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secretreeve · 1st Dec 2011, 00:41

Welcome to the Ultimate computer case worklog thread on specialtechs forums!

This is a bit of a large project due to the sheer size of the case.

The Pillar case is so called because its quite literally a Pillar of technology, measuring in at 2ft wide by 2ft deep, the real jaw dropping magnitude comes in with its height, SEVEN (yes 7!!!) full length feet make up the height of this goliath!

Consisting of an aluminum framework there will be 3 sections of grilled/meshed areas for radiator mounting, 2x2ft x 2ft acrylic panels with a custom terra nova themed pattern which will be backlit red.

A BIG BIG thank you to specialtech, pc cooling solutions who has kindly offered sponsorship for this build. Drop on by to www.specialtech.co.uk and check out thier range

And to Lamptron, www.lamptron.com, for your modding needs!

Link to my youtube channel where i will be posting up video work logs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpKJN49Q3_c

Firstly i give you the basic framework

Now where the grilled/meshed areas will be

rough design of the front panel. This is going to be hidden behind a flip down peice of mesh to conceal it all maintaining the clean simple look

the power supply mounts

worse than chinese instructions. actually this was to help me work out how much metal i need. the numbers like 609 are mm lengths.

Finally i present to you, a rough, basic image of what the Pillar will look like when completed

Currently owned hardware:
MSI X58 PRO-E motherboard
Intel i7 920 2.66ghz cpu
3gb DDR3 1333mhz ram tri channel
GTX460 1gb OC edition gpu
Corsair TX850watt psu
magicool 360 slim radiator
GTX 240 radiator
EK 800l/p pump
EK basics res
8/10mm tubing + compression fittings
koolance GPU 220 gpu block
XSPC RASA cpu waterblock
5 x scythe gentle typhoon 1850rpm fans

KidMod-Southpaw · 1st Dec 2011, 15:10

I think that sums up my feelings for now alone!

Silent_Raider · 1st Dec 2011, 15:37

Nice! I hope you have a good room for this beast, because once you build that thing, you will not be moving it lol.

Throbbi · 1st Dec 2011, 15:42

What the hell are you building, a house?!

Bonkers, ridiculous, over the top..............love it already

P.S. You may want some work in progress pics before a mod moves it over to the Modding section

secretreeve · 1st Dec 2011, 16:30

thanks for the comments guys lol.

there will be some work in progress pics coming along in the next week or two i hope. currently still working on the design side lol

bulldogjeff · 1st Dec 2011, 16:37

So what the hell are you going to do with that many rads?

secretreeve · 1st Dec 2011, 22:08

i wont be fitting it fully out with radiators, but it is good to just have that option.

i mean you could have 2 evga sr 2 maxed out with the best of the best gpu's water cool the lot and never worry about the heat generated because of radiator options.

as for a large enough room. this wasnt meant to be built till late next year but decided to step it up.

its primarily being built just to go "i told you it could be done and i did it" self accomplishement reasons i guess.

shah · 2nd Dec 2011, 09:20

Wow!!!

One can literly stand inside the case. Good luck mate

GuilleAcoustic · 2nd Dec 2011, 09:24

A monolithic case .... count me as a daily lurker

secretreeve · 2nd Dec 2011, 15:36

ordering some metal in on the 9th of december. next friday, so i can begin work on this gigant case

secretreeve · 3rd Dec 2011, 21:11

Hacksaw Blades Cobalt 2pk 24tpi Each £3.80 x1

Woodworking PLASTIC 300MM MITRE BOX Each £5.55 x2

Aluminium Flat Bar 3/4" x 18" 2000mm £7.39 x1

10PCE TAP & DIE SET Each £8.41 x1

150MM ENGINEERS SQUARE Each £5.12 x1

Aluminium Angle 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/16" 4000mm £9.97 x1

Aluminium Box / Square Tube 3/4" x 3/4" x 16swg 4000mm £12.01 x2

Heavy Duty Hacksaw Each £5.59 x1

Aluminium Channel 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" 4000mm £16.83 x1

