Tube Buggy Themed case

[Murader]

Hello all.
Newbie Moder Here. currently have two mods getting into the swing of things. one is mearly a paint and minor mod kinda thing( that i will put in a different work log later). but the one i am starting this worklog for now is my Tube Chassis Themed Case. the only pictures so far of the hardware to go into it. (to start) (will post soon).

Concept:
Main Rectangle tower Dimensions: 16"w x 24"l x 24"t
Complete with Tube Frame :17"w x 26"l x 26" t

Stainless Steel(or titanium not sure yet) Tubes that are set 1/2" every direcection suspending the tower inside of it. liquid cooling factored into the enitre case,a tottal of 3 resivoirs. all steel tig welded together. the entire cooling system will be Hose free and all Tubed steel. as well there will be motor mounts built and designed for the Mobo with a thermal pad or Tec to transfer the entire temp of the mobo to the case.

Hardware is a P4 3.0ghz 630 Lga775, 1gb ultra ddr2 pc4200(one dimm to start due to $$$) geforce 6600 (again to start due to $$$) Ultra Xfinitiy 600w psu (sli Ready), Asus P5W DH Deluxe (arriving this week)

Once the mobo arrives i will start cading it up.

On the top there will be a Radiator with a Hood over it that will Automatically open if the case reaches a dangerous level. on said radiator there will be dual 7" fans that will power up untill the tempature drops back to a safe level. on the front there will be a Grill that will open like a door to reveal the gagues and controls.

Would anyone have any recomendations of metals that may work well.

[Aero]

sounds like a good idea. But if your even alittle off with your measurements then your cooling system will be off. I would recommend a complete mockup before you weld everyting togather, maybe even one before you cut all the metal, use paper tubes or something. Again, even 1/16 of an inch could not allow a heatsink to contact the CPU all the way and seriously mess up your proc. But if you can pull it off, you will most deffinatly have a one of a kind PC. Good Luck.

[simon275]

Try mocking it up in google sketchup first to see if everything works. And post the pictures here. Go with aluminium sheeting its easy to bend.

[b4i7]

just wondering.... if you go with titanium....how do you plan on cutting it?

and from what i hear....idk personally...but i hear its bad to weld stainless....ive only ever machined it....tis a major pain

[Murader]

I work in a Machine Shop. i can have nearly anything done i may need.

[b4i7]

yay...another machinist......im one too....but its just a small shop....what kind of machines you run?

[Murader]

im not a machiniest. i am a Precision assembler. (Measureing systems Specialist, and hydraulic assembler.) but our shop makes specialtie oilfield equipment for the Wireline industry(leespecialties.com) we have welders, a machine shop, a paint booth, media blasters,(sand and glass) etc. As to welding Stainless thats the primary metal we use. and the person who will be doing the majority of the welding is a Tig Welding expert.(id like todo some but dont want to ruin it heh)

[Murader]

oh ya and the Mobo Arrived today. setup the boneyard. for first test boot. and well Black screen no post. the P4N Diamond i originally bought had fried first fire. and i think it took the vid card with it so now the vid card is headed back...

[meticoeus]

Cool idea. You may want to consider using coper for your piping if you are using all piping, as it will have much better thermal conductivity than steel. I fyou have reasonably priced access to titanium, I'd say go for. Otherwise I don't think the cost is justified for a case. Granted that depends in part in how much tubing will make up this case. You should do a sketchup, even a really simple one. And remember, when dealing with odd shapes (like circles) the "Follow me" tool is your friend.

[Murader]

just playing with google sketchup now (on my p2 450 ) thin stainless will disapate enough heat with that much surface area. and if i can find titanium its really good. this google sketchup is pretty cool. all the main contacts will be copper though