L3p - Parvum

[l3p]

In December 2012 Justin from Parvum systems asked me if I wanted to do a small build in their new acrylic m-ATX case.
Since I was kinda busy with 2 other projects I helped him with 2 other casemodders (Kier & K.enny) who wanted to do a new build.
Justin still sent me a case for the help also on some adjustments to the design.... and in my favourite color scheme




At the same time I won an awesome prize in the CooledPC contest.
So made a deal with EKWB I could trade the prize package for products that fit the Parvum case.
Another small build was born.



So decided to make some buildlogs, I just loved the case!
Won't be a huge casemod, more a watercooled build with lots small mods and lots of pics


Hardware

Intel Core i5 2550K
ASUS Maximus V GENE
ASUS GTX690
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB 2133Mhz
Corsair Neutron 240GB 2X
Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W

[micropage7]

looks nice and promising
sub..

[l3p]

Parvum had some cool teasers before we got them
(Top one is for K.3nny)




In the meantime ordered some fans.








And the mainboard.








Was able to buy nice gpu second hand. (partly trade/buy)




In my opinion the best looking reference cooler ever.










Also probably going to use a Pci-e extender in this build.




Ordered UV and blue ledstrips.



And some extension cables.

[PopcornMachine]

Looking forward to how the inside of your cool little custom case looks.

And it comes in different colors too!

[HammerON]

Look forward to great pics along with another great mod

[Sir B. Fannybottom]

Why didn't you go the G1 series route? It would match a lot better.

[Sinzia]

in4sub.
I eagerly await updates!

[ALMOSTunseen]

Subidy sub, Love your builds!

[l3p]

Originally Posted by PopcornMachine

Looking forward to how the inside of your cool little custom case looks.

And it comes in different colors too!

Originally Posted by Sinzia

in4sub.
I eagerly await updates!

Originally Posted by ALMOSTunseen

Subidy sub, Love your builds!

Originally Posted by HammerON

Look forward to great pics along with another great mod

Thanks guys! Hope you'll all appreciate all that green :P

Originally Posted by TacoTown

Why didn't you go the G1 series route? It would match a lot better.

I'm not sure what you mean with the G1 series route


Unpacking!
Always fun

Here a huge post with the first impression about the Parvum case.














Justin also sent some extra's, something he wanted to try














Something that really made me crazy :P
The case was protected with styrofoam, the case and I were super static loaded....












The inlayed logo


























Just had to see those fans running


















Nice way to find your led board to make some UV shots.




So soldered it the next day.




























Personally I like this case a lot cause of the placement for the parts.










Can't wait

[adulaamin]

Subbed for another great build!

[Cold Storm]

Looking good. Love the site for Parvum. Gotta add some wheels to the case!

[l3p]

Here the CooledPC unpacking.
Was able to arrange with Eddy to change the original prizes for products I was able to use in this Parvum build.
Better for both of us




The cpu that will be used for this build was also in the package.




And some extra aluminum CSQ logo's.




And the watercooling products.












































Thanks Eddy & Niko!

[Vego]

love the acid green fans!!!

[l3p]

Another update with lots of pics.

First fitting the hardware.




The idea to have the GPU in sight.




By using a PCI-e extender.




Lovely evening of 'blocking' by candlelight.








Glad I had such a small mini torx.






Chip nice and clean.










Total view.
(To bad the mosfet block isn't available in acrylic)






And a nice package from Cooler Master Benelux.











Bedankt Marco!





First thing to do ... I thought ..
Ordered the wrong size fan.




Still want to see the effect.








Comes in handy with cases like these.




Fans mounted.




And found out the standard EK rad isn't going to fit in the top, had to use a thinner one, even that was close.




Top fans and radiator mounted too.






And front.




Next day the 140mm fan for PSU also arrived.










Re-drilled the holes cause the standard fan is 135mm.






White Lamptron replaced with a green Bulgin.
Heatshrink and sleeve to hide it inside.




Test with UV/blue leds.






And hardware inside to see how it looks.




Also started with a first setup for the loop.




All still temporary.






Black instead of blue tape around the extender. (Will be out of sight)




Next update more sawing and sanding.

[Kaynar]

Very nice I was thinking of buying this case but I might go for something bigger finally as I want some larger rads.

I was thinking to do what you did to your card using this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Speed...item415c24c777

But then I need to mod the rear of the case...

[l3p]

The one you found is a normal PCI extender.
There are like hundreds of PCI-e 16x extenders on the market

The one I have here was tested working with even a MarsII so guess it's good quality.
Problem is I got it from another modder who also got it from someone else hehe

This is the brand I'm using Meitk
http://meitk.en.alibaba.com/productg...ion_Cable.html

[PopcornMachine]

PCI-e extenders have always interested me. Not that I would know how to support a card outside a normal slot. But I would like to try.

Just gives a lot of flexibility to build ideas, and showcasing the card as you are.

None of the makers are very well known though and so not sure which ones work better than others. I guess it is important to know if they are compatible with PCI-e 2.0 or 3.0, etc.

Thanks for the pics. Very nice work as usual.

[de.das.dude]

sub. but cant see images because of a *$%( ISP and low bandwidth

[l3p]

Originally Posted by PopcornMachine

PCI-e extenders have always interested me. Not that I would know how to support a card outside a normal slot. But I would like to try.

Just gives a lot of flexibility to build ideas, and showcasing the card as you are.

None of the makers are very well known though and so not sure which ones work better than others. I guess it is important to know if they are compatible with PCI-e 2.0 or 3.0, etc.

Thanks for the pics. Very nice work as usual.

Thanks man! Well I've been testing this specific extender and it was perfectly working.
Not sure about other brands.

Originally Posted by de.das.dude

sub. but cant see images because of a *$%( ISP and low bandwidth

Wish I could help you out on that one, all the pictures are already 550 pixels wide (Linked to 2560 pixels for people with higher bandwidth)

[l3p]

Already spotted some pics online from people polishing their waterblocks.
Seemed like a great plan for this build too




All I used for the polishing:
P1500 P2000 P3000 and wax




About 3-5 minutes with each for this result.




So lets do the rest too




Cpu block also done.




But was missing something.




So..












That's better.




Wanted to do it the easy way so kept the block and plexi in their place, just used a few pieces of tape to protect.












Took a little longer cause of the size.




Also replaced the old bolts for stainless steel ones, also polished those.






And the switch.




Result ..










I'm satisfied.




And in the spotlight 'spotlight'.

[Huddo93]

The beginning of another amazing build by the one and only L3p, cannot wait to see how this progresses!

[de.das.dude]

internnets fixed

good work as allways. always amazed by your neatness and detail!!


does parvum mean anything??

[l3p]

Well thanks a lot guys!
No idea if Parvum has a meaning :P

Small mod this time

Because I'm using an EK MEM block for this build and since I'm going to use a Dominator Platinum kit tried to make something to keep the Platinum look.




At the start I wanted a small hole and keep the text.




But it disappeared after 5 seconds with P1000 .. it wasn't punched in that deep.






Time for an other approach.






Just a few hours of filings and sanding










And done.






Glued it on a few points.




I know it's a totally useless mod, specially since watercooling Ram isn't needed..
Still I like the looks and doing it

[Cold Storm]

Damn that's a nice set of ram cooling action. Great job

[PopcornMachine]

Originally Posted by l3p

Well thanks a lot guys!
No idea if Parvum has a meaning :P

Small mod this time

Because I'm using an EK MEM block for this build and since I'm going to use a Dominator Platinum kit tried to make something to keep the Platinum look.

Now that's what I call attention to detail. Very nice.