project v2000

[Crimson-AC-]

hi there
so now it's time for my new project:cool:
the case i am modding right now is the lian li pc v2000!
i chose this case because i really like the way it looks and because it has a lot of space to work with

my hardware is still the same so here are just the specs of the watercooling-system:
1x cuplex pro
1x twinplex for my nf7-s
1x twinplex for my 9800pro
1x aquatube
1x airplex evo 120
2x airplex evo 240 (which will be combined with docking moduls)
4x 120 papst fans
1x aquastream pump
1x aquaero

here are some pics of the case
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/001_ankunft.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/002_case-front.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/003_case-heck.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/004_case-innen.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/005_case-hdds.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/006_powerbutton.JPG

so
my plans are to put the aquatube and a window on the roof of the case and the airplex evos in the lower section to somehow isolate them from the warm hardware. i still have to decide what kind of motive i am going to cut in the roof and the sidepannel but i think it's going to be a tribal or something like that

at first i wanted to put the two evos in the front, so i removed the walls which hold the hdd's
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/014_evo-raum1.JPG

then it came to my idea, to put in an evo 360 instead of the two 240
so i removed the last wall too
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/016_evo-raum3.JPG

after thinking a while i did not feel really comfortable with removing these nice hdd holding-walls so i again changed my mind:D
i put in two walls again so that i can fit in 6 hdd's down there and decided to go with two airplex evos 240 again:rolleyes:
to be able to put the two radis down there i have to turn around the powersupply mounting plate
(the white box shows where i am going to place the two evos)
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/017_evo-raum4.JPG

now you can see why i decided to take the v2000! you have a lot of different possibilities to fit in different types and configurations of radiators!

at the moment i just ordered the cuplex pro, the aquatube and the evo 120 to be able to work with my good pc again and because it would last too long to save my money for all the watercooling stuff first:D

i have already taped the roof to cut out the hole for the aquatube and the window
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/018_abgeklebt.JPG

but unfortunately i am still waiting for my firtst order to arrive:(

this is how i got so far and when the the tube and the other things arrive i will show you what motiv i am going to cut in the roof:)

i know it's not much yet but i will update this thread constantly

and i want to thank kazuo who helped me with a lot of tips and ideas^_^

crimson

[Fibbles]

You need to buy enough Western Digital 74 gig Raptors, each with an Alphacool bead blasted copper block, to fill up every single one of those spaces on both of the hard drive sections. You might need a few RAID cards, but it will all work out. I almost bought that case, but it was too much and the upside-down scares me. BTX is bad for AMD...

[Edd]

Wow. That's the evolution of the old full tower (PC70) which I have, but that one just seems to have SO much more room!!! (Obviously Lian Li have just utilised it better with that BTX layout)

Can't wait to see how this goes :)

[Crimson-AC-]

You need to buy enough Western Digital 74 gig Raptors, each with an Alphacool bead blasted copper block, to fill up every single one of those spaces on both of the hard drive sections. You might need a few RAID cards, but it will all work out. I almost bought that case, but it was too much and the upside-down scares me. BTX is bad for AMD...actually i don't know if it's really a btx case....
and why should btx be bad for amd?

[Fibbles]

actually i don't know if it's really a btx case....
and why should btx be bad for amd?
According to some reviews I read it is BTX enabled. BTX is upside-down ATX and supposedly it has the holes in the same spots as an ATX board/case has. The AMD 64 has some problems with the length of some trace routes and data paths leading between vital parts. I'll try to find that document.

