v1.0 deceased. VRegs crushed by a not-so-well mounted cooling block. RIP.
I had to "rework" this TT Armor quite a bit to fit my "vision" inside (and outside
)
Apart from the obvious differences with the stock one (top-front USBs, bulgin switches, custom delrin top, magnets) there's quite a bit of filing, nibbling, removing and shuffling involved
Once you start installing things in places where they are not supposed to be, everything seems to get in the way, even the left reinforcement bar and the PSU support bracket, which had to be modified and moved to fit the pump/res assembly ^^
v1.1:
Diverse front views:
Unfortunately not the best pics in the world.
Front USB, magnets and switches detail:
I Don't particularly like the top placement of the USBs in the stock TT Armor. And the tendency of the "doors" to open by themselves
es me off big time, hence the visible 1.5kg magnets.
Finally, using a whole 5 1/4 bay just for the power/reset switch wasn't my cup of tea.
Custom delrin top:
Even with positive air pressure too much dust/debris was entering the enclosure from the top. Besides, the stock design didn't look very good once I removed the plastic cover to fit the reservoir and the top USB/Firewire/Audio connectors.
Delrin came to the rescue ^^. Aluminium 6mm spacers were used in order to leave a gap for the hot air to escape. They are barely noticeable in the picture, but the bolts are SS316 countersunk hex, which I think look gorgeous I suppose not to everyone's taste, but certainly to mine.
Side view:
Welcome to my cable/tube routing nightmare ^^. Mind you, before the advent of SATA optical units was even worse. Not a tear was shed when I said goodbye to the IDE cable
Detail of the MB area:
Detail of the pump/res:
And finally... Case Closed
Hope you enjoyed the little tour. Or at least that you don't regard it as a waste of bandwidth ^^.
BONUS CONTENT:
Ghetto front USBs:
Let's make some holes in this brand new 100 quid case. Bring it on!
Who cares if they look awful? They stay in place and you can't possibly make them cheaper ^^ And best of all, no one can see them.
And the very first pic, testing components on air, running rawhide, with the now deceased Abit IN9 32X-MAX shining:
I had to "rework" this TT Armor quite a bit to fit my "vision" inside (and outside
)Apart from the obvious differences with the stock one (top-front USBs, bulgin switches, custom delrin top, magnets) there's quite a bit of filing, nibbling, removing and shuffling involved
Once you start installing things in places where they are not supposed to be, everything seems to get in the way, even the left reinforcement bar and the PSU support bracket, which had to be modified and moved to fit the pump/res assembly ^^
v1.1:
Diverse front views:
Unfortunately not the best pics in the world.
Front USB, magnets and switches detail:
I Don't particularly like the top placement of the USBs in the stock TT Armor. And the tendency of the "doors" to open by themselves
Finally, using a whole 5 1/4 bay just for the power/reset switch wasn't my cup of tea.
Custom delrin top:
Even with positive air pressure too much dust/debris was entering the enclosure from the top. Besides, the stock design didn't look very good once I removed the plastic cover to fit the reservoir and the top USB/Firewire/Audio connectors.
Delrin came to the rescue ^^. Aluminium 6mm spacers were used in order to leave a gap for the hot air to escape. They are barely noticeable in the picture, but the bolts are SS316 countersunk hex, which I think look gorgeous
I suppose not to everyone's taste, but certainly to mine.
Side view:
Welcome to my cable/tube routing nightmare ^^. Mind you, before the advent of SATA optical units was even worse. Not a tear was shed when I said goodbye to the IDE cable
Detail of the MB area:
Detail of the pump/res:
And finally... Case Closed
Hope you enjoyed the little tour. Or at least that you don't regard it as a waste of bandwidth ^^.
BONUS CONTENT:
Ghetto front USBs:
Let's make some holes in this brand new 100 quid case. Bring it on!
Who cares if they look awful? They stay in place and you can't possibly make them cheaper ^^ And best of all, no one can see them.
And the very first pic, testing components on air, running rawhide, with the now deceased Abit IN9 32X-MAX shining:
