Love the choice for that candy color!

Hey Folks,
Sorry for the delay in the posting. Here is a small update. This post is a bit random, from the sense that it has lot of little things that had to be done to the case. So I am just going to cover what I did.

In the previous post, you saw that I dremeled a hive pattern on the two bottom side panels and the front panel, and also cut two hornets on the other side panels. I wanted to make the windows a bit different, and stay away from the clear acrylic. I decided to use both tinted / smoked acrylic, mirrored acrylic, and mesh.

Since the top compartment was going to be pretty empty, I wanted to give the illusion that the top had more room, so I decided to use Acrylic Mirror on the inside front and back of the case. Before I could cut the acrylic, I made templates from plain old construction paper

Here is a pic of the acrylic mirror with the protective covering on it.

I masked off the backside of the plexi, transferred my template patterns, and used a fine tooth jig saw blade to cut the acrylic. The results werenÂ’t that bad

For the body of the hornet and the front of the case, I wanted the design to really stand out, so I decided to use smoked acrylic.

Here is a pic of the smoked acrylic applied to the front panel. The great part about tinted acrylic is that when the internal lights are one, you will be able to see everything inside.

For the wings and the hive, I wanted to allow airflow, especially since there was a radiator. So I used AC RyanÂ’s gray mesh for the wings, and black mesh for the hive. It worked out really well.

Since I refabricated the front panel, I added room for a PSOne LCD. Here is a pic of the LCD being tested before it was mounted

For the water-cooling setup, I wanted to use Danger DenÂ’s Fill port. Using a fill port is just a convenient way of adding water to your loop. I have encountered so many issues with acrylic res cracking, that I just never use them anymore. Since the top panel was hinged, I had no solid part to mount the fill port. So I had to fabricate a custom fill port hinge. So here are some shot of the hinge being made:

That is pretty much it for the miscellaneous stuff. The Main Water Cooling and Internal components will be on the next post.

As always, any comments or questions are always welcomed.

SAD

Hey Folks,
fficeffice" /> It is time to install the PC Components and Water cooling. So I hope everyone enjoys this update.

Since I went all out with the pc case modding, I wanted to make sure that the internal components were able to also carry their own weight. So here are some of the components to fill this little powerhouse.



For the motherboard, I had to go with EVGAÂ’s NF44. This is the only mATX that supports SLI. For the video cards, I got a pair of EVGA 7900GTX. I have always used EVGA, their cards just ROCK, and they are a US based company, which makes support so much easier.

For the processor, I went with an AMD FX60. Some Dual Core FX loving never hurts

For memory, I went with the pimpest Modding ram out there, the Corsair Xpert and XMS Pro.



Here is pic of the motherboard mounted on the painted tray, it actually looks pretty sweet. I had to remove the stock AMD HSF retention for the all thread rods for the DangerDen TDX block.



I needed 2GB of ram for BF2, but I was only able to get 1GB Set of Xpert. So I decided to get a second set of XMS Pro, since they both look similar and are rated Cas 2. Since both the memory were the same height, they looked and worked perfectly.



Here is the memory completely installed:




Now with the motherboard mounted and the ram installed, it was time to start playing with the water blocks. For my WC setup, I went all Danger Den,

For my 7900GTX, I went with an SLI set of Koosah waterblocks. I think these guys are just BEAST!!! All that cooper and to see the water flowing is just awesome.





For the FX60, I am using Danger DenÂ’s Copper TDX with the Universal mount. The block is fitted with (2) 3/8 TruFit barbs, but that was too bland for me. I wanted to make it a little different.



I was planning to use my D4 pump, but since the pump died I was going to use 2 DangerDen Mag II LE pumps. These pumps are small, but the benefit is that a couple can be put in a loop without taking up too much space.

I installed a Male to Male fitting, and mounted the pump out port directly on top of the TDX.



Now with 2 pumps in the system, the flow rate is nice and fast. And it also looks pimp to see a pump mounted directly on the TDX.

Here is a Pic of the completed Loop and all internal components installed:



Ok, that is it for the hardware and waterblock installation. The superhornet work log is almost completed. Just need to fill the loop and load the OS. So the next post will be the case completed

So look out for that in the next few days.

SAD

looking great bro!!!



Nothing new for you though...

