Hereby I present to you: The "Server Case 2.0" This is the restart of my "Server Case" build, which I only posted on dutch fora. First things first, I will introduce myself. I'm Yorick, I live in the Netherlands, I like working with computers a lot, and also the making of my own pc cases. Enough with the talking, lets start with the build! Which Hardware?: Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG 2GB DDR ram 4x SATA Schijf (3x 80gb, 1x 40gb) 2x IDE Schijf (2x 120gb) Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO FSP 300-60PN (PF) 120 mm fans I still have to buy A hole lot of cables What do I have to do: [ x ] Get all the hardware. [ x ] Getting the wood, and making it the right sizes. [ ] Make the holes for the casefans, and mod them with resistors. [ x ] Mount the casing. [ ] Mount all the hardware. [ ] Replace broken hardware with working ones (I break a lot of it). [ ] Get Plexiglas for the cover. [ ] Putting it all together. I probably forgot something, but I will change this during the process. What will it look like?: Here the most important part, the renders (in sketchup).: In the cover, there will come an plexiglas plate (if affordable). For who wants to see it in full 3D, the sketch up is downloadable here: http://www.fileswap.com/dl/XIKfHv177r/ Cutting straight by using a wooden plank. When I was ready with the wood, I spread it out. Attaching all the sides to the bottomplate. attaching all the distance pieces to the base plate. Then I tried if it fits, and it does! Only I lost my screws Cut a hole voor de PSU, and it fits perfectly. Put it all together, and it looks nice. I only need to drill the fan holes, but this will come when I have two of them. Thats it for now, untill the next time!
It has been a while, but it's time for another Update! This time I almost finished the outside of the build, and did some sleeving. For which I want to thank sw333t (dutch fora user) who send me 38 meters blue camo paracord First I made a hdd cage, just like the rest of the build it's a wooden one: It can contain 4 hdds and I decided to only use the sata ones. Behind the cage will be some fans, the fans I wanted to use got wrecked so now i have to get or 2x a 92 mm fan or 1x 120 mm (by which i need to maken a new sidepanel but which is better re useable in a new build) For the cable management I made a little plank to put al the unused cables behind: On top of this I will make another plank to get it al clean and nice, ofcourse with a fan hole for the psu fan. Next I cut the holes for the fans: The little ones are wrecked As you can see I need to make an entirely new plate for the side if I order an 120 mm. Then it was time for some sleeving! I sleeved the: -20 pins atx -4 pins atx -2x 120mm fan -1x 92mm fan That are all visible cables, and it really hurts to do heatshrinkles sleeving . So i found it enough, the rest of the sleeving will be used in my next build. Than I got some more renders, also from sw333t! And the overview of how it is right now: That's it for now, until next time!
Time for another update Have done a lot of work on the case, so it's almost finished But I wrecked my hardware, so I won't be able to use it as server for the coming time. But further about the case: First I got some DDR Ram, which apparently was ecc And one of those killed my mobo Than I made a new HDD cage because the old one wasn't right. (top) (bottom) After that I started on the top of the case, with a hole in the middle where a plexi plate will come. (2mm plexi) Finished the side panel Replaced the two (broken) 92mm fans with one 120 mm, which is a lot quieter on 5 volt (Without cover) (With cover) An impression of how the cables will come when it's all placed. I'm only missing a HDD, where have I laid that thing down And last but not least, I made my own super bright LED Strip As I said in the startpost, I have ruined a lot of my hardware Rest in peace: - Motherboard - 4 fans - 1 PSU - 3 hard drives Now I go searching for new hardware! Till next time
