funny thing: I was drinking mountain dew when I saw this

Ha, ha, thanks :D. Anyway now when my secret of MLG build is out I can tell you it wasn't that hard, just still can't fully get rid of those air bubbles ;)

http://imgur.com/lt9PDLB

Thx man!

Thank you!

That would be great.

Sure, following mods in the case are required:

• bottom of the case cut to create drain ports and let the GPU sit on the bottom of the case (saving 2mm)
• back of case cut to make place for I/O shield and bottom PCI Express filed to make sure Display Port cables fit.
• New motherboard tray cut from 1,5mm aluminium sheet to replace existing tray
• Radiator bracket screw holes filed to prevent screws from protruding
• New PSU holder made using L shaped aluminium profile
• Pump holder made using L shaped profiles
• New masking plate on the back made using 1,5mm aluminium sheet and 3M brushed aluminium DI-NOC tape
• few holes in the case drilled, for some 3mm threader was used
• replaced stock screws on both side of radiator to save around 4 mm in total.

So that would be it if I didn't forget anything:)

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks man! Can't wait for my new 35" 144 FPS monitor to arrive so I can give it a spin!

Thank you!

Thanks. Yes, this is one of required mods. I had to lower PSU quite a lot to have unrestricted airflow for radiator fans. Therefore I decided not to use original PSU bracket but made a custom mounting and fixed PSU to the front of the case. You can see it better on this (not so pretty) 'under the hood' picture:

http://imgur.com/VchBVcH

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks!

It's here: http://imgur.com/VchBVcH

"Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence" :D

I just double checked those temps for you and finished running Valley test for 1h. Average temp on GPU was 36° C and 53° on CPU, with ambient temp of 25° C.

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Thank you!

Thanks. Because questions about temps appear quite often I just double checked them and finished running Valley test for 1h as it was recommended to me. Average temp on GPU was 36° C and 53° on CPU, with ambient temp of 25° C. However my CPU is overclocked to 4.8 GHz, 4.2 GHz you mentioned is a stock clock value for this model.

Thanks. Regarding Node 202 it is very compact and in my opinion a very good case for small form factor air cooled PC. However I need to admit it's plastic exterior doesn't look that great when compared to brushed aluminium of Ncase M1.

Thanks, PSU is not so visible because it is located behind a pump.

No I didn't delid because I am happy with those temps I got. I noticed in your build temps after delid dropped to 42.0° C and that's very good. Also your bespoke backplate looks great!

Thanks XD

I just checked. As on pictures it weighs 7.5 kg. It's not that much heavier from my aircooled Node 202 (https://pcpartpicker.com/b/v7r7YJ) which weighs 6.8 kg, also as on pictures just without headphones :).

Thanks. I even turned of all LEDs that came by default with the motherboard and are controlled by MSI Gaming App. Maybe I would have left those MB Function LEDs that show status of components but those are not RGB and their red color didn't match the scheme so I turned them off as well.

Thank you.

Thanks!

Thanks :)

Yeah, my toaster it a bit smaller but temps are not that great.

Thanks :)

Hi there,

I didn't use ball fasteners, just regular screws, I simply drove them through those original plastic clips. I had to disassembly the panel few weeks ago to clean some dust that GPU back-plate collected over those months and got no problem assembling it back again.

Thanks, much appreciated!

I was checking Dan A4 for my previous air cooled project and my first PC build. However I decided to go with slightly bigger Node 202 because with this I was able to isolate GPU from the rest of the case and I used 2 high pressure fans blowing fresh air into GPU helping it blow out the heat. I was using it until now and from that experience I can say that with default aircooling Dan A4 would trottle on 7700K and GTX 1080 Ti unless you would seriously underclock it, but then what's the point? With no place for even for a pair of full size additional fans I don't see how Dan A4 could be properly watercooled.

Thanks! I see the case you mentioned already comes with a window in the side panel. But looking at it here I guess you could replace it with a plexi panel or tempered glass and mount it using 4 original mounting holes in the case https://www.overclockers.co.uk/media/image/thumbnail/CA03FRT_155719_800x800.jpg

I used plexi because it's lighter, I could drill holes myself using regular screwdriver and when you have the sides polished it looks like a glass so nobody can tell the difference unless they touch it.

I guess the easiest way is to measure the size you need and order it from someone who can polish the sides as well. If you cut it yourself it wont be pretty unless you have some pro tools.

Hi, I don't have experience with Ryzen CPUs so I don't know. What I know is that I wouldn't recomend following my build if you never built PC before. Here is why: - you would need to mod the case that is quite expensive and you need to be comfortable with power tools. - this is a watercooling project which by default is much more complicated than aircooling - this is a bend hardtubing project and so you need to be ready to waste at least half meter of tubing before you learn how to bend them.

For my first project I chose something more simple that helped me get used to constrains of small form factor PCs: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/v7r7YJ

If I would be building a new PC right now I would consider this case: http://www.louqe.com/

Good luck on your project.

Lohki

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Thank you!

Thanks! Happy to hear it from Ncase M1 user who knows that struggle is real ;)

Well, that's easier said than done. In NCase "skeleton" 3 sides, front, bottom and back are made from a single piece of aluminium so it is difficult to make it changed for V6 as it would require back of the case to be made of segments that are adjustable. Moreover, this setup only makes sense with single slot GPU, so basically only for watercooling.

Anyway in the morning I wrote a message to Ncasedesigner on Reddit. Maybe they could use some of those ideas and make another case, designed mainly for watercooling? Who knows, but that would be great.

Thanks man!