Custom Case and Water Cooled Dualys (Pics)

[hmale]

Hello,

I wanted to share with you my current project (still a work in progress). It is a custom built acrylic case that will house an Iwill MPX2 board and 2 AMD 2100+ MPs.

I am about 2 weeks from completion...comments and suggestions are welcome!

http://www.extrememhz.com/images/7-30%20Rev/cpic5.jpg

http://www.extrememhz.com/images/7-30%20Rev/cpic13.jpg

http://www.extrememhz.com/images/7-30%20Rev/cpic14.jpg

http://www.extrememhz.com/images/Components/MPX2/mpx12.jpg

http://www.extrememhz.com/images/Components/HDD/hdmod3-3.jpg

Cheers!

[Vengance_01]

I AM GOING TO SAY YOU LUCKY SOB J/K:D anyways great job. That is the best case I have ever seen

[rlemieux]

You got a pic of the front? Too bad they dont make clear CD and floppy drives:)

[hmale]

Hello Riem,

Here is a picture of the front of the case...

http://www.extrememhz.com/images/7-30%20Rev/cpic4.jpg

Cheers!

[fbs1992]

that case is frikin huge, and its sweet as hell. especially the hd. i would have b een scared to do that

[Un4given]

Don't get upset, but I am moving your thread. We now have a new forum called Completely Custom, and this definitely falls into that category.

By the way, great job on the rig!

[sourdaisy]

That is so totally beautiful it makes me want to cry! Wow that is just so awesome.

[gateways_rule]

That computer is so awesome! :eek: I love the hard drive. :cool: Good work!

[mellojoe]

that thing is HUGE!!

but I like it VERY much. Love the HardDrive mod. Excellent work.

[hmale]

Hello...thanks for the nice comments!

For the people who have requested this, I have set up a worklog with many more pictures and much more information.

Just click here (http://www.extrememhz.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=12)

Cheers!

[Royal Oaks]

I went to the other page, and it looks like you really had planned this bad bo out for awhile now. Very nice. Ohh and i like the new addition to the forums. I think many people will post here just to show off their goods.:) :) :)

[Molochi]

Awesome. It deserves a name. :) Howzabout "The Iceberg"?

Great job.

[Fuzzball]

Sweet case. BIG TOWER! Hehe. Looks like you can pump some serious GPH through that thing.

[superjohnny]

That hard drive mod is outta sight! I am green with envy.

[ThAz]

That´s the coolest case i´ve ever seen. About the harddrive mod, aren´t harddrives assembled in dustfree/large particle free enviroments?? I´ve read somewere that eaven the smallest particle can cause harddrive failiure. So how did you do that mod??

[TAZTG]

Ditto on all of the above. Those drives you modded are SWEET. 43 and modding makes me feel better I am 40 and still modding.;)

[zackbass]

Its so..beautiful! (starts to cry)

[TAZTG]

Originally posted by zackbass
Its so..beautiful! (starts to cry)

Zack you getting any new modding ideas??? Bigger Case, Customized this & that?? Zacks getting that itch again. LOL:D

[Shadowfire]

You goddamn friggin #$%$%$^%#^%#&^#$, this is OH SO SWEET THING.... god... this is even better then this oen dude who put his whole computer in a cooled oil aquarium, but jesus....

[kenrippy]

kinda reminds me of when you get a brand new bong. it looks all majestic, like a work of art - until you use it for a little while and it starts to get very dingy looking :D (not that i would ever use a bong)

[lessthanjake_666]

how the hell did he do that to the hard drive like that???

[Porksoda]

Originally posted by lessthanjake_666
how the hell did he do that to the hard drive like that???


A piece of plexi, a drill, a screwdriver, and ballz of solid rock! :cool:

[thebove]

that is incredibly impressive. great job man, especially on the hard drives. build me one? :D ;)

[THESANTINI]

How much does one of those run for with labor?

[hmale]

Hello!

There has been some focus on the HDD mod. This is how I performed my version:

1. I purchased the smallest piece of glass I could find at Home depot (I believe it was 12"x12"). I had the glass cut into 4 individual pieces measuring 4"x5.75". The total cost was $1.57.
2. I created a frame using a 1/8" square solid acrylic rod that I glued to one of the pieces of cut glass.
3. Using a precision file I shaved off enough of the acrylic material used for the frame so that I could fit the LED leads that I would use for lighting. I proceeded to glue the LED leads to the acrylic frame.
4. I prepped a work area and removed the cover off the hard drive I would be using. I immediately placed the cover I made over the exposed drive.
A couple of notes here. Do not remove the original drive cover until you are ready to swap it out with your new cover. The process of swapping covers should take a couple of seconds only. The work area should be clean as possible. A high humidity area would work as long as the process is completed with the utmost expediency.
5. Next the new cover was clamped to the drive and the resultant seam between the cover and the drive was sealed with a clear silicone epoxy.

As I have stated in the past, use an old drive that you can afford to lose. I used a spare drive I had lying around. I would NEVER do this with my primary drives! Go out and buy an old/used or refurbished drive for $10.00 if you have to.

I will be using this drive for video/music and taxes and other unimportant files.

The whole mod was completed in 40 minutes.

Cheers!

The answer to most of life's problems can be found in the 7 P's: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

[tYteaZzAzN]

OH mother!! that's sweetness to the extreme:D did you custom make that case or did you buy it? that case is DA **** nonetheless geez!! and NICE *** hard drive mod :eek: how exactly did you do that? i've seen it done b4 in some really cool aluminum casing (which looked extremely pimpin) but i always wondered how it's done. you got some skills there man! good friggin job!:D

[joerg]

Drooling on keyboard gets electrocuted but keeps on drooling. I may bee staring at this till school starts in which case i may hang picture in locker. Very nice case dude this this is like the mother of all mods. That thing must have cost more then my car. Still drooling.

[hmale]

Hello to all that have been following this project

I have made some quick progress with the case:

1. The water cooling system has been installed and checked for integrity. The system will cool both processors and the chipset.

2. The temperature monitoring system is complete and the setup will be measuring water temperatures entering and exiting both processors, the chipset, the radiator, and the pump. In addition, both CPU temperatures will be measured directly. Ambient and case temperatures will also captured.

3. The OS (WinXP Professional) has been installed and is running stably.

4. My first overclocking attempts have yielded a stable configuration at 150 MHZ/13 multiplier (1.95 MHZ~ 2400 rating).

5. The storage subsystem has not been impacted by the overclock. The LSI Logic Elite 1600 64 bit/66 mhz controller is driving 2 cheetah X15's in a raid 0 array without any apparent issues.

In the following pictures you can see the cooling system installation
http://www.extrememhz.com/images/FCTEST/fctest16.jpg
http://www.extrememhz.com/images/FCTEST/fctest23.jpg

Currently I am evaluating the system lighting. The next steps will be to install the components in the drive cage and conclude all testing and benchmarking.

I hope to have the project completed over Labor Day weekend.

Cheers!

[tYteaZzAzN]

Originally posted by hmale

I hope to have the project completed over Labor Day weekend.

Cheers!

cheers to YOU man! geez! :D stand up tall and proud cuz you got one of the sweetest cases/systems alive ;)

[Mrfreddio55]

wow...how many hours have you spent on that!? whew..i sure dont have that much patience great job! keep us updated with pictures when the lighting gets installed ;) :)
"Fred"

[Chicken]

that pic of the hard drive is pimp as hell, can i send you my hard drive and have you do it to mine? :)

[tu2thepoo]

it's very nice - what video card are you planning to use for it ?

[hmale]

I have a geforce 2 that I will be installing until the NV 30 is released.

Cheers!