n°79 by modLab

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How long I have waited for this day!

 

Let us begin...

 

As you can see from the title, the project is called n°79, as some of you will know, the number 79 stands for the precious metal gold in the periodic table.

 

 

 

The case is a Cooler Master MasterCase SL600M a really nice and spacious case.

The colour concept should match the theme of gold, black and grey, it shouldn't look too overloaded so the case will keep its colour and will "only" be modified with gold accents.

The concept with the PSU at the bottom of the case and the rotated tray remains, for space reasons the tray is pushed a little to the centre of the case and the GPU moves to the other side so that it can be longer and thicker as the sheet metal wall of the case is cut out at the back so that the GPU can breathe. The glass panel can also remain and does not have to be redesigned.
As the case only supports 360mm radiators at the top and bottom, my idea is to place them at the front and rear, as this makes it easy to reach the connections to connect all the cables in the lid and so they are not visible and can be led out at the top of the rear, but this requires a major intervention in the entire case structure.
There are also 2 large 200mm fans included in the scope of delivery, which go into the rear and ventilate the radiator and hardware inside.

 

 

 

Next update soon...

 

There is something wrong with the pictures. -> Fixed the problem, it was my browser

 

Edited April 30 by modLab

[modLab]

Hi,

 

Quick overview of the hardware. 

 

 

Stay tuned 

 

Edited May 1 by modLab

[modLab]

Good evening,

another update on the Mod.

First of all I had to make a plan how to modify the case, because the hardware is not high end the project should still look very good and get a special touch. The idea was to turn the mainboard by 180 degrees so that the connections point upwards and are routed to the rear via the lid. As there is then no more room for a second 360mm radiator, this should be installed at the rear and the second at the front. The case comes with 2 huge 200mm fans, which are to be retained and used to cool the rear radiator. Yes, I know the airflow won't be the best, but with 2 radiators and a complex loop, the CPU and ram will certainly be well cooled... 

 

 

 

There are some modifications that need to be done on the back to be able to mount the radiator as well as on the plate where the 200mm fans are mounted underneath.

 

   

 

On the back, I decided to cut out a rectangle and mount it using a white plexiglass plate screwed to the rest of the frame.

 

 

 

 

After cutting with the Dremel, the programme included filing and sanding to make everything fit perfectly.

It took some time, but the result was convincing and was left as it was. As the white colour is a bit distracting, everything will be painted black later.

 

Thanks for reading and see you soon. 

 

 

[modLab]

Evening,

A small update.
The case has been gutted and the GPU mount that was used on the rear part of the case for vertical mounting has been cut out of the rest and mounted on the top of the case so that the GPU can be mounted there later.

As you can see, the hardware is not installed on one side but will be visible from the front where the glass front sits and also on the back. 

 

 

The mainboard tray consists of 3 aluminium flat bars to save some weight as the project will weigh a few kilos. The colour is exactly the same as the case colour, so I won't be doing any further work on it.

 

 

 

You will be able to see hardware or water cooling components everywhere... 

 

 

 

 

 

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Evening,

Next small update.

 

A big THANK YOU to Alphacool for this great package, you guys are the best!

 

 

The water cooling parts meant that the case could be machined further, the tank was to be attached to the front, but as there was no space inside, the aluminium cover had to be cut out cleanly so that the tank fits.
The cut-outs were made with an angle grinder and a very thin cutting disc.

 

 

The base plate also had to be machined as otherwise there would have been no room for the radiators in the case.
The first gold accents have already been applied.
The technique comes from modelling and is called dry brushing.

 

 

Next update soon, I promise. 

 

 

[modLab]

Next Update:

 

Today, part of what everyone is waiting for is the gold plating of the components.

The whole thing is done in my basement at home using electroplating. This process refers to the electrochemical deposition of metallic deposits, i.e. coatings on substrates in an electrolytic bath. In simple terms, a minimal current flows through positively (component) and negatively (electrode) charged objects and the gold can therefore adhere.

 

 

The whole thing then looked like this...This process was repeated with all components Fitting, Ram cooler and CPU cooler.

 

 

The power source was a laboratory power supply that was very easy to adjust.
All the material and tools were provided to me by Tifoo Galvanik and I must honestly say that it really is so simple that even a beginner can do it. The important thing at this point is to know which material you have in front of you because not all liquids are suitable for every material.
Some went by dipping and some only with an electrode pen and special liquid.

 

 

Sorry I don't know why the photo is rotated....

 

 

 

And here is the result: 

 

 

 

 

So folks, the rest will come another time.
Have fun reading and thanks for your feedback. 

PS: I will link everything again in the last post