970s
Memory – 8 x 4GB Avexir Core Series DDR4 2400Mhz (4 x orange LED, 4 x blue LED)
SSD – Samsung SM951 512GB AHCI M.2 ; 2 x 500GB Crucial MX200 SSDs
PSU – Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W Platinum
 
Cables – Icemodz custom sleeved cables
 
Radiators – 4 x Thermaltake Pacific RL480 Radiators
Fans – 26 x Thermaltake Riing 12 High Static Pressure LED Fans - Orange, Blue and White
Pumps – 2 x Thermaltake Pacific PT40-D5 Silent Kit Reservoir/Pump Combo with Thermaltake Pacific T11 Reservoirs
Reservoirs – 2 x Fully Custom Reservoirs and 2 x Thermaltake Pacific R33 Reservoir
Fittings – Various Thermaltake 16mm Rigid Compressions fittings , right angles and extension fittings as well as some soft tubing compression fittings for 3/8†ID x 1/2†OD tubing that I will be using in some spots. Also a few Bitspower pass-through fittings.
Tubing - Thermaltake V-Tubler PETG Tube 16mm OD
CPU Block – Thermaltake Pacific W1 CPU Water Block
GPU Blocks - Thermaltake VGA Water Block for ASUS STRIX-GTX 970
Coolant – Mayhems Aurora 2 Silver base concentrate and a combination of Mayhems Dyes in Red, Yellow and Blue to achieve the desired coolant colour
 
Lighting – Icemodz RGD LED Strips
 
Other – Thermaltake Commander FT – Touchscreen Fan Controller, 3 x Vandal Momentary and Latching switches for custom power button as well switch for the reservoir LEDs, custom MNPCTECH case feed, MNPCTECH machined aluminum fans grills and acrylic grills for the radiator fans as well as some modders mesh
 
I'm really excited for everything going in this system and can't wait to see it up and running
 
Here are some more pics of the work in progress. Started working on the bottom section too!
 
Acrylic motherboard tray is in.
 

 

 
And here is the case with the bottom section attached!
 

 

 

 

 
Hope it's starting to look more like a spaceship
 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Looking Great can not wait to see more. 

Hey guys!
 
This should give you a better idea where I'm going with this build!
 
After cutting up the back panel I decided I will remake it fully but love that I managed to keep the front panel and can still mount it.
 
Lots more work to do in remaking the back and both side panels as well as getting new mid bars and the radiator mounting. That should make the case more rigid on an angle like this. 
 
Once this is done I will start working on the second case
 
Also keep in mind that everything is just mounted temporarily to get a feel of things
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Package from Newegg has just arrived! A huge thanks to everyone there for the awesome support!
 
I will be updating the full system specs for this build shortly Also more pics will be coming!
 

 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Back with another update!
 
Playing around with ideas in the other case
 

 
And making progress on the main case
 

 

 

 

 

 
I had an idea with the original mesh but probably not gonna keep it
 

 

 

 
That's about it! I need to secure the rad mounts on the side and mount some rads in to test fitment.
 
Stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Back with another update!
 
Playing around with ideas in the other case
 

 
And making progress on the main case
 

 

 

 

 

 
I had an idea with the original mesh but probably not gonna keep it
 

 

 

 
That's about it! I need to secure the rad mounts on the side and mount some rads in to test fitment.
 
Stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Hey guys!
 
This should give you a better idea where I'm going with this build!
 
After cutting up the back panel I decided I will remake it fully but love that I managed to keep the front panel and can still mount it.
 
Lots more work to do in remaking the back and both side panels as well as getting new mid bars and the radiator mounting. That should make the case more rigid on an angle like this. 
 
Once this is done I will start working on the second case
 
Also keep in mind that everything is just mounted temporarily to get a feel of things
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex

Hey guys!
 
This should give you a better idea where I'm going with this build!
 
After cutting up the back panel I decided I will remake it fully but love that I managed to keep the front panel and can still mount it.
 
Lots more work to do in remaking the back and both side panels as well as getting new mid bars and the radiator mounting. That should make the case more rigid on an angle like this. 
 
Once this is done I will start working on the second case
 
Also keep in mind that everything is just mounted temporarily to get a feel of things
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!
 
Cheers,
 
Alex