Hello again! This will be my second contest entry, since I plan on going watercooling starting next month or so. The main purpose for this is to have a very silent system, while still having great overclocking potential. To accomplish this, I'm starting with what I consider to be one of the best-looking cases ever: The Cooler Master Cosmos 1000.

This is to be a very clean build, so no flashy LEDs, cold cathodes, or anything like that. (Another reason not to use any of that is the fact that the Cosmos 1000 doesn't have a side window, so it's not going to be visible anyway. However, I might buy a side panel with a window in it.) It's to be mostly black with a few touches of color, as you might notice from the specs further down.

I will probably recieve the case tomorrow, and then I'll mount the hardware in it. I will then run it on air cooling until early November, when I will finally have enough money to buy the watercooling parts I need. Speaking of parts, here is what I plan on purchasing:

* CPU block: EK Supreme LT Acetal
* VGA block: EK FC295 CF Acetal
* Radiator: 2x Swiftech MCR-220 QPK
* Fans: 4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450rpm (if I can find them)
* Pump: Swiftech MCP-355
* Reservoir: XSPC DDC Dual 5.25" Bay Res
* Tubing: Feser ½"ID UV Black
* ½" fittings

And here is the hardware that is to be cooled:
* CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
* VGA: Asus GTX 295

And the rest of the hardware:
* Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
* RAM: 4GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz CL8
* Hard drive: 320GB
* PSU: Corsair TX 750W

The solution for the radiators is to remove the bottom 3 hard drive cages, to make it look like this:

(Note: This is not my computer.)
I would also like to paint the insides black, so that the "specks of color" will be the blue motherboard and video card PCBs.

First pics to come as soon as I've recieved the case!

well... let me camping here to see how this bad boy transform

anyone want some nachos??

Yeah, it's probably going to take a while, but on the other hand I have until early December to finish the mod, so why hurry? During the month between getting the case and getting the parts, I could do other things such as painting the insides black, so it's not going to be a complete stand-still, at least.

Also, nachos! om nom nom nom

Will be looking forward to seeing this Project too!!

Well, I didn't recieve the case yesterday
Today maybe then?

Today the case finally arrived at a post office in town. Not the usual one at the nearby supermarket, though, but another one which is at the complete opposite end of town. *sigh*

I guess I'll have to take the bus there and find something with wheels to put the package on, because it weighs 45 lbs and I'm not strong enough to carry that for longer periods of time, especially not when the package is this big. (If it's not obvious already: I don't have a car.)

damn man that sucks i remember getting my Cosmos S and other tid bits from newegg on my campus and since it was such a big package they didnt deliver it to the mail room where you get most packages but instead it was on a different campus where the head campus post office is -_- wasnt the easiest ride back I definitely feel for ya but believe me its all worth it

Thanks. Well, I did get it home eventually, and now it's working at least. I might post some pics later.

I think I might settle for one 240 and one 120 rad, since that would provide roughly 350 watts of heat dissipation capacity with the fans I have (considering a 10°C water out-air in delta), according to this site. I guess I could use some more fans in push-pull on the 240 and get up to about 400 watts or so. This would mean that I don't have to cut away the bottom hard drive cages.

Using this site, I've calculated the total heat output of my CPU and GPU to slightly more than 300 watts. Therefore, 240 + 120 rads should be fine.

You finally manage to get the package to it resting place!!!

Nice... I was thinking in open a thread to post some helpful site like that... because the other they I was looking some kind of software to monitor my NB and GPU temp but I found nothing. So I think will be very helpful to share everybody knowledge about software and info resource.

By the way did you get your Rads yet, because I sell water cooling parts from Danger Den in case you need anything.

I have only got the case so far, and I'm planning on buying the watercooling parts next month. But I'm open to suggestions. What do you have?

Great!!!

We carry almost everything Danger Den has if we don't have it we can get it
Here is the reseller link: http://www.dangerden.com/North-America/ ... erica.html

You can check their website, make a list of what you want and PM me... I'll get you some good deals!!!

NIce well cant wait for updates and another plus of being part of NMC our leaders got an in almost EVERYWHERE

Great to hear you finally got your case ,,,,, So let us see it ,, we needs pics

PICS!!!!

Hi everyone, and sorry about the lack of updates on this project. I have indeed recieved my case and mounted the hardware in it (except for the watercooling system, which I don't have yet). I was in a bit of a hurry, though, so I didn't have time to take more than a few pics of the hardware mounting. I could post some pics of the finished (and, so far, air-cooled) case.