Cooler Master Mastercase 5 / Pro Build

[monkeydelmagico]

OMG do want. Don't keep it sell it to me.

 

[ClockHound]

3M scotch brite pads, easier, and less mess

I also re-sprayed the front bezel grill to match the case.

Looking very racy!

Initially thought the case handles would appear awkward, but now see them as integrated rollbar/aero pieces that supply the downforce to keep the system on the ground at speed. ;-)

Beautiful work!

 

[panthervca]

3M scotch brite pads, easier, and less mess

I also re-sprayed the front bezel grill to match the case.

Yeah I decided to try the scotch pads and they worked great, better price then the mouse sander to!
Man that is looking so sleek! Really love the orange and black trim at the corners and the subtle orange in behind the front bezel grill.

 

[Mnpctech]

@ClockHound Thank you, btw, is that your dog in your avatar?

@panthervrca, thats great news, love hearing whenever somebody has caught the bug with this hobby

Decided on dual serial for the SLI bridge so I had to cut and bend new SS tubing segments for entering and exiting the GPU blocks. Here is the Koolance SLI Bridge, GTX Backplate and Blocks

 

[ClockHound]

@Mnpctech - That wily coyote shepard was a friend's dog - but we played crazy coyote games together for years. She's chasing higher clocks and faster rabbits in unseen fields now.

 

[Mnpctech]

She's a beaut!... I need to change my avatar to my Beagle... hmmm, OK, done!

On Saturday I received my DDR sticks, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance. The sticks were Black, so I hit local home improvement store and found a great aerosol substitute paint for the Porsche Gulf Racing Blue, it's Harbor Blue enamel paint by Rustoleum. I'm using these to create a DIY video guide to painting DDR heat spreaders, too!

 

[ClockHound]

Oh...a DIY Gulf heatspreader video....will it have racing stripes too?

 

[Mnpctech]

DDR heat spreaders are finished, no stripes, sorry! Video Link for Taking Apart & Painting DDR

 

[ClockHound]

Looking great! Altho...if you put a racing number decal on each ram stick could help your grid position. ;-)

 

[Mnpctech]

My apologies for lack of new updates, hopefully my build is only temporarily halted derailed, I handle some care other custom PC build obligations.

 

[Mnpctech]

Have you guys heard of Ensourced? Somebody refered me to this guy for custom cable sleeve ordered and extension cables with paracord. Really Nice Quality & GREAT PRICES. I initially thought Burnt Orange would work with my color theme, but didn't look right, so thinking of matching the Stainless Tubing instead, so I bought these three variations of Grey.... Hmmm

8 pin GPU Paracord individually sleeved cable in "Smoked Grey"

"Charcoal Grey" paracord

"Graphite Grey" paracord

 

[lehtv]

The smoked grey looks the best to me. The other two are too dark. 🙂

 

[bbhaag]

I also like the smoked grey. Nice build man. Your attention to detail is outstanding.

 

[ClockHound]

Agree - the grey is all business - racing business. I'm imagining specially prepared Gulf racing electrons rushing through those cables at near the speed of light.

 

[Mnpctech]

Thank you!! Finally back from other commitments and got to fill the loop last night for leak testing. Only remaining items on to-do-list are connecting all of the cables, installing SSD and Operating System.

 

[ClockHound]

Looking Great! Just topping up the Gulf Racing fuel and ready for some shake down laps.

 

[DigDog]

gibe update plos

 

[Mnpctech]

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017 ANANDTECH!

....2016 was a crazy time for me. My personal stuff always gets shelved. Along with the AMD Radeon Tank, I had to finish this ROGUE ONE Corsair 600C for CES here, https://mnpctech.com/rogue-one-k-2so-toy-600c-corsair-gaming-pc.html

 

[Mnpctech]

Did you guys survive the holidays?

Back at the workbench today, I created a PSU shroud for my Cooler Master Mastercase 5 build. It's made from 1/8" thick cast acrylic with embedded magnets I found on ebay, I drilled holes and glued on two legs with weld-on acrylic cement for easy on/off installation. Next step is painting the shroud gulf racing blue and draping over the orange stripe onto the shroud.

 

[Crono]

You should change the name to "MMMPCTECH", as in, "mmm, those are some nice cases" 😛

 

[Mnpctech]

haha, Thank you Crono!


btw, did find time this week to get the Mastercase PSU shroud painted to match the chassis. Here is the plate with and without the gulk racing stripe and just after applying the gloss clear coat

 

[Mnpctech]

ATM I'm watching Ebay for a vintage GULF pin to mount over the LED, so it's illuminated from behind. Here is some of the progress photos of SLI bridge mod over the weekend. Replace green nvidia logo with transparent orange acrylic window,

 

[ClockHound]

Great work! It's really taking shape!

Hope you keep it off the gravel during testing. Probably a good chance since I won't be driving it.

 

[Mnpctech]

Haha, Wanna Guess what my next build is CH? (hint: Another Steve McQueen tribute)

Something different today, a video update of my Cooler Master Mastercase with my SLI bridge... Next stage is the clear side panel

 

[ClockHound]

Oooh...will we feel the 'stang?

The system looks phenomenal! Congrats on completing your personal Gulf 24,000 hours of modding. ;-)