Project: Water Inside [EXTREME 56K WARNING]

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/528...iieeeeexi0.jpg

Okay, so, this project is originally written in swedish.. and I really don't have the energy to translate everything, so ya'll have to look at the pictures, but later on the updates will have comments written in english

Ok, have started the planning.
Sketsh in sketchup och some other godies.

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/676/23zn4.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/583/24fj6.jpg

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/600/1bv2.jpg

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/7503/2ae0.jpg

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/2922/8wb2.jpg

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/9633/9uc3.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/883/10ag6.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3130/11rx4.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5833/12ge3.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3895/13sh5.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3575/14hj1.jpg

This is how the case will look in the end, glossblack with highpolished front.

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2231/3be5.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9351/7gv2.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2100/6kw7.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3095/5na1.jpg

This is the frontpart that I am working on
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1117/22hk2.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7568/15bh7.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8642/25sn1.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9869/16cf6.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1463/17mh8.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8872/26ip6.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2588/18bk2.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8515/19aq3.jpg

One done, one more to go

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1683/20ao5.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1766/21rt9.jpg


I have tweaked a little with the sketch, and I did a hopefully better solution to the design. You can see what's done

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8436/27is8.jpg

Frame sawed to exactly 1cm
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1105/28ky2.jpg

Why? To get the front thicker
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9781/29fm1.jpg

Why?? So that the Aluminium metalsheet wont brush against the DVD-driver (Or what the hell you call it in english ;D)
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5881/30uj3.jpg

This is how the loop is supposed to be.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7880/slangjt2.jpg

IOW: Pump - radiator - radiator - cpu block - [gpu block] - tank - pump - osv osv osv :)

Have glued on the frame.. superepoxy is strong :D
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6099/31cb4.jpg

Drawn out the lines for the logo, that I will cut with the dremel :dremel:
http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/1166/32fk2.jpg

Have started to cut the logo.

DREMEL ACTION! :D

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9766/34qj2.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/909/33wf8.jpg


And some random photos

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2729/35gv2.jpg

I can see the light!

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5448/36lw3.jpg

Inside a tube

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2465/37at1.jpg

Went down to the workshop en fixed some stuff :)

It was to much work with the dremel, so I used the jiggsaw instead... was a bit easier

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2561/38se4.jpg

I'm pleased with the result

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5922/39ud9.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6858/40la7.jpg

I had some trouble mounting the fan. The holes had UNC threads, så neither M3 or M4 would fit. So i made the threads M4.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4854/41zm6.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1158/42oh2.jpg

Mounted the radiator in the back

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3788/43tz9.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2308/44rr7.jpg

I discovered that the sidepanel hit the radiator, so i took away a little from the sidepanel

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/2171/45ap2.jpg

Got my parcel with a BIX2 and a 5,25 reservoir.
Everything is beeing leektested

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8266/46df4.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3268/47qp4.jpg

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2742/48hu5.jpg

Got some spikefeets.. just don't know what I am going to have for protection :)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7507/49es1.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9106/50zh7.jpg

You dont want to put the computer on your feet with those ;)

Found a .. dont know what the name is in english.. but ill use it for draining the system

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/891/51up7.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/477/52kd7.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3787/53gb5.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2181/54iv5.jpg

And the Beehhheeaaast! :P

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4774/55wk2.jpg

Went down to the workshop for 4 hours, feels like I didn't get anything done

Started puttying the frame.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2869/62tw6.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8065/61ur1.jpg

Cut out the 120mm fanhole
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4692/57ey3.jpg

Made a homemade electriccablelist
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1316/58or1.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9361/60fz5.jpg

Made the mountingholes for the rad

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9312/59ty8.jpg

And the crazy modder with puttydust on the nose ;P

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/1860/56bp3.jpg

went down to the workshop

Started with drawing out the radiatortemplate
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5339/64ng2.jpg

Cut out and a list is testmounted, note that it isn't fixed, it is just for testing. Can't glue it until I have painted the case
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1889/66ow5.jpg

