[project] my first case

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hi,

thought I would post a thread showing the stages of the project I'm about to start :)

its going to be a wall mounted computer case, making my computer more of a feature of my room, and hopefully improving cooling :)

the project is at its early stages at the moment, i have done a quick drawing in paint to try show what I'm going for.
i hope you can understand it :) only one of my friends said they understood it

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i will start making a rough build first as i am planning on using some nice wood, and dont want to mess them up
i will hopefully start that later today, or tomorrow

stay tuned,
nickels
 
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I have started some today, but the heat got the better of me :p

as you can see I am using scrap bits of wood at the moment to get it all right, nothing is screwed in yet, and the two wooden bits standing up will be metal on final version :)
 
schumi84 said:
Nice idea. Quick question, is the 'case' gonna be completely open or will the bits inside be enclosed, with those 4 fans at the bottom providing the cooling?
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all its going to have is back and front panels, the bottom with have the fans blowing up.... I think it should cool it pretty good 4 120mm fans and the fact heat rises ;)
 
That's going to be one big box!

You could use all that area to lay everything quite flat - simular to a HTPC so that its not much deeper that a victorian picture frame :)

Or are you going for a more contempory look - if so remember to have a shadow gap
(over hang the main panel at least 5cm from the sides of the 'box')
A really nice wood venier (ply) could look the business or is it going to be solid wood?
You could even use laminate flooring to clad the front (so no need to sand and wax/varnish)

If you haven't already, think about where the screen, keyboard and mouse (cordless?) are going to go.

looking forward to updates
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shadowscotland said:
That's going to be one big box!

You could use all that area to lay everything quite flat - simular to a HTPC so that its not much deeper that a victorian picture frame :)

Or are you going for a more contempory look - if so remember to have a shadow gap
(over hang the main panel at least 5cm from the sides of the 'box')
A really nice wood venier (ply) could look the business or is it going to be solid wood?
You could even use laminate flooring to clad the front (so no need to sand and wax/varnish)

If you haven't already, think about where the screen, keyboard and mouse (cordless?) are going to go.

looking forward to updates
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im trying to get it as flat as possible but with a Thermalright Ultra cooler on my cpu its abit hard.... anyone recommend me a cooler that is flatter and still has good cooling?

i have already planned to make the front panel bigger than the rest of it :)
 
skippi90 said:
Hope you don't mind but I'm interested in this and produced a mock up of an idea.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg116/skippi90/mockup1.jpg
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thanks :)

this is why I like this forum, everyone helps :)

you seem to understand what I'm thinking very well, not sure about the window though
I've also been looking for white cold cathode lights for backlighting
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Thermalright SI-128 SE (side mounted fan might work?)
Thermalright Ultima-90i
Thermalright XP-120
Zalman CNPS8000
Zalman CNPS8700
Scythe SHURIKEN (maybe)
Mcubed CPU classic
Mcubed Borg NF4 modified
AC Freezer 7 LP
water cooling block (?)

What it going to cool?
 
shadowscotland said:
Thermalright SI-128 SE (side mounted fan might work?)
Thermalright Ultima-90i
Thermalright XP-120
Zalman CNPS8000
Zalman CNPS8700
Scythe SHURIKEN (maybe)
Mcubed CPU classic
Mcubed Borg NF4 modified
AC Freezer 7 LP
water cooling block (?)

What it going to cool?
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its for my q6600 will be overclocking so would like good cooling
 
Hmm, don't take this personally Skippi but the first thing I thought of when I saw your mock up was "it looks like a 70's tv set." :p

Its an interesting idea and one I think would work well if you were trying to subtly get a PC into a traditionally decorated room. In a sligtly similar design I've been toying with the idea of building a thin as possible system behind a sheet of perspex to make it almost like a piece of art. But I'm saving that one for well into the future.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing how it goes.

PK!
 
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