Glass Tubing
Polishing / finishing
Checking level. Notched fan holes to allow a shift for the rad to sit flush
Side rad in along with cutting up a bit of the base for airflow, as well as the side top rear to allow rad fitment
Front Rad in (notched utilizing the 140mm mounting holes)
A bit of room to breath
Base rad in
Side and Front Rad connection. (these fittings are a lifesaver!)
Side and Front Rad connection. (these fittings are a lifesaver!)
Looks odd? There is some reason for this madness
Makes sense? Also created a bracket to mount a 120 at the unused pcie slots using plexi
My original plan didn't work, even with with the bracket notched to allow some offset, it's just too close.
Time to start some lines, I always start with drain setups... 2 hours of thinking and trial and error....
Rad to Rad and Cpu to Rad Lines in
Rad to Pump
Second Pump and More lines are now in
2nd drain plug in, and compromise on the build. I ran out of tube to tube 90s
Front line at the base is not parallel, I was short on an offset fitting... Next tear down I'll definitely fix it. Behind the GPU is a slew of extensions as well, need to redo this run later on once I get some tube to tube 90s
Parallelellaelelal
The Abyss
Making Sense of The Abyss
Why bother?
Ya, Don't think there was any point?
Ok Tore it down and ended up installing the EKWB Connect... Oh man this was difficult. 5 fan hubs, the ek connect, and a mashup of rgb and d-rgb splitters
Ok, some organization is required, otherwise, there is no way this cover would ever close. If the cover doesn't close, the side panel would not go on....
FIN!!!!!!!
LOL Tore down again and added some rgb fans!
FINISHED!
GPU Run is ran the way it is due to the lack of supportive brace.
(till i determined that I can use the supplied gpu anti sag bracket in a way to remove the vertical sag)
The original run from the GPU going down to the rad was originally fitted with a 35mm extension and a 90 that was just a bit too heavy for my liking. (ran outa 90 tube 2 tube fittings) Fixed it up like how I originally wanted.
Fixed my compromise from earlier... The amount of fittings for the rear 90 joint was excessive
perpendicular / leveled
perpendicular / leveled
Luxe II: Heavy Notch
I introduce to you, The Heavy Notch; A Luxe 2 build
Naming cause...
1) It's heavy as hell
2) I had to notch so many mounting holes to allow fitment of fans, pumps, rads and fittings
This is basically the third case within just over a year and I think I'm finally happy with temperatures and noise levels. Probably won't see me post any builds for a good few years. LOL (unless I get a larger table and go with the Elite)
Parts
9900KS @5.3 (5.4 confirmed but not used, I appreciate silence)
Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 *no issues or concerns with the vrm
Asus Dual RTX 2080 TI (Galax bios) Core 2185 MHz and 2000 MHz.
Trident Z 3600C16 DDR4 @4000Mhz 16-17-17-36 2T @1.41v
Samsung Evo 970 1TB
Hitachi TravelStar 1TB
WD Blue 2TB 2.5'
Corsair RM850x
Corsair ML120
Corsair SP 120
EKWB S D-RGB 120mm fans
Cablemods custom
Cooling Setup
EKWB D5 Pump Res Combo
EKWB D5 XTop Combo
EKWB Velocity CPU and GPU blocks
Barrow Fittings
12'/10' Glass tubing
Hardware Labs Nemesis 480GTS x2, 360GTX, EKWB XE360
MISC
Darkside UV and RGB strips, misc fan hubs and some tessa tape for wires (why not?)
(I think that's literally everything)
EKWB Connect
EKWB RGB Strip
Misc generic fan hubs
Writeups (for those interested in direct die and or lapping results)
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...nd-after-9900k
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...uper-long-read
Thoughts and reflections
The luxe 2 chassis is pretty flimsy, the cage flex is pretty noticeable, even with rads installed, the structure still allows quite a bit of flex. The back panel flexes with ease and can be subjected to easy warping.
1/2 of the base fan cut outs along with the bracket is not optimal for airflow.
The lack of gpu mount support for the cut outs is pretty dangerous, and the only real option would be to support it with hard tubing lines or one would need to fabricate some sort of brace
Cable management in this case is difficult and a disaster to work with, no real room to run wires at the top of the chassis, side channels don't offer much space either. (comparing this with the view and R6). I just added 6 RGB fans, OMG what a disaster!, but managed! Custom PSU cables are pretty much required!
