Project: Xionized - 2nd @ TBCL - bit-tech.net Forums

Stievius · 25th Apr 2007, 16:50

This mod was started during The Party 5, a dutch lanparty. We (Blackcrown, Jensn and me) received the assignment to put together a live casemodding-act, and so we went looking for sponsors. After sending a huge amount of mails, we went to pick up a silver Xion Stacker at our sponsor's place (IPCS.be).
Blackcrown made a nice sketchup design.

Once arrived we instantly started modding.

Blackcrown and Jensn started stripping the case.

Blackcrown had already made the aluminium at home, so the mounting- and ledholes were drilled.

As you can see the design was followed nicely.

Jensn, our electronics expert, occupied himself of the led soldering work.

Wiiiii, that looks nice.

The leds fit the front nicely. The glow is exactly as we hoped it would be.

This is where I eventually come in. I made the window using a jigsaw.

A cut-out had to be made in the top aswell.

In need of some finishing.

The Dremel Scrollstation was a popular tool. Too bad we had to send it back to Dremel.

Some casefeet made by me. It looks easy, but it took quite some time.

Look at all those people admiring our mod! (NOT)

The bayrack cover is made out of gray brushed aluminium.

I started making a buttom-cover. When I wanted to saw it with the Scrollstation, Soefkenijn (a Belgian modder) stopped me and said he wanted to cut it in his own way.

And this is how it turned out. The black line is where it should be broken. Thanks for destroying a 25$ piece of acrylic!

In the end, Blackcrown cut the piece just right. Thank god we still had some acrylic left.

Mounting the whole thing...

Good enough for me.

Urgh, who said you could use my 300$ camera Jensn?!

The front in all it's glory. Still missing a dvd-rw.

Stievius · 25th Apr 2007, 16:50

This is how it's standing here right now.

Just for the record: this is how we received the case.

More soon

exitus · 25th Apr 2007, 16:52

nice work! I like the top very much

Koradhil · 25th Apr 2007, 16:59

I've seen it come apart, and I must say its really very close to the 3d sketch. I like the design, it fits the case perfectly

saxman · 25th Apr 2007, 18:40

I like that case. I also like how it was a live mod. Very cool Idea

Mr. Oizo · 28th Apr 2007, 13:08

I've seen you guys working hard at the case. Looks very good, do you got any further (big) plans for the case?

Stievius · 28th Apr 2007, 13:21

If the budget allows it, I might put a watercooling in.

Hazardous · 28th Apr 2007, 19:16

Great job

Stievius · 30th Apr 2007, 21:24

I bought two new fans to replace the black one, still don't know which one to take.

Putting the "LED" in Led-feet.

Gluegun-power!

I made a hole to put away the cables.

The PSU: a Be Quiet! StraightPower 700W QuadRail

Not-modular :/

To prevent any damage I pasted those white things (how do you say that in English?) on to the acrylic.

Lights on and lights out!

Hmm, I don't like the light coming through, I'll probably put some tape over that.

More soon...

[xXx] ãÇè_ƒr€áK · 30th Apr 2007, 23:29

Looks awesome so far! The sketch up design does look exactly like the case nice work!

Blackcrown · 8th May 2007, 15:04

Update: resevoir design!

In a short while, Xionized will be hooked up with a nice watercooling system. For that, we will need to make a resevoir. The resevoir will be one of the eye-catchers of Xionized, so the resevoir needs te be a unique one. To be able to design the resevoir, we used Sketchup. Some screenshots of the design:

With some inspiration of Tribaloverkill, in Xionized style.

All the darkblue acrylic is meant to be blue UV reactive acrylic.

Some close-ups:

On top of the resevoir there will be made a fillcap. Also the letters X and Z, standing for Xionized, will be cut out of UVblue acrylic and clued on the resevoir with the help of Acrifix 192.

The resevoir will be clamped down with the help of rings like these. The black looking stuff is powdercoated black aluminium.

A second ring will help the first ring with holding the resevoir in place.

Inside the resevoir, there's a small outlet-pipe. At the end of this pipe, there will be placed a small UVblue acrylic ring.

The downside will be sanded down till it has an angled part, just as the top piece.

The fittings will then also be placed angled. Making them look nicer and easier to connect.

In about a month I will start making this resevoir for Xionized. It will take at least a week to complete it.

Any comments or suggestions are welcome!

Koradhil · 8th May 2007, 16:44

A real blackcrown mod...

