POLARity

[fochkoph]

Those electroluminescent pieces are so sexy. Compliments this build very well!

 

[Diablo2K]

You asked about the metal rings on the fans, I would just leave them solver, they will match up w/ the nickel plating. the red fan mount on the PSU has to go however.

Oh, I forgot to say, Damn! Really nice work.

 

[OKANG]

Nice work, but good grief, your worklog reads like a commercial. Did you have to sell your soul for those parts? Lol.

 

[Cobalt35]

Nice work, but good grief, your worklog reads like a commercial. Did you have to sell your soul for those parts? Lol.

Heck if all those companies gave me free stuff I'd be promoting them too

Awesome build... can't wait to see the finished result

 

[3far4shot]

Looks fantastic.

It reminds me of the game Mirrors Edge.lol

 

[stiltner]

Very clean work. Some incredible workmanship by the manf companies that are helping you out. The quality of their products speaks volumes compared to just looking at thumbnails on their sites. You really do show the attention to detail on your work and theirs both.

Very well done, keep it up, its looking very classy. I've always been a big fan of the masked beauty more so than the in your face screaming modder look, you capture that aspect well

 

[AVT]

Congrats on [H] front page!

 

[Kellsindell]

Bravo! Simply amazing. Looking through this just makes me want to mod mine.. oops, almost drooled on the keyboard!

 

[BoogerBomb]

That EL panel looks awesome and is a great idea.

 

[Ingonuts13]

This is looking awesome, can't wait for the finished product.

 

[oliverw92]

Sub'd This looks like an awesome build so far.

Thanks!

This is absolutely ridiculous. I was proud of myself for doing a half decent job of wiring my air cooled system....and then I looked at this. Good Lord I can't even imagine the prep time for this.

Well i believe the more planning and prep you do, the easier and quicker it will be to achieve the result you want when you actually come to do it. An accurate model means you can solve problems before they exist!

Those electroluminescent pieces are so sexy. Compliments this build very well!

Thanks

You asked about the metal rings on the fans, I would just leave them solver, they will match up w/ the nickel plating. the red fan mount on the PSU has to go however.

Oh, I forgot to say, Damn! Really nice work.

Yeah red fan has to go! I will get that sorted. I'm still in two minds about the rings. I think i will end up getting them done - i don't like the brushed effect really, since nothing else is brushed. It would also cost an arm and a leg to get them nickel plated, i did consider it though!

Nice work, but good grief, your worklog reads like a commercial. Did you have to sell your soul for those parts? Lol.

Trust me, mine reads alot less like a commercial than alot of projects! I want to be appreciative of my sponsors though. Several of them are quite small companies and alot of their products are hand crafted, such as MNPCTech. I feel alot of respect towards them, and want to get their name out. Those guys really drive the modding community, alot more than bigger companies.

Heck if all those companies gave me free stuff I'd be promoting them too

Awesome build... can't wait to see the finished result

Thanks

Looks fantastic.

It reminds me of the game Mirrors Edge.lol

Haha yeah that is a good point!

Very clean work. Some incredible workmanship by the manf companies that are helping you out. The quality of their products speaks volumes compared to just looking at thumbnails on their sites. You really do show the attention to detail on your work and theirs both.

Very well done, keep it up, its looking very classy. I've always been a big fan of the masked beauty more so than the in your face screaming modder look, you capture that aspect well

Thankyou very much! Yeah as i was saying above, the quality of products now is absolutely mental. Everything is perfect down to the last tiny little button head screw. It is a joy to take photographs of them!

I used to like the 'in-your-face' stuff, but it is a bit old now, and the fun runs out after a while. I much prefer the sleek look of a computer now!

Congrats on [H] front page!

Wow! Didn't notice that! Thanks

Bravo! Simply amazing. Looking through this just makes me want to mod mine.. oops, almost drooled on the keyboard!

Haha thanks Go mod! Everyone should do it!

That EL panel looks awesome and is a great idea.

