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Franklin · 29th Nov 2006, 19:00

Hi guys. Some of you will remember me of the casemod AlumaxX.

I won the Dutch casemod championship with it. Today I will start with something new, not a casemod but a custom build case. Some people told me they thought it was easier to mod an existing case then to build one yourself. I think it is easier to build it yourself and to prove it I will start building one

I found some sponsors for this project, so that's why I can already start a new project.

Bill Donnelly from Sapphire gave me a very nice white motherboard

Thanks Bill

Alex Chen from A.C. Ryan send me a huge box with casemod materials

Thanks Alex Chen from A.C. Ryan

Powersupply was a price at the Dutch casemod championship

Also think about using a PSone screen. It is not an original thing to do but it still is something that looks very cool. The screen itself is nothing special anymore, but the way I want to use it will be

I will use alumium profiles (25mm x 25mm.) to build a skeleton for the case.

and these profiles will be attached to each other with this sort of things ( don't know what the english name is )

The aluminium skeleton/ frame will look something like this

The aluminium has arrived today, so that's why I start this worklog today. I ordered the aluminium one month ago, so I had more then enough time to work the plans out. Started thinking and sketching three months ago.

My trip to Australia last summer gave me some inspiration. In Sydney I saw the Oprah House and I think everyone knows what it looks like. This is what the outtakes on top of the case will look like.

It's a sideview and a topview. What is my goal for this mod?
First of all I want to spend much time on all the details. I'm going to watercool the videocard(s) and the CPU. The radiator will be mounted inside the case, but the airflow will be seperated from the airflow within the case. The motherboard and videocard will be in a seperated compartment from the powersupply and the harddisks. The cooling will be very important in this mod, more important than silence. I think I will not use the small bore stuff from Aquacomputer this time. Everything will be controlled with an Aquacomputer Aquaero

The colors I will use are black ( lots of it) white, grey and a touch of orange.

DougEdey · 29th Nov 2006, 19:14

The general shape looks like one of those weights we used to use for deadlifting

Jipa · 29th Nov 2006, 19:16

Looking forward! I guess many of us would be pleased to get that pile of material

arkadur · 29th Nov 2006, 19:17

look great and promessing (like AlumaxX)
waiting for updates
(i feel that this project going to surprise too even more)

Darkened · 29th Nov 2006, 21:12

Great, I've been wondering when you're going to be back with another one

That about sums it all up

Janne

HourBeforeDawn · 29th Nov 2006, 22:25

wow not bad, Im hoping to get some sponsors a lot of the reason why I joined this forum as I notice a lot of companies look at this forum more often then others ^^

Well cant wait to see how this goes.

customh · 30th Nov 2006, 01:53

I have also been waiting for your next one Franklin, I simply can't wait for some modding to be seen.

elbarto241 · 30th Nov 2006, 02:53

im s000ooo curious bout wat u gonna wit tat psOne screen =D

forester joe · 30th Nov 2006, 07:10

I guess we are in for a treat.
looking forward

Trash_Master · 30th Nov 2006, 10:54

this will be one badas* tower when we look at your prev case

GOGO we want to se some progress

jokkos · 30th Nov 2006, 11:09

he's at it again...woohooo

Duste · 30th Nov 2006, 11:31

Loving that motherboard! :P Can't wait to see what you do with the other components.

JAxen · 30th Nov 2006, 13:25

jokkos said it

The first think i tought about when I started reading the first post was that celebrity guy from
the Simpson's that is always on tv and starting with the frase; "Hi, I'm Troy McLure(?)"
I hope that that wasnt mentioned to be becus if it was then I'll probably me very embarresed right now

Franklin · 1st Dec 2006, 20:53

Started with the frame tonight. First I had to saw the aluminium profiles to the needed sizes. Just like in the previous mod I will use a lot of handtools.

The first step is to saw the profiles for the horizontal layers of the frame and connect the pieces with these parts. These things can be pushed into the aluminium profiles. Very easy and it looks clean, no parts or screws sticking out.

At the bottom of the photograph from the frame you can see four sketches, these are the horizontal layers I will need. The first three layers are ready now and can be seen in the picture above. Tomorrow I will finish the fourth layer and after that I'll have to cut the profiles that will connect these four pieces, so that it will look like this

customh · 1st Dec 2006, 20:58

Awesome!! Good to see this starting up. Knowing you I am sure you will make those plastic thingys not look so tacky...

vitriol_drinker · 1st Dec 2006, 21:47

Subscribed.

zhangmaster12 · 2nd Dec 2006, 00:33

nice, will follow

Sloth · 2nd Dec 2006, 00:37

I loved AlumaxX, good luck making it all work out, I'm subscribing!

