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Hey guys, here is the owners thread. Original post from the artisan thread below:
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• "Project mATX is an expertly designed case based on the smartly designed, and highly successful, Compact Splash. I look forward to using it for my personal system." - CNN
• "Look no further because we have found THE case to end all cases. That case is Project mATX." - MSNBC
• "Can a case get any more well designed? I don't think so. This thing is a tank and sure weighs like one!" - Fox News
About the Case
I designed this case to fill a need in my life; that need was for an mATX version of the Compact Splash. The Compact Splash case was a very successfully designed case by She Loved E here on the OCN forums. Compact Splash featured support for mITX motherboards and full length cards. The case also featured support for a full water cooling loop consisting of 240mm and 120mm radiators as well as dedicated mounting points for a small DDC pump and reservoir setup. Other features include support for SFX PSUs and easy access to mounting points for two 2.5in drives. All of these features were things I wanted to carry over into my design. so I set out to design my own mATX version of the Compact Splash. I loved the rugged design of the Compact Splash and wanted to keep a lot of those same design aspects such as the vents for the fans and location of the PSU. There were a few things I changed however. I moved the mount locations for the drives underneath the motherboard and designed a standalone pump bracket that can be mounted to any set of of holes on a 120mm sized radiator. I also wanted to keep the case within the 20 liter mark. I'm proud to announce that all of these goals were accomplished.
From the beginning of this project, I knew that I wanted to offer this case to the general public. I knew there was a fair sized amount of demand for an mATX version of the Compact Splash and that was what compelled me to design this case. I wanted others to share the excitement of owning a case designed by one of the forum members. This process was a long one which began back in May of 2015. I knew exactly what I wanted the case to look like but I wasn't one-hundred percent on how to get there. I knew I had to create the 3D design or spend countless hours and money on having someone else draw up a design. In comes SolidWorks. I hadn't used SolidWorks before but knew this program was highly regarded in the professional realm as a quality tool for 3D design. Luckily for me, SolidWorks was a fairly intuitive program to learn, minus the few quirks here and there. I had previous modeling experience using Rhino 4.0 back in high school but remembered that Rhino lacked a lot of important features such as a conversion to sheet metal tool. I spent the better part of May in front of my computer modeling the case. You can read all about the process of designing my case starting here.
Once I had my design where I wanted it, I contacted a few manufacturers. After exchanging ideas with some different manufacturers, I eventually settled on Sliger Designs to manufacture my prototypes. After a few emails back and forth, I was confident that I would receive a quality product from them. Sure enough, when I received my prototypes, I was blown away by the quality. Sliger Designs exceeded my expectations on the case. They did make a few design tweaks to the original design but nothing major to take away from the overall look I was going for. I am very pleased with the cases I received from them and hope you guys will love them as well. You can see the pictures of the prototypes here and here.
Case Compatibility
I tried to design the case to accommodate as large a range of products as I could while sticking to that less than 20 liter mark.
Internal compatibility:
• Support for both mATX and mITX boards
• Support for two 2.5in drives
• Support for full length cards*
• Support for SFX and SFX-L PSUs (full size PSUs with the ATX PSU add-on kit)
• Support for three 240mm radiators up to 30mm thick on bottom and 45mm thick on top and front
• Support for DDC/D5 pump reservoir combos up to a total height of 180mm** (must leave room for connections to top radiator)
Other features include: space above front radiator to mount an Aquaero (version without display) or Poweradjusts/Fabwerk, 5 PCIe slot design which allows for support of cards in the bottom slot of motherboards, heavy duty construction out of 2mm thick, high quality aluminum, and support for taller cards***
*, ** Full length cards can only be used when using a pump/reservoir combo that is less than 100mm in height
*** The measured distance from motherboard to side panel is approximately 150mm. Please check to see if your card with water block will fit
Price of Case
The price of the case is $300 + shipping. What is included in the box:
• Your specific case number finished in the color of your choice
• All the screws needed to mount your motherboard and 2.5in drives, as well as PCIe cards
• A DDC pump mount AND a D5 pump mount
• Extra screws
You will need to provide mounting assembly for your specific radiator and your own 16mm LED switch.
Additional Options
I will also have some additional options you can purchase along with the case. The options are:
• Acrylic Side Panel your choice of clear or smoked acrylic. Price: $15
• ATX PSU Mount Kit allows you to mount full size ATX PSUs on the front 240mm mount point. Price: $25
Additional Comments
If you guys have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! If you have questions about the payment process, please PM me. If you have general questions about the case, please post in here! I will be updating this thread very often letting you guys know the status of the cases and will update you with pictures of the cases being manufactured along the way.
