My Custom RC-1100 Cosmos

[nightkhaos]

Right it's not exactly the most erm... complicated case mod, but I thought I'd share it anyway.

And since it's already done all I can really show you is the aftermath of photos.

So without further ado, my RC-1100 Comsos build gallery!

Tell me what ya think, any queries you have, etc.

[nightkhaos]

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[merple]

Nice build. Your cables look tidier than mine and I cut holes in mine to hide em

Whats going on with the polycarb though?
Theres a pic of cutting and painting, but thats it.
Did you make a new side panel or something?

[nightkhaos]

Originally Posted by merple

Nice build. Your cables look tidier than mine and I cut holes in mine to hide em

Whats going on with the polycarb though?
Theres a pic of cutting and painting, but thats it.
Did you make a new side panel or something?

Yeah, the orginal face had a fan there that wouldn't allow me to mount my heatsink. When I removed the fan mount the side panel insert (black grill thingy) fell out, so I had to insert a piece of polycarb to keep it in place. Maybe I should have explained that in the first post!

Here is how it looked before:

[merple]

cool, did you take any pics of the finished sidepanel?

I managed to get a TRUE in my one by mounting it horizontally. Your push-pull setup would probably still get in the way though.

[nightkhaos]

Originally Posted by merple

cool, did you take any pics of the finished sidepanel?

I managed to get a TRUE in my one by mounting it horizontally. Your push-pull setup would probably still get in the way though.

Yes, they're in the gallery!

[merple]

So the polycarb is just there to hold the mesh in place? I thought you meant you used it to make a window or something.

[nightkhaos]

Originally Posted by merple

So the polycarb is just there to hold the mesh in place? I thought you meant you used it to make a window or something.

It's because I placed sound proofing on the panels as well. And who in their right mind would have a black window?

[merple]

good point...

gotcha now (I think)

[nightkhaos]

Yeah, as I said it was a pretty pointless mod. But I needed it because otherwise I wouldn't have had a side panel.

[Pob255]

Personally I think you should of run some rubber or silicon to make sure it didn't rattle and left it clear.
that way you could see in through the mesh, but no dust will get sucked in.

Thinking about that, how's this bloocking up of a major air vent effected the cooling?

[GoNz0]

well i took the fan out of mine and the panel didnt fall out, maybe you should have put the fan mount back in after dremeling off anything that would catch

i got the side panel for my original version with soundproofed side panel as i wanted more airflow after fitting a pa120.3 in the top and buggering up the airflow

trouble is i shut the side one day and a water pipe caught the fan and broke a fin.. not that it really needs the fan as the huge vent did the trick

[nightkhaos]

Originally Posted by Pob255

Personally I think you should of run some rubber or silicon to make sure it didn't rattle and left it clear.
that way you could see in through the mesh, but no dust will get sucked in.

Thinking about that, how's this bloocking up of a major air vent effected the cooling?

It doesn't rattle. Very secure design. The polycrab is screwed down very tightly, on top of the insert, which results in that insert being held down very securely.

Airflow is fine, I just need powerful and quiet fans. Stock fans are not ideal, and loud.

[nightkhaos]

Originally Posted by GoNz0

well i took the fan out of mine and the panel didnt fall out, maybe you should have put the fan mount back in after dremeling off anything that would catch

i got the side panel for my original version with soundproofed side panel as i wanted more airflow after fitting a pa120.3 in the top and buggering up the airflow

trouble is i shut the side one day and a water pipe caught the fan and broke a fin.. not that it really needs the fan as the huge vent did the trick

I considered reinserting the fan mount, but as I said, I would putting sound proofing, so that would have required me to file it down completely flat. It was much easier for me just to replace the whole panel.

[nightkhaos]

I just got told that mum and dad may need to "borrow" next month's pay. This means I won't be able to the fan and sound card upgrade I planned for another 2 months instead of the expected one!

I am also considering giving my server an overhaul, which is kinda loud, with one of these, possibly replacing the top fan with a Noctua P12 if there is room. (I think there is), and the case fans, as well as giving it a cable management overhaul.

It just whirrs away in the spare room at the moment, annoying anyone who steps into the room.

[nightkhaos]

Another Mini Update:

It turns out I forgot to overclock my system after all that. The distraction of GTA IV must have been to great. I have corrected this short coming, my RAM is running at 1600MHz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.64 V and my CPU is running at 3.8 GHz @ 1.25 V.