SketchUp MNPCtech & Bit-Tech.net case design contest

@ Trance - Looking good trance out of interest what's the clearance between the PSU and mobo?

@ Dark - Did you host that mobo in the end dude?

 

oups, forgot about that. here is a link to the file : http://www.box.net/shared/shdtdf0aj7

i will submit it to the scc later.
btw. hide the gpus when working with it, because they tend to make sketchup very slow.

 

<3 Cheers mate

 

Hmm Might not be able to do this one

 

@ Editor22 the clearance is small enough that I had to remove the top part of the corsair heatsink on the last stick but big enough to get the cpu block and 90 degree barbs in...
in real terms thats just over 53mm... its quite a squeeze.

That model of the Asus Gene is much nicer than the one I'm using... however I'm not gonna swap it considering you can hardly see mine

 

Thanks again everybody for inviting Mnpctech to Sponsor this contest. I look forward to watching your designs unfold

Here is the Prize list! This is also posted on Page 1 of the Contest Thread


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1st Place "Black Anodized Billet Pron by Mnpctech" Prize Package

1x MNPCTech Pro-line 2x120mm "360" Fan or Radiator Grill - Black



1 set of Black Anodized "Mini" Aluminum Case Feet NEW!
http://www.mnpctech.com/ITX_MATX_Computer_Case_Feet.html




2nd Place Prize Package

1x Silver Machined Aluminum, 3/16" thick, 140mm fan grill with adjustable center

Product link
http://www.mnpctech.com/140mm_fan_grills.html



2x 18" x 16" sheets of acoustical sound proofing material

Product Link
http://www.mnpctech.com/Acoustical_Foam_Sheets_PC.html



25x Aluminum Pop-Rivets, 1/4" length x 1/8" diameter, Gripe range .092" - .125" fit most computer case chassis

http://www.mnpctech.com/Pop_rivets_for_computer_case.html






3rd Place "Custom window" Prize Package

1x 12" x 12" cast acrylic sheet (choice of UV green, clear, transparent red or blue)
http://www.mnpctech.com/colored_acrylic_sheet_casemod_window.html



1x 6ft of U-channel window molding for a professional look to your custom window.
http://www.mnpctech.com/UChannel.html



1x roll of Scotch Tape #4010 super strength mounting tape
http://www.mnpctech.com/scotch_4010_tape_of_the_casemod_gods.html

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@ Bill - Thanks again for putting up the prizes
@ Confusis - how come dude?
@ Trance - Damn that's tiny

Been playing about today and I'm starting to think maybe I need to rethink the layout due to the "as small as possible theme"

 

Working on a business venture and pulling 41-50 hours every week+ 2 kids+other things :/

 

Did a bit of redesigning today, case now stands up as opposed the laying flat, therefore taking up less floor space, I also changed the positioning of the radiators, and increased the gap between psu and mobo, so the whole case is slightly shorter, not so tall but slightly wider

@Editor22 - that looks awesome editor!
@confusis - unlucky that you cant take part, its always interesting to see what you come up with

 

I started an entry but after I saw the others I don't think i'm gonna bother finishing it.

 

I don't understand why you chose "no". I think you care more

 

@ Confusis - Aww no going to miss the orange and black this time round but sounds like you have some seriously great things going for you at the moment so

@ Trance - Cheers its slowley getting there

@ Motas - You should enter dude, I'm no where near the skill level of the likes of Dark or Scooby but what I have learned is mostly down to competing in these competitions and getting the feedback from the other contestants

 

Somewhat of a modern design approach for me



I think the hardest part for me is going to be recreating all of the computer components in Solidworks lol

 

Orange and white too!

Currently on the go -
4x SMP folding rigs+ custom cases
2x kids
1x business in final planning
1x job
1x big move back to my home town 2 hours away
1x broken car

Gah! Oh well will try get a design in anyways, just don't expect me to be in the top 4 like I usually am!

 

hey metric i am pretty sure i can convert them for u.

 

Ok i've decided to enter with a different design. Does anyone have a ek supreme hf in sketchup? I'll post my new design once it looks like a case.

 

Started my design:

Click to view full size!
Any thoughts?
Sorry for double post.

 

looks cool reminds me of a b2 bomber. one bit of advice it to change the colour from black to a very dark grey for pictures as it then allows you to see the lines

 

nice to see that you entered the competition metric !

 

Wow! Everyone's in this time. -C'mon, confusis!
@Editor - I saw that thing in Betelgeuse!

-First off: WTF Dark? You said it was large. I thought you meant the file size!

-I'm screwing around with the idea of soldering reservoirs in odd ways. The power switch is on the underside of the carry handle. Editor dropped a link to some new Sketchup scripts in my project log the other day too. Good stuff!

-The radiators are daisy-chained together. Does this still count as SSF?