Thanks! - Jeffinslaw
Renders done by @QinX
• "Project mATX is an expertly designed case based on the smartly designed, and highly successful, Compact Splash. I look forward to using it for my personal system." - CNN
• "Look no further because we have found THE case to end all cases. That case is Project mATX." - MSNBC
• "Can a case get any more well designed? I don't think so. This thing is a tank and sure weighs like one!" - Fox News
About the Case
I designed this case to fill a need in my life; that need was for an mATX version of the Compact Splash. The Compact Splash case was a very successfully designed case by She Loved E here on the OCN forums. Compact Splash featured support for mITX motherboards and full length cards. The case also featured support for a full water cooling loop consisting of 240mm and 120mm radiators as well as dedicated mounting points for a small DDC pump and reservoir setup. Other features include support for SFX PSUs and easy access to mounting points for two 2.5in drives. All of these features were things I wanted to carry over into my design. so I set out to design my own mATX version of the Compact Splash. I loved the rugged design of the Compact Splash and wanted to keep a lot of those same design aspects such as the vents for the fans and location of the PSU. There were a few things I changed however. I moved the mount locations for the drives underneath the motherboard and designed a standalone pump bracket that can be mounted to any set of of holes on a 120mm sized radiator. I also wanted to keep the case within the 20 liter mark. I'm proud to announce that all of these goals were accomplished.
From the beginning of this project, I knew that I wanted to offer this case to the general public. I knew there was a fair sized amount of demand for an mATX version of the Compact Splash and that was what compelled me to design this case. I wanted others to share the excitement of owning a case designed by one of the forum members. This process was a long one which began back in May of 2015. I knew exactly what I wanted the case to look like but I wasn't one-hundred percent on how to get there. I knew I had to create the 3D design or spend countless hours and money on having someone else draw up a design. In comes SolidWorks. I hadn't used SolidWorks before but knew this program was highly regarded in the professional realm as a quality tool for 3D design. Luckily for me, SolidWorks was a fairly intuitive program to learn, minus the few quirks here and there. I had previous modeling experience using Rhino 4.0 back in high school but remembered that Rhino lacked a lot of important features such as a conversion to sheet metal tool. I spent the better part of May in front of my computer modeling the case. You can read all about the process of designing my case starting here.
Once I had my design where I wanted it, I contacted a few manufacturers. After exchanging ideas with some different manufacturers, I eventually settled on Sliger Designs to manufacture my prototypes. After a few emails back and forth, I was confident that I would receive a quality product from them. Sure enough, when I received my prototypes, I was blown away by the quality. Sliger Designs exceeded my expectations on the case. They did make a few design tweaks to the original design but nothing major to take away from the overall look I was going for. I am very pleased with the cases I received from them and hope you guys will love them as well. You can see the pictures of the prototypes here and here.
Case Compatibility
I tried to design the case to accommodate as large a range of products as I could while sticking to that less than 20 liter mark.
Internal compatibility:
• Support for both mATX and mITX boards
• Support for two 2.5in drives
• Support for full length cards*
• Support for SFX and SFX-L PSUs (full size PSUs with the ATX PSU add-on kit)
• Support for three 240mm radiators up to 30mm thick on bottom and 45mm thick on top and front
• Support for DDC/D5 pump reservoir combos up to a total height of 180mm** (must leave room for connections to top radiator)
Other features include: space above front radiator to mount an Aquaero (version without display) or Poweradjusts/Fabwerk, 5 PCIe slot design which allows for support of cards in the bottom slot of motherboards, heavy duty construction out of 2mm thick, high quality aluminum, and support for taller cards***
*, ** Full length cards can only be used when using a pump/reservoir combo that is less than 100mm in height
*** The measured distance from motherboard to side panel is approximately 150mm. Please check to see if your card with water block will fit
Price of Case
The price of the case is $300 + shipping. What is included in the box:
• Your specific case number finished in the color of your choice
• All the screws needed to mount your motherboard and 2.5in drives, as well as PCIe cards
• A DDC pump mount AND a D5 pump mount
• Extra screws
You will need to provide mounting assembly for your specific radiator and your own 16mm LED switch.
Additional Options
I will also have some additional options you can purchase along with the case. The options are:
• Acrylic Side Panel your choice of clear or smoked acrylic. Price: $15
• ATX PSU Mount Kit allows you to mount full size ATX PSUs on the front 240mm mount point. Price: $25
Additional Comments
If you guys have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! If you have questions about the payment process, please PM me. If you have general questions about the case, please post in here! I will be updating this thread very often letting you guys know the status of the cases and will update you with pictures of the cases being manufactured along the way.
Thanks! - Jeffinslaw
