Project Nstalgic: Scratch-built Case, Desk, Passive LCS on Copper Tubing [ SCRAPPED ]

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Hi everyone!

          Welcome to Project

 

UPDATES

Positioning of the Passively Cooled 480 RAD's

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Copper Tubing "Initial Stage"

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Top Removable Panelling

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Left Side Panel & the Window of the Case

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Right Side Panel's Bottom Mesh

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Drives Mount Behind the Mobo Tray

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Swiftech Apogee GTZ

Dismantlement

Chemical Bath

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Custom 11 Litre Reservoir

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Front Glass window

Test Fit

With Panels ON

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Case I/O

Discontinued

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PSU Cable

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Power & Reset switch placement

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So, I have always wanted a case that would work for me.

Tried out quite a few cases - modded some of them too to no avail...

 

So, here I am. Trying to make something that would work for me:

Conceptual Design and Modelling

Always loved the idea to touch the design in real life, this is where it all began !

 

Work started in July 2013 with the Stainless Steel frame  

Working with stainless steel wasn't easy and couldn't have done it without a former colleague and a dear friend.

 

 

 

So here are the things you can look forward to on this project:

 

CASE

• 90 degrees rotated mobo. Inspired by SilverStone's RV-01
• SSD/HDD mount behind the mobo tray. Inspired by Linus & Fractal Design's Core 1000 mounting.
• Passively Cooled Loop with at least 2 480 rads, because I'm one of those silent freaks.
• Total build should be cooled by no more then 3 120mm fans, NF-F12's should do wonders with my air duct system.
• Two top left 6.3mm ports for my HD598 and XLR mic along with four usb 3.0 ports. Explained here
• One 5.25" bay for my BW-12B1LT. Well if you are going to put a odd, better make it rare & hard to find. 
• A metal structure! No wood. No Plastic. Something that's also BIG enough to put 480 RAD's, lots of em !
• Angled front window to make the case look leaner then it is and to show off 400mm T-Virus from front and left 
• Custom 11 Litre Reservoir, check it out here

DESK

• Desk that's big enough to hold 2x 27" displays, 3x large vintage C/L/R speakers AND this case on top of it !
• Fully modular design for easy disassemble and installation.
• Stainless steel frame with 10mm tempered black glass top.
• Design inspiration drawn from my childhood wonder the great Hardinge Bridge.

 

Top of the case

 

Paint Job

 

Front window and the Air Duct System mounts

 

Now the custom reservoir space

 

 

Main structure from right back side without the SSD/HDD mounting 

 

Behind the mobo tray SSD/HDD mounting

 

Any ideas or feedback would be a great help !

[Vitalius]

Well this is just plain awesome. 

So are you buying the pieces of aluminum or whatever and manufacturing them to be said shape yourself or what?

Looking forward to it.

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Well this is just plain awesome. 

So are you buying the pieces of aluminum or whatever and manufacturing them to be said shape yourself or what?

Looking forward to it.

Well, aside from the mobo tray and the 5.25" bay. yes

and those two I added from an old case.

[Vitalius]

Well, aside from the mobo tray and the 5.25" bay. yes

and those two I added from an old case.

Awesome. How much did all this cost (so far)?  

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Awesome. How much did all this cost (so far)?  

To make what's in the pictures about 160$

                                                           excluding equipments and hard work 

[Damikiller37]

Looks impressive so far! What are you planning for the outer "shell" of the case; keeping it as minimalist as possible or doing something else?

[CoolBeans]

So are you going to have the 3 fans as intake and have the air get pushed through the rads?

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Looks impressive so far! What are you planning for the outer "shell" of the case; keeping it as minimalist as possible or doing something else?

Thanks, Keeping it as minimalist as possible, nothing crazy !

[Shahriar Mahmood]

So are you going to have the 3 fans as intake and have the air get pushed through the rads?

The 3 NF-F12's will draw air out of the case through the ducts I am working on. As u can see in the last pic, back side of the case is empty because that's where the 2 480's will stand !

They will function like the mesh on most cases but instead they will draw cool air from outside to the inside of the case due to subtle negative pressure inside. 

[Liam-McShane]

I love this sort of thing  I look forward to seeing how this turn out.

 

Good Luck!

[Lord Pantaloons]

awesome

[Shahriar Mahmood]

I love this sort of thing  I look forward to seeing how this turn out.

 

Good Luck!

Thank You !

I am anxious too, Let's see

[Shahriar Mahmood]

awesome

Thanks

[Nicktrance]

Definitely looks extremely interesting, looking forward to see how this turn out .

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Definitely looks extremely interesting, looking forward to see how this turn out .

Thank You !

Looking forward to hearing more from you too

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Build Log Supplemental: Stardate 201331.8 Next update

 

On a side Note, just received my RAD's last night 

and sorry about picture quality.

[Axis]

this is starting to look yummy!

 

the "project" feels really solid! gl and hf

 

can't wait for more pics!

[Shahriar Mahmood]

this is starting to look yummy!

 

the "project" feels really solid! gl and hf

 

can't wait for more pics!

Thank You

[megadarkwood]

Wow! Looks AMAZING!

[fuse]

More, more, more power! Can't wait to see how amazing this turn out to be. So far, nice case. 

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Wow! Looks AMAZING!

Thank You, Promise it will look way better 

[Shahriar Mahmood]

More, more, more power! Can't wait to see how amazing this turn out to be. So far, nice case. 

Thank You, Please Stay Tuned

[Shahriar Mahmood]

UPDATE: Positioning of the Passively Cooled 480 RAD's ! Next update

So, Finally took the time to take a decent picture. Still, working on the mounts but this is where those puppies going to stay

[fuse]

Are those rads positioned side by side or is that a mirror?

[Shahriar Mahmood]

Are those rads positioned side by side or is that a mirror?

2 480's side by side  :lol: