thechoozen
03-21-2009, 04:47 PM
„Project Zen“
This Project was done in the time from September till X-mas 2008 it was specially built for a customer and friend of us. He is one of the Editors from PC Games Hardware Extreme ( a big german Hardware Print Magazine) and he wanted that case as a gift for someone special.
Beside that we wrote a Full Coverage about the building process which is published in his Magazine in 2 Big Articles.
He really liked our Projects Zen and „J“ and wanted a Case in that special asian style. Some of the requirements were:
A big Watercooling System (4x120mm+ fans + shrouds) must fit inside (radiator placed under the Top)
a full Size eATX Board with full Size GFX Card
no visible Drives / switches
big PSU
Metal Motherboard Tray
silcence
easy to handle
So with that in our Minds we made the first sketches so that we could start the building process.
The first steps were quiet easy....just some measuring and cutting of some wood parts so that we could build the first and Basic Frame out of it. The parts which will be used to get the height, also get a smooth curve cutted in, so that the complete frame gets a more dynamic and natural look.
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/1k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/3k.jpg
After the cutting there is always the sanding....:-)...
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/2k.jpg
The next step then was to start the building process for the bottom part. For that we cutted some struts which will help to strengthen the complete construction. They were placed inside the bottom frame under the bottom of the case.
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/7k.jpg
Then we drilled a some holes to connect all pieces which each other....afterwards we build the first basic frames....
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/6k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/9k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/10k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/11k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/12k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/14k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/15k.jpg
This Project was done in the time from September till X-mas 2008 it was specially built for a customer and friend of us. He is one of the Editors from PC Games Hardware Extreme ( a big german Hardware Print Magazine) and he wanted that case as a gift for someone special.
Beside that we wrote a Full Coverage about the building process which is published in his Magazine in 2 Big Articles.
He really liked our Projects Zen and „J“ and wanted a Case in that special asian style. Some of the requirements were:
A big Watercooling System (4x120mm+ fans + shrouds) must fit inside (radiator placed under the Top)
a full Size eATX Board with full Size GFX Card
no visible Drives / switches
big PSU
Metal Motherboard Tray
silcence
easy to handle
So with that in our Minds we made the first sketches so that we could start the building process.
The first steps were quiet easy....just some measuring and cutting of some wood parts so that we could build the first and Basic Frame out of it. The parts which will be used to get the height, also get a smooth curve cutted in, so that the complete frame gets a more dynamic and natural look.
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/1k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/3k.jpg
After the cutting there is always the sanding....:-)...
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/2k.jpg
The next step then was to start the building process for the bottom part. For that we cutted some struts which will help to strengthen the complete construction. They were placed inside the bottom frame under the bottom of the case.
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/7k.jpg
Then we drilled a some holes to connect all pieces which each other....afterwards we build the first basic frames....
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/6k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/9k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/10k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/11k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/12k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/14k.jpg
http://www.babetech.de/images/Soe/15k.jpg