(UN)Designs Extended Ascension

[Armeniandave]

So I finally received my MM case and I am now starting to figure out exactly what I want to do with it.

My first impression is that there will be no shortage of room! This case is a monster.
If you look at the pic with the MM and the Cosmos together you can see the difference.
The theme for the case will be Red and Black like my (UN)Designs logo.

I am planning on doing dual loops like I have now.
The pumps will be mounted on the lower fans in the front with a red Absolute bracket on a black Z-Bracket.

The second row up will be all fans and the third row will probably have some
reservoirs that stick through the fan holes so you can see the coolant. I know two
reservoirs is overkill but I like the look.

I have three MCR320 coming in today that will go on top and I plan on using some
Bitspower fittings. I have not decided whether to use two of the rads in parallel or run
them in series. I would like to see some hard facts about the pros and cons of each.

There will be some custom channeling for the wires as I hate seeing wires.
Also I am soliciting advice on fans. I need quite a few and I want them to be somewhat
quiet. I do plan on using a fan controller for some of the fans. I will also try and use SS
screws wherever I can instead of the Black Oxide that come with it.

This build should take a month or two depending on what custom parts I decide to make. Thanks for checking it out.


Here are some of the parts I am considering:
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/laf5mi3swba.html

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=393&products_id=24850

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/bishsiywitrr.html

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=318&products_id=21255




Also here is the link to all the pics so far: http://photobucket.com/BuildPics



Dave W
:un:

[smee]

Wow thats HUUUUUGE!!!!!!!

I could put my computer in it, AND my little brother could live in it at the same time.... GEE wiz.

Sub'd, this is gonna be a dang nice build.
BTW, UNdesigns brackets ROCK! :guitarhero::champ:

:D :D

[Eddie3dfx]

Nice office-setup you got there dave.
Love the anodized finish.. Looks really nice. Could never tell what anodized on mm looks like, but the third pic really shows the quality of the finish. Simply gorgeous.
Why the top panel 120mm cutouts?

Are you going to use fan mesh?

[Armeniandave]

Thanks Parker

Eddie the rads are going up top. Call me old school but I like the heat escaping out the top and the cool air will come from the front. There will be fan guards on all the fans.

[Eddie3dfx]

Thanks Parker

Eddie the rads are going up top. Call me old school but I like the heat escaping out the top and the cool air will come from the front. There will be fan guards on all the fans.

So 3 radiators up top? Will look nice, thats for sure.

[Armeniandave]

So here is the basic idea for the pump mounts. I am waiting on the fans so these are just for mockup. I wanted to get an idea of how I was going to hide the wiring for the front fans.

[Overclocking101]

very nice!

[mcoffey]

Looks good so far Dave,

I'd see for yourself what works best for the rads. What was your reason for going paralell anyways, what block are going to be in that loop? Those are some damn nice looking cases, that's for sure

andyc

[Armeniandave]

Well I have more than enough cooling for what I want to do so I thought I would do something different. Also I really like the look of the bitspower fittings so I wanted to use some of them.

I have a fuzion v1 for the CPU and the EK fullcover for my 9800GX2.

[smee]

Looks great man!! :up:

I like the red on those brackets too. ;) Looks awesome. :)

[Armeniandave]

Man my camera kinda sucks. The red is nice and dark but the pics make it look light. Fans and rads will be in soon!

[ZeniTH]

turn off the flash.. and take the pics outside on pure daylight

[ZeniTH]

but great build none the less!!! keep them coming!!

[bigslappy]

Dave explain how you plan on hiding the wires with channeling . I'd be Very interested in hearing that .......

[Armeniandave]

I have a couple of ways I'm thinking of doing it.
My first option is to use U shaped aluminum extruded pieces
and run the wires inside. The second way is to use some channeling that
you would normally see in industrial applications for wiring.
There is some black ones that I really like the look of.

Also I am planning on machining the fan grill guards out of Aluminum.
This is preliminary but I have the 5-Axis Cincinnati lined up I just have to come up with the design. I am trying to avoid using multiple fan guards.
I really want one piece for the front and one piece for the back.

This is what I will be working on for the next week.

:un:

[Armeniandave]

Just a quick update, I have been working on the front panel. Here is the preliminary drawing and there might be some minor changes with the middle hole.
The left and right holes on the top row are for the reservoirs.
I haven't decided on the color yet, it's either Red or Black.

[bigslappy]

I really want one piece for the front and one piece for the back.:un:


that will look SICK .. I Vote RED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


keep us updated !!!!

[Eddie3dfx]

That looks really nice. So will that alum piece go behind the stock brushed aluminum or on top?
Acrylic looks nice under aluminum, especially when lit up or even painted mesh.

http://www.core-modding.nl/datas/users/orion038.jpg

http://www.core-modding.nl/datas/users/orion057.jpg

[Armeniandave]

It will go over the top as a fan guard.
I couldn't find anybody that actually makes one
this big so I have to make my own.
I will probably use some type of mesh
to keep the dust down.

The top may or may not be one piece.
It's pretty big so I may just go fan guards like
the ones you recommended.

