Phobya water-cooled case design thread - Stage 2

Big thanks to Bill for mentioning the contest in the podcast and for having me on!

 

Damn Roboduck I was also Invited, but got the message too late, and we weren't home. would have been nice to chat with you guys.

 

I listened to the podcast, they have some good points about the industry in general and the general lack of design, and how some of the giants are finally recognizing modders as a resource and not just a market niche.

Roboduck - I did not make the connection before, you are Scott on GrabCad?

 

Yup thats me! I uploaded my Stage 1, Stage 2 and Monster designs to the site.

 

I know double post sorry...


Stage 2 Final Images!

I will be going out of town on Friday so I am posting my final images now. The case is not 100% finished but it is getting close. I'm no good at coming up with names so for now I will simply call it "II"



II By Roboduck

Specifications

Type:

ATX Full​

Compatibility:

Micro ATX / ATX​

Case Material:

Aluminum​

Size (L x W x H):

567mm x 243mm x 570mm (520mm W/O Bottom Foot)​

5.25" Drive Bays:

3 (6 with optional radiator bay)​

3.5" Drive Bays:

5​

Fans:

2x 120mm/140mm Top (Optional External Radiator); 1x 120mm Rear; 1x 120mm 3.5" Drive Bay​

Radiator Mounts:

2x 360mm/420mm Radiators (2x 240mm/280mm Radiators with optional radiator bay)​

Features:

Removable 3.5" Drive bay
Removable Radiator Bay
Front Slim Drive Bay
Black Anodized Finish
Simple Sturdy Design
Lots of Room for Cable Management
Tough Industrial Look​

 

Very nice case Roboduck and great rendering quality. I did try VRAY yesterday, but I'm not used to it's material setup and had only crapy results (more used to maya workflow material).

Anyway, my computer is already dying each time I make a 2D export in 2560 pixels (somewhere around 15 minutes per export with shadows )

Here are my yesterday night work, almost there for final entry (will post everything tonight). I made up my mind and choose to keep the front panel bay plain, leaving anyone who want a window the choice of both size and shape.

The bottom zone can hold two 5x HDD bay (with rails and backpanel) or a single 5X HDD bay and a dual 5.25" drive bay (not showed).

I've added a 24" LCD screen to give an idea of the case size for on-desk use.





And the inside of the "beast" :

 

Nice work guys this is really shaping up!

Can't wait to see all the final post side by side

On a side note we would like to use pictures posted to make a short video for use on facebook / youtube etc.

Please let me know if you have any issues with your pictures being used via PM

 

Hey Nitrix, have Phoyba said anything? have they seen the designs?

I cant wait to see everybody's side by side, theres a few people not posted yet isnt there?

No problems for me, even though mine pale's in comparison to the top work here lol

hoping to get some piccies up tonight guys

Oh and I listened to the MNPCtech podcast, Nice 1 to Roboduck, shame you couldnt make it Razor.
I think we know who's design's Bill like's well deserved though, top cases, quality ideas well implemented with beautiful renders to top them off

to all

p.s Ive never listened to a 'podcast' before, really informal arnt they. I was expecting radio style Q&A lol

 

oh course they have seen the designs

You will probably see more input in the next round but for this one we wanted to leave you to it

 

Ok folks:
I hereby resign from the contest. Issues and time constraints in my life have limited work on the design to the point where I'm not happy to submit to voting.

Sorry guys. This is as far as I got with my design in a month:




Nowhere near ready for a production design.

 

edit: double post please delete

 

A little update with the pump mounting system. It consists on 2 adjustable parallel rails per pump allowing you to screw your pump without drilling any hole.



The rails are lying on rubber to prevent vibration from the pump.

EDIT : you can also screw a pump support to the rail like this one

 

Can I submit it tomorrow too , right ? The window is the only thing left

 

Stage 2 Final entry

Ouf.....Just in Time

This is the final entry for stage 2

Did a lot of work in the last 2 weeks....too much if you ask my wife

Well Here they are the final spec and Pics!

Why you should choose this case:

BlackOwl is the last case you will ever need. It has all the space needed to set-up any kind of water cooling configuration you can think of, roof mounted, lower side, Twin 240 or 420 or 360, name it.....it can be done. Plus you get all the holes and cable attachement you need to do the cleanest cable management job you ever saw in your life!

Designed with the professional in mind. It's elegant and curvy shape will make your office look like your ten years in front of the competition when it's time to engineer the next ferrari or design a breath taking chopper!

So your the lan party kinda guy....show up with this baby and you Will be the talk of the town for sure and with all the space in there you can make sure that rig perform as good as it looks!


Black Owl:
by SnowyOwl (David Labbé)

Specifications

Dimension:
- 585(L) x 230(W) x 545(H) mm

Drive bay:
- 3x 5.25 Front Drive bay.
- 5x Toolless hard drive bay.

Cooling :
- 3x 120mm top mount fan.
- 1x 120 or 140mm exhaust.
- 3x 140mm radiator or
4x 120mm radiator

Front I/O Port :
- USB 3.0 x2
- MIC x1
- Audio x1

Power Supply:
- 2x PS2 (ATX)

Motherboard:
- ATX or E-ATX or Mini ITX.

Cable Management:
- Sata cable rail.
- PS cable clip.


Special Feature::

- Complete cable management
- Tooless Hard Drive removable enclosure
- Elegant Curvy Design
- Lots of free space for different water cooling set-up
- All aluminium 4.8mm frame

- Sandy Brige Ready...ok not special but i did draw the asus p8p67Ws just in case.
















Thanks everyone and good luck to all

 

I am in the same boat as Labrego,

Do we have until Midnight Friday to get everything in like the last stage?

 

@SnowyOwl- Looks killer! Love the renderings

Good luck to everyone!

 

EDIT : I've posted my very final entry on page 16

 

Guys, I don't know if I can get it in on time. our internet is off. I will e fixed as soon as possible. I will try to get it in on time. please forgive me if it's late.

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CONFUSIS! please don't resign from the contest!!!!

 

Hi Guys you have untill midnight (GMT) to post your entries