Making a case from Scatch

[rogersthegod]

Hi
I am an A2 student at school, and am desgining a new case that i am making for my project.
Originaly i was going to just MOD one, but now i have to completely make and design one

could you guys please help me, and just fill in a survey on the thread, thanks

1) Do you own a pc
2) Have You modded your case
3) does your case need modding
4) what are the dimensions of your case
5) what colour is your case
6) what material is your case mainly made from
7) Do you like themed cases
8 ) What graphics card do you have
9) What processor do you have
10) How many Hard Drives do you have
11) Do you like LED fans, if so what colour
12) Do you like Cold Cathode Ray Tubes
13) Do you like transparent, translucent, or opaque cases
14) How many 5 1/4 bays do you need
15) do you use fan speed control
16) do you prefer plastic or metal cases, if so what metal or plastic
17) do you like the idea of having inbuilt speakers.
18 ) does you case have to have front USB and Head phone ports
19) does your case require a reset button
20) Do you prefer to have a pre "supped" up case or one you can do your self
21) How Much would you pay for a top modded case that looks good
-£50 £50-£100 £100-£150 £150+


thanks all for takeing your time to help me with my project

i will get back to you with pics of the case in designing and making

[GT40_GearHead]

ok here goes

1) yes
2) yes
3) yes.. is it ever enough
4) (damn it man, now i have to mesure it...)...L-18inch,W-8inch,H-18inch
5) black
6) steel
7) hhhm.... yes
8.) Inno 3D FX5200 (and i dont wanna hear anything)
9) Intel P4 2,4ghz
10) 2xHDD
11) I do, make it red
12) no
13) no
14) 1.... ok 2
15) no... the mobo does it heheee
16) metal good anything else bad !
17) thats not right, if you want speaker, do you;r self a favor and do it like a man, go buy/build some floorstanders
18.) no, i have legs, i can walk 3 meters
19) well... YES
20) i'll build one (actualy i am )
21) i wouldn't buy one

hope this helps

[Zephik]

1. Yes
2. Yes (It's in the skeleton stage right now)
3. Yes (It needs its skin! Aka A.C.Ryan's Modders Mesh & Acrylic)
4. 14L x 14H x 6W
5. It WILL be Black Modders Mesh with a Black (smokey/clear) Acrylic Front
6. Steel
7. That depends on the theme.
8. Unavailable atm
9. 2.8Ghz P4 w/ HT
10. Unavailable atm
11. Depends on the overall colors of the case. But usually blue.
12. If they are hidden well.
13. Nope, I think material such as that should be used as accents only. imo.
14. The more the better, but two does it fine for me.
15. No need to as of yet. But I would if the situation called for it.
16. Metal. Aluminum or Steel.
17. Depends on your wants and needs. They are not for me though.
18. I like them up top and/or hidden well. It gives the case a "cleaner" appearance.
19. Nope, The power switch can usually be both the power and reboot switch.
20. Nobody around here likes that factory made crap. If we can't do it ourselves, then we just won't have it.
21. Three brands come to mind with this question. Lian Li, Silverstone, and Zalman. But I wouldn't ever pay their asking price when I can just, if at the very least, attempt to build my own. As a personal note, I love the way Zalman's case's look, but they are very much overpriced. Lian Li and Silverstone are name brands who believe in product quality. They are not so much "supped up" as you say, but just high quality.

I could of given you easy answers (yes and no) but what would you learn from me if I did that?

[Mitternacht]

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. 16,16,7
5. Black/Silver
6. Aluminum
7. Yes.
8. Radeon 9600 & GeForce 6500 Silent
9. Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 Ghz 512*2 cache 1000 Mhz FSB w/ HT *phew*
10. 2
11. Yes, blue.
12. Yes.
13. Transparent
14. 1
15. No.
16. Metal, Aluminum
17. No.
18. Yes.
19. Yes.
20. Custom-built by me.
21. Just a case? $100 at most.

[Slug Toy]

1. yes
2. no
3. very yes!
4. 7 7/8 wide, 18 5/8 long, 17 1/4 high
5. black
6. steel
7. yep
8. 6800 ultra engineering sample (dont ask, i got it from a guy who knows a guy...)
9. P4 3GHz
10. just one 80GB
11. not particularly
12. no
13. opaque
14. just two
15. no, 100% all the time
16. im partial to aluminum because its easy to work with
17. no inbuilt speakers... it limits surround sound configurations
18. not really
19. that would be nice
20. do it yourself all the way
21. i would say 50-100 pounds... that works out to 100-200 dollars at least

[Omega]

1) ...Of course.
2) Several times.
3) Yep. *nods*
4) Coolermaster.com, It's the Cavalier T-03. (EDIT: That's only for my running computer. For SilverDawn, my current project, the dimensions are unknown (And I don't really care, too lazy to measure it))
5) Silver (SilverDawn will be Dark Blue)
6) SECC (SilverDawn is also SECC)
7) Somewhat
8 ) ATi Radeon X800SE, AGP 8x
9) AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle core S754
10) In computer: Two. Western Digital 160GB, SATA, and a Western Digital 80GB, IDE.
11) Yes, and Blue.
12) When the inverters don't explode.
13) Only if it's Orac3 or Storm'd
14) One.
15) Nope.
16) Metal, Aluminium
17) Only if they're high quality speakers, and insulated well.
18 ) Only for convenience.
19) Nope.
20) One myself.
21) Depends... You asking about materials or to buy a case that was already done?

[DRece]

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) No, but I choose to.
4) Depends on the ideas and mistakes I make to it.
5) May depend on what paint I have handy and if the wife agrees with it since it is in the house and she has to look at it.
6) What ever material it was made from or what scrap metal I have around the house.
7) Not really theme cases but cases that promote a new idea or look.
8 ) The gigabyte 6600 2-in-1 sli-ready (wish it could connected with another card.
9) 3500+ amd 64
10) 3 ( the max for this case but there are others )
11) Yes, depends on what colour looks best with the case.
12) Yes
13) All
14) 5-2 , depends on what I have or want to do
15) Yes, but it does not help the noise because mine sounds like a jet
16) I take both, when it is metal the metal need to be sturdy yet moddable and flexible and plastic because the dremel easy to handle against plastic.
17) yes
18 ) yes
19) unfortunately yes
20) Both are great if the pre upped one does a good job
21) What ever I have.

( I hope my answers do not seem joke like, the answers are what I really do think. )

[silverdemon]

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Yes (got more than one PC..)
4) lxhxw : 40x37x19 cm
5) black
6) normal sheet metal
7) Yes
8 ) integrated 4MB (it's a file-server)
9) AMD K6-II 500 MHz
10) 3 (total of 470GB, need more though)
11) Yes, 2xRed
12) Yes
13) sometimes
14) 1 for drive
15) not yet
16) metal
17) no
18 ) no (fileserver...)
19) no
20) DIY for sure
21) 50-100, but only if it looks very nice and functions well

[simon275]

I love this

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Yes
4) 16.5"(H) x 17.1"(D) x 8.2"(W)
5) Silver
6) Aluminium
7) Yes
8 ) GeForce 6800 gt
9) AMD 3400+ @ 2.4GHZ
10) 1 (In my computer)
11) Blue
12) Yes
13) Yes
14) 3-4
15) Built into mobo
16) Metal Aluminium
17) No
18 ) Yes
19) Yes
20) No
21) £150+