What do you think of my "water cooling" case design?

Nice design. Dont sell it to other companies. Contact an engeneering firm that specialises into making custom metal pieces and ask them for the manifacturing price of lets say, 200 sample. You will need to provide them with CAD file extention or something more specific. Ask if there is anyone on the forums that can help you with this. The 3D concept you created is nice but maybe it doesnt follow technical constraints like bending metal/cutting type/price.

I can ask my friend if he can help you, he is a student at engeneering school.

he has already been in contact with Protocase, who is exactly what you describe. They take anything from a full CAD drawing, all the way to a hand drawn picture on a napkin, and turn it into a working mechanical drawing of your case, and generate prototype cases based off that design.

Ah :banana::banana::banana::banana: i havent read all the thread i was actually about to call the School and ask them.. ehe.

Ok so tell us whats the news with Protocase then

Nothing from Protocase, because apparently there is a place in the UK that was interested in doing it for cheaper :shrug:

Worse comes to worse, though, I am thinking about getting Mick to send me the Google Sketchup drawing so I can get one built by Protocase, if nothing pans out with the UK thing.

looks great but that divder at the mobo tray dont see use for it
looked better without it

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Originally Posted by ILikeCosmosS

looks great but that divder at the mobo tray dont see use for it
looked better without it

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There's no divider. I think you're referring to the gap between the motherboard tray and the case back-plate.
It looks this way because the rampage motherboard is larger than standard ATX, but is not full eATX.
It is difficult to cater for all the various sizes of motherboard now available....

I might want to build this case for myself, but I'll first have to look into the costs (I have very limited recources because i'm just 16 years old).
But is it okay to use your design and maybe make a few changes. And if it's okay do you have any technical drawings i could use?

Amazing work mate, black&white ftw. :)

Now with Bitspower Rampage waterblocks in the CPU loop......

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...Piped-03-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Mick64

More Black...:cool:

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...se-mkII-77.jpg

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That's my dream case right there !!!:eek:
Can't believe it's not in production yet :shakes:

Did you get a quote on how much would it cost??
or any company that will build this??

STUNNING CONCEPT.

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Originally Posted by blaxtr3m3

That's my dream case right there !!!:eek:
Can't believe it's not in production yet :shakes:

Did you get a quote on how much would it cost??
or any company that will build this??

STUNNING CONCEPT.

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See posts #349 & #350...

yesss I like the red int

Its looks really amazing apart from its way too big, if you reduced it down by a third it would be more manageable.

Amazing work dude!

Sure it is on big side of things, but with the amount of stuff that fits there is not really a way to make it smaller, every other case sacrifices something, this one doesn't, so for some it is perfect.

The possibility of a smaller version of it was mentioned though:up:

I would go with the white outside and black inside, but that would depend on your current setup (mouse, keyboard, and monitor). But I've always wanted an all black system soo...
Really up to you man!

My favourite, all black....:up:

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...I-Piped-05.jpg

How about an all silver one?

Is a single 120.3 enough for CF or SLI setup?

Wow, haven't checked on this thread in a while, the design and rendering of the components has come a long way. Great job. The case may be on the big side, but look at how much room you have to work, airflow, space for components, everything. It's nice.

How long is it until the first prototype?

wow, i would so buy this. great job on the design.

Another shot at all black, different lighting.....

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...ed-06-1024.jpg

OMG! Thats a pretty cool concept right there. If those were to be sold around, I would buy one to replace my U2-UFO and Stacker. Love the all Black one. But a Silver with Mirror finish could kick some major arses! Heh :D

I love the case, but I would be concerned about the length of cables and wires for drives, power and reset buttons, fan controller wires etc. That is quiet a distance from the front of the case to the mobo.

may cause some problems with available cable lengths.

-J

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I love the case, but I would be concerned about the length of cables and wires for drives, power and reset buttons, fan controller wires etc. That is quiet a distance from the front of the case to the mobo.

may cause some problems with available cable lengths.

-J

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The case isn't that big! I can't see cable length being a problem. Normally you have a problem hiding the dam cables because they're too long.....;)