The Left Handed Build

EniGmA1981 · 10 Apr 2011 at 07:42

Those 120mm fans look rediculously small next to the 140's

I remember when everything was cooled by 60 and 80mm fans... having a 120mm fan was 'extreme cooling' LOL

Stoner81 · 10 Apr 2011 at 18:08

That looks like some awesome kit there m8 keep the pictures coming please I for one can not wait to see the finished result it is going to be EPIC!

Stoner81.

Gundog48 · 10 Apr 2011 at 18:49

piggin said:
They will not be very loud, as they will all be run through fan controllers.
The 38mm fans shift a lot of air at low speeds.

Let me know how they are! I will be looking for some silent fans that move a good amount of air- I know YL's are very good performers but I thought they would be too loud.

piggin · 10 Apr 2011 at 22:08

EniGmA1981 said:
Those 120mm fans look rediculously small next to the 140's

I remember when everything was cooled by 60 and 80mm fans... having a 120mm fan was 'extreme cooling' LOL

lol, I remember when 80mm fans were classed as extreme

Stoner81 said:
That looks like some awesome kit there m8 keep the pictures coming please I for one can not wait to see the finished result it is going to be EPIC!

Stoner81.

The story continues, so there is a lot more pictures to come.

Gundog48 said:
Let me know how they are! I will be looking for some silent fans that move a good amount of air- I know YL's are very good performers but I thought they would be too loud.

I like the 38mm yates.
They give very good performance with very little noise.
(I have 8 running on 'the shelf' this minute.

piggin · 15 Apr 2011 at 14:45

Thankfully, photo bucket is now working so I can do my next update.

Motherboard back plate cut & fitted.
(Held in place by tags that have been welded onto frame)

A lot of further work required on this with regards cable management etc.

Cut & fitted bottom sectionalising panels for both sides.

Panels marked & drilled

Frame drilled & nut rivets used

Panel firmly attached to frame

Repeated on all four corners

piggin · 15 Apr 2011 at 14:52

Double post

Br4d · 15 Apr 2011 at 14:53

Nice Job mate

JohnTedd · 15 Apr 2011 at 15:10

piggin said:
Cut & fitted bottom sectionalising panels for both sides.

Have you linked to the wrong image? This one is a repeat of the previous one...

piggin · 15 Apr 2011 at 15:19

Looks like I am not doing a very good job of this update :mad:

Problem now solved

JohnTedd · 15 Apr 2011 at 15:26

looking good. There's a fair amount of space under the motherboard tray. Is that for cable management or something else?

piggin · 16 Apr 2011 at 09:56

Br4d said:
Nice Job mate

Thanks Br4d

JohnTedd said:
looking good. There's a fair amount of space under the motherboard tray. Is that for cable management or something else?

I agree, there is a lot of space under the motherboard.
I designed it this way, as motherboards are getting longer (just look @ the EVGA Classified).
I want to make this case future proof (lol)
(I don't think Mrs Piggin will ever let me do this again)
If I get a longer motherboard, I only have to change the PCEI backing plate.

As for cable management, that will be my next update.

JohnTedd · 17 Apr 2011 at 11:55

piggin said:
I agree, there is a lot of space under the motherboard.
I designed it this way, as motherboards are getting longer (just look @ the EVGA Classified).

Very true, but I really meant behind the motherboard tray.... What's that for?

piggin said:
I want to make this case future proof (lol)
(I don't think Mrs Piggin will ever let me do this again)

As you say, LOL!

Alasdairhurst · 17 Apr 2011 at 20:39

JohnTedd said:
Very true, but I really meant behind the motherboard tray.... What's that for?

you mean the hole?

its for mounting backplates for custom coolers without having to remove the motherboard first.

JohnTedd · 17 Apr 2011 at 20:59

No I meant the part of the case that's behind the motherboard (that you can see through the hole for the CPU cooler):

I can make out what I think it a hole for the PSU, but there's going to be tons of room there so I figured it was for running cables, but I thought it would be good to check...

JohnTedd · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:02

Another way to ask the same question is to ask what this area is for?

Diggsy · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:05

I would assume that's where all the water cooling parts are going - rads/pump etc

piggin · 17 Apr 2011 at 21:52

Alasdairhurst said:
you mean the hole?

its for mounting backplates for custom coolers without having to remove the motherboard first.

Yes, the hole in the motherboard tray is for easy access to the rear of the CPU (but John alrady knows this

)

JohnTedd said:
No I meant the part of the case that's behind the motherboard (that you can see through the hole for the CPU cooler):

I can make out what I think it a hole for the PSU, but there's going to be tons of room there so I figured it was for running cables, but I thought it would be good to check...

Yes m8, you can see the cut out for the PSU but as you said there is a lot of room.

Some of the room will be taken up with cable management (that will be my next update) & the rest will be taken up with other pieces from 'the shelf'

Diggsy said:
I would assume that's where all the water cooling parts are going - rads/pump etc

Not a bad assumption Diggsy but what will I put in the bottom chamber

Shayper · 18 Apr 2011 at 02:18

Looks great, feel sorry for you though...

My ex girlfriend thought that spending 30 pounds on a case was over the top...

If only she could see the thing now

JohnTedd · 18 Apr 2011 at 14:35

Shayper said:
My ex girlfriend thought that spending 30 pounds on a case was over the top...

Is that why she's an ex-girlfriend?

piggin · 19 Apr 2011 at 21:04

Thanks Shayper.
I am just happy that Mrs P has stopped asking me about what I am spending.

She just wants the back bedroom back as it was.