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

I can confirm that its a BTX ready case. :)

Look at the picture second from bottom and chek out how many moutning points there are on the mobo tray! :blink:

[Crimson-AC-]

a little update

today i have removed the power supply platfrom and i have modded the power supply mounting plate so that it can be positioned in the right way
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/017_evo_raum4a.JPG

and i got a mail from aqua computer that my ordered parts are on the wa:)
so i think i can provide you with pics from the modded roof on sunday oder monday

[dutchcedar]

That's about the nicest "stock" case I've ever seen... will be watching your progress with great anticipation, because nice as it is, it deserves a little customizin' action. :unsure:

[Crimson-AC-]

That's about the nicest "stock" case I've ever seen... will be watching your progress with great anticipation, because nice as it is, it deserves a little customizin' action. :unsure:
thx!
it's really a joy to work with that case

[Breach]

This should clear up some of the BTX questions

http://www.formfactors.org/FFDetail.asp?FFID=12&CatID=1

As for AMDs problems, Ive read that this is just because of the current AMD socket designs dont mesh well with the new format of motherboard components.
Maybe AMD can creat thier own ass-backwards form factor, Intel did right?



That is a monster of a case btw:blink: Looks super clean though.
Cant wait to see more progress.

Brew

[Crimson-AC-]

i finally found a motive for the sidepannel
after sitting here in front of the case and thinking about my previous mods my old deus ex lan case came into my mind
i really like the deus ex logo and i think it will make a good combination with the pc v2000

so here is the sidepannel while i am preparing it for the dremel:D
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/021_logo1.JPG

and here is the prepared sidepannel on the case
i know it's pretty ugly with all the masking tape but i think you can get an idea of how it will look
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/022_logo2.JPG

tomorrow i just have to buy me some cutting wheels and then the i can start with the dremel action:lol:

crimson

[Crimson-AC-]

hi there
and again a update (but a sad one:( )
yesterday my stuff from ac arrived and i began to work on the case
i decided to use the holding plate for the tube because i think the tube looks somehow better with it!

and here is the sad part
while drilling the holes for the tube my dremel died!:rant:
i finished the hole with a jigsaw but my problem now is that i don't want use that jigsaw for my sidepannel...
now i have to wait until i get a new dremel (and that will throw my financial plans back a little bit<_< )

at least i mounted the cube and my system is working again (looks crappy in the case but who cares at that moment....:D )

now here are the pics
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/025_ac-zeugs.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/026_cuplex-pro.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/031_cuplex-pro.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/032_mobo.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/033_mobo.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/034_tube.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/035_chaos.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/036_airplex.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/037_innen.JPG

i hope i can show you my finished sidepannel with the next update...

crimson

[Starbuck3733T]

looking good crimson... red coolant would look a lot better (just a bit of advice).

I hate the way all the ATI vid cards as of late seem to be Red. I want variety darnit! make eiditins in red, black, blue, whatever. not difficult, its just different substrate. i wish a manufacturer would catch on to this.

[kazuo]

http://andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/035_chaos.JPG

Ohh, I see my black sleeved be quiet psu. It's a bummer that it blew up :rant:

Maybe I should open a thread for my new project too. ^_^

[Crimson-AC-]

right kazuo

really strange
it worked for 10 minutes or so and then suddenly "BOOOOOM" and the fuse of my room made plop:unsure:

[mrplow]

A case that HUGE and you still put the rad on the outside?

[Crimson-AC-]

the evo 120 is not going to be the only radiator in that system ;)

i am going to put two 240 evos down there ^_^
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/017_evo_raum4a.JPG

[mrplow]

the evo 120 is not going to be the only radiator in that system ;)
i am going to put two 240 evos down there ^_^

:eek: B)

[Crimson-AC-]

hehe^_^

[Darv]

Looking very cool!!

the evo 120 is not going to be the only radiator in that system ;)

i am going to put two 240 evos down there ^_^


How come?

[Edd]

Super cooling!!

I still want to see somebody do a case mod with one of those gigantic EVO rads that can take about 12 120mm fans :cool:

[mnpctech]

I've got big hands so this case would be perfect for me. I'd luv to mod one. Yea, its just screaming for a killer window design.

Crimson, could you please post your Country's flag. Thanks!

[adwhitworth]

I seriously need that case.:eek:

All donations to "The Slackworth V2000 Charity Fund". Minimum donations of £20 please.:p

I'd just have the 2x240's and run passive.:cool:

[Crimson-AC-]

I've got big hands so this case would be perfect for me. I'd luv to mod one. Yea, its just screaming for a killer window design.

