Hey guys, First of all, my name is Sagar and I am from India This is my very first mod. Project !dea, Basically I have been fascinated by the LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD jet (holds the record for the fastest speed). That is where the name comes from as well as the color scheme. The parts that I will be using are: Intel i7 4770 Gigabyte B85m D3H-A Kingston HyperX Fury 1866Mhz 8Gb(4*2) stick [4gb still to come] DeepCool DQ750 80+ Gold Semi-Modular power supply Gigabyte GTX970 G1 Gaming or Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition [Still to buy] Cryorig C1 or Raijintek Pallas [Still to buy] LED strips [Still to buy]
Update 3 The motherboard tray off, taking measurements off of the sketchup model and transferring them onto the tray
Side quest 1 Couldn't afford the Sabertooth mobo from Asus, so will try and build one if I get the right material to build it Right now am making a template out of paper A test fit on the motherboard, haven't cut the slots for the 24pin, 8pin, SATA, etc. It actually fits, just gotta get a few mm here and there and it's done
The materials that i would be using are: Wood Aluminum/Steel Acrylic and tempered glass for the front These are the measurements for the wood that is to be cut OFF I GO IN SEARCH OF TOOLS AND MATERIAL
Forgot to upload the diagram of the angles that would be connecting everything together Also wanted to clarify that all the parts that I am going to be building would be handmade. None of them machined just the cuts would be made using power tools, none automated
Update 5 New update. Had to go to anther city for the aluminum support angles Here they are cut They are not same in length due to the 45 degree angles that i cut. Removing the excess metal using pliers Removed as much as i could A sample of the base Filing and getting them to equal lengths is a work for tomorrow.
Update 6 Finally after 2.5hours of cutting and sanding got all the lengths equal as well as the edges smooth This is what the system will look like when assembled The mobo and PSU that i will be using are a bit longer on breadth as these are the spare and broken PSU and mobo respectively
After all the cutting and sanding the final dimensions of the aluminum angles are Length = 488mm Depth = 166mm Height = 514mm
Sorry the same post got posted twice and i dont know how to delete one After all the cutting and sanding the final dimensions of the aluminum angles are Length = 488mm Depth = 166mm Height = 514mm
I tried a coat of black paint on an extra aluminum angle and the finish with the paint is very satisfying So I'm going to go with paint Officially scrapping the carbon fiber idea
Thank you sir. I already have enough space for the HDMI and dvi cables to fit properly without getting in the way of the fans on the top. It is just now visible in the 3d renders
Update 7 Got the holes drilled and the only things left on aluminum are counter punching the holes, sanding and painting
Update 8 So finally found a drill to counter-sink the drilled holes This is how the angles look like after drilling After about 30mins of sanding and a broken nail the hands look like this But the final result was well worth the pain Now the only thing left is painting these angles orange
Update 9 Got the mobo plate cut off from the old case The wood would be here tomorrow. The pics would be up tomorrow