Armeniandave's Wall Mounted Case

Well many of you know I built my MM extended ascension awhile back. While I love it I am never really satisfied so I'm gonna sell the case and start something I have had in my mind for a long time.

My case will be mounted on my wall in my office between two large cabinets.

It will be watercooled with two Dual DDC Clear Acrylic Top's each going into a MCR320 and MCR220 sandwich. I want to reuse as much as I can from my current build so buying new rads is not an option right now.

Cable Management as well as tubing management are of utmost importance. When its done it will look very simple yet will have alot going on under the hood.

I'm going with a blue theme this time so as to be different then the red theme I've used in the past. The blue will be the same as in my blue brackets.

I'll be using two slot loaded DVD burners as well.

Here's a couple of renders that will show you what I'm thinking about. The pictures don't show any wiring or tubing holes yet. That will come soon.

Enjoy and feel free to ask questions or suggestions!



http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...BlueRender.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...WallRender.jpg



Armeniandave

Enjoyed your last build and this looks to be very interesting, Dave.
What case are you using? Completely fabricated by you?

Absolutely 100% fabricated!

I seriously looked all over the web for any wall
mounted case's and there wasn't really anything
out there. One guy stuffed like six PC's into one
but it looked a bit messy and didn't really have
the attention to detail that I like.

The main case will be out of wood with fabricated metal
in strategic places. When it's done you won't really see any
wood but the wood makes a great base on which to build upon.

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Originally Posted by armeniandave

Absolutely 100% fabricated!

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How UNshocking of you.


Sub'd, matey :up:

Excellent news! I'm sure this will be another beautiful build, Dave.

Thanks Shazza and let me congratulate you on your new status.
It's well deserved! :clap:

I want this to be beautiful and functional.
It will be in a way a blending of furniture
and computer to create something not seen yet.

The hard part will be saying bye to my MM case..:(

Here are some CAD drawings that are starting to show some details.
The pics show the air intakes on the bottom of the case and also the access panel on the back to facilitate connectors and so forth.
Also you can see some ideas for the fan placements.

I'm working on the front panel that will cover all of the components. It will be a metal frame with a lightly smoked acrylic.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...ttomGrills.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...opCaseFans.jpg

Here's a shot of the front grill.
I'm going with the same pattern
as the little grills only blown up huge!

The right and left grills where the rads
are may be black to contrast the blue
on the front grill and the custom X-Brackets.

I'm making some X-Brackets that will mount
3.5" drives so they'll match the smaller X-Brackets.

I will be starting on the case on Wednesday.
Grills will all be cut next week.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-4-2010-2.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/1-4-2010.jpg

wow, subd! :up:

Your work is great.. subed

Thanks Kenjiwing & aka_GK!

I think it's really hard for people to imagine
a completely watercooled case on the wall.
If you Google it you will only find half-hearted
attempts. If anyone knows me I don't do anything
half ass so believe me when I say that when this is done
I have a feeling people are gonna be really surprised
at the results!

Parts are starting to roll in and fabrication on
the case has been started.

Thanks! :up:

Well for the three people out there watching this here's an update.

The case is being built right now!
Here are some pics of the pieces coming together.
The channels are for the wires for the fans.
The top and bottom fans will be inset and the wiring
totally invisible. To do this we had to dado a groove
into one piece and then glue it to another piece. This
makes a channel big enough for the wiring to go thru.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0155.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0156.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0158.jpg

Here's most of the pieces drying after being glued together.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0160.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0157.jpg

Here's some more detailed renderings so you can see where everything is going.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-18-10A-1.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w.../1-18-10-1.jpg


Here's how the rads will be configured.
There is one of these on each side.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_2594.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_2593.jpg

Finally here is my temporary rig until the new one is done!
It's a bit smaller than the last one...... :rofl:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_2595.jpg

I also have a bunch of parts coming in on wednesday, I'll show more of those later.

Thanks for checking this build out!!

We're all watching! Just waiting for updates! Looking good so far...that's a :banana::banana::banana::banana: load of clamps!

