[Case Gallery] Turbo Core 3K

badmau5 · Sep 11, 2012, 04:26 AM

To view this case mod, go here.

Specs:
Intel core i7 3770K
Asus Sabertooth z77
Fractal Design Core 3000
Evga GTX570 Sli
Ultra X4 750W
4Gb Muskin Silverline DDR3 1333
128 Gb Plextor M3 SSD
1 Tb Hitachi HDD
Corsair H60i
NZXT Airflow Fans (140mm and 120mm)

Mods:
Redesigned front panel to expose intake fans. Fans have been replaced with NZXT Airflow Series fans that look like turbine rotors. All front panel cables have been sleeved. Power Supply cables have also been sleeved with a combination of black white and purple paracord. Case feet have been replaced.

Made an acrylic cover for the optical drive bays, stock H60 fan has been replaced with Enermax Vegas Duo. Removed both HDD cages and replaced them with a custom vertical HDD/SSD bracket. Made clear side panel using smoked acrylic.

ALMOSTunseen · Sep 11, 2012, 05:57 AM

Looks very sleek and minimalist. I love the Black and White colour theme. The 2 exposed front fans look very nice, though are they safe? :) Don't wana shove your finger in there. Also would you consider putting a dust filter behind the fans? So they aren't visible, but still stop dust getting in the case.
Also I gotta say, props to you for your great cable management, had to have a closer look at the pictures to actually see the cables. :)

Jetster · Sep 11, 2012, 10:05 AM

I like the acrylic cover. Great idea and even the back looks good

NHKS · Sep 11, 2012, 11:05 AM

very good theme badmau5, the combination of grille-less front panel cutouts with nzxt fans does indeed give the impression of a turbo/jet intake.. black-white scheme looks good on any case.. the choice of parts seem well thought out to match this scheme - white drive bays & expansion slot covers in Fractal case, nzxt white psu, sleeved black/white cables, dominator platinums.. the mainboard - sabertooth with its black cover is perfect for this build..
and special mention abt cable management - even "boutique" builders would envy this build..
as for the GPU, maybe u should go one step further with a KFA2 white-pcb card or this Inno3D!

overall 9/10

Aquinus · Sep 11, 2012, 11:56 AM

Looks nice, but I don't know how I feel about the front being open right to the fans. I've had a 5k RPM fan almost take part of my finger off because it was running and I was being stupid. Looks nice, but I would put some sort of filter or shield over the fans for safety reasons, but that is just me. Other than that looks like a beauty.

ALMOSTunseen · Sep 11, 2012, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquinus

Looks nice, but I don't know how I feel about the front being open right to the fans. I've had a 5k RPM fan almost take part of my finger off because it was running and I was being stupid. Looks nice, but I would put some sort of filter or shield over the fans for safety reasons, but that is just me. Other than that looks like a beauty.

This case would be awesome, facing away from you, but having it under your desk, facing towards you, maybe you might swing your foot, and there are some of your toes gone :). But yeah, I still do really love have the fans exposed, it looks cool.

jkoo5 · Sep 11, 2012, 10:27 PM

I voted 5/10 because:

nice but...

badmau5 · Sep 12, 2012, 02:06 AM

Thanx for your comments guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALMOSTunseen

This case would be awesome, facing away from you, but having it under your desk, facing towards you, maybe you might swing your foot, and there are some of your toes gone :). But yeah, I still do really love have the fans exposed, it looks cool.

Just to let you know fans are relatively slow - only 1000 rpm. Also i keep my pc on the desk and there are no kids or pets in the house. So in my case its pretty safe i'd say to keep it the way it is. Also regarding dust problem - it does get a little dusty but not too bad, i actually clean my pc one every 1-2 weeks so its not a big problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkoo5

I voted 5/10 because:

nice but...

lol, there is nothing like some nice reasonable criticism, lol i really appreciate your 5 man u r so cool, it'd be even nicer if u maybe explained this unusually high score you gave my build.

camoxiong · Sep 12, 2012, 02:07 AM

nice

loleafidas · Sep 15, 2012, 07:38 AM

Mdpc ! (^^)

INSTG8R · Sep 15, 2012, 07:46 AM

Very clean mod. Extra Points from me for the Sabertooth. 9/10

Ignore the troll...He ought to be banned he just drags down EVERY Casemod with his trash...

kevindb1234 · Sep 27, 2012, 03:52 AM

very nice inspirational.

xxdozer322 · Sep 27, 2012, 03:58 AM

inspiration. 8.5/10 this is definitely something i would do.