Unfortunate that 4 120s can not be utilized behind the front cover due to the front io placement
Unfortunate that fan placement at the top can not be utilized due to the design of the top cover. (perhaps slim fans may work, didn't have any on hand)
Curved bottom edge on the back side requires caution if transporting (don't bother to pick it up from the base, it'll slip)
This case would have been perfect if it was 1cm wider and 1.5cm taller (to permit mounting of 3.5 drives at the back and more clearance for the front / side rad, and to permit fans in a push pull combination outside the main chassis for the top and front..
Phanteks support is simply amazing, i had some issues with this case and the support was quick to resolve the underlying issues. A+ support!
Special Thank you to EKWB for giving me the opportunity to beta test the connect and the fans! (BRING BACK THE DUAL D5 PUMP TOP!!!)
Naming cause...
1) It's heavy as hell
2) I had to notch so many mounting holes to allow fitment of fans, pumps, rads and fittings
This is basically the third case within just over a year and I think I'm finally happy with temperatures and noise levels. Probably won't see me post any builds for a good few years. LOL (unless I get a larger table and go with the Elite)
Parts
9900KS @5.3 (5.4 confirmed but not used, I appreciate silence)
Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 *no issues or concerns with the vrm
Asus Dual RTX 2080 TI (Galax bios) Core 2185 MHz and 2000 MHz.
Trident Z 3600C16 DDR4 @4000Mhz 16-17-17-36 2T @1.41v
Samsung Evo 970 1TB
Hitachi TravelStar 1TB
WD Blue 2TB 2.5'
Corsair RM850x
Corsair ML120
Corsair SP 120
EKWB S D-RGB 120mm fans
Cablemods custom
Cooling Setup
EKWB D5 Pump Res Combo
EKWB D5 XTop Combo
EKWB Velocity CPU and GPU blocks
Barrow Fittings
12'/10' Glass tubing
Hardware Labs Nemesis 480GTS x2, 360GTX, EKWB XE360
MISC
Darkside UV and RGB strips, misc fan hubs and some tessa tape for wires (why not?)
(I think that's literally everything)
EKWB Connect
EKWB RGB Strip
Misc generic fan hubs
Writeups (for those interested in direct die and or lapping results)
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...nd-after-9900k
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...uper-long-read
Thoughts and reflections
The luxe 2 chassis is pretty flimsy, the cage flex is pretty noticeable, even with rads installed, the structure still allows quite a bit of flex. The back panel flexes with ease and can be subjected to easy warping.
1/2 of the base fan cut outs along with the bracket is not optimal for airflow.
The lack of gpu mount support for the cut outs is pretty dangerous, and the only real option would be to support it with hard tubing lines or one would need to fabricate some sort of brace
Cable management in this case is difficult and a disaster to work with, no real room to run wires at the top of the chassis, side channels don't offer much space either. (comparing this with the view and R6). I just added 6 RGB fans, OMG what a disaster!, but managed! Custom PSU cables are pretty much required!
Unfortunate that 4 120s can not be utilized behind the front cover due to the front io placement
Unfortunate that fan placement at the top can not be utilized due to the design of the top cover. (perhaps slim fans may work, didn't have any on hand)
Curved bottom edge on the back side requires caution if transporting (don't bother to pick it up from the base, it'll slip)
This case would have been perfect if it was 1cm wider and 1.5cm taller (to permit mounting of 3.5 drives at the back and more clearance for the front / side rad, and to permit fans in a push pull combination outside the main chassis for the top and front..
Phanteks support is simply amazing, i had some issues with this case and the support was quick to resolve the underlying issues. A+ support!
Special Thank you to EKWB for giving me the opportunity to beta test the connect and the fans! (BRING BACK THE DUAL D5 PUMP TOP!!!)
Color(s): Black Silver
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build
Contests
This build participated in 1 contest.
| Rank | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| #92 | Build of the Month - October 2020 | ended |
Hardware
CPU
$ 403.00
Motherboard
$ 160.57
Memory
$ 79.99
Storage
$ 44.99
Storage
$ 89.99
PSU
$ 179.98
Case
CableMod
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