The Invisible Case

Awesome, Awesome article, I guess great minds think alike. I found it interestng that you went with the FlexATX, I'm planning to go with MicroATX.
I was just wondering what if any cooling issues one has to deal with when making a relatively cramped case out of acrylic.
Great article though, keep up the good work.

 

Welcome to the boards!

The FlexATX decision was purely a size one, as described somewhat in the planning article (http://www.bit-tech.net/article/67/), which may be of use to you as well.

I sort of dodged the cooling bullet by using a Celeron chip. The PSU throuws off more heat than the CPU unless I'm beating on it.

Good luck with yours.

 

is it ok to run an sfx psu without airflow, well without a fan over it??

 

damn fine job there, only thing i can fault is having the VGA port at the front, but its kinda a sod to change, and if u like it thats what counts

 

Very nice article. I recently painted my case in black but that would have been nice !!!

 

OMG Schweet!

As soon as I say that drive window, I knew what you had in mind, cos I did too. If it had not been for a lack of money and time, I may of had one myself.
Telepathy must exist!:rofl:

 

OT : Welcome to the boards DomTerran!!

 

* thb flies in and says - nice case linear! you really put some of us to shame

 

top notch work linear... the attention to detail is apparent! You promised the pics in discussions of the clear fans and you didn't disappoint!

 

So what did you do about earthing everything linear?

 

I didn't. The chassis is normally connected to earth ground (the third wire in tehe mains connection) for safety, not necessarily electrical performance reasons. Since my chassis is non-conductive (don't make me look up the exact specs ) I didn't see much safety issue with omitting the ground connection. I didn't want to look at a bunch of ugly wires.

You didn't ask, but static is dealt with rather nicely by using Novus #1 polish. The sides do not build up a charge the way unploished acrylic will.

You also didn't ask, but it generates no detectable EMI for me. I don't have any really sensitive detection gear though.

 

That is one of the best articles I have ever read, brilliantly descibing everything with good pictures to match. I was gonna ask about a static problem, but as it has already ansewered I have read that article back to front, and still cant belive the detail gone in. I belive you and macroman are the best modders in the world

 

finally i,m in the forum (opera has some troubles loading the page)
just beautifull linear

 

Linear, you ARE the next macroman! thate case is Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed™ worthy. One question , why all the mobo ports at the front?

 

That's where I wanted them.

Acyually I've been of the opinion for a long time that they belong on the front, and building my own case was a chance to test the idea out. I find it convenient.

 

Hmm.. on mine im gonna stick everything at the back, but i spose its down to preferance really. Im used to fiddlin round the back, plus i dont intend to open it/move it that often.

LOL @ Kv

 

thank you mrhaz. I'm reading the forum for a while but I decided to post my first message yesterday

I'll try to get some pics of my case when finished.

 

koolvin is it possible to make those bending smilies standard utils ?
they come in handy i guess

 

Awesome case Linear. I would have trouble spending 3 months on a case but it seems like you really enjoyed it.

Congrats on a job well done.

-el bob