Here is my next and first mod. It is a custom case that will be done using 3 materials. Aluminum, Smoked Lexan/Plexi, and Clear Lexan/Plexi. It will be basically a Pryamid on a stand. A cad of this made by Eric: Only one difference in the pic above that I havent changed yet is the 8" width of the stand will be 8.5". Here is basic layout. Bottom board is a 3/4" Smoked plexi for a stand (13.5" W x 13.5" D) On top of that is a rectangle, 8" W x 8" D x 2" H. The front will be aluminum, and the other 3 sides will be plexi/lexan. Inside this, will be a 1U 300watt PSU & some controls for fans + ccfls. On top of this rectangle will be the base of the pryamid. A 13.5" x 13." made out of plexi. In the middle of this will be a 6" x 6" square hole so I can extend the wires from underneath(PSU + controls) up and above the motherboard. Th e motherboard will be resting 3/4" high risers. Either I will use premade ones or make them outa plexi. The front left side of the pryamid will be a slot cutout. This slot will be made for a 16x DVD Slot loading drive. The drive will be slanted at 45 degress. On the back slant of the pryamid, will be Maxtor 7200rpm 80gb HDD. The back part that sticks out is made for a 1U HSF & it will be easier to cutout out the ports. The sides & backs of this case will be made out of smoked lexan/plexi. The front will also have a window. The window will be clear and should be triangular. About 6" wide, 3" high. I should include a red ccfl and some fans to each side + back. Instead of using on-board VGA of the MicroATX I will use a ATI 9700Pro or 9500pro However, I do not have funds so Im writing letters to each company asking for the products to include in my mod, to write a review of it, and to have a logo on my case. Please give me ideas and comments. Speedslayer
i think your designs are really cools, and i hope it all works out, also, let me know about talking with the companys to get the parts and review them as i seem to be a little low on the money end, if u can make the risers out of plexi, i think it would look really cool and as for the slot loader at 45 degrees, correct me if im wrong, but im not sure if it will still eject the disc or whether it has the strenght to over come the gravity, just some thoughts and comments
Well I was going to use this **** that my dad uses when he works with glueing plexi together.. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE APART. So, I was going to this to hold 3 of the sides together and the would be on something of hinges so I can flip it open...
don't like one thing, the stand. Imho you should not make that sort of leg, just a plexi with a red cc in the middle - will provide steady light ... All shol'va's will have fear in their hearts when they are gonna see your pyramide
I didnt get that post about the stand? The stand will contain a Rheobus and a 1U PSU. I really don't know where else they could go. I don't understand the last part of the you statement
The only reason for the stand, again, is to stealth the PSU. BTW... So far, I only need 2 more components to get this computer running A P4 Chip ECS P4S5MG