SNTsystems' Sick Rig 002

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Limp Gawd
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Due to SNTsystems' Sick Rig 001 and its wide popularity, I have decided upon posting a worklog of its successor which is to be a more precise copy of the first.

Direct from my distributor and out of its carton. I have to turn this Lian-Li PC6070b.....

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into this.....

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More completed pictures of Sick Rig 001 and its hardware can be found at SNTsystems

-Dan
 
are you going to use the same parts? man i cant wait for this to be done.
 
I'll pulled everything from the case just for the sake of showing everybody what Lian-Li packages with this mid-tower. You'll notice that the side panels are covered in Sound and Vibration dampening material, what you cant see in this pic is that the upper most panel is also covered with this same stuff. Lian-Li really built a great case for those who havent already read through reviews, its a great candidate for a cool running and quiet rig.

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-Dan
 
flat4 said:
are you going to use the same parts? man i cant wait for this to be done.
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This case is serving the needs of a customer of mine, as far as I know he will be packaging many of the same components as the original. Expect 002 to look better than its predecessor. This mod shouldnt take me long to finish but I do want to make sure its up to par with the rest of my work.

-Dan
 
Looks good Dan, some day when I actually have a job I'm going to have to get you do some mods for me :D
 
i love the LL's except for the crappy front fan design with bottom intakes for 2 80's.. wtf is up with that..
 
Gongo said:
i love the LL's except for the crappy front fan design with bottom intakes for 2 80's.. wtf is up with that..
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Those "crappy" fan locations will be cut for installation of an Aquatube. Otherwise those 2 fans are great for cooling the HDD rack that is located just behind them.

-Dan
 
The first thing to get done is to cut out that restrictive rear fan grill.

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I couldnt find my old goggles so I had to make due with my Airsoft gas mask, oh darn. :D

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After the short Dremel work.....

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After the long hand sanding session with 120, 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper.

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As you can see from the above pics I make sure that I protect the aluminum finish of the case with masking tape just in case the cut-off wheel slips. Slips are rare but they ruin a project if they occur and are hard to cover up.

Next step is to create another 80mm fan hole just below the stock location on the motherboard tray.

-Dan
 
Is that the case you had at quakecon? If so I dont rember that side pannel, was it ever on there? But Man I loved those uv fans you had, where did you get those. lol sorry for all the questions.

JEEVES
 
JEEVES/whohasmyname? said:
Is that the case you had at quakecon? If so I dont rember that side pannel, was it ever on there? But Man I loved those uv fans you had, where did you get those. lol sorry for all the questions.

JEEVES
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That was indeed the case I had at QuakeCon, you may have only seen the case with the side panel off because I loved looking in on everything for so much of my stay there. :D

Those fans are the Aerocool Chameleons, I got them from SVC and I've been very happy with them. The case temps never change enough to make great use of the temperature dependent color changing feature but they look sweet anyways.

-Dan
 
Well, I couldnt find my old 80mm fan frame that I used as a template for my hole cuts so I had to make another.

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Now I get to use that fan frame yet again as a guide for the fan mounting holes. I used Elmer's Spray Adhesive to keep the template in place while I set up the handheld drill with my carbide bit.

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The holes came out fine and I'll do the cleanup work tomorrow after cutting the 80mm hole.
Now Im all ready to start cutting with the drill press tomorrow.

And while Im at it I might as well start the side panel window mod since I'll need the press for that too.

'Till tomorrow! :)

-Dan
 
[S]nt|Mods said:
Those "crappy" fan locations will be cut for installation of an Aquatube. Otherwise those 2 fans are great for cooling the HDD rack that is located just behind them.

-Dan
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ya i know they cool the HDD, i'm talking about the bottom intakes in stock...I put them on high in my case and they were crying for air flow. anyways, lookin good. like the mask
 
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It came out real nice. I might get some more work done this weekend if I can find some time between moving SNT to a new server and working on another customer's project. :)

-Dan
 
I absolutely love my drill bits, they cut all metals on contact without the aid of oil.

