Solstice Give Away Technical Thread (Log, Q & A)

[CyberDruid]

The Solstice Give Away from OverClock.Net and CyberDruidPC has started and will end on December 14th. Just post in the thread linked above and that's it.

I saw a question in the the thread. The proper place to ask questions would be on this thread. Post once only in the Give Away thread.

Here is the design of the Tech Station you will win.



The design is still being refined. Updates will be posted.

What the winner will receive is the techstation complete with removable motherboard tray. No fans, no switches or other acroutemonts will be provided.

Construction of the Vertech Rev. 2 will be logged below in the reserved spaces. (Please refrain from posting for a few minutes after this intial post so I can "claim" the next three or four posts.

Thanks for reading and Good Luck

[CyberDruid]

Here's how the station is built


Here I have already fused two angles to a panel and am attaching the sides


Here I am laying out the internal bracing


Cutouts for the PSU fan on either side so the station can be loaded from either end


Gluing p the internal brace


The areas that are getting glued get masked for each piece that's fused...


Ready to start adding the channels that will secure the HDDs




At this point the station is ready to use. But I am going to add a couple more features for cooling




The angles being glued in are to stiffen the station but also provide a landing for either an Acrylic cover or for some channels I will use to make the tooless fan holder...


Checking the fit of the gear


The Mobo tray, PSU, Optical and Hard Drives can be inserted from either end




Almost done


TGhe mobo tray can be pulled out about half way and still is supported...this should aid in setting up the rig.

The extras will be covered in the next set

[CyberDruid]

Here is the assmebled unit. It can be set on anyof the three faces providing Horizaontal, ATX and reverse ATX mounting capability




These two notched channels allow for any size 25mm thick fan to be positioned anywhere you like over the mobo. No tools required




One final extra: a channel that will accept a pair of 120mm fans for cooling both the back of the mobo and the HDDs.

Not that the stiffening angles also allow for a Radiator to be mounted using some more angles...or by making the appropriate fan holes in a piece of acrylic that could also be used for a dust sheild.

Almost done. Just a couple more details which will be covered in the next set.

[CyberDruid]

One more time

[CyberDruid]

Have at it...last reserved spot.

[LiquidForce]

nice.. i shall win

[Aaroman]

I hope I win. Do you think the shipping will be expensive?

[brome09]

How would you accept payment for shipping? Paypal or would US Postal Money Order work? (I ask simply because I can't stand Paypal...)

[hiiyah777]

Do you have rough overall dimensions yet?

[TheCh3F]

Are we looking at a top view of the station where the mobo would slide towards us or is this a side view with the top of the diagram being the front of the station?