Chris Talbot Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Parts Specs. i7 4770k, Asus Z87 Gryphon, Dual Asus R9-290DCU|| in Crossfire, Samsung Evo SSD, Seagate 4 tera storage drive, XSPC rads, XSPC 270 Photon Res/pump, Bitspower fittings, Cooler Master Storm Stryker case, Cooler Master 1000w psu, EK Water blocks. Pics might be up tonight. (IF I can figure out HOW to post them!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Talbot Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 My photo entry, showing the components for my build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Talbot Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 the build to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Talbot Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Made some great progress today. Got 90% of my Plexi panels cut and fitted. Mounted the Photon Res/Pump. Mounted the Upper and Front Rads. Started the cut-outs for the front fans. Got the Mobo surround fitted and trimmed to fit the TUF Fortifier. And I even got the DVD drive cut out 90% done! Man it was a good day. Now, if only FrozenCPU would ship my 2nd order, I can get some of the routing finalized. (And start on the Miles and Miles of sleeving I have to do) Pics up tomorrow. That's enough for one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Talbot Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 New Pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMawd Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Great choice of case, I love the CM Stryker I wont be entering this year, but you can see some of my past cooler master mods here, http://mnpctech.com/mnpctech-case-mod-gallery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Talbot Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 (this is a bit of a Ramble of sorts, sorry for that)Now that my build is nearing completion, I wanted to get into the Whys of my build. As my Finished pictures will show, i might have the Least Modded case in the contest. And I have reasons for this! I always wanted a Super PC (Loads of CPU and VGA power), and of course, to Any True Modder, it has to Look as good (if not Better) than it performs!! But i also HAD to factor in, that this PC was to be a Daily Use machine! That is Also Portable! (Somewhat, as we All know Liquid cooled PC's are Not that Lite!) This is one of the Top reasons I chose the CM Storm Stryker Case for my platform. The Very beefy handles on this frame were perfect for a Large "Portable" case. That and I have always liked White cases! From the first time I laid eyes on the Stryker case I already had the vision of the complete build! (Within reason). I knew there would be room for Dual GPU's, and a good size water loop, including the XSPC Rads and Res that I had been eyeing for almost a Decade!! I knew this case could fit at Least a 2 bay And a 3bay rad, I knew I would have room for Multiple HDD's (although it turned out placing them was Not easy) as still have room for a Large Res. From the get-go, I knew the Stryker would need Some modding to make it the way i envisioned it, but I also knew that it wouldn't take much. I needed to remove the entire front frame and HDD cages to make a fully open design. And i knew I was going to close off the bottom section to provide a place to hide all the wiring and undesirables. And I knew I was going to need to modd the front panel to some extent, to be able to mount 3 fans on the front. I also wanted to still be able to include an optical drive! I knew that one way or another, this case Could satisfy everything i would want in a case. (Although I was still in for a Sticker Shock with the price of the "Mod Parts" that I would need!) So, now armed with all the parts I would need, I set out to build a Daily use machine, that Looked like something you would see in a High-End PC showcase! All of this was being done for ME! and Me alone! Then low and behold, not long after I decided to take my Stock rig to the next level, I came across a FB News feed from Cooler Master! Something about a Case Mod Contest!! And here I was Already building one! SO I entered!! I would have built this PC either way (Contest or not). But with it being a Contest Rig now, I just took it a Little farther! (in terms of Neatness and Looks). So, for me, the bottom line is, I now Own my Dream PC, in All it's Epic Snowy Goodness! And if i can manage to Win a spot in the finals, that would be Awesome Too! I have Always been into "Modding" things of one sort or another (My wife calls me "Alter Boy" because I Alter Everything I own!). I have always wanted a Fully modded PC, but just couldn't swing the $, until Now!The only 2 things that are stopping me from doing this More, and to a higher standard is $ and Work-space. I used to have access to a few shops where I could work, sadly that is no more. And as some of you likely know, it's not easy to Mod/cut/grind and things of that sort, when you live in a Very small apartment building!! Even the simplest things like cutting some Plexi for a new trim panel becomes a Week long Chore!! (Find a Table saw you can borrow, rent a Shop, Get there, do your work, go home, need more panels, start the process over again!!) Hopefully by next year I will have access to a shop again, and be able to enter a something a little more Extreme in next years contest (yes I'm thinking about Next years already - Codename ~ "Console Killer"!) That's all for now. Uploaded MANY pics to my gallery today, should get some of them into These posts a little later tonight! Cheers and Happy Modding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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