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Skill saws do easy work with aluminum.

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Now for the install of the most popular radiator grill. :D

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Everything nice and tight and ready to cool.

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That's it for now but I'll have some more work done over the next few days.

-Dan
 
The usual masking tape.
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I also clear the back of most of its sound mat ahead of time so it doesnt get gumed up in the hole saws.
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Now to the cutting. :D
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I completely cleaned up the rear of the side panel of the sound mat so I can install the window in the very near future. I'm also all about attention to detail, creating a window to fit these cutouts could be simple (squared) but I like to follow the design I have before me.
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The polycarb window will fit this area perfectly and a hot glue bead along the edges will eventually secure it in place.
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I like! I like! :D
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-Dan
 
Wow, this is gonna be awesome. I love your mods, Dan, and can't wait to see more. G0 AC!!! W00t!
 
i dont quite understand the pattern, is it for function or for looks? the holes on the side that is
 
It called sticking to a design concept (less is more). The porthole design was originally intended for a product of SNTmods, its still not released since Im waiting on another product for it to work with. As you can see Im still showing off the main components that "big" windows always show. I personally think "big" windows take away from the class of the case, thus my designs. :D

-Dan
 
Dan, I know there are a lot of people who bring up the tubing issue and all the old arguments, but I want none of that. I just wanted to say that I LOVE your work there and I really love the way the products look. I just wish I could afford to send you some money for some of that sweet pimp gear! I am still trying to fit some Aqua stuff in my first time liquid cooling mod.
:D Nice Job!
 
DaCoOlNeSs said:
damn sweet man!



I want your T-Shirt and hat though :D
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if you went to quakecon you could have sat right infront of this man, like me and my bro (jeeves) and gotten the hat and shirt... FOR FREE!!!! from the vendors section :-P
damn dont have any pics of that angle

sweet rig man... keep up the good work...
 
dan now you're just MAKING me buy you're damn watercooling kits, this is a good way to make people spend money :p
 
where did you get that grill for the top of the case?????????

ive been looking for one of those. Nice work by the way :)


Bryan-
 
3N1GM4 said:
if you went to quakecon you could have sat right infront of this man, like me and my bro (jeeves) and gotten the hat and shirt... FOR FREE!!!! from the vendors section :-P
damn dont have any pics of that angle

sweet rig man... keep up the good work...
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So you sat infront of Dan? lol, I was sitting just to the right of him, on the end of that row....have the shirt but didn't get the hat :(
 
dj_2004 said:
Dan, will the 2 fan radiator grill ever come back in stock?
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They will be available again on Monday but the ones Im getting may be sold out by the end of the day. Next time I will be sure to get more ordered just in case I cant keep any past the first day.

-Dan
 
Im sorry for the lack of updates, I have been waiting on the arrival of a new band saw blade so I can have the window cut out cleanly. Besides that I just need to work on the Aquatube mount and window hole cuts up front and down below.

-Dan
 
Okay, I havent posted in more than 2 weeks but I have finally completed the last leg of the mods. I have had a lot of work during these past weeks and too much stress caused by UPS. Anyways, here are the pictures.

Aquatube front, center and down below flush mount sketch.

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After cleanup and an Aquatube demo.

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And while Im in the general area I decided to mask and sketch the cuts needed for the Aquatube to completely clear behind the front panel. I'll come back and cut it later.

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And now the odd shaped Polycarb window, much easier to work with when compared to Plexiglas.

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This is the basic shape of the window as it is installed to the reverse of the side panel. I have to take it to the disk sander to get it perfectly circular so it can fit in the predesignated spot. I didnt have anybody else around at this time to take a picture but I think you can use your imagination.

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I finally went back and Dremeled the rear most front panel for the clearance needed by the Aquatube. Everything is very smooth to the touch.

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Sketch for the Aquatube "window" in the front door.

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There you have it, perfectly centered to eventually show off all the action.

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And then I have no more work to do but to ship it to my customer, he might decide to pick up this worklog where I leave off. And on to another project, currently unnamed. :)

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