[Bulgaria] Alexander Yazov - Project TT Formula 600

[AlexMa3x]

Hello Thermaltake community my name is Alex Yazov. The two things that had always defined me in life – computers and racing cars. They are always with me daily– one cannot exist without the other.

What I love most about both racing cars and computers is the ability to learn,  to create something new and unique, to optimize it, to make it more powerful, and above all – to make it different. PC building and motorsport, and especially PC modding and drifting, gives you opportunity to unleash our creativity and turn a computer or a racing car into something truly special.

I would like to thank for the invitation and for creating this TT Casemod Balkan competition that allows us to showcase our creativity. And I always will be grateful to Thermaltake, Asus, Samsung, and AMD for providing this amazing opportunity to show what I learned in PC building and racing cars in so many years.

 

[AlexMa3x]

My main idea, once I learned that the base case would be the Tower 600, was to create something truly special. Its sharp, angled shapes and the ability to stand upright make it very different – and open the door for a bold and radical design approach.

What immediately struck me was how much the Tower 600 resembles the cockpit of a old racing formula. Since racing cars have been a defining part of my life for many years, it was only natural for me to envision the Tower 600 in the form of a race car. I quickly sketched out a concept and began exploring the best possible design approach to integrate the volume of this chassis into the core of such a vehicle.

From the very beginning, I decided that I wanted to work with real materials. Instead of artificial carbon fiber, certain elements – such as spoilers and panels – had to be made from genuine carbon fiber.

Since the design was inspired by Formula racing cars, I took into account a key characteristic: their radiators are positioned on the sides, behind the front wheels. I translated this idea into structural elements that would integrate the Thermaltake water cooling system. The goal was twofold – to build a fully functional cooling solution for the PC inside of the project, and at the same time to literally recreate the cooling system of a Formula-style race car

 

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Thanks to Thermaltake, ASUS, Samsung, and AMD, I had all the essential components at my disposal – the motherboard, processor, memory, SSD, and most importantly, a wide range of Thermaltake elements for the custom water cooling system. These included additional radiators, numerous fittings, and two pumps, which I planned to integrate as the “engine” of this futuristic Formula-inspired build.

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I couldn’t wait to begin, so I immediately started by disassembling the non-essential parts that weren’t needed like a racing car ;-), lightening the Tower 600 in the process. This allowed me to carefully examine every detail – what should be removed, what could be modified – while still preserving the most valuable aspect of the chassis: its radical design. I want to use this desing this shape in the MOD

At the same time, using the boxes with all the components, I started building the project TT Formula at full scale. This helped me move beyond sketches and concepts and actually visualize the design in real size. By doing so, I could determine what additional materials I would need –  the right type of tires (after considering several options) – and most importantly, I was able to refine the proportions of the elements and the build itself as the centerpiece of this futuristic Thermaltake Formula-inspired project.

The rims and the the tires are looking funny 😉 but at this time I found only these from 1/5 RC car. Any way this gave me a scale for the proportions and started to search for the corect size of the rims and tires

[AlexMa3x]

I made a test build also to check if everything works and to test parts fitment inside Tower 600

[AlexMa3x]

I dont have much experience with 3D printing and 3D CAD software but got new Bambu P1S and started to learn fast.
First created 2D drawing - it was needed for cutting the carbon fiber wit water jet
Then I took decision to use 3D modeling it was more convinient to see the final idea 
Also in the 3d modeling I try to integrate the Thermaltake custom cooling pumps, radiators, fans
In my racing car I have V8 engine and decided to mount the two TT D5 pump in V mount - the mount was 3D modeled and then 3D printed. Mockups are created checked with the real thing then 3D printed with final shape and fixes

In the design of the TT Formula CaseMod, I aimed to use the octagonal shape of the Tower 600 in every detail.
The nose cone and the front grill continue the design language of the TT Tower 600.
The suspension elements of the TT Formula follow the same geometry, while the side intakes for the 280mm radiators and dual 140mm Swafan fans extend this octagonal motif of the main case. I made three versions of the front grill before I was satisfied with the design

For the back I used some old Thermaltake CaseMod project for fan grill and remade it in a jet engine with one 140 Swafan inside and mount this new module to the case.
It is functional also for the airflow trough the case 

The build is quite large, so some of the elements are designed to be quickly disassembled for easy transport – just like in a real racing car.

