Project : Elemental

Brizzles · 13 May 2017 at 19:42

Happy Hopping said:
Now of course this is a semi open case, but still, the inside of the case has hot GPU and CPU heat that come out. So only some cool air goes in, being used by the whole case, and part of that is being suck in by the PSU.

To answer this part.

There are no static areas of 'hot' air, as with 3 radiators on exhaust the air is constantly circulatling.

The whole 'cold' air coming in is a bit of a myth/misleading. You get ambient air coming in.

Air will always find a way into a case, air will always exhaust from a case - you cannot create a vacuum to control this.

FloppyPoppy · 14 May 2017 at 04:30

Stunning work Brizzles, well done.

Happy Hopping · 14 May 2017 at 06:22

Brizzles, I agree up to a certain point. With normal use, say firefox, wordperfect etc., any ambient air is good enough. But say you're playing a high resolution game, then it could get hot, and I hate to see those hot air go back to the PSU

FloppyPoppy · 14 May 2017 at 06:26

Happy Hopping said:
Brizzles, I agree up to a certain point. With normal use, say firefox, wordperfect etc., any ambient air is good enough. But say you're playing a high resolution game, then it could get hot, and I hate to see those hot air go back to the PSU

the location of the PSU is really not going to make it over heat infact it's probably going to run cooler than most of our systems Given that it's going to be getting the ambient air from around it easier than a traditional case would allow (if it had a solid bottom and not perforated in someway ). Sure the room will get warmer and thus the psu will get warmer. Not exactly talking mordor here though more like a chicken korma.

Happy Hopping · 14 May 2017 at 12:16

on unrelated matter, I just found this:

https://www.ple.com.au/Products/624214/Jonsbo-MOD1-BlackRed-Case-wTempered-Glass-Side-Panel

AUS$369 or US$272

even w/ an Australian broker (because the above doesn't ship to USA), it's still cheaper

Happy Hopping · 25 Jun 2017 at 11:50

Brizzles, for those who wants fan, we only need the filter at the Intake fan, right? Meaning at the front panel and at the bottom?

As the outflow fans, the ones who blows the hot air out, such as the top fans and the rear fan, obviously we don't put filter in it

Happy Hopping · 30 Jun 2017 at 07:55

Brizzles said:
Another update.

added some mesh backing

(the little white mark is a bit of fluff, thankfully not a scratch)

hihi, is this 1 big sheet of mesh? or a few small pieces?

If it's 1 big piece, where did you buy it from?

as I only find this as the closest:

http://www.demcifilter.com/p0038/Double-180mm-OD-Computer-Dust-Filter.aspx

but the plastic frame is useless to me

Brizzles · 30 Jun 2017 at 13:01

Happy Hopping said:
hihi, is this 1 big sheet of mesh? or a few small pieces?

That mesh piece is the one that comes with the case.

Happy Hopping · 30 Jun 2017 at 15:17

oh, so you pull it from the bottom. Okay, I get it.

After I wrote the above, I just found this:

https://www.moddiy.com/products/Pre...Fan-Dust-Filter-Material.html?setCurrencyId=4

Happy Hopping · 11 Aug 2017 at 06:36

Brizzles, I bought one. Jonsbo USA, which is a franchise from Jonsbo, has a fall out from Jonsbo. As a result, JOnsbo USA has closed its door

http://imgur.com/a/6tUbG

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/jonsbo-launches-in-the-usa.1916/

and it's just sheer luck that I came across this information as I was commenting on another Jonsbo case, and the other day someone brought up that story.

So I contact the former franchise guy at Jonsbo USA, he has 1 left at US$300, and I bought it. I would have buy this regardless in chistmas, my only beef is, now that I bought this item in Aug., I'll think of something else to buy for myself in christmas

Brizzles · 11 Aug 2017 at 10:03

Happy Hopping said:
So I contact the former franchise guy at Jonsbo USA, he has 1 left at US$300, and I bought it. I would have buy this regardless in chistmas, my only beef is, now that I bought this item in Aug., I'll think of something else to buy for myself in christmas

Glad you finally tracked one down - Enjoy it

orbitalwalsh · 11 Aug 2017 at 13:49

Happy Hopping said:
Brizzles, I bought one. Jonsbo USA, which is a franchise from Jonsbo, has a fall out from Jonsbo. As a result, JOnsbo USA has closed its door

http://imgur.com/a/6tUbG

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/jonsbo-launches-in-the-usa.1916/

and it's just sheer luck that I came across this information as I was commenting on another Jonsbo case, and the other day someone brought up that story.

So I contact the former franchise guy at Jonsbo USA, he has 1 left at US$300, and I bought it. I would have buy this regardless in chistmas, my only beef is, now that I bought this item in Aug., I'll think of something else to buy for myself in christmas

they have an EU distributor as well as a UK shop selling them. surprised you didnt get it there as saves Import tax

grumpybeard · 13 Aug 2017 at 10:59

Beautiful build Brizzles

Happy Hopping · 14 Aug 2017 at 13:07

Brizzles said:
A couple of changes made.

Braiding

Had a braiding afternoon ;

Brizzles, the original box comes with thin cables from the front USB box, such as speaker, USB 3.0 etc., and you replace them w/ braided cables.

How do you do that? I thought those cables like power on, HDD light, etc. are soldered on the front USB metal box, how can you disconnect them?

Also, I notice you don't have any photo on the cable management of the back side

Brizzles · 14 Aug 2017 at 13:12

Happy Hopping said:
Brizzles, the original box comes with thin cables from the front USB box, such as speaker, USB 3.0 etc., and you replace them w/ braided cables.

How do you do that?

Remove the ' red metal box/cover ' then thread the braiding up from the header end, cable tie the braiding to the cable ( it's hidden so doesn't need to be neat )

Happy Hopping · 14 Aug 2017 at 14:22

so those are just extension cables?

Brizzles · 15 Aug 2017 at 12:21

Happy Hopping said:
so those are just extension cables?

No. they are the original 'built-in' cables.

You remove the header plug that houses the pins, then thread the braiding up the cable as far as it goes into the red box

Happy Hopping · 16 Aug 2017 at 02:02

that's a lot of work of braiding. Thanks for the reply. I'm not going to go that far, it's too much time, I'll just leave the cables the way it is, loop them to the back but no braiding

Happy Hopping · 13 Jan 2018 at 13:36

Brizzles, I bought the same case over the holidays, I haven't start building it yet.

But just now, CES 2018 has some new toys, and I am kind of having 2nd thought, what do you think of this case vs. the Jonsbo MOD1:

thermaltake p90, and just release the P 90 Ti ver. (Titanium ver.)

http://ttpremium.com/wp-content/upl...0M1WN-00_72eff1c4cdfa4f02a0c89722c3bb0000.jpg

a modified ver. w/ curved glass:

https://www.pcmodders.com.au/single-post/2017/12/03/Thermaltake-2018-CES-Build

Titanium ver:

https://www.cowcotland.com/news/60886/thermaltake-p90.html

Happy Hopping · 26 Aug 2019 at 05:36

I am nearly completed the assembly of this case. I'll find a free JPG upload website to post some photos. One thing I am concern on this case is that the on/off button is metal. For anyone who look at any on/off button on any electronics, from TV, to Digital recorder, to stereo equipment, the on/off button is always plastic. Because w/ plastic, it can't transmit electricity, so if your body carries static electricity, it won't fry your circuit.

but w/ metal, it conducts electricity, and can fry the front USB circuitry