Plexi/acrylic for a custom case layout?

[MadOlive]

Hi,

 

I've been looking at trying out something interesting for my rig.

first i was just gonna buy a new case and move it over, but Theres some interesting stuff I could achieve with modding.

I'd like to make a custom backtray(? idk the name for it), so the part where all the hardware is connected to, in order to customise where the hardware go's and show of my gpu's waterblock once its on there.

Here is  kind of what i mean, now this specific one is quite extreme with the special sidepannel and stuff but that custom backplate thingy is kind of the idea im going for (not saying ill coppy this style but you get it i think).

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again this one is rather extreme and made from metal, but i dont have the tools to work with metal.

So I am considering some type Acrylic, I'm just unsure if its strong enough and mainly if its not too flexible.

What do you guys think? Anyone with lots of acrylic experience who could advice me on this matter?

[rodrosenberg]

Cutting one out of another case or using a motherboard tray http://www.performance-pcs.com/lian-li-replacement-removable-motherboard-tray-pc-6x.html

 

The motherboard IO isn't bad but having the right support for the PCIe can be a bit tricky with acrylic if you do go foward you might look at how Danger Den made the back panel on the 100% acrylic cases. 

[MadOlive]

1 minute ago, rodrosenberg said:

Cutting one out of another case or using a motherboard tray http://www.performance-pcs.com/lian-li-replacement-removable-motherboard-tray-pc-6x.html

 

The motherboard IO isn't bad but having the right support for the PCIe can be a bit tricky with acrylic if you do go foward you might look at how Danger Den made the back panel on the 100% acrylic cases. 

yeah the issue with cutting one out of another case it that its still not a custom layout. what i plan to do with the gpu's is create a custom backplate thans slightly wider than the card(s) and that connects to the waterblock on the other side and then the wider part wil be bend slightly back and then flat again (poorly explained prob) so i basically use the backplace as a mounting bracket and the card will be (kinda like in that image) mounted with the backplate against the new tray. Obviously ill use a pcie extension cable to connect the gpu up then. I'll look up what you mentioned about Danger Den, havent heard of it but it might be usefull.