HAF932

[Tiny]

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Here is the parts list.
Hardware: i7 920, RIIE, XMS3, GTX 295, X25-M80GB, Barracuda 1024GB, Titanium Fatal1ty, HX1000
H2o Hardware: HK 3.0 RRTech style, Watercool GTX295 block, MCP655-B 12v DC Pump, 2x MCR220-QP, black ice x flow 120.2, DD-RAD-Reservoir

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Here is what i started with. I gutted the hole case. Next I drilled the pop rivets that hold the bottom panel on.
Next step rotate bottom 180 degrees so the back now faces the front. I did this to move the pre-made grills for the radiators to the front where it is needed since I plan to mount the psu in the bottom of the case.

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Moving the bottom of the case around turned out easy so I figured I would start locating the mounting positions for the radiators and pump.

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This is the end result of the mod and the radiator placement. I was able to mount 3 120.2's with an HX1000 psu in the bottom of the case with about 1/2" to spare on either end and may have room for a 120.3 in the front panel and possibly a 120.3 in the top.
I was in a hurry to get this rig back up and running so I made a pump mount but think Ill change it out for a (UN)Designs Infinite Bracket with the base modified to mount on top of a rad with a 120mm fan. The res is a DD-RAD-Reservoir one of the few good products I have worked with from them. It was an easy mod to get it to fit on the rad but I would have rather had more room to add in 2 more fans, but the placement of the pump made it impossible. (I used an aluminum Slurpee straw from 711 to make the stand off's for the res) I will most likely be adding one more pump and mounting them where the the fan would normally be on the back panel. At that time I will be deciding if I want to mount the reservoirs on the out side of the case.

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DVD rom cage and HDD placement.
My next taks is to find a location for the hard drives. The sata drive was the challenge. I was looking for a mounting location that would require very little modification to use. I found that the Mother board tray has a 1/8" 90 degree bend at the front front edge and has 1 hole pre-drilled. So I turned the drive sideways and used the screw holes to line up and drill the second hole. It was a pain in the ass to figure out where to mount it because I was only going to leave enough room in the front of the case for1 dvd rom drive. The ssd drive is tucked behind the mother board tray.
Next mission was to fabricate a dvd rom drive cage. I took the parts from the old dvd rom stack and cut them apart. After cutting them apart I was able to flatten out the panel from the right hand side and then take measurements. I basically mapped out the top section of that side of the cage on a sheet of 0.050 6061 aluminum and cut it out and made the corresponding bends and rounded the back edge and then did the same proses to make the panel for the left hand side. I couldn't use the hole spacing for the dvd rom screws because of the flattening to get the measurements. Not the best way to figure out how to make the drive cage but it was fast. Since I couldn't use the hole spacing from the old cage I just found an old drive that was longer than my cage and clamped it in place and marked the top and bottom of the drive on my cage then measured on the drive for the height of the screw holes. Next I had to figure out the placement for the holes from front to back. To do this I took the same drive with the left hand side of the cage off and clamped the drive in place with the front of the drive where it should be located and took measurements from the inside front of the case. I didn't want to have any visible adjustments or slots so I made the holes for the drive and then moved to the top mounts for the cage its self and made slots for forward and back movement so the drive cage can be adjusted front and back. You can see the results of the dvd rom cage in the picture in the previous post.

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The case has been resembled and is now back up and running. I have a few more mods planned for this project.
1. remove the top of the case and cut out every thing up to the top tray and replace it on the inside and out with a sandwich of 6061 0.050 aluminum sheet and also do the same with the back panel and front.
2. Replace the motherboard tray with a mountain mods aluminum back plane and mb tray.
3. Fabricate some new radiator grills from some 1/4" 6061 aluminum plate.
4. Fabricate some thing from 1/2" 6061 aluminum to replace the front fascia.
5. Fabricate some new case feet from 4 slices of 6061 round bar stock.
6. Powder coat the case inside and out in flat black.
7. Polish and anodize all the fabricated aluminum parts red.
8. Paint psu shell flat black.
9. Sleeve all cables and adjust lengths.

I would really appreciate any comments and ideas as to placement of any components.
I am also open to any ideas as to what the front fascia should look like. I'm trying to come up with some thing that looks similar to the original but with more style I guess.

[Floyd]

Nice work. One question though. How is your HX1000W getting fresh air from the bottom with no holes there?
I have a 360 on the top of my 932 and a 240 on the bottom. I can still fit 2 HDDs and 4 5.25" drives though lol.
Why the need for 3, 240 rads? I thought you just had the CPU and one GPU to cool?

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Nice work. One question though. How is your HX1000W getting fresh air from the bottom with no holes there?

The psu isnt sitting on the floor, it has 1/2" of clearance under it so it can get cool air from the vents just in front of it.

I have a 360 on the top of my 932 and a 240 on the bottom. I can still fit 2 HDDs and 4 5.25" drives though lol.

Even with the 3x 120.2 rads I still managed to install 1 sata drive and one ssd drive as well as the dvd rom drive.
and I still have room for one more dvd rom drive or a fan controller.


Why the need for 3, 240 rads? I thought you just had the CPU and one GPU to cool?

I need the 3x 120.2's to keep the high overclock under control. I run a fairly high overclock on this rig for crunching and gaming. (4.523GHz @ 1.5v) It takes that much rad to keep it under 75c at full load crunching 24/7.
As well I need to add in one more rad for the gpu as soon as buy the block from Liu Kang. Under normal usage I don't really need that much rad, but since its crunching 24/7 it just gets hot if I don't use that much. On top of that with the overclock I run it can still convert avi to dvd or play a video game and crunch at the same time with out changing the overall temps.
Here is a screen shot of my temps.

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I like the mount I made but these just look cleaner.
The more I look at them tho the more I think I can make one. Ill give it a shot tonight and post the results later tonight.

[Floyd]

Guess I underestimated how hot those 920s get! Thats insane hot for a CPU.

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920's at stock speed or even 4.2GHz don't need nearly as much cooling. At 4.2 I only need 1.28v to keep it stable and the temps never go over 55c full load. But 4.5GHz takes a big bump in voltage and a big increase in temps as well. The overclock for the most part dictated how the case had to be modified.

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Here is what I was able to do on the new pump mount tonight.

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I still need to make the cross piece and drill the holes and cut the 2 slots. It all still needs some serious sanding. I had to make the mount a little bit wider than the UN designs mount because I'm using aluminum rather than steal. I also used a sharper bend. The length or height of the upright still needs to be adjusted but that can wait till morning. 4:21 here so I'm off to bed. Remember this is all hand made so go easy on me. All I used was a hack saw and file to make this. If it works out and the pump fits nicely Ill be doing 2 more but out of thicker stock and having the parts laser cut so the finish is better. The total cost is going to be around $1.50 for the hole thing. That's a lot better than $27.00.

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Just got up and did a few more things to the mount but still need to make final measurements before drilling the holes.
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[Floyd]

Wonderful. Im always down for some custom fab work!

[Kuro]

Wow this is a nice build :up: :) :cheers:

[Tiny]

Thanks guys. I have a few more hours to go on this mount before I take it to the shop to make the real deal along with the rest of the parts I made. Most of the parts I am making will be re-done at the shop. Im just working out the bugs and getting the measurements right before hand by mocking it up. The rad mounts, pump mount and dvd rom cage will be going with me tonight to be cleaned up or completely redone with the proper tools. I do a lot of mock up at home to get every thing ready. Most of these parts have been made with very simple tools. Hack saw and file.