Darth's YDA-Luna Project

[DarthSion]

It took a while for me to finally place my buildlog here.

First a little background info of how I came to this project.
After reading through the buildlog of Daniel's Murdermod here on XS and discovering MDPC I knew what my next project would be.

Planned Gear:

Hardware:
Custom Build Case
MB: EVGA Classified SR-2
CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5620
RAM: 2x Corsair Dominator GT 12 GB 1866 MHz Cas 9 (kit of 6)
GPU: 2x Asus Geforce GTX480
Audio: Asus Xonar D2X
PSU: 2x Silverstone Stryder 1200
Bootdrive: 2x OCZ Vertex 2 Extended raid0
ODD: BD-Rom en DVD-RW
Storage: 3x 2TB WD Caviar Black, 2x 500GB WD Caviar Black raid0
Storage Controller: Adaptec AAR-1430SA-SGL

Cooling:
2x EK Supreme HF Nickel
2x EK FC480GTX Nickel
4x D5 with EK D5 X-top rev2
4x ThermoChill PA120.4 Quad
4x EK Multioption Reservoir 150 rev2
Aqua-Computer Aquaero 4.00 VF Display
16x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850rpm
2x MIPS RAM COOLER 6 ´Corsair Edition´ Nickel POM Black
EK/MIPS SR-2 Full Board Block
Indigo Xtreme TIM for the CPU's
BitsPower Fittings

Various:
Custom Power and Reset switch
Custom whatever else comes to mind

Since I already started a buildlog for this project on another forum at the end of April, I could easily fill quite a few pages with pictures of all the gear.
But I will focus on putting updates on the case itself up first and spread out posting the pictures of the gear over the next few weeks.

So lets get started .

A 3mm ALU sheet.


One of the 3mm ALU sheets after it was bend.


To assemble the bend ALU sheets I use 10x20mm ALU bars.
After cutting the bars I pack them together so I can cut them all simultaneously under a 17 degree angle. After which some filing is done to remove the saw marks.





Then we continue with some drilling, tapping and more filing.



Wet Filing

Testing the Tap.


Lets assemble it.



Next are the side panels. These were cut quite badly having a 2.5mm difference in width on opposite sides of the sheet.
So those needed to be filed down a lot.


6 or so hours later they were filed down to the correct size.
After which it was yet again time for drilling and tapping.




So far Part 1 of the Case .




A lot more to follow .

[ScottALot]

This reminds me of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea... cuz it looks like a submarine sort of thing.

[ohms]

Are you building a trash can? JK

Looking forward to seeing what happens with it, keep the updates coming.

[DarthSion]

I could probably post a Render of the Case to solve the "looks like a" problem.
But that would spoil the log because then you know exactly what it is supposed to look like when finished.

Hopefully watching Part 2 of the Case will help.

More bend 3mm ALU.


And yet again cutting, filing, drilling and tapping the 10x20 ALU Bar.




Luckily the side panels for this part were correctly cut, saving me a whole lot of filing work.






Part 1 will be the middle part of the case, Part 2 will be the top part.
The bottom part will have to wait a while since I need to order more ALU, after I messed up a sheet for it trying to bend it myself.





I'll post some Gear pictures tomorrow.

[DarthSion]

The first package I received. I needed more data on these components for my case design so I ordered a small package.






Then it was time for the more serious orders .

Connector Madness.







And a very nice package from MDPC-X. I ordered this one back in February while I was still working out the design. I'm glad I can finally start using it.
















Check back for a lot more later.

[malkiewicz]

NIce work... This is going to be one heavy case...

[manu_D]

Hi DarthSion
The American program of flights towards the moon is stopped ... but it's an idea which you do not share!
What we see, is it the ejector seat, the toilet? That promises!
I am going to continue to look, I want to miss nothing!
It is difficult to be a pioneer

[DarthSion]

NIce work... This is going to be one heavy case...

And BIG .

More Gear



Small Gentle Typhoon invasion.




And then comes the good stuff .












I'll post some more pics later today.

[Alexandr0s]

Props for total overkill, I freaking love it !

Btw, where did you get those rubber radiator gaskets?

[DarthSion]

@Alexandr0s I sent you a PM.

[Kvickstick]

[Hkxyz]

Nice Parts !!

This should be Awsome

[randomhro]

Wow, that's a lot of gear, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. I love the GentleTyphoon invasion

[Sn0wm@n]

wow... overkill indeed

[DarthSion]

I promised more pictures so here they are .

BitsPower Invasion.










And the Indigo Xtreme TIM.
Which unfortunately is not sold in Europe so I had to order it from the US.



Stay tuned "I'll be back " .

[Zeus]

Whoa! Did you sell your car to get all that stuff? That must have cost a fortune.

[randomhro]

I love the reflection of the white gloves so you wouldn't get prints all over your new fittings. Funny.

[csq2]

Did you win the lottery or something? I can't believe this is for ONE system!!! I could build like ten hardcore gaming systems with all those parts. Wow, keep up the good work!

[ScottALot]

Once you get this thing pieced together, don't you dare leave a fingerprint. Anywhere.

[erikmorgan]

[van_arnam]

very cool. for a second there i was thinking TIE fighter.
http://starwarslego25.files.wordpres...00-xx-12-1.jpg

[elbeasto]

Did somebody say extreme?

Awesome parts & a supremely interesting case design.

[m_jones_]

Overkill?

[JoeChuo]

Speechless! That's Extreme!

[mlee49]

Bloody Hell! This PC is killer!!!!! Subscribed for the pictures!