Project Desire - Inverted ATX - Front Panel Teaser - 19th Sept

[Soverein]

Yea i think i agree if im honest

i would agree with you agreeing it should be black would make it look a lot better i think

[AxelPeeters]

I use the technique from my tutorial, although there are many more ways to

achieve this (I think OP is using a different technique, not absolutely sure).

 

 

Thank you , it helped allot right now I'm half-way done with my sleeving ;D

[alpenwasser]

Thank you , it helped allot right now I'm half-way done with my sleeving ;D

Very glad you found it useful

On topic: Nice bending work!

[I97Computers]

what thickness is the acrylic sheets you are using?

[MWildd]

Very glad you found it useful

On topic: Nice bending work!

Thanks dude 

 

 

what thickness is the acrylic sheets you are using?

3mm for most of it, 5mm for the mobo tray

[MWildd]

UPDATE

 

So over the weekend i didnt get alot done! was way too hot to be using a heat gun! 

 

Took a couple small deliveries on friday! but im still waiting on my M3 tap.

 

 

Enough cutting wheels? been going through these like crazy so ordered 15 or so.

 

 

Ordered another 50 black pop rivets for when putting the case back together! got 50 for 3 pounds which isnt too bad i dont think

 

Also got 20 black m3 hex cap bolts! These will be for the mounting of ssds and reservoirs.

 

So i cut the right angle to size and placed in! looks so sweet! really clean 

 

So heres a Asus m-atx mobo i have lying around. I did a test fit and as you can see it doesnt fit because of the basement! Time for some more bending.

 

Heres another shot of how far out it is! need to move it down around 4-5cm

 

So half way through bending i push a little too hard and bahm! it snapped :'( so annoyed! i didnt have any spare either so i had to improvise.

 

Heres how i decided to fit it! im going to attach the front right angle also but the glue i used is super strong so its pretty rigid now!

 

So once i fixed it, i put it all into place to see how it looks and it looks sweeeeeeettttttt

 

heres a shot of how i got around the mobo problem! just bent it down and under rather than just down! im going to be fixing that gap also

 

Heres a view from the top! obviously a 360 rad will be here so i need to cut some of it away but for now im going to leave it 

 

mobo tray installed!

 

Fitted the ssd to the acrylic mounts i ordered! these are going to be sanded, then illuminated also.

 

Drilled 4 more mounting holes for my m3 screws

 

With the mounting holes

 

There is going to be 2 ssds in the final build, but im not sure where to mount them! Which one do you think? either here one above the other 

 

Here, both beside eachother lent up

 

or here, in the side wall of the basement one either end?

 

So here i started marking out what needs to be cut away for the top mounted rad.

 

And measured and cut the acrylic mount for the top rad!!

 

 

Thats all i have for now! let me know where you think i should mount the ssds!! Also if i mount the ssds on the floor, the reservoir will be on the wall, and vice versa! let me know :D

[I97Computers]

i like the one with it mounted by the motherboard,if you used 90 degree angles on bolth the power and data  so you dont see them.

[MWildd]

i like the one with it mounted by the motherboard,if you used 90 degree angles on bolth the power and data  so you dont see them.

 Yea im definitely going to use 90degree plugs for data and power, i think i like the tilted ones but im sure if it will look crowded with the res! we will have to see!

[I97Computers]

 Yea im definitely going to use 90degree plugs for data and power, i think i like the tilted ones but im sure if it will look crowded with the res! we will have to see!

your putting the res on the side by the mobo? then the tolted ones might look better.

[MWildd]

your putting the res on the side by the mobo? then the tolted ones might look better.

I'll have to wait until ive got the res in! then ill be able to see what looks best

[I97Computers]

I'll have to wait until ive got the res in! then ill be able to see what looks best

either way, it looks really good, im looking forward to seeing more!

[MWildd]

UPDATE/TEASER

 

So ive had this in the waterworks since the start, and i suprised no one has mentioned it from my original sketches. But ill let the pics spoil the surprise

 

Wait?! what are they? hinges?! yes they are! on my original side panel renders youll see theres hinges at the rear and a handle up front. Thats what these are for! So im going to hinge both doors so they dont use the slide mechanism anymore

 

I dont see this in builds very often but its something i liked about the cosmos II. Also no these hinges arent detachable, but im working on it! So for now these are just a test to see how good it works

 

Some more pictures

 

JUst a picture of where they will go. Dont worry this horrid panel is being replaced

 

Some major dremeling is needed in order to make this work!!

