Project Sapphire Ice

[jj_Sky5000]

I got my overall design for this mod when i was designing the lenovo ice build, A smaller compact ice cube made for Gaming !!! but i also really wanted showcase the components. After a few drawings and ordering the materials i was ready to begin.

A Big Thank to Sapphire Tech, & Kingston for letting me build a unique case


Components:
Danger Den 7 Slot I/O Shield for Custom Cases
Danger DenMC-TDX Block for LGA 1155, 1156 i3, i5, i7
Danger Den-RAD-Reservoir
Danger Den-CPX-Pro 12V Pump
3/8" Blue UV Danger Den Tubing
Stealth GTS 240 Black Ice Rad
Feser One - UV CLEAR Illusion - F1 - Coolant
Enermax Apollish Vegas 120mm x 25mm
Mod/Smart Supreme System Sleeving
Mod/Smart 20 Station LED Board - Base w/ 10x LEDs
Tailed Red 5mm LED w/ 2 Pin Mobo Header Connector
Bulgin Switch Black Switch - white LED
Silmar 41 casting resin
Fluorescent Acrylic Plexiglass - Blue
Clear Acrylic Plexiglass Sheet - 1/4'' Thick Cast
Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra-LGA1155
Sapphire HD6950 Flex
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
Blue Ray Burner
Antec 1200
Kingston 96GB ssd
Kingston hyper 8GB mem

I started by drawing on a wooden sheet for the mold where i want the components to fit.





then i started creating the molds for the base



Poured the resin


after a day of curing in the sun



A rough shell base has begun.

[jj_Sky5000]

Framing the base !!!

measured up the aluminum fram around the plexi bottom





PS fan cutout





MB board tray cut out



resizing the ice base



fan & rom bay cut outs I used a router for fan cut out and upper plexglass







test fit

[Velo:Sity]

I like where this is going.

[Skippman]

Very cool so far!

[jj_Sky5000]

My favorite part of the build ecting and illuminating The Sapphire Logo.







laying everything out for full assembly





the first side panel



added the sdd and the front logo



Rad & fans



added the Blue ray & PS + side panels



Cutout for the upper case fan to blow on the GPU



Super tight fit for water cooling and wires



cleaned up the wiring



Dropping the MB onto the base.

[vbironchef]

That looks really cool. I like it very much. Are you going to put a handle on top or somewhere so you can lift it? Just wondering how much do you think it weighs?

[jj_Sky5000]

That looks really cool. I like it very much. Are you going to put a handle on top or somewhere so you can lift it? Just wondering how much do you think it weighs?

No handle . It not a small as i would like , but definalty lighter than The Lenovo ice build

[jj_Sky5000]

Some final pictures, sorry i didnt have too many pics, 30 day time from to get this to Sapphire before being shipped E3 in LA.

[vbironchef]

Don't really follow you, but your rig looks bad ass!

[jj_Sky5000]

Thank you !!!!