Project: Origami

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01-24-2007, 02:56 PM
Zephik

Re: Project: Origami

Congratulations, you do beautiful work!
01-24-2007, 03:43 PM
sirkillalot617

Re: Project: Origami

wow just wow love the fish
01-24-2007, 09:34 PM
|wm|

Re: Project: Origami

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Originally Posted by Seven

Looking great so far. I can't help but say I'm totally floored by the craftsmanship behind the project. This reminds me of the first time I saw your Hive mod, and the first time I had to wipe up a puddle of drool from my desk.

I can't help but contain my envy as I look at it, it just looks too cool. Those fans are truly great, I'm probably going to pick up a few for my next project.

In terms of a few suggestions/comments...

-Dust shouldn't be that bad, I can just see some unsightly accumulation over time in those channels. I think it should be okay for now, but cleaning should be a simple yearly process in any case (no pun intended).

-You're probably encountering some resistance from pushing so much air through such a little opening. 5v should work and should be a bit quieter without doing a major redesign.

It's looking great so far. Where's mine?
7

Thanks 7, yours is in the mail. Actually I've made 500 hundred of them and I'm sending them to everyone with a numeric name...because I like that.

Actually i'm considering a way to manufacture something like that minivent as a bolt on part, but that's a ways out.

Those fans are great, but they are soooo ugly. Respect for Noctua for marketing something so ugly it could be iconic. I'm still wondering how I'm going to filter the vents. Any suggestion?

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Originally Posted by agnat

Along with everyone else - I am floored! That is an awesome concept and what you are creating is fantastic!! Thanks for sharing with us not only your creativity but genius.
Did you also do the Super Hornet that is featured in the February 2007 Maximum PC? It looks so similar to the Hive.
Again thanks for showing us your skills.

Agnat

hmmm, nope that's not me, but the simularities are there. I'm not saying Hive got copied, it's a pretty obvious design if you want a hive/bee/wasp's nest themed case. Wicked dual WC'd cards on that system. So how do you get in Maxium PC anyway?

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Originally Posted by Silenced_Coyote

Great work. I love it! I can't wait till you post pictures of it all lighted up.

Concerning the fans:
Would it be possible that the fans don't have enough pressure? Which may cause the air to "bounce" back?

Or could it be the design of the vents? Maybe a fan like the one found on the Nvidia 8800GTX would be better suited with your vent design?

That fan would be perfect. I had a slot cooler fan like that (with the blades perpendicular to the spin axis) That would be the way to do it, but I couldn't find a fan like that in 120mm. Also I noticed my slot cooler fan really hated to be turned on it's side. I kinda figured on this, but I think with 6 of those guys blowing, i'll get enough airflow even at reduced effincy.

Anyone know the voltage that commonly comes off the HD activity led on a mobo header. I was thinking it would be nice to power the LED in the switches of the HD activity indicator...or at least use that make the light blink .
01-24-2007, 11:09 PM
Seven

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The problem with the filtration system is that I can't figure out a way of making an adequate filter without ruining the light diffusion from the system.

Honestly I would have fabricated a little (well not really) plate for a big piece of mesh to fit into (like plastic spongy stuff that they use on newer Lian-Lis) and just strapped that to the side panel. I don't know. I think it might work if you have the interior of your case glowing like Three Mile Island, but I'm not sure.

I'm not sure about rig of the month and how to get it, probably a simple e-mail, but this is just incredible and totally worthy of the distinction. I'd check a few back issues of MaxPC that I have lying around, but I have a lot of school work and just wanted to get my ideas out before I return to studying.

Anyway, keep up the good work and start building mine, hahaha.
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01-24-2007, 11:33 PM
agnat

Re: Project: Origami

Rig of the month entry for Maximum PC...

http://www.maximumpc.com/2006/02/enter_rig_of_th.html - this is basically what it says...
TO ENTER: Your submission packet must contain your name, street address, and daytime phone number; no fewer than three high-res JPEGs (minimum size 1024x768) of your modified PC; and a 300-word description of what your PC represents and how it was modified. Emailed submissions should be sent to rig@maximumpc.com. Snail mail submissions should be sent to Rig of the Month, c/o Maximum PC, 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080.
The judges will be Maximum PC editors, and they will base their decision on the following criteria: creativity and craftsmanship.
01-25-2007, 12:20 AM
LiTHiUM0XiD3

Re: Project: Origami

filtration is as simple as a womans under garments.......... pantyhose.....
use the white variation and it wont rly kill the light effects......and it also will filter out the crap very nicely
mounting methods r up to u heh
alota ppl who have used it tho use some sort of wire... to make a frame for it
01-25-2007, 04:30 AM
|wm|

Re: Project: Origami

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Originally Posted by CHIMAERA

filtration is as simple as a womans under garments.......... pantyhose.....
use the white variation and it wont rly kill the light effects......and it also will filter out the crap very nicely
mounting methods r up to u heh
alota ppl who have used it tho use some sort of wire... to make a frame for it

yups, that's what I'm thinking. I'll just make up some sort of retainer to slip between the fan and the mount panel. Now how to sneak into the wif's skimpy drawer with out her noticing....
01-25-2007, 07:10 PM
Drac998

Re: Project: Origami

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHIMAERA

filtration is as simple as a womans under garments.......... pantyhose.....
use the white variation and it wont rly kill the light effects......and it also will filter out the crap very nicely
mounting methods r up to u heh
alota ppl who have used it tho use some sort of wire... to make a frame for it

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Originally Posted by |wm|

yups, that's what I'm thinking. I'll just make up some sort of retainer to slip between the fan and the mount panel. Now how to sneak into the wif's skimpy drawer with out her noticing....

Actually it work that well with your setup.

Pantyhose tends to be a very shear material that allows alot of things pass through easily while keeping things like debris out, whether your using it to filter air, paints or oils. However when you take that same pantyhose and have those same materials approach it at an angle; the pantyhose will actually deflect a high percentage of it.

So with your setup the pantyhose will act more as a barrier then a filter only because of the angle your vents/grills are set and the positioning of your fans. What I would suggest is that you either angle your fans so they push/pull more air or angle the pantyfilters(copyrighted by me! :P) so they enclose the fans from the rear. So the fans can pull the air through your grill/vents and the debris being caught as the air enters the case.

The frame chimera refers to is simply wire clothes hangers. Easily shaped and allows you to slip the pantyhose on over without messing them up with glues or burning them with hot glues.

Thats my 2 cents about it. Hope it helps you.

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