kier Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nice looking mods. The Cosmos ll is a great case. I was a little surprised by its weight and size compared to a Corsair 800D and my current Storm Trooper...Wow, this is turning out to be an extremely expensive build..... Looking forward to seeing finished rig. Good luck. Thanks Footman Update!!! Had some fun these days with cutting and sawing in the Cosmos: Hole for a straight Fill-Port and also a slot for the fitting of the pump. Holes for the gpu, s in-and outlet A hole for the wiring of the gpu, s And adjusted the slot for the sata Did the same thing for the 24 pins powercables. I also made ​​a hole in the side of the 5.25 bay And made 2 fill-ports. And at the bottom of the 5.25, I have made a large hole for the in and outlets of the reservoirs, etc.. All this I have covered with U-channel edge from Mnpctech. Furthermore, did some nice things with the pump / reservoirs. All with fixed tubes;) More on this later. I also started with the cables. For the GPU power, I have marked some holes. Pre-drilling with 1.5mm 3mm And 4.5mm This is enough to go through with a sleeved wire. For the GPU power I used extensions And sleeved it in 4 colors. Black, titanium gray, gray and white Other side still loose One by one put the male connector through Did the same thing for 24 pins cable. And placed everything. One gpu have to wait ( need more heatshrink) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcjunkie209 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Very creative with the wires for GPU and 24pin. I'm gonna have to steal that idea down the road! Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the finished build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Very creative with the wires for GPU and 24pin. I'm gonna have to steal that idea down the road! Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the finished build. Indeed, gave me a few ideas too, shame I won't even find the time to do something like this with the wife and kids taking up most of my free time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcjunkie209 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Very creative with the wires for GPU and 24pin. I'm gonna have to steal that idea down the road! Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the finished build. Indeed, gave me a few ideas too, shame I won't even find the time to do something like this with the wife and kids taking up most of my free time.... I feel for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kier Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Update!!! It's been a while since I've updated the Cosmos build, but here it is .... the long awaited update Where were we... the sleeved cables. For the Sata cables I've made 2​​ openings Sleeved some Sata cables First four sata placed Second layer on top It's all a bit messy now, but this will be better It need to be as tight as possible ... To get this so tight, I drilled some holes on the back from the mobo for the tyraps Tightly folded around the edge I will not use them all, but I dont want free sata slots. In the front there are still some open holes, So I've cut some mesh for this Placed the acrylic cover back again I wanted something more for the "fins" on top, so for this I have pasted some DI-NOC Looks better. To have the same DI-NOC effect in the front I have also pasted the slide panel And now the big moment ... making the loop ready for filling. For this I have cut the hard acrylic pipe and placed it Checked the remaining tubes etc. All connected...yes, fill it up Fill Port right above is to fill the first loop. Never mind the silver shiny stuff, don't have any black left and don't wanna buy new. This is not in sight And then it was really time to fill it with... Mayhem Pastel Ice White Starting to get full Nice color isn't it Just one more loop, but not today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Looking Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I look forward to more updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kier Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thanks Tacoman, and another update for you Second loop ready without any major problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kier Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Tonight I spent some time to the front. I changed the plan to put the usb and other stuff into the front regarding the looks and the space behind the panel. I think this looks better now without the, usb stuff and without the touch buttons from the Aquaero. These doesn't look good and do not work properly in my opinion So i've cut 3 pieces of 3mm acrylic. The first one looks like this And two of them like this. One of them with a smaller recess for the display Everything put together The touch buttons I do not need because I can set everything with the remote control. And once set I usually do nothing more with it, just look at the temps. The remote has a good range like this, so it's okay Placed in the Cosmos Power on I doubt whether I'm going to put black or carbon on the acrylic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kier Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 The wurst thing happened to me .... lost the flat cable connecting the PCB push button and the controller. In the beginning I was thinking that I must put the flatcable somewhere save before I lose it. So I've lost it . Fortunately there was Ruud from Coolermaster, who still has parts of the Cosmos Cooler Master Europe Store for all your spare parts Ruud... thanks man! And everything is online again Inverse color display is a nice thing slide panel closed again, nothing to see anymore Cable management is still a big mess, but this is how I placed the controller This will become more organised ​​ Drilled a hole for the switches and HDD LED And I have cut a 3mm black piece of acrylic to make a cover for the side bay, I don't like holes and slots So this will disappear. Made a second layer and cut out the form of the CM push buttons. Placed the first layer back Second layer on top Past some black film on the second layer And the result Nice, tight and the good color. I also been busy with the XL window for the Cosmos. What appeared to be quite a challenge because lots of plastic and little space The acrylic window I've made ​​1cm larger as the existing hole. Need to put more pressure on the edges , but this is how it becomes For pasting the metal cover back on the plastic, I used contact adhesive. This is because I don't have to much space for double sided tape, and it just needs to be good. Placed everywhere clamps and other stuff, which will stay on for a night. And need to make the inside a bit nicer. Ofcourse after installing the window wanted to see how it looks. And also have been playing with the enlightened midplate for some nightshots. I'm also thinking to put some lights in the midsection or top. That's it for now...Grtz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kier Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 This will become 1 of the last Cosmos updates my friendly followers. Just one more to go, the pro photoshoot. The Cosmos is as good as finished now. It was a very nice build, partly because the Cosmos was allready in my possession before he was in the shop, and that the kick-off exactly started with the big Cosmos II release. For this a deep bow for Cooler Master, EKWB, ZOTAC and IT service.be. Thank you again for the confidence and support. The last small things in this last update. The white front I covered with black film, which looks better then the white acrylic. But with some white lines still visible. All side panels opened and the big, big Cosmos exhibited A great modular power supply, the Cooler Master Hybrid 1050W Enough connections And enough space left, which comes in handy for the excess length of the cables Some cable management Side cover is placed with the HDDs Because it was too dark inside, I have placed a single CCFL in a custom bracket that I have bolted to the 360 ​​rad using the existing holes. Now was to bright, so I made it ​​softer with a small piece of white paper. Finalized the sleeved cables, a little tightening etc. Total shot of the PCI-e SATA 24pins and sats And the internal end result And my favorite picture Next update....Final photoshoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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