Wrigley III

kenkickr · Jul 9, 2012, 08:21 PM

My CM690 served me well but it was time to move, and I can afford it

Newegg had a killer deal on the Rosewill Blackhawk-Ultra so grabbed one up and primed for some mods. This case is HUGE!!!

AlienIsGOD · Jul 9, 2012, 08:24 PM

thats bigger than my antec P280, and the 280 is huge too

INSTG8R · Jul 9, 2012, 08:28 PM

Huge indeed! Is that an mATX board?

kenkickr · Jul 9, 2012, 08:31 PM

I'm big about trying to get rid of as much useful space as possible according to my wife so figured I'd do some top and front panel mods til more goodies come in.

Front Panel

Remove some plastic to move fans outside of chassis and remove some resistance:

Top and Front use filters between the mesh and plastic that remind me of Screen door replacement material...She Gone:

So clean looking:

I thought I had a picture of the top piece before cutting but can't find it. In the center of the mesh there are two standoffs that would stop a non modder in their tracks from moving fans to outside of casing.

After cut:

Little notch out of the grills to route fan cables:

Next I'll be setting up the mock H2O cooling route.

kenkickr · Jul 9, 2012, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INSTG8R

Huge indeed! Is that an mATX board?

That is a ATX board. I almost tried sticking my 2 month old son in the case to show a little comparison shot but wife wasn't thrilled

kenkickr · Jul 9, 2012, 08:37 PM

Had some fun getting the front rad in but damn it, so worth it

Front and Top rad placements with fans installed:

Can you see the rad in there!?

Updates coming....

Wrigleyvillain · Jul 9, 2012, 09:00 PM

I approve of the name!

t_ski · Jul 10, 2012, 02:40 AM

Cool - a case mod named after my dog

Wrigleyvillain · Jul 10, 2012, 02:13 PM

You and half a million others

kenkickr · Jul 15, 2012, 01:43 AM

Showing off the red and blue. Not sure if I'm going to paint the case but definitely going to get sleeve crazy with the fans and PSU once I have some $$.

Jul 9, 2012, 08:21 PM	#1
kenkickr Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 4,490 (2.25/day) Thanks: 1,024 Thanked 1,328 Times in 1,094 Posts System Specs	Wrigley III My CM690 served me well but it was time to move, and I can afford it Newegg had a killer deal on the Rosewill Blackhawk-Ultra so grabbed one up and primed for some mods. This case is HUGE!!!

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Jul 9, 2012, 08:24 PM	#2
AlienIsGOD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,592 (1.48/day) Thanks: 4,308 Thanked 1,096 Times in 625 Posts System Specs	thats bigger than my antec P280, and the 280 is huge too __________________ Crunching Badges Crunching Hardware CPU: i5 3570K and i5 2400 = 8 cores GPU: 7870 (8 wu's) and 7770 (4 wu's) = 1920 GCN cores (no GPU wu's atm)

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Jul 9, 2012, 08:28 PM	#3
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	Huge indeed! Is that an mATX board? __________________ 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

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Jul 9, 2012, 08:31 PM	#4
kenkickr Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 4,490 (2.25/day) Thanks: 1,024 Thanked 1,328 Times in 1,094 Posts System Specs	Case Panel mods I'm big about trying to get rid of as much useful space as possible according to my wife so figured I'd do some top and front panel mods til more goodies come in. Front Panel Remove some plastic to move fans outside of chassis and remove some resistance: Top and Front use filters between the mesh and plastic that remind me of Screen door replacement material...She Gone: So clean looking: I thought I had a picture of the top piece before cutting but can't find it. In the center of the mesh there are two standoffs that would stop a non modder in their tracks from moving fans to outside of casing. After cut: Little notch out of the grills to route fan cables: Next I'll be setting up the mock H2O cooling route.

Jul 9, 2012, 08:37 PM	#6
kenkickr Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 4,490 (2.25/day) Thanks: 1,024 Thanked 1,328 Times in 1,094 Posts System Specs	Radiator Positions Had some fun getting the front rad in but damn it, so worth it Front and Top rad placements with fans installed: Can you see the rad in there!? Updates coming....

Jul 9, 2012, 09:00 PM	#7
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,499 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,525 Thanked 1,574 Times in 1,117 Posts System Specs	I approve of the name! __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

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Jul 10, 2012, 02:40 AM	#8
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Jul 10, 2012, 02:13 PM	#9
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,499 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,525 Thanked 1,574 Times in 1,117 Posts System Specs	You and half a million others __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

Jul 15, 2012, 01:43 AM	#10
kenkickr Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 4,490 (2.25/day) Thanks: 1,024 Thanked 1,328 Times in 1,094 Posts System Specs	Tubing Setup Showing off the red and blue. Not sure if I'm going to paint the case but definitely going to get sleeve crazy with the fans and PSU once I have some $$.

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