Yeah I'm still watching dude!

redicoulous amout of clamps u have, subd!

jenga!

http://asymptotia.com/wp-images/2009/12/jenga_game.jpg

Alright I got some parts from Performance-PC's today!

First off are the Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentFans!
There's two 60cfm for intake and three 40cfm for exhaust.
When these are mounted you wont even see one wire or the fan frame!

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...596800x600.jpg

Next up is the new pump layout. I'm going with dual MCP355's for each loop. I'm doing this for flow, um pressure, no that's not right, oh ya they just look really cool and I had the space for them!! They'll be mounted on my 3G brackets so no worries whatsoever about vibration.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...597800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...598800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...599800x600.jpg

Next up is the quick release fittings so I can change out videocards and motherboards without any problems.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...600800x600.jpg

This is how the smaller SSD will be mounted along with a special larger version for standard hard drives. These will be mounted on some custom machined standoffs I made. There will be two of each size to allow for future raid setups.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...601800x600.jpg

And finally because this case is on the wall I decided to put the power switch and a couple of USB ports mounted to my desk. This is the plate, unpainted of course, being tested with my current rig. I'd like to acknowledge Performance-PC's for making me a custom 10' long power cable!

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...603800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...604800x600.jpg

Well that's all for now. I will be working on the case tomorrow and hopefully have some pictures real soon!

Thanks for checking this out!!!!

huge pumping power :eek:
nice :up:

I tried to type earlier saying how amazed I was. But I was lurking.
So I stopped being lazy and finally logged on to say, "I am amazed, Dave."

Can't wait to see more of the case and your wire hiding prowess. :up:

Wow ... amazing.

Great project! Its going to be KILLER when its finished!!

This is just a quick update.
The case is done except for all the holes
and stuff. I brought it in to my desk so I can
start laying out all the various cutouts.
I will take some more pics later of the back so you
can see how I will hide all the wires.
Enjoy!

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...608800x600.jpg

Pump Mock up

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...610800x600.jpg

Overview

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...607800x600.jpg

Radiators new home!

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...609800x600.jpg

More to come soon, Thanks!

Wow, this is looking really nice! Looking at your MM build I know there wont be many cables visible:clap:

One thing that got me thinking, how can the pump intake be facing downwards? I always thought the reservoir should be above the pump. I just woke up so maybe I'm just talking nonsense:p:

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much praise for your efforts so far......this project looks like a winner :yepp:

can't wait to see end result :up:

I love the idea, but I hate the front window. Go for a display-case look, or maybe a television set (the side radiator vents look like speakers)
The criss-cross bars just look very meh to me.

this is going to be nice :up:

Looks kick ass so far Dave! I wish I had some woodworking skills. It sure would come in handy around the house. Can't wait to see more.

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Originally Posted by woffen

Wow, this is looking really nice! Looking at your MM build I know there wont be many cables visible:clap:

Yep you won't see squat! I'm cutting the fan holes this
weekend so you can see what I planned

One thing that got me thinking, how can the pump intake be facing downwards? I always thought the reservoir should be above the pump. I just woke up so maybe I'm just talking nonsense:p:

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Well it does make it easier however the res is above the pumps. The two holes on top of the side grills are for mounting a bullseye res

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much praise for your efforts so far......this project looks like a winner :yepp:

can't wait to see end result :up:

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Thanks! I can't wait to see it done either!!

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Originally Posted by Hglazm

I love the idea, but I hate the front window. Go for a display-case look, or maybe a television set (the side radiator vents look like speakers)
The criss-cross bars just look very meh to me.

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I respect your opinion however the front grill is actually the same pattern as the side grills only magnified. I am not fond of large square see thru windows so I wanted something subtle to break it up. The panel will be blue with light smoked plexi behind it.

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Originally Posted by aka_GK

this is going to be nice :up:

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Thnx!

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Originally Posted by closetredneck

Looks kick ass so far Dave! I wish I had some woodworking skills. It sure would come in handy around the house. Can't wait to see more.

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It comes in handy until your significant other starts making lists of stuff they want done!! :yepp:

sweet idea. i'll be watching this closely. :)

Alright so I started thinking about the pump layout after reading woffen's
comments and I agree that while I could fill the system it would be problematic.
This is the exact reason I built the case and then mocked up the inside to see if it all made sense.
After careful consideration I've decided to change the layout slightly.