Aquinus · Sep 27, 2012, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALMOSTunseen

maybe you might swing your foot, and there are some of your toes gone :). But yeah, I still do really love have the fans exposed, it looks cool.

It might look cool but I've actually taken part of my finger off because sharp fan + 5000 RPMs = bye bye tip of finger. If they're not that fast then fine, but I have some 150 CFM fans that don't mess around and run about just as fast. I also have a 7 month old daughter and I can imagine her thinking that it looks cool so she will want to go touch it. :p

ALMOSTunseen · Sep 27, 2012, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquinus

It might look cool but I've actually taken part of my finger off because sharp fan + 5000 RPMs = bye bye tip of finger. If they're not that fast then fine, but I have some 150 CFM fans that don't mess around and run about just as fast. I also have a 7 month old daughter and I can imagine her thinking that it looks cool so she will want to go touch it. :p

yes, I people do get fond of touching shiny spinny things, when I was a wee little child, nearly got my finger swallowed by a vacuum cleaner with a rotating brush on the end.

papa jock · Jan 1, 2013, 07:56 AM

I love this project, absolutely awesome 10/10.

Sep 11, 2012, 04:26 AM	#1
badmau5 Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Turbo Core 3K To view this case mod, go here. Specs: Intel core i7 3770K Asus Sabertooth z77 Fractal Design Core 3000 Evga GTX570 Sli Ultra X4 750W 4Gb Muskin Silverline DDR3 1333 128 Gb Plextor M3 SSD 1 Tb Hitachi HDD Corsair H60i NZXT Airflow Fans (140mm and 120mm) Mods: Redesigned front panel to expose intake fans. Fans have been replaced with NZXT Airflow Series fans that look like turbine rotors. All front panel cables have been sleeved. Power Supply cables have also been sleeved with a combination of black white and purple paracord. Case feet have been replaced. Made an acrylic cover for the optical drive bays, stock H60 fan has been replaced with Enermax Vegas Duo. Removed both HDD cages and replaced them with a custom vertical HDD/SSD bracket. Made clear side panel using smoked acrylic.

System Name:	Mean Little Sucker
Processor:	i3 550 @ 4.4Ghz
Motherboard:	Msi H55m-ed55
Cooling:	CM Geminii S
Memory:	8gb Wintec AmpX DDR3
Video Card:	Evga GTX 570
Hard Disk:	90Gb Agility 2 + 1tb Samsung f3
Optical Drive:	none
Case:	Fractal Design Core 1000 Modded
Sound Card:	Realtec Alc889
PSU:	600w OCZ Modxstream Pro

System Name:	The White Breeze\|\|Mr.Crunchy(HTPC/Cruncher)\|\|Medion Akoya Ultrabook
Processor:	i7-3770k\|\|i7-2600K\|\|Core i5-3317U
Motherboard:	MSI Z77 MPOWER\|\|Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3\|\|Laptop?
Cooling:	Corsair H100\|\|Cooler Master V8\|\|Laptop?
Memory:	16GB Kingston HyperX @ 2133MHz\|\|8GB Corsair Vengeance\|\|8GB SDRAM
Video Card:	MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning\|\|MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III Power Edition\|\|Intel 4000
Hard Disk:	Corsair GT 120GB, WD Caviar Black 1TB\|\|OCZ 60gb SSD, WD Caviar Blue 1TB\|\|500GB HDD with 32 MSATA
Optical Drive:	LG 24x\|\|Liteon\|\|DVD drive interchangeable with 3 cell battery
CRT/LCD Model:	Medion 23" LED\|\|14" LED
Case:	NZXT Switch 810\|\|Antec 100\|\|Laptop shell?
Sound Card:	Gamecom USB 7.1 virtual surround Sound\|\|Dolby Home Theatre V4
PSU:	Seasonic XP-860 Platinum\|\|Antec High Current Pro 750w\|\|Laptop Power Brick
Software:	Windows 7\|\|Windows 7\|\|Windows 8