Crimson, could you please post your Country's flag. Thanks!
of course i can post my flag;)

and i think i will stick to the deus ex logo expect when i dont find anything better^_^

[Crimson-AC-]

and again a little update

today i sawed out the first bow of the deus ex logo with a jigsaw
and now i have to rasp, rasp, rasp and rasp.....:D

and here a pic
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/038_logo.JPG

[Johnny™]

when you said you were going to dremel the side panel, i thought, 'My God!' it'll take weeks! the side panel is so thick! i love this case can't wait to see how it finishes!

I don't think i'm brave enough to chop the side panel... glad someone did it first!

[Olly]

Crimson,
I like this mod a lot - I may have to 'borrow' one or two of your ideas!! :D
That case looks to be almost perfect for watercooling.

P.S. Is that a bong cooler I see in the background of your side window piccie?

Olly

[Starbuck3733T]

Either than or a drain-pipe stack + cleanout valve. Maybe its in his basement and he painted it for asthetics.

[Fibbles]

1 rad for each block? The video card and the CPU get their 240, while the 120 is for the chipset? What's going on, your peeking my interest... I MUST SEE MORE!!!!!!!!!

[Crimson-AC-]

hi there

and again it's update time

today i bought me a new dremel
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/039_dremel1.JPG

and i also finished the first part of the second bow
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/041_logo.JPG

@Olly
i am glad to help someone out with my ideas ;)
and yes that's a bong cooler in the background!
this was a part of my first watercooling rig which i had nearly four years ago! it really is a killer when it comes to cooling but unfortunately the disadvantages are too big when it comes to long term usage!
i just picked it up again to give it a little optical surgery:D
but at first i will finish the case...

@Dr.Fibbles
the rads are for the whole system

[Darv]

Window's looking great! Bit of a shame that you won't be able to see all the lovely insides of the case though.

[Crimson-AC-]

but that's exactly my aim!
i don't like all the super big windows which show everything in your case like a whorehouse:D
the little insights you get from the cut-out make the whole case more exciting

[Crimson-AC-]

and again a little update
i got me a bulgin switch with a blue led ring
here a pic (just put it in for testing)
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/042_taster.JPG

and tomorrow i will finish the sidepannel:lol:

[Darv]

Very nice, fits in well. What are you going to have the light linked to, power, HDD activity or something else like pump status?

[Crimson-AC-]

i dont know yet...
i think i will let the led just fade in and out because i don't see any use in having a second power or hdd led....

[Crimson-AC-]

UPDATE TIME:)

today i finished the sidepannel but unfortunately i made three scratches on it:rant: but you can not see them on the pics

this is so far the beta-version of the case
here the pics
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/044_beta.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/045_beta.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/046_beta.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/048_beta.JPG

[Starbuck3733T]

Woot!

Qs:
Are you going to leave the power plug and hoses for the rear rad hanging out or are you going to make 'nice' holes for them?

Inside shots?

Rear power-plug mod for the pump (Like I've done) by taking the mains connector from a dead PSU and modding it into the rear panel?

[Crimson-AC-]

the cooling setup right now is just temporary
the rad will go inside the case and the actual pump will be replaced with an aquastream pump which works with 12 volt

[Starbuck3733T]

Ahh cool. and deus ex kicks ass, dx: invisible war sucks.

[Fibbles]

Invisible War is ok, they had to make it more "accesible" to appeal to a wider audience. I never bought the original (it came bundled with my Soundblaster I think).

The panel is pretty nice. I can't wait to see it when it's done. Are you planning on painting or coloring it up at all?

@Edd: Where would someone put one of those 1800 rads anyway? Besides the side panel...

[toby]

i think that the case is not very good looking even though its exceptionally well made, but the interior is absolutly amazing with all the different sections to control heat and i think the way your goigng to have the rads down by the powersupply is great for temps. nice work on the window its looking good keep up the work.