Radiator testmounted, all screws will be insexskcrews.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3734/65of9.jpg

Put on the feet, sexy :)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5338/67xb1.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5609/68mb1.jpg

Pretty tight
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1521/69it1.jpg

Ill have to thank elmor For these babies, You will notice later on what they are for;)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8621/70gl3.jpg

After the hard work it was time for a cheeseburger! :D
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/272/63bx5.jpg

Finnished the grinding on the putty and painted it with basecoat. Pretty smooth :)
http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/3733/71wd7.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1636/72ph9.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7891/73xf9.jpg

Polished some of the stainless steel just for fun :)
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8220/74kp9.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9444/75ai2.jpg

Started with the "case" for the pump, that will be polished.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4563/76rg0.jpg

Ok, testmounted the front frame and it was a nice fit.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3494/77ny0.jpg

Yesterday I ordered some white LED's for the front (Will have lighted plexi behind the aluminiumsheet)

Nice and smooth.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3817/78yj6.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1787/79wi9.jpg

The radhole from the inside of the case
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7415/80nm9.jpg

Continued with the pumpcasing
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4232/81sh4.jpg

Glued the edges. Later I will putty and paint the case.. I will also make the hole by the suctionfitting more round and nicer

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5923/84yl6.jpg

Well, it seems like people have trouble with bending plexi. So I had to try before I will do it on the real thing. I cant really understand what the problem is. It was actually pretty easy to bend it...?
And as you can see I didn't burn the plexi and i didn't get any "bubbles"
http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/3962/82yr7.jpg

I used a crappy black n' decker heating gun.. well, black & decker is a budget trademark
http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/1372/83uh5.jpg

I also painted the BIX 2, cause the paintjob was absolutely awful.
But now I got a nice paintjob with some mirrorshine. I will take better pics later.
http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/8936/86id4.jpg

My finger eh ,:), As I said I will take a better pic so you can see the mirrorshine better.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/772/85lq5.jpg

So, got my white leds and resistors from lysdiod.com. These babies are supposed to lighten up the plexisides in the front.
I ordered 10 Leds, and I will use 6 in the front, so the last4 will go to something else. Dont know what, maybe lightning up waterblocks or so :)

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/720/87xh8.jpg

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/3531/89ee2.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8776/88ar0.jpg

Bought some spaces for the front
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8259/92sx7.jpg

Which is this part of the front:
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3488/90ds6.jpg

And the modder-pet ;)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7692/91sm4.jpg

Got up from the bed by 9 o'clock, ate breakfast and sent some packages aso.
But the main thing is ofcourse the projekt ;)
Went to Söderströms järn & metall (Southstreams iron & metal ;)). Got my hands on a piece of aluminum.. 4kg. It costed me 100kr, which is about 14$
And as you maybe understand, it is supposed to be for the front.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/940/109gh9.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6550/96oq1.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5918/97rc5.jpg

Exactly 3mm

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9956/98lb8.jpg

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3206/99ox0.jpg

The paint has been dryin' for 1 week.
Hardly no orange-surface nor FLA

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3291/93hm7.jpg

And the wax ;)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2817/94mg9.jpg

Nice and shiny

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6461/95sd2.jpg

Tried polishing the aluminum. There was some kind of oxidation that was pretty hard to get through

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1331/100zi7.jpg

After 1000grit and autosol, not to good in my opinion.. need some tools to get the real-deal ;)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4751/101rq8.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6269/102ou5.jpg

Started grinding on the small radiator. And it surpriced me a bit when I found out that the original color was blue-metallic

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6303/103ml7.jpg

Ready for paint

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/4940/104fk7.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2001/105xl2.jpg

Pretty dark pic, but you with bright monitors can se the reflection

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/697/106ff3.jpg

And here they are, resting and hardening

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6849/107ex3.jpg

Some dremel accessories is never bad :)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1013/108xj0.jpg

Ah, finally got something done today :)

The small rad have dried and the result is as awesome as on the other radiator.

