Project - Air Cube v2

Evil^ said:
Can't wait to see this mate your one of the very few I enjoy reading going from start to finish keep it up i hope you get the funds soon :D
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Wow, thanks I'm flattered :D

~TB~ said:
Looks extremely impressive mate, as one would expect :D
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:D Thanks TB.

Fully coloured it in to give a better idea of what I'm aiming for, showing 2 tone & 1.

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Size is
235mm wide
391.7mm deep
747.2mm high at the highest point & will be a little bit higher with case feet, I'm considering Mnpctech billet machined aluminium "Diamond Knurl" case feet in black anodise, they look good & sturdy as well as being very nice looking.
 
Thanks SuermotoMX, appreciated :).

Here is what I posted on bit-tech which may answer a few possible questions

I'll be putting a hole for cpu cooler changes, also for sata & power cables etc.

The slot & lip in the top at the back isn't a handle & it's not a decorative bit, it has a function, I done something similar in the Xbox mod I done, it's basically an air duct so the air from the top fan gets guided out the rear without the need for holes in the top so sides would be added to the fan mount so it gets properly guided out, but I could change it so the lip goes away for a minimal grill, I just like the way everything flows nicely with this case.

It could house at least 6 hdd's with nice spacing & an optical drive in the bottom area & could also have a fan controller mounted the same as the optical on the back panel with hidden wire management but if I wanted to I could have 3 or 4 hdd in the hidden psu area at the front & dedicate the bottom area to water cooling but I don't do extreme overclocking & we don't get much warm weather in the UK so I don't really have a need for water cooling.
It sure is tall but that's how it is when you go more vertical with separate cooling sections than horizontal like most cases for the layout.

Never been a fan of fans in front of warm hdd's then the main components are catching warmer than ambient air, just doesn't make much sense to me, not only that but the push of air completely loses it's focus by the time it passes through the hdd cage.

The only reason it is so deep is if I wanted something like a 5970 it would fit in.
I could shrink the size a bit but I like an easy maintenance pc.

I'll sum up what makes it so tall going from top to bottom :D
Height 747.2mm = yes it is rather high :D, but the Lian Li PC-X2000F is 695mm high & is deeper & wider.
fan mount with air duct
small space
motherboard including back IO fixing points
small space
fan mount
small space
full case length psu cover
layer with grill for overflowing air from hdd's going to the psu
optical mount & possibility of a fan controller mounted in the rear.
tiny space
2x 3 well spaced hdd's with push/pull/exhaust 120mm fans
platform for hdd's where the hdd cages slide in & a slot in bar holds them in place
layer
case feet

Also it's possible for future upgrades to take away the fan below the motherboard & change it into xl-atx. Actually I'll make an xl-atx IO/pci piece, with mobo mounting holes, that way all I need to do is remove the fan :)

Width 235mm
33.5mm gap behind the motherboard tray so heaps of space for good wire management.
Enough room for the tallest of cpu heatsinks
standard ATX :).

Depth
Now this could be shrunk by a further 22mm or even more if I discard the possibility of the long 5970, I mean I don't have one & have no intentions of getting one but it's good to have the option :D.
 
Absolutely awesome, I fixed a neighbours laptop the other day, the screen was damaged so needed a new one & the hdd had spyware/adware & a trojan on it so needed cleaning up & a fresh reinstall of the os.
Ordered a brand new screen & replaced & is working sweet.
Reinstalled vista for them & got it all up to date & put eset smart security on it & made a ghost image of it for if it mucks up again so it can be easily restored.

The extra coin I got for doing this has risen my balance to the magic number so has just about enabled me to order the aluminium so I could be starting this project within 2 weeks, depends on how long the delivery takes, sometimes it's a couple of days, sometimes up to 2 weeks, but this is awesome, I was thinking I'd be lucky if I could start within a month so now it's even sooner, I'm over the moon woo hoo :D.

I held off on saying this until I ordered it, I'll be flat broke for a bit, but it'll be worth it.

I'm gonna need to think up a name for the project, hopefully something more catchy than the air cube this time & more distinguished & something that describes it's features, it's going to be a virtually silent running machine so that's 1 element to tie into the name.

Here's how I worked out the amount of aluminium I needed so I'm leaving myself no room for error on many of the parts so the golden rule of measure twice, maybe 10 times & cut once absolutely applies with this build :D.

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So...

Disc sander = check
Acrylic = check
Aluminium = ordered
Name for project = thinking :D
 
Ah, it's ok guys no need for suggestions now but thanks for offering ;).

I think I've got the perfect title & even better as it has zero results in google at this moment when I add "Project ?" with it being a mix of 2 very fitting words that will work awesome to describe it, I'll keep it to myself though until I start the new thread once I've got a little progress to show :).
 
PaulGreyhead said:
Can't you give us a hint? Just a little one :)
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LOL I've sparked a bit of curiosity eh :D.
I'm tempted to just let you know the name but I'm definately keeping it zipped until I start the new thread lol :p.

G-Dubs said:
I know you've already got a name but I was thinking "project Air Curve". it describes it well and keeps with the Waynio Branding.

Audi Vide Tace = See, Hear, be silent.
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Thanks Dubs but I've got a pretty cool name for it in english or slightly modified english anyway :D.

The only clue I'll give for the name is a simple but meaningful couple of english words merged together, no latin or any other cryptic word that needs google to find out what it means so even the name is scratch built lol :cool:.
 
Trusty-X said:
Well you've completley outdone my little thread about modding my P182 then! Cheers mate! :p
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PaulGreyhead said:
There are OTHER threads on here? :D
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Trusty-X said:
More than one thread at a time? Nahhhh maaaan......never! :D
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I think it's about time we all stopped de railing Waynio's thread and got back to what this is really all about.

1 WHAT WILL THE NAME BE.
2 WHAT IS THE PRIZE IF WE GUESS IT CORRECTLY.

And Waynio, no need to thank me for getting it back on track. it's all part of the service.
 
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