[project]6th GeN. 30TB TriplX

Ey guys!

New project on the starting steps now, hopefully gotten some more experience since last time, and going into this one with all my "might" :P

Current pic

-Sponsors-
THX ALOT to these guys, they are making this project possible !

OCZ

AMD

Anfi-Tech

Spinnin Wheel

Netshop

EK waterblocks

-Goals-
I would like to develop my previous design, lots of hot air was blown directly onto other components last time, thats gonna change, all the disks will go in the middle module, while the main comps stay in their own on top and bottom, there will be no more "PSU in the top right corner" type of thing, got OCZ on the team this time, and they will provide some awesome custom powersupplies for this project

to sum it up :

* 3 mobo slots (gonna get in a mATX instead of the mITX)
* seperate disk case
* seperate comp case
* watercooled cpu's/gpu's
* TO HELL WITH PLEXI, god i hate that material...
* YES to andonized, cnc'ed alu :P
* fully welded alu frame


-hardware-

PC1 :
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
AMD Phenom II 955
8 GB OCZ FlexX DDR3
Radeon 4870x2
910w Silencer PC Power&Cooling


PC2 :
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
AMD Phenom II 955
8 GB OCZ FlexX DDR3
Radeon 4870x2
910w Silencer PC Power&Cooling


PC3 :
Asus M3A78-T AM2
AMD Phenom II 955
8 GB OCZ FlexX
Radeon 4870x2
910w Silencer PC Power&Cooling



Harddrives :
6 x : WD500GB, 7200rpm, IDE
16 x : WD500GB, 7200rpm, SATA
8 x : WD750GB, 7200rpm, SATA
4 x : WD1000GB, 7200rpm, SATA
2 x : WD1000GB, 7200rpm, E-SATA
4 x : SG80gb, 15000rpm, SAS
4 x : Seagate 1.5TB, 7200rpm, SATA


Watercooling loop1 - Mainrig, gfx :
OCZ Hydroflow cpu blocks
EK 4870x2 and 4870 gfx blocks
1/2" hosing
Iwaki MD15 pump
4x 360 rad's

A new day, a new set of renders !

consept art
Gonna post up some early renders on some thoughts and ideas this time around, feel free to contribute with ideas, they are greatly needed, as this is only the basic design without any awesome looking stuff

Getting late at my place, gonna do a proper writeup tomorrow =)

Stay tuned! ^^

this is gonna be nuts. what did you do with the 20TB one?

Wow. Those are some amazing illustrations! +Rep
Not sure what any one person could use all that space for but it sure as hell looks cool.
If you decide to have some posters made I am interested in buying one of the last two or three pictures.

A new day, a new set of renders !

Hi again guys, finally done with some more renders, have had some more time on my hand's

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Originally Posted by Eclecticos

Wow. Those are some amazing illustrations! +Rep
Not sure what any one person could use all that space for but it sure as hell looks cool.
If you decide to have some posters made I am interested in buying one of the last two or three pictures.

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Thanks alot m8 =) Hope the new illustrations look somewhat better, worked alot on the model today

Well... the space is being filled up, around 40GB on a good day... so the space is truly needed to be able to keep the connection at home utilized 24/7 :P

Waaah? buy stuff? not really sure what we are talking about here ^^

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Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA

this is gonna be nuts. what did you do with the 20TB one?

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Awaiting some finals pics on that worklog, then im gonna close it off, and put it up on the open market, gogo highest bidder!

Without hardware though :P

Only the atom, watercooling and the case up for sale

OMG! Isn't 1 storage monster enough lol. You first mod turned out great, I can't wait to see how this goes. Congratz on the sponsors and good luck.

Good Lord, it's the mother-ship! That thing is unbelievable, I want one!

here we go again :)

Yet another day, and lots of plans and ideas keep emerging :P

(and yea, here we go again ^^ )

The windtunnel

As alot of you know, harddrives produce ALOT of heat when they are stacked up together, and tbh... having around 40 disks in a single box without any way of getting it out efficient will end in disaster and lotsa defective disks.

Building a windtunnel should prevent most of this, a windtunnel is basically a piece of whatever that controlls the way of airflow, in my case it will be buildt with 5mm plexi (god forbid) and will be housing 3x 80mm fans at low RPM, these fans will pull cold air outside the case, and the larger 250mm fans in the back will push hot air out

On to the consepts!

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Originally Posted by jdbnsn

Good Lord, it's the mother-ship! That thing is unbelievable, I want one!

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Send me a PM, im sure we can work something out :P oh oh, and my previous project is up for sale m8

haha dude that rocks!. but nooo... not 80 mm... go for 120m so much better, and you cant cover the air flow with 3 80´s.

and why not a mo-ra 2 pro or 2 for the watercooling? if you are going to go that much overkill anyway xD

hmm... will have to widen the design somewhat if im gonna fit 120mm's but hell yea, 80mm's are crap :P

And for the first time in my life, am i actually going to build a clean not overpimped case, without the flashy lights and stuff. so afraid the mo-ra pro falls out of the pic, though its a awesome rad :P will be sporting 12x120mm total in the case though, so its covered ^^

Just want it to be clean, industrial, lian-li'overkill looking :P

/\lol.... non overpimped...

I like non overpimped lol (I call it the ricer look). Personally I am getting sick of all the flashy lights and stuff. Don't get me wrong, flashy lights can look good but I like the sleek and sexy look now.

yeah same... like with my case vento.. it will have some lights.. (from fans) and ccfls on switches so i can have either..

Hmm... AMD might have joined the team awell, going in conferense with them on monday, stay tuned!

