Project: Aluchill[Scratch build]

norim_13: Thanks! :)
LogAn'sRun: PM admin? Thats wierd..
The workshop is located at my paps work, so yeah it's pretty nice. Although there are LOTS of crap laying about. Water Inside is finished. The case is standing on a shelf right now :) Got a bit tired of it being so tight.
Eddie3dfx: Thanks!
BigJoe: Me too :D


Yet another update!

Got to love weekens :) Went to the workshop and finished the floor-panel and the middle-plate.

Pretty good precision huh?
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7319.jpg

Had to do a little "mockup"
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7320.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7321.jpg

Motherboard tray
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7322.jpg

Feels good to see things fit together so nicely :)
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7323.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7324.jpg

The parts so far (Yes, I love smudging them panels with my fingers :P)
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7325.jpg

More comments guys! :)

Try and get some age hardened wrought Al alloys .. better conductivity than copper ;O

Looks like a hand made V2000:D

nice work so far :) i love it

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Originally Posted by cegras

Try and get some age hardened wrought Al alloys .. better conductivity than copper ;O

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electrical or thermally? i searched on google and i couldn't get a thing.
Thanks!

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Originally Posted by cegras

Try and get some age hardened wrought Al alloys .. better conductivity than copper ;O

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Haha :rolleyes:

RockfordFosgate: Maybe, It's a good design though :) Nice to have separated compartments for the cooling and the hardware.

Vatos_locos: Thanks :)

Lovely precision again... I want moar!! :D

it's going really good!

can you tell us how does a frame like yours (in solid aluminium bars) cost?

i'm interested in doing my own case to, and that frame looks really great! I want to do one of those!!!

lookin' sweet like always.

That's some tight precision, I'm impressed.

Are you leaving space for routing cables or did I miss something?

@norim_13: Thanks! Didn't cost too much, about 35 dollars I think.

@LogAn'sRun: You haven't missed anything, but you havent seen everything either ;) Holes for cable routing will be made :)

Wow, I cant believe how fun it is to work on projects like these. I can't get enough.
Been working about 9 hours this weekend. Takes time to measure everything and get things perfect. But planning really is the key to succes. I wont rush anything this time for sure.

Started of the weekend by ordering some stuff from ChilledPC

Products:
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1 x Enzotech - Low profile Chipset block SLF-1
5 x YATE LOON 120mm - D12SM-12
2 x LCD Display Temperature Sensor (White)
3 x Rotary Elbow Adapter G1/4 ()
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound - 4g tube
4 x 3/8" BSP to 1/4" BSP reducer with Oring
1 x ThermoChill PA120.3
1 x XSPC Laing DDC Top with Reservoir
2 x Feser One - F1 - Cooling Fluid - UV BLACK 1ltr
1 x Anodised 120.3 Rad Grill with Mounting Holes
2 x 1/4" Inline Temperature Sensor (T)
1 x Variable SLI VID Connection Nipples G1/4" - 3 Slot
2 x Anodised 120.2 Rad Grill with Mounting Holes
1 x Vandal Resistant Switch Silver - White Ring
20 x Feser 1/4" BSPP High Flow 3/8" ID - 1/2" OD Compression Fitting
1 x Anodised 120.1 Rad Grill with Mounting Holes
1 x Laing DDC 18w Pump / Swiftech MCP355
1 x Chilled PC Lapping Kit
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Started of with mounting the bottom plate. Using temporary m4 bolts.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7336.jpg

As I said, these bolts are just temporarily. Will be using Hex head screws later on.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7338.jpg

Cut out space for the PA120.2 radiator in the front.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7340.jpg

Positioned in the frame
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7341.jpg

Something like that. Radiator will be mounted directly on the front plate.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7343.jpg

Enough space for the fans
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7344.jpg

Then I wanted to mount the middle plate on the frame. Pre drilling the holes in the plate which will later guide when drilling in the frame.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7347.jpg

All holes drilled and the plate is carefully clamped on the frame.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7349.jpg

Mounted. Need to wipe smudges off.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7351.jpg

Cool huh? Nice and sturdy
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7352.jpg

Then it was time to mount the front plate. As usual I started of with pre drilling the guide holes.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7356.jpg

Again, plate is carefully positioned and clamped down.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7357.jpg

And mounted with some temporary m4 bolts.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7358.jpg

And with the smudges wiped off I think it is time to show how the case looks like. It is really starting to come togheter. I'm really happy with my work so far.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7359.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7360.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7361.jpg

I think it's pretty damn good.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7362.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7363.jpg

very nice, id use lower profile socket cap screws. your material maybe too thin to counter sink huh?
because some flat socket cap screws would look very nice. the overly industrial exposed socket cap
screw look is too overly used. just my opinion. anyways looks good keep it up.

