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MarkW7 · 27th Feb 2010, 12:15

I'd say black over the orangey/gold.

Burnout21 · 27th Feb 2010, 17:42

Spent a little time today translating the physical dimensions of the case into solidworks to create a 3d assembly.

'Digital modding'

Anyway after 2hr 32min of ball aching rendering it spits this out

I hope to have the whole case fully featured soon, i personally hate motherboard trays, its the offsets i hate. oh well done it before, do again! lol!

EDIT

MOAR PICS

rip off of EK spin res, something i can laser cut and bond together

and one installed, well sort of! lol!

Burnout21 · 2nd Mar 2010, 11:17

Yesterdays modding adventures!

Had a little spare time, so out came the drill and jigsaw.

The little plate MDK kindly made on his CNC punch, accepts both a 120mm and 140mm fans, with enough side room for radiators, you'll see what i mean. So line it up,

Mark it out with a marker pen

Jigsaw fun to create 'clearance', lol!

Fan installed

On the backside, fans and rad assembly

Now anyone who has owned a lian li such as a PC-60/5 or PC-70/5 or any case with similar front panel, will know the little plastic pegs at the bottom that supports the front panel.

Well there crap, and when i got the case failed to see them and snapped the sods off when removing the panel. So little bit of acrylic (can't see it now) and buckets of epoxy, drill it and fit some M4 bolts. Job done

Before i started thinking about having a new front panel made, i filled and primed the lower section of the case to hide the hacked up USB port door and badge recess.

Finally, flipped the fan controller around to hide it internally. The cooling ability of this case means I should be able to set the fan speed low and leave it.

Also modded a Lian li EX-34 drive cage to reduce its size, pulled the front of it off so I could move it further forward to hide it better.

front shot,

Just enough room left for an optical drive in the bottom, due to this i have been thinking about the front panel design a little more.

One thing i want in the end is a case that is as future proofed as possible, hardware changes but the case can stay the same for years.

*Thanks for the move bindi*

MrWizard · 22nd Apr 2010, 19:23

Great worklog, and I really dig the color choice because you don't see it too often. "Root Beer Brown" is the name you're looking for I think.

Can't wait to see more!

Burnout21 · 23rd Apr 2010, 07:15

right now the project is on hiatus due to my degree thesis, hopefully pick this back up in july...

Right now the machine is in use, just slapped together so i could use it for rendering as i really needed both machines under water cooling for the work there doing.

Renders

Was thinking about making a 2.5in SSD rack which would mount above the front 120mm fan.

The internal baffle would been seen due to the stock lian li window (which i hate), however the upper section wouldn't be seen.

Partial build image

Sort of been holding out on you guys i know, made some feet for the case, but still thinking on if i like them enough yet.

MarkW7 · 23rd Apr 2010, 18:53

Coming along well, good job.

Burnout21 · 24th Apr 2010, 11:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkW7

Coming along well, good job.

totally under estimated the time required during my final year of uni, thought I had it in the bag hence why I started this.

Well i was wrong and modding at the moment is on the back boiler, as well as my time devoted to this forum.

Bindi reminded me of the Voodoo Omen, and well its not far off the size of this case, so whilst i review what is going on, i shall also review the general appearance of this case, as it has the cooling ability i wanted.

slaw · 9th May 2010, 17:35

I lvoe the idea of this case, and the colour!!! It looks like its going to be a good un!

Danny · 9th May 2010, 17:55

Looking good.

coolamasta · 2nd Jun 2010, 16:05

Interesting project mate, I have a PC-70 for sale at the moment (as you know because you want the side panels haha) but I may keep it and mod it depending on how your build goes

Burnout21 · 8th Jun 2010, 20:11

Haha, i am back

Got to play with the waterjet on Thursday, cut out some new parts but ran out of material

First up was a new front panel for the case, i changed the design to allow for more air flow.

So from this

To this

There is a lot more work to do on that panel, including a new power button and USB ports.

Next piece I cut was a head ache as the waterjet head kept crashing on the job, but it got there in the end after cutting 3! lol!

A new PSU mounting plate, i loved the old one but this design is far more useful to me.

So the old one

Little work

To this

makes better use of the space above the PSU.

Short sweet update, but hopefully it'll come together pretty quick now

Burnout21 · 12th Jun 2010, 15:36

Forgot to mention, CAD renders laters!