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Moved the TT Formula project to a new location because I needed space, also the build will be mount to special frame and I need space to cut, weld , paint and so on 
The office is not so convinient for this
The shape and all the elements started to take place and some of the ideas were discarde some new became reality with the real things

Also found a new cat friend to help me with ideas 

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The carbon fiber panels and wings started to take their places

3D printing may be new to me, but rapid prototyping turned out to be exactly what I needed – it changed everything for me and the TT Formula CaseMod.

 

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More elements were made with 3d printing

Rear wing supports - they are made hollow so to use the metal frame for aditional stability. Also when the TT Formula will be transported it will be very easy to remove the whole rear carbon wing with the supports together

Also created some rear vertical elements for the rear diffusor 
 

 

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More suspention elements and different partd of the body and aero 

The wheels are made to be mounted on special hubs - for easy dissasembly and transport 

 

 

 

 

 

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3D printing is not making always good finish - so details had to be sanded, then bondo, then fillet and in the end 2 coats of  black painting

I also painted the bolts with the same paint 

Made new hexagonal mesh for the gril using the same szie from the internal elements of tower 600 that use hex mesh

Also made a TT logo with the same carbon look - what is better the black or the red and black version ?

 

 

[AlexMa3x]

With all the external modding I had to plan and design the cooling system 
Starting with some already bended 16mm tubes to get the idea and to see what angles and TT CLM fittings are most suitable 

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More from the cooling system 

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Made a test for some of the RGB elements  

[Narinsorn Rattanabuppha]

wow....

[AlexMa3x]

14 hours ago, Narinsorn Rattanabuppha said:

wow....

You made my day 🙏— such a reaction from such a skilled and talented modder 🥹 Thanks 

[Pcustomod]

awesome project, idea and execution, love it

[AlexMa3x]

17 hours ago, Pcustomod said:

awesome project, idea and execution, love it

Thanks 🙏

[AlexMa3x]

Let’s make some mods inside the build as well. I’m aiming for a minimalist look on the inside and plan to copy the carbon idea for the exterior of TT Formula casemod.

Since real carbon fiber is expensive (both the material and the waterjet cutting), and a bit risky to use around electronic components, I decided to 3D print fake carbon parts instead. 😅

I took measurements from the board and internal elements of the TT Tower 600. Then I decided to cover the ASUS motherboard as much as possible and integrate all the main components—TT water block, TT RAM, Samsung SSD, and the ASUS MB heatsink—into this decorative carbon-style cover.

I created a CAD drawing, exported it, and turned it into a 3D model. After that, I printed green mockups/prototypes to double-check the dimensions before printing the final part.

All the side panels were also covered with 3D printed PVC pieces wrapped in 4D carbon vinyl.
In the end, each 3D printed “carbon” part was spray-painted with matte lacquer. (I got a bit carried away during the process and forgot to take photos. 😅)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stefanpavic]

Excellent and unique idea, a lot of effort that will be rewarded!
All praises.
 

[AlexMa3x]

12 hours ago, stefanpavic said:

Excellent and unique idea, a lot of effort that will be rewarded!
All praises.
 

Thank you, glad that you like it 😉

[AlexMa3x]

The Thermaltake Pacific MX2 Ultra water block doesn’t have RGB lighting, but I wanted those lights to match the new carbon motherboard plate.
So, I created a special spacer for the LCD screen and integrated an ARGB LED strip into it.

 

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I also added more lighting for the two TT D5 pumps. The original design uses top ARGB LED lights that can be controlled through  TT RGB PLUS Software 
 I will use that software and the predefined animations to create a rotating effect — simulating a futuristic engine.

However, based on my experience with custom water cooling, such a long reservoir needs additional lighting in the lower section. So, I made two rings with internal channels for red LED strips that will shine directly into the liquid, creating a glowing effect — like hot steel or a red-hot engine.

 

 

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While mounting the racing slicks, we scratched the special paint a bit — so I repaired the damage and gave them a fresh coat of Diamond Swartz paint.