Parvum Systems Project Magnus
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Cool stuff 
You mentioned some problems with weight.
What kind of acrylic do you guys use?
I think about using polycarbonate in my next project.
It looks like much better choice than normal acrylic.
Do you have any experience with it?
I looked it up on wiki and range of aplications is impressive, computer cases are also mentioned, but I also checked prices and its about 15-20% more expensive than perspex.
So I'd appreciate your opinion
Cheers
You mentioned some problems with weight.
What kind of acrylic do you guys use?
I think about using polycarbonate in my next project.
It looks like much better choice than normal acrylic.
Do you have any experience with it?
I looked it up on wiki and range of aplications is impressive, computer cases are also mentioned, but I also checked prices and its about 15-20% more expensive than perspex.
So I'd appreciate your opinion
Cheers
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Haha *hides*
We for sure plan to make this a possibility. Had to rebuild this one a few times and building it has been such fun
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes !
Seriously amazing build
Cool stuff
You mentioned some problems with weight.
What kind of acrylic do you guys use?
I think about using polycarbonate in my next project.
It looks like much better choice than normal acrylic.
Do you have any experience with it?
I looked it up on wiki and range of aplications is impressive, computer cases are also mentioned, but I also checked prices and its about 15-20% more expensive than perspex.
So I'd appreciate your opinion
Cheers
Due to the design of our current cases we have no problems with weight. The mid wall takes any bowing/bending problems due to weight or heavy components in the roof away. Also the shape we choose for the mid wall means it has no problems holding the motherboard and GPU weight etc.
As for polycarbonate we personally don't have experience machining it so I couldn't comment on how difficult or easy that may be.
What I can tell you is that we use 5mm thick acrylic but have choose in many places to use double layers. Both for aesthetics and for strength. Pair this with a very good structural design and you wont have any concerns with strength issues. Due to our background in signage we are very at home with acrylic which is why we choose it for Parvum.
Soldato
Cannot describe how happy it makes me to see all your components slotting and routing through the holes. I am too much of a neatness fan
The way the rads & fans are setup is divine.
I've just spent the best part of a day re-cabling a server and patch panels and to sit down and see such a clean build puts a smile on my face.
The way the rads & fans are setup is divine.
I've just spent the best part of a day re-cabling a server and patch panels and to sit down and see such a clean build puts a smile on my face.
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Its coming along nicely good work
Soldato
That tiny tubing between rads. Love it
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Cannot describe how happy it makes me to see all your components slotting and routing through the holes. I am too much of a neatness fan
The way the rads & fans are setup is divine.
I've just spent the best part of a day re-cabling a server and patch panels and to sit down and see such a clean build puts a smile on my face.
Ah glad to hear it! Servers and patch panels usually look like spaghetti junction! Decided while we had a bit more time on this build that everything would be exact and to length by a couple of mm. Really wanted to try make the cables a + point in the build rather than hide the mess
Its coming along nicely good work
Thanks
That tiny tubing between rads. Love it
It's like a wee baby tube
Haha pretty cool isn't it! Was a super fiddly to get in but happy with it. Hope it wont leak ;D
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Cable Management
Sponsors/Support:
HOLD UP, HOLD MY PHONE!!
Won't be able to annotate AS much this time. Pretty busy to say the least.
First up cutting a new cable management piece. Notice the V-bit 45° cut. This is vital to get the piece to actually fit.
Measure up:
Apply heat:
And bend:
Repeat to complete:
You can see now how the 45° was necessary:
Did another couple of tubes for the rear rad:
Installed the fans on the 360. Really cant get over how good these rads and fans are:
A little look in the case internal... suppose it's a bit anticlimax now half the stuff has been taken out:
Back to our old tricks. Really like physically marking stuff:
Then do it all again but with holes:
Installing the cables:
That would be it for today.
Thanks for checking in
Sponsors/Support:
HOLD UP, HOLD MY PHONE!!
Won't be able to annotate AS much this time. Pretty busy to say the least.
First up cutting a new cable management piece. Notice the V-bit 45° cut. This is vital to get the piece to actually fit.
Measure up:
Apply heat:
And bend:
Repeat to complete:
You can see now how the 45° was necessary:
Did another couple of tubes for the rear rad:
Installed the fans on the 360. Really cant get over how good these rads and fans are:
A little look in the case internal... suppose it's a bit anticlimax now half the stuff has been taken out:
Back to our old tricks. Really like physically marking stuff:
Then do it all again but with holes:
Installing the cables:
That would be it for today.
Thanks for checking in
Soldato
So tidy.
Loving it.
Loving it.
Soldato
Looking great
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That is f'n sweet. Love the cable routing holes in that panel.
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By the way, I always wanted to ask you, where do you guys get those little 'cube connectors' from?
Do you make them or buy them and if buy, where?
Cheers
Do you make them or buy them and if buy, where?
Cheers
I've just spent the best part of a day re-cabling a server and patch panels and to sit down and see such a clean build puts a smile on my face.
Want to do mine for me?
Keep up the great work Parvum guys, as always - so impressed!
Soldato
Want to do mine for me?
It's really no where near the problems I deal with
At least you have labels there, I turn my back for 5 minutes and someone's decided to re-route their own pc and plug a phone into the intranet & pulled half the fibers out to get to the port they want
We're in the process of a rollout of fibre infrastructure (ok, it had stalled for 10 months, progressing more now) so when I started (2 years ago) I made the purchase of a big 19" cabinet to replace a 6U wall mounted one... Thankfully my users wouldn't know where to start and dare not touch anything!
Anyway, digressing too much for this thread!
How many loops is this system heading towards? The acrylic 'blocks' used for spacing looked very similar dimensions to pumps... 4 pumps?!
Anyway, digressing too much for this thread!
How many loops is this system heading towards? The acrylic 'blocks' used for spacing looked very similar dimensions to pumps... 4 pumps?!
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Agreed,
4 pumps would be outrageous
but I am hoping for at least a couple, and multiple coolant colours
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Thanks mate
We actually have these made for this purpose now. However if you search google you'll find similar things. Some other companies make them in 10mm and other sizes.
We're in the process of a rollout of fibre infrastructure (ok, it had stalled for 10 months, progressing more now) so when I started (2 years ago) I made the purchase of a big 19" cabinet to replace a 6U wall mounted one... Thankfully my users wouldn't know where to start and dare not touch anything!
Anyway, digressing too much for this thread!
How many loops is this system heading towards? The acrylic 'blocks' used for spacing looked very similar dimensions to pumps... 4 pumps?!
Don't mine going off talking about other things. It's great to read differnt comments, changes things up. Keeps me from stressing about finishing this build haha.
Ahh the blocks are for something else, but that space will be taken up.
I have 4 pumps but honestly now due to the lack of space we somehow have in this case we may just go with two.
Agreed,
4 pumps would be outrageous
but I am hoping for at least a couple, and multiple coolant colours
Two loops! Two coolant colours. The theory is 360mm, 240mm & 240mm for GPUs. Then 240mm, 240mm & 240mm for the CPU, Mobo & RAM.
Should be suitably overkill.