SuAsDu can i ask you what the strips are that are red they look like some kinda of bracket and they look good mounted on the ram.

SB218 - Thanks buddy

Ranger - those red strips are actually individual LED. When the PC is turned on, you can program it to report the ram speed, temps, words and so forth. Really cool stuff

SAD

Hey Folks,
So I hope everyone enjoys the finals pics. I appreciate all the input and feedback on this case.
Here is a straight on front photo of the case:

Here is a ¾ Top down photo of the case with all side panels closed, and the case powered off:

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Here is a view inside the computer through the front smoked acrylic window



This is a photo of the bottom of the case. You can see the LCD Screen on, along with the two vandal resistant buttons, and rocker switches for the lights.



Here is a close up of the completed hornet. When the unit is off, you canÂ’t see in the case at all. When the lights are on, you can see the components, and the wings glow





This is the close-up of the hive side panel, with the black mesh for ventilation.



Here are close-ups of both sides of the bottom section of the case. You have the 2x120 BIX GT Stealth Radiator on one side. The other side you have the Topower PSU, along with the HD, SlotLoad DVDR, and Danger Den MagII LE pump.

Part 2


Here are some pictures of the case with all side panels and top panel wide open. With the panels open, everything in the case is visible.










Here are some closeup of the Danger Den watercooling setup.









Here are pics of the water cooled EVGA 7900GTX Sli video cards







In this last pic, you can see the acrylic mirror I used to line the back of the case. Makes the interior of the SFF look a lot larger.




I hope you enjoy this project, along with the pics, and updates. If all goes well, I should be starting another case mod in about 6 months I already have some ideas floating in my head.

Thanks again for viewing this project, and all the support.

Regards,

SuAsDu

Excellent work. That case looks amazing, not to mention the sweet hardware.

Oh.. here are some pics of the case out in the wild. This was the Maximum PC’s ShowDown LanFest2K6 in San Jose. It was a great LAN. I really hope we have more of these in Cali Hmm.. I wonder which case won the Case Mod Contest?















SAD

Quote: Originally Posted by SuAsDu Oh.. here are some pics of the case out in the wild. This was the Maximum PCÂ’s ShowDown LanFest2K6 in San Jose. It was a great LAN. I really hope we have more of these in Cali Hmm.. I wonder which case won the Case Mod Contest? SAD

Awwwww The Memories

Hell Yeah we need more Lan's in Cali

I dont have a clue how i missed this mod, OUTSTANDING!!

Hey Folks,

I wanted to share some great news with everyone here. Since the case is finished, it has been making its route to various LAN party and contests.

If you missed NVIDIA's GeForce 3 LAN, you missed out. This lan and launch party was AWESOME!!! Best computing event I have ever been too. I think I might end up makign this an annual event I attend Super Hornet scored a 2nd Place finish in the "Best Original Case Mod" category. I was surprised with the outcome, because there were some AWESOME mods in that category.

Also, Super Hornet has just been awarded NVIDIA's SLIZone Rig Of the Month for November!! Here is a link that you can checked out. The writeup was done by Nvidia in SuperHero Theme, which I thought was kinda humorous SLI Rig of the Month - November

Take Care,

SAD

hey congrats SAD
good job on getting rig of the month .....

Judging by the previous winners, I'd say you've set a new standard for the contest.
Congrats

He's been setting the standard for SLi rig of the month - twice in 12 months. That said - I'm a little saddened to think that that'll probably be the last mATX form factor'd SLi rig of the month for a long while. Unless someone pulls the latex outta their buttocks and whips out a SLi mATX mobo for Intel..... I'm hoping EVGA calls up Jetway again for another mATX SLi mobo soon.

Unbelievable work bro. That turned out better than I could have expected.

Thanks for the props guys. I really appreciate it I was just lucky that i was able to make SLIZone RoTM 2 time this year. I should be starting another mod sometime 2nd quarter next year.. who know.. maybe I might be able to do it again

As for an Intel C2D mATX SLI mobo.. you don' tknow how much i am praying that one comes out. I would be ALL over it.

SAD

I never liked Bees but this project makes me want one as a pet lol jk.
Amazing Work with this project and case.

TraitorJackKnives

great project.....
juz wondering wat the order was of ur cooling loop ....
i was thinkin of building a sli matx rig as well ....is it necessary to run two pumps ?