Project: XBOX Supreme

[kier]

Hi members,
My name is Richard aka Kier. I've did some nice things in the past with cases
And I wanna share my ideas and skils with you guys. Some previous builds can be seen
on my site madebykier
My first build overhere is not gonna be an pc but an watercooled xbox

Hope you like it!!!

Sponsored by:





Presenting:

Hi fellow modders.
I was looking a long time for this Lian Li case, the PC-XB01
I knew he was EOL, but there is always someone who has this one.

So the search continued.

Did this case is really a beauty and offers quite a few opportunities because
Xbox is not really big and little more content, while the Lian Li is quite large.
It therefore offers opportunities for an expanded water cooling setup to installon the CPU and the GPU Proccesor.

After some research, I accidentally found a lovely Lili with a good friend:

Gnoom172.

Gnoom I owe you one

Also He had a nice Watercooling set for the Xbox. Which is very sweet, but too little for me.
I was then also noted by wwwicked a nice set from the famous Highflow shop

It was the XBOX PRO Dual 40 Watercooling Kit

Also very nice. But for a large case like i have now it’s actually too small
So after some fitting and measuring, I found out that it is quite possible for the following parts:

EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Advanced

Laing DDC-1 MCP350 12V

Black Ice GT Stealth 120 Black

Nanoxia DX Series 120MM DX12

Hmm, I think the color combo is gonna be again black / green uv......I like it

And 2 x a EK-Supreme HF Nickel CPU Block

The Supreme's will fit nicely. I just need to mod the brackets, but this will definitely be nice

With this beautiful List I went to Freddy, and Highflow is again prepared sponsor this build

Freddy / Highflow thnx again very much

To start with I have some photo’s taken from the beautiful Lili

These are the victims that I had left from a distant past.

And I could not resist to test the little sweet set

With the set is nothing wrong, but would like some more extreme than this, what will succeed. I know it for sure.

So this is the start of a my new build.

Grtzzz. And to be continued

 

[xDezor]

I forgot about that case. Looks like a fun mod!

 

[kier]

Update!!!

Today and yesterday got some very nice stuff in of my belgium neighbors and High Flow

Yes, I had some luck ............ Ac Ryan acryl still in there shop

Uv green rules

The size of the side panel taken

And put some nice UV strips in the back

Both sides and just the right size

Placed the acryl and lights out

Also placed the sidepanel

And the effect is quiet nice

The other side is coming the same with some adjustments, transparent window and hole in the side panel.
And today got some nice stuff from Highflow

The Black Ice GT Stealth 120 Black radiator

A nice EK acryl top for the Laing DDC-1 MCP350

And the MCP350 pump

And my favorite fan, the Nanoxia DX 120MM DX12

Also not to forget, the 2 EK-Supreme HF Nickel CPU Blocks

Placed the EK acryl top

And this is what's coming in xbox

After all this picture taking, it's time to Dremel the bracket
marked the pieces

After some filing and grinding

And put it together again

Number 1

Both Supreme's side by side

That's it for now. Weekend is coming more

Grtzzz.

 

[kier]

Update!!!

I found out that the radiator does not quite fit nicely. When i put him on the inside and place the fan on top it came too much into the case. So I moved him to the outside. First marked the holes for the fittings.

After drilling the holes placed the radiator

Placed BP Fittings

And placed the fan

Power on

I love the looks of the Nanoxia uv green

The total is still quite nice, the radiator is pretty slim. But not finished, something beautiful is coming my way from Mnpc , but that’s classified

I also have painted the mounting hardware for the dvd and hdd black

And I’ve started to work an the other side. In this I want the uv green edge back again. So again sawn another piece of green

And then mod the original panel

The intention is that there is a window in the same shape as the original
Tape on both sides .....

Draw some lines

And after some cutting and filing:

Tape off and he's done.

Now it is obviously not good to have a green window. Windows should be transparent, no color allowed. Therefore I used the green plate and did some more cutting
First, mark and drill holes in the corners for the jigsaw

And again some sawing

First I placed and fixed with bolts to put everything in place

After that I had a mold for the transparent acryl.

And the result

And put everything in place. All that work for a green edge, lol

But I like it

And the window just transparent

Total shot...........you like?

Next update, I’m gonna let you see the loop of the water cooling
See you then, I hope
Grtzzz.

 

[lathode]

Looks cool, but seems kinda silly that those parts are worth more than the XBox itself. But I guess when you have sponsors giving you stuff it's worth it.