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9014/110ru8.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/451/111uu0.jpg

Nice huh? (Yeah, there is a little miss by the screwhole, but it wont be seen anyway so.. :)

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5775/112up4.jpg

As I will use hinges for the front door, I want it to look nice when you open it. So I'm going to but some plexi that will be painted black on the backside. So hopefully it will be nice and shiny.

Masktaped plexi.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7931/113mj2.jpg

Draw out the lines
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/5131/114mc6.jpg

Jiggsawcut.
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/7306/115nk6.jpg

After some fine-tuning it was a nice fit.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6822/116tu1.jpg

Time to make a hole so I can acces baytank, dvd-driver etc.
Marked out.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1230/117ih1.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9394/118xk5.jpg

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3759/120hx5.jpg

Bent some plexi to cover up some ugly areas of the case.
I will spray it black on the backside.

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/66/121fk9.jpg

Screwed into place with some M4.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1025/122cq3.jpg

Ah, got a nice cut in my finger from something. Didn't notice until I looked at the finger

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7217/123zy5.jpg

Okay, so, got some time today and worked on the case.

Started painting the cover-up plexi.
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5934/124jb5.jpg

And the finnish is.. yea :rock:
It's like having a 5mm thick clearcoat layer :D
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/1636/125vl2.jpg

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/6107/126pn2.jpg

This area is ugly, and will be covered up with a piece of plexi.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/5778/127dy3.jpg

The camera focused on the reflections ;)
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/9650/128da7.jpg

Made a hole with the jiggsaw in the front.
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6080/129tp6.jpg

Made a hole in the frontbezel.
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9485/130ya1.jpg

Will use this tunnelthing.
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4964/131tp9.jpg

Made screwholes for the tunnel
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3083/132wy3.jpg

Both parts painted on the back. The finnish will be awesome :D
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9260/133tf6.jpg

The tunnel painted.
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/6901/134rm4.jpg

Masktaped the 4mm plexi. The right piece will be used for the sidepanelwindow, and the other will be used for the front.
Used all the tape that was left :p
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/8170/135jo8.jpg

Marked
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/7263/136lu0.jpg

It was a nice fit in the sidepanel, the plexi slid in under thos edges and will make the whole sidepanel more stable.
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1182/137no4.jpg

Took some photos of the paint.

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2006/138is7.jpg

What's the lamp doin' there? ;)
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5489/139uc4.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9873/140zg6.jpg

Oh well, hello there :)
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2080/141ev1.jpg

So, bought some new components.

3st Titan fans, 120mm.
1st Cooltek fan, 120mm.
1st Sunbeam rheobus, (0 - 12v)
2st Nexus disktwin.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1518/142dm2.jpg

Cooltek-fan specifications

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9922/143bu6.jpg

Titan-fan specifications

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9408/144ir7.jpg

Nexus hardrivecooler.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2036/145tg7.jpg

So, this is how the rad looks with the fans
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6612/146zo8.jpg

This is how it will look like inside.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2268/147bu7.jpg

Started sanding the sidepanel.
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3261/148mp8.jpg

Inside
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/9107/149bl0.jpg

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1882/150tl4.jpg

Finished sanding the sidepanel and done some polishing work on a fan-frame

1000 grit
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/8894/151jt1.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4207/152ne4.jpg

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3144/153tv4.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7068/154wm5.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2426/155np0.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/231/156xd0.jpg

So, more sanding and polishing work
I have tested polish a little on the chassis, but I don't know if I like it, what do you think? Should I have a little more "rough" polish or should I paint it black?

