Case Design for Liquid Cooling

[Waterlogged]

Someone's bored.

[MrToad]

Someone's bored.

Apparently in ages past our ancestors used to paint figures of game on the walls of caves among other things to increase the likelihood of a successful hunt.

Perhaps this is the same thing? Post 1001 variations of the case to increase the likelihood of it being produced?

[shedokan]

After you're done with urs, are you goin to make ones for sale? :P

[Mick64]

Someone's bored.

Apparently in ages past our ancestors used to paint figures of game on the walls of caves among other things to increase the likelihood of a successful hunt.

Perhaps this is the same thing? Post 1001 variations of the case to increase the likelihood of it being produced?

People have been asking about colour variations. Just being polite.

I'm pretty happy with the design as it is now. Don't think I'll be making any more changes, unless it's to improve or simplify the manufacturing process.

Thought you guys might like to see it in different colours. Still got a few more up my sleeve if you're interested?

[pingpong1455]

did you try black with white accents ??

[BobyTT]

So any ideas on price and availability in US?
Ill hit one.

[pingpong1455]

So any ideas on price and availability in US?
Ill hit one.

i probly would to depending on price

[Mick64]

did you try black with white accents ??

I'm experimenting with different colour combinations at the moment. Will try white on black at some point.

So any ideas on price and availability in US?
Ill hit one.

i probly would to depending on price

Refer to post #322 for pricing. Availability (and price) will depend on who (if anyone) manufactures it......

[3Z3VH]

I think the next step is, you need to pull it all apart and design each part, and how they will fit together.

[zeroibis]

At this rate why not one with paint that changes colors this way everyone is happy. You know those pains that change based off of temp....

[Monkeypillow]

So is this supposed to hold two radiators in the the top and two in the bottom, or one in each compartment?

[Mick64]

So is this supposed to hold two radiators in the the top and two in the bottom, or one in each compartment?

You could probably fit two in the top and two in the bottom in a 'rad sandwich' if you wanted to, but I designed it for one in the top and one in the bottom with fans plus shrouds in push-pull for maximum air flow...

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

any word from Hank yet? if not Ill get on and give him a shout about it. He said he was at computex so he would be busy with that

[rge]

I would buy one in black today, if available.

That is exactly what I want and is about the only good water case design I have seen without modding, especially to cool these hot D0 i7s. Cool air intake on one side and expel hot to other, which can prevent local intake ambients from raising which occurs with my current expelling hot air out bottom of my case. Quad rad up top in dedicated cpu loop is minimum to cool D0 i7 at 4.5ghz, as above 4.2ghz mine adds about 6-8C to load temps for every 100mhz (loads at 70C at 4.2, 95C at 4.5). First cpu I have owned which is temp limited, so a few C off intake ambients from better air flow design, couple from quad rad vs triple, better block...temp decreases add up, and I can quit dumping all rad heat over my hard drives. Not to mention having cpu cooled from above near cpu socket, and vid cards from below make for neat shorter tubing.

My only other choices are cases much larger than this with wasted space...but this is a very efficient design I was actually considering buying a lian li or tj7 and mounting an external rad to top....which would be ugly/dusty compared to this.

If you can get someone to make it...I will put my order in that day...unless its 6 months later...me of little patience.

[Brodholm]

I really like the one in black! Brushed aluminum would be awesome. I'm going with a similar design myself now. One 480 rad in the top and another in the bot. And I will have the psu standing and sucking fresh air from the side. And I will also have a door on my chassis. I hope that I will be able to start building soon. Im waiting for the last bits and pieces to get in. They should be here any day!

Some questions: How thick panels are you going to have? 1,5mm aluminum? And how big of a gap do you need on the back of the motherboard? For cable routing and such.

[Brodholm]

What type of big fan are you planing on using in the front? I have been looking on this one. The Antec 200 x 30 mm Big Boy 200 Tricool Fan.

Has anyone tried it? Some of these big fans is just crap.

[ecat]

I have a couple of those, depending on how you use them I guess they could be ok. They push a good amount of air at high speed something the accompanying wind noise proves. They are quite sweet on the low setting but dependent on your ambient noise levels you may notice their Achilles heal, pwm noise. On the medium setting I find this pwm noise very annoying. Ignoring the built in speed control and running them from my t-balancer once again pwm noise dominates. I've not tried them under analogue control.

[Brodholm]

I have a couple of those, depending on how you use them I guess they could be ok. They push a good amount of air at high speed something the accompanying wind noise proves. They are quite sweet on the low setting but dependent on your ambient noise levels you may notice their Achilles heal, pwm noise. On the medium setting I find this pwm noise very annoying. Ignoring the built in speed control and running them from my t-balancer once again pwm noise dominates. I've not tried them under analogue control.

Thanks! I'm debating with myself If I really need a 200mm in the front or if a 120 will be just fine. I will have about the same layout as mick In that case a 120 at the back and one 120 in the front.

You don't have any other good suggestion for fans in the "big" league D

[Mick64]

Not readily available at the moment, but the MegaFlow 200 case fan form CoolerMaster is one of the best 200mm fans you can get. They come in black, clear, blue LED and red LED and there are 700rpm and 900rmp versions...

[Brodholm]

Not readily available at the moment, but the MegaFlow 200 case fan form CoolerMaster is one of the best 200mm fans you can get. They come in black, clear, blue LED and red LED and there are 700rpm and 900rmp versions...

Thanks, When will they be available? And how thick aluminum are you going to build the chassis in?

[SkewdLogix]

This case would be perfect for my new i7 build. I'm planning on having two WC loops and I'm looking for a case exactly like this one. If you can get this into production reasonably soon, I'll buy one for sure.

[Mick64]

Some questions: How thick panels are you going to have? 1,5mm aluminum? And how big of a gap do you need on the back of the motherboard? For cable routing and such.

Thanks, When will they be available? And how thick aluminum are you going to build the chassis in?

The fans are available now, but I've only found a couple of suppliers that have them in the US and OZ.

Not sure how thick the panels would need to be. It will depend on strength required, size, etc. I would have thought that 1.5mm would be too thin. I would estimate 3mm, 2mm at least!

I would estimate that a gap of 15 to 20mm would be required for cable routing behind the motherboard tray, but that's just my opinion.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

1.5mm is what Lian-li uses and the side panel of the v series cases is 2mm and it seems ridiculously thick to construct a case out of.

Just measured the side panel on my ATCS 840 here and it is made of 1mm alu

[Mick64]

1.5mm is what Lian-li uses and the side panel of the v series cases is 2mm and it seems ridiculously thick to construct a case out of.

Just measured the side panel on my ATCS 840 here and it is made of 1mm alu

That surprises me! 1mm seems very flexible. I'm no expert, but because of the size of my design, I still think at least 2mm would be needed. Of course a sheet metal fabricator would have a better idea than me, and the final test would be to build a prototype.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

It's rolled and crimped on the 1mm, but seriously, you dont want the case to be overbuilt - its just a waste and increases cost. an all 2mm alu case would be very heavy by case standards, especially in such a large case size