 

[mnpctech]

having seen your previous creations, this will be amazing when it's completed

 

[kier]

Looks cool, but seems kinda silly that those parts are worth more than the XBox itself. But I guess when you have sponsors giving you stuff it's worth it.

Thnx, It sometimes happens with watercooling that it is more expensive then the hardware. This is one of the projects where that happens. But it's about the modding not the hardware

having seen your previous creations, this will be amazing when it's completed

Thank you Bill !!!

 

[Spiko]

Have you had issues with your wireless signal droping out and being weak with that case? I've had one for a few years and it's really awful. I just run mine with the top off. I guess the plexi should help with that.

 

[kier]

Update 30-05

Here we go again....update time

Had the tray of the Xbox board disassembled and painted it black

This is better than the aluminum look.

Exchanged the original rivets for black ones

scotch tape on it from damage the paint

Nice flat and black

Also did some brainstorming for the window and got some nice ideas presented. I am going to try engraving this time.
So after some practice and see some movies

[YOUTUBE]wSguz5c56Zc[/YOUTUBE]

For the lines I use a diamond point bit

And for coloring / Shadow effect I used a diamond tip

First some practice on a scrap piece and then ............. the real work
with a steady hand you'll do quite well. The first angle

In the dark, and an LED strip behind

And yesterday, the second part done. Pretty funny this engraving

And that was the update for now......you like it? I know I did

Grtzzz.

 

[cnealjr]

The whole project so far is awesome. Beautiful work!

 

[kier]

Update 02-06

Today did the final touches to the engraving. Like this engraving thing
we gonna do this often

The black painted parts are also placed back

And I was brainstorming for the watercooled components. Pump and the 250mm Reservoir

The EK Supreme's with BP fittings

Reservoir next to it

We fill under the xbox drive. This gonna make a plate with a hole for reinforcement

He goes from the pump in to the first block

And from the second block he goes into the radiator, and from the radiator back to the reservoir.
And two last pictures of the hardware with window

This is it!!!

Grtzzz.

 

[lillimon04]

Looks awesome! Great work. Now I want one even more.

 

[mnpctech]

Awesome job on the window etching!

 

[B-Sal]

I guess you wont get red ringed now Nice work, keep it up

 

[mannyman]

I guess you wont get red ringed now Nice work, keep it up

Lol. Don't jinx him, It looks far better than anything I have or can do, Even so I will continue to bitch about not having a sponsor.

 

[kier]

Update 04-06

Just a hardware update. Yesterday I received from a friend (thanks Marco) a second-generation Xbox, with a Falcon Xenon GPU on board.
The layout of the PCB is also some different and better looking, it is much cooler and therefore less likely to give the RROD.

Old PCB:

further in the update photo's of the new print

On the this new board are placed some capacitors, where some data is printed on

To have a nice clean print I get the caps cleaned with acetone and after some brushing the become quite clean

I've also been busy with the tubes. From pump to the first EK Supreme

And from the first to the second block by BP rotery and multi-link adapter + Custom acryl tube

And from the second block to the black ice 120mm radiator with Tygon R3603 tubing

First part is finished.

From the output of the radiator to the reservoir

And the loop is ready for use

As you can see the new print varies somewhat with the old, and is much cleaner.

Have a nice weekend!!!

Grtzzz.

 

[Rossi~]

I'm not a fan of external rads to be honest, but apart from that i think it looks great

 

[kier]

Thnx, but I'm gonna do something special with it

 

[kier]

Update 05-06

I am on a roll with this project A few things to do like:
A paintjob of the DVD player

Disassembled xplayer

And after some layers, a black box. On the DVD there was a clear round sticker. Placed a white sticker in the middle of it

I want to place the reservoir without the holders, so I have a made a piece of mesh

Painted it black an made a hole in it

Placed like this

Put everything together

And the picture of the mesh with the hole for the fill port

The fillport under the DVD, which is holding the reservoir in place

And then ....... the best job, filling. The well-known Feser One UV Acid Green

Tasty poison green

Cheers!!!

And fill it. First a little bit for the leaktest

And after some hours the rest

After some rinsing and waiting Feser becomes quite "calm"

There's still a lot of air in it, but will disappear eventually

Front also quite nice. Reservoir is good to see through the mesh

And another picture of the tribal panel

There are some nice things that i’m gonna do with the radiator and a double bottom for the cables, so he's not finished yet

Grtzzz.