Wish it was my idea haha, everyone should check out Skorchio's thread that i linked, he came up with it originally.

This is looking awesome, can't wait for the finished product.

Thanks!

 

[oliverw92]

Update #10 - 17/04/2010

Taped off the top of the case.

Used a Sharpie and the rad grill to do a few markings out.

Blue tape is so amazing that it is also the perfect size for fan holes! Until you use it all up that is...

Drilled holes and did a quick test fit.

Got the jigsaw out and did some cuts. Not bad for my first jigsaw cut on aluminium! The material is 5mm thick, so it took a while.

Just needs some cleaning up.

Did the other bit at the back.

So much vibration, the hard drive fell out!

And after cleaning up.

Just needs a light sand with some wet and dry and it will be perfect!

Not too bad! On the bottom right you can see where my dremel broke and ate the top of the tj07. Luckily this is hidden!

Test fit with the rad.

Looking good!

Got about 2mm between the back of the rad and the back of the case!

Awesome MNPCTech rad grill

Clearance between the motherboard i/o and the fans on the rad is going to be miniscule!



More soon. I just ordered some acrylic to remake the floor and to make a new window. Also sent off some files to be laser cut for something. Part of this isn't in the original design, i had a brain wave the other day and i think it will look quite good!

 

[runudownquick]

Very professional looking work you have there! Makes me wonder what you'll be up to next year at this time.

 

[silent-circuit]

Watching.

 

[djBon2112]

subbed!

 

[oliverw92]

Thanks guys

 

[celeron300]

When I grow up I wanna dremel like you .

 

[Uberbob102000]

Amazing works, definitely subscribed

 

[oliverw92]

When I grow up I wanna dremel like you .

Haha

Amazing works, definitely subscribed

Thanks

 

[LibertySyclone]

You look like a craigbru in the making!

What is your planned ETA on this?

 

[oliverw92]

Wow what a compliment! Thanks!

Sometime in the next 5 weeks hopefully, although i doubt i will make that!

 

[Koslov]

Pretty sick and tasteful too. Very nice

 

[jebo_4jc]

subbed

 

[Ultima99]

Nice work so far, keep it up!

 

[mnpctech]

killer progress, look forward to watching more updates!

 

[vengence]

How do I put this nicely.... you are insane. This is AMAZING. You are going to have to start selling these things pretty soon.

 

[oliverw92]

Pretty sick and tasteful too. Very nice

Thankyou!

subbed

Nice work so far, keep it up!

Will do

killer progress, look forward to watching more updates!

Thanks Bill!

How do I put this nicely.... you are insane. This is AMAZING. You are going to have to start selling these things pretty soon.

Wow what a compliment! Thankyou

 

[oliverw92]

Update #11 - 19/04/2010

Here is the MIPs RAM Cooler that I have shown before.

Take off the black acetal tops and we are left with this. It is a very clever design made up of 4 bits. The metal plate is very simple, whilst the intricate machining is all in the acetal.

These arrived today! MIPs offered to make me some custom white tops. This is, as far as i know, the only set in the world!

It is a pretty dam cool design!

The acetal walls are very thing - less than 1mm.

Little bit of deburring needed on the threads.

They have made the insides just as attractive as the outside!

Here is the largest acetal part installed.

Only thing i'm wondering is, why couldn't it be made out of a single block of acetal?

Now i just need some RAM for it!

Can't wait to get it installed

 

[IllegalEagle]

....Wow.

That Earslmann panel is sick. I want a few!

 

[mnpctech]

those white tops look to be the business, that was really nice of them!

 

[vengence]

Nice blocks! The white is very nice.

Only thing i'm wondering is, why couldn't it be made out of a single block of acetal?

I'm sure they could be, it's probably cheaper for them to do it that way though.

From the looks of it, the bottom peice is milled in one setup from the "metal plate" side, and then the other peices are either laser or water cut from a large sheet and tapped later. They could also be milled from a large sheet. If you did it all as one block you would need to be 1 setup (read installing into a fixture) per peice and 1 setup per sheet (many peices at once), instead of 2 sheet setups. Probably saves them ~10$ per block depending on quantity of course.

