The First Finished Project

[Hexyl]

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I've started modding cases multiple times,but never finished one,due the loss of interest,or some other reason. But this project is different,the planning is to finish it someday,I have a pretty clear picture how it is gone be.
That's why I named this project "The First Finished Project", the whole idea came after seeing an old bookcase wich was made of 8mm transparent lexaan.
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The idea was to make a cubus with the following dimensions 30*30*30, the final dimensions aret 26*26*26 because of the size of the motherboard.
Below is one of the first drawings (by hand :))

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The front will be made of 8mm blue UV plexiglas,the back of 3mm black plexiglas, the rest will be 8mm transparent lexaan (its a hell to saw it,but it will be worth all the work)
The lighting will mostly be UV CCFL or LEDs can't choose.

http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2001-01-06/thumbs/001.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2001-01-06/001.jpg)

At the top of the case there a 120mm fan will take care of the hot air exhausting.

http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2001-01-06/thumbs/002.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2001-01-06/002.jpg)

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The motherboard is placed in the middle,below will house 3 hardisk,powersuply and the dvd-rom.

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Test-fitted the hardware,you can draw it as many times as you like,but I couldn't get the whole picture in my head.The dvd will probaly become an slot-in dvd burner.


*The front off the case*
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/002.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/002.jpg)
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/001.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/001.jpg)

All cables are still very long, gonna de-solder them all, and re-wire everything.

*The backside,without the connector cut-outs*
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/003.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/003.jpg)
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/009.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/009.jpg)
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The hdd's / dvd-rom and the powersuply will trade places

*GPU fan-grill*
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/004.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/004.jpg)

*Switches*
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/005.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/005.jpg)

Took this switches from an old alarmclock

*CPU fan*
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Verry little space between the CPU-fan and the top of the case.

*Powersuply fans*
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/007.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/007.jpg)
http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/thumbs/008.jpg (http://www.phant0m.nl/_casemod/update%2023-01-06/008.jpg)


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Creating ventilation holes with fans
HDD holder
Fanducts to cool the hdd/powersuply
120mm fan-holder on top of the case
Re-wire everything
and a lot more

[public_eyesore]

looking nice, how do u like that cooler?

[Hexyl]

its great, 30* idle and 43* stressed, and its nice and quiet