ShadowWings · 8th May 2007, 17:28

That's one hell of a resevoir. A pure eyecatcher!!! What other Watercooling equipment will be fitted in the case???

thermalnightmare47 · 10th May 2007, 01:42

wow awesome work loving that reservoir me want!!! keep it up

Stievius · 27th May 2007, 10:22

I removed the parts from the top, to clean the acrylic. Also, the leds were glued to deep into the acrylic, so the aluminium didn't stick to the acrylic as good as I wanted it to be. I'm gonna put new leds in in a while, but this is already how it should look:

Next month I'm gonna order the $400 watercooling system

[my wallet says

]

Grtz,

Stievius

Blackcrown · 29th May 2007, 16:25

Nice, FP!

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2007...gs_update_11/3

Thank you bit-tech!

In a short while, the work on the resevoir will begin. Just one exam to do left, and we'll start working!

elbarto241 · 29th May 2007, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stievius

Next month I'm gonna order the $400 watercooling system

[my wallet says

]

ur wallet says

, but we say

ThaDheiz_NL · 29th May 2007, 21:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackcrown

Nice, FP!

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2007...gs_update_11/3

Thank you bit-tech!

In a short while, the work on the resevoir will begin. Just one exam to do left, and we'll start working!

Nice modding Blackcrown

love you're designs!
I only have to do my physics exam Thursday :P
Goodluck with your last one and your mod

widmod · 29th May 2007, 22:47

nice mod i reaaly want to see that resovoir beiing done

Teyber · 14th Jun 2007, 02:03

sick!

for 400 dollars, why get a watercoolign system? you can get a phase chagne for that price!

looking good. wish i had soldering skills....:/

25th Apr 2007, 16:50	#1
Stievius Vice Benelux Champion Casemodding Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Brussels Posts: 77	Project: Xionized - 2nd @ TBCL This mod was started during The Party 5, a dutch lanparty. We (Blackcrown, Jensn and me) received the assignment to put together a live casemodding-act, and so we went looking for sponsors. After sending a huge amount of mails, we went to pick up a silver Xion Stacker at our sponsor's place (IPCS.be). Blackcrown made a nice sketchup design. Once arrived we instantly started modding. Blackcrown and Jensn started stripping the case. Blackcrown had already made the aluminium at home, so the mounting- and ledholes were drilled. As you can see the design was followed nicely. Jensn, our electronics expert, occupied himself of the led soldering work. Wiiiii, that looks nice. The leds fit the front nicely. The glow is exactly as we hoped it would be. This is where I eventually come in. I made the window using a jigsaw. A cut-out had to be made in the top aswell. In need of some finishing. The Dremel Scrollstation was a popular tool. Too bad we had to send it back to Dremel. Some casefeet made by me. It looks easy, but it took quite some time. Look at all those people admiring our mod! (NOT) The bayrack cover is made out of gray brushed aluminium. I started making a buttom-cover. When I wanted to saw it with the Scrollstation, Soefkenijn (a Belgian modder) stopped me and said he wanted to cut it in his own way. And this is how it turned out. The black line is where it should be broken. Thanks for destroying a 25$ piece of acrylic! In the end, Blackcrown cut the piece just right. Thank god we still had some acrylic left. Mounting the whole thing... Good enough for me. Urgh, who said you could use my 300$ camera Jensn?! The front in all it's glory. Still missing a dvd-rw. Last edited by Stievius; 19th Mar 2008 at 19:16. Reason: updating date

25th Apr 2007, 16:52	#3
exitus Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Speyer, Germany Posts: 48	nice work! I like the top very much __________________ Tiger Army never die!

25th Apr 2007, 16:59	#4
Koradhil Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hengelo, The Netherlands Posts: 406	I've seen it come apart, and I must say its really very close to the 3d sketch. I like the design, it fits the case perfectly __________________ » BRAND NEW SITE Projects: Nimex \| Gemini \| Aquamedia \| Mystique \| Orion \| Protoss Powered by A.C.Ryan, Cooler Master, Corsair, EPoX, PQI, Recom, Revoltec, Sapphire.

