[build log] GAME HARD, FOLD HARDER - TJ07 - full watercooled - full custom panels

[DarkWhisperer]

Nice Blueprints of these grills !
And the PSU is looking really great!

The only bad thing from ColdZero is: They only Support SLI-Bridge Covers, and not Crossfire! :/ But the other things he sells are really great!

 

[Hukkel]

Nice Blueprints of these grills !
And the PSU is looking really great!

The only bad thing from ColdZero is: They only Support SLI-Bridge Covers, and not Crossfire! :/ But the other things he sells are really great!

If there is anything you want but isn't on the menu just send them an email. The chef will make you something special!

 

[Anoras]

Yay, nice to read that there's an english speaking thread and the moderation allows that in that special case (word-worthfully )

Anyway, great case and great build so far and the Hardware sounds really nice so far!

I like the Silverstone cases to be modded, because there's so much room for creativity and so much custom parts for the TJ cases..

I'll follow that thread, thats for sure.

Tunnel Vision is great. ;D had to smile

 

[991jo]

Great build log, I like the stuff you do.

Thumbs up for the custom motherboard-tray.

Do you want to paint the Scythe fan controller? The unpainted parts look a bit stupid in this black case

And last but not least, I will subscribe!

 

[Hukkel]

Yay, nice to read that there's an english speaking thread and the moderation allows that in that special case (word-worthfully )

Anyway, great case and great build so far and the Hardware sounds really nice so far!

I like the Silverstone cases to be modded, because there's so much room for creativity and so much custom parts for the TJ cases..

I'll follow that thread, thats for sure.

Tunnel Vision is great. ;D had to smile

Thanks, good to read you are enjoying it

Great build log, I like the stuff you do.

Thumbs up for the custom motherboard-tray.

Do you want to paint the Scythe fan controller? The unpainted parts look a bit stupid in this black case

And last but not least, I will subscribe!

Thank you.

What parts of the fan controller?
I already changed the screws for black ones and there will come a custom black plexi panel over de bay side and it will make sure also the small pieces that stick out will be covered. Apart from the black front nothing will be visible.

 

[991jo]

In this picture you can see it

But when the side is covered its okay

 

[Hukkel]

Yeah on the right there will be a cover and it will stick out a bit to the left so you only see thr front of the fan controller

 

[DarkWhisperer]

If there is anything you want but isn't on the menu just send them an email. The chef will make you something special!

This is what I call "Perfect Service"!!
Awesome!

 

[Gunzi]

Very nice, i hope there will be another update soon.
Looks great, keep up the good work!

Reading and writing english is something different, but I dont think that this is a problem for the most users

How about a subforum for english threads?

BTW: How long do you think it would take for me to learn Dutch/Nederlandish?

 

[Hukkel]

This is what I call "Perfect Service"!!
Awesome!

He is crazy busy so sometimes it takes a while. But the result is always perfect!

Very nice, i hope there will be another update soon.
Looks great, keep up the good work!

Reading and writing english is something different, but I dont think that this is a problem for the most users

How about a subforum for english threads?

BTW: How long do you think it would take for me to learn Dutch/Nederlandish?

I will update asap. Thanks for the comment.

I heard from teachers that for foreign people Dutch is a very hard language to learn, because it has many many exceptions to rules.
But of course it all depends on how hard you work for it. I think you can talk basic Dutch in a few months.

 

[Hukkel]

One big update coming right up!

So I received the custom grills and they are :drool:

The package arrived from Portugal. Ricardo did an amazing job. Here is one assembled and one in pieces. Each grill is made up from 3 plexi pieces and a dustfilter. Plus a bunch of screws to keep it all together.

It is actually completely flush with the sidepanel. The round edges on the panel itself make it look like otherwise in the picture, but it is.

The fun thing with these grills is you see more orange the more diagonal you are looking at it. Looking at a 90 degree angle you hardly see any orange. I absolutely love them.

 

[Hukkel]

Finally started on the top panel one. Again it consists of 3 plexi pieces with a dustfilter (and a spare dustfilter). The other plexi plate is for measuring the hole that needs to be bigger on top of the case as it originally house 2*120mm fans and I want it to house 3 and maybe a radiator. Not an easy feat since it is 4mm thick aluminum. One extra strong grinding wheel was completely gone after 4 cm. So I brought out the jigsaw again. Like a knife through butter. Spent about 1 hour filing the hole to the correct shape and fit. It is being fitted from the inside like the original. But with extra strong holding points near the 5,25 inch bays.

