Project: Prometheus - Overclock.net

Syrillian · 05-10-07

Final images can be viewed Here.

An image of what I think this thing may look like….

I have been thinking about this for a month or so. I think that I have run into all the potential issues and found suitable solutions in the mindscapes’ meandering. Ha! We all know how that goes…lol.. let’s see how many holes I can dig my way out of…

Main design concepts:

• Horizontal Motherboard: This in the likely event that I may add a TEC plate later on down the road. I don’t relish the idea of moisture dripping onto the graphics card or the RAM, so this orientation seems to alleviate that issue.
• Removable Loop: Enables the loop to be removed from the case chassis and moved to another case. I will try to make the components removable with 2 hands, none of this Ganesh crap…. I detest juggling (and subsequently dropping) components.
• Cooling: Direct active intake for GPU and RAM.
• Carbon Fiber: Uuhhh… faux that is… at USD 90.00 / square yard and a lot more work, I think that I will stick to a quality decal for now… Carbon fiber some other day.

Oops..

I haven’t even started and I am making changes. The top of the Control Tower will be at the same angle as the base, like so:

Cold cathode lighting and full fan control is on the menu.

I did some shopping today. I am still jet-lagged, but needed to do something on this project so I went to TAP Plastics. Here is what I got for USD 8.05 …. Yes…8.05. The manager was in and saw me, she instructed the employee ringing me up to give all the scrap at no charge. I ended up only paying for the custom piece that I had cut, a single 13”x11” x 3/16” Bronze piece. TAP has just gained a lifetime and exclusive customer for plastic, acrylic and carbon fiber. Danke, TAP.

After that score I heeded to over to Home Depot and got this stuff:

haha… more plumbing flanges.

Everything Zen.

ice_owl · 05-10-07

Sound very interesting! nice to hear that there is someone else besides me walks through the plumbing isle thinking computers.lol. I like your "reinvent the computer" thinking. More people should be brave like that. Dig in dude I want to see this thing cross the line of conventional computers.

Syrillian · 05-10-07

Thanks ice owl.

ice_owl · 05-10-07

I wish they had a tap plastics around my neck of the woods they have tons of stuff us modders could use.http://www.tapplastics.com/

sepheronx · 05-10-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by ice_owl

I wish they had a tap plastics around my neck of the woods they have tons of stuff us modders could use.http://www.tapplastics.com/

you call your own neck the "neck of the woods"? Strange.

ice_owl · 05-10-07

Haven't you ever heard of the saying "around my neck of the woods" to me that is strange if you haven't.

Syrillian · 05-13-07

Motherboard module:

Here are the cut panels for the motherboard tray. I originally cut the side panels at 7”…. That was a mistake. For the 120mm fan to fit on the rear panel without blocking the I/O block they needed to be taller. I cut another set that are 8-1/4” tall…much better. I briefly considered 80mm fans, but when I have a say in the fan size I will almost always go with 120mm: more air, less noise.

When I had completed the new side panels, I cut the appropriate holes in which to mount the fans. I am not sure when (or even if) I will go with water on the G80 so I wanted a direct air-intake. This was one of the design concepts that helped me in deciding on which motherboard orientation to use. With this configuration there will be a 120mm fan blowing fresh air directly at the G80’s air intake. Should I ever upgrade to SLI, I will place another 120mm fan on the front panel along with a baffle to direct the air toward the 1st PCI-E slot. But, for now a single fan will suffice.

Here is a shot of the panel with all the holes cut and drilled where appropriate.

Yesterday I went by HSC to get some mounting hardware. The motherboard needs to sit about 1” off of the tray in order for the cables to run underneath without a wrestling match. Here is what I purchased for USD 4.31.

The “thumbscrew” look of the panel screws will look better than phillip-head screws that are the standard fare for motherboard mounting. The large thumbscrews are fated to be the securing hardware for the motherboard module’s cover.

Here is a close-up of the stand-off that I will be using.

The stand-off’s during a test-mount.

Backside:

The front-side at an angel:

And with a test motherboard mounted:

I am currently working on a motherboard valance. I want to have a cold cathode tube underneath the motherboard, but I want the lighting to be diffused. The valance will be made clear acrylic, and then taped off so that only the leading edge will have a glow. This will give a little accent to the motherboards perimeter while not being overpowering….. I hope.