Before:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...608800x600.jpg

Now:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...613800x600.jpg

I think this will work better all around.
Also I wanted to show how I'm hiding all
the fan wires.

First:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0156.jpg

Then sandwiched together:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0158.jpg

That creates the groove, then I cut out the fan hole and feed the wire through:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...623800x600.jpg

With the fan in the fan is flush with both sides of the case:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...622800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...620800x600.jpg

Finally the grill goes on (this was only a prototype grill):
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...621800x600.jpg

The finished fan:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...619800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...617800x600.jpg

Also on a positive note my case is pending sale right now!
When I sale it I will upgrade my current rig to a i7 rig.

Thanks and any comments welcome!

hi dave! nice meeting you in person tonight :wave:.

so this is the wooden box you were talking about huh? looks like good craftsmanship so far. i see a VR in there. what about the corsair SSD you were talking about? i also see you used one of your rad brackets to mount a PSU :lol:

Well I'm back up and running!
Just testing out the new hardware for this rig:

i7 920 (Thanks WhiteFireDragon!)
6GB Corsair Dominators
Asus P6X58D Premium

Windows 7 64 bit up and running first try!

I'm just installing software on the test bench
now and will update in the next day or so.

Well I've been kind of busy but I have a few updates.
First off I received all the fittings to complete the build (I hope!)
I had a crap load in my last MM case and I am pretty sure that I just doubled that amount!

Here's some pics to show how all the water will be run behind the case:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...629800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...714800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...716800x600.jpg

Add up how much just this one connector is!
These fitting are way too addictive.....

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...717800x600.jpg

Here's one of the side grills:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...709800x600.jpg

Side View showing how close the reservoir is:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...722800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...723800x600.jpg

Here's the control box in its new home.
I still need to cut the cutout in the case
that you see inside the box for the wires to pass thru.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...724800x600.jpg

Finally here's the intake grills for the radiators:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...726800x600.jpg

Remember the case still needs to be prepped, sanded,
and painted and all the grills are going to be painted
a dark metallic blue.
Thanks for checking this build out!!!

Looking nice. Cant wait to see how this will end up ^^. I love DIY cases :D. Are you planning on using how powerful fans? SInce you are using stack rads.

The fans I'm using are the Scythe S-Flex 49CFM.

It's actually quite overkill as there are two loops
that each have two DDC's, an MCR320 and a MCR220,
and six fans each only handling either a CPU or a GPU.

Right now my system is set up on my test bench
with one MCR320 and the temps are great.
This with a i7 920 at 4Ghz and a 9800 GX2.

Looking awesome Dave, this will be awesome once it's done!

Progressing well. Really interested to see how this all comes together - looks great so far.

Looking good Dave, keep the progress shots coming! :up:

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Originally Posted by dingdong555

Looking awesome Dave, this will be awesome once it's done!

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Thanks! I believe it will be!!

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Originally Posted by shazza

Progressing well. Really interested to see how this all comes together - looks great so far.

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it shouldn't be relatively too long till
you'll see it done.

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Originally Posted by skinnee

Looking good Dave, keep the progress shots coming! :up:

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I'm trying but I hate updating when there's really
nothing to say. I try and wait till I have something
worthwile to show.
BTW those new brackets are going out next week
so keep an eye out for your mailman....

Wow, looks great Dave! :up:

wow go DAVE!!!

BTW it was great meeting you at CES...

so what's up with this case? any longer with the updates and it might be like my project where it's unfinished for years lol

Nice project Dave, i would like to see some updates too. :D

Actually the case and all the parts are at the painters now.

I custom made way more pieces than I originally expected
so it ended up taking longer than planned.

Also I had shoulder surgery so that kind of slowed things down
a little bit......

Ouch --- I imagine shoulder surgery did slow things down. Hope recovery has gone well.

Please do show us some photos when you get it back from the painting.

It definetly did slow me down and unfortunately
I have to have surgery on my other shoulder in
a few weeks.

