Water Cooling in a Obsidian Series 900D

[radrok]

Can't wait for the delivery, I'm almost 90% sure I'm going to paint bits of the case white.

Is the motherboard tray removable?

 

[Knight091]

Can't wait for the delivery, I'm almost 90% sure I'm going to paint bits of the case white.

Is the motherboard tray removable?

What parts are you going to paint white? I would love to see the outside stay black but the entire inside white....


No the mother board try does not come out. That is one thing I would have loved to see on the 900D. They could have done that so easy with this design as well.



The things I would love to see on the next case to take the place of the 900D

1. Removable mother board tray

2. More than one color for the case. Let you pick the ouside color and inside. It would cost more but Corsair could really get into custom cases and have an entire new way to serve the computer case buyers. They could powder coat and other paint options for an extra cost. You could buy the case online from Amazon etc and then have a choice in colors etc. They could also get buyers to buy their fans that way as well. Give the buyer a bundel deal with fans a paint job etc.

3. Have the bay front covers be able to hook onto the front of a dvd- blue ray drive door. So when it in open and then closed you can't tell it is a drive in the computer. It looks flush and does not stand out.

4. Make all the hard drive bays hot swap rather than just 3.

Other ideas but thinking....

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[radrok]

What about reverse motherboard tray? That should have been an option IMHO.

 

[Knight091]

What about reverse motherboard tray? That should have been an option IMHO.

Never had a case with that but that could be a cool idea. What parts on your 900D you thinking of painting?

 

[radrok]

I thought about painting the outside.

The front panel for sure, the backpanel and the window panel.

For the inside I don't know, I'll have to see how much you can tear it apart.

Makes it harder to paint it if you can't work on separate parts.

I have access to electrostatic painting in an industrial facility

 

[Grey_beard]

Hands down Knight! .. you've done an amazing job on this build and you have shown the full potential of this case

should get a discount from Corsair or something. I sold TWO cases from building my case.... One 900D and a 800D... not bad for someone that does not work for them....

Hint hint "Grey_beard" who happens to be a Corsair Rep....just saying..

^ This I agree.. we can always work something out

 

[Knight091]

Hands down Knight! .. you've done an amazing job on this build and you have shown the full potential of this case



^ This I agree.. we can always work something out

Thanks. I am going to hook up everything tonight and fill the loop and test it all night for leaks. Tomorrow the computer should be ready to take pro picture of and post on the site. I have a pro DSLR and macro and other lenses to shoot with. I will make the pics look as good as in a computer mag. I will also be putting the build up in the Case Mod Gallery on this site for scoring.

 

[d1nky]

cant wait, youve inspired me to get a big boys case (my bank hates you though lol)

i might start a new mod thread but people are probably sick of me posting lol

 

[Knight091]

cant wait, youve inspired me to get a big boys case (my bank hates you though lol)

i might start a new mod thread but people are probably sick of me posting lol

People are probably sick of me posting but that does not matter. My bank account HATES me as well. I HAD a savings account but it has 5 cents in it now...lol. I have thought about starting a mod computer company building custom computers. I have already talked with a bank and other investors. Start small and one day be the ONE custom computer company in the US that makes the best custom PCs in the world. I have ideas of computer builds just filling up my hard drives. I am working on a new Corsair 900D case build. Taking their case and making it better in 3Ds Max and playing around with modding ideas and other things like a removable mother board tray etc. By the way that works great in the 900D. I had to make the back of the case change a little to allow for the cut for the tray but other than that it is great in 3D. I love taking something great and making it greater and seeing what I can do to change it. Also I added lights to the intake in the front of the 900D that you can change colors and it lights up the intakes and make the front of the case pop. I work with ARMY Apache things all day in 3D and come home and want something new...

Hands down Knight! .. you've done an amazing job on this build and you have shown the full potential of this case



^ This I agree.. we can always work something out

Now that sounds great. I could always put the Corsair logo on the inside of the case. Just saying....

 

[Knight091]

One idea. This is after I get the corner parts and hid all the seams...

 

[MT Alex]

Looks good, but I prefer to see the drive cages, with no optical drive it's not like they are an eye sore, just seems like too much is hidden and takes away from the meat of the case.

 

[Knight091]

Looks good, but I prefer to see the drive cages, with no optical drive it's not like they are an eye sore, just seems like too much is hidden and takes away from the meat of the case.