80 M6 button cap hex bolts

that's fridays order, so on the 12 (hopefully) this "little" lot will arrive and work can begin.

good news too, i found my old camera (like 2mp digital) from back in the day so can get some mediocre images and my old VGA digital camcorder for work log videos on my youtube channel rofl

JamieElston · 6th Dec 2011, 15:45

Christ ! that looks bigger than most the racks in my datacentre at work !!

secretreeve · 6th Dec 2011, 19:51

good isnt it? haha

secretreeve · 22nd Dec 2011, 09:06

progress pictures added

secretreeve · 23rd Dec 2011, 16:53

another update added to main post. also, why do my posts all have to be approved?

Mosquito · 23rd Dec 2011, 18:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by secretreeve

another update added to main post. also, why do my posts all have to be approved?

They have it set up that way, until you have enough posts you can't post with out it being approved. Cuts down on spam, etc

Nexxo · 23rd Dec 2011, 18:34

OMG IT'S HUUUGE!!! KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT EATS US ALL!!!

secretreeve · 23rd Dec 2011, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nexxo

OMG IT'S HUUUGE!!! KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT EATS US ALL!!!

"i think he likes it"

Achron · 23rd Dec 2011, 22:24

I think "The ULTIMATE computer case " is quite the saying to live up to.

secretreeve · 24th Dec 2011, 03:42

the ultimate computer case is also a matter of oppinion really, no single case can really be the ultimate one because some people want big, some want small, some want air cooling, some want water.

personally, for me, the bigger the better, and this is as big as i can make one lol

1st Dec 2011, 00:41	#1
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	The ULTIMATE computer case Welcome to the Ultimate computer case worklog thread on specialtechs forums! This is a bit of a large project due to the sheer size of the case. The Pillar case is so called because its quite literally a Pillar of technology, measuring in at 2ft wide by 2ft deep, the real jaw dropping magnitude comes in with its height, SEVEN (yes 7!!!) full length feet make up the height of this goliath! Consisting of an aluminum framework there will be 3 sections of grilled/meshed areas for radiator mounting, 2x2ft x 2ft acrylic panels with a custom terra nova themed pattern which will be backlit red. A BIG BIG thank you to specialtech, pc cooling solutions who has kindly offered sponsorship for this build. Drop on by to www.specialtech.co.uk and check out thier range And to Lamptron, www.lamptron.com, for your modding needs! Link to my youtube channel where i will be posting up video work logs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpKJN49Q3_c Firstly i give you the basic framework Now where the grilled/meshed areas will be rough design of the front panel. This is going to be hidden behind a flip down peice of mesh to conceal it all maintaining the clean simple look the power supply mounts worse than chinese instructions. actually this was to help me work out how much metal i need. the numbers like 609 are mm lengths. Finally i present to you, a rough, basic image of what the Pillar will look like when completed Currently owned hardware: MSI X58 PRO-E motherboard Intel i7 920 2.66ghz cpu 3gb DDR3 1333mhz ram tri channel GTX460 1gb OC edition gpu Corsair TX850watt psu magicool 360 slim radiator GTX 240 radiator EK 800l/p pump EK basics res 8/10mm tubing + compression fittings koolance GPU 220 gpu block XSPC RASA cpu waterblock 5 x scythe gentle typhoon 1850rpm fans Last edited by secretreeve; 7th Feb 2012 at 14:44.

