This is the buildlog of my new gaming rig. It started with the purchase of the Asus MAXIMUS VII Formula. This board also got a hybrid chipset cooler. This is simply the best looking mainboard on the market today. And now I have build the case to match.

The old Coolermaster stacker 831 moddified to a Ultra fast gaming rig. I used an Intel Core i7 4790K LGA1055 4.0GHz with EK Supremacy full copper CPU waterblock. I used are the Bitspower Multi-Link (SLI/CF) Adapter BP-MBWP-C47 Matt Black fitting for all tubes in the case
The style is black with copper. I even spray painted the backplate of the CPU waterblock to match the copper look. Dont mind the cables, this is still a work in progress. The tubes are 12MM soft copper pipes. Some of them are bend, but for most of the I needed L shaped connectored wich are solded. This was a precise job especially the connection between the CPU cooler and the chipset cooler.
The PSU is a Coolermaster V700 (700W). The radiator is the XSPC RX360 Black V3 and the reservoir is the XSPC Photon 270 with the D5 pump.
The XSPC D5 waterpump comes a with pretty ugly too long cable with a cheap molex connector. I removed this cable and solded an of the space coolermaster PSU cables to match the exact length between the PSU and the pump.
This is all so very nice..
The case just before the paintjob
I got a pair of Asus Geforce GTX780 DirectCUII OC videocards. These are modded with the EK-FC780 GTX Ti DCII – Acetal+Nickel fullcover waterblock including the blackplate.
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The case after the first paintjob.
The pipes are 12MM polished copper combined with transparent acrylic tubes. The bottom plate of the case is 5MM aluminium. I modded it the fit the reservoir and the pipes.
I even spray painted my Crucial MX100 512GB SSD. Sure thing my warranty is void I guess.
The front plat is also 5MM aluminium. I cut out three 120MM holes to match the 3 120MM fans.
The mainboard I used is an Asus MAXIMUS VII Formula. This board got some black cooling armor, even on the bottom of the mainboard. I wanted to be able to see the bottom so I cut out the the mainboard plate in the same outline as the armor.
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