CURV3D | By C4B

[C4B]

Hello there!

Im going to show you a little project Im working on, its actually pretty finished, just constantly upgrades the hardware and makes small changes. However, this all started as a side project to my other build Cold Winter, but turned out to be pretty fun and took a lot of time. Its a simple HTPC but with a special design.

Hardware that I build the case around:
Asus AT3IonT-I Deluxe
Intel X-25-V G2 40gb
4gb Corsair DDR3
Western Digital Green 2TB & 3TB

Im actually upgrading it to some faster stuff, coming soon!

I also want to thanks my sponsors:

LCDModkit


Aquatuning


I got the idea for this build when I was looking at some of the acrylic I had left from Cold Winter. Saw some nice shape coming. So I started cutting, and got these two acrylic pieces:





I got some nice hifi-looking feet and some hinges to put the two pieces together.



Then I made a front and backplate and powdercoated them white. Installed a LCD and a simple power switch.





Installed a simple Intel Atom motherboard with 4gb ram and a lot of harddrive space.





Installed a intake 100mm fan under the motherboard.



And here is some overview pictures, its almost finished here. But as I said Im getting some newer hardware.

Left side





Right side





Backpanel





Frontpanel







Thanks for visiting!
Johan Nyman

[C4B]

Hi again!

I can never really finish a build, like many others I think. Anyway, I sold the harddrives I was using in this build, got a 1TB 2.5" instead and a Corsair Force SSD. Also a Asus E45M1-I Deluxe is coming. So some hardware upgrades is going on here.

When changing to only 2.5" disks I wanted to make a harddrive bay. Here it is!



I drew up some different designs but I went with this one, measured out and cut with a jigsaw. What about some white paint on these?





And this is how it looks in the case:



What do you think?

Johan Nyman

[AH64]

Awesome! Love the colors.

[C4B]

Awesome! Love the colors.

Thanks!

[El Mano]

I like it a lot. It's beautiful and looks classy.

[C4B]

I like it a lot. It's beautiful and looks classy.

Well thats what Im aiming for

[C4B]

Hmm what could this be???



A friend thought I should make a harddrive bay in the same design as the case. So heres the result.



Which one of the harddrive bays do you like? I cant decide really.

[Ivanlabrie]

Very clean and original
Major props!

As for the cages I prefer the first one.

[C4B]

Very clean and original
Major props!

As for the cages I prefer the first one.

Thanks but I have to say that I went with the second one.

Made new cutouts of the second design, this time for three harddrives. Sanded down the edges and ofcourse painted it white. I think Ill go with this design actually, I asked around what people thinks and its 50/50. But when the case has this round, smooth design it feels better with a similar harddrive bay instead of something with raw edges.

Second design rev 2:





In the case





It kinda looks like a smaller version of the case. Ill go with this one!

[Ivanlabrie]

It looks better with 3 drives, fits the case more somehow
I like it.

[felix_w]

Nice work!!! Stick with the new design for the drive bays, design follows the outer design, so seems smoother than the first one.

BTW, isn't that Flat Eric in your avatar ?

[C4B]

It looks better with 3 drives, fits the case more somehow
I like it.

Yes I like it more too

Nice work!!! Stick with the new design for the drive bays, design follows the outer design, so seems smoother than the first one.

BTW, isn't that Flat Eric in your avatar ?

Thanks Felix! Ofcourse its Flat Eric

[C4B]

Hiya there!

My new motherboard is here! Finally, without the i/o shield though so I had to get a new one from ebay. However, I installed the new mobo and this time I need to use a picopsu so some sleeving was done. Now you can see my harddrivebay in action!

Whats in here???





Open it up and tada!





Goodlooking cooler!



Im pretty satisfied with this harddrivebay.



I cant decide if Im going to go like this, with sleeved cables, or hide them all under the harddrivebay and motherboard so only the sata cables is showing. What do you think?

Cheers!
Johan Nyman

[C4B]

Hello!

Its time for a update, probably one of the last. This all started out as a sideproject but turned out to be my priority. So I have been putting time into every small detail and now its 100% finished. Last thing to do is to take some time to get some really nice final pictures (again).

Anyway, I read on another forum that a fabric called "Sarita" from Ikea works perfect as dustfilter. So I bought 1sqm = 5$. I havent found any fanfilter for 100mm fans so had to make my own. Made a frame in acrylic, painted it white and glued the fabric on it. The installed it over the fan under the case.







Another little detail I wanted to do was a little shroud for the back of the LCD. Just made it simple with acrylic again.









Took out everything, cleaned everything and assembled everything again. I think Ill go with the sleeved look. Gives it a little extra.










So thats it. Been a fun project and Ive got really good feedback on it. If I have time tomorrow Ill get the final pictures up. Going out in the sun/snow to take some pictures tomorrow.

Thanks
Johan Nyman

[C4B]

Here you have the final pictures. Hope you liked this log as much as I did. Dont have so much to say. Now I can go on with my other build Cold Winter and finish that.

Thanks to LCDModkit and Aquatuning for helping me with some parts.













Some nightshots





Comparison with a Coke



On top of my receiver, hifi-style



Thank you for all the nice comments and feedback. Ill be back with another project for sure!

With kind regards
Johan Nyman