Here are some pics

http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/9310/157nf8.jpg

http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/8291/158vp0.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/245/159we0.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1262/160la6.jpg

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/6761/161bf2.jpg

As you cas see; the surface is pretty rough, but maybe it's cool, i don't know, you decide :)

And here is a little work-movie of me sanding the chassis

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1923/watergq5.jpg

I have painted the frontframe black.
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9940/162xk0.jpg

I have also painted the inside and the back of the case black.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7461/163df3.jpg

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/5145/164pp3.jpg

When the frame had dryed, I went on making holes for the hinge. And then I mounted the hinges.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9756/165iz3.jpg

The base-frontaluplate was testfitted.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5088/178sl7.jpg

testmounted on the chassi
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7793/167ar0.jpg

After that I drilled holes in the frontplate and the baseplate and mounted them together with the distances and some insexscrews. Although this is not how it will look like, cause you all know that I will have plexiglass behind the frontplatet that will be lid up by the LED's
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6262/168dt0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2218/169yq2.jpg

This is how the workbench looks after 3 hours. Not a pretty sight, but all the tools are necessary.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/361/170ff6.jpg

I found out that it was really hard to use a black vinylfilm to tint the plexi. So my dad got me some tinted real glass. Yes, it is some heavy ****, but it is nice :)
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8813/171qd5.jpg

The effect is, that if I dont have the case lighted at the inside, you wont be able to see through the glass. But if it is lighted, you will se through.
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7734/172hu1.jpg

These are the insexscrews and nuts that I am using. Shiny stuff. M4.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8861/173ws2.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5453/174ru9.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3646/175bt3.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9558/176ji7.jpg

Yep, i've got a few.
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2211/177xo6.jpg

For you who liked the movie that I had earlier, here is another one:
http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2159/wtardafafv4.jpg

I got the backplate mounted to the hinges
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/8024/179mq2.jpg
And this is how the hinge is mounted to the frame and the backplate. The space in the hinge is actually pretty big, so i got nuts to fit in.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5092/180az6.jpg

Started working on the plexiglass that is supposed to be illuminated.
I fastened the plexi with the aluplate with some screws to make it easier to sand and get the edge nice.
http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/2563/181od8.jpg

Heh, ye, some work to do
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/294/182rn3.jpg

The backside, wont be seen
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2416/183rj3.jpg

The job is dirty and time comsuming. Its not fun to sand plexiedges,, i tell you.
One edge almost done
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1030/184is1.jpg

Ah, and there we have it. After like 2 hours, 2 metres of 120pt sandingpaper and some work with the :dremel:, I got the edges nice.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6687/185sb3.jpg

Tested to lighten up the plexi, it got a bit scratchy though, but it wont be seen anyways so..
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7182/186ge7.jpg

Pretty nice, a total of 8 leds will lighten upp the edges.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7947/187pj1.jpg

Then I mounted the whole front together.
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2493/188ed1.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/5236/189eh8.jpg

Me likes. I'm actually quite proud of it. I have made it all by myself and it is my own design. That makes it a bit special i think :)
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/4727/190ys6.jpg

This is actually about how the case will look like, although im going to make that final hand polish later, to make it get that real fresh bling-look.
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4799/191at8.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5383/192fb1.jpg

And the last pic for this update
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2/193jc3.jpg

So todays update is pretty kewl. I did the soldering work on the leds and tested how the glass would look like.
Some pics then:

First off i tried to push the leds in the holes, and they stuck nicely.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2623/196jb2.jpg

Then it was time to do the soldering. The tools needed, you got to love the cable peeler. A real one, so decent to use.
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9964/197un5.jpg

First two LED's soldered
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2443/198pg3.jpg

4 LED's
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9047/199de7.jpg

All 8 LED's soldered.
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7187/200gu4.jpg

Mounted the door together and fired up the LED's. I really like the look. :D
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8608/201kh0.jpg

And as I said earlier, the LED's look blue, but are in fact white,
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4527/202cj1.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/6577/203xx1.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4844/204ja1.jpg

Me likey :D
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7963/205yk1.jpg

Tried the tinted glass. It is not fixed to the door, so don't mind the gaps.
All you can see is reflections :naughty:
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4660/206zh4.jpg

But as you can see, when there are some kind of lightsource, you can see through the glass,
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7356/207rw8.jpg

So, this is all for now. And now I want a lots of COMMMENTS! :D

//NysoO

WOW. man. thats some really hard work.. But u got wht u wanted.