[Edd]

@Edd: Where would someone put one of those 1800 rads anyway? Besides the side panel...
The side is what I was thinking. I suppose you could put it in the top of a big cube case ... or the bottom, and have a computer-cum-hovercraft http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Starbuck3733T]

@Dr. F: you OWE it to yourself to play the original, its a wonderful (and took me several months at serval hours per day, because I'm an 'explorer' in games) experience!!!

[Crimson-AC-]

and again update time

today my ps arrived which was sleeved by kazuo

here are the pics
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/049_netzteil.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/050_dunkel.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/051_dunkel.JPG

i again want to thank kazuo for these incredible peace of precise work;)

[Starbuck3733T]

My exact verbal reaction (I talk to myself)

Nice job kazuo!

Oh its UV sleeving

That stuff is HOT!

Translation: ME LIKEY. Keep up the good work. I'm definitly going to do a better job customizing/sleeving my next PSU (probably a 400W forton - maybe custom WC'd??) ;)

[Fibbles]

What sort of PS is that (if its obvious and I'm not seeing it, eek)? That sleeving job is great, much better than my half hacked up uh, attempts. That UV blue glows nicely too.

@Star, I've played it, briefly. I suppose I'll have to finish it now. :)

[Crimson-AC-]

it is a 350 watt bequiet

[kazuo]

it is a 350 watt bequiet I gotta say, that I don't think be quiets are available outside of Europe. It's a German brand and they're quite new (maybe 1 year on the market).

http://www.be-quiet.de/english_flash/index.htm

[Crimson-AC-]

I gotta say, that I don't think be quiets are available outside of Europe. It's a German brand and they're quite new (maybe 1 year on the market).

http://www.be-quiet.de/english_flash/index.htm
now that's new to me too:D

[Silverstrand]

Damnit, now your making me want one.

[Crimson-AC-]

and here we have some night impressions:)

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/052_dunkel.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/053_dunkel.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/054_dunkel.JPG

[Starbuck3733T]

ooooh purdy!

[Darv]

That effect is very cool! B)

[Nitrix]

WOW!

Looks great, should have noticed this be for! lol

[Crimson-AC-]

hi there
finally it is update time again!!!!!!!!

yesterday my stuff from aquacomputer arrived :)

i was so greedy that i forgot to take pics of every stepp but who cares :lol:

at first i have to say that this is still beta stage because the aquaero is still missing and therefore a good cablemanagement

here are the most important pics
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/062_evo.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/063_beta.JPG

oh
and sorry that the pics on the first pages do not work. my friend is working on his webspace so it could take a while untill they are up again (the links still work but i dont know why they dont show anything in the thread....)

[Starbuck3733T]

OMG he modded a sony viao into it (take a look at your first pic).

Looks very clean on the inside, nice work on the install. Are you going to put a third 120mm on that rad?

[Crimson-AC-]

OMG he modded a sony viao into it (take a look at your first pic).
rofl:lol:

i dont know, but i think the two fans are enough:huh:

[Crimson-AC-]

hi there
after a little pause i have a update again

i changed the place of the pump
and here are the pics
http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/065_pumpe.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/066_pumpe.JPG

http://www.andiathome.de/yashar/v2000/067_pumpe.JPG

now these are the last beta pics of the case!
i am going to buy me the aquaero and some lightstuff next month so that i can finish the case finally

i will make a new thread in the gallery when everything is done and be prepared for a lot of pics:D

i hope you liked the worklog so far and hopefully you will like the final result

[Crimson-AC-]

hi guys!

it's update time again!

my v2000 project is mostly finished! i still have to decide if i want to buy an aquaero or not. on the one hand it is a really nice device for controlling the fans and the aquastream pump but on the other hand you have to spend 150€ on it:unsure:
also it woud be cool to make a nice and stylish rheobus again, like in the good old days where we did not have all the bling bling stuff like an aquaero:lol: (i would use nice aluminium knobs and switches for switching between full or variable speed)

i also have to make some kind of struts for the lower section because the case lost some of its stability after removing the hdd-racks and the divider.

[Pug]

Wow! I missed a lot of good stuff while I was away. :o

Thanks for bringing this back up. I love what you did with the Carbon Fibre for mounting the pump & PSU.
Perhaps you could use some more to put the strengthening back that you need?

