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19 June - Asus, Bottom Chamber & SSD
Thanks mate. Ah yes it was a bit of an awkward one. Something I'd like to see in a different place on the board. However with just the need of a single SSD in this build you'll see how I tackled it in this very update.
As for the cubes they are a nightmare. We've had literally tens of emails asking about these. We initially wanted to start selling them to support the modders but we don't even have enough ourselves. We have to buy in such a massive quantity but all at the moment our accounted for. The bolts are easy, just search for what ever length and colour you want and then the thread size. M2, M3, M4, we use M3 for example.
The idea sounds nice! I actually see a small YouTube video guide to doing something similar with a case window. I think a company used this idea pretty swiftly for a show rig at Computex also!
Sponsors/Support:
Small update for you all. This one took forever to measure and draw. It was a massive PITA. We used what technical knowledge and measurements we could for some of the case but other things like the placement for fittings was next to impossible to work out. Anyway... I'll let you see photos!
First was a package from Asus! This was in exchange for the work we did for Asus at the Computex event. Thanks Bindibadgi/Richard & Alex for this!
Nice baby 670 for the build:
Worked a little on cable management; all LEDs installed, USB3 header, SATA cable & Pw Switch.
Pretty nice, needs a little tweaking:
Now we cut the NIGHTMARE panel. Real headache. This is test cut number 2. Considering this we are stoked. Only one hole needs to be moved about 1mm for a CPU block connection:
The bottom chamber roughly installed just for you guys to see:
Next we installed a small piece with a little V bit detailing to cover the rad and fans. Very similar to the Onwards build. This time to mount an SSD. The SSD is a tiny bit wider than the section but it doesn't stand out to much and is a great spot for it (possibly got this idea from L3P).
That is all for now. Thank you again so much for reading. It really helps when we stay late to work on things like this to get such great feedback/response & criticism.
Until next time.
Thanks mate. Ah yes it was a bit of an awkward one. Something I'd like to see in a different place on the board. However with just the need of a single SSD in this build you'll see how I tackled it in this very update.
Looks like an awesome build
Probably a daft question, but: Where can I get the metal cubes and fitments necessary to screw acrylic together like this?
I'm starting to ponder my own custom case build... with very little mechanical knowledge but access to an acrylic laser cutter, and a plan involving silver mirror wrap and lots of LEDs. Machine is turned off, it looks like a plain metallic/reflective box, machine goes on... LEDs come on and light up the interior, killing the mirror effect because the light inside the case is at a similar strength to the ambient light outside.
As for the cubes they are a nightmare. We've had literally tens of emails asking about these. We initially wanted to start selling them to support the modders but we don't even have enough ourselves. We have to buy in such a massive quantity but all at the moment our accounted for. The bolts are easy, just search for what ever length and colour you want and then the thread size. M2, M3, M4, we use M3 for example.
The idea sounds nice! I actually see a small YouTube video guide to doing something similar with a case window. I think a company used this idea pretty swiftly for a show rig at Computex also!
Sponsors/Support:
Small update for you all. This one took forever to measure and draw. It was a massive PITA. We used what technical knowledge and measurements we could for some of the case but other things like the placement for fittings was next to impossible to work out. Anyway... I'll let you see photos!
First was a package from Asus! This was in exchange for the work we did for Asus at the Computex event. Thanks Bindibadgi/Richard & Alex for this!
Nice baby 670 for the build:
Worked a little on cable management; all LEDs installed, USB3 header, SATA cable & Pw Switch.
Pretty nice, needs a little tweaking:
Now we cut the NIGHTMARE panel. Real headache. This is test cut number 2. Considering this we are stoked. Only one hole needs to be moved about 1mm for a CPU block connection:
The bottom chamber roughly installed just for you guys to see:
Next we installed a small piece with a little V bit detailing to cover the rad and fans. Very similar to the Onwards build. This time to mount an SSD. The SSD is a tiny bit wider than the section but it doesn't stand out to much and is a great spot for it (possibly got this idea from L3P).
That is all for now. Thank you again so much for reading. It really helps when we stay late to work on things like this to get such great feedback/response & criticism.
Until next time.
