Updated~11/28/12
 

I really love the whole idea behind this case and haven't seen anything quite like it before. It's like Cooler Master took all the features of a full tower gaming case and transformed it into a mid-sized Lan box/ test bench. I have been craving that desire to build another water cooled/ gaming rig, but didn't want another tower. The Xb is my answer and will be posting my build log here. :)

Hardware I have purchased for my Xbuild so far...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oard_cpu-1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...tercooling.jpg

This new build will also be dedicated to crunching @100% !! Updates to follow, stay tuned... :toast:

Nice board and proc;)
BTW it wouldn't hurt to re-polish that CPU, I think I just wiped the TIM off when I shipped it;) (that way you are sure there is no oxidation on the copper)
Do I get honorary ownership if I provide an image of my build?

I shall do that, Thanks for the extra tip sp. :respect:

Yes of course! :rockout:

Done, done, and done;)
http://img.techpowerup.org/121121/29.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/121121/37.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/121121/36.jpg

Your XB rig looks awesome!!! :D

Welcoming sneekypeet as our first member of the club! New feature, every member in the list of the original post will have their rig pics linked to their username. I got this idea from a club in another forum and I feel it's a fun way to personalize each member into the OP.:clap:

All I have for today is a night shot.

http://img.techpowerup.org/121121/SAM_2223.jpg

Welcome to the club!:toast:

Oh wow what a tease Athlon :laugh: Did you mount a rad on the right side panel?

well,actually the sidepanel isnt there. The radiator is mounted to the rail with brackets and thumbscrews,and to be more precise its the swiftech H20-220 EDGE HD kit with some love from the guys at corsair.

Great very practical and compact case for LAN goers like myself.
Might consider replacing my HAF 912 with this one.

Can I be in the club before i get my case? I put the case order on hold for now,as i wanted to get the watercooling and i'm waiting them to become back in stock on Amazon so i can get free shipping(saves $15-$22)
the watercooling stuff was on sale for black friday so I couldn't pass it up.

Does the dual 120mm rad have to be a slim or can it be a normal size(such as the MCR240,or a dual 120 xflow,stelth GT 240,just examples of what i consider normal thickness)

My build is going to have the following parts
i7 3770k
Asus P8Z77-V Pro
2x2gb Ripjaws(upgrading soon)
Asus GTX460 1gb+PNY GTX465 1gb
DD M6 Copper/Nickel CPU block
Fixed speed D5
1/2 black fat boy barbs
7/16 tube(not sure of color or brand)
Still trying to decide rad and fans(likely will be a copper koolance with medium speed yates,or dual swiffty)
Danger Den RAD-Reservoir
possible video card blocks if i can find a good price on uni's
The system will be crunching on CPU 24/7 and folding on GPUs when crunching doesn't have WUs.

The rig won't ever be idle.

can be a thicker rad, it just ends up making wiring a little tougher, but not impossible.

So sneaky do you think this will fit?
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17...?tl=g30c95s160

maybe you can get Athlon to measure it out for you and see what 60mm covers.

Also you may want to check the specs of the inside of the chassis versus the radiator and length of the GPU.

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Athlon, would you be willing to do this and post it for all of us that are considering adding watercooling the XB?


If it won't fit then i have some other rads in mind, I just really like the look of the nearly all copper rad.

Yes! I will add your name to the members list and link your pics when they become available.:D

Btw, you should pm Athlon about the measurements for that rad size, he messaged me earlier offering any info we might interested in regarding the Xb.

Think I am going to be selling some items soon in order to afford this case. I have everything I need aside from the case itself. I have all the watercooling gear as well.

My front rad is 125x58.5x286mm so that one should fit

That is great news! Any idea's what colors your going with? I have always wanted to do a black and white theme or maybe a blk/wht/red theme, I haven't fully committed yet lol! Whatcha thinking of selling stinger? Lets get the goods up so we can have ourselves another club member.:D:p

Buy Cooler Master HAF XB
 

Hi guys, please can you help me ? Where i can buy HAF XB ?
I live in Russia, but don't see nowhere him, only in Newegg, but they didnt ship abroad
Can you help ? Much apreciated

Give it some time, I'm sure they'll show up. Here in Mexico they aren't up for sale yet but should be around next month.

I got some new goodies for the Xb build, but I am installing FarCry 3 right now cause I can't waittttt;)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...1-26201928.jpg

You got the SSD I have been eyeing. But i think i will pull the trigger on a couple of the cheap 50gb dell's. They are cheap and small but should make for a fairly fast OS drive. It has to be faster then my old 80gb SATA II drive from 07 I am using(it was my spare drive,the lappy drive i was using died)

I'm still waiting for Amazon to get the case back in stock so i can order it. Maybe next week on payday it will be in, I'm about to just order it from someplace else for a little more.I'm not liking having to wait for this case.

Here is something Fed-ex left for me today to see when I got home from work, The other stuff for the loop is on the way. Just so you guys know, I didn't get the coolgate CU plated rad, went with a slim XSPC, as to allow for more room for wires and the price was right. I may go to the CU plated one when i'm ready to setup watercooling for the 2nd cruncher.

http://img.techpowerup.org/121128/IM...128_001638.jpg


D5 pump
DD M6 CPU block with Intel mounting
fatboy 1/2" ID G1/4 Barbs