Modding : Nighthawk Build

rakesh_sharma23 · Apr 9, 2018

Nighthawk Build

My entry in Cooler Master Case Mod World Series 2018 #CMWS18 this time is a stealth build. NIGHTHAWK is a scratch build with a theme of the famous Stealth Fighter plane Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk.

Being a big fan of stealth fighter plans, my idea this time is to make a open frame PC Case build with a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk fuselage on top.

First making the Nighthawk fuselage.

A rough parts layout. Checking how the whole build will look like.

Will update you more as I progress.. Thanks.

rakesh_sharma23 · Apr 12, 2018

UPDATE : 12 April 2018

Nighthawk fuselage structure done. Also made the case back frame / motherboard tray

Will update more soon..

Space Lynx · Apr 12, 2018

oh sweet mama this is going to be good! looking forward to future updates!

rakesh_sharma23 · Apr 16, 2018

UPDATE : 16 April 2018

First coat of filler and primer applied, and also done some sanding. Radiator mount and motherboard screw posts installed.

rakesh_sharma23 · Apr 24, 2018

UPDATE : 24 April 2018

Test fit of Nighthawk build after first paint coat. Looks good for now... but lot of finishing work will be coming soon.

Space Lynx · Apr 24, 2018

very cool, I like the unique design, I like that you pointed the nose of the plane down actually, its tasteful, but also no one will get stabbed if they accidentally fall over and hit your pc lol

T4C Fantasy · Apr 24, 2018

lynx29 said:
very cool, I like the unique design, I like that you pointed the nose of the plane down actually, its tasteful, but also no one will get stabbed if they accidentally fall over and hit your pc lol

cant wait to see it done, i hope he has every angle captured xD

Liviu Cojocaru · Apr 24, 2018

Looking good, thumbs up for good effort and a ton of work

rakesh_sharma23 · May 4, 2018

UPDATE : 04 May 2018

Work under progress for the Nighthawk build waiting for parts. Thanks AMD India for supporting.

T4C Fantasy · May 4, 2018

rakesh_sharma23 said:
UPDATE : 04 May 2018

Work under progress for the Nighthawk build waiting for parts. Thanks AMD India for supporting.

looks awesome!

LPide · May 5, 2018

Amazing how its coming together, admire the dedication and creativity that goes into this. Keep up the good work. Might just need to try modding myself.

rakesh_sharma23 · May 5, 2018

UPDATE : 05 May 2018

Now the Nighthawk Build is powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPU.

Caring1 · May 5, 2018

It doesn't look right, the nose looks too bent.

rakesh_sharma23 · May 17, 2018

UPDATE : 17 May 2018

Still waiting for parts to arrive for the Nighthawk Build.

Meanwhile working on cable sleeving.

rakesh_sharma23 · May 22, 2018

UPDATE : 22 May 2018

ASUS PRIME X399-A motherboard arrived for the Nighthawk Build. Now can start installing parts together.

Modified AMD RX Vega 56 GPU to Custom Liquid cooled AMD RX Vega 64 (Flashed). Dual BIOS… can easily switch between Vega 56 and Vega 64.

rakesh_sharma23 · May 29, 2018

UPDATE : 28 May 2018

Working on finishing the build

rakesh_sharma23 · Jun 25, 2018

Finally the Nighthawk build is finished. Hope you all like the build. Thanks to ASUS India, AMD, AMD Gaming, Thermaltake, Corsair and Cooler Master for supporting the idea.

And Special Thanks to you all guys for watching this build log.

System Specifications

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
ASUS PRIME X399-A
CORSAIR Dominator PLATINUM 16GB 3000MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
CORSAIR Neutron NX500 NVMe PCle 400GB
Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
Thermaltake Liquid Cooling Solution

#CMWS18 #ASUS #AMD #AMDGaming #Corsair #CoolerMaster #Nighthawk_Build

Thanks.

T4C Fantasy · Jul 17, 2018

This is like the best amd build ever made

GreiverBlade · Jul 17, 2018

T4C Fantasy said:
This is like the best amd build ever made

500% agree :toast:

totally awesome! :respect:

LPide · Jul 19, 2018

Looks amazing! The exterior was built mostly from cardboard, how durable is it?

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend (White/Silver) ($189)
Cooling	RZ620 (White/Silver) ($32)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 (White/Silver) ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v (Black/Silver) ($705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Black/Red) ($62)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x ($109)

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend (White/Silver) ($189)
Cooling	RZ620 (White/Silver) ($32)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 (White/Silver) ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v (Black/Silver) ($705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Black/Red) ($62)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x ($109)

System Name	Whaaaat Kiiiiiiid!
Processor	Intel Core i9-14900K @ Default
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Elite AX DDR4
Cooling	Corsair H150i AIO Cooler
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum 128GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA @ Default
Storage	Samsung 970 PRO 512GB + Crucial MX500 2TB x3 + Crucial MX500 4TB + Samsung 980 PRO 1TB
Display(s)	27" LG 27MU67-B 4K, + 27" Acer Predator XB271HU 1440P
Case	Thermaltake Core X9 Snow
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed
Power Supply	SeaSonic Platinum 1050W Snow Silent
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Logitech G915 X Lightspeed
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	FFXV: 19329

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	AORUS X870E Elite WiFi 7
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Antec Flux+ 6 ARCTIC P14 PWM PST A-RGB
Audio Device(s)	Marantz PM4001+Fosi P4+2xPolk XT60
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

System Name	Whaaaat Kiiiiiiid!
Processor	Intel Core i9-14900K @ Default
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Elite AX DDR4
Cooling	Corsair H150i AIO Cooler
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum 128GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA @ Default
Storage	Samsung 970 PRO 512GB + Crucial MX500 2TB x3 + Crucial MX500 4TB + Samsung 980 PRO 1TB
Display(s)	27" LG 27MU67-B 4K, + 27" Acer Predator XB271HU 1440P
Case	Thermaltake Core X9 Snow
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed
Power Supply	SeaSonic Platinum 1050W Snow Silent
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Logitech G915 X Lightspeed
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	FFXV: 19329

Modding : Nighthawk Build

rakesh_sharma23

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Space Lynx

Astronaut

rakesh_sharma23

rakesh_sharma23

Space Lynx

Astronaut

T4C Fantasy

CPU & GPU DB Maintainer

Liviu Cojocaru

rakesh_sharma23

T4C Fantasy

CPU & GPU DB Maintainer

LPide

rakesh_sharma23

Caring1

rakesh_sharma23

rakesh_sharma23

rakesh_sharma23

rakesh_sharma23

T4C Fantasy

CPU & GPU DB Maintainer

GreiverBlade

LPide

System Name	H7 Flow 2024
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus X570 Tough Gaming
Cooling	Custom liquid
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S25/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Elite/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/12gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 830/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/512gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/LTPO AMOLED panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/CVJ NightElf/Moondrop Chu II+BT20S/Nekocake GfL QBZ-191
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 14/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o