Project Rubik's (It's a cube geddit ?)

**Jedda** · 05-29-2007, 09:21 PM

Yeah that's fair to average design for a supposedly good case. It wouldn't stand in my world either. I'm sure you can space frame it or replace it totally.

**phcjpp** · 06-05-2007, 01:58 PM

A little work update - been a little tied up last few days but expect some progress soon.

Firstly installed the 3 monitors and the sound system. Used vesa mounts for the 19" fellows.

Next I started building the replacement motherboard support.

Cutting the acrylic

And then drilling

Tomorrow night should get it all lit up by UV.

Chris

**phcjpp** · 06-08-2007, 01:24 PM

Well another day a little more achieved. Here is tonights work log.

In goes the power supply with its cables all tidied up.

Here you can see a bundle of spairs underneath the galaxy.

Next up a couple of shots of the replacement motherboard support

and in the case

finally a proposed layout for the pumps and their power supply.

Think thats about it for the night - next up is mounting the pumps on their shock absorbers and getting the rads in.

Have a good one.

Chris

**Chewbenator** · 06-08-2007, 01:36 PM

Wow, nice work, everything is so clean!

**GeoffP** · 06-09-2007, 12:03 AM

very, very neat m8.
absolutely love the 3 lcd setup

**phcjpp** · 06-09-2007, 01:10 AM

Thanks guys ! Well my stealths are finally in at petras so i will soon have all the bits i need!

Chris

**elfy** · 06-09-2007, 03:30 AM

this is a brilliant log, everything explained in nice detail

**Mr Footlong** · 06-09-2007, 03:46 AM

Nice work there but that seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to with the optical drives, in my opinion of course. Back in the day when I used to stealth drives in Lian Li's I would cut them down flush and dremel all the edges angled internally to minimize any potential risk of catching. I used cork pads by the button area and double sided tape between the tray and the plate. I would then drill a small 1mm hole etc lined up with the activity light and cut off a small piece from a SP/DIF optical cable and bond it in. All of this sat 100% flush, opened by touch directly on the plate and showed the activity very well too, normally took about 30-45 mins to do perfectly. Of course we all have our own ingenious ways of doing these things

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Cheers,

Nick.

**phcjpp** · 06-09-2007, 07:30 AM

Oops Bug**********

Gonna have to make a new top.

Not enough patience I am afraid on my part.

Chris

**elfy** · 06-09-2007, 07:58 AM

ass

**Mr Footlong** · 06-09-2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by phcjpp

Oops Bug**********

Gonna have to make a new top.

Not enough patience I am afraid on my part.

Chris

I almost did the same thing from rushing. The hole for my fillport seemed to be taking an AGE and pretty well no matter which tool I chose, I just couldn't get the 'hot knife through butter' tool

, mungo was angry at this point. In the end I end made mine slightly too big and had to glue the seals top and bottom of the fillport as it had a fillport clamping against it trying to make an airtight seal against the roof. I loathe drilling perspex/acrylic.

**phcjpp** · 06-10-2007, 05:48 AM

Well a few hours wasted but back on track. Bought the replacement perspex from local B&Q (ouch) and with trusty hacksaw in hand off I went. Took a little more care with the drilling this time and even learn't how to rivit! Anyway results below now including the 2 fill ports.

Tomorrow is pump mounting and power supply I think.

Chris

**jabski** · 06-10-2007, 02:51 PM

the fillports look real nice in the top like that

Nice work phcjpp

**phcjpp** · 06-11-2007, 07:02 AM

Another day a bit more progress !

Pump with noise supressing mounts

Holes drilled in case for pump mounting

Pump wired up

At last - a use for the motherboard support. Gonna move it nearer the front of the case and use it to hold the powersupply. Much Dremmeling to get that hole cut.

Rather cute acrylic mount constructed for the reservoirs.

Finally a couple of fill ports fitted for drainage.

Chris

**RockfordFosgate** · 06-11-2007, 07:23 AM

Nice job men keep going

**ranker** · 06-11-2007, 10:17 AM

What tools are you using to cut into your case/mobo support and your acrylic pieces. I'm almost frightened to tough acrylic as I see all the horror stories people have in cracking it.

**phcjpp** · 06-11-2007, 10:40 AM

Hi,

Hack saw is fairly good at cutting straight sections of acrylic. For holes in acrylic I use the spade drills mentioned earlier. Very slowly and from both sides with a pilot hole often finished off with the dremmel sander is my favourite method. Its fairly easy to work with, just take your time.

As for cutting the case - either a hole saw for the fill ports or a dremmel in 'free-style' mode. Again slow and careful wins the day.

Chris

**hoax** · 06-11-2007, 12:58 PM

this is looking great phcjpp! please keep the pics coming

**ranker** · 06-11-2007, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by phcjpp

Hi,

Hack saw is fairly good at cutting straight sections of acrylic. For holes in acrylic I use the spade drills mentioned earlier. Very slowly and from both sides with a pilot hole often finished off with the dremmel sander is my favourite method. Its fairly easy to work with, just take your time.

As for cutting the case - either a hole saw for the fill ports or a dremmel in 'free-style' mode. Again slow and careful wins the day.

Chris

Thanks for the tips. Now I just have to get over my uneasiness of cutting up a MM case. Let me know how you managed to mount the MW PSU. I'm still having difficulty finding a place for it since moving to the Horizon.

**phcjpp** · 06-12-2007, 08:32 AM

Evening all .... well here a few pics from todays workathon.

Wiring up the PSU - please note its not a meanwell but guess does the same thing.

zoomed out view

removing the NB and SB cooler from the EVGA 680i

bare board

eek what a mess - time for some TIM cleaner

and the results - finally some tubing going in - everything still loose though

side shot

and the cube itself

fully pimped Iwaki

Thats all folk's

Chris

**Mankz_91** · 06-12-2007, 08:47 AM

Thats looking damn sweet!

**Robump** · 06-12-2007, 09:26 AM

That is looking awesome, keep it going.

Rob

**phcjpp** · 06-18-2007, 01:21 PM

Hi All,

Well some more progress this evening.

Firstly a quick shot of a couple of water temp sensors I made.

Next up a new arrival - well a pair of them in fact - 2 stealths !

I finally got round to doing some leak testing here.

As you can see from the wet board, filling up was fun and there were in fact a few leaks. All from the rad area. The little rad screw didn't seem to be tight on one rad and the barbs were not tight on another.

Here is a stealth - this time connected up

finally a aerial view of the motherboard cooling in its box

Thats about all - gonna leave it on 'soak test' for tonight.

I finally feel I am getting somewhere with this build. I can actually see the end in sight !

Chris

**Grinch** · 06-18-2007, 01:47 PM

looking good man....*-)

**ranker** · 06-18-2007, 01:53 PM

How'd you mount your dual EK reservoirs?

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