Into the unknown I go... (with pictures!)

Well, I decided that there is more to being a modder than just buying computer parts and slapping them together. I have decided to BUILD my own case FROM SCRATCH. Sure you can buy pre-modded cases (= $$$) but where is the fun in that? Where is the sense of ADVENTURE and EXPLORING INTO THE UNKNOWN!?

Now this is where you (My fellow modders) come in! You get to not only help me along the way and point out critical errors on my half but you also get to help me pick out things such as but certainly not limited to; Name!, Case Design!, Color!, Deminsions!, Window Color!, Paint Scheme!, and oh so much MUCH more! Sounds fun huh!? I know! I can barely believe it myself!

Okay, okay, sit down and stop bouncing around everywhere already! We got work to do! These are my current pictures (FYI, Pictures are more like guide lines for the finished product to help give you/myself a basic idea).

KEY
Top left box = PSU.
Top Right box = Optical Drives.
Bottom Left box = MoBo
Bottom Right Box = HDD's

EDIT: Updated pictures are further along in this thread. Try Post #78 ^_^

Back Shot
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Side Shot
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Front Shot
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Happy Modding,
MitaPi

[dgrmkrp]

interesting design.. a hamster house case?
airflow-wise.. will there be holes for air to enter? cause this design has some "bottle-necks" like you did it now.. but if u would place some holes/fans in some spots...hmm... potential!
also, i can't make out the mobo type from the back panel.. or the alignment altho i can guess..

[progbuddy]

Thats kinda like one I did in sketchup, but mine had two long sections...

[EPYK]

use the pillars to transfer air flow, use intake fans near the cdroms, then push it back to the psu and down to the hd's, and finally exhaust it out of the mobo compartment

Hey I was wondering what that was that you drew. lol It didnt strike me till now of what it was! Hope you dont think I am stealing your design!

Here you go dgrmkr and EPKY! Does this solve the problem of airflow? lol I cant believe I forgot about that! I am a temp freak too! Oh well ...also I will EVENTUALLY have the Thermaltake Silent Water for my cpu, so that eliminates a pretty good chunk of the heat source.

Edit:
Keep in mind that it wont be that ugly. lol The fans will be barely visable. Ill probably make a mesh grid where the fans go in the metal.

Fans are 80mm at 50cfm and 30dba (Thank You Thermaltake!)
EDITED for all you dial up users ^_^ Your welcome!

Happy Modding,
MitaPi

EDIT!
Whoops, there is only one optical drive. I dont have enough room for a second unless I can really bend those wires in there.

[progbuddy]

DESIGN STEALER!!! lol jk. Great job. I like the clear triangles.

lol IM SORRY! Thanks ^_^

I am actually kind of liking the way it looks so far as far as color goes. Blue windows with white. lol Idk, I'll think of something. I actually have another design but I think it looks too much like yours lol. This is how I arrived at my current design.. I like the one I have now though. Its alot more original and creative looking.

Started with this...

Then changed to this...

[progbuddy]

That case would look neat with a teal cold cathodes. Im getting some off tigerdirect for 97 cents .

[Slug Toy]

ok now i think you have too many fans in there.

send me your model. you got me on msn, so just email it there or something. ill help you out. i can see a few things that could/should be done.

but heres some other things in the mean time.

names: drugmogrift-sten, mactane, garcefia, tidaa, lambency, dough rodeo, dustman, abloveon, vendbag, cramdog, rangoto, or tumblewalter.

colour scheme: white or silver paint with blue windows, copper paint with green or orange windows, very light or very dark blue paint with frosted white windows, or my personal favourite... just take a bunch of paint and start throwing at the case.

maybe that helps a bit, or gets you laughing hard enough to give some inpiration to keep working.

[randomz]

You could use some Acrylic Tubes for the columns, but thats if you dont mind people seeing your wiring. Maybe some LEDs too