Burnout21 · 2nd Jul 2010, 06:11

Ok, renders long over due....

This is where i want the project to end up, one day....

One problem i have at the moment is the side panel, its the horrid stock lian li windowed panel, and i would rather have a normal side panel.

andrew8200m · 2nd Jul 2010, 06:27

This is coming on very smootly mate, nice 1!

Andy

Burnout21 · 2nd Jul 2010, 06:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew8200m

This is coming on very smootly mate, nice 1!

Andy

lol, painfully slow!

domthecondom · 2nd Jul 2010, 13:13

check Lian li if they have a stock panel

Marcos_Viegas · 2nd Jul 2010, 17:10

Really nice case!!!

Congratulations!!!

Burnout21 · 8th Aug 2010, 20:11

news

Some chap on ebay was selling a replacement solid side panel with a little damage (small dent) in silver and i picked it up for cheap compared to order new.

So with luck it'll turn up within the week.

Side news is i've moved back home after uni which sucks and since then real life has got in the way. I've since stepped back from the project and have been thinking if its going in the right direction at the moment. Hopefully i shall have an update before the end of august as to where its heading.

Either way the top fan/rad grill causes airflow to make far to much noise, with needs fixing!

shoxicwaste · 17th Aug 2010, 09:43

this looks awesome :I

Burnout21 · 24th Sep 2010, 19:25

I've been on the great job hunt since June so money is a little tight or better spent else where at the moment. The machine was rushed back into use, so the noise levels it emits are far higher than i ever wanted, the northbridge may as well be on fire without a 60mm fan running flat out to cool it, and i can't speed control the fan because i can't hook it up to my over populated fan controller.

So right now, i am trying to best plan where this project heads, i want to finish it but not in any form of compromise. So bare with me on this one.

This mofo is going to be silent when im done with it!

Also the handles i fitted shall be coming off as they ruin the whole visual appeal, plus in my hast of fitting them, i deformed the top panel, its now cupped if that makes sense. I want every panel on this to be straight as an arrow, with perfect gaps between panels. I am very very fussy!

27th Feb 2010, 12:15	#41
MarkW7 Total Noob Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Reputation: 443 Posts: 1,745	I'd say black over the orangey/gold. __________________ www.mcompute.co.uk

27th Feb 2010, 17:42	#42
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	Spent a little time today translating the physical dimensions of the case into solidworks to create a 3d assembly. 'Digital modding' Anyway after 2hr 32min of ball aching rendering it spits this out I hope to have the whole case fully featured soon, i personally hate motherboard trays, its the offsets i hate. oh well done it before, do again! lol! EDIT MOAR PICS rip off of EK spin res, something i can laser cut and bond together and one installed, well sort of! lol! __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC Last edited by Burnout21; 28th Feb 2010 at 23:42.

2nd Mar 2010, 11:17	#43
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	Yesterdays modding adventures! Had a little spare time, so out came the drill and jigsaw. The little plate MDK kindly made on his CNC punch, accepts both a 120mm and 140mm fans, with enough side room for radiators, you'll see what i mean. So line it up, Mark it out with a marker pen Jigsaw fun to create 'clearance', lol! Fan installed On the backside, fans and rad assembly Now anyone who has owned a lian li such as a PC-60/5 or PC-70/5 or any case with similar front panel, will know the little plastic pegs at the bottom that supports the front panel. Well there crap, and when i got the case failed to see them and snapped the sods off when removing the panel. So little bit of acrylic (can't see it now) and buckets of epoxy, drill it and fit some M4 bolts. Job done Before i started thinking about having a new front panel made, i filled and primed the lower section of the case to hide the hacked up USB port door and badge recess. Finally, flipped the fan controller around to hide it internally. The cooling ability of this case means I should be able to set the fan speed low and leave it. Also modded a Lian li EX-34 drive cage to reduce its size, pulled the front of it off so I could move it further forward to hide it better. front shot, Just enough room left for an optical drive in the bottom, due to this i have been thinking about the front panel design a little more. One thing i want in the end is a case that is as future proofed as possible, hardware changes but the case can stay the same for years. Thanks for the move bindi __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC Last edited by Burnout21; 2nd Mar 2010 at 12:03.

