SSCube

[sc00p]

Project name: SSCube (=Stainless Steel Cube/ sc00p's steel cube...pronounced sc00p;))

First of all few excuses and explanations.

So, no worklog this time, sorry. It's cause of extremely tight schedule I had last week (16). And that is why SSCube is still a little bit unfinished. Last week I spent just few hours to get stuff together and so on. My friend asked me wednesday (18.04.) to take part of LAN which was going to be held saturday (21.04.). I said: "fine, I'll come" LOL. I had then about 50% of frame figured out and done and I didn't have any graphics card at all because I thought I was going to wait for Ati R600 :P: Friday (20.04.) at lunchbreak I went and bought nice Inno3D 8800GTS 640mb Overclock version. Then right after weekend started 16:00 and others went to drink some; I started to build up that stainless steel cube which I had visualized in my head. Ok, now that we do not have pictures/worklog about building process... we can skip that and I just say 22 hours non-stop building; grinding and sawing and drilling and measuring and re-planning took place. And toll of my physical health. I was back home 14:30 saturday (21.04.) evening and really tired. At this point I had been awake ~32 (tough) hours. I took couple of hours naps and then went to my friend and played hard (after some drivers/tweaks went through).

This was what I got to finally to get rid of. It was in the past the machine I dragged to LANs with me. Yeah you know: some funny comments were fired towards me. Oh well... at lans we always knew who got the biggest, umm... piece of hardware ;):
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7382/oldtower1es3.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldtower1es3.jpg)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1102/oldtower2openzc8.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldtower2openzc8.jpg)

Next picture is for Pete. I promised a pic from my old wced psu; it's really old 465w Enermax:
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4640/oldtower3psuzb8.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldtower3psuzb8.jpg)


Now then, to the actual business. I was aiming for a cube which would look somewhat industrial and robust, but not to weight too much. And external measures were to be less than 35X35X35cm (=13,8X13,8X13,8"). This was most important and difficult. I managed to squeeze that to 33X33X35cm (widthXdepthXheight). I'm happy :)
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2466/sscube4frontpc1.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube4frontpc1.jpg)
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7171/sscube5rightsidelc6.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube5rightsidelc6.jpg)
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9619/sscube6behinduv8.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube6behinduv8.jpg)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/2373/sscube7leftsideck5.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube7leftsideck5.jpg)

From certain angles&lighting it looks very good IMO when the patterns of brushing start to show.
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7049/sscube8leftsidedarkxf2.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube8leftsidedarkxf2.jpg)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4664/sscube9frontdarktz5.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube9frontdarktz5.jpg)

Inside (pic taken from leftside)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5368/sscube10opensr3.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube10opensr3.jpg)

HDD fastening. There is a place for another hdd.
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9513/sscube11hddxs2.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube11hddxs2.jpg)

ApogeeGT
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2439/sscube12apogeegtpz5.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube12apogeegtpz5.jpg)

Rads (are for now Swiftech MCR220QP and BIP2) Loop order... pump->MCW60B->BIP2->ApogeeGT->MCR220QP->T-line->
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9884/sscube13radsex4.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube13radsex4.jpg)

Nb is cooled by Noctua NC-U6:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9730/sscube14nbzp4.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube14nbzp4.jpg)

Where it stands normally:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8522/sscube16normallightfx0.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube16normallightfx0.jpg)
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/288/sscube17darkmg0.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube17darkmg0.jpg)

Ready to leave:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2875/sscube15lansetupyh3.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sscube15lansetupyh3.jpg)

Future plans:
- make new acrylic top plate and fasten it with hinge from the back side.
- side door would be nice too
- at front panel Evercool's aluminium fans would look good IMO.
- I could put one thick (or three) 12cm fan to back side to suck more air in.
- cable tiding/management...
- do it again... with better grade of finishing& with worklog (this one is for lans... it will take dents and bruises after all) :p:

[bluep3ace]

would have preferred a worklog, but i understand your situation :)

really nice for 33 hour's work.
i like.

[sc00p]

I've problems with uGuru to get working... something gone wrong with that yesterday... but my guestimate is:
folding with both cores (=smp wus) temps are @ 100% load ~35c (see my sig for cpu@3.2GHz 1.38v.
GTS640@stock oc 570MHz/1900MHz... gpu temp <40c while gaming :cool: (36c idle temp).
Ambient temp is ~25c!



would have preferred a worklog, but i understand your situation :)

really nice for 33 hour's work.
i like.
Thank you, apreciated :) Actually hours for building used last week were ~27 I think. It was just I was up friday/saturday ~32-33 hours nonstop :wth:.

[Solarfall]

really nice work there mate.. i like it :up:

[GAM]

Looks good Sc00p. Lot's of steel ;)

For a 'light' case I would have gone aluminium though. A worklog would have been good too, with details of the interior construction--empty.

My current project is turning out larger than I had hoped. I know what is like trying to fit everything and have it all functional and practicable.

Is some cable management and custom wiring on the agenda? ;)

[Sparky]

dang that is a lot of stuff crammed in there! Good job :)

[jimwah]

Great work sc00p, certainly looks more portable than the old box & the compartment in the top is a nice touch, we have a good bunch of modding folders around here, inspiring stuff :up:

[Kurz]

Curious how much did it cost you for all the case's materials?
Rough Ball park is fine.

[sc00p]

I just realised I've fooled people (and myself) a bit lol. If you noticed... technically it's not a cube and only the three sides are stainless steel
Back side is 2mm thick aluminium and base is 6mm thick aluminium. The thick base plate is an idea that I will use with all of my further projects and builds.


really nice work there mate.. i like itThank you... kiitoksia!


Looks good Sc00p. Lot's of steel

For a 'light' case I would have gone aluminium though. A worklog would have been good too, with details of the interior construction--empty.

Is some cable management and custom wiring on the agenda?I really think that stainless steel is better since I used 0.8mm thick sheet which is still enough.
Stainless steel is so tough material that gives nice rigidity to the whole construct. And it won't mind all the beer and pizza and coke stains that are bound to come at lans.
I think weight difference would not be big between alu and ss IMO.
Yes of cource... cables are going to tidied up eventually... but IDK when. It would mean I should stop folding for awhile. I haven't even played a single game after smp client was fired up ;)


My current project is turning out larger than I had hoped. I know what is like trying to fit everything and have it all functional and practicable.
Yes, I know... when you're squeezing you have to think extrahard too :D



dang that is a lot of stuff crammed in there! Good jobThank you mate... and still have room for three 12cm fans if needed :p:


Since there are few of you who would've liked to have a worklog done... maybe I should build another one. And believe me I really would've done worklog if I would have had that time to do it.
It was shame I had to hurry so much. Quality of details would've been better and so on...

...next time :cool:

I will be updating with pictures when got something done.

[sc00p]

Curious how much did it cost you for all the case's materials?
Rough Ball park is fine.Rough estimate: umm... 60€

[sc00p]

Great work sc00p, certainly looks more portable than the old box & the compartment in the top is a nice touch, we have a good bunch of modding folders around here, inspiring stuff :up:
Thanx mate :)
Had to fasten that acrylic with hinge (piano-type, if you know what I mean) tomorrow.

[GAM]

I really think that stainless steel is better since I used 0.8mm thick sheet which is still enough.
Stainless steel is so tough material that gives nice rigidity to the whole construct. And it won't mind all the beer and pizza and coke stains that are bound to come at lans.
I think weight difference would not be big between alu and ss IMO.
Fair enough. I wasn't taking into account differences in thickness. ;)
And SS certainly is very rigid and strong. Good stuff.