A few pictures of all 3 grills in. The top one NOW isn't flush with the top. It will be eventually. And that looks WAY better. At some point a rad might hang from the grill making the top sqeeze the dustfilter flat and making the grill lower into the case. I also have some washers to use if needed for an extra 1,5 mm. I am even more happy with the top grill than the side grills. In real life it looks absolutely amazing. Later on with better lighting I will get my neighbour with his SLR to make far better pictures. But for now you will have to do with this sadly. Sorry.

 

[coroc]

Thats really good

Where did you get the Six-Cornered Metal for the Sidepanel?

 

[Hukkel]

Thats really good

Where did you get the Six-Cornered Metal for the Sidepanel?

It is not metal, they are black and orange layers of acrylic / plexiglass.

They are custom lasercut. I designed them and talked about it with the owner of ColdZero International - Coldzero
He then put it into CAT after a few discussions about fitting and such and then he lasercut them.
They are even more pretty in real life!

And thanks for the comment

 

[DarkWhisperer]

Rawr! They are looking so horny! Only those grills give the whole case a very good touch!

 

[Hukkel]

Rawr! They are looking so horny! Only those grills give the whole case a very good touch!

Thank you very much. I agree myself. I am super happy with them. Like I said they look even better in real life.

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Got me a nice package I was waiting for

Yep a package from Nils. Not just for me this time as I was also working on a PSU of a friend. But I finally got my crimping tool. AND some orange (in your face) sleeving and some nice shade 19. I already have black so now I think I have all the colours I will need.

I also received 12 of these. Yes 12. I love these fans and have always wanted to use them in a build for me. They will be used for the radiator(s) as well as general use.

Later on I received a package from Samsung. They were so kind to send me a desktop kit of a series 830 64GB SSD. I have bought another one just like it to put into RAID. But I am also trying something different with one. More pictures of that later on.

These things are not only very fast and reliable, but also fit my build perfectly in colour. I love them (and bought one for my regular PC as well).

Thank you very much for arranging this SSD for the project Arafeh!

I completely forgot about one package and I had to still make decent photos of another one. I will add them here both.

First off the package from Xilence. They have a lot to offer but I already had a lot at the moment in time. But Bastian hooked me up with one (well accidentally two) HDD coolers to fit in a 5,25 inch bay. They are really nice looking. Stealthy and clean. And he sent me a few 92 mm fans for the back of the case. I will spray them black probably or black with a touch of orange. Then I can tell more about how silent they are. They look like quality fans though. Especially the single fan with the complete red inside. Looks very well put together and has kind of a cool design to it. Here are the pictures. Something went wrong in the warehouse so I ended up with 3 packages. 3 fans and 2 HDD coolers

Thank you very much Bastian for your efforts to help this build out and with your great communication

 

[Hukkel]

I also received an amazing box from Logitech. I did not know what they would sponsor the project with. Gladly Ben, Loes and Gezinus recognised this PC needed parts to operate it and since the hardware will be strong enough to play some serious games on it they provided the project with some serious gaming gear. A G19 gaming keyboard, a G35 surround headset and a G9X laser mouse. Needless to say....I was stunned :drool:
The mouse comes with a changable cover which means I will probably mod the looks of it to suit the build even more. I also cannot wait to get the keyboard to show the CPU Mhz and other important information. I am still thinking about the headset. I think it is moddable...but ruining it is amongst the possibilities so I might just leave it alone. :p

They will work with the project very well as I also am planning to do a bit of benchmarking with games and in general to test this baby. Check out the pictures! (like I said I didn't have time to make decent pictures yet so I made a few today, there will be FAR better pictures made by a decent photographer later on in the end of the build).

Thank you very much Ben, Loes and Gezinus for helping this project out!

 

[GeForce-Lover]

Very cool components

And the pics are , too

 

[coroc]

Thats very good

Could you post, how these Xigmatel Fans are? I mean wether they are quiet aond so on? Im intrestet, because I´m looking für orange fans too.

 

[DarkWhisperer]

Your house must be full of packages!!! But it is already a awesome project!!!
Does your keyboard arrived just in that box, without any bubble wrap?! YOur G35....just.....rawr!

Keep it up man!