I agree with you. Thats why I'm gonna use this kind of insex screws:
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/nouser/skruve5588c9c.jpg

That would be quite nice right?

Thermally.

Those things are engineering alloys, I think. Cold worked, precipitation hardened Al-alloy though. Heh.

Anyways, nice build. : )

Beautiful lookin' case you got there. Amazing craftsmenship :up:

This might have already been answered before but, what colors are you going to paint it?

thanks

Been working two days on this case, well not constantly, but just about 8 hours or so. Got the back panel mounted and cut out the hole for the PSU. Adjusted the frame a bit so that the PSU would slide in a bit easier. Got the motherboard slides mounted.

Back panel mounted.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7375.jpg

Made a couple of spacers so that the panels won't bend.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7376.jpg

PSU-hole masked and measured.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7377.jpg

Cut out. Need some sanding.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7378.jpg

After some filing and sanding the PSU went in perfectly.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7379.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7380.jpg

Mounted the slides with some countersunk m4 screws. I actually re designed the case a bit and moved the tray the the left so I will have a 15mm space for routing cables through the middle plate.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7381.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7382.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7383.jpg

Got the upper slider mounted as well.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7384.jpg

And the tray sits like so:
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7386.jpg

Works like a charm.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7387.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7388.jpg

http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7389.jpg

And a video demonstrating the sliding mechanism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kn8Tnz1IAA

Now thats sweet

Loving it so far. The sliding mobo tray is great :up:

Thanks! :)

This project looks great! =)

By the way I have the same jigsaw! :D

If you didn't live in Sweden and lived in the states i would ask you to build me a case :rofl:

Wow, this project is coming along very nicely. This is going to be a beautiful case.

LockBreaker: Thanks! The jig suits its purpose.

PsYcHoNo0b727: :D

atomic ferret: Thank you and I hope it will :)

And yet another update for you guys! Decided to work on the case today. Perfect day for some work.
Finished the back panel (Well, some threads need to be done but besides from that) and also got my Feser 1/4" BSPP High Flow 3/8"ID - 1/2"OD Compression Fitting. Perfect size if you ask me, the 1/2"ID compression fittings tend to look a bit big but these look nice and sleek.

The project is really coming together, although there are lots of things to do. Next time I'll probably start working on the outer panel. I'ts a part of the build that I have taken a bit later because of it beeing a bit difficult.

The Compression fittings. They are quite nice. Will look a lot better than traditional barbs with zip-ties.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7393.jpg

Hehe :hehe::D
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7396.jpg

Screwed into place on the NB-block
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7419.jpg

Looking good on the Supreme :)
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7420.jpg

And there they are :)
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7421.jpg

Need a hole in the back plate so it's possible to insert the mobotray. Masked it out and drilled "sawblade-holes".
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7422.jpg

Cut out, filed and sanded.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7423.jpg

When sliding in the tray I noticed that the tray was making contact with 3 of the mounting screws of the back plate. So I had to take a round file and fix it. No biggie and it looks alright.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7424.jpg

After that it fit perfectly :clap:
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7425.jpg

View of the inside.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7426.jpg

From the front.
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7427.jpg

Can you see it? :)
http://www.bandwidth.se/imgs/39/226/img7428.jpg

great project! you're going really great!

Are that aluminium bars that you used for the structure very expensive? how much does a complete structure cost?

Thanks

Looks great this far, gotta love the scratch builds!:up: One question tough, why the small fan?:(

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Looks great this far, gotta love the scratch builds!:up: One question tough, why the small fan?:(

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No space for something bigger :shrug:. Nothing to worry about, will probably put it on 2volts or so :rofl:, just to keep the air circulated by the motherboard ^^