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9. What's the best part of your rig?
I love how the three graphics cards look next to the watercooled CPU in such a tiny case.
10. Any dislikes, things you should not have bought?
The back most fan is a Noiseblocker. I should have gone all Noiseblockers to begin with, instead of having two matching fans here, and two matching fans there.
11. Did you modify anything ? cases/video cards/other? Did you do it yourself? Walk us through it.
Every single part of the case has been modded to allow for this configuration. I began by looking at the specifications of the Prodigy to determine if I could fit all the stuff I wanted. I then sourced parts for the motherboard tray, and ordered the case. When I got the case and donor case for the motherboard, I took both apart, and cut all rivits out.
I then began designing and cutting all the structural parts for the inside, went to the hardware store a whole lot of times for nuts a bolts, and began assembly. Some of the panels have been hand cut, and some of them are 3d printed. I designed, drew and assembled all parts by myself.
Then I got in contact with Reddit user Lavins for the wires, and after some time talking to him, waiting for shipping and customs, they came through my door. After test fitting, I began the watercooling. I modified the front panel, and part of the motherboard tray to accomodate the extra fans/radiators and pump. I then drew my desired config in a 3d Program, and ordered the fittings I needed. I think the total build time, from Idea to finished product is around 5 months, with around 200 hours worth of actual worktime. Finaly assembly took 8 hours.
12. Your 3DMark scores
Just south of 20k points on 3dmark11. The CPU Ran at 4.625 ghz when I tested it, and all cards were at stock SC clocks. I am not really a benchmarker, the numbers mean nothing to me.
13. Do you have any future updates planned ?
I am currently working on a case with HTPC dimentions, built for highend silent gaming.
14. Does your rig or mod have a name ?
This is the forth version of my "Tsar Bomba" Design. Therefore, its called "Tsar Bomba Mk IV"
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