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Just looking for feedback on this. I was initially going to build as near a copy of the MM Asension with horizon mobo tray and trinity front as I could
But figured since I already had 2xPA120.3 and 2xPA120.2, I would make a case that made use off em all. Intending a 3 loop system. This is far from being set in stone, with the exception of using all rads and I actually won't start building till 3 weeks from now since I will be away from home for some training. Hopefully I will have the plan set in stone and parts ordered by the time I get home.
I am trying to keep it as simple as possible since I have little experience in this stuff. I want the case to be comfortably big enough to contain the radiators, 3 res, 3 pumps, 4 5.25 bays, 4 HDD's, 1000W PSU and everything else without being overly large.
So far, this is how I am thinking the components will sit in the case ( I just learned to hobble through Sketchup today and aligning stuff is still a problem for me...the components were stuff I found on-line). Most of the water cooling stuff will be inbetween the rads. The HDD tray will hang down fromt he mobo tray.
The backside is going to be a sheet of mesh aluminum and 1, maybe 2 200mm fan for exhaust. All other sides will be solid sheets of aluminum/plexi windows. I was planning on splitting the case in half right under the mobo tray so the rads, PSU, pumps...pretty much everything...is in a seperate area from the mobo. The top half will have fans (probably a 200mm) in the center for exhaust and side fans for intake. The bottoms intake will mostely be from the rad fans and probably a few other fans as well and the 200mm in back for exhaust.
More then likely I will not use the reservoir I have in the sketchup and will instead use cylindrical ones at each corner if I can, so the case will be shorter and maybe even a couple inches less width (that sketch is 18"x24"x24"...the square tubing is .5"x.5").
Going to start sketching the sides tomorrow maybe. Anything wrong with the set-up (other then the probably uselessly large amount of radiator use
) or anything that could be done better?
But figured since I already had 2xPA120.3 and 2xPA120.2, I would make a case that made use off em all. Intending a 3 loop system. This is far from being set in stone, with the exception of using all rads and I actually won't start building till 3 weeks from now since I will be away from home for some training. Hopefully I will have the plan set in stone and parts ordered by the time I get home.
I am trying to keep it as simple as possible since I have little experience in this stuff. I want the case to be comfortably big enough to contain the radiators, 3 res, 3 pumps, 4 5.25 bays, 4 HDD's, 1000W PSU and everything else without being overly large.
So far, this is how I am thinking the components will sit in the case ( I just learned to hobble through Sketchup today and aligning stuff is still a problem for me...the components were stuff I found on-line). Most of the water cooling stuff will be inbetween the rads. The HDD tray will hang down fromt he mobo tray.
The backside is going to be a sheet of mesh aluminum and 1, maybe 2 200mm fan for exhaust. All other sides will be solid sheets of aluminum/plexi windows. I was planning on splitting the case in half right under the mobo tray so the rads, PSU, pumps...pretty much everything...is in a seperate area from the mobo. The top half will have fans (probably a 200mm) in the center for exhaust and side fans for intake. The bottoms intake will mostely be from the rad fans and probably a few other fans as well and the 200mm in back for exhaust.
More then likely I will not use the reservoir I have in the sketchup and will instead use cylindrical ones at each corner if I can, so the case will be shorter and maybe even a couple inches less width (that sketch is 18"x24"x24"...the square tubing is .5"x.5").
Going to start sketching the sides tomorrow maybe. Anything wrong with the set-up (other then the probably uselessly large amount of radiator use
) or anything that could be done better?