Case Design for Liquid Cooling

[gmat]

Bottom located ports on a big tower case that people basically put on the floor, bad idea. That was the biggest downer with first Lian Li V-series, later corrected on their new A7x, A6x series (ports on top panel as they should be). I know first hand, had a V-2000 until now, moving to an A71F, i already love the top mounted ports. Actually the PC-60F cases we have got at work have the top mounted ports too, and i noticed people use them a lot more naturally.

[ryan92084]

Bottom located ports on a big tower case that people basically put on the floor, bad idea. That was the biggest downer with first Lian Li V-series, later corrected on their new A7x, A6x series (ports on top panel as they should be). I know first hand, had a V-2000 until now, moving to an A71F, i already love the top mounted ports. Actually the PC-60F cases we have got at work have the top mounted ports too, and i noticed people use them a lot more naturally.

they are modular ... you can put them in any slot

[Serpentarius]

from the look of the case ... it's a GIANT case

i wonder if you would make a smaller less refined case? you know more like erm .. tower size? imo i think it'll be a problem for some guys to put on the table ... the depth is quite large

good work btw. great design

[Eddy_EK]

Great work definitely!

I Agree with Serpentarius!

I would also like to see case for:
- 1 × 480 RAD on top
- possibility to mount 1 × 120 on the back.
- space for pump and reservoir (250 RES)

In reasonable size.
Height: 540mm
Width: 200 - 220mm
Length: 560 - 600mm

[gmat]

they are modular ... you can put them in any slot

I mean, can they be installed on the roof (not on a front panel) ? Very much like in the newest Lian Li towers - they use a special angled connector to keep a low profile, so it can be installed on the roof panel just over the top 5.25 bay.

[DeathWalking]

I mean, can they be installed on the roof (not on a front panel) ? Very much like in the newest Lian Li towers - they use a special angled connector to keep a low profile, so it can be installed on the roof panel just over the top 5.25 bay.

No.

[AndyWxy]

Still no solid news...

Very very great design!!

Are the fans in above the Gentle Typhoon ones?

[dingdong555]

Yes those fans are the GT's, he just "painted" them blue.

[firas]

amazing case, gigantic but in a good way.
this is my favorite render with those two reservoir shining over there in an elegant order, can we please have a render with the side panel included? I hope the window is like the yellow rectangle, showing only the liquid goodness and hiding the unnecessary stuff.




another suggestion, I can’t find the proper english words to describe it so I hope you’ll get the point.
making some curve in the case body, not necessarily the same in TJ07 but I’ll put it as an example.



car manufacturers do this kind of stuff which make the front bumper for an example look stronger than what it really is like if it was built from a thicker material, and I think this kind of curves do really strengthen the body.

and it gave an extra dual color painting option for the case.

and why not adding some murdermod finishing ideas like something similar to their TJ07 Serpentine Topgrill?

[anasyakoub]

nice case and nice 3d work
is it your work ?

[LeandroJVarini]

would render an all black with a light in red and one white?
I would like to see this case as well

[nismosd]

Amazing work!! I would definately buy one

[kgtiger]

Finally, after watching your other thread "What do you think of my "water cooling" case design" for months and it hardly move at all, I then find that you have started another one.
So after reading ALL 24 pages I am back up to speed with this sweet beast (in blue).

Mick I am glad to here that you are still working on the 2D drawings, I know this part can take heaps of time and even try the patience of a saint.
However I really feel it is the first stage, in taking this case from dream to reality.
This is really the only way to work out how to build the case from the ground up, and, like you stated, then take the 2D drawings to get accurate costing quotes,
of both materials and labor, aluminium being the cheaper of the two, by far, as labor cost will be where the real cost will add up.

I have read that you have taken or at least contacted some, probably all case manufactuers about building this case as it is.

However, have you asked them Point Blank (after they have seen what you have) what you would need to change/modify/add or remove from this case to get it to a prototype/production stage?

Have you contacted Bitspower about taking the jump into building a case?
As Bitspower make excellent fitting why not cases.

Keep up the outstanding work Mick and stay positive mate, I really do belive you will get there.

[ohms]

Eddy_EK needs to jump on this

[dingdong555]

Contact Corsair aswell, looks like a good addition to their case

[Hakker]

The case is really nice but I'll tell you right now why the case won't go in production by any company. It's to specifically geared towards watercooling. In the end you can only house in 4 drives and have 3 5'25" bays.
Now what do most people have.... still use aircooling and more often than other who buy big towers because this will be one is the fact that it has too little room for drives. To give you an idea. I have 2 IcyDocks 1 dvd writer thus filling all 5'25" bays. and have 5 hard drives. 1 for boot/apps 1 for games 1 for downloading (something older) and 2 for for somewhat longer storage. Not to mention the 2 USB drives and until I find myself the time to finish my idea of a new fileserver case i'm designing I don't think the situation will improve on the drives side

Anyways besides that the case looks awesome. although I don't like the low USB ports.

[Mick64]

The case is really nice but I'll tell you right now why the case won't go in production by any company. It's to specifically geared towards watercooling. In the end you can only house in 4 drives and have 3 5'25" bays.
Now what do most people have.... still use aircooling and more often than other who buy big towers because this will be one is the fact that it has too little room for drives. To give you an idea. I have 2 IcyDocks 1 dvd writer thus filling all 5'25" bays. and have 5 hard drives. 1 for boot/apps 1 for games 1 for downloading (something older) and 2 for for somewhat longer storage. Not to mention the 2 USB drives and until I find myself the time to finish my idea of a new fileserver case i'm designing I don't think the situation will improve on the drives side

Anyways besides that the case looks awesome. although I don't like the low USB ports.

You obviously haven't read the whole thread or you would not be making these comments! The case is extremely versatile. It is possible to fit ten drives, if that's what you want, and the ports are modular so you can put them in any of the bays or remove them, and yes I did specifically design the case for water cooling!!!

[Cyrus104]

Ok, seriously. I know we are all dying here. Is this case ever going to be made? It looks great and would be amazing.

[Mick64]

Ok, seriously. I know we are all dying here. Is this case ever going to be made? It looks great and would be amazing.

Maybe?

[dingdong555]

WOW! Best render yet Mick!

[Moto450]

Man I would love to have this case, if and when it gets into production I WANT ONE.

Nice Job.

[busterben]

if the case is already that big and extreme
you might as well put 140mm rads in
it will be the future standard so why not

/2 cents

[Mick64]

With the side panel on and a little internal lighting.....

[Cyrus104]

Mike,

I really wish that you could get Lian Li to build this. I would put in for a pre-order right now! It seems like they already make speciallized cases for stuff so this would be perfect for them. I think they would sell a decent amount of them. If you think about any case maker is really a niche market because home users buy a Dell or so. So for anyone to make a case like this would just make decent sense.

Great design. I enjoy the removable tray with the inverted board like a lian li.

I might have missed it in the previous thread but is that a T3 in the top bay with a 480?

Again great job.

[kgtiger]

Have you considered contacting Bitspower Mick.
As they make excellent water cooling parts and are fast to move on new trends and there headquarters is in Taiwan and have a China Division, there lador costs will be very competitive.
Give it a go, you have nothing to loose.