The meat of the case is the case itself. Hiding the bays and all is great. I can hid the pumps and other things and make it look great. I do not have any use of a blue ray drive or a DVD player. I download everything and have a USB stand alone one if needed. Hiding parts makes the case shine. I am putting the SSD and other dives on the back side of the case and in the drive bays. I can almost get the hot swap bay that comes with the case in the dvd bays. That could be cool. Have a door with the look of nothing their like it does when the case is new and press and it opens up to show the drives their. I have played around with that idea. The 800D had that and I loved it.

 

[Knight091]

The corner covers I need to finish the build..

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ICCXRG/?tag=tec06d-20

 

[Knight091]

UPDATE


I got the water cooling running and having it run all night. Now I am getting the computer all hooked up and ready. I need more powerful LEDs to go in the rez and the cards and the CPU block. The 3mm ones are not cutting it. They put out almost no light. I think I need to pick another color for the lighting. I do not like the red lighting and it washes out the red in the loop as well. I am thinking white. What do you guys think?



















More updates on the way with lighting and all.​

 

[MxPhenom 216]

The meat of the case is the case itself. Hiding the bays and all is great. I can hid the pumps and other things and make it look great. I do not have any use of a blue ray drive or a DVD player. I download everything and have a USB stand alone one if needed. Hiding parts makes the case shine. I am putting the SSD and other dives on the back side of the case and in the drive bays. I can almost get the hot swap bay that comes with the case in the dvd bays. That could be cool. Have a door with the look of nothing their like it does when the case is new and press and it opens up to show the drives their. I have played around with that idea. The 800D had that and I loved it.

That top radiator is going to suffocate of air flow though since you have blocked off any of the air it could be getting from the front intake. I would turn your rear fan you have in there as an intake at this point.

 

[ne6togadno]

where are rubber grommets of holes for cables in mb tray. you forgot to put them?

 

[Grey_beard]

Why is it one of the fans on top mounted on the rad running as an intake and the rest are exhaust?

 

[d1nky]

that looks pretty damn hot! youre right about the lighting, kind of makes it pink in places. white would be better.

i like that red water, its rich and not pale like others ive seen.

its clean, sleek, excellently done! great job man!

 

[RCoon]

Why is it one of the fans on top mounted on the rad running as an intake and the rest our exhaust?

I was also thinking this. Did he HERP DERP or is that some kind of ghetto fix for fixing air pressure (pretty sure it doesnt work like that though)?

I'm going to hijack and ask you about the clearance guides on the Carbide Air 540. How thin does a 360mm rad need to be to fit pushpull fans both sides if its front mounted?
Also I notice that fans can be fitted underneath the front grill, but unsure about the top, as that grill looks much thinner. Can 2 fans be screwed in and concealed at the top behind the grill?

 

[Knight091]

Why is it one of the fans on top mounted on the rad running as an intake and the rest our exhaust?

I am going to fip around the back exhaust fan and use it as an intake and have the top rad fans as exhaust fans.

where are rubber grommets of holes for cables in mb tray. you forgot to put them?

I did not use them. No need really. They also would not fit the the custom holes I cut.

that looks pretty damn hot! youre right about the lighting, kind of makes it pink in places. white would be better.

i like that red water, its rich and not pale like others ive seen.

its clean, sleek, excellently done! great job man!

Thanks. I also like the red color of the coolant. I think I will get some white case lights. Red cancels out the red coolant and does not look that great. I also was about to fit the hot swap bay in the drive bays with no problem. All the HDs are in their and will not run that hot. I have run them like that before with no problems.

 

[sate200]

Lighting case

Hi man, your build is very nice!!! the lighting I use is 60cm Akasa vegas white!!!




http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72_107_1246_1245&products_id=36509

 

[Knight091]

Hi man, your build is very nice!!! the lighting I use is 60cm Akasa vegas white!!!




http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72_107_1246_1245&products_id=36509

Thanks. Your build looks great as well. I love the compression fittings. I will never go back to the barbs now.


Did you use one strip or two?

 

[sate200]

Thanks. Your build looks great as well. I love the compression fittings. I will never go back to the barbs now.


Did you use one strip or two?

I used 2 band, one on top and one below!! thanks

 

[Knight091]

Well my Antec 1200w PSU craped out on me. Did not take the computer with it thank God.
It just stopped working and the red light on the back stayed red. I am looking at getting a Corsair 1200w PSU.

Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, and More!

Or

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PJ6QVU/?tag=tec06d-20

 

[springs113]

Well my Antec 1200w PSU craped out on me. Did not take the computer with it thank God.
It just stopped working and the red light on the back stayed red. I am looking at getting a Corsair 1200w PSU.

Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, and More!

Or

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PJ6QVU/?tag=tec06d-20

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