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The past few months have been amazing for Mod 83, first, our Ghostbusters build featured at EGX on the ASUS stand, we placed third in the Bit-tech Mod of the Month with Pure Pastel and also won the EVGA Gear Up Program late in 2019. Originally we had decided upon an RTX and Nvidia based build for a project called Team Green. This was to be based around the hardware we won from EVGA but given the current climate, we have been forced to go in a different direction and build something with what we had to hand. It’s not what we wanted to do but its been so long since we won the EVGA Gear Up that we wanted to get something out, plus, since we are stuck indoors it gives us something to work on. Deliveries for parts from our partners have been delayed but we think that with what we have in stock, we can put together a great looking system for EVGA. This one will be called Mistral, taking the EVGA DG-77 chassis and transforming it into a brighter, more enticing choice of case. We will be adding in a EVGA 1000W G+ power supply, EVGA X299 Mirco motherboard and EVGA RTX 2070 XC Ultra GPU. Our CPU comes kindly from Intel and we have a 9960X, 16 cores and 32 threads of power to be paired with 16 GB of DDR4 3000 from TeamGroup thrown in the mix. While there will be no over the top modifications to this one, we want to put the DG-77 out there as an alternative chassis for those currently in the market for a new case. It’s no secret that reviewers didn’t take too kindly to this chassis and being honest, it does have some gripes that I will get to later down the line. That’s our parts list for now, we will be using an Alphacool XPX Pro 1U CPU cooler and a NexXos ST30 360mm radiator. For our pump and reservoir, we have decided on the Alphacool Ice Cream Cup D5. Storage comes from Seagate, an IronWolf Pro 10 TB with our OS going on a Samsung 860 Evo. We have been working on this over the past few days so there are plenty of updates to come, hopefully, you lot will tag along and see how this one goes!
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Time to take a closer look at some more parts that we have for this build plus bring you some more on the painting of the DG-77. For the CPU, Intel was kind enough to send over an i9 9960X boasting 16 cores and 32 threads. The max turbo is 4.4 GHz and it will complement the EVGA X299 Micro really well. This is a solid chip, its not new to the market but will provide more than enough horsepower on this build. We also have 2x 10 TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro drives giving us plenty of storage for our growing backups and media files from Mod 83. These drives will probably run RAID 1 for now until we can put a better solution in place. When you purchase a Seagate IronWolf Pro drive, a Rescue Recovery Data Plan is included for 2 years. This is a great bonus from Seagate should you happen to lose your data. On to the paint then, today we got a few coats on the bare chassis and panels. The warm weather has really been a bonus so we could get on with this project. It never ceases to amaze me what a coat of paint can do, the DG-77 is really transformed and looks much brighter. Given the case is supplied with tinted glass panels, hopefully, the extra light will bounce around and help make features stand out a little more. We will let this dry, give it a rub down then some more paint tomorrow. After that’s all done then we can move onto the motherboard and other main components.
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Looking forward to complete your Rig
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Going to be an interesting one to follow !!
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This will be very interesting to follow
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Thanks so far everyone, will be getting some more done on this build today hopefully so I will post another update later.
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Looks like it's going to be a great build based on the parts.
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Time for a smaller update on this project. Our EVGA X299 Micro is now in place and the DG-77 is really now starting to take shape. We have our hard-line runs in mind for the CPU loop given that we are sticking with an air-cooled, vertical GPU. We know a vertical air-cooled GPU is not ideal and we would have gone with an Alphacool block if we could have got one here for a comprehensive loop. However, this is an EVGA project and although, given what is going on is preventing us from going all out on this, its kind of nice to show off the 2070 as stock so people can see what they are getting with this GPU. As far as progress goes, we have mounted an Alphacool XT30, 360mm radiator to the front of the case along with 6 BitFenix Spectre 120mm RGB fans. We have used these fans on a few other projects and we love them, they will be run with their controller and RGB strips to give the case some more lighting. For our pump res combo, we have the Alphacool Ice Cream Cup D5, another recycled part, this time coming from our Ghostbusters build. It's a standout piece of kit and as always top-notch build quality from Alphacool. Our original idea incorporated twin-tube reservoirs run along the top and front of the case with coolant to match the original theme. Given the change and what we have to hand, it's not going to be quite what we imagined but it will still be a damn good build. Fittings are again, all Alphacool and we were still playing with types and how to run the loop when we took these pictures so some aspects are still going to change. One of the Seagate IronWolf Pro 10 TB drives is now also in place, we are using the other for something else at the moment but I am sure that 10 TB will be more than enough 🙂 It's starting to take shape then, still a bit to do but we are more than happy so far given what we had to work with.
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Over the last few days, we have made some great progress on this build. We now have our hard lines fitted and once filled, gave the system a solid 24 hours to ensure we had no leaks. Coming from the pump into the bottom of the Alphacool block did throw up a small snag. The fitting wouldn’t tighten all the way into the block as the block mounting plate got in the way and so we have had to use an extension to get around this. We would have come into the front of the block but we wanted to do something a little different given that we have so many posts on the block and if we had, the final bend would be really tight. Our coolant comes from Mayhems and is the same as we used on Pure Pastel, we think here though it has a totally different effect and works well with the silver too. For wiring up the system, we cant get parts in to make our own cables and so we are using the standard outfit that comes with the EVGA 1000 G+. Given the amount of cabling that is visible, and the circumstances, its not a big deal and we dont think it detracts from the build too much. Back to cooling and fans, our front 120mm BitFenix Spectres are actually placed slightly different to the case specs, we have done away with the front fan filter to fit the fans externally. We can still mount the glass front to the case for some nice RGB from the fans and front EVGA logo. We are quite happy with how the silver turned out and adds a lot of light to the DG-77. All our case panels, except the rear shroud, are now back on. We just have to get the RTX 2020 XC Ultra fitted now and it will really start coming together. Our last detail will be the backlit logo panel to the front, we are making our own Mistral panel for here and then we can get everything back together ready for final pictures.
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Looking awesome. Also looking forward to the final pics of this mod.
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I enjoy seeing these builds go together.
Really like that color on the case, Combine that with the other colors in the build it's looking good.
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Excellent paint job. Someone knows how to spray and layer!
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Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback and pleased you like it I have been delayed a few days getting this finished, I screwed up the front cover plate so I need to do that again. I also have a project I need to have ready before the end of the month. I only started it this morning but it will be worth the long hours this week to have it finished in time!
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That so excellent Rigs! Like colour blue!!! Make sure you look after her You will get BR soon
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coolmistry That so excellent Rigs! Like colour blue!!! Make sure you look after her You will get BR soon
Thanks bud, hope you liked the video! BR?
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Very nice Rig Very interesting CPU loop routing along the MB, can't say I've seen that before Have some benchmark scores to share ?
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What was used to extend out the front glass? This looks like something I'd like to do for more airflow on the DG-77.
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Hey bud, I simply 3D Printed some spacer rings to move the glass away then used longer screws to hold the panel on.
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I like the looks of the rig! Excellent job...
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Thank you for the quick response. I guess a trip to the hardware store should give me some more ideas then. Great job on the mods and paint!
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Nathan2178 Thank you for the quick response. I guess a trip to the hardware store should give me some more ideas then. Great job on the mods and paint!
Thanks bud, yeah it was fun. Was hoping to work with EVGA on some more but doesn't look like it going to happen. Its a shame, I recently did a build for MSi and a Minecraft influencer called Mumbo Jumbo, we got over 1m views on his system in under 24hrs!
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the silver & blue looks like robocop or something, wild
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