Mk.6 EMP -Experimental Modular Project-

Its all good, that will definitly be an interesting peice of harware. I know a great project like this takes planning, but hey we all get impatient. Keep it up cap'n!!!

 

Anyone want to take a wild guess as to how this relates to this project?
http://flamerail.com/public/PC Images/captinslg project/Flo Diverter.jpg

 

HSU?

 

Indeed, but it's lacking a fan for a reason I have yet to explain.

 

I think I have an idea... lol but will let you spill the beans on that 1.

 

That's because I already told you about it so shhhh.

 

You are going to ummm.....make this a 0 db case?

 

It looks to me like you're going to use a case fan or two to cool it, instead of the stock Zalman fan.

Either that, or you're going to make the mother of all waterblocks.

 

I had that waterblock idea running around in my head, and i wouldnt put it past slug

 

lol... yeah that is why I will keep it quiet

 

Not a hint: It doesn't involve water. I want be using water for any of my rigs for atleast another 6 months.

 

No water for 6 months? lol... Go on... tell em what it is

 

Well, I atleast want to try this first and have the case complete before moving to water-cooling.

Okay, the plan is to build a single-pass enclosed air-cooling loop. The Zalman CNPS9500 will be enclosed, so the cone in the center is there to remove the dead spot.


The end-goal is cool the entire computer with a single 100CFM blower

Which I will be wiring to a push-button fan speed controller.
The loop will consist of 2" fabric duct hose connecting a series of thermo-formed manifolds covering the CPU heatsink, essential areas of the motherboard, and video card. Here's a messy sketch of how the loop will be setup.

The ducting coming out of the video card will re-enter the machine through the power supply so that the exhaust coming off of the power supply with cool the exposed sections of the motherboard then exhaust out the front of the case through the hard drive heatsinks.

The whole setup will result in a 100CFM high-pressure air-cooled setup at only 22dBa.
The first step is for me to make a vacuum-forming table, which I have already started sourcing parts for.

 

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH, you told me that too, i just didnt remember it, how stupid of me...

 

I was guessing you were gonna use ducting, but damn, that's a lot of ducting...

 

damn, if that works that is going to be uber sexy sweet!

rather low noise aswell!

 

Will the ducting be flexible, i.e. allow for new parts later?

 

Each manifold is connected in sequence using flexible fabric ducts (the blue in the sketchy image above). If I upgrade a part, I'll simply need to make a new manifold for it.

 

Yippee! And while I've been waiting for parts to arrive I've been working on a samurize config for yet another suprise.

Plus two more transparent versions.

 

All of my hardware is ordered and after next week I will start building the vacuum-forming table. This project is about to leave "paper" and start becoming a reality!