SketchUp MNPCtech & Bit-Tech.net case design contest #5 - (Deadline moved to September 1st)

My Sci-fi cred is going to take a dive after asking this question, but what is that?

Probe Droid?

Looks natty.

 

@Dark - NOOOOOO!
@Roboduck - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
-Cables run under the mobo to the drives/psu. There's only about a 6 inch change unfolded, and I left lots of room for doubled-up cables on that side. The only problem tube will be the one that runs from the GPU to the top radiator. The rest are short links to the next component.
I don't think there would be space for a 2nd video card, though. -Gotta put those hoses somewhere.
@Sethnmalice - I can't wait to see what's all inside there. Yes, you can color everything. There's nothing in SU that would qualify as a render. Picture textures are goo too.

 

@Sethnmalice - now ........ ITS WEEBO!!!!!

i knew that i had seen something like that before
@Cheapskate - i like the 'roll out' design cant wait to see it finished

 

The scale of my design has increased. I've increased the hight to over 2m tall, whilst the diamated has also increased to 490mm without the double helix of hard drives. This is due to me swapping the MITX motherboards for much larger EATX ones.

There are several reasons for this, but the main one was because of the server part of my proposal. I needed a way to connect 64 SATA drives. Four of these fit the bill, but if I were using MITX, I'd need four boards to provide the four PCIE slots needed. EATX will provide the expansion slots needed for the server, and the rendering cluster can then utilise dual socket motherboards.

I feel the proportions work much better now anyway. Instead of it being really tall and this as before, it's now a little more substantial.

The central core where the systems are located will be seperated into seperate units, each housing two EATX motherboard and two custom rads, two power supplies and all the other necessary parts for it to work. The top most unit will house the server section, whilst the ones below will be rendering units. Rendering units will be able to be added or taken away dependinding on needs.

I'm working on the 3d stuff now, I'll show a quick screenshot when I've got a bit further.

 

have you figured out how to make a helix or a double helix in SU?
i would like to know how you have accomplished this
it would be nice to know
and could help my evil plan!!!!

i mean......
i would help me make better designs in the future

 

disturbed13 : have a look at this link

 

well my idea sorta backfired on me
but i can fix it and make it look better

 

Here are the prizes courtesy of MNPCTECH!

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1st Place Prize -

2x120mm (240) Mnpctech Machined Alminum Radiator Grill with 360 rotating grill inserts and M4 Stainless Steel Socket Head Radiator Screws




2nd Place Prize -

Stanley Pop Rivet Gun


50x Copper Pop Rivets for Computer Cases




3rd Place Prize -

Mnpctech "Case Mod" Bottle Opener. CNC milled from 1/8" Stainless Steel. Fits in your Wallet like Credit Card

 

@cheapskate

Ill try to get as much done at work (during lunch) as I can. The final product just won't be as awsome as I would like

I had an hour to kill so I revised my design. It now looks more like an alien globe but I like it better than the satanic webber

-changed the "spine" to an exterior curve
-added post with base (made it look cool...)
-added light effects (curves across the main body will be back lit frosted plastic.)

 

now all we need is a predator to hunt it down

 

Prizes are up...We probably shouldn't have started a contest without Bill. Finished the prize res too. Pics tomorrow.
@Roboduck - funky! About 2 ft across, right? massive ball you have there!

 

@disturbed13

I can't watch those movies anymore without thinking of our former governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura AKA "Blain Cooper".

@Cheapskate
Yeah, I got a little too excited and started the contest early. Sorry guys

Yeah its a big ball , its 20" in diameter but I think I will shrink it down a bit before the end. Im using a micro-ATX right now but Im thinking of switching to mini-ITX so make it a bit smaller.

 

Just a note, our Beer Bottle Opener & Pop Rivet Gun are new items! and will be listed in Mnpctech's webstore on July 23rd.

Loving the designs guys! I love all of the creativity brewing here

 

Can we expect larger, computer-related stainless steel products in the future?
-Bottle opener doubles as a ninja star, BTW. (Raised on '80s anime. can't help it.)

 

i would love to see more 'top brass' like mnpctech, oldnewby, and even craigbru (i hope i spelled all of them correctly) enter in the contest
just to see what they would dream up
but i can understand why they dont
they are supposed to be busy
but craig is just drawing out the process

 

All of them are busy. Langer showed up, and disappeared again. Oldnewby is kinda new to SU, and I don't know if Bill has used it past opening my Ion instruction manual.
Have a prize-reservoir...

-Not my best work finish-wise. I need to quit sanding in poorly lit rooms.

-Pics are crappy. I couldn't get a shot of the stuff I didn't like.

More details and babble in my GwassGween log.
Essentially I wouldn't trust it to a completely sealed loop. I don't think 1/8th inch plexi can take that much stress. -and if you are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant, don't use a cheapskate reservoir.
I may make a plastic fill cap for it, but you guys are on your own for barbs too.

 

Disturbed... Helixes

 

nice res cheaps !

i tried to get something done but the insanely low performances with my laptop kills me, i have like 3-5 fps :/ if only this comp would have been a month later i would have been able to participate

 

yeah ive got that plug in
but its a paint to use
and how would that help me put parts in a helix pattern?
i know that i didnt make that clear a while ago
but ive had/have more then one use for a helix

 

its sooooooo green