[Eddie3dfx]

It will go over the top as a fan guard.
I couldn't find anybody that actually makes one
this big so I have to make my own.

The top may or may not be one piece.
It's pretty big so I may just go fan guards like
the ones you recommended.

but paint them red :)
Actually, that would look really nice.

[Armeniandave]

They have red ones but I am not sure of the shade.
But yes the top ones will be red whether I have to paint
them to match or they happen to be the right shade.

[Armeniandave]

Alright been up for awhile working on this.
This will be the final grill design for the front.
It was a major pain in the ass to model but
I got it done with a little help from my friends.

Also ordered a bunch of parts from Gary today so
look forward to some goodies by the end of the week.

:un:

[mstrmold]

Loving the Red theme. I have a pair of UN stands I picked up from RRR and love them. Keep up the good work.

[Armeniandave]

Thanks I am also enjoying the red theme.
I remember making the brackets you bought from
RRR. These ones are a little darker red than those.
Its kinda hard to tell from the pictures.

BTW :welcome: to the site!

[smee]

Wow that grill is SICK Dave!!! Never thought of having it an "all in one" part rather than have the front with just fan holes and putting grills on...:hmm2:


Keep up the good work! :clap1::clap1:

[Armeniandave]

Well having one made up would cost around $200 so making one myself would obviously be the better route.
Not to mention the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

[Petra]

Looking good, Dave. :)

Since you were asking me about fans and noise, though... I'd suggest Yate Loons if you're trying to keep the cost of fans down but, beyond that, the acoustic characteristics of all of the S-Flex fans (except for the 'G' fan) are great--very smooth. The 1K and 2K Ultra Kaze fans are also quite good (aside from the usual shortcomings of sleeve bearings); however, I should note that the 3K Ultra Kaze seems to exhibit noticeably more stator noise than the 2K and 1K fans when running at comparable RPM (YMMV, it could have just been the fan I was using).

[Armeniandave]

Alex thanks for the response. I will be going with Yates for the front and back fans and Scythe "E" for the rads. Being quiet was a priority as I already have way more cooling than I really need.

A couple of updates:
The rads are here!!
I temporarily put them up top so I could get a feeling
of how the tubing and fittings need to be ran.
I am waiting on fans and grill guards for the top before
they are mounted for good.
I am pretty sure this will work better than my two MCR220s I have right now!!!

Also trying to decide on the pump placement. The attached pic shows the pumps on either side making it more symmetrical. Its just the aesthetics person in me I guess as either way will work.

Tomorrow I should get the front and back fans and Thursday I should get the top ones.

Also the top and back grills should be in later this week or early next week (hopefully).

:un:

[Chicken Patty]

Alex thanks for the response. I will be going with Yates for the front and back fans and Scythe "E" for the rads. Being quiet was a priority as I already have way more cooling than I really need.

A couple of updates:
The rads are here!!
I temporarily put them up top so I could get a feeling
of how the tubing and fittings need to be ran.
I am waiting on fans and grill guards for the top before
they are mounted for good.
I am pretty sure this will work better than my two MCR220s I have right now!!!

Also trying to decide on the pump placement. The attached pic shows the pumps on either side making it more symmetrical. Its just the aesthetics person in me I guess as either way will work.

Tomorrow I should get the front and back fans and Thursday I should get the top ones.

Also the top and back grills should be in later this week or early next week (hopefully).

:un:


Those freaking Ascensions are sooo effin' awesome, I just wasted $200 on a case, having to force myself to spend another $400+ on a case will make me have a heart attack lol.

[Armeniandave]

They are awesome and they are BIG!!!

Seriously you better have some place
to put it when it's done cause this thing
is unbelievably big.

I showed it too a couple of people who
don't know too much about computers
and the first thing out of there mouth is
always how frickin big it is.

[Chicken Patty]

They are awesome and they are BIG!!!

Seriously you better have some place
to put it when it's done cause this thing
is unbelievably big.

I showed it too a couple of people who
don't know too much about computers
and the first thing out of there mouth is
always how frickin big it is.

yeah they look big, but the watercooling possibilities just don't end lol. I just bought a thermaltake armour+, its got space to mount a single rad on the top, dual fan with slight modding it, i will try and mount a 120.4 to the back and another 120.2 fits in the bottom. However I might have someone make me a radbox, kinda what FIT is doing, but smaller, mine will not be as crazy as his. for now im just saving up some money, once I have some saved it, then i'll decide what to do, but your brackets are a MUST!!! lol.

[Armeniandave]

Alright I have refined the grill a little more.
The top holes on the left and right are more
than likely going to be reservoirs. I am still
waiting on them before I make the final dimensions.

Enjoy!!

:un:

[Chicken Patty]

Alright I have refined the grill a little more.
The top holes on the left and right are more
than likely going to be reservoirs. I am still
waiting on them before I make the final dimensions.

Enjoy!!

:un:

looks great bro, sorry I missed the first post, but this grill design looks :D

[grumpy]

Very nice build especially like the pump mounts. :coolup: I've got to stop looking at all these MM Ascension builds though. Makes me want to pull the trigger on my getting myself one. :crazed: Still cant figure out which color to buy this or wrinkle black.:confused:

[Armeniandave]

Thanks!