 

[czar_luckshot]

How many hours per day on average do you put into this project?

 

[oliverw92]

....Wow.

That Earslmann panel is sick. I want a few!

those white tops look to be the business, that was really nice of them!

Thanks Bill! Yeah i was amazed when they offered to make me some

Nice blocks! The white is very nice.


I'm sure they could be, it's probably cheaper for them to do it that way though.

From the looks of it, the bottom peice is milled in one setup from the "metal plate" side, and then the other peices are either laser or water cut from a large sheet and tapped later. They could also be milled from a large sheet. If you did it all as one block you would need to be 1 setup (read installing into a fixture) per peice and 1 setup per sheet (many peices at once), instead of 2 sheet setups. Probably saves them ~10$ per block depending on quantity of course.

Yeah i think you are right actually. I think it is all milled from a single sheet, although the main part must be machined from both sides since it is countersunk and there are machine marks on top as well as the work on the bottom.

How many hours per day on average do you put into this project?

Amount of time thinking about this project, 24/7, amount of time physically working on it, maybe an hour a day about 3-4 days a week?

 

[oliverw92]

Update #12 - 21/04/2010

Some acrylic arrived so I started working on the side window. I'm not a huge fan of the stock one - how it sits infront of the opening. So I laser cut a large ring and a middle bit.

A hint on what is happening - the middle bit sits lower than the ring inside the opening.

After I glued the ring to the middle bit, I ended up with this.

The middle is about 2mm higher than the outer ring.

Then when you flip it over, you get this! The window is perfectly level with the face of the side panel.

Was a bit of a gamble as to whether my hurried measurements of the window opening would be correct when it came to laser cutting. Fortunately this time i was lucky!

Very pleased with the look!

I then used a sharpie to mark out the holes for mounting it.

And with the plastic removed!

VERY pleased with the look!

You may notice a few screws missing in the corner. I managed to make the ring slightly too small so there is no acrylic to screw into under those particular holes. Will have to sort something out.

You can actually see through it a bit, quite hard to photograph though.

And now here is the new false floor! I finally perfected my laminate application technique. I got a large piece of acrylic rod and put a strip of double sided tape on it. Then i got the laminate still with its backing on and rolled it onto the rod, sticking it on with the good side touching the double sided tape. I then stuck the acrylic sheet to the table. Then i peeled the beginning of the backing paper off and stuck the end of laminate to the table just infront of the piece of acrylic. Finally, i rolled the rod down the acrylic sheet pushing down hard and pulling the paper off as it moved forward. No bubbles!

I like how it is at the same height as the window.

And finally a little sneak peak of the illuminated floor! It looks quite dim there due to the smoked acrylic window. I'm not entirely pleased with the floor at the moment. It needs some work. The light is slightly pinky when i put the acrylic over it for some reason. I have a couple of ideas though so bear with me

 

[vengence]

You may notice a few screws missing in the corner. I managed to make the ring slightly too small so there is no acrylic to screw into under those particular holes. Will have to sort something out.

At least once (ok, several times) I have cut the shaft off of screws and glued screw heads in place when needed.

 

[oliverw92]

Thats what i'm planning to do tbh, don't think i can be bothered to remake it with a larger ring

 

[czar_luckshot]

thank you for making my build look ridiculously inferior! How many weeks total do you estimate beginning to end? I'm not trying to hire you or buy a system, but what would you hypothetically sell the final build for? Are you married and how do you get your wife to tolerate your "geekiness"? I'm still working on that myself!

 

[oliverw92]

Heh i'm 17, so no wife problems! I could never put a price on this really, i'm never gonna sell it I think i should have the actual case finished in about 4 - 6 weeks hopefully.

 

[mnpctech]

Take your time Oli, it's coming along wonderfully

 

[guitarslingerchris]

The flush windows are always nice, this is looking gorgeous!