[Project] RAD GT (Updated 14-Oct-2007) - Overclock.net

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

I've been working on a Custom acrylic PC case that I designed.

Case features a double sidewall to allow intake air without the need of front holes; also good for cable routing. Designed to hold 2 360mm Radiators; will only use one ATM with a Y-line loop. Stealthed CD slot; will wire the eject button and activity LED to an illuminated pushbutton to preserve the clean look of the front panel.

Here are some pics of the 3D model in it's current state. I'll update with pics of the actual build as well.

Expected Hardware Requirements:
DFI Lanparty UT 680i SLI T2R/G ---- Out of pocket
Intel Q6600 G0 ---- Out of pocket
Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer ---- Out of pocket
2x BFG 8800GTX ---- Out of pocket
2x1Gb DDR2 RAM (been eying the Corsair Dominator PC2-10000)
Lite-On SATA DVD burner ---- Out of pocket
Silverstone ST1000 Modular PSU ---- Out of pocket
500+Gb SATA2 HDD ---- Out of pocket
2x X-Flow Black Ice Extreme III ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
Variable speed D5 ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
20 feet 1/2" ID Tygon ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
2x Brass Fill-port ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
TDX for LGA775 ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
Maze4 chipset block (regular block) ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
875 chipset block ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
2x 8800 GTX blocks ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
2x single-slot PCI bracket for the 8800s ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
Fill-port Reservoir ---- Sponsored by DangerDen
6x 120mm Case Fans ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan
Wire-sleeving ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan
2x dual 30cm red CCFLs ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan
dual 30cm UV CCFLs ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan
dual 20cm UV CCFLs ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan
Acrylic Case feet ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop
H2O Dies ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop
Biocide H2O additive ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop
AS5 ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop
36" SATA2 cables ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

I spent last night and today working on the motherboard panel.

Sketched panel in Pro/E

Masked the Acrylic sheet and marked the locations for the MB standoffs, RAD, and Front-panel port mounts.

With old MB to verify markings

Drilled pilot holes

Cutting the fan/RAD holes

Finished fan/Rad holes

Drilled out holes to secure the RAD

Illustration of MB standoff mounting

Drilled out and threaded holes for MB standoffs and FPIO mount

Unmasked panel

Mounting of FPIO

Added slots for cable pass-through. All cabling will be routed underneath the MB panel

Test fit of my current MB and FPIO ports

I don't have the new RAD/fans yet so I couldn't test fit those.

If anyone would like to see other detail shots/angles please LMK

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Today I started working on the drive Bays:

Laid out the parts on the masked acrylic:

The cut out panels:

Threaded side panels for drive retention mechanism (will into detail on that later):

Cut drive support rails:

Unmasked 5 1/4 bay panels:

Unmasked 3 1/2 bay panels:

I have to wait on an order from US Plastics before I can glue these parts together.

h00chi3 · 09-20-07

Dude that is pure sex, supscribed and I cannot wait to see more of this!

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Today I received the 1" Acrylic cubes that I'll use to assemble the main panels of the case

Drilled/Tapped the cubes so that I could screw on the panels

Closeup of one cube

Next I polished the parts for the 3.5" drive bay

3.5" Drive bays clamped and glued

whe3ls · 09-20-07

thats nice looking and looks like its going to be a rather big case

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Finished the 3 1/2" drive bays

Drive retention mechanism; screws on one side with nylon spacers on the ends

Test fit with old drive

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Polished 5 1/4" drive bay panels

5 1/4" bay panels glued together

Finished 5 1/4" Drive Bays

I also polished the MB panel

Laid out side, front, and back panels

Cut out front/back panels

Cut out side panel

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Just a small update; should have more by the weekend
Looks like A.C. Ryan may be providing some sponsorship as well.
Laid out top, bottom, and other side panel

Cut out top and bottom panels

Cut out side panel

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Drilled screwholes into the first side panel

Same for the other side panel

Screwholes and fill-port hole in the top panel

Introducing the Dremel's big brother

Screwholes, drainport, and air intake slots in the bottom panel

Test-fit assembled outer panels; had to sand some of the corner blocks and panels to achieve a perfect fit

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