I just bought a D5000 so I should be a ble to get
some really great shots.

I ended up making over thirty pieces for this case
and all are being painted a deep mettalic blue.
The case itself will be a kind of flat black.

I'll get some pics when I get home, I'm on the
iPhone now so I can't upload them.

Thanks for all your patience!! :-)

Here's a little teaser. I had to figure a way to mount
these two slim DVD burners so.......

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...018800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...020800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...021800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...019800x600.jpg

More interesting pictures to come!

^^ nice neat job you made of that dave, props.

OK here is the update you've been waiting for!!
I'll start to put it all together this weekend and
it will probably take a few weeks to finish up all
the wiring and tubing.

I can't say how happy I am with the paint job.
The pictures don't really do it justice. The blue came
out incredible and the black is a solid flat that just
makes it look very professional.

Enjoy!!!! I know I am!!

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...064800x600.jpg

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Thanks for checking this build out!!!!!

love the blue. what do they call that color.... do you know?

Fitseries I'll find out if you want. I picked it out in a paint chart so I wasn't paying attention to the name.

Dave great work and your UN stuff looks good inside there. I love the blue and black theme can not wait to see the final product

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Fitseries I'll find out if you want. I picked it out in a paint chart so I wasn't paying attention to the name.

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ah no big deal. powdercoat or paint?

HuffPCair thanks I have to use some UN stuff!!
Actually all the stuff I used is exactly what I
designed it to do. I have to test the products
you know!!


Fitseries3 it's liquid paint but its baked on.
I'm curious of the color name so I'll
ask the painter. It was something
with a cool name though!!

Nice Dave, can't wait to see everything in it. :)

O yeah I understand. Your stuff is amazing looking. When my new case gets here I may even end up using some of your stuff. Still haven't decided how I am going to setup this loop yet.

Me neither!
I really am shooting for a magazine quality
build. Everything about the construction has
been no expense spared because I want this
to be something special.

There are no real wall mounted cases out
there that are really nice. So far everyone
who has built one has gone more function
over form. I want both function and awesome
form!!

What machines are you using to make all your UN products I just love the quality :D

It's a combination of waterjet, punch press, and brakes.

Each bracket goes thru one or more machines depending
on the details involved. The guy who runs the production area is Jason and he's quite amazing at what he does. :up:

BTW thanks for the complement I appreciate it!

Wow, this build is coming along really nicely... go Dave, go! :up:

Then again, I really shouldn't be all that surprised after meeting you at CES this year. ;)

Thanks Alex I appreciate the support.
It is coming along very well albeit a bit
slower than I wanted. However I'll take
quality over quantity any day!

Hope all is well with you! :up:

awesome paint job!

wow, looks amazing so far, as always with your worklogs! ..love to see how it all ends up!

Woooooooooooooooooow :eek::eek: this is one of the best cases i have ever seen and the panting finish is really Excellent and,overall it looks very beautiful

awesome work, dave! i gotta say, i've always loved your logo. lookin good in blue, and man i can't wait to see it all together!!!

you're welcome

Damn Dave... that's coming together nicely!!!

Can't wait to see it finished and on the wall.

Thanks for all the great comments!
And yes I do have to thank Absoluteczech
for designing my logo. :up:

Well I started working on getting things mounted
up today. Made a little progress..

Next up is the pump wiring and fan wiring.
enjoy!

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Whoa, Dave - you've outdone yourself. Absolutely loving where you're going with this.

Wow Dave, that really does look sweet. Nice work. :up:

Excellent work as usual Dave!!! Can't wait to see it all hooked up and running!

Wow, Dave! This is coming out absolutely beautiful! The black finish came out stunning and as far as I can tell from your pics that hue of blue is gorgeous.
Beautiful, stunning and gorgeous.

Yes. That just sums for me.

your fan grills are making me think of this..

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zci---mnHJ...00/boombox.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3235/x14094964.jpg

any updates Dave?? im really looking forward to seeing the finished product :)

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your fan grills are making me think of this..

