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Despite having been described as looking like the 70’s idea of today’s pc, I just couldn’t help falling in love with the NZXT’s Phantom the moment I saw it, err, two years ago. Call me a slow lover but I finally went and bought the case the start of this month. That also marked the end of look but don’t touch policy <img alt="blushsmiley.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.overclock.net/images/smilies/blushsmiley.gif"><br><br>

The ever evolving plans and renders scribbled unintelligibly on random bits of paper, the colour scheme of the planned eye candy will be white, white and more white, laced with black, red and chrome. I’m also planning on reproducing some of the Phantom’s edgy designs on the cover plates in order to make the build more interesting and keep it from turning into a miniature hospital operating theatre (though I do find myself somehow strangely fascinated by the Umbrella corp-like you’re-all-going-to-die-down-here laboratory freakiness...)<br><br><b>The Intro updated & expanded</b><br><br>

There have been some questions so I figured that there should be some answers.<br><br>

The name Flux got chosen for two reasons; firstly because my plans kept changing no matter how many times I tried to set them in stone, and secondly because I wanted to create a case that was a keeper in the world of nearly yearly changing hardware. I did tell you drooled after the Phantom for two years before actually buying it, right?<br>

Well, mobos and colour schemes come and go - what many modded cases don’t do, is change (easily) with the hardware. I therefore wanted Flux to be something that you could to toss in a new mobo, change the sleeving a bit and flush the loop with a different coolant - and be as fresh as ever. Or should I say, that’s what I want Flux to be. For now I think I’ll just worry about the journey there.<br><br>

So what will happen then?<br><br>

The plan is to produce cover plates for the psu, radiator and the motherboard tray, but with a twist: Behind the white cover plates I’m planning on crafting separate acrylic, led lighted “light stripes” that will echo the Phantom and the motherboard’s design. Furthermore the light stripes will not be limited to white but will have a selection of colours to choose from, adding to the case’s versatility of theming. All three (psu/rad/mobo) plates will have independently controllable lights, so that should one wish, one stripe could be set red, another white and the third missing entirely. The idea behind this is the ever playful “now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t”.<br><br>

In the mean while ambient lighting will be provided by two white led lit fans. Assuming I find ones that fit. (Finding a pair should be interesting in a world of non-standard 200mm fan designs)<br><br>

The radiator will be mounted on the front using a specifically crafted mounting plate. I’m still working on dealing with the warm exhaust air dumping issues that this + the cover plate will be resulting in.<br><br>

Tubing? Mandatory, they say, unless using mineral oil. We’ll be using acrylic routed sneakily through the lighting stripes on the cover plates.<br><br>

The cables will also get played with but I’m not only meaning sleeving them silly colours now. I actually want to do something a little different with their routing. The anal army two rowed 24 / 8 / 3+4 are nice but... boring. The lighting stripes will feature heavily here as well.<br><br>

Externally only little will change: The power indicator and fan control leds will be changed, most likely to white (or possibly red). Also the mesh covered areas, mainly the top and bottom front will see some black added to the case structure to stop the now white parts from glowing like beacons through the mesh. I’m also thinking about adding some semi-hidden surprises to these areas but we’ll keep the details a secret for now. <img alt="wink.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.overclock.net/images/smilies/wink.gif"><br>

The side panels will see some tidying up but that’s all.<br><br>

So nothing more megalomaniac than that. The hardware will be what I have running now, while the tools will be limited to my hands, the old trusty dremel, an ancient power drill, some files and an iron saw that’s probably twice my age.<br>

Ok, the sandpaper can come too.<br><br><b>Hardware</b><br><br>

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene<br>

CPU: Intel 2500K<br>

GPU: 2 x EVGA GTX 760<br>

RAM: Corsair XMS3 4x4GB DDR3 1600MHz<br><br><b>Cooling</b><br><br>

CPU: EK-Supremacy - Nickel<br>

GPU: EK-FC670 GTX - Nickel<br>

Pump: Swiftech MCP35X<br>

Radiator: Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 360<br>

Reservoir: Alphacool HF 38 Cape Cyclone 150 v.2<br><br><b>Updates Index</b><br><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux#post_20386010">You no pay, you no live here. OUT!!!</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux#post_20418966">Plans & Shapes</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/10#post_20610795">Candy cane spaghetti</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/10#post_20623035">Guess what?</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/10#post_20651448">A mixed bag</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/20#post_20740792">An accidental teaser</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/30#post_20746766">The sata cables are out for blood!</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/30#post_20770750">Lovers, we have light</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/40#post_20782397">It makes you speak German!</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/50#post_20785501">Me gusta soñar, me gustas tú</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/60#post_20800526">Post #66</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/90#post_20884623">Staples, yo</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/100#post_20944733">Janus smiles upon us</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/110#post_20976787">Jailbreaking the rad</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/140#post_21185244">Jimm's sugary goodness</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/150#post_21211949">You're all going to die down here</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/190#post_21377036">EK, you sexy thing!</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/210#post_21396723">Open. Close.</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/220#post_21409110">Plumbing yoga</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/230#post_21435141">Mario ate my brain</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/260#post_21598389">Not very French balconies</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/280#post_21641670">Seriously...</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/290#post_21767529">And there goes the lid, the boilerplates, everything</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/300#post_21773546">Bridge to perfection</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/330#post_21893344">Dreamy creamy</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/350#post_22097254">Getting loopy</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/370#post_22507849">Time flies when you're having fun. Or not.</a><br><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.overclock.net/t/1408847/silen-flux/390#post_22609054">But can it print pancakes?</a><br><br>

As a fledgling modder still finding my way around the tools and materials, any and all comments, questions and thoughts are warmly welcomed. Hope you’ll enjoy the ride! <img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.overclock.net/images/smilies/smile.gif">