CyberDruid

Here is a schemtaic of how I envision the airflow and component arrangement

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looks great if you add fans on the top of the rad for pull action....to get some negative pressure...but the top execution of air through slots on the sides....that my create harmful pressure within the box messing up air flow...but if you think of it this way... add 2 inch jump on the bottom...and a 2.5inche gap on the top...thatd be fine.

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Thanks for the posts guys! Dang Shawn--that looks like one of my drawings--same fill and everything--that's spooky. Looks like slide out trays on that design. Well I will build it--and the parts will come... just like Field of Dreams (can't stand Kevin Costner) lol. How many computers can we fit in one box...I like it!

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pbasil1

Looks like a good design, and like you have it with tha fans on the bottom that will help keep it quiet...But you will want some decent-high flow fans, i reccomend the Nidec betaV, its 120mm rated at 110cfm and only 48db... But beware of dust bunny galore with the fans at the bottom by the floor! LOL

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ShawnMcGrail

Well, thats because all I did was cut & paste.

Well, as to how many computers, what are the dimensions of the box going to be?

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CyberDruid

Gonna have to use a filter for sure--good golly 110 CFM--which would be louder 4 120mm Panaflo mediums or 1 of those bad boys? Volume volume volume...Man I hate fan noise. But it is the cheapest way to get started. I happen to have a pair of 110VAC 120mm Daytons that push 78 CFM according to the labels--they make some noise--but they are rated for something like 75,000 hours. One less draw on the PSU that way...

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pbasil1

I have one of these fans and i can tell you its not nearly as loud as you think, its definatley quieter than my 120mm thunderblades and little 80mm coolermaster... but moves way more air. Great fans if you ask me!

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CyberDruid

Allrighty then--I'm getting a little punchy--been up since 5 am. the sides are 13" by 13" but I could cheat them a little bigger with the corner posts--I made them to fit an ATX mobo. That's how I figured 1 microatx per side would do the job--not sure how your arrangement would fit--would depend on the size of the HS or the needs of the plumbing. Seems like it would work either way. I had originally planned to put only one mobo in the box--but 4 seem feasible--I will have to get back to you all on that as I am fading fast.

Tomorrow I'll do some measurements from my MicroATX mobo and make sure I can make all this fit in there--but it's wood so i ca add to or subtract from it at will.

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lol ......just having uber rendering fun..





btw where are all the PSU's gonna go? im guessing on top.

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Guessed wrong--hoping they will all fit on their respective trays. Also there is no botom--the bottom is open and there are only four legs holding it off the ground about three or four inches. So flow from below is no prob. the lid is also the top of the otoman or footstool so the gap there canot be too gigantic or it will look odd.

Well the problem is I'm too tired to fire up ACAD and do it to scale--I have a feeling that once the PSUs are mounted and the HDDs are mounted and the HS or WBs are mounted or plumbed that big old spcae in the center is gonna look pretty small--gotta get some air up through the rad too...unless its all air...I'm gonna mock up a mobo with cardboard complete with HS spacer so as to be able to physically fiddle with arrangement before gluing the footstool case up. I'm used to working from patterns to make stuff sit in boats--so that's easiest for me...then I'll have a better idea how to layout the rig trays do all the stuff can be properly mounted and removable.

I like the idea that I could start with one board ad then add the others as I go along. But all the layouts and placement will have to be dialed in beforehand to make everything work out. Pretty curious about how this is going to work out--let you know more tomorrow after the dust settles....

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