MWAVE MODWARS 2016 Powered By Thermaltake, ASUS, Kingston, Intel & NVIDIA

Hi guys,

I'm back with another case mod and I think the banner above says it all for this one

I am part of a modding competition where 5 of Australia's best case modders have been chosen to compete and only one will become the MODWARS champion!

For more info on the competition and to see the other modders head here - https://www.mwave.com.au/catalog/modwars-info

For this build I am using the Thermaltake Core P3 chassis and I am calling it Tekno Angel and is inspired by the Japanese Gundam series. I'm actually not too familiar with Gundam so I'm not sure if I will be able to get it 100% but it will be more or less based on that. A very good friend of mine is a fan and gave me this idea, I had the angel idea however wasn't sure where to draw more inspiration from so he introduced me to Gundam.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this one. It has to be finished by September 16th so not a long time to go.

Let's have a look at the SPECS:

CASE - Thermaltake Core P3
MB - ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha
CPU - Intel Core i7 6700K
GPU - ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
RAM - Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (4x4GB) 2400MHz DDR4 Black
SSD - Kingston HyperX Savage 120GB x 2
PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 650W Gold

Custom Cables & LEDs - CableMod

Water Cooling - Thermaltake

Here is a shot of all the hardware together looking very glorious!



And here is an unboxing and overview video of the case and a bit of a chat about the start of this mod. At the time of filming I hadn't decided on the name just yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eTC13w4lok

Hope you guys enjoy this one!

Before I go I would like to thank MWAVE, Thermaltake, ASUS, Kingston, Intel and NVIDIA for inviting me to be part of this competition.

Mwave: https://www.mwave.com.au/
Thermaltake: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/thermaltake-630
ASUS: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/asus-63
Kingston: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/kingston-356
Intel: https://www.mwave.com.au/brands/intel-325
NVIDIA: https://www.mwave.com.au/graphics-cards/nvidia-graphics-cards

Cheers,

Alex

Thx Alex for posting!

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No worries! Cheers

Okay guys, less than 2 week until I need to get this build fully finished!

I've been pretty busy lately with quite a few things going on however I've been working hard on the build too.

I think it's time I start rolling out all the update so stay tuned guys!

As I mentioned in the video I am covering the entire Core P3 chassis with an acrylic sheet and I am also shaping it around my Tekno Angel theme. Other than the acrylic cover for the case I am also cutting out the 'angle' wings

Check it out!





I traced the case and all of the mounting holes needed and then designed the sheet around my vision.





The wings were then first designed from cardboard before traced out onto acrylic for cutting.

Stay tuned for more updates as I will be rolling them out quite fast to get the build finished in time for the competition ending on the 16th of September.

Thanks for checking it out!

Cheers,

Alex

Nice one! Curious to see more pics!

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Cheers

I'll keep the updates coming

Hi guys,

Okay, the acrylic sheet is cut to size and more or less finished. I need to file it down a bit more and going to cut the bottom section out further.

I had originally intended for the build to be mounted onto a VESA stand however I can't find one at a decent price which is strong enough to hold the entire build. The way it is atm the feet can't really be mounted on, hence for the awkwardness of the photos

So I will be trimming it down at the bottom in order to mount the feet but here's a sneak peak for now.

Let me know what you guys think so far! Oh and the wings have been cut and stuck together ready for mounting. Lots of little details to be added still.



Everything still mounts as it should which is what I wanted



The first part of the Gundam inspired wings assembled.







Thanks for checking it out!

Stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

Hi guys,

Here's a better look at the case with the acrylic frame and a closer look at the components.









Mounting for the wings is in place



GPU tray has been cut as well





PCIE extender mounted



Tt RGB PSU









Shaping up pretty nicely I would say!

Stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex

Hi guys,

Here's the glorious GTX 1070 Founders Edition mounted it. I love the design of these new cards so much I feel bad putting a waterblock on it. But a waterblock will definitely go on.

Remember this is just a test fitting for all hardware, more details will be added to everything and it will all be customised to match the colours of the wings









I also added some more details to the wings and if anyone is wondering how I cut these, it's with a jig saw and with this scroll saw + lots of filing in the end



And here are the Gundam inspired wings mounted



They are stuck together using acrylic cement glue which pretty much bonds them together and is a really strong hold.







Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more.

Cheers,

Alex

Here I am about to start on the water cooling loop.

But first I am drilling some pass-throughs to clean up the loop and add an extra feature to the mod.







I've also added an extra piece of acrylic going around the edges of where the motherboard sits for a bit of contrast.



First tubes are in.



A very tight fit on the right there. A piece of tube is actually in between then to connect the two fittings.





Thanks for checking it out and stay tuned for more!

Cheers,

Alex