ice_owl

This ambitious project has been several months in the planning stage.This case will be built for water cooling and over clocking of a dual or quad core intel processor. It also has been inspired by Syrillian's Liquid Chameleon, although it will look nothing like it. It will however have a similar set up and component placement.

This project will consist of the following components

-Dual or quad core processor
-Motherboard for dual or quad
*The above items will be purchased around Christmas and I have a $500 budget for these. Any suggestions as to what combination of MoBo and chip for overclocking would be great.

-Scratch built case made of aluminum and mirror acrylic
*To date I have amassed a collection of aluminum for this build that has cost me over $150 so far.


-Rad will be 1970 Chevelle heater core


-Fan for rad will be Papst 141cfm 50+dbs Blower fan housed in a custom built polished aluminum shroud and rad support. http://www.overclock.net/case-mods-g...papst-fan.html

-CPU block will be made from an existing piece of copper from a Copper/Aluminum air cooled heatsink and acrylic.
* final design will depend on cpu core configuration.


-Water pump
*Yet to be selected and purchased-any suggestions welcome

-PSU
*Yet to be selected and purchased-any suggestions welcome

-optical drive and hd will be taken from another computer -not sure which ones yet.

-memory and graphics card
*Yet to be purchased

Features
-this case will feature an outer Aluminum/mirrored acrylic/lexan/chrome mesh shell that will slide forward 20' or more to reveal inner frame. It will be secured by a latch and can be key locked. No doors or side panels to take off It'll all slide on bottom mounted drawer slides.

-3 big separate comartments will house the following
-1 for psu and hard drive bays
-1 for rad, fan and reservoir
-1 for motherboard and optical bays
each will have their own fans for cooling

-2 smaller compartments in front
-Top one will have keyed power, power button, reset button and fan controls.
-Bottom one will have front audio and usb

-All polished aluminum inner frame and polished aluminum shell frame. In fact all metal will be polished or chrome.

-Lexan windows on both sides

-case size 24.5" x 21.5" x 10"

Pic of various parts


*This is the very start of this build still in the planning stages and does not take precedence over another build I am currently working on, so with all my build logs patience is a virtue. I just wanted to officially start a log. Enjoy the ride.

* concept renderings and chicken scratch coming soon*


Top pic is proposed component location in the inner chassis
-PSU or should I say PSU's on bottom along with hd bays
-motherboard and optical bays in the middle
-rad , fan and res up top
Bottom pic nice and clean look *note side panel is mirrored acrylic still working on window design that may include chrome mesh*

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ice_owl

blade ^ not bad fan controller. I still have lots of time to choose chip and board I will be looking for the best overclocking potential I can get for $500. I still have lots of research to do for that.

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ice_owl

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Syrillian

"Scratch built case made of aluminum and mirror acrylic."

Music to any modders ears!

This is a very ambitious project that you are embarking upon. I am glad to be watching from the start.

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I really like your idea using the sliding chassis design - very unique.

Wow! So much DIY stuff... Heater core, chunk-o-copper for block, angle, sheets of various materials... if you got any more "down to bare-bones" you would have to wind the armatures on the fans yourself and make the PCB's.

yep!... definately subscribed.



P.S. Where did you get that back-plate (rear IO insert)? Me needy 1 or 2

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Syrillian^ It was a MDG case I selected it and the mobo tray because the metal was strong and fairly shiney, I ended up polishing it.The mobo tray is in the process of being polished you can catch a glimpse of it in the same pic behind the optical bay.
*edit* Just thought of this Cyberdruid likes to use Lian li I/O panels I think they are aluminum, maybe he can set you up.

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Nothing better than a case from scratch. I'm keeping my eye on this one, as it sounds very promising.

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This will be fun to watch your progress! You have some creative ideas that I can't wait to see how they turn out.

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ice_owl

Thanks for the comments guys I am heading out in the garage soon to do some cutting.I want to make the outer shell first so i can measure the inside of it so I can keep tolerances tight so the inner frame is as big as possible. unfortunately I am bound by the size of the mirror acrylic as to the outer shell size. I don't want to buy another sheet of acrylic so I have to base the outter shell size on that....measuring acrylic...and...total height of case will be 24 1/2" total length will be 21 1/2"....nice and big

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