Carrotcakee

Hi, yeah sure. Send me a personal message and I’ll link you the files!

Hi, yeah of course, I’ve answered the message you sent me with a link to the files and some instructions

A bit of a late response haha... But to answer your question, the white panels are simply welded together from the inside and the copper colored side panels are held on with 4 strong magnets on each side. Again, sorry that it took me a year to answer ?

No problem, I've answered your personal message with a link to the files!

That was kinda the goal. I wanted the computer to be able to fit into a modern house and look more like some decoration and not so much as a computer.

Yes at stock. I don't think i would want to overclock with this cooler. Maybe undervolt a little as ive seen that to reduce the temps a little on the 8700k. It's not that loud, I'd say that my titan x with it's stock cooler is way louder. I was stuck between the C1 and C7 but as i saw that the C7 didn't have enough watts to cool the C7 i had to go with the bigger C1. C1 is rated for 140w and L12s for 95w. Because of the temps i have with the c1 i would not recommend the noctua unless you manage to undervolt it or have really good case airflow.

With tightened up do you mean more compact? Because the way I've made mine it can't be any smaller with the components i have. It could be a little narrower if you used a lower cooler but then you would most likely thermal throttle the 8700K. And like i said in the post, plasma makes way more messy cuts that you will have to sand a lot more, at least when i cut aluminium + you have to worry about the height of the plasma beam so the cut is straight and not angled. Waterjet/water cutter created super clean cuts with almost no burrs. I only had to sand the panels to remove some sharp edges and prep for painting.

If by adequately you mean 'not thermal throttle' then yes it does. I get about 70-85°c in a synthetic stress test but in games like GTA V it's only about 60°c. I think you would get lower c if you had a bigger case that had some airflow in it. I chose the cryorig c1 because it was the lowest height cooler that i believed could cool the 8700K.

If anyone is still following this thread then I apologize for not finishing this project. I explain everything and why in my new project that I have made here:

Hello, after first posting on this forum 4 years ago about creating a super compact computer case, which sadly never happened when I realized how many measurements had to be exact if everything was going to fit. I am now back here with my journey from wanting to build a super compact computer case to building a huge 54-liter case and finally ending up building a tiny 8.7-liter case that you can see here. After getting scared of the number of measurements I decided to give up on the case idea and just water cool the computer I had. So in 2015 Snow 1.0 was created. This was my first-time water cooling and I learned a lot from it. Pictures of Snow 1.0: One and a half years later in late 2016 I got access to a CNC plasma cutter and decided it was time to try again. At the time I was in love with the cases from Parvum Systems but I didn't like that they were made from acrylic and not aluminum like my previous Phanteks Enthoo Evolv. So after studying their cases, I managed to create a 3D model of the case I wanted to build. All measurements had to be eyeballed since Parvum did not provide any. Here is my final 3D model and dxf of the completed case: And some pictures: The case was cut on a CNC plasma cutter in 3mm thick aluminum. I then milled cubes from solid aluminum that I then drilled and tapped threads into. These were in all corners of the case to hold it together since I did not want to weld anything. Some final pictures of how the Snow 2.0 turned out: Fast forward to mid-2018 and I was tired of carrying around a huge 15Kg, 54 Liter computer everywhere. It was time for Snow 3.0 to happen. I took everything I learned from creating Snow 2.0 and started modeling my new SFF case. I wanted similar to the Dan case A4-SFX and the Louqe Ghost S1. I was more careful this time modeling since everything had to fit very snug this time around. Making cubes in every corner to screw it together would take too much space in the case. Since I don't own a welder for aluminum and I wanted the side panels to be magnetic I had to go with steel. The case was cut with a CNC water cutter for about 136 USD in 2mm thick steel. If you can, use a water cutter. Makes for way less sanding compared to plasma cutting. It will save you hours of sanding... trust me. Sadly I don't have many pictures of the building process of Snow 3.0 but here are some shots of the final case: In each corner, there is a nut welded onto the case and a round-head bolt that I then place magnets onto to hold the side panels firmly onto the case. The bolts make for easy adjustment so that the side panel goes flush with the rest of the case. Some specs and facts: Snow 1.0 and 2.0: Gigabyte GA-Z97 MX Gaming 5 Intel Core i7 4790K 8GB HyperX RAM Nvidia GTX 780 Ti 80GB Intel SSD 1TB WD HDD EVGA G2 Supernova 850W Watercooling Snow 3.0: Msi Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC Intel Core i7 8700K 16GB Corsair RAM Nvidia GTX Titan X (Pascal) 500GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD Corsair SF 600w Cryorig C1 CPU air cooler I’m more than happy to share any 3D models or dxf files if anyone would want them. If there is any questions, feedback or something I missed, please let me know and I'll try to answer it!

xs-pc xbox 360 waterblock http://www.xs-pc.com/waterblocks-other/xbox-360-cpugpu-original ?

Well i got one of these yesterday on christmas. So the build is going forwards at least (and yes, we have christmas on the 24th in sweden)

Its fun to see others getting involved in this project As for the handle i dont know how to make it sturdy enough and at the same time not destroy the beauty of the case? I could send the sketchup file to you, so you could design something and post it here as a suggestion or simply send the modified file back?

3D Rendering B)

First you need to model the "part" so its separate pieces, then save it as sketchup version 8 or lower