28th Apr 2007, 19:16	#8
Hazardous Mod Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chester (UK) Posts: 2,614	Great job __________________ Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder

8th May 2007, 15:04	#11
Blackcrown Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alphen a/d R., The Neth. Posts: 178	Update: resevoir design! In a short while, Xionized will be hooked up with a nice watercooling system. For that, we will need to make a resevoir. The resevoir will be one of the eye-catchers of Xionized, so the resevoir needs te be a unique one. To be able to design the resevoir, we used Sketchup. Some screenshots of the design: With some inspiration of Tribaloverkill, in Xionized style. All the darkblue acrylic is meant to be blue UV reactive acrylic. Some close-ups: On top of the resevoir there will be made a fillcap. Also the letters X and Z, standing for Xionized, will be cut out of UVblue acrylic and clued on the resevoir with the help of Acrifix 192. The resevoir will be clamped down with the help of rings like these. The black looking stuff is powdercoated black aluminium. A second ring will help the first ring with holding the resevoir in place. Inside the resevoir, there's a small outlet-pipe. At the end of this pipe, there will be placed a small UVblue acrylic ring. The downside will be sanded down till it has an angled part, just as the top piece. The fittings will then also be placed angled. Making them look nicer and easier to connect. In about a month I will start making this resevoir for Xionized. It will take at least a week to complete it. Any comments or suggestions are welcome! __________________ Project: XenoPredator

25th Apr 2007, 18:40	#5
saxman Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hick Town, USA Posts: 153	I like that case. I also like how it was a live mod. Very cool Idea

28th Apr 2007, 13:08	#6
Mr. Oizo That yellow furry animal-thingy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 67	I've seen you guys working hard at the case. Looks very good, do you got any further (big) plans for the case?

28th Apr 2007, 13:21	#7
Stievius Vice Benelux Champion Casemodding Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Brussels Posts: 77	If the budget allows it, I might put a watercooling in.

30th Apr 2007, 21:24	#9
Stievius Vice Benelux Champion Casemodding Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Brussels Posts: 77	I bought two new fans to replace the black one, still don't know which one to take. Putting the "LED" in Led-feet. Gluegun-power! I made a hole to put away the cables. The PSU: a Be Quiet! StraightPower 700W QuadRail Not-modular :/ To prevent any damage I pasted those white things (how do you say that in English?) on to the acrylic. Lights on and lights out! Hmm, I don't like the light coming through, I'll probably put some tape over that. More soon...

30th Apr 2007, 23:29	#10
[xXx] ãÇè_ƒr€áK Or u can call me Ian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: U.S., Mass Posts: 351	Looks awesome so far! The sketch up design does look exactly like the case nice work!

8th May 2007, 16:44	#12
Koradhil Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hengelo, The Netherlands Posts: 406	A real blackcrown mod... __________________ » BRAND NEW SITE Projects: Nimex \| Gemini \| Aquamedia \| Mystique \| Orion \| Protoss Powered by A.C.Ryan, Cooler Master, Corsair, EPoX, PQI, Recom, Revoltec, Sapphire.

8th May 2007, 17:28	#13
ShadowWings Modder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Twello, The Netherlands Posts: 62	That's one hell of a resevoir. A pure eyecatcher!!! What other Watercooling equipment will be fitted in the case??? __________________ When Knowledge is Power than to be Unknown is to be Unconquerable Spec: Lian Li V1000, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Asus P5N32-E SLI, Asus GeForce 8800GTX, 4096MB Kingston HyperX Dual Channel, 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB - Watercooled by AquaComputer

10th May 2007, 01:42	#14
thermalnightmare47 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 70	wow awesome work loving that reservoir me want!!! keep it up

27th May 2007, 10:22	#15
Stievius Vice Benelux Champion Casemodding Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Brussels Posts: 77	I removed the parts from the top, to clean the acrylic. Also, the leds were glued to deep into the acrylic, so the aluminium didn't stick to the acrylic as good as I wanted it to be. I'm gonna put new leds in in a while, but this is already how it should look: Next month I'm gonna order the $400 watercooling system [my wallet says ] Grtz, Stievius

29th May 2007, 16:25	#16
Blackcrown Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alphen a/d R., The Neth. Posts: 178	Nice, FP! http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2007...gs_update_11/3 Thank you bit-tech! In a short while, the work on the resevoir will begin. Just one exam to do left, and we'll start working! __________________ Project: XenoPredator

29th May 2007, 22:47	#19
widmod Stopp the Relix guy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AUSTRIA Posts: 382	nice mod i reaaly want to see that resovoir beiing done __________________ Gaffa-Tape is a very simple modding device <sings>I'm from AUSTRIA</sings>and NO we have no kangaroos Microsoft NEVER stopped the beta phase of any of its operating systems i will not apologize for my language skills

14th Jun 2007, 02:03	#20
Teyber ****** Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,345	sick! for 400 dollars, why get a watercoolign system? you can get a phase chagne for that price! looking good. wish i had soldering skills....:/ __________________ cheapskate is (not) a noob

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