Hey Bod, remember when I said you should have started this in the featured worklog section?
Gratz bud!
Hey Bod, remember when I said you should have started this in the featured worklog section?
Gratz bud!
Time for the weekend update! Worked on more acrylic stuff. In addition to the fan/rad mounting,
I had Moddersmart cut me the window and res rack, also out of transparent blue acrylic.
Here is the center window, with the backing peeled off the end that will wrap around the corner of the case.
Here you can see I had them route a V-notch at the bend point to facilitate a sharper corner,
and make it easier to bend with a heat gun.
The idea in setting up for the bend, is to direct the heat right where you want it. So I sandwich the
acrylic between two pieces of MDF, with a larger piece clamped just above the bend line. This helps
direct the heat and also helps keep the acrylic flat as I bend it down.
Some closeup shots of the isolated area to be heated..
After applying the heat, the acrylic is slowly bent to shape. The weight of the large MDF actually did
most of the work lol.
Here it is, taped in place.
Next up is the res rack (formerly the 5 1/4 drive bays). After numerous measurings, I made up
a design that would take the place of the drive bays, and accommodate the three pump/res's with
room for a slot loading DVD drive at the bottom. Cross members were strategically placed so
they would be in between the pump/res's and eventually hidden from view behind the two trim pieces.
In order for the rack to be flush with the front of the case, I had to round the top corners to fit the
case's radius. I used a socket with a matching radius to mark the acrlyic.
Here is the rack assembled. Once I get the Typhoons in, I will drill the mounting holes to match,
then glue everything together.
Placed in the case..
..And with the metal trim pieces.
I'll be working on securing the res rack into the case today.
You also may have noticed I made an acrylic cover for the inside. This will go behind the motherboard
and hard drive rack, and will be painted to match the interior.
Ok, now for some goodies! I thought I'd reveal some of the hardware that will be going in this thing:
EVGA 790i motherboard
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 3Ghz CPU
EVGA GTX260 cards (x3)
4Gb DDR3 Crucial Ballistix Tracers in blue 1600Mhz
Samsung 1TB HDD (x3)
Corsair 1000W PSU (shown previously)
Honey Roasted Peanuts Ingredients: Salt; Artificial honey roasting agents; Pressed peanut sweepings.
Looks awesome as always, keep up the good work.
I love the tri setup, that hardware will be sweet, I'm jealous!
Man I have never seen a mod like this, truly one of a kind. That side window is amazing.
Very impressive tech. Please tell me that you will water cool the GTX260's, they will cook like that lol.
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i love the bent acrylic. nice touch. and the tri-sli setup? sweet.
Centurion 5 Mod <<--- ON HOLD FOR THE WINTEROriginally Posted by Omega