 

What fastners do we prefer? Black m3 hex nuts or black rivets? I think hex nuts are better as they can be removed when needed

 

I like the hex nuts tbh

 

 

I had work today so couldnt get a full start on this but im going to be doing it tomorrow! so stay tuned!!

[MWildd]

UPDATE

 

so i made a start on the hinged door! i took the side panel that im going to be replacing and tested on that. Im replacing because of the horrid fan grills. 

 

Its a bit sketchy at the moment. 

 

So first off i dremeled the lip of the door off, so it can swing round 

 

I then cut 2 pieces out of the back panel, this is so the hinges can sit flush with the side and so the door isnt protruding out.

 

Pop riveted the hinges to the back panel. May change to bolts later

 

For the side panel to sit flat when closed i had to remove the pins that hold it in when sliding on. Shown above

 

Drilled holes in the door! some nasty scratches! but as said this panel is being replaced

 

 

ANNDDDDDDDDDDDDD its mounted. Was pretty easy to do in the end. 

 

From using it and opening/closing etc. Theres a couple things that i need to do. The back panel is pretty flimsy, so unless i have the other door on, the whole chassis flex's. So i need to reinforce the back panel, also the door needs some reinforcements as it is pretty flimsy now. But other than that it works great! 

 

Im also going to get some catches so the door stays closed.

 

In other things ive been doing today:

 

Front panel i/o is looking pretty good. If it turns out to look horrible idrc, as ill just remove it all together

 

The mounting for it is in ideal location though. Going to attach it to the side.

 

Also as shown in the other update, i cut the top panel so i can fit a 360 rad up there! This is after the cut 

 

This is after i filed it., Going to take a piece of sand paper to it aswell and maybe coat it with some black from the back side

 

 

 

So thats what ive done today! let me know what you think of the doors :D

[Giancarlo124]

This looks really good. I cant wait to see more.

[Gamebozzo]

looks amazing, wonder how itll look in the end

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

This looks AMAZING, I love what the case looks like now. And yes, the Vengeance Pro is super sexy  :P

[MWildd]

This looks really good. I cant wait to see more.

Thanks dude :D

 

 

looks amazing, wonder how itll look in the end

Amazing i hope haha 

 

 

This looks AMAZING, I love what the case looks like now. And yes, the Vengeance Pro is super sexy  :P

Haha thanks! & tell me about it! blue and silver look amazing together

[MWildd]

Just a quick question guys!! im going to have no cables behind the mobo tray. If any of you have seen murder box you'll know he has a window on the mobo tray side with a few cables and a emblem with murder box logo on it. Do you think it would look good with a window on the mobo side also?

[MWildd]

check the murder box out here 

 

http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/systems-2011/murderbox-mk2/murderbox-mk2.htm

[Liam-McShane]

I don't really see the point of having the window there, since you won't actually be looking at anything.

[alpenwasser]

Just a quick question guys!! im going to have no cables behind the mobo tray. If any of you have seen murder box you'll know he has a window on the mobo tray side with a few cables and a emblem with murder box logo on it. Do you think it would look good with a window on the mobo side also?

I think that might work. But if you have nothing behind there what is there actually to see? ;)

[MWildd]

I don't really see the point of having the window there, since you won't actually be looking at anything.

I didnt see the point til i saw how beautiful it looked in that build! But i know what you mean 

 

 

I think that might work. But if you have nothing behind there what is there actually to see? ;)

I may purposely do some cable runs that look really clean or just make an emblem/plaque or something like that. Just a thought at the moment because it saves me shipping a new side panel from the US

[Emkryan]

I have the same speakers!

[MWildd]

I have the same speakers!

Pretty decent for the price you think??

 

 

QUESTION:

 

Im doing a backplate cover! Its just a little messy from the cut so im going to do a full aluminium cover. I could leave it blank, just plain black. Or i could cut some sort of design into it.

 

My question to you, is from the below renders, rough at that, which design do you prefer. Or if you have a better idea then do a rough sketch in paint or something and post it back! Thanks Guys

 

Design 1

 

 

 

 

Design 2 (dont like this one)

 

 

 

 

Design 3

 

 

 

 

Design 4

 

 

 

 

Got a better idea?

 

 

 

 

Added Number 5

Thanks guys

[Bazingaman18]

I like 3 and 4 the most.