This will be used as my home server to store all my ISO images, MP3s, movies... everything. I'll also use it for my graphics and websites etc. Project:U-359 here It looks quite big from the front The top comes off to reveal extra HDD space and floppy bay Plenty space inside for lighting, windows, cooling etc Also plenty space for rear blowholes if I stick with air cooling I may go with watercooling if my budget allows it, but since I'm getting a new car very soon my monthly modding allowance is going to drop First plan is to sand all that ugly beige paint off and paint it properly. I'm getting a dremel of my own for Christmas, so I'm going to draw out some window designs. More piccies soon!
LOL it's not that big just very roomy. It can hold 6x 5.25" drives, 1x floppy at the top, 5x 3.5" hidden (4 inside and 1 on the top)
I've got a case a bit like that, maybe a little smaller. The only thing with mine is that I've got a 120mm blowhole on the top, fine. But the gap between the PSU and the back of the 5.25" drives is next to nothing, so rising heat is a little restricted. Thinking about modding the back panel, and mounting my PSU on it's edge. As you said though, plenty of room for modding, should be an enjoyable project
I was considering moving the PSU nearer the top and cutting a 120mm blowhole where the PSU would normally sit. I'm getting 2 PSUs soon (for the server and my LAN gaming machine which I will start next year) Enermax 431w and a Q-Tec 550w I think I'll use the enermax for the server since I'll need a stable PSU. Also, the motherboard power cables are very long on the enermax PSUs so it should reach with the PSU moved to the top.
Wow, thats one huge case .... you could prolly fit two mobos and PSUs in there if you were so inclined ...
Boredom has set in so I've marked out the areas that I will be cutting away from the case. That main reason for this is to lighten the case (since it is steel) and also so improve airflow (the case has 2 sections and there is a lot of material which would impede airflow to the top blowholes) First of all, the needless plates inside the case have been removed. These things weigh a tonne! Also removed that stupid fan bracket as well as the annoying PC speaker The rear already has an ugly 60mm grill. This and the parallel/serial holes will be cut out to create proper blowholes The HDD and floppy area on the top. I will probably be using this to mount another HDD, but I'm not putting a floppy in. I will be cutting the majority of this material away To enhance airflow, this material is going to be cut. The PSU will be moved up about 6 inches to where the 160x80mm grill is. I have a template made and will get this done as soon as the dremel arrives I'm removing this from the motherboard tray. Exhaust fans on the right side panel will help to remove hot air from the back of the socket. I had a similar idea in my midi scorpio with a frameless low profile YS-TECH fan, which would take air away from the rear of the socket and not exhaust it but get rid of it behind the motherboard tray instead of it lingering around. Never got round to it though More piccies when I start the destruction
good luck moddin that case! i have otherwise same case for main comp but different front fascia (<- right word?). since its full steel, making holes is a *****. almost had nervous breakdown when making two 80mm blowholes to left side.
Hehe, yes different front panel/fascia I'm not complaining, my friend got an anluminium case and I bought this from him for a measly £20
I've just bought a sheet of perspex 1.2m x 0.6m It's 4mm thick... should have enough for some moddage on this case with enough left over to put a small neat window in the LAN server
Here is the layout of my window. It basically shows as much of the inside as possible without displaying the ugly chassis and HDD cage. It was more rounded, and the 80mm fan on the right was further up so that they were staggered but it turned out to be too complicated and would obscure the view too much. So here's the simple window layout. Side panel off A close-up The sheet of 4mm perspex I will be using I'm transferring the rough sketch onto paper in figures so I can get the measurements right on the final layout. Once I've got the values I want kept safe, I'm going to strip the paint off the entire case with brake fluid for a nice clean case to paint. Pics soon!