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Corsair TX650 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P8756 in 3DMark 11

Sep 11, 2012, 11:05 AM	#4
NHKS Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 572 (0.96/day) Thanks: 1,853 Thanked 374 Times in 199 Posts	very good theme badmau5, the combination of grille-less front panel cutouts with nzxt fans does indeed give the impression of a turbo/jet intake.. black-white scheme looks good on any case.. the choice of parts seem well thought out to match this scheme - white drive bays & expansion slot covers in Fractal case, nzxt white psu, sleeved black/white cables, dominator platinums.. the mainboard - sabertooth with its black cover is perfect for this build.. and special mention abt cable management - even "boutique" builders would envy this build.. as for the GPU, maybe u should go one step further with a KFA2 white-pcb card or this Inno3D! overall 9/10 Last edited by NHKS; Sep 11, 2012 at 11:10 AM.

Sep 11, 2012, 05:57 AM	#2
ALMOSTunseen Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sydney,Australia Posts: 669 (2.65/day) Thanks: 246 Thanked 275 Times in 190 Posts System Specs	Looks very sleek and minimalist. I love the Black and White colour theme. The 2 exposed front fans look very nice, though are they safe? :) Don't wana shove your finger in there. Also would you consider putting a dust filter behind the fans? So they aren't visible, but still stop dust getting in the case. Also I gotta say, props to you for your great cable management, had to have a closer look at the pictures to actually see the cables. :)

Sep 11, 2012, 10:05 AM	#3
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,850 (2.34/day) Thanks: 923 Thanked 850 Times in 623 Posts System Specs	I like the acrylic cover. Great idea and even the back looks good

Sep 11, 2012, 11:56 AM	#5
Aquinus Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, New Hampshire, USA Posts: 4,218 (8.85/day) Thanks: 1,254 Thanked 1,304 Times in 969 Posts System Specs	Looks nice, but I don't know how I feel about the front being open right to the fans. I've had a 5k RPM fan almost take part of my finger off because it was running and I was being stupid. Looks nice, but I would put some sort of filter or shield over the fans for safety reasons, but that is just me. Other than that looks like a beauty. __________________ MyHeat

System Name:	Kratos
Processor:	Intel Core i7 3820 @ 4.37Ghz (128.6x34) 1.384-1.395v (LLC)
Motherboard:	ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
Cooling:	Zalman CPNS9900MAX 130mm
Memory:	G.Skill DDR3-2400, 16gb (4x4gb) @ 10-12-11-30-108-1T 1.65v
Video Card:	2x AMD (MSI branded) Radeon HD 6870 (Crossfire)
Hard Disk:	2x120Gb SATA3 Corsair Force GT Raid-0, 3x1Tb SATA2 RAID-5
Optical Drive:	Asus DVD Burner on Marval SATA3 Controller
CRT/LCD Model:	28" Hanspree, 22" MAG Innovision. Both DVI
Case:	Antec 1200
Sound Card:	Realtek® ALC898 8-Channel High Definition Audio
PSU:	Seasonic 1000-watt 80 PLUS Platinum
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Professional

Sep 11, 2012, 10:27 PM	#7
jkoo5 Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 0 (0/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I voted 5/10 because: nice but...

