[CiP] Server Case 2.0

[ProAce]

Hereby I present to you: The "Server Case 2.0"
This is the restart of my "Server Case" build, which I only posted on dutch fora.

First things first, I will introduce myself. I'm Yorick, I live in the Netherlands, I like working with computers a lot, and also the making of my own pc cases. Enough with the talking, lets start with the build!

Which Hardware?:

• Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG
• 2GB DDR ram
• 4x SATA Schijf (3x 80gb, 1x 40gb)
• 2x IDE Schijf (2x 120gb)
• Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
• FSP 300-60PN (PF)
• 120 mm fans I still have to buy
• A hole lot of cables

What do I have to do:

[ x ] Get all the hardware.
[ x ] Getting the wood, and making it the right sizes.
[ ] Make the holes for the casefans, and mod them with resistors.
[ x ] Mount the casing.
[ ] Mount all the hardware.
[ ] Replace broken hardware with working ones (I break a lot of it).
[ ] Get Plexiglas for the cover.
[ ] Putting it all together.

I probably forgot something, but I will change this during the process.

What will it look like?:

Here the most important part, the renders (in sketchup).:

In the cover, there will come an plexiglas plate (if affordable).

For who wants to see it in full 3D, the sketch up is downloadable here:
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/XIKfHv177r/

This was it for now, this weekend I will start searching for all the wood, and maybe start building.

Greets, Yorick

 

[lilfiend]

IDE Drives? yuck

Looks pretty good, i'd double up on the case fans though, looks like there is enough room already to do so.

I'd also bet you could fit another stack of HDD's if you rotated them 90 degrees so they are perpendicular to the fans/parallel to the CPU heatsink.

 

[ProAce]

Yes I could put more into it, but I can't connect them to the MoBo, so thats why I did it that way.

The casefans are so positioned that the cold air goes through the hdd's and the cpu fan pulls the air to the outtake fan.

And yes IDE drives, because then I can use al te MoBo's conections

 

[ProAce]

It's time for an

Update

This weekend I have been busy searching for all the wood for the case, and we had everything I needed so I didn't have to buy anything .
Then the next challenge: cutting it straight, which is a really hard job without some tools.

Cutting straight by using a wooden plank.

When I was ready with the wood, I spread it out.

Attaching all the sides to the bottomplate.

attaching all the distance pieces to the base plate. Then I tried if it fits, and it does! Only I lost my screws

Cut a hole voor de PSU, and it fits perfectly.

Put it all together, and it looks nice. I only need to drill the fan holes, but this will come when I have two of them.

Thats it for now, untill the next time!

 

[ProAce]

It has been a while, but it's time for another
Update!
This time I almost finished the outside of the build, and did some sleeving.
For which I want to thank sw333t (dutch fora user) who send me 38 meters blue camo paracord

First I made a hdd cage, just like the rest of the build it's a wooden one:

It can contain 4 hdds and I decided to only use the sata ones.
Behind the cage will be some fans, the fans I wanted to use got wrecked so now i have to get or 2x a 92 mm fan or 1x 120 mm (by which i need to maken a new sidepanel but which is better re useable in a new build)

For the cable management I made a little plank to put al the unused cables behind:

On top of this I will make another plank to get it al clean and nice, ofcourse with a fan hole for the psu fan.

Next I cut the holes for the fans:

The little ones are wrecked
As you can see I need to make an entirely new plate for the side if I order an 120 mm.

Then it was time for some sleeving!

I sleeved the:
-20 pins atx
-4 pins atx
-2x 120mm fan
-1x 92mm fan
That are all visible cables, and it really hurts to do heatshrinkles sleeving .
So i found it enough, the rest of the sleeving will be used in my next build.

Than I got some more renders, also from sw333t!

And the overview of how it is right now:

That's it for now, until next time!

 

[ProAce]

Time for another update

Have done a lot of work on the case, so it's almost finished
But I wrecked my hardware, so I won't be able to use it as server for the coming time.

But further about the case:

First I got some DDR Ram, which apparently was ecc
And one of those killed my mobo

Than I made a new HDD cage because the old one wasn't right.

(top)

(bottom)

After that I started on the top of the case, with a hole in the middle where a plexi plate will come. (2mm plexi)

Finished the side panel

Replaced the two (broken) 92mm fans with one 120 mm, which is a lot quieter on 5 volt

(Without cover)

(With cover)

An impression of how the cables will come when it's all placed. I'm only missing a HDD, where have I laid that thing down

And last but not least, I made my own super bright LED Strip

As I said in the startpost, I have ruined a lot of my hardware
Rest in peace:
- Motherboard
- 4 fans
- 1 PSU
- 3 hard drives

Now I go searching for new hardware!

Till next time

 

[mutti_wilson]

Nice work. Not every mod has to be super high dollar. Work with what you've got!

 

[leeleatherwood]

Why did you sleeve the wires?

 

[ProAce]

Thanx

I sleeved it because I got some free paracord for this build, and I use this build as a learn project to get experience with as many things as possible. So why wouldn't I do it

 

[shollz]

props for going the carpentry route