 

[kier]

He you guys, wanna show you the 3 generations of the Xbox360

 

[cnealjr]

I like option #3 the best! Awesome looking mod so far!

 

[kier]

Did some playing with UV leds today

 

[AthlonXP]

wow nice xbox mod there.. you use it on a daily basis??

 

[kier]

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We all love to receive packets, yesterday was that day to receive a great package from the US
It was my sponsorship delivery from Mnpctech

The contents of the package and what I'm gonna use in this build

Mnpctech Pro-Line Billet Fan Grills



This is for the back of the radiator, have some nice ideas for it

3M Di-Noc CARBON FIBER FILM



This i'm gonna use for a extra bottom with Uv green acryl

4 BILLET MACHINED ALUMINUM "MICRO" CASE FEET



Gonna mod these case feet also

3M Scotch Clear Mounting Tape #4010

Dremel / Rotary 1.5" cutting discs

Smith & Wesson "Elite" Safety Glasses



Love these glasses !!!

Mnpctech Color Wall Poster



And the famous Mnpctech poster

Bill and Mnpctech, thanks you guys

Next update is about modding some of these products, so to be continued

Grtz.

 

[mnpctech]

Awesome job!

 

[kier]

Update 11-06

Did some brainstorming with the products fromMnpctech
First I have did same nice things with the Mnpctech Pro-Line Billet Fan Grills



Taken some measurements and sawn the acrylic and leave it longer on both sides

And bend it (with heatgun)

Then I taped off the two sides and painted it black

Fitting the Fan grill

And see how it is

Nice .... but not finished, so cut another piece of acryl

Cut out the USB, Ethernet, power and HDMI.I didn't cut out the "normal" TV connection

And Of course place it back again

Nice .... but still not finished. Cut a black aluminum plate

Tape off

And place it back

Yes...... now he's finished

Did the upper and lower edges with my dremel, Just a little polishing

That's it, in terms of the fan grill, more customization of products coming up.

Grtzzz.

 

[mnpctech]

I love all of the detailing and esp the custom radiator shroud!

 

[kier]

And another update!!!
Did some last things to Mnpc products, such as the 4 BILLET MACHINED ALUMINUM "MICRO" CASE FEET



For this round I have cut four plates

Filed and + polished

Placed and It’s nice in the trend of the black and UV green

And I did some nice things with the 3M Di-Noc CARBON FIBER FILM



The idea is to make a double bottom for the wiring of the pump, fan and lighting. I cut out a piece of acrylic and engraved the Xbox logo

And made two carriers, drilled holes and countersunk them also tapped M3

And put it all together

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFdG0pUk5Ek&feature=player_embedded"]Carbon Fiber Film[/ame]

And the result

Made some total shots

And another picture of the case feet and the double bottom. Green UV Lines run quite nicely I think

Going pretty fast with this build. Next update will show the final pictures
Grtzzz.

 

[Rossi~]

Thnx, but I'm gonna do something special with it

Brilliant mod, well done

 

[GigantoR]

I love it all, except the carbon film. I think if you did the same black aluminum panel over the green acrylic like you have in the rest of the project, it would look awesome. But, that is just my opinion. Great work!

 

[kier]

Final pictures 13-06

This is it, build is finished again ..... unfortunately I must say.
It's nice to mod something different than a PC.
Yesterday I shoot the final pics.So hope you like it!!!

Power on

Special thanks goes to my sponsors

Freddy @ Highflow
Bill @ Mnpctech

Until the next mod

Keep on modding..................grtzzz.

 

[mnpctech]

This has to be The Mother of all Xbox mods

 

[cnealjr]

Love it! Want to send it to me so I can, umm, stress test it for you?

 

[kier]

Lol, shall I stress it myself, and post the temps overhere?
Not that I don't trust you

 

[mnpctech]

lol, what type of temps kier?

 

[mannyman]

Im betting it is a huge improvment, Stock Xbox cooling make my any small room hot.

 

[akifbayram]

This is a work of art! Great use of the carbon fiber sticker. I covered my CR-48 with it since it originally has a rubberized coating which peels off over time.

 

[matteos]

Great looking mod, lets hope microsoft have you design the case for the next generation xbox rather than whatever muppet did the last one.

 

[mnpctech]

Great looking mod, lets hope microsoft have you design the case for the next generation xbox rather than whatever muppet did the last one.

That would be awesome.

 

[kier]

Totally awesome, I have some nice ideas for this