Circuit Box - HAF XB mod

[ComputersCircuits]

I was going to do my next mod in a Switch 810. That was until the HAF XB came out and I HAD to have one. This build will be fully watecooled and build around an i7-3770k and a pair of XFX 6870's and will feature a black and green theme with custom windows and LOTS of sweet laser-cut accessories from my good friend Thomas at White Light Laser.


First off HUGE thanks to my current sponsors Lepa and Enermax!


Lepa supplied 5 LP70D12R fans and Enermax supplied a Platimax 1200W PSU!






Alright small update for the first one, but there's plenty more to come.




I took out the factory mesh on the top panel and made a window for it.













Next up I started getting some hardware mounted so I could figure out the routing for my tubing. The board shown here is just for mock-up.













Next I drilled mounting holes for the pump mount and mounted the pump.













Then I drilled holes for the reservoir mount. Being that this case is short and fat rather than the typical tall and skinny I decided to mount the res to the back panel.
















Here's a shot with the board and GPU's I'll be using. I'll be using my current XFX 6870's paired with their EK blocks. The board shown here I'll be using along with an i7-3770k and the EK block shown here. I still need to strip the block mounting bracket from the last mod and repaint it black for this one. I also plan to remove the MB heatskink setup and paint the blue trim pieces green to match the rest of the mod.







And last up a shot of the green/black paracord I'll be using to sleeve all the cables for the mod.







I've got some Mayhem's pastel mint green coolant mixed up and waiting for the build as well. I think the whole black and green theme will look killer in this.


I'm also debating on adding another 120mm rad in the floor in the 5.25" drive bays for some extra cooling, but we'll see.

[JamesLT3]

Welcome to PureOC! I love this lil case, its got so much potential. Im sure this will be a killer build/mod! Thanks for posting

[ComputersCircuits]

Thanks for the warm welcome! If you want check out my last mod: Maximum Security. It was the world's first Level 10 GT mod. Well first to start...don't think I was the first to finish lol.

[xelosia]

Welcome to PURE OC looking good thanks for posting

[ComputersCircuits]

thanks

[killjoyjim]

WELCOME TO PUREOC

[ComputersCircuits]

Thanks!

[JamesLT3]

Thanks for the warm welcome! If you want check out my last mod: Maximum Security. It was the world's first Level 10 GT mod. Well first to start...don't think I was the first to finish lol.

The 10 GT mod looks awesome,really cool mod! How long did it take you from start to finish?

[Doctor_Death]

Welcome to Pure OC ! I'll be looking forward to following this project.

Good luck!

[ComputersCircuits]

The 10 GT mod looks awesome,really cool mod! How long did it take you from start to finish?

IIRC about 6 months or so. Needed to save $ for more parts and I have a full-time job and family, so progress was slow. This time I've still got a family and job but I've got most of what I need already The longest part will be my self-design system monitoring center. It will display coolant temp/flow rate (as Maximum Security did) as well as fan speed/voltage and possibly a fan control system as well.

Welcome to Pure OC ! I'll be looking forward to following this project.

Good luck!

Thanks Doc!

[Doctor_Death]

Projects like this always take time when you have other commitments, but it does give you time to make sure your project comes out the way you planned it. I recently did a custom build for Sapphire Tech, and I just started another custom build for VisionTek, after that Gigabyte and one other company, so between running Pure OC, doing reviews, and getting samples for review, I understand about having limited time for projects.

[ComputersCircuits]

Yea that is definitely true. I had a TON of sponsors for my last mod so that added some pressure to get it done. I was planning to go sponsorless for this one but Enermax approached me for a sponsorship so I couldn't say no Now I'm talking with EK and Performance-PCs as well. Ah well, the less $ out of my pocket the better lol

[ComputersCircuits]

And in addition to family and work I'm also going to school part time to get my BS in EE. So that in itself takes quite a bit of time

[Steve]

Welcome to PureOC. Yea, you've certainly have a plate full. Will be watching for your progress on this mod.

[Solara2xb]

Welcome to PureOC..

Nice little project going there.. I love that case and own one myself...
I can understand slow progress, sometimes I feel there just isn't enough time in one day to get everything done..

[ComputersCircuits]

Welcome to PureOC..

Nice little project going there.. I love that case and own one myself...
I can understand slow progress, sometimes I feel there just isn't enough time in one day to get everything done..

Yea, life gets tough

I'd like to welcome Performance-PCs.com as the latest sponsor! They'll be supplying some extra goodies for the build! If you need ANYTHING modding-related make them your first stop!