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but you know, i cant live without my radio :yepp:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kmPa4EPWmn...io_-_Front.jpg

cheers dave! good lookin stuff

I am just waiting for a few cables cause I added another 4870 for tri-fire with my 4870X2.
Also got another Corsair P128 to raid with. So that will be two P128's for OS and programs and a 300GB Velociraptor for temp storage along with a 1.5TB NAS box in raid.

Case is almost all put together and hopefully this weekend it will be up and running!

Unfortunately I will be getting surgery on Tuesday on my shoulder so as far as getting it hoisted up on the wall it probably isn't going to happen for a few weeks.
With a case this size and complex it's probably better to test it for awhile on my desk anyway!!

very nice job.

waiting for more !

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Unfortunately I will be getting surgery on Tuesday on my shoulder

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Get well soon Dave ;)

OK so I got some stuff done finally!
Case is up and running. I need to finish some of the
wiring for the lights and tidy up all the wires in the
back.
One thing I learned is the dual top was a pain in the butt
to get the air pockets out! I had to alternate turning one pump on then the next back and forth till I finally got the air pockets out.

I would also like to say that Milwoods dyes are awesome! The color is exactly what I was looking for. A huge thanks to him for supplying me with his dyes.

Also want to note that for some reason the blue tubing looks purple but it is in fact blue, albeit a darker one.

Here are some pictures to hopefully make you happy!! :shocked:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...045800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...044800x600.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w...040800x600.jpg

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what i can say...
i love it!

Sweet Mother of God .............

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:worship::worship::worship::worship::worship:
:worship::worship::worship::worship::worship:

I Bow down to to master , Dave that is truly amazing. and Congrats on completing it.

I am completely in awe of you Fab and manufacture skills. I mean Wow, a man who can make his own wood.

Freaking AMAZING Dave! Absolutely awesome, such a unique case and layout!

One thing I CAN suggest to make this even better is to tidy the SATA cable area.

Awesome Dave, Awesome.

That's incredible, man! Stunning :). If you changed the dark blue tubing to clear tygon it'd be perfect, but that stuff is damn expensive :(

Great job, armeniandave :up:

wow... fantastic work man!! but you're not done yet - i want to see it on the wall!!! :)

great job, one of the cooler projects I've seen in the build log section lately.

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One thing I CAN suggest to make this even better is to tidy the SATA cable

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I haven't finished the wiring yet. I just wanted to get everything in and make sure all was working!

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If you changed the dark blue tubing to clear tygon it'd be perfect, but that stuff is damn expensive :(

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I actually wanted the contrast in the tubing! I want to know what's in and what's out so I chose to use clear and blue. With the amount of money this case cost tygon would not have been a problem!

Rise, MagisD, Arkadur thanks for the complements!

I'll tidy up all the wiring and finish installing the lighting
Probably next week. I'm off too surgery now so I'll see
you all later!

I believe you need at least 2 more pumps.


:p:

Sweet...sweet build :up:

I'll try and fit them in there somewhere. Maybe I could watercooling the ram and SSD's! :rofl:

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I'll try and fit them in there somewhere. Maybe I could watercooling the ram and SSD's! :rofl:

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Do it. The heat dump from the pumps will keep those SSDs a little warmer than stock :ROTF:

Very cool Dave! :up: You've actually got me think about something similar.

Just one small dislike, you need black screws. All those silver screws stand out too much.

So true! The SSD's put out no heat at all!

You said prototype of the grills, how do you make them?

I like the silver screws, makes it look kind of "industrial"

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You said prototype of the grills, how do you make them?

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I don't remember saying prototype, everything for this case is custom one of a kind. What were you referring too?


Also I used chrome screws because the fittings were all chrome so I thought they matched nicely. Black would be nice also but I'm not a fan of black oxide.

Well done Dave.:up:

Looks awsome!!!!

Very impressive my friend. Great job!!!

Love the blue metallic paint, the finish came out great. I painted an old mini-bike frame in the same color using krylon spray paint and man was it a pain. The paint and mica wouldn't come out at the same time and made for a ruff, crappy finish.

Looks great, Dave!!!

Did your shoulder surgery go well? Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Looks sweet Dave!

I like usage of quick disconnects here for easy component exchange/removal. Naekuh would love it too :)