Might be going from full blown intell to full blown AMD on all mobos, lol

That's great news mate. I wish you luck

wow good luck mate

Hi guys! New words from OCZ, WE have finally decided how to power up this rig ! and its going to be AWESOME ^^

The newly released PCP&C Silencer 910w, tripple up! will soon be in place, all with custom cut cables to tidy stuff up =)

Silencer 910
Legendary Silencer performance now in an incredible 910W of continuous clean and stable power. Our Silencer 910 power supply gives you unparalleled PC Power & Cooling performance and reliability along with a unique ultra-quiet cooling design, Quad PCI-Express connectors, classic black finish, and a price that seals the deal.

* 910W Continuous @ 50C (1000W Peak)
* NVIDIA SLI Certified (Multiple GPUs)
* 80+ Silver Certified (88% Efficiency); .99 Active PF
* Up to 90% (10dB) Less Noise per Watt
* +12VDC @ 74A (Powerful Single Rail)
* Rock-Solid, Super-Clean DC Output
* Quad PCI-E and complete array of connectors
* Automatic Fan Speed Control Circuit
* 5-Year Warranty and Tech Support

That's awesome man and they are giving you custom cut cables, that's great. Something you had trouble with in your first mod.

My troubles in the previous mod was that Thermaltake refused to send me more modular cables :P but hopefully this will be good.

Anyone know someone that do custom S-ATA cables? 0.o

Waterblocks decided upon aswell now, gonna go for OCZ HydroFlow HF-MK1 on all 3 mobo's ^^

*gottalovecopypaste*

HydroFlow HF-MK1 CPU Waterblock / For AMD, AM2, 775, 1366 / Core i7 Compatible

Designed with the highest possible exchange rate between the block and coolant, the HydroFlow can be easily integrated into any enthusiast water cooled system and help efficiently lower the processor temperature. The HydroFlow is compatible with AMD and Intel processors, including the latest generation Core i7 CPUs.

The triangular fins in the HF-MK1 provide the highest volume to surface ratio of any geometric shape for best dissipation possible, and this special design also creates sufficient turbulence to eliminate the “skin” effect caused by laminar flow. The base block of the HydroFlow increases center contact with the processor core for the greatest possible cooling potential, ensuring maximum exchange and functionality between the waterblock and CPU.

Whether you’re a first-time builder or a seasoned case-modder, OCZ makes the HydroFlow easy to integrate into your rig by supplying both high-flow 3/8” and 1/2” barbs in the packaging without the hassle of searching for compatible hardware.

On the custom SATA cables, sorry, I can't help you. I presume it would be the same process as a telephone cable or a LAN cable, you put the cable into the connector and use a special tool to crimp it together, I have never seen bare SATA heads though.

On the water block, that's great news. The OCZ water block really performs quite well, congratz on the sponsor.

congrats on the sponser mate!

you mean the sata power cables? i can do some for you, but thats such an easy task, it would be a waste of money

I think he actually means the SATA data cables. He is getting custom made PSU cables.

I saw a guide somewhere on the net where they made custom length sata data cables. Just took a long one and shortened it and re-did the connector. I'll see if I can find it.

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Originally Posted by grevaeg

Anyone know someone that do custom S-ATA cables? 0.o

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Here's a link with a 'How-To' for customizing the length of your SATA data cable.
http://metku.net/index.html?path=mod...sata/index_eng

This may be the same that NightrainSrt4 was referring to.

Remy

BTW... I love this concept! I look forward to seeing it come alive.

Would be awesome to get ahold of some s-ata heads and 10 meters of cable :P

FrooP, make me around 40 of em... and ill send you 2 cookies and a bottle of beer ^^

3 cookies and ya got a deal :P
i wanna cookie to :)

Looking good. Your creations just keep getting bigger and bigger... are you gonna be making this one modular at all? Because it looks like if you ever want to move it you'll be kinda screwed :D

Nice link Remy, I've pulled SATA cables apart before, but they always looked too messy to do anything with...I think I may have been mistaking the shielding with more conductors.

FINALLY, a update :P had my hands full with all kinds of stuff lately, so havent had much time to spare =/

anyways...

Lian Li HDD holder's

Maybe not the best with the mod spirit in mid,but its undoubtly one of the greater products for anti vibrating disks on the market :P 16x of them have been ordered, should be sporting a total of 48 disk slots !! and with lightweight alu ^^

Lian Li mobo tray

The same goes with this one, will keep stuff in place, 1 for the top, 1 for the bottom, and 1 for the middle, should be able to fit 2 fullsize atx and 1 m-atx this time around ^^

Oh... wait... 30 meters of square alu is on the way aswell ^^

BTW, got a new toy to play with aswell ^^

Damn you lol, I like your toy.

i want one ... :)

A new day has come ^^

And time for a update, hopefully updates will come somewhat faster from now on :P

one of those LARGE boxes arrived today...

And guess whats inside!

3x lian li mobo plates! omfg ^^

aaaand....

A bunch of lian li hdd holders, should be possible to house 3 disks in each of these, each with their own rubber ringed screws :P

Have to get these things assembled in sections of 8 and 8, one for the top of the middle case, and one for the bottom

If everything goes after plan, the aluminium for the frame should arrive the upcoming tuesday ^^

That's a lot of HDD bays lol.

What, are you trying to index more of the web than Google? ;)

The aluminium squares have been ordered up for the frame now, ended up on the following:

345x25x25mm - 08x
250x25x25mm - 14x
550x25x25mm - 14x
800x25x25mm - 04x

Gonna be ALOT of cutting and welding taking place soon, alu should arrive on tuesday, 20 meters ordered up ^^ 2mm tick