Hello everyone, Langer here. I'm close to wrapping up my last mod - some of you may know about it, PrometheusCU. Being that I'm all excited about modding again I spend yesterday planning out my next build; Helios. Some of the more unique design considerations: - Helios will be made entirely from plated 6mm thick aluminum - The entire chassis construction will use no screws/nuts/bots/glue/fasteners/etc - 90degree motherboard mounting format - The motherboard will be exposed as the entire chassis is 'doughnut' shaped - 2-watercooling loops with 4 radiators - Extreme minimalist design will hide ALL non-essentials I'll leave the rest to more-or-less speak for itself: ISO View: Exploded View: Open side view with cooling loops and airflow: Open side view with cooling loops: Open side view: Open top view: Bottom view: Parts schematic PDF: One thing that I learned this past year, and a major focus in my life at the moment, is project management. What that means is that unlike PrometheusCU this project will be planned to the T before commencement, and it will have an incredibly rapid timeline... I'll also be building 3 of them. All the drawings were done in illustrator. The isometric view and the exploded view were created using a projection technique as old as time itself used in perspective drawing. Please leave your comments, suggestions and considerations. I'm still trying to decide what exotic material to plate this beast with - if anyone has any suggestions let me know. There's a small chance that I may bite the bullet and build it out of pure Titanium. I've been speaking around, and would be able to aquire the necessary Titanium plates for only ~10% of retail.... unfortunately that's still about $2800 in raw metal costs alone. Speak your minds, let me know what you think. *j
Here's the part's list so-far. Some ordered, some not: 3xGigabyte GeForce GTX 470 1xGigabyte X58A-UD3R 1xIntel Core i7-960 1xCorsair Dominator CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 1xCorsair HX1000W 4xCorsair Force Series 120GB 3xAsus VW266H 25.5IN 1xEK-Supreme HF 3xEK-FC470 1xEK-FB GA X58 2xEK-Multioption Res100 v2.0 2xWatercool Dual DDC Top 4xLaing DDC-1Plus 1xMips RAM Kühler6 4xSwiftech MCR320-QP Stackable 7xDelta EFB1212SHE 20'xTygon AS600038 25xBitspower BP-MBWP-C13 20xBitspower BP-MALRIIM 10xBitspower BP-MBWP-C09 2xBitspower BP-CLTAC-S2 2xBitspower BP-MBWP-C47 6x2024T3 Aluminum Plate 0.36” x 28” x 28” 8xDisk Magnet 0.138” x 0.118”OD 8xDrill Bushing 3/8” x 3/32”ID x 3/16”OD 1xSS Dowel Pin 1/2” x 3/32”OD 1xSS Dowel Pin 1/2” x 1/8”OD 1xSS Socket Head Screw 4-40 3/16" 1xSS Flat Head Socket Screw 4-40 1/2” 4xSS Knurled Thumb Screw 1/4-20 x 1/2” 1xHinge / Lid Support 1.744” x 5.313”
I like the idea, but it's a bit TOO minimal for me. -'specially since you have access to that cnc. I'm worried the radiators will be starved too. *Just saw what fans you are using...I know the intake is too restrictive now. -The list of magnets and dowel rods have me intrigued...
With a title like that I can see a ton of peeps re-installing Dues ex again, and it's all your fault you know. Anyway, will keep an eye on this one as well.
I read this and then had to get a cloth to wipe the drool off my desk. Cant wait to see how you pull off a case with no fixings... going to be awesome!
im gonna take a stab and say the magnets. Sorry for noob question and hijacking thread but ive seen in movies electromagnets wiping computers. Does that actually happen or can you use electromagnets to hold doors and stuff on?
Here's a preview of how it will be assembled. Some parts fit together like a puzzle, while others will be fit together with steel dowel pins, press-fit and stealthed: And here are the dimensions:
@stormtrooper - Because 3 is better than 1 of course. I like consistency, and populating my office space with identical setups pleases my inner compulsive side. Here's a little insight about me from my website: In actuality I have a wardrobe much like superman, it's just the same thing everyday. Many pairs of the same shirts/pants/socks/sweaters; and everything but the pants are white - I'm attempting to carry my brand through to my person.
Why you using 3x 470 GPU's? Not still for cuda acceleration, because you may as well save some cash and buy a fecking Quadro FX, i sure as hell love my Quadro. Also 3 cases, does this mean you've got your own company starting up?
Hi langer I always like to watch your work but looking at the fixing methods, a few things stand out. Where you have fixed panels that are held with press fit steel pins, no adhesive is necessary, in fact, given the small area in contact with the glue, very little adhesion will be gained. The same goes for the magnet. If the stainless bush is of smaller diameter than the magnet, then no adhesive will be needed here, especially as the hold power of the magnet on such a small area will be minimal. The pin is not going to pull the magnet and the bush out when the panel is removed. Looking at the diagram, if the material is 6mm thick then the pins are about, well less than 2mm DIA if to scale, so you can see the very small surface area on the end of the pins. My suggestion would be to skip the magnets and the stainless bushing. get a good quality industrial plastic bush to press fit into the panel, one with an inside diameter to give a good grip on the removable panels pins. This will act on the whole length and surface area of the pin, and will hold better. Another plus is then you can use stainless pins here and not have to worry about them rusting, expanding and making it impossible to get the panels off. Just my 2c.
Was wandering if you have seen this post but there's some testing you may find intersting. Probably the bigest point for you at this stage is that having rad-rad-fan rather than rad-fan-rad gives better results. You're using much more powerfull fans than he was so it might not be so much of a consern, however I just thought I'd point it out. p.s. I'm with oldnewboy, I've used 1, 1.5, and 2mm neodymium magnets in jewellery making. For holding togeather delicate necklaces etc they work a treat; for holding togeather a PC case made of 6mm Al, I see no way and no benefit, friction is your strong friend. p.p.s. also agree with burnout21 I love my FX4600 but could never afford a new card (250smackers of ebay) p.p.p.s. Nice homepage Langer!
