a custom computer case.
I have an old computer case, and if i wanted to absolutely waste money, would it be insane for me to hack the motherboard tray and PCI slots out of one of them (in one piece) and build a larger case around it that was 8 inches wide, 21 inches tall, and 24 inches deep?
2 hard drive bays side by side which are covered by 1 of the 200 mm fans, with wiring done through a hide-a-way wiring panel behind the motherboard tray.
250mm intake fan on the side panel to cool the graphics cards, even in SLI or tri-SLI orientation.
A 120mm exhaust fan in the traditional spot next to the I/O connections.
A 200mm exhaust fan on the top and rear of the case (similar to placement on A. 900)
120mm intake fan on front above HDD bays, below 5.25 drive bays for general intake
1 1394 6 pin
2 USB 2.0
front mic/headphone
power button
4 channel fan controller
I drew the lines out and completely gutted the case, just gotta start hacking it up with the die grinder. use quarter inch plywood all around and make the doors on both sides slide out forward on rails to have inside access. Take the motherboard tray and set it out 1" from the vertical riser supports to snake the wiring through to the periphrials. Put sheet metal strips on either side of the 120 mm intake fan, one side will have the power button, power/HDD LED's, and audio lines, other will have the USB and 1394 I/O's, with a 5.25 fan controller at the bottom of the case.
basically, there'll be some 1-by running vertically in the case, which the tray will be attached to, then the motherboard will be attached to the tray using standard stand-offs. The door and plexy will be at least an inch away from the back of the motherboard to prevent static transfer. The areas within the lines and circles will be cut out so that those portions of the motherboard will be revealed through the plexi.
250 mm fan- performance PC blue
200 mm fans- big boy 200 antecs
120 mm fan (I already have 1 high-flow unit for exhaust side) (intake side side)- Antec Tri-cool blue
All 4 fans will be on a controller mounted in the green slot between the front fans. Also, the PCI slot mounts will be 1 piece with the MB tray.
I have an old computer case, and if i wanted to absolutely waste money, would it be insane for me to hack the motherboard tray and PCI slots out of one of them (in one piece) and build a larger case around it that was 8 inches wide, 21 inches tall, and 24 inches deep?
2 hard drive bays side by side which are covered by 1 of the 200 mm fans, with wiring done through a hide-a-way wiring panel behind the motherboard tray.
250mm intake fan on the side panel to cool the graphics cards, even in SLI or tri-SLI orientation.
A 120mm exhaust fan in the traditional spot next to the I/O connections.
A 200mm exhaust fan on the top and rear of the case (similar to placement on A. 900)
120mm intake fan on front above HDD bays, below 5.25 drive bays for general intake
1 1394 6 pin
2 USB 2.0
front mic/headphone
power button
4 channel fan controller
I drew the lines out and completely gutted the case, just gotta start hacking it up with the die grinder. use quarter inch plywood all around and make the doors on both sides slide out forward on rails to have inside access. Take the motherboard tray and set it out 1" from the vertical riser supports to snake the wiring through to the periphrials. Put sheet metal strips on either side of the 120 mm intake fan, one side will have the power button, power/HDD LED's, and audio lines, other will have the USB and 1394 I/O's, with a 5.25 fan controller at the bottom of the case.
basically, there'll be some 1-by running vertically in the case, which the tray will be attached to, then the motherboard will be attached to the tray using standard stand-offs. The door and plexy will be at least an inch away from the back of the motherboard to prevent static transfer. The areas within the lines and circles will be cut out so that those portions of the motherboard will be revealed through the plexi.
250 mm fan- performance PC blue
200 mm fans- big boy 200 antecs
120 mm fan (I already have 1 high-flow unit for exhaust side) (intake side side)- Antec Tri-cool blue
All 4 fans will be on a controller mounted in the green slot between the front fans. Also, the PCI slot mounts will be 1 piece with the MB tray.