Designing a Cube case
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name='mrapoc' said:
The quality of his build is first rate. Colors are very nice contrast too.
As to PS usually I try to keep size as small as possible and turning the PS on its side makes the case very tall.
One thing I do is lay a reg PS flat with the fan facing up, than I cut a hole in the mobo tray and use the PS fan to cool the back of the mobo.(it draws air from all around the edges than exhausts it out the back of the PS.
One other thing (why I call all my SFF cases CrossFlow) especially "Now" since GPUs are getting so long the air needs to blow along the axis of the GPUs to be most efficient.
Tox, I can make the case 11" wide to fit the 10 1/2" cards. Are you thinking of air cooling the GPUs? or using the Rad?
My thought is the GPUs need the H20 more than the CPU.
Could you guys please list what Hardware you will be using, and what hardware you may upgrade to.
(as best you can)
I will be using air for the GPU, money is my problem and I will be thruthful and say I simple cannot afford to pay for watercooled GPUs.
Specs:
Maximus Formula
Q6600
Geforce 9800GX2
620watt Coolermaster PSU
1 WD 320Gb harddisk
1 DVD drive
No upgrades need/cannot afford it. (Cars are so bloody expensive over here)
Air for the GPU could be sent down it with fans at either side of the computer? Shown with my very very crude paint picture.
Fans on either side, and GPU inbetween.
Specs:
Maximus Formula
Q6600
Geforce 9800GX2
620watt Coolermaster PSU
1 WD 320Gb harddisk
1 DVD drive
No upgrades need/cannot afford it. (Cars are so bloody expensive over here)
Air for the GPU could be sent down it with fans at either side of the computer? Shown with my very very crude paint picture.
Fans on either side, and GPU inbetween.
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lolname='Toxcity' said:Crossflow did that? Damn I never noticed!
On a closer inpection on previous Markmods Tox realises his amazing idea has already been done and dubbed Crossflow.
Great minds think alike:worship:
In designing the cases from the first one elimination of the clutter and improving the airflow were the goals
by having the airflow "across" it is a very short run (like 10") for air to go than the heat is gone. Where in a normal case its around 18 to 20" and the air has to go up,over,around things to take the heat out.
Rastalovich
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Where`s a good place to get all kinds of tubing, not necessarily just for wc`ing ?
Like something for air ducting or something ?
Like something for air ducting or something ?
name='mrapoc' said:affirmative
psu, hdd, drives, etc on the bottom
wheres the rad going mate?
a nice window looking down on the hardware would be cool, then mesh on the two sides for a dust free air flow.
Here is the Last version of crossflow (smaller but shows where parts go) Air is pulled through the rad and across the Hdds and PS and out the side (very efficient)
this is the second version of wiring, notice I have put 24 and 4 pin plugs for the wiring on the air box
This is a shot of it completely wired... Look no more clutter:wavey:
Here is a Hdd mount from the little red Crossflow (that Matt helped me write the article on here at OC3D) Because we will be using a triple rad standing up on its side there will be more room to use a full size DVD and more hdds (I kept my height to 3" but yours will be 5")
This is probably how I will mount the Hdds
name='Rastalovich' said:
Here in the states we have HomeDepot, Lowes and other home improvement stores. Also there is TapPlastics.com (I get some Plastic tubing,and CarbonFiber and supplies there)
name='nunzio' said:
Hello Nunzio, are you saying you want one of these cases? if so I may be able to work in 1 DVD and 4 Hdds or 2 Hdds and 2 DVDs but not sure on 2 DVDs and 4 Hdds.
Once I start laying the parts out I will be able to say for sure.
One thing thats very important is not cramming in too much hardware, as there needs to be room for proper airflow.
One other thing, do you guys want to use some sort of fan controller?
