BEFORE THE BUILD
I got a little bored and decided to make my ultimate version of a desktop in a briefcase (a big one)
Here is a rendering of the "result" I'm looking for:
The full case in SketchUp:
Just the Acrylic frame holding all the parts in:
Parts List required
Case:
http://www.opticsplanet.net/vanguard...n-35-case.html
About 12lbs for 20.875 x 13.375 x 7.25 of internal space.
Monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824116442
Provides full 1080p in just 1.8" deep with VESA mounting holes and downward facing ports. (and sadly HDMI or DP is not one of them!!)
Riser Card:
http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/pexp16-rx3-p-746.html
Should be good enough for a 3 slot cooler if i needed something big and quiet
The rest I already have, basically check out the stuff in my sig for the other parts, but that will be changing to just 1 video card for now until I replace it depending on the 6000 cards. Stuff is coming in this week, so next weekend i start cleaning out the case and see if things can fit and with how much wiggle room. Still need to get the acrylic and I might just built it as I go instead of writing out hundreds of dimensions before hand.
DURING THE BULID
Here is a preview of the work done in Google SketchUp.
The full case all parts being shown, although you cannot see much here
This lets you see the mess of things from the same angle. you may notice the rearanged parts from the first post. this was done so that i have more room for longer video cards, and for installing wires to the USB, ethernet, sound and video card.
Same mess, different angle
This is just the acrylic and mounting brackets and magnets (magnets are the weirdly shaped objects, the Ls are the 1" brackets). also there are 2 different colors. the brown acrylic is .220" acrylic panels that are quite strong, and quite heavy. the blue are .093" lexan, which is incredibly durable and even if it flexes the chances of breaking are next to nothing. so it was used on just 3 pieces. the bottom (which dosnt look blue) and the 2 top pieces in the back, so that i can get as much vertical space as possible. all walls and supports were the thick acrylic, along with the front top panel where the keyboard can sit.
same acrylic front right angle. you can also see a whole bunch of dimensions. bad news about sketcup, i can be accurate to 1/32nd of an inch, but it can only show 1/16ths. and i needed that extra 32nd, since .093 is 3/32nds.
A nice clean overview of the parts and walls. that big black cylinder is to represent of the pump for an H50. however its not quite exact cause the hoses come up through the top and could have posed a huge issue for space. luckally its too far to the side to matter.
Another clean image of the parts and frame from the back
This is just to show all that mounting parts needed to build it. came to 24 L brackets, 9 magnets, over 80 machine screws and nuts (some needed none, some used 3), and 70 washers.
And here is ONE photo of the real deal just to prove i really did build the thing. More will come soon enough
UPDATES AFTER THE BUILD:
guess whats in the box
this breifcase is basically for camera equipment so it comes prebuilt with foam in dividers and locks.
this is how it looks when first opened, the mouse pad is a great way to protect the screen from any screws sticking up,
even though none are high enough to reach the screen
the keyboard is tucked very nicely under the panel,
it was a pain to find one 7" deep, 1" tall, sound control buttons (theres no volume anywhere but the kyboard) and gaming features.
thank you razer!
the screen is 21.5" probably bigger than any laptop i know, and fits with about 1/4" on either side spare for some future addons
(adjustable angle, still thinking up ideas)
this is with the 2 panels taken off and all the parts taken out.
the panels are held on by magnents, 5 for the front, and 4 for the back one and it takes literally a few seconds to get in and get dirty.
above the hard drives below the exhaust fan is a pocket which holds the power cord, mouse, wireless adapter and anything else thats small.
this is with the frame of the PC taken out. it only takes 1 screw to remove so the cables going to the monitor can come out from the back panel.
then a little wiggling and the whole PC comes right out. even though almost all work can be done while its in the briefcase
from the back you can see the H50 pretty well, it fits right above all the ports and its very snug, so taking it out should not be done often.
there is also all the wires from the power button panel and usb ports.
blurry, but gives a good idea of how much space there is for all the ports on the back of the motherboard.
this is almost exactly 3" of room, enough for me to reach in and plug in some USB, sound, and ethernet, and i can just barely reach the second row of USB, so in theory theres 8 total that i can use.
Low angle shot of how much space there is for the H50 to fit. and at first during the blueprint stage i was scared it wouldnt fit at all. so i had to make sure the radiator was as far left as possible.
the top 2 panels, this back one is actually really flimsy due to .093" lexan is naturally flexible, and there is not much plastic left, the fan does a great job of holding it all together.
and the front panel which is much thicker .25" acrylic. its thicker so the keyboard and user can be rested ontop of it and not worry about any flexing or warping.
and the 5th magnet was stuck on the back side to give it support in the middle. the hole on the left is for your finger to pull up on it.
and the screws all around it were sanded down with a dremel, even though i sometimes nicked the plastic.
this is the box when empty, you can see the black foam around the outside edge which gives the acrylic "box" a very perfectly snug fit and looks appealing too.
the bottom board is hardly seen so i wasnt too worried about cleaning that up
this was a fun peice to make. it needs to be strong enough to hold the power supply when the case is standing up,
and it needs to have a hold large enough for all the wires,
and cannot take too much space at the top so air can move through.
while still having enough space for the magnets and the top panels to rest on
it might look ugly to you guys, but there is only so much a man can do with a dremel and table saw, and its pretty strong being thick acrylic.
just what it looks like from the bottom. nothing really special needed, right now its all round headed machine screws,
and i might in the future switch to using flush ones to save just a hair more space,
but i dont think it will really matter much since it all fits just fine right now
this shows how much room their is for a video card. i can get anything under 11.5" long.
and with a 3 slot riser card, i can fit some really big heatsinks under there (but i might run into issues with wire management if i go too big)
this is the keyboard fitting ontop of the case, fine for being used, but probably not recommended for long times.
same thing, keyboard on the table though
just some bios shots which are old settings. i didnt know i had mounting issues until i move everything into this case,
so my old 24/7 setting under stock are shown, my new ones are in my sig (over 3.7ghz now with slight voltage increase)
old fans and old fan settings. new stuff is much quieter and cooler
cpu temps under load (old settings again)
gpu temps with only the cpu under load. this was important to see how much the box would heat up just from the weaker airflow it has.
typically im around 50C idle, and 65C gaming, and furmark pushes it to 82C, furmark + cpu stress is more than i would like to use, for now
ENJOY!!
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Originally Posted by ajaidev
do you use it for Lan?
Samsung LED 3D TV 
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