J-J-J-Jam it in. A preview of my upcoming build.

[kuhla]

As those of you who saw pics of my case in the water case gallery already know, my current case is quite the function-over-form setup ahh lets cut the c***, its damned uglya!! My setup (http://www.gt-clan.net/kuhlas_stuff/...age/index.html) needs a new home that is compact (I like small cases) but still big enough to fit my watercooling inside it. A while ago I read about one of lian-li's new[er] cases, the PC-A05B (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112130), and really liked it's compact size and design (with the PSU in the front). After doing some thinking and sketches I think I found a way to make it work with my setup. I went ahead and bought the case about a week ago .... and a new swiftech MCR320 rad .... and a mcres res .... and some yate-loons .... and uhh some more tubing! i hate this hobby....

sidenote: Petra's Tech Shop for-the-win

ANYHOW. This thread would not be complete without some pics of a test fitting for the radiator in the case after I removed the bottom "stand" for the PSU and the hard drive cage (see the newegg link pics for what it should look like internally). However before I go any further I wanted to mention what my main goal was in making this thread: From the measurements I got from other A05B owners (before I purchased this case) and from the measurements I have so far, the case (provided it is modified) can fit a full 3*120 radiator in it. I would dare say this one of the smallest cases that can do that measuring only 15"(h)*8.26"(w)*19.3''(d), making it only slightly larger (in volume) than my currently butchered Antec Super Lanboy. The main modification that needs to be done to make such a large radiator fit along the bottom is: move the PSU up to where the hard drive cage (and front exhaust fan) used to be. This will require some sort of new support to be placed in that location for the PSU to screw into. This does mean that the only real place left for a hard drive is in the 5.25" bays but since I only plan on using 1 internal drive, that does not concern me.













I will start another thread (in a diff section)(EDIT: scratch that, I'll just be using this thread as the worklog) once I start the real building. Some of the other things I have, for now, planned to do to this case:

(1) Paint insides flat black
(2) Cute sidepanel for window
(3) Add 2 black, spring loaded, recessed, steel speaker cabinet handles
(4) Add some green acrylic inside (as a radgrill maybe)
(5) Re-do the case feet so that they are both rubber and tall enough to allow the radiator to really breath
(6) Possibly add a top blow-hole (need to check strength of case after I add the handles before I really decide on this)