The case looks great, unique, XTREME.

Have fun with it :toast:

How much the whole project costed ?? :P. just curious

great stuff want to see ya baby in action

nice job :D :D

WoW :eek: what a fantastic job.

Looks great and i love it :toast: .

Whoa, take it easy guys, it isn't even finished yet, haha :D

@ ANP !!!: Thanks thanks! :). This project hasn't costed me so much, yet. I got the case for free from my uncle. I think it has costed me about 150$ in a total. And that includes paint, watercooling etc.

@ Leeghofd: Thanks, components will be bought in April, so it is quite some time left. You will also get a movie later.

@ day187: Thanks :)

@ BooStFeD: Thanks thanks :D


Update 18/2 - 07

Mounted the 5,25 bay cover.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/323/208eo9.jpg

Mounted the frontfan and put shrinkingtube on the cables.
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9074/210mk6.jpg

And this is how it will look like when you open the door.
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/7154/209ug0.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2195/211up7.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3881/212xb6.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8963/213ex4.jpg

Someone wanna get pierced? :worried:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1720/214kj6.jpg

//NysoO

One heck of a mod. Great job, would love to own it. Props!

Great job on the case and also a good job on documenting the process. Thanks for taking us along on the ride. :up:

I wouldn't put the small rad in the back like that, because it won't be getting fresh air. But WOW that work is awesome!!! How did you bend the plexiglas? Did you heat it up? I never knew you could bend it :P

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You pop it in an old (or a female will kill you) oven for like 10 - 15mins and it goes all floppy and you can bend it whatever shape you want :D

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You pop it in an old (or a female will kill you) oven for like 10 - 15mins and it goes all floppy and you can bend it whatever shape you want :D

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What temperature? I don't want to throw plexi in an oven because 1. fumes 2. its expensive. Perhaps there is some other way to get one part of it heated up and floppy...

wow amazing job

That is freaking amazing and Xtreme. Congrats. I love the super-glossy, reflective black and the nice polished metal. The only problem I have with the door is that I didn't see a vent for the front fan in the door. I would think it would be awkward to keep the door open the entire time the computer is on... or if you don't, the fan does pretty much nothing.

Other than that, it looks great. I would definitely buy a case that looked that awesome if i saw one.

Oh.. my.. god. You my friend, are the most talented and devoted case modder I've seen!

Please, more pictures soon! /subscribed a million times over.

:slobber: :worship: :clap:

wow! looks great.

Nice job man ! Great Mod!

love the polished aluminum and stainless steel, very cool mod:D :clap:

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What temperature? I don't want to throw plexi in an oven because 1. fumes 2. its expensive. Perhaps there is some other way to get one part of it heated up and floppy...

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Can't remember, been years since I've done it. Wasn't awfully hot, and surprisingly wasn't all that smelly unless you're cooking it :P . You could use a heat gun, the type used to strip paint off, that would work, just heat where you want to bend. :)

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One heck of a mod. Great job, would love to own it. Props!

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Thanks! :)

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Great job on the case and also a good job on documenting the process. Thanks for taking us along on the ride. :up:

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Thanks and you're welcome! :)

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I wouldn't put the small rad in the back like that, because it won't be getting fresh air. But WOW that work is awesome!!! How did you bend the plexiglas? Did you heat it up? I never knew you could bend it :P

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I know i know, but there was no other way. ill simply have to lean the case until the rad is somewhat airless.
Thanks :D
I put the plexiglas in a wise with wood between, so i wouldn't scratch it. Then I kept a steady preassure to the piece that i wanted to get bent, whilst I heated the bendingarea with the heatinggun

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Thanks! :)

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That is freaking amazing and Xtreme. Congrats. I love the super-glossy, reflective black and the nice polished metal. The only problem I have with the door is that I didn't see a vent for the front fan in the door. I would think it would be awkward to keep the door open the entire time the computer is on... or if you don't, the fan does pretty much nothing.

