Case Design for Liquid Cooling

[Welshman666]

man everytime you release new pic of this case in diff colours it simply amazes me even more!

i REALLY want one lol...i'd buy all my pc stuff and wait and wait for this to come lol

[Sadasius]

Very nice! Don't like the inverted though.

[Brodholm]

Does inverted atx have a advantage when you are water-cooling? Always thought that it was so the hot air would not rise to the cpu. And that was why you inverted? But that does not matter if you watercool the cpu right?

Or am i looking at this the wrong way?!

[quattro_]

inverted atx = show of your GPU block to me at least .

[woffen]

Does inverted atx have a advantage when you are water-cooling? Always thought that it was so the hot air would not rise to the cpu. And that was why you inverted? But that does not matter if you watercool the cpu right?

Or am i looking at this the wrong way?!

I chose inverted in my TJ07 because I will have the bigger rad in the bottom, closer to the cpu, and the smaller one in the roof closer to the GPU. I guess it depends on what is more convenient for you.

[Mick64]

Does inverted atx have a advantage when you are water-cooling? Always thought that it was so the hot air would not rise to the cpu. And that was why you inverted? But that does not matter if you watercool the cpu right?

Or am i looking at this the wrong way?!

It can be personal preference, or it could be how you plan to run your loops, but with my design it's up to you as it can be standard or inverted....

[Delemon]

Ok, I'm about in love with that Black and Red one. Would be total geek pr0n with the EVGA Classified, some black tubing, the Ek full block, and a sleeved PSU w/red and black... omg!!

[zeropluszero]

i would kill to have one of these cases. it would be utterly amazing.

[pingpong1455]

mick you get my pm

[gordy]

awesome design! would it be better to have the fans in a push/pull layout around the radiators though? preferably with a gap between the fans, the radiator and the sides of the case?

[gordy]

also would be cool to accommodate 120x55mm fans

[Mick64]

The fans are in push-pull?

[gordy]

oh the picture I was looking at seemed like the fans were stacked. BTW, have you considered giving your plans to a local fabricator for a quote and having a group buy thread to get some built?

one more thing, considered putting a lid on top to access the reservoir fill caps?

[martensch]

awesome! that`s the only word matching aproximatly your work with sketchup. it`s great!! i love it, no i need one!!

just very few minor changes i would propose...

to get a cleaner front, why don`t you plan the 5 1/4 bays covered? e.g. you can do a stealthmod with your optical drive? and further more have you thought about not using mesh for the intake fan? something lasered or engraved out of the aluminium instead of using mesh?

same for the sidepanels, why using mesh and destroy the very clean look?

just some proposals...

keep up the great work, and if the case really gets into production, it`s definetly worth a look! all the discussion about the price are just waste... if you think about an MM, which ist "just" a modded retail case (999$)

[Mike44]

Wow, just wow! Haven't read the entire 23 pages, but are you actually thinking about putting this into production? I like the look and the split top/bottom space instead of all at the bottom! Excellent idea!

Mike

[individual]

I've been keeping an eye on this for a few weeks and decided to post finally This case is simply stunning. It's simple (enough :P), very effective, very visually asthetic and a very detailed work-log. If your interested I will offer a bit of financial support, it won't be much because I'm only a restaurant manager but it should help (especially if it helps you get your dream design to the world of enthusiasts and enables me grab one of these beauties )

P.S. Take a gander at this http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/25515/

Would this motherboard fit in your case? If it's devoted to water cooling enthusiasts then i would presume a fair few would spend the dosh on extreme systems with this motherboard as a base

[individual]

http://www.e-aquila.com/computers/

give them a look

[meanmoe]

beautiful and very functional case. Let us know when you have a price.

+1 inverted.

[Brodholm]

Do you guys think that this case would be better if it had support for 140mm rads also? That will increase the hight about 4 cm. Is it worth the extra hight?

Its even big enough to support a 140.4 rad in the top if you add the extra hight in the compartments (about 20mm to each compartment).

I'm starting to think its a good idea. And I think that the support for 140mm rads will make up for the extra 4cm?

Let me know what you think.

[ryan92084]

i don't see how it could hurt. maybe allow 140 in top and only 120 in bottom if you are worried about height that much. either way i still want one.

[Mick64]

Still no solid news...

[Liderc]

Try all black inside and out, with the blue fans/tubing. Love the blue you're working with.

[ScottyPimpin]

This case is simply amazing. I think i speak for many when I say i'll retire my TJ07 in a heartbeat for one!

[koksy]

I love this case, but one thing that has been driving me nuts....



I've always hated stuff like this. Why not take a couple of fan controllers for all those fans instead?

[Mick64]

I love this case, but one thing that has been driving me nuts....



I've always hated stuff like this. Why not take a couple of fan controllers for all those fans instead?

Why? because some people want ports.....

They are modular though, you can remove them if you want.

The bay at the bottom is very shallow, but you might be able to squeeze a fan controller in there?

Edit: I should have said you can move them to the top as well if you so wish....