http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=22312 I know nothing more of this, but am sure someone here will.
that's not dutch, it's made by a guy from switzerland, here is the original worklog : http://www.explosion-zone.ch/forum/thread.php?threadid=3&sid=37f3373d25b6f3330cfdd2b8e513d0d1&page=1
i remember this project from about 2 years ago, it blew my mind at the time. Didn't it get broken or something?
Awesome work. Damn CNC is awesome. One can just wonder how much it would have cost on the machining hours.
Clever idea and nice execution. Why oh why is he doing it in that order?! There's just so much potential for things to go wrong.
Yeah, I remember that project too. Hell of a job. I saw it at the Casemodblog a while back, if I remember correctly.
I knew it would be this rig even before I clicked. It's still the most repost-worthy system to ever be built.
While the execution is flawless and innovative at the time I didn't see when I saw it at DCMM 2007 and I don't see today what's so aesthetically pleasing about it.* He spent all that time creating this great cooling concept (and at least the same time polishing the plexi), yet he couldn't be arsed to remove the warranty stickers that are all over the place? The project is lacking the finishing touches a project would get at mnpctech for example. It's not that it isn't my style, because it is, but just think what a guy like Bill, Brian Carter or E.E.L. Ambiense could have done if they'd be provided with just the cooling of this build. Because that's all that stands out about it. Also all the guy was interested in at the show was selling his concept. This annoyed the judges as well. This is what got him third place iirc. Might be some other guy though, we had a few of those over the years. *And no, I'm not writing this because I am jealous. You can and do critisize the creators of MW2 as well, even though most of you cannot design games.
I only saw this for the first time yesterday. It's the same link that's been going around now. Just breathtaking. Though no matter how perfect the Al+Cu build looks, it still worries me.
+1 This was a great first-half of a worklog, almost totally spoiled by the final execution. The case is ugly - like, really in-your-face tacky. The wiring is messy, the red plexi is dross (compared to the brutal functionality of the cooling system) and extraneous stickers are everywhere. The worst bit is that I don't see that any of this 'case' can be reused after a system change-over; I suppose if you kept the motherboard you could just re-do the GFX blocks, but change the motherboard and the whole thing is junk. There are some great ideas - I love the reservoir and the cooling system is suitably brutal - but they're swamped in nasty, fragile plastic, plus aluminium and copper shouldn't be combined in a cooling system. Make it stainless steel and we'll talk. I'm impressed that somebody actually CNC'd this thing, but it's a lot less than the sum of it's parts. Cygnus X1 anyday, which as far as I can see would need only minor alterations to accommodate a parts swap.
I totally agree. The CNC'd aluminium and copper is gorgeous and then he ruins it by anodising it red. And we won't talk about the red plexi case (in the same way we don't talk about the sequels to The Matrix). The basic construction however is incredibly elegant. I can't get over the pure logic of how all the components are placed and interlocked (darn, why didn't I think of that?!?). But I agree that he has restricted himself a bit by making the blocks to fit the mobo and GPUs so specifically. It is impressive, but he should have stuck with the 'less is more' philosophy of its basic construction: not anodised the aluminium red, not had all that plexi.
