I affectionately call this the “popcorn machine” build. This the largest case I have ever built in. The Quadstellar was quite large, but it had for chambers. This is just one big case.
I mean, this sucker is HUGE.
Complete set of parts
- Themrltake TheTower 900
- Intel Core i7-7700k
- Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM 32GB (2×16)
- Asus ROG Maximus IX Formula Motherboard
- Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
- EVGA Geforce GTX 1080Ti (x2 in SLI)
- Thermaltake ToughPower Grand 1000W PSU
- Thermaltake Water 3.0 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
Parts needed for POST testing…
Notice the way the second SSD had to be mounted. That is very odd to say the least…. At this point, I have already completed the POSt test and started installing additional peripherals
OMG, this thing is big. The way it is designed reminds me of a popcorn machine at the movie theater. Probably should be enough room for a few components.
Getting the motherboard installed…
Getting closer. Video cards installed along with the radiator… but does it fit?
The tubes don’t seem to be long enough….
Nope, they are not long enough. Tried every conceivable mounting spot for the radiator to get the water block to install, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Next up: air cooling. This will work well for the CPU unless the customer was going to do some extreme OC. This air cooler has a push-pull configuration.
Final product. It is a fantastically large case but for liquid cooling, it might be better to do a custom loop. Maybe the customer found a liquid cooler that has much longer tubes…. This system performs, though.
Got the RAID-0 working. Not exactly sure why use a 500GB set of drives in RAID-1 over just getting a 1TB drive and no RAID.
I am glad you came along with me for this installment of Revisiting the Fry’s Past.
