Hi guys,
 
This is a new project that I am working on that I always wanted to do .
 
Got this somewhat hard to find Silverstone Crown CW03B-MT case with the interior powder coated black and I will use it to build a Water Cooled Gaming HTPC.
 
I will be using some parts I had from previous builds as well as some new ones.
 
I will be selling this when I am done building it
 
Planned hardware so far:
 
 - Silverstone Crown CW03B-MT case
 - Corsair AX860i Power Supply
 - EVGA Z97 FTW Motherboard
 - Intel Core i7 4790K CPU
 - 32 GB (4x 8 GB) Crucial Ballistix Tactical Low Profile  CAS 8 (BLT4K8G3D1608ET3LX0) RAM
 - EVGA GTX Titan Hydro Copper Video Card
 - Creative SoundBlaster ZX SBX PCI-E
 - Hauppage 2250 MCE TV Tuner
 - 1 x Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD
 - 1 x Seagate Constellation 4 TB HDD
 - 4 x Seagate Barracuda 2 TB HDD
 
Some pics of the case with some NoiseBlocker fans installed and some cables sleeved with Carbon Sleeving:
 

 

 

 
Will take more pictures of parts as they arrive and progress on mods done to the case so I can fit some WC equipment and add a window to the top panel
 
 
 

Awesome! I've always wanted to see a build in one of these cases!

Looking good

Nice. Keep us up to date.

Thanks guys for all the comments. Will definitely update early next week as I get more parts on Saturday. WOOT!

CptSpig
This looks like a nice project! Looking forward to the finished product.

Thank you much

This is a Rocking Project, looking Really Nice.

Thanks guys for checking out the log and inviting me to participate on the mod zoo (http://themodzoo.com/forum/index.php/topic/2188-build-log-crown-htpc-gaming-edition-modded-silverstone-crown-cw03b-mt/). I'll be updating it here, OC.net and there at the same time.
 
 

Was able to get a lot of work done today (thankfully today was one of the days I felt better ).
 
First got all the RGB LEDs strips installed. It was kind of a pain to find a proper way for the strips to "walk" and hide the connectors.









All the LEDs were working fine ( I will take proper pictures of them once the build id finished ).
 
Onto the painting of the brackets:


 
All the debris that came out of them while sitting in the rubbing alcohol (they looked clean before I put them there ...):

 
My choice of tools for painting the brackets:

 
First coat:


 
Second coat (30 minutes after finishing the first one):

 
And the brackets after the 3rd coat (40 minutes after second). Ended up using 2 cans to get all 3 coats:



 
Finished product (all dried up):


 
Some of the WC stuff that will go on the build as well as 7 SATA III cables, NZXT GRID+ fan controller, Anker PCI-E USB 3.0 bracket and NZXT's Internal & External USB expansion:


 
Next I installed the i7 4790K CPU and the XSPC Raystorm CPU block to make sure I have enough clearance once I start passing cables under the motherboard:

 
Some Gelid Extreme TP (my personal favorite):


 
5 HDDs (totaling 12 TB) and the 850 EVO 500GB SSD :

 
Next I installed the brackets in the case so I can start working on cable management:


 
Somehow I have to fit all these cables underneath the motherboard. That will be a lot of fun .

notfordman
You could try some taller MB stand-offs , if you can.  Coming along very nicely. Paint turned out nice.

Thanks for the suggestion, but the MB standoffs that come with it are taller already. Any more and I'd have issues with the I/O panel hitting the fans in the back and will start having issues with the height of the PCI ports.

I am glad you liked the paint

drake187
really like it cant wait for final pics!! quick question where can i get that handle for the spray can? if you dont mind sharing

Here you go:
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EQEE82/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
Works really well.

We are staying tuned. Wishing you a quick recovery after surgery.