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My very first self-made case ! ( need help at planing ^^'')

Frownwarrior
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Hey guys 

 

I'm planing my very first case. and I tried some sketches to help me building it.

 

now I got a problem with the motherboard I/O and I'm hopping that someone in here has a good tip. 

 

If I would "build" it as it is drown right now, the radiator would block the I/O. so what would be the best way to get around it ?

 

the goal of the case is :

 

- be small as possible

- slim as possible (should be as slim as the front radiator (420)

- be easy to carry

- should look like a masterpiece (the side panel will be designed later)

- use as many parts as possible (the hardware I already have should be reuse) 

- water cooled

 

 

I uploaded some pictures of the sketch.

NOT ALL THE HARDWARE I OWN !

GPU: I have a 780 but i think the size is the same as the 680 model I found.

PSU: I have a regular sized PSU but maybe I will change it for a SFX(-L)

AIO: At the moment I have a H100i but I could not find a model of it

Moba: Maybe I will build it a bit longer, so that when I want to use a mATX board, I could just drill the holes for it. 

 

ps. I'm not sure if I will use my H100i or go full custom loop. Idk if the performance will be better or not.

Hope you guys get it ^^' (I know there is no "case" around it, but I thought you would understand what I mean ^^')

 

 

 

and as always, sorry for my bad english

 

 

pp.s I attached also the sketch file. named: prototyp_1.7z

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zu3lh7g3w1xfwrg/prototyp_1.7z?dl=0

 

and sorry for the bad picture quality. on the pc it looks much better ^^'

 

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Where'd ou find that ASUS MAXIMUS VII IMPACT MOBO model? I've been looking all over for one to design my own case.

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Where'd ou find that ASUS MAXIMUS VII IMPACT MOBO model? I've been looking all over for one to design my own case.

What software is this?

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What software is this?

Google sketchup I think.

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I suggest attaching the rads to the inside of the side panel unless it's glass.

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Thank you.

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If that does not work, go with an ultra low profile cooler, and if you're going this slim, why not go with a Fury Nano even though it's kinda shitty for the price?

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That's the same board my Fury X fucked up....

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That's the same board my Fury X fucked up....

a gpu fucking up a mobo? I'm curious on how that happened

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a gpu fucking up a mobo? I'm curious on how that happened

 

 

How?

the fury x is water cooled, it could have leaked

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the fury x is water cooled, it could have leaked

 

 

How?

 

 

a gpu fucking up a mobo? I'm curious on how that happened

Here I will copy paste my story from the thread I wrote it on yesterday

I put the Fury X in my LAN party case, there was nothing visibly wrong, I came back later and there was a split in the house so some water was getting out not much, but then right before my eyes the entire tube popped out of the fitting and it went all over my system.  That was a wasted 4790k, ROG Maximus Vii Impact, Wasted dominator plats, waste GPU and wasted storage because they were all fried

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I made a version 2. but I'm not happy with it. if I use my standard sized PSU I have the bend the cable really strong and I don't like this at all.

 

with a SFX-L It might work out better. I still want to have only at the front and at the back holes for ventilation. Because I will have to build 10 cases and 8 of them will be in a cabin where only in the front and in the back is open for air circulation.  

 

IGNORE THE TUBING

 

Also with this set up I have problems with the PCIe expansion. If I turn the gpu up side down it i will have problems with the tubes.

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Where'd ou find that ASUS MAXIMUS VII IMPACT MOBO model? I've been looking all over for one to design my own case.

I just go to the sketchup 3d warehose (google it) and searched for asus or/and itx :D (if you like i can upload the model I have)

 

What software is this?

sektchup 2015 ( I use at the moment the free trail version. I think I will go to an other software becasue I will not pay 700$ for a license)

 

I suggest attaching the rads to the inside of the side panel unless it's glass.

the sied panel will be 2 layer of acrylics with some LED. and i really want to keep them as clean as possible. same for the top.  

 

If that does not work, go with an ultra low profile cooler, and if you're going this slim, why not go with a Fury Nano even though it's kinda shitty for the price?

1. i had before the Noctua low profile cooler. and the temps ware always over 65-75° (idle) (without oc !) And I already have the h100i same for the gtx 780 i don't want to buy an other GPU (specially not an AMD one! (I love shadowplay and gamestream to my shield))

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I just go to the sketchup 3d warehose (google it) and searched for asus or/and itx :D (if you like i can upload the model I have)

 

sektchup 2015 ( I use at the moment the free trail version. I think I will go to an other software becasue I will not pay 700$ for a license)

 

the sied panel will be 2 layer of acrylics with some LED. and i really want to keep them as clean as possible. same for the top.  

 

1. i had before the Noctua low profile cooler. and the temps ware always over 65-75° (idle) (without oc !) And I already have the h100i same for the gtx 780 i don't want to buy an other GPU (specially not an AMD one! (I love shadowplay and gamestream to my shield))

 

I can't find the specified model in the 3D WareHouse... Only the VI.

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I can't find the specified model in the 3D WareHouse... Only the VI.

VI and VII are the same. My model is the VI what is perfect for me :D

As water block I found one for the P8Z77-I Deluxe and since they are more or less the same layout... all I care is about the thickness and hight and this is the same at all EK blocks for this mobo.

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now version 3 !!

 

I think this is it. But now I need help from some guys here.

Who knows the most about WC ? :D:D

I need to know if its possible in such a tight space, to do a proper tube routing. At the moment I don't know if  I go soft tubing or hard. I think soft would be easier. 

Maybe I will flip the GPU but nor sure yet

the black box on the floor is a SFX-L PSU

 

 

Case size would be now:

156mm

466mm

340mm

 

This is much bigger than I wanted but i don't see a better way.

 

What dou you guys think ?

 

and way is there no ITX case that can have this much water cooling in it :D

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