Other than that, it looks great. I would definitely buy a case that looked that awesome if i saw one.

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Thanks :)
Don't worry, if you look at the bottom of the frontframe, you will se a gap. It is about 7-8mm space between the frontinterior plexiglas and the aluminum front, so there is no problem.

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Oh.. my.. god. You my friend, are the most talented and devoted case modder I've seen!

Please, more pictures soon! /subscribed a million times over.

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Haha, thanks thanks! :D You will get more pictures, i promise. The hardware isn't even installed yet, and the exterior isn't finished quite yet, but almost :)

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Nice job man ! Great Mod!

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Thank you :)

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Me too, thanks :D

Excellent work!

Out of curiousity, where does everyone keep getting those sketchup models of hard drives, motherboards, etc. Did you make your own or is there a site where I can go and just download certain models of certain products?

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Excellent work!

Out of curiousity, where does everyone keep getting those sketchup models of hard drives, motherboards, etc. Did you make your own or is there a site where I can go and just download certain models of certain products?

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Thanks! :)
I got mine from here: http://scc.jazzle.co.uk/ :)

awesome! :D nice job, keep working :)

Nice job there!
That is definately the thread with the most pictures I have ever seen :)
Took ages to load, but it was worth it.

Great stuff.
I hate seing threads of people starting a mod and then they dont post for ages.

Really good looking design. The front looks similar to the sketches I made for my old Big tower, but I never managed to get it started :)

I like it a lot so far. Simple and clean. Nice.

:toast:

Ye'allo boys and girls! Time for a new update! :)

First off, I saw out a cover of aluminum for the back of the case. I will later on make holes for graphicscard.
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8535/215nd7.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5354/216dj2.jpg

I've got a bit unsure with if I'm going to use the baytank. So I made a swiftech minires out of cardbord. It could fit here, but it will be tight. Any opinions about this?
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6976/217qy6.jpg

If so, the plan is to mount a fillport up in the middle of the case, and connect it to the swiftech res.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5875/218vi1.jpg

I dumped the original startbutton and got my hands on a chromed button. It is actually a doorbell button. But I believe it is quite nice :)
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/9921/219ri9.jpg

Polished the sunbeam fancontroller. or should we say "Fun-controller" :D
Yep, got a bit blurry at the corner. But I'll fix that, don't worry folks! :)
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5916/220nz1.jpg

Since my tube of autosol got empty, i thought it was time to try something new out. Earlier i got a tip from darkened about this product, and, i can say that it is much nicer than autosol. Smaller grains = better finnish = happy NysoO :D
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/6264/221za0.jpg

it looks really nice.
maybe you could replace the spikes with those lian-li wheels? it already looks a lot like a lian-li.

Dude this so flipping cool. May i ask how old you are...seam a very young and talented guy...love your paint job on the plexi!

Thanks guys!

bluep3ace: Thanks, I will stick to the spikes, as it was one of the things that I really wanted to have on this case.

Pete: Thanks! :). I'm 16 at the moment, 17 in just a couple of days. :)

Very detailed work. Good job and a lot of pictures :toast:

very nice job.... i also like the tinted plexi.. i have seen some tinted plexi that looks solid black when the computer is off.. :D :D :D :D :banana: :banana: :banana: :eek: ;) ;) ;)

Resently came back from USA, so got some watercooling-stuff with me :)

The order from PT
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6076/ordergs1.jpg

The CCFL's seem to be pretty strong
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6105/222rt3.jpg

They are lightning up my room pretty good, should light up the case as good as well, don't you think?
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2469/224fm2.jpg

4 logisys White ccfl
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/4685/225sm3.jpg

Swiftech 18w MCP355 with Petras top, DD highflow barbs and sleeved cables, Swiftech MicroRes with DD higflow barbs and a modified barb so it will with in the PG7-thread at the top of the res. And ofcourse the DD- Fillport

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3286/226yd6.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4259/227jd8.jpg

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/4249/228gz2.jpg

Fillport..
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3043/229my4.jpg

Swiftech MCRes, nice and tiny little fellah
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9021/230bi7.jpg

Watcha think?

