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Project: RAD GT -- Custom Acrylic Case Worklog


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I've been working on a Custom acrylic PC case that I designed.

 

Case features a double sidewall to allow intake air without the need of front holes; also good for cable routing. Designed to hold 2 360mm Radiators; will only use one ATM with a Y-line loop. Stealthed CD slot; will wire the eject button and activity LED to an illuminated pushbutton to preserve the clean look of the front panel.

 

Here are some pics of the 3D model in it's current state. I'll update with pics of the actual build as well.

 

PC1.jpg

 

PC2.jpg

 

PC3.jpg

 

PC4.jpg

 

PC5.jpg

 

Expected Hardware Requirements:

DFI Lanparty UT 680i SLI T2R/G ---- Out of pocket

Intel Q6600 G0 ---- Out of pocket

Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer ---- Out of pocket

2x BFG 8800GTX ---- Out of pocket

2x1Gb DDR2 RAM (been eying the Corsair Dominator PC2-10000)

Lite-On SATA DVD burner ---- Out of pocket

Silverstone ST1000 Modular PSU ---- Out of pocket

500+Gb SATA2 HDD ---- Out of pocket

2x X-Flow Black Ice Extreme III ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

Variable speed D5 ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

20 feet 1/2" ID Tygon ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

2x Brass Fill-port ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

TDX for LGA775 ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

Maze4 chipset block (regular block) ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

875 chipset block ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

2x 8800 GTX blocks ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

2x single-slot PCI bracket for the 8800s ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

Fill-port Reservoir ---- Sponsored by DangerDen

6x 120mm Case Fans ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan

Wire-sleeving ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan

2x dual 30cm red CCFLs ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan

dual 30cm UV CCFLs ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan

dual 20cm UV CCFLs ---- Sponsored by A.C.Ryan

Acrylic Case feet ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop

H2O Dies ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop

Biocide H2O additive ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop

AS5 ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop

36" SATA2 cables ---- Sponsored by Petra's Tech Shop

 

 

Sponsors:

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This will be a full atx right?

 

Bigger LOL; otherwise it wouldn't be able to hold 2 360mm RADs

 

Outside dimensions are 60cmx30cmx55cm (HxWxD)

 

Has fill and drain ports for the H2O; can house 2 side-by-side D5s, so I could go to a dual-loop setup.

 

ATM I'm planning on just migrating my sig-rig over to the new case; but if I could get sponsors to donate newer hardware I'd be in heaven.

 

Edit: I just need to decide on/design the paint scheme. I'd like to have a Porsche Carrera GT across the top of the case (blended onto front/sides). If anyone is highly skilled w/photoshop please PM me.

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Update: Going to get a new system for this case. Planned system specs:

DFI 680i SLI LT T2R/G

Intel Q6600

Patriot eXtreme 4Gb (2x2Gb) DDR2-800

eVga 8800GTX

Creative X-FI XtremeGamer

Black Ice GT Stealth 360 or Swiftech MCR-320

LIANG D5 / Swiftech MCP-655

DangerDen TDX

DangerDen Maze 4 i875 (on Northbridge)

DangerDen Maze 4 680i (on Southbridge)

EK-waterblocks or DangerDen Full-cover 8800GTX block

 

I'm still waiting on a few case parts but I'll probably get started on the cutting this weekend.

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I though this was a nice power button for project :)

 

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g44/c153/s...ches-Page1.html

 

I've got some similar ones on their way from China and they're also a lot less expensive (~3.25 ea).

 

Going to use a blue ring-illuminated for the power switch, red dot-illuminated for the CD eject/activity, and several latching dot-illuminated pushbuttons to control the case lighting.

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I spent last night and today working on the motherboard panel.

 

Sketched panel in Pro/E

MB-Panel.JPG

 

Masked the Acrylic sheet and marked the locations for the MB standoffs, RAD, and Front-panel port mounts.

MB-Panel1.jpg

 

With old MB to verify markings

MB-Panel2.jpg

 

Drilled pilot holes

MB-Panel3.jpg

 

Cutting the fan/RAD holes

MB-Panel4.jpg

 

Finished fan/Rad holes

MB-Panel5.jpg

 

Drilled out holes to secure the RAD

MB-Panel6.jpg

 

Illustration of MB standoff mounting

MB-Panel7.jpg

 

Drilled out and threaded holes for MB standoffs and FPIO mount

MB-Panel8.jpg

 

Unmasked panel

MB-Panel9.jpg

Mounting of FPIO

MB-Panel10.jpg

 

Added slots for cable pass-through. All cabling will be routed underneath the MB panel

MB-Panel11.jpg

Test fit of my current MB and FPIO ports

MB-Panel12.jpg

 

MB-Panel13.jpg

 

I don't have the new RAD/fans yet so I couldn't test fit those.

 

If anyone would like to see other detail shots/angles please LMK

 

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Nice craftsmanship. radodrill, both on the layout and execution of that panel!

 

Looks like that Dremel circle cutter attachment does a good job.

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Nice craftsmanship. radodrill, both on the layout and execution of that panel!

 

Looks like that Dremel circle cutter attachment does a good job.

 

Thanks :) :)

 

Drilled a 1/8" center hole, which provided a nice snug fit for the guide pin. Just had to do a bit of sanding where I finished the cut.

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looks awesome.

 

I love acrylic cases, but i hate LEDs. Id add UV reactive coolant to the WCer and then with some lighting the DFI board and coolant would light up nicely :D

 

just a suggestion :O

 

keep up the good work and keep the pics coming

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