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milkcow500 · 08-03-09

I started out with the Antec 1200 with aircooling and a Q9450 (True 120).

I moved onto a dual loop watercooling rig with the Mountain Mods U2-UFO case and swapped out parts for i7.

And now...

I did not put the fans/radiators/tubing/etc. in it because my gf ran out of patience.

The bottom will consist of two quad radiators (Black Ice SR-1's). This will be done in acrylic. Inspired by the Black Box mod by ryboto (http://www.overclock.net/amd-build-l...x-nsk1300.html). With the help of Syrillian and ira-k.

1. Naked Mountain Mods Case And Running Caseless + New Parts
2. New Parts 2 + Black Ice SR-1's!
3. Cutting and Scoring / Cutting Holes For Fans

CattleRustler · 08-03-09

cool

nafljhy · 08-03-09

looks nice! sub'd!

milkcow500 · 08-03-09

Do you think I'll need more intake for the bottom chamber that holds the two radiators?

nafljhy · 08-03-09

it wouldn't hurt

Syrillian · 08-03-09

Heyah, Milky.

That is indeed an ambitious design, and one that when completed will command respect from all that gaze upon it. I imagine those that are fortunate enough to get a gander will look something like this:

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(or some combination thereof).

Per your request:

Know that you will have a potentially enormous vacuum cleaner as a case. I'm not trying to be an ass, only forthcoming. I realise that the case will most likely sit on a table, but there may be a probability that more dust will be pulled into the case. Bottom-fed airflow works really well, but does have that single potential issue...

...unless the holes on the bottom are exhausts, then.. "oppsies on my part"

You may also want to consider the air-pressure of that chamber and a means to keep it as balanced as possible.

Accessibility: The center chamber is where this will be most important as there are 2 reservoirs (consider ease of filling, bleeding and maintenance) as well as other components? Tilting doors and sliding trays work well to circumvent this particular issue.

Pump location(s)?

milkcow500 · 08-03-09

Those radiators will be exhaust. The main issue for me is the intake fans for the radiators. If I put intake fans on that bottom chamber, the hot air expelled from the radiators would just cycle through the case again (I think?).

The pumps are going on acrylic brackets and will be attached upsidedown in the bottom chamber. (the 4 mounts above the radiators)

The two reservoirs in the front will be outside the case as you can see. They will be held from below with a clamp, so if I need to empty them, I can just take off the side door for the middle/bottom chamber and then slide it down. Can you give me an example of a tilting door/sliding tray? Thanks.

Syrillian · 08-03-09

Ah, I see now. My bad on the reservoirs. Good on ya for the exterior mounting.

Here is a tilt-door for an EK 150:

And trays I use for HDD and PSU access from the exterior:

Tray:

Closed:

Rails:

milkcow500 · 08-03-09

oh i see. all my case fans will be yate loons (high speed running on low speed). The radiator fans will be san ace h101's (running on low speed). What would you do? I'm thinking of adding some more fans, but there's limited room.

Right now, I'm thinking the dimensions will be somewhere around 24 x 14 x XX. I have to see how big the radiators are first since there are no dimensions listed online yet.

I want to add a triple rad or a dual rad for my sli gpu/nb loop, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. I also want to make sure there's adequate intake, but I'm having trouble finding ways to do this.

milkcow500 · 08-04-09

Ok, I need some suggestions here. I'm trying to figure a way to get the bottom chamber for intake. I'm worried that the san ace fans are going to damage the intake fans by making them spin faster than they are going to (even though I'm going to run them all at low speeds).

What do you all think? How tall do you think I should make the case feet to? I'm worried that the exhausts on the bottom won't have enough space to exhaust the air in the case.

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