1st Dec 2011, 15:10	#2
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1st Dec 2011, 15:37	#3
Silent_Raider Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 207	Nice! I hope you have a good room for this beast, because once you build that thing, you will not be moving it lol. __________________ Intel Core i7-2600k @ 4.4GHz \| Corsair H100 \| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 \| G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 \| 2x Crucial C300 256GB SSD\| 2x MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr III 4GB \| Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA \| Kingwin Lazer 1000W \| LG 10x Blu-Ray Burner \| Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX \| Logitech G500 \| Razer BlackWidow Ultimate (Dragon Age III Edition) \| 3 x Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" 3600x1920 \| Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 \| Win 7 x64 Ultimate

1st Dec 2011, 15:42	#4
Throbbi I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stone,Staffs,UK Posts: 3,642	What the hell are you building, a house?! Bonkers, ridiculous, over the top..............love it already P.S. You may want some work in progress pics before a mod moves it over to the Modding section __________________ Steam - Throbbi ::WoT -Unpainted_Target ::BF3 - Throbbi Phenom IIX4 B60 (core unlockedX2 560 @ 3.9ghz) - 2x4GB 1333DDR3 - 1.8TB Storage - XFX GTX260 kindly loaned by Lancer778544! rep him! Relix commands you! (he does, honest, told me yesterday) ::The rig made possible ONLY by this great community! Share And Enjoy!

1st Dec 2011, 16:37	#6
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1st Dec 2011, 16:30	#5
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	thanks for the comments guys lol. there will be some work in progress pics coming along in the next week or two i hope. currently still working on the design side lol

1st Dec 2011, 22:08	#7
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	i wont be fitting it fully out with radiators, but it is good to just have that option. i mean you could have 2 evga sr 2 maxed out with the best of the best gpu's water cool the lot and never worry about the heat generated because of radiator options. as for a large enough room. this wasnt meant to be built till late next year but decided to step it up. its primarily being built just to go "i told you it could be done and i did it" self accomplishement reasons i guess.

2nd Dec 2011, 09:20	#8
shah Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 680	Wow!!! One can literly stand inside the case. Good luck mate __________________ Sugo SG08\| Zotac H67 ITX\| Ivy Bridge i5 3450 \| Corsair H50 \| 4GB Corsair Dominator - 1600MHz \| HD5770 \| Samsung SSD 128GB \| WD RED 3TB

2nd Dec 2011, 09:24	#9
GuilleAcoustic Ook ? Ook ! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: France Posts: 2,092	A monolithic case .... count me as a daily lurker

2nd Dec 2011, 15:36	#10
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	ordering some metal in on the 9th of december. next friday, so i can begin work on this gigant case

3rd Dec 2011, 21:11	#11
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	Hacksaw Blades Cobalt 2pk 24tpi Each £3.80 x1 Woodworking PLASTIC 300MM MITRE BOX Each £5.55 x2 Aluminium Flat Bar 3/4" x 18" 2000mm £7.39 x1 10PCE TAP & DIE SET Each £8.41 x1 150MM ENGINEERS SQUARE Each £5.12 x1 Aluminium Angle 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/16" 4000mm £9.97 x1 Aluminium Box / Square Tube 3/4" x 3/4" x 16swg 4000mm £12.01 x2 Heavy Duty Hacksaw Each £5.59 x1 Aluminium Channel 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" 4000mm £16.83 x1 80 M6 button cap hex bolts that's fridays order, so on the 12 (hopefully) this "little" lot will arrive and work can begin. good news too, i found my old camera (like 2mp digital) from back in the day so can get some mediocre images and my old VGA digital camcorder for work log videos on my youtube channel rofl

6th Dec 2011, 15:45	#12
JamieElston Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 31	Christ ! that looks bigger than most the racks in my datacentre at work !!

6th Dec 2011, 19:51	#13
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	good isnt it? haha

22nd Dec 2011, 09:06	#14
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	progress pictures added

23rd Dec 2011, 16:53	#15
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	another update added to main post. also, why do my posts all have to be approved?

23rd Dec 2011, 18:34	#17
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23rd Dec 2011, 22:24	#19
Achron Cad Pro Quo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 378	I think "The ULTIMATE computer case " is quite the saying to live up to. __________________ Completed: Acronym

24th Dec 2011, 03:42	#20
secretreeve Lead design and realisation manager Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 60	the ultimate computer case is also a matter of oppinion really, no single case can really be the ultimate one because some people want big, some want small, some want air cooling, some want water. personally, for me, the bigger the better, and this is as big as i can make one lol

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