Project Rainbow (ITX)

Darren_uk · 30 Oct 2017 at 10:10

Very Nice indeed , See you gone with the Asrock Board

Get that bios updated once finished ,Be Few updates .

You should goto Raijintek with your Modding Design , They would do well & make a Version 3
Metis ,Look forward watching more updates.

Darren_uk · 30 Oct 2017 at 10:44

Ya Going with the Original Metis Case Version 1 is best ,
Version 2 - Metis Plus ,Due to having a fan already on top , they made the 4 Holes to far in,
So if you wanted to Mod a 2nd 120mm fan for the top front you really can't due to spacing of the holes & the the Top front USB Ports.

famas · 30 Oct 2017 at 13:25

Yeah went with the asrock board in the end, I was tempted to wait for the new Asus strix but it will probably be too expensive.
The asrock should do every thing I need any ways and I got it at a decent price I think.

Yeah they tried to improve air flow on the Metis plus with the added top fan but I'm not keen on the square fan guard they went with. Plus like you say it makes it more difficult to mod.

Darren_uk · 30 Oct 2017 at 16:04

would have been better if they Made the 120mm fan on top/ front ,Instead of over the graphics card fan .
Next Build I be Doing will be the Upcoming IN-WIN Gaming Cube A1 White with that new Asus B350-i Ryzen Motherboard .

famas · 2 Nov 2017 at 18:18

Look forward to that build Darren.

I've had a bit more time on the case this week.

In an attempt to improve air flow a little more I decided to cut away some of the fan guard on the rear of the case. While I don't think it will make a massive difference every little helps.

I started by masking off the center section to give me a guide line.

Action shot. Tricky to do one handed

With the first section cut out I filed and sanded the edges smooth.

And with the second section cut out. I've left the center section intact to try and retain some rigidity to the IO cut out

That's all for the time being, works been crazy busy so I've had no motivation/energy to stay on at the moment.

MrRockliffe · 2 Nov 2017 at 18:37

That's very neat any tidy - can definitely see the perfectionist part shining through!

Darren_uk · 4 Nov 2017 at 12:37

Could this be a Rear Double Rainbow

Minibiker · 4 Nov 2017 at 12:39

Keep up the good work bud, Looking great

LewisRaz · 4 Nov 2017 at 13:05

famas said:
Look forward to that build Darren.

And with the second section cut out. I've left the center section intact to try and retain some rigidity to the IO cut out

Couldnt you cut it all out? Once the fan is in place it will have the same if not better effect of making that panel rigid?

famas · 4 Nov 2017 at 13:40

Thanks guys, I think this little project is going to take longer than I had anticipated but I've just got hold of a Vive so the upgrade is desperately needed

Couldnt you cut it all out? Once the fan is in place it will have the same if not better effect of making that panel rigid?

That's a good point. I'm going to mount a 120mm radiator here too so it should add all the strength back. I'll cut it all out I think.

famas · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:23

Also the last thing I need for the case mods arrived today.

Hopefully update with some more progress soon.

Akagi · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:36

Following. Great work so far!

famas · 6 Nov 2017 at 20:19

Work was a bit more normal today so I stayed on and got a bit more done.

Cut the rest of the Rear fan guard away like suggested and happy to say its held up fine.

Next up was to drill the side panel mounting holes to accept M4 bolts.

And re-tap the holes to suit.

I ordered a load of black socket cap bolts but didn't realize they would be shouldered

So I had to thread them. I just ran them through a die with a cordless drill and plenty of lube. High tensile bolts are tough though!

Then I cut them to length and de-burred the ends. More action shots

All that work "x many many bolts" to get to this stage. It would have been a lot less work to just buy the right length but I've got a job lot of them and it's easy to do.

And a quick snippet of things to come.

More to come soon.

LewisRaz · 7 Nov 2017 at 14:26

That is going to look great. Nice touch!

famas · 7 Nov 2017 at 20:37

I hope so, will definitely be a bit different

I did some work on the motherboard tray to help with access to the back of the board, hopefully this will give better access to the cpu bracket and m.2 if ever I need it.

Also stole an idea from Darrens thread about storing as ssd behind the tray so I made a cut out for that and added an ssd support.

Not sure if I'll use it but its nice to have the option.

this is how its looking so far.

NoUserName · 8 Nov 2017 at 21:52

looking good!

famas · 9 Nov 2017 at 20:42

cheers mate.

Another goody turned up. It's a lot bigger than I was expecting. Really hope it fits!

st2000 · 10 Nov 2017 at 16:38

Looking great so far, good work on the mods.

Darren_uk · 10 Nov 2017 at 17:45

Looking Sexy

famas · 10 Nov 2017 at 17:57

Thanks guys really appreciate the support. Hopefully I'll get a bit more done this weekend.