Key features
The build
I just wanted to share a case mod which main originality is to be based on a relatively slim rackmount case while being able to host a custom watercooling loop for overclocked CPU and GPU.
This comes as a follow-up of my IBM PS/1 projects.
- to keep a relatively small footprint, in a desktop, under the screen, format. Yet to be able to host a 35" 21/9 screen. Rackmount case came as an obvious choice. However in terms of depth they are often too short or too long. Moreover 1U would not allow to have an all-internal loop, but 2U would be too massive.
- to keep a custom watercooling loop, but this time without an external cooling tower. To do this I chose to use stand-offs and have the air flowing the bottom to top of the case.
- to have a sufficiently powerful, yet relatively silent PSU... Modularity would also help with cable management this would exclude 1U PSUs.
System specs
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 "Haswell" 4670K
- CPU Waterblock
- Alphacool NexXxoS XP³ Light CPU waterblock
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus Impact VI
- RAM
- 2x8 GB G-Skill PC 2400 DDR3
- GPU
- EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hydro Copper
- Storage
- Crucial M500 480 GB M.2
- PSU
- Corsair SF600 (SFX)
- Case
- modded Istar USA D107 V2 Rackmout Chassis, 1.3U
- Radiators
- 2x Magicool G2 240 radiators
- Pump/Reservoir
- EK-SBAY DDC 3.2 PWM 5,25" pump/res combo
- Tubes
- 10/13 supple tubes
- Fans
- Cooler Master MF200R RGB fan
- Monitor
- HP Omen X 35
- Loop
- Alphacool 90° 10/13 fittings
Performed mods
Case shortened to pizza-box format.
Fan and PSU holes.
Custom acrylic cover panel (black, metal red edge)
Custom fan grill.
Custom watercooling loop
Fan and PSU holes.
Custom acrylic cover panel (black, metal red edge)
Custom fan grill.
Custom watercooling loop
Special tools used
Links & contact
Time spent
2 weeks



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