//NysoO

nice work!

Keep coming! I want more photos :)


BTW, very good work you doing there

Very nice work!! Hope to get some advice from u in the future :)

where is the final system,i am very curios.show final images please...

mit78: Hehe, still under progress, so no "final" - pictures :)

cirthix: thanks! :)

rbsmontemor: Thanks, you can be shure that there will be more photos. I have clear-coated the case, so that the polish wont oxide. Pics on that later, although you can't see much difference.

PlatoonSgtElias: Thank you, I'm sure I can give advices. What do you want to know? :eh:

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Man, I aways want to do something like that.....but I have no time and no experience. In your first post you give so much detail and photos, I spend almost a hour looking at :slobber:

I'm waiting for more photos (when necessary, like u said:)).

Sorry for my fu*¨%ng terrible poor english :slapass:

Again, good work

Bye :wave:

its beatiful
i wait the pictures.

Great work man , damn you had the same idea as me to make the microres fillable via the DD fill port, I cannot find any barb that fits the thread of the fill hole.. did you custom made that part or is it availble through local dealers ?

Thx for any info...

Leeghoofd: If you compare the fillcap to a, for example DD highflow barb, you will notice that the barb's thread has a wider diamater in a total.
The thing I did was to place the barb in a wice, thereafter I took a file and filed the thread all around. Then to make the threads better, I found a small special file that i filed IN the threads with.
After some work I tried the barb in the Res, and if I found some place where the barb was hard to screw inte to res, I filed it down or changed it so the barb would fit in the res better.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6800/232jg2.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5045/233pl8.jpg
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1186/234ff8.jpg

Impressive work, keep us posted.:woot:

Very nice. I like the front door.

Can you send one modded barb over plz , I have no patience to do this stuff, I want to make a top on my cube and be able to fill the bugger from there and not detach all stuff... (my bad design lol)

I have sprayed a clear-coat on the chassi and tried some new mounting-positions of the watercooling.

Sleeved the start-button
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9994/235pq1.jpg

Can you see the clearcoat mirror?
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1249/236cs9.jpg

It almost melts into the surroundings :P
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/723/239xk4.jpg

The new pump made it possible for me to mount everything internally, which also will take away the problem with the upside - down mounted rad.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2802/240rk6.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7683/241kg5.jpg

Have been trying some loops, any suggestions?
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5138/243ab9.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4977/242ci5.jpg

nice work...what you puttin in it???mobo &pro.....????

That's simply amazing. Great work man.

I like it, is nice!

props for some hard work on a mod that is coming out great so far, subscribed ;)

Hmmmm...this is VERY impressive alright, nice workshop you got there ;) I'm seeing too many of these mods, I want to make a case myself. :D
As for your watercooling loop, parallel rads will be difficult because of the size of the case. I'd flip the pump sideways, so the inlet barb is pointing straight at the res, and have the pump either pump right into the 120.2 rad, or right into the CPU or GPU.

very impressive work

That must have taken you really long time.

It looks really good i must say.

Keep up the goodt work

I feel tired just looking at all of that work. :p:

'grats on the work and the dedication to go with it.

crazy cool case i love it

Dude thats totally extreme worthy nice work man !!!!!!!!!!

i like the paint work and the polishing videos

Your Case is Great :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: great job man!:clap:

wow mortal... You've got almost the exact same setup I just ordered :) And you're sXe and you're an Anthony Green fan! :eek: a IKTPQ fan too? I think we're somehow realated.. or maybe you are me in some other dimension? ;) haha :p:

"smoke's filled the air and I'm struggling to breathe"



NysoO: Awsome job you're doing there :shocked: The paint work is near perfect and the design is stellar! I'll be posting a worklog of my own case design and build soon :)

Keep up the good work and keep those pics comming! :up:

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is it finish yet?? :D

very nice worklog.. :)

ZZup, the project is actually starting to run to the end. Most of the design and modification is done. But this is todays update.

