Designing a Cube case

[mrapoc]

We need some more people interested in the case if we are to carry this out..

Anyone interested? The more people the cheaper

cheers

 

[Toxcity]

Naturally, I am still interested.

 

[mrapoc]

ace - thats two of us and i think a friend of mine would be too

 

[tricycltheif]

Im very interested in a cube case design, depending on price of course ive been following this thread for months just looking for updates

 

[markkleb]

welcome to the party.:wavey:

I just finished the new floor in my shop, and am finishing a mod I did for one of the nurses that was very nice to me while I was in the hospital. All I have to do is program a laptop tomorrow and I will spend this weekend and all next week building this case for those that are interested.

I have come up with a few new ideas that I am looking forward to sharing with you (very excited).

Tomorrow (FRI) I will be on MSN all day to chat about the case.

 

[Bungral]

How you doing mate?? On your way to recovery? Hope all is well.

 

[mrapoc]

Oo very coool

any idea what time GMT?

im on now and probably for another 7 hours

tomorrow i work but il see what i can do

if not feel free to pm

 

[markkleb]

How you doing mate?? On your way to recovery? Hope all is well.

Much better, I still have the Wound pump but I am able to get around and sit now. I never realized how important it is to sit Thanks Bungral.

As to the time Im on now and will try to stay on the rest of the day.

 

[mrapoc]

So who is interested in a cube case?

Mark will be posting some front plate designs soon - just the more people the less material cost (cant have too many people mind)

 

[Hodgstar]

I still have this , designed it specifically for watercooling,

if any of the ideas seem Ok then feel free to use them.

http://[url]http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=6615&highlight=hodgstar&page=6[/url]

Its slightly further on than in last picks but nerver got everything done I wanted.

Its un-used in the garage ATM,

The good lady wife didn't quite like it ( in fact she often refered to it as "that big ****ing monstrocity!")

If you want any more pics let me know and I'll dig the old beast out!

 

[Hodgstar]

there are some more pics in this old thread

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=6615&highlight=hodgstar

 

[Carl A]

Hello All,

I am looking into ATX Cube cases and struggling to find anything that I can afford at the mo. After much reading have decided on building / modding one myself using 2 ATX cases as the bones of the beast. Now, cost is a real bone of contention for me.

I need to fit in an ATX MB, D5 Pump, 1x360 Rad and a large reservoir. I Know that this would fit into a tower ATX but want something different that I have put something personal into. Given that, can anyone recommend or point me to a cheap ATX case that 2 could be used for the bones. I Am looking for as plain a case as possible so that when 2 are joined they look uniform, a mesh design would be nice. I am happy to get to work with a dremel so no windows is fine (actually better).

Hope you can help, thanks

Carl

 

[Toxcity]

Hey Carl!

Ressurrected this thread from the dead.

Not complaining! I would personally prefer people used the search function of the forums rather than starting a hundred threads about the same thing.

I really like your idea. Have you had a look around eBuyer, Aria, Scan, etc for a bog standard case?

 

[Carl A]

Hi Nic,

I Have indeed and figure that one with plainest front would work best when the two are sandwiched together....1 case to house the MB and Res with a window which I will cut, the other to hold a 360 Rad, Pump & PSU. The most work that I can forsee would be cutting the front of case 2 so that I can get the rad/fans in there but space won't be a problem

I am thinking about 2 of of these, I know they are cheapos but like I said, price is a big consideration for me -

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/ARIANET+Avenger+Black+Midi+Tower+Chassis+?productId=47468

Or this, more costly but I figure better quality cases and finish -

http://www.ebuyer.com/278066-nzxt-source-210-elite-black-case-nzxts210e001

 

[Carl A]

OK, got impatient LOL !!!!

Ordered 2 of the cases from Aria - £49 Delivered

and the following from Specialtech -

- Akasa Low Profile VGA RAM Heatsink 10 Pack Black : AK-VMC01-BK

- Swiftech MCR320XP Extreme Performance 360mm Triple Radiator : MCR320XP

- 4 1/4" Thread High Flow Barb Fitting for 1/2" (13mm) ID Tubing : Black

- Phobya Balancer 250 Reservoir Black Nickel

- XSPC 7/16" ID - 5/8" OD (11-16mm) High Flex Tubing : Clear

- Mayhems Aurora Fluid for Water Cooling 3 Litres : Nebula Blue

- £129 delivered

Let the fun times begin !!, My dremel had better watch out

 

[Bullmecha]

Sooooo anything happening here?

Interested to see what the sandwich case will look like

 

[Carl A]

Sure, it's still a bit 'work in progress' so bear with me

Need to install lighting, coasters, sort cabling, cut a window and finish off the rough bits. Pretty pleased with the temps so far given that it's a slim 360 but there is plenty of space for more rads

. Akasa fan controller turned out to be a waste as it suffers from a buzzing (should have read the forum reviews first !!!). Just ordered a zalman zm-mfc1 so that it's a bit quiter, when I have some cash the fans need to be made a little more uniform.

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[wassupdoc]

umm, what?

The front doesn't look anywhere near uniform lol, you should get an aluminium or acrylic plate and make a front panel, would look so much better - and you should remove the front io ports from both cases and relocate, just my 2 cents

 

[yassarikhan786]

umm, what?

The front doesn't look anywhere near uniform lol, you should get an aluminium or acrylic plate and make a front panel, would look so much better - and you should remove the front io ports from both cases and relocate, just my 2 cents

This^^