custom made case

[bluc]

got aluminium on today. Now have to wait a few weeks to get money together( will do the sanding in meantime) to buy fans so I can fit them then it will be ready for the paint thinking red hammer coat inside and out. pics are front view and the right side where I am considering mounting two more 250mm fans.Hey if anybody has one of these fans http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=20929 could you please post detailed dimensions maybe i could set up the mountings for them while waiting for money cheers

[VulgarHandle]

you should get those aluminum edgings chromed , or acid burn them to 'age' them, depending on the look you're going for

[bluc]

think I will be painting the edge still decieding on what to do thanks for your input

[bluc]

change of plan on right hand end there will be one 250mm fan on top and bottom will have clear window with the reservoirs mounted to it

[Kayin]

Finally, a project bigger than Mithril! Awesome work, mine is 4 rads too, but it is more geared toward everything is precisely balanced to just enough to keep it VERY happy-there's not so much wiggle room in my config...

[Pipi]

You can waterproof the MDF just by painting/clearcoating it. Don't know what MDF exactly is, but if it's sawdaust and glue pressed into a board, it'd be a smart idea to seal the edges - when cutting they can get roughed up. MDF doesn't look like it though. For extreme security you could put something like bondo all over it in a thin layer and paint over that.

[bluc]

I drew up a reservoir design in google sketchup could somebody here please take a look and see if it will work never built a reservoir or used watercooling. Also what thickness/ type of acylic is recomended for res cheers and thanks in advance.

[Desinto]

looks nice..

[voigts]

I drew up a reservoir design in google sketchup could somebody here please take a look and see if it will work never built a reservoir or used watercooling. Also what thickness/ type of acylic is recomended for res cheers and thanks in advance.

I'm on my daughter's comp at the moment and don't have sketchup installed, but as for material, the best is 1/4" cast acrylic. For solvent, tap plastics makes a good solvent that melts the acrylic together. Or you can use IPS Weld-on #3.

[bluc]

ordered some stuff Im waiting on yesterday from performance pcs over there in the states due mid next week.as soon as it arrives will be able to do some more going to cut the hole for res and window on right side more than likely tomorrow

[miptzi]

just one word:

overwhelming!!!!!!!!!!

[bluc]

I have noticed on a couple of retail reservoirs that if you use coolant other than pc ice or distilled water it it affects the glue and voids the warranty.Just wondering if the strength of the weld on glue is affected by fluid xp or fesser coolants.

[bluc]

made some more progress cut the window on right hand end which will be a window and the hole for the reservoir on front.The stuff I ordered from the states cleared customs over here today so will prob get it tomorrow or next day.than can fit fans and prep for painting

[nosboost300]

holy crap thats a badass case your making there... i love the sliding mobotray

subscribed to thread.. can't wait for finished product

[bluc]

got my stuff from states today and got the 250mm fan grills fitted now can start finishing it off

[bluc]

just wondering the shroud on the swiftech mcr320 QP radiator that the fans screw to is it removable I used a radgrillz template to drill out the radiator mounting and they are out by a mile I used the A3 template is there some trick to printing it so its the right size just dont understand what went wrong.If the fan shroud on the rad is removable I might be able to get away with re drilling the fan shroud otherwise it will be major job to fix it .

[bluc]

ordered 2 rads (mcr 320 QP) and 6 yate loon fans today from the states once they arrive will make up an adapter plate to suit my case in the meantime will start prepping rest of case for painting.

[bluc]

You can avoid having to cut slots for the bottoms of the motherboard expansion card brackets if you use tall, 1/2-inch standoffs:

thanks for the tip!!

[Bubbaxm2]

Wow that thing is awesome. Wish I had even the slightest amount of woodworking skills. What is the final finish going to be?

[bluc]

Wow that thing is awesome. Wish I had even the slightest amount of woodworking skills. What is the final finish going to be?

It's amazing what anybody can do when they put there mine to it I'm not a tradesman have done some fibreglassing but the only woodwork I have done previous is little bit I learned in high school.Thinking bout hammer finish paint either black or charchoal with red highlights.But am open to any suggestions.

[Bubbaxm2]

For some reason when I look at it I keep leaning towards black and white. The wood all black and the strips of alluminum in white. Either way I am sure it will turn out nice!

[BNDMOD]

Suscribed... i want to see this finished..
Nice work

[dranom]

very nice work man! good job!

[bluc]

my first lot of rads and fans arrived today(2 x mcr320 qp rad and 6 x yate loon 33db 70cfm fans) Think I have worked out mounting for them see pics

[bluc]

Things have ground to a halt while trying to find some 50mm long m3.5 bolts for the rads In meantime what options is there for pc switchs I know about the bulgin switchs but $30 pre wired is a bit steep what other switchs are available for pcs and where do I find them?cheers