22nd Apr 2010, 19:23	#44
MrWizard Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 371	Great worklog, and I really dig the color choice because you don't see it too often. "Root Beer Brown" is the name you're looking for I think. Can't wait to see more! __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| Intel E2220 @ 3.0GHz \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| eVGA 8800GT 512MB \| 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB SATA \| 1 x WD Raptor 74GB SATA \| X-Fi Extreme Gamer \| Silverstone Strider 600 Modular \| Modded Antec Nine Hundred

23rd Apr 2010, 07:15	#45
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	right now the project is on hiatus due to my degree thesis, hopefully pick this back up in july... Right now the machine is in use, just slapped together so i could use it for rendering as i really needed both machines under water cooling for the work there doing. Renders Was thinking about making a 2.5in SSD rack which would mount above the front 120mm fan. The internal baffle would been seen due to the stock lian li window (which i hate), however the upper section wouldn't be seen. Partial build image Sort of been holding out on you guys i know, made some feet for the case, but still thinking on if i like them enough yet. __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC

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23rd Apr 2010, 18:53	#46
MarkW7 Total Noob Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Reputation: 443 Posts: 1,745	Coming along well, good job. __________________ www.mcompute.co.uk

9th May 2010, 17:35	#48
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8th Jun 2010, 20:11	#51
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	Haha, i am back Got to play with the waterjet on Thursday, cut out some new parts but ran out of material First up was a new front panel for the case, i changed the design to allow for more air flow. So from this To this There is a lot more work to do on that panel, including a new power button and USB ports. Next piece I cut was a head ache as the waterjet head kept crashing on the job, but it got there in the end after cutting 3! lol! A new PSU mounting plate, i loved the old one but this design is far more useful to me. So the old one Little work To this makes better use of the space above the PSU. Short sweet update, but hopefully it'll come together pretty quick now __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC Last edited by Burnout21; 12th Jun 2010 at 15:35.

12th Jun 2010, 15:36	#52
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	Forgot to mention, CAD renders laters! __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC

2nd Jul 2010, 06:11	#53
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	Ok, renders long over due.... This is where i want the project to end up, one day.... One problem i have at the moment is the side panel, its the horrid stock lian li windowed panel, and i would rather have a normal side panel. __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC

2nd Jul 2010, 06:27	#54
andrew8200m Not quite with it... Join Date: May 2009 Location: in a hole XD Posts: 1,551	This is coming on very smootly mate, nice 1! Andy

2nd Jul 2010, 13:13	#56
domthecondom Noob Modder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 117	check Lian li if they have a stock panel

2nd Jul 2010, 17:10	#57
Marcos_Viegas Supermodder Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brazil Posts: 362	Really nice case!!! Congratulations!!!

8th Aug 2010, 20:11	#58
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	news Some chap on ebay was selling a replacement solid side panel with a little damage (small dent) in silver and i picked it up for cheap compared to order new. So with luck it'll turn up within the week. Side news is i've moved back home after uni which sucks and since then real life has got in the way. I've since stepped back from the project and have been thinking if its going in the right direction at the moment. Hopefully i shall have an update before the end of august as to where its heading. Either way the top fan/rad grill causes airflow to make far to much noise, with needs fixing! __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC

17th Aug 2010, 09:43	#59
shoxicwaste Maxii Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: England Posts: 228	this looks awesome :I __________________ Maxii <3 Aquatuning & Enermax long time!

24th Sep 2010, 19:25	#60
Burnout21 Is the daddy! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bindi's cupboard Posts: 8,106	I've been on the great job hunt since June so money is a little tight or better spent else where at the moment. The machine was rushed back into use, so the noise levels it emits are far higher than i ever wanted, the northbridge may as well be on fire without a 60mm fan running flat out to cool it, and i can't speed control the fan because i can't hook it up to my over populated fan controller. So right now, i am trying to best plan where this project heads, i want to finish it but not in any form of compromise. So bare with me on this one. This mofo is going to be silent when im done with it! Also the handles i fitted shall be coming off as they ruin the whole visual appeal, plus in my hast of fitting them, i deformed the top panel, its now cupped if that makes sense. I want every panel on this to be straight as an arrow, with perfect gaps between panels. I am very very fussy! __________________ Project log Mocha70 Workstation: Q6600, DFI P45-T2RS Plus, 8GB Reaper HPC, Quadro FX3450, 60Gb Vertex 2 Game: i7 930, GA-X58-USB3, 12GB Kingston, GTX280, 1Tb Seagate, WC

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