Got some critics on how the front fan would get air, so sawed out a hole in the front door and put on some c-strip. In the same time I painted the inside of the door black.
http://bandwidth.se/images/1227

From the beginning I was thinking about mounting the rad on the outside, therefor I got a ugly hole for the radiatorhose. So, made a aluplate that i mounted with insexscrews.
http://bandwidth.se/images/1228

New angle :)
http://bandwidth.se/images/1229

http://bandwidth.se/images/1230

Shine
http://bandwidth.se/images/1231

Pictures really can't give the real-life experience. The clearcoat and the polish
doesn't have its real depth.
http://bandwidth.se/images/1232

The things that are left to do.
Hole on the top for the fillport.
Soldering on a 4-pin molex for the frontdoor leds.
Mounting the glass in the sidedoor.
Make holes for the sidedoor thumbscrews.

//NysoO

woohoo Hardware PRON!

finally an update for this awesome project

keep up the good work

do you have another worklog somewhere else? Like sweclockers or something?

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yeh, techsweden.org

Did some finnishing stuff.

Soldered on a 4-pin molex on the electricalcables to the front LED's.

http://bandwidth.se/images/1238

I also soldered on a connector for the startbutton
http://bandwidth.se/images/1239

Drilled a 25mm hole and mounted the fillport. It was actually kind of nervwrecking as I have done so much job one the case, so, just a little mistake would be a disaster, but I took my time and it came out nice :)
http://bandwidth.se/images/1240

Mounted the glass.
http://bandwidth.se/images/1241

Saw that someone polished his fillport, so did the same thing. Looks nice I think :)
http://bandwidth.se/images/1242

just SICK!! KEEP US POSTED! :clap:

your polish needs more compound. its not smooth enough .
if you have time, you can always 1500grit wetsand it

clearcoat it at least 3 layers to get it thick enough
then 1500>3000grit wetsand, then orbital buff it.

only problem with this is that. its a steel case?

you gotta sand it all times its smoother then smooth. or else grooves show up after clear drys and hardens

That Fill port looks absolutely awesome !!!!
Thumbs UP !!

The last watercooling components arrived.

Ek fullcoverblock plus delrin anyone?
http://bandwidth.se/images/1695

http://bandwidth.se/images/1696

http://bandwidth.se/images/1697

Swiftech Apogee GTX
http://bandwidth.se/images/1698

Flat?
http://bandwidth.se/images/1699

no algaes in my loop, with this PT nook :D
http://bandwidth.se/images/1700

The graphicscard and motherboard arrived today :)

Asus blitz formula SE
http://www.bandwidth.se/images/1705
http://www.bandwidth.se/images/1706
http://www.bandwidth.se/images/1707
http://www.bandwidth.se/images/1708
http://www.bandwidth.se/images/1709

And XFX 8800Ultra :)
http://www.bandwidth.se/images/1710

Nice gear! Maybe some NB/mosfet/??? waterblocks too? :D

update!!!!!

AndM: Thanks! I think I'll go with the motherboard as it is though :)

disruptfarm: It will come soon enough :)

Very nice work indeed :)

You have a lot of potential keep up the good work ;)

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Oh man that is a nice project... thank you for getting good parts to go with your case... i have seen too many nice cases with crappy internals which just don't do them justice.

very nice hardware im almost jealous :D

I wish someone would give this guy a job. He is too talented to not go into PC design......

:up: :cool: :up:

love this computer great work highly detailed!!!

Hopefully ill have a cube mod in here soon!!!!!.......

i love it to!!!
You gave me some good ide to my kabinett thet i modd now, thx man!
i did not get how you sett the diodes, glue it?

Excellent work. I wish I had that kind of patience... I've got the kind of free time that creative people like you can do amazing things with.

Any Updates?