Maybe watching you build yours will give me ideas on how to build by own case

Also, does anyone else think that's a sexy mobo?

Stuey · 2nd Dec 2006, 01:04

Wow, I wish I had friends like that at AC Ryan!

I'm eager to see more!

Franklin · 2nd Dec 2006, 14:30

Almost finished the frame. This is what it looks like right now.

As I got further with the frame I noticed that I was short of one piece, I had ordered 12 of these pieces

but there only 11 of them in the box

So I will have to contact the webshop for that. Don't know how long it will take for that thing to arrive here. I also will have to cut one more aluminium profile. So I only will need these things to finish the frame.

29th Nov 2006, 19:00	#1
Franklin Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 552	Project: Evolutionary Hi guys. Some of you will remember me of the casemod AlumaxX. I won the Dutch casemod championship with it. Today I will start with something new, not a casemod but a custom build case. Some people told me they thought it was easier to mod an existing case then to build one yourself. I think it is easier to build it yourself and to prove it I will start building one I found some sponsors for this project, so that's why I can already start a new project. Bill Donnelly from Sapphire gave me a very nice white motherboard Thanks Bill Alex Chen from A.C. Ryan send me a huge box with casemod materials Thanks Alex Chen from A.C. Ryan Powersupply was a price at the Dutch casemod championship Also think about using a PSone screen. It is not an original thing to do but it still is something that looks very cool. The screen itself is nothing special anymore, but the way I want to use it will be I will use alumium profiles (25mm x 25mm.) to build a skeleton for the case. and these profiles will be attached to each other with this sort of things ( don't know what the english name is ) The aluminium skeleton/ frame will look something like this The aluminium has arrived today, so that's why I start this worklog today. I ordered the aluminium one month ago, so I had more then enough time to work the plans out. Started thinking and sketching three months ago. My trip to Australia last summer gave me some inspiration. In Sydney I saw the Oprah House and I think everyone knows what it looks like. This is what the outtakes on top of the case will look like. It's a sideview and a topview. What is my goal for this mod? First of all I want to spend much time on all the details. I'm going to watercool the videocard(s) and the CPU. The radiator will be mounted inside the case, but the airflow will be seperated from the airflow within the case. The motherboard and videocard will be in a seperated compartment from the powersupply and the harddisks. The cooling will be very important in this mod, more important than silence. I think I will not use the small bore stuff from Aquacomputer this time. Everything will be controlled with an Aquacomputer Aquaero The colors I will use are black ( lots of it) white, grey and a touch of orange. Last edited by Franklin; 16th Dec 2008 at 20:40.

29th Nov 2006, 19:14	#2
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	The general shape looks like one of those weights we used to use for deadlifting __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

29th Nov 2006, 19:16	#3
Jipa Avoiding the "I guess.." since 2004 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 6,272	Looking forward! I guess many of us would be pleased to get that pile of material __________________ Half a dozen operational setups and truckloads of spare parts. AllTheMods - MetkuMods - LedCalc - Flickr - BF:BC2

29th Nov 2006, 21:12	#5
Darkened Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 878	Great, I've been wondering when you're going to be back with another one That about sums it all up Janne __________________ I have spread my dreams under your feet, tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Project: Orange Monster - Project: Phantom Black - Project: Red October Japhoto blog - Google+

29th Nov 2006, 22:25	#6
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 2,637	wow not bad, Im hoping to get some sponsors a lot of the reason why I joined this forum as I notice a lot of companies look at this forum more often then others ^^ Well cant wait to see how this goes. __________________ Current Rig: Project STEALTH • DimasTech Test Bench • Black ICE Triple 120 Rad • Dual Bay Res/Pump • DD Fill Port & Res • D-Tek FuZion 2 CPU Block • ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe Mobo • AMD Phenom II 3ghz @ 4ghz • 8gb DDR2-1100 Memory • (2) AMD 6870 XFire • (2) WD Black 640gb Raid 0 • (2) 1.5TB SEAGATE • Blu-Ray/HD DVD Drive • ASUS XONAR DX2 • 30" DOUBLESIGHT LCD • (2) 23" ASUS LCD • ZALMAN 8 FAN CONTROLLER • (4) NOCTUA P12 • (2) NOCTUA P14 • 1000W ZALMAN PSU • WINDOWS 7 PRO 64 •

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29th Nov 2006, 19:17	#4
arkadur Multimodder Join Date: May 2005 Location: israel Posts: 139	look great and promessing (like AlumaxX) waiting for updates (i feel that this project going to surprise too even more)

30th Nov 2006, 01:53	#7
customh conflagration. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,590	I have also been waiting for your next one Franklin, I simply can't wait for some modding to be seen.

