PROJECT: aeonX2 Ok, I am finally moving on this project. It was started and scrapped twice. But I am here and ready to go full steam ahead. aeonX2 will be shelled with a V1200B. It will be a watercooled project (my first) using DangerDen products. Lets start with the basics. The case arrives: One thing I was amazed with was the insertion of screws in the place of rivets for all the things that one may want to remove. HD cages, wheels, etc. All now have screws! My last v1000 had rivets! Here on the bottom all the screws This was awesome because the first things I needed to do was remove one of the HD bays, turn the other upside down, and swap the wheels. First-Wheels: I removed both wheels and swapped places. I liked the handle to pull to unlock the wheels but hate it being in back, I wanted it in the front. With that out of the way I moved to the bottom area. Here is how it is originally: I removed the first HD cage since I am installing the rad down there and turned the other upside down. Here is the bottom now: Thats it thus far. I am installing the handles next. Here they are laying on top for a test.
The design is all done in autocad for the side window cut out. This will be laser cut and on the final will have mesh behind it. http://www.aeonx.net/mod/aeonx2.jpg Big thanks to scopEDog for making it in autocad for me!
Hi. that case is just nice! Wish you good luck. But i didnt get why you turned the hdd rack upside down? Gl & Hf Øyvind
Good question. The top of the HD cage has nice cut holes. The bottom is just blank. Since the bottom will have a window to see inside I wanted to see the nice aluminum hole cuts. So I turned it upside down to see it.
Small Update: Today I started on the holes for the tubing to get from the top to the bottom area. There will be three tubes going into the bottom area where the res will be. Here is where the grommets will go: I then taped and measured the area: With that done I drilled the holes: Finally I filed down the holes edges and installed the grommets: I shoved some tubing through to make sure it was good: With that done I moved to the handles for the top. Off the bat the rivets on these are not even on the bottom. They protrude a little. If left how they are the handle would not be flush with the top of the case. To resolve this I drilled out the rivets and would replace them with screws when mounted to the top: And with all the screws in: (they will be black on the final, not silver) This would not have happened if I had bought from mnpctech. But Bill is sold out. I was forced to go to allelectronics and the quality difference is crazy. These suck compared to his. The top is all measured for cutting which I will do tomorrow: More to come. Still deciding final placement of things as my loop is still in question do to the T split and fillport location.
Top Fillport ring installed. I got my shipment in from mnpctech. A black ring. I also received a few surprises in the form of Diamond plate film, carbon fiber film, and the aluminum brush film. Quality stuff! Thanks Bill. I quickly traced out the area I wanted to cut on the top of the case. Then I cut it out with my trusty jigsaw. With the normal aspect done I moved to the unique part. This will not be for a fan, but for my fillport. My ring fillport sandwich. I next measured and cut a circle the same size as the total ring in white acrylic. Its not totally solid, it lets light through. Next I measured a center point. Then I drilled a hole and inserted the fillport for a test Then I did the same thing for the mesh Finally I put the three together for my sandwich With all of that set I was able to install it in the top. Here is the results: Under- Above- *Ignore the one screw sticking out. Forgot to screw that one in before taking pics. In this shot I stuck a flashlight inside facing up to show how light goes through the acrylic. The fillport is now complete. The very last detail is the metal screw in part. I am going to paint the top silver, or something along those lines. I hate the goldish color. Got to change that.
Seconded on the fillport, cool, but i wouldnt do it, takes up too much space. Still cool though. Sweet stuff, looking forward to seeing more stuff with this!!
Thanks guys for the comments. More coming as time permits. I do design in my spare time for fun and I am constantly drawing up new logos for anything I do. Here was my last logo for "Invalid li". The logo for this project will be on cut into the non window side as previously stated, as well as some custom fangrills I have coming, and some appliques as well.
Teensy Update: I worked on the template for my T line holder. I didn't want to see the T line at all so I worked it into a non visible spot. But to keep it there I needed something to hold it. First off, here is my loop plan so it can give a better idea: You can see the T line. It is behind the frame on the other side. Here is the pump sitting where it will be installed: The top tube in that picture leads to the T behind the cage. And here is the T installed with the template holder. The final one will probably be black or white acrylic. As you can see from my diagram the top will be an IN from the rad, and the bottom is the OUT to the pump intake. Starting now on the window cut out and planning.