Hey all - Nate from CustomPCMAX here,

Here is another mod project I am working on. This is going to be a massive gaming PC using some of the highest quality parts. Along with that, we are going to be modding the case (a SilverStone TJ10B-W) with some custom paint work.

Here is a stock photo of the case:


The SilverStone TJ10B-W was chosen for this build because of the sheer quality of the case. It is made of sturdy aluminum and has a design that promotes good airflow. The structure of the case is architecturally very sound as well. This is the type of case that you keep your whole life. Everything about the case is made of quality material, no junk plastic or anything. Which is why we thought it was a perfect fit for a 'monster' gaming PC and a worthy candidate for some custom artwork.

The paint work is going to be done by Bill Owen at MNPCTech. The case will be dismantled and there will be an application automotive high gloss enamel paint as base color, then airbrush artwork the right side panel. The interior chasis is going to be painted a shade of blue that will match to the artwork going on the side panel. Final step will be to clear coat the entire case.

Here is the artwork for the right side panel:


FYI: This is the window version of the TJ10 we are using.

Now, you ask... what about the guts to this thing? Well, here is the current plans for it.

System:
1 Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Bloomfield 3.33GHz Quad-Core
1 EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard
2 CORSAIR Dominator GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 2000 Desktop Memory (12 Gig total)
2 EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked Edition 2GB 512-bit DDR3
2 Western Digital Black 1 Terabyte 7400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
2 OCZ Summit 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk
1 LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Burner Model
1 PC Power & Cooling 1200W Power Supply
1 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz Sound Card

Accessories:
2 Grow Up Japan Inc. - Smart Drive Hard Disk Drive Enclosure Silencer
1 Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Heatsink + Tuniq TX2 Thermal Compound
2 Noiseblocker NB-Multiframe 120mmx25mm Ultra Silent PWM Fan + Clips
5 Noiseblocker NB-Multiframe 120mmx25mm Ultra Silent Fan - For Case

As we move forward with this, I will post some pics and specs of the above parts. But, as you can see this is not going to be a slouch in the performance department. We fully intend to do some OCing of that CPU as well, hopefully getting something around 4 Ghz stable.

Final shots taken on August, 28th, 2009

Thanks for the comments everybody!

WOAH. That PC would have broken my bank lol. A few questions though. Why isn't it GTX 295? And for a monster PC, why not use WD VelociRaptor harddrives? And are you gonna overclock the PC? I would love to see this one.

spending the extra cash on the HD's would be a waste if you are going to use
SSD's and in a SLI config you wont see too big of a change with the 285 superclock vs. a 295

I'm sure you'll Luv the Paint Job, Bill and Brad did a Great Job on my case.

I would suggest getting a i7 920 instead of of the 975. I have two of them and they both run at 4.2 Ghz no problem on air (True and True Copper). I'm also using EVGA mobo's, the std. X58 and the LE model. The 975 is just alot of money when you can get the same performance for alot less money.

And I see your going with DDR3 2000, I have DDR3 2000 also, thou mine is OCZ. In order to clock your memory up to 2000 you'll have to up your cpu vtt voltage which will heat up your vreg temps. Mine were spiking into the 80dC range under load which isn't good and no aftermarket cooling is available unless your water-cooling. I ended up buying a Koolance vreg block and a Thermaltake Big Water just to cool mine down. http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... uct_id=736
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/p ... uct_id=826

And a couple of these will keep those GTX 285 nice and cool.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... s_id=25708

Looking forward to more of this

Josh

Thanks for all the feedback guys. It should be noted that the components in this build were selected by the customer I am building this for. The i7 975 is a bit of overkill in some people's eyes, but to the person that has to have the best... they can't settle for the 920. I mean, don't get me wrong, I have an i7 920 and wouldn't ever spend more than that on a CPU. But, it definitely doesn't have the same shelf life that the 975 has. And thanks for all the tips Slaymate, they are all noted.

Here are some photos I took of the case before dropping it off with Bill to be painted.

You can see the side fresh air intake vents. This case has a semi-unusual setup, in that the front intake fan is set behind the hard drive cages. The side vents allow fresh air to be drawn in without going through the harddrives first. Also, you can see the vent on top. This has room for two 120 mm exhaust fans.


Front bay door open, top i/o panel open.


Hard drive cages, which you can't see, but there is a fan in between the two cages and a vent on the base of the case. Pretty cool design. Then behind the hard drive area, there is the middle intake fans. You can see how there is a separated vent area between the hard drive cages and the intake fan. This means totally fresh air going into the motherboard area.


Removable motherboard tray. This isn't anything to uncommon. But, what is uncommon about it in the TJ10 is that it is really nicely done. It slides like butter after removing 5 thumb screws from the back. A lot of cheaper cases don't always move very smoothly. Also, as you can see in the photo, the whole back panel surrounding the i/o ports and the expansion card slots moves with the tray. Some cases are not setup the same, and essentially you are forced to remove video cards before sliding the tray out. On the bottom of the case, you can see a vent for the power supply. This way, you can run the PSU up or down, your choice. The feet on this case are nice and tall, which means if you run the PSU fan down, it will have plenty of airflow through that bottom vent.

It is deffinitely a solid well built case to start out with

Josh

I should be able to start dismantling the tj10 today Nate. Start filling in the door after removing the Silverstone logo. We'll do this, so it's a smooth flat surface for airbrushing the 2nd image over the entire bevel.

Heres a couple of other tj10 cases we've painted with automotive finishes.

Silverstone TJ10, with Dodge Charger "Sublime Green" factory paint application for customer.



The TJ10's matte black side vents fit the theme nice







Ferrari Corsa Red

Thanks for the update Bill.

We have also had a change in plans for the artwork design. Originally, this project was going to be a non-window version of the TJ10. It was going to have artwork on each side panel. As we moved forward, it was decided that we wanted a window on this system.

Originally, this image was going to go on the side panel:


Now, after conferring with Bill, it was decided that we use the other image that was provided (for the non-window version) as the right panel artwork.


We all agree that that one will look better enlarged and airbrushed on the side. We will then use other image in painting the front door panel.

Somehow, the second woman looks MUCH more likely to wield a sword and be dangerous with it!