Vibe - Custom Atom Case

[thechoozen]

Hi @all


inside our Cosmos Dragon Project (http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=157986) we build a custom enclosure for the Medusa 5.1 Headset Controll Box. We really liked how it turned out, so we thought why not build a mini itx system in that style?

So we came to the point that we will build a custom Mini Itx Case on Base of an Intel Atom Plattform (2x1,6Ghz), a slot in dvd burner and a small 2,5" HDD.

We already started the project yesterday...so here is what we got so far...



http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib1.jpg
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[jhanlon303]

Red or Orange? I can't photograph red to get into heaven.

I like the layers.
I watch.

john

[DonT-FeaR]

very very nice idea guys...

[SXRguyinMA]

indeed, this should be neat :up:

[thechoozen]

thx

@jhanlon303 ....it´s red (uv active red) plexi :up:

today we made some progress on the next layers and parts which will be used...beside that we also prepared a custom name tag for a sidepanel...but its not finished yet....



http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib18.jpg
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http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib20.jpg
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[jdbnsn]

That text looks awesome, you guys are productive as hell! Nice work. +rep

[p0Pe]

looking gooood:)

[thechoozen]

thx m8´s!!!!!

today we also made a bit of progress.....so here are the new pictures....


all layers together....
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib29.jpg

short test to see how the sidepanel will look like with the logo on it....
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib30.jpg
Hardwaretest 1
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib31.jpg
Mainboard mounting points
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib32.jpg
Hardwaretest 2
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib33.jpg
all layers together....
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib34.jpg
and the complete box after the first sanding....
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib35.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib36.jpg

[OvRiDe]

Very cool Atom build! Nice work as usual. Looking forward to seeing the end product.

[DonT-FeaR]

yeah looks sweet nice work guys!

[Spyrious]

Smart design.Looks very nice.

[thechoozen]

thx a lot m8´s!!!


in the last days we made a lot of progress on this little cutie....we integrated a hole for the dvd drive so that the dvd could be ejected ...and we also combined all layers with each other....beside that we also started to build the feets...but here are the new pictures.....


http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib37.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib38.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib39.jpg
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[Mark_Hardware]

Very nice! cool idea. I like the red plexi, it looks like a nice shade of red. Translucent red has a tendency to look pink. Where did you get that?

[DonT-FeaR]

looks sweet... you two are machines :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

I loved how your Medusa box turned out and this looks even better, I love the red and white colour combo. The design is really cool, reminds me of those WD MyBook external HDDs lol. +rep

[thechoozen]

thanks m8´s :up:

in the time between we finished the raw case....it has feets now.....and the next step will be to integrate the hardware which is not complete atm....:D


http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib45.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib46.jpg
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[OvRiDe]

Very nice! Top notch work!:up:

[jdbnsn]

That looks very cool!

[jhanlon303]

This came out really nice. Impressive plexi work.

john

[The boy 4rm oz]

The feet really set it off, the whole thing looks great.

[DonT-FeaR]

love those feet man!!! very nice

[thechoozen]

thx a lot m8´s

today we managed to integrate the power switch

http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib48.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

You should have used one of the red ring illuminated switched, would have looked awesome. Still looks good though.

[THRASHER2]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/THRASHER2/FlameSweeet.jpg

[scar~face]

kinda retro-diner-ry...


ya know what i mean

[thechoozen]

today some good news....yesterday the hdd arrives!! :thumb::thumb:

So we have to send a big big Thank you out to the guys from OCZ (http://www.ocztechnology.com/)who supported us with this little treasure!!!

Now we´re only waiting for the last missing part, the psu...in the time till it will arrive we do some detail work.....


http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib51.jpg
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[The boy 4rm oz]

OOOOOO nice, I soooo wanna get an SSD as an OS drive for LEXA, they just are way to expensive and not reliable enough for me. Over here in Australia the 64GB ones cost around $250-$300AUD. I just brought a Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB for $136AUD lol.

[billygoat333]

What did you guys use to glue the panels together? just curious. looks sexy as hell! :up:

And I am envious of the SSD, that would be nice to have. bet this thing is pretty quiet lol

[pcclan]

i love the case must of took a long time to do it

[DonT-FeaR]

wow.. congrats on the ssd looking fresh in that spot.. good work

[thechoozen]

thx m8´s

today the dc/dc converter for the system finally arrives so that we can finish this project.
But first we want to thank Coolermaster for their Help with the converter and their support!!

http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib56.jpg
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[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

isnt that a pico PSU?

[nevermind1534]

isnt that a pico PSU?

Not quite.

I never knew that Cooler Manufactured (or rebranded) those small DC-DC PSUs.

[The boy 4rm oz]

That's not quite a PICO PSU, it's a completely different design. All that is doing is converting the power into a 20 pin plug, you then need to attach the 20 pin extension cable. The PICO PSUs have the whole process built into the 20 pin plug and they can also power other components directly from the plug, it's a real space saver.

[DonT-FeaR]

looks cool :)

cant wait to see more

[thechoozen]

finally i can show you a new pic!

On the last weekend we exhibit the Vibe Project together with our other Projects on the Games Convention Online in Leipzig. The best thing, our Vibe made the 2nd Place on the GCO Modding Masters in the Category Casecons (which means custom builds).

http://www.babetech.de/images/vibe/vib60.jpg

[Mark_Hardware]

ha I love it! man that is cool lookin

[DonT-FeaR]

yeah that wicked.. 2nd??? ripped off!

[The boy 4rm oz]

A damn cool little project.