Sep 12, 2012, 02:07 AM	#9
camoxiong Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fresno, CA Central Valley Posts: 536 (0.61/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 44 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	nice __________________ My Heatware doesn't have anything, but my Ebay does. Heatware - http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73415 Ebay - http://myworld.ebay.com/camoxiong

System Name:	Single Cam Vtec
Processor:	AMD Athlon x3 450 @ stock 3.2GHz
Motherboard:	MSI 760gm-p21(FX) AM3+
Cooling:	Xigmatek hdt-s1283
Memory:	Patriot Gamer 2 Series 4 gigs ddr3 1333mhz 2x2gb
Video Card:	MSI R6670
Hard Disk:	Samsung 500gb 7200 rpm/Mator 80gb 5400rpm/WD Cavirar Green 1TB
Optical Drive:	SuperMulti 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive
CRT/LCD Model:	HP w1707
Case:	NZXT Gamma
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair CX430
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1
Benchmarks:	Slower than a GSR

Sep 15, 2012, 07:38 AM	#10
loleafidas Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Somewhere I Belong Posts: 35 (0.06/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Mdpc ! (^^)

Sep 15, 2012, 07:46 AM	#11
INSTG8R Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost in Norway Posts: 2,581 (0.83/day) Thanks: 934 Thanked 378 Times in 320 Posts System Specs	Very clean mod. Extra Points from me for the Sabertooth. 9/10 Ignore the troll...He ought to be banned he just drags down EVERY Casemod with his trash... __________________ Sys. Specs. i7 2600K@4.6\|ASUS P67 Sabertooth\|2x4096 Corsair Vengence 1600 \|Sapphire HD7970 OC\|WD Caviar Black 6.0Gbps 1TB x2@RAID 0\|SB X-Fi Fatality Pro\|TT Toughpower 1.2kW\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Acer V243H 24" 1920x1080\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G500\|Logitech G19\|Saitek X-52 Pro\|TrackIR4 w/Trackclip Pro

System Name:	Hellbox 2.1(same case new guts)
Processor:	i7 2600k@4.6(1.36V max)
Motherboard:	Asus P67 Sabertooth
Cooling:	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)AC Cuplex Kryos CPU Block
Memory:	2x4096 Corsair Vengance 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7970 OC Edition(1000/1450)
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black SATA 3 1TB x2 RAID 0
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-4166B DVD+RW DL/DVD-RAM
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer V243H 24" 1920x1080
Case:	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Sound Card:	X-Fi Fatality Pro Champion on Creative/SBS 650s
PSU:	TT Toughpower 1200W
Software:	Win7 Pro x64

Sep 27, 2012, 03:52 AM	#12
kevindb1234 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2 (0.00/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	very nice inspirational.

Sep 27, 2012, 03:58 AM	#13
xxdozer322 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Santa Ana, Ca. Posts: 375 (1.02/day) Thanks: 169 Thanked 124 Times in 76 Posts System Specs	inspiration. 8.5/10 this is definitely something i would do. __________________ heatware. http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=78934

System Name:	Mobydick
Processor:	Intel i7 2600k @ 4.4
Motherboard:	MSI M Power
Cooling:	CM TPC 812
Memory:	Gskill Ripjaw 12gb
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 580 SOC
Hard Disk:	Kingston hyper x 3k 120ssd,Samsung 256ssd, seagate 750gb green
Optical Drive:	Asus
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp 2709Wb
Case:	Haf X
PSU:	OCZ fatility 750w
Software:	Windows 7 64bit,Razer Deahadder, Lycosa, Corsair 1500

Jan 1, 2013, 07:56 AM	#16
papa jock Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bucharest-Romania Posts: 0 (0/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Turbo Core 3K I love this project, absolutely awesome 10/10.

System Name:	Aeroclone
Processor:	i5-750 2.67 GHz-Lynnfield
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximus III-Formula
Cooling:	Zalman CNP S12X
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 2X2GB 1600MHz DDR3/ A-DATA 2X1GB 1600MHZ DDR3
Video Card:	ASUS 6950 2GB DIRECT CU
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 500 GB
Optical Drive:	ASUS
CRT/LCD Model:	PHILIPS 220SW
Case:	Aerocool modd
Sound Card:	Supreme FX
PSU:	Corsair TX850W
Software:	WINDOWS 7

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