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For the Mod Shop Comic Book Challenge, I designed an Iron Man Mark 1 case mod. Based on the Iron Man comic book and upcoming movie, Tony Stark was captured by the enemy and forced to design and build weapons. In order to save his life and escape from the captivity, he builds the Iron Man Mark 1 suit from spare parts and components. This case mod attempts to capture the essence of the Mark 1 Suit in PC Form.

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Here are the Key Features of the Iron Man Mark 1 Case Mod:

- Iron Man Mask – True to the Hero, the mask that is attached to the right side of the case was shaped by hand from a single sheet of metal. To accentuate the mask at night, a light source is attached to give it a menacing glow.

- “Iron Man” Text – The IRONMAN text is designed in big bold block letters, and consists of a weathered metallic front layer and a UV reactive layer. The UV layer glows when black light is applied.

- Coolant Level Window – On the right panel, a window was constructed as a visual indicator to the coolant level. In addition to the coolant tubing, conduit was added to give the appearance of internal machine wiring.

- Top Exhausts Vents – Top Exhaust vents were fabricated and attached the case to direct the hot air to the rear of the case. Welding lines were added to the exhaust to give and industrial appearance.

- Dual Fill Ports – Two fill ports were mounted on the top to allow the coolant to be easily added to the cooling loop. Each fill port is attached to a different cooling loop.

- Hard Drive Windows – Typically hard drives are hidden deep inside the computer. For this project, they are brought to the forefront. The inner mechanics of the HD can be easily seen though the side panel window, which has been framed by rivets and mesh.

- Large Side Panel Window – The Large Side panel window is same shape as the Mark 1 eyelet. The large windows allow people to easily see the inner components of the computer as well as the exotic liquid cooling.

- Industrial Appearance – The initial case was made from pristine brushed aluminum. To give the case an industrial feel, the case was heavily weathered, along with the use of dark gray hammered accent colors and rivets.

- Case Lighting – The case uses a combination of black lighting and other colors to bring the case to life at night. The coolants are UV reactive and glow and eerie color as it moves through the case. In addition, yellow cold cathode lighting is used to clear high light the heavy duty computer hardware.
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Radioactive Reservoir – The lower portion of the case houses a 15” long cylinder resolved filled with UV Yellow coolant. This coolant glows bright when black light is applied. An outer cylinder cage was built to give the case the appearance it is nuclear powered as you see the yellow ooze flow in the tubes.

- Iron Man Heart – To simulate the pace maker like device on Tony Stark chest. A cylinder reservoir is was mounted to the case and glows bright blue when the computer is powered on.

- Super Computing Power – The computer components in this case mod would make Tony Stark proud. This case features the latest generation and best of breed computer hardware available. This is truly a Super Computer.

Computer Specifications:

Processor: Intel Quad Core
Motherboard: NVIDIA 790i Ultra
Graphics Card: (2) BFG 9800 GX2 – Quad SLI
Memory: 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3 2000 (PC 16000)
Case: Silverstone TJ07
PSU: Silverstone Decathlon 1200 Watt
Water Cooling:
CPU Block: Danger Den Copper TDX 775
Graphics: (2) Danger Den 9800 GX2
Radiator: (2) Black Ice Pro 240
Pump: DDC-12v & CPX1
Hard Drives: Western Digital Raptor X & Western Digital Raptor 150

My Work Log for this case is Listed Below:

Post 1 – The Start
Post 2 – Exhaust Vents
Post 3 – Iron Man Mask
Post 4 – Panel Work
Post 5 – Reservoir and Front Panel Work
Post 6 – Monster Power and Radiator
Post 7 – Super Computer Parts
Post 8 – Water Block Installation
Post 9 – Panel Detailing

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Past worklogs for IRONMAN Mark 1 PC

04/23/08

Post 10 - Finished

Ready for Battle @ 11:55PM PST :) Just in time.

Please read below for full work log. Worklog can also be found at http://www.gruntville.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22814

Good luck to everyone, and special thanks to Mod Shop for hosting a great contest!!

– Ton

04/22/08

Post 9 - Panel Detailing

It is time for some detailing. If you recall, the case has several large holes that connect the top compartemt to the lower portion of the case. To give the interior a cleaner look, I cut a piece of plexi to serve as the floor. A drill a few holes for the watercooling tubing as well as the video card power cables.

The exterior pieces I created needed to be painted, so here is a pic of the res cover, top vent, and IRONMAN text being primed and drying in the California sun.

I wanted to add details to the pieces to appear as though it was fastened to the case. For this task, I went down to the local craft store and bought a couple of bags of Wiggly Eyes.

The eyes worked great. They were attached using crazy glue, and then painted with Hammered Brozne to give the appearance of metal work. Here is a picture of the Front Panel Cover and the Side Panel res cover.

The case is getting close to being done. Still more to come.

– Ton

04/22/08

Post 8 – Water Block Installation

Now it is time to install the Danger Den water blocks on the cards and processors. Here is a quick picture of both 9800GX2 water block side by side. They are massive!!

Here is a quick reference of the block side next to BFG’s 9800GX2

Here is a picture of a GX2 taken apart and waiting to be cleaned before reapply new thermal paste and pads.

A quick picture of GX2 mated to Danger Dens’ block. A perfect fit.

Here is the DD’s TDX mounted on the NVIDIA’s 790i motherboard

Here is a picture of all the water blocks installed and mounted.

Ok.. still more updates to come :)

– Ton

04/22/08

Post 7 - Super Computer Parts

Befitting Tony Stark’s persona, I wanted this computer to be powered by the best and fastest parts around. So before we get to the end of this project, I wanted to show the super computing power that will be going to this case mod. So check out the hardware:

For the motherboard, I will be using NVIDIA’s latest board, the 790i Ultra:

I will be running NVIDIA’s Quad SLI in this case mod. I have (2) BFG 9800 GX2.

As for memory, I will be using 2 GB of Crucial’s Ballistix DDR3 2000 (PC 16000)

I will be running Danger Den blocks and pumps. Here you can see the blocks, pumps, radiators, fluids, and fitting that is going to be installed.

Next post.. Water Cooling Installation :)

- Ton

04/22/08

Post 6 - Monster Power and Radiator

To power this Super Hero Computer, requires super power. I am installing a Silverstone Decathalon 1200Watt PSU. This thing is HUGE. It’s a modder and overclocker dream PSU. It has enough power for 6 PCIe Power cables, as well as completely modular cables. The modular cables are very handy for cable management. Here is a picture of the PSU.

With two water cooling loops, I will be mounting one radiator on the bottom, and another one on top. I am using Black Ice Pro radiators, which are approx 1" thick. I have use BIX in the pass, and those things are very thick. To mount the radiator to the bottom of the case, I removed the Hard Drive cage, and use a 1" Right alum angle. I drill holes in the aluminum brackets to line up with the pre-existing holes.

You can see that the radiator fits perfectly in the bottom of the case.

To make sure there was enough air flow, I use two Silverstone 120mm which pushes over 100cfm each. This will keep the video card nice and cool during heavy gaming :)

Here is a picture of the opening on top the case for the radiator. As you can see there is very little room from the top of the case to the motherboard.

Here is a pic of the radiator installed. You can see there is barely space for the fan. I actually had to trim the motherboard tray slightly to fit the fan.

Here is another picture from above.

For the top radiator, I used 120 mm Yate Loon fans. These fans are only 20mm thick, compared to the traditional 120mm fans, which are 25mm. That 5 mm allows me to mount the fan on the bottom versus the top.