I was originally going to go with the wrinkle finish but then
I thought about all the custom stuff I wanted to do so I
decided on the Anodized black.

Honestly there all really nice, it just depends on your preference. Also if you keep looking at these cases you
will do what I did and end up buying one. :)

[grumpy]

I know , too bad they didnt come out while the canadian dollar was on par , hurts the wallet alot more now:fight11:

[Eddie3dfx]

Dave, that grill is gorgeous!
Yeah, I think alex has red yate loons :)

http://www.petrastechshop.com/12yalod1redl.html

[Armeniandave]

Here's the final grill design.
I decided not to do the res in the top
fan holes.
Should get more parts this week and by the looks of things
this project may go a little faster than planned.
It all depends on how the wiring goes!

[RedRaider]

Here's the final grill design.
I decided not to do the res in the top
fan holes.
Should get more parts this week and by the looks of things
this project may go a little faster than planned.
It all depends on how the wiring goes!

Whoops I still cant post pics so sorry you'll have to wait till I setup an image hosting site. Sorry.

Alright here you go: http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/undesignsbrackets/Picture7.jpg

Dave, do you know how to post pics here from your image hosting site?

It works just like the "other" forum...:fact:

[Spotswood]

I can't view the attached images (even when I click on 'em). The forum SW says "you do not have permission to access this page" :(

[Armeniandave]

Spotswood I think you have to wait until they activate you or something. PM RRR if you are still having trouble.

[Armeniandave]

Just a quick update.
Because of the holidays all the stuff I ordered
has been delayed in shipping.

The grill is finalized and should be cut on Monday.
I'll post pics when I get them.

After I cut it I will decide whether to paint it or anodize it.
Either way it will more than likely be red.

[smee]

Hmmm, Daaaaaaaaaave...... where is update? :D

[Septim]

hmm updates = good...

nice grill btw...

i for one would like to see how you're gonna manage all those wiring and what not...

[jtf2]

hmm updates = good...

nice grill btw...

i for one would like to see how you're gonna manage all those wiring and what not...

i am not sure why dave has not been updating the build log here.
how he is going about hiding the wires is brilliant.

[Cutless009]

I think dave doesnt come here because of the bad blood between XS and R3, I think he's just trying to stay out of it for the sake of business.

[jtf2]

I think dave doesnt come here because of the bad blood between XS and R3, I think he's just trying to stay out of it for the sake of business.

too bad

[DexNfX]

That's come cool red mesh you have there.

[Armeniandave]

I don't come here cause I can't even edit my own threads!
Why the fuck would I want to do anything if I have a gimped account, shit just delete this shit and move on!!!!!!!

[ZeniTH]

Ohhhhh.... Your pee pee hurt???!!!

[Kuro]

O.o eh right...

Kinda random... this thread has been dead since the 9th :hmm2:

looks like another long lost dispute :hmm:

[Xilikon]

No posts will be deleted since we don't censor anything.

[RedRaider]

I don't come here cause I can't even edit my own threads!
Why the fuck would I want to do anything if I have a gimped account, shit just delete this shit and move on!!!!!!!

ohhhhh....

why post here Dave? no one here cares about this shit build anyway.

I also don't see hardly anyone buying your products either. I see PTS had to cut the price in half on some of your items, probably due to the fact they aren't selling...:D

does your peepee hurt...:crying:

does it burn when you pee...:crying:

go back to where ever you came from, you crying ass bitch...

Speaking of 'gimps', where is your gimp Eddie??:homo:

[Armeniandave]

Actually business is quite good thanks!
Wow Petra is getting rid of some old brackets
so that means I'm not doing well....OOOOKKK??
Give me a fucking break!!

Shit Joel you're so Fucking whacked out man!!
Right at the point you showed your racist self
is the time I left.

I also don't like how you talked a bunch of shit about your own members behind there back, ya that's right thought I forgot about that!

Dude you ever finish your build??? Probably not.
Pretty funny you dis mine when you can't even do your own build.

C Ya chump, don't worry I won't be back!

Shit just ban me that would be better!!

:bird:

[ZeniTH]

ohhh my God !!!! hahahhahhahahahahahaahhahaha....
so you really keep lurking on the site !!!...

[EIGHTLUG]

I was wondering where this Armeniandave guy went off to :hmm: Great to have you back buddy :up: Oh and don't be so sensative :)

[RedRaider]

Hahahaha... The gimp is back..:rofl:

Talk about people behind their back...:rofl:

Racist...:rofl:

you just don't get it, do you bitch???

Glad to see you have been and always will be a lurker...:up:

[Baleful]

:crying: it burns :crying:

[RedRaider]

Hey Dave....

Is this you and you're dog??

LMFAO

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2262/laserpointerdogbitesw.gif (http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2262/laserpointerdogbitesw.gif)

[Floyd]

Dude you ever finish your build??? Probably not.
Pretty funny you dis mine when you can't even do your own build.

Everyone knows that its going to take Joel a few more years to get that build going again lol

[Marne]

fucking roflwaffle