Looking forward to the updates. ^_^

[fivecheebs]

Oooh yea ... tell me, did you buy the CF as a sheet or did you lay it up yourself?

[Starbuck3733T]

Nice work with the CF man!

[Crimson-AC-]

i bought the cf as a sheet because i did not want to mess around with the epoxy and the hardener just for this "small" part! (i played around with fiberglas in the past therefore i know that it can get ugly really fast :D)

i also thought about using cf for strengthening the case but unfortunately i don't have time to buy the cf and work on it
therefore a friend of mine is making some struts out of aluminium which will do the work temporary (he has the right machinery at his workingplace)
but i think i will buy me some cf again;)


the problem is that i do not have all the necessary tools for such a project!
the most work is done with my dremel and my cold, dead and bloody hands:rolleyes:
but it's a lot of fun nevertheless

[mnpctech]

< loves your CF idea

I did the CF film (http://www.mnpctech.com/CarbonFiber.html) on a LL last week.. not real deal like yours :cool:, but fraction of the cost :h34r:

Lian Li 1 (http://prudhoe.codeword.com/mnpctech/CCF/CCFweb2.jpg)
Lian Li 2 (http://prudhoe.codeword.com/mnpctech/CCF/CCFweb1.jpg)

[Crimson-AC-]

< loves your CF idea

I did the CF film (http://www.mnpctech.com/CarbonFiber.html) on a LL last week.. not real deal like yours :cool:, but fraction of the cost :h34r:

Lian Li 1 (http://prudhoe.codeword.com/mnpctech/CCF/CCFweb2.jpg)
Lian Li 2 (http://prudhoe.codeword.com/mnpctech/CCF/CCFweb1.jpg) yeah, the cs film looks pretty cool though!!
i'll have to wait and see how much money i can spend on the case again!
when the budget is high enough i will go and buy the real carbon again (it just looks sexy as hell:D)
if not i will take the cf film too, because it's really cheap und cool looking too...

but here's a little special update
in the last months i again had some new and cool looking ideas about a new design for the sidepannel and the top of the case! therefore i allready ordert a new sidepannel:D but the ideas are top secret until i find out which one will be the best:cool:

[moving_in_the_dark]

Hey all just a quick question but I presume you have moved the HDD to the 51/2 (1/4, I can never remember) with a HDD water cooling block?! Seeing as you have the case and I want one I was wondering if you could tell me, the HDD racks positioned at the bottom, are they weilded in or rivited? Also how did you remove them cause I will probable remove 1x HDD rack and extend the second to accomodate a HDD water cooler. Also take a look at this link I know this is a bit late for your mod but I think its a bit more practicle radiator setup (not knocking your design, I really like what you have done with the case!)
http://www.frozencpu.com/images/products/detail_secondary_hires/cas-307_4.jpg
Another professionally moded case -$599.00, and nothing on MNPCTechs stuff!! But still pretty cool, I thought I would introduce the audience of MNPCTech to this picture, this will be a feature of my case - one day! Night All
moving_in_the_dark

[ShoNuff]

On the V2000B "Plus" cases the rails are held in by screws. No drilling required. :-)

[CertainlySteve]

mnpc :^P I don't want to be a jerk, but you have some typos on that CF page.

8. Trim off excess film with ravor blade or Exacto knife.

9. If any bubbles remain, poke hole in film with small needle while its wet.

10. Allow plenty of time to dry. 24hrs should be sufficiant.

razor and sufficient

:^) Just trying to help.

Lovin' that case... its MASSIVE! And would definately provide plenty of working space... However the trade-off is lack of desk space/floor space... thats why I'm making Echo :^) Trying to make a small space saving design that is portable and stylish.

But If I had a bigger room in my apartment I'd definately mod one of those.

Also on the topic of the bequiet PSUs, they appear to only run on 195v - 220v, and if I'm not mistaken, USA is something around 120 +/- 10% ?

[GigantoR]

Love the carbon fiber look. Really nice.