30th Nov 2006, 02:53	#8
elbarto241 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 149	im s000ooo curious bout wat u gonna wit tat psOne screen =D

30th Nov 2006, 07:10	#9
forester joe shhh. can you hear your PC? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jerusalem IL Posts: 127	I guess we are in for a treat. looking forward __________________ I'm WATCHING you AMD Phenom II x4 955BE; Arctic-Cooling Freezer Xtreme; GIGABYTE GA-MA785GT-UD3H; Sapphire 5670; Patriot DDR3 2x2GB; Samsung F3 500GB; HEC - 450W (80+Bronze); DVD/RW LG; LANCOOL PC-K58B

30th Nov 2006, 10:54	#10
Trash_Master Fire in the hole!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	this will be one badas* tower when we look at your prev case GOGO we want to se some progress

30th Nov 2006, 11:09	#11
jokkos Belgian beer modder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,023	he's at it again...woohooo __________________ Der_Meister: 100% completed, again... project log here.

30th Nov 2006, 11:31	#12
Duste Sierra my delta, bravo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WA, Australia Posts: 818	Loving that motherboard! :P Can't wait to see what you do with the other components.

30th Nov 2006, 13:25	#13
JAxen Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 243	jokkos said it The first think i tought about when I started reading the first post was that celebrity guy from the Simpson's that is always on tv and starting with the frase; "Hi, I'm Troy McLure(?)" I hope that that wasnt mentioned to be becus if it was then I'll probably me very embarresed right now

1st Dec 2006, 20:53	#14
Franklin Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 552	Started with the frame tonight. First I had to saw the aluminium profiles to the needed sizes. Just like in the previous mod I will use a lot of handtools. The first step is to saw the profiles for the horizontal layers of the frame and connect the pieces with these parts. These things can be pushed into the aluminium profiles. Very easy and it looks clean, no parts or screws sticking out. At the bottom of the photograph from the frame you can see four sketches, these are the horizontal layers I will need. The first three layers are ready now and can be seen in the picture above. Tomorrow I will finish the fourth layer and after that I'll have to cut the profiles that will connect these four pieces, so that it will look like this Last edited by Franklin; 26th Dec 2007 at 15:30.

1st Dec 2006, 20:58	#15
customh conflagration. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,590	Awesome!! Good to see this starting up. Knowing you I am sure you will make those plastic thingys not look so tacky...

1st Dec 2006, 21:47	#16
vitriol_drinker What's a Dremel? Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10	Subscribed. __________________ Sry for my "french" english

2nd Dec 2006, 00:33	#17
zhangmaster12 Hypermodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: U of IL Urbana-Champaign Posts: 874	nice, will follow __________________ Project Dimension 2400

2nd Dec 2006, 00:37	#18
Sloth #yolo #swag Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, US Posts: 5,266	I loved AlumaxX, good luck making it all work out, I'm subscribing! Maybe watching you build yours will give me ideas on how to build by own case Also, does anyone else think that's a sexy mobo? __________________ Intel i5 2500k \| Gelid Tranquillo \| ASUS P8P67 \| G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB \| XFX 7970 Black Edition \| SeaSonic X650 \| Intel X25-M 160GB \| WD Caviar Black 1TB \| CoolerMaster HAF922 Dell U2412M \| 2x Samsung Syncmaster 931B \| Creative Soundblaster Arena \| Cyborg R.A.T. 7 \| WASD Keyboard v1 w/ MX Browns \| Leopold FC200RR/AB

2nd Dec 2006, 01:04	#19
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2nd Dec 2006, 14:30	#20
Franklin Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 552	Almost finished the frame. This is what it looks like right now. As I got further with the frame I noticed that I was short of one piece, I had ordered 12 of these pieces but there only 11 of them in the box So I will have to contact the webshop for that. Don't know how long it will take for that thing to arrive here. I also will have to cut one more aluminium profile. So I only will need these things to finish the frame. Last edited by Franklin; 26th Dec 2007 at 15:31.

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