Author Topic: new case UPDATE: im published! april 12 (Read 30031 times)

Tec_ · « **on:** May 30, 2008, 02:23:30 PM »

hey guys got a new case today

im going to take a crack at water cooling it.

full project log will be at Bit-Tech

MattZani · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2008, 02:25:54 PM »

Nice, and side mounted Drive bays.

Is this a Media Center Project?

cwn723 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2008, 02:54:56 PM »

Dang! from my point of view it looks huge!! i cant tell, the picture and pot and stuff are too far back. can you put up a pic of it right next to a regular sized computer to give me a better perspective of the size?

MattZani · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2008, 03:48:14 PM »

on the side, are 4 5.25" Drive bays (2 per cover) and a 3.5" Drive Bay

tmandt · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2008, 04:22:51 PM »

where can i buy this?

Tec_ · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2008, 07:37:42 PM »

Quote from: MattZani on May 30, 2008, 02:25:54 PM

Nice, and side mounted Drive bays.

Is this a Media Center Project?

na more of a lan box

Quote from: cwn723 on May 30, 2008, 02:54:56 PM

Dang! from my point of view it looks huge!! i cant tell, the picture and pot and stuff are too far back. can you put up a pic of it right next to a regular sized computer to give me a better perspective of the size?

ask and ye shall receive

pic from box gods cause i have my case packed up right now there are more pics at this link http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=152256

Quote from: MattZani on May 30, 2008, 03:48:14 PM

on the side, are 4 5.25" Drive bays (2 per cover) and a 3.5" Drive Bay

you mean there are 2 5.25" drive bays on each side of the case. you can use one side or the other. making a grand total of 4 bays

Quote from: tmandt on May 30, 2008, 04:22:51 PM

where can i buy this?

i picked this up off of ebay. i would google "Lian-Li PC-V300" if your interested. they don't make it any more, but there are some people who still stock them.

MattZani · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2008, 03:24:28 AM »

okay, the Bays looked huge!

Will this case take all stock PC Compenents? I've got a PC i want recased, as the case is a little large (although, compact for a PC)

VoX · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2008, 05:20:14 AM »

Hopefully they do but I've always been unsure and that's what stopped me from get a case like this one. They look good for Micro-ATX motherboard's and Media Center PC's

Tec_ · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2008, 12:27:58 PM »

Quote from: MattZani on June 01, 2008, 03:24:28 AM

okay, the Bays looked huge!

Will this case take all stock PC Compenents? I've got a PC i want recased, as the case is a little large (although, compact for a PC)

it will take a normal PSU unlike many small form factor cases, but it will not accommodate a full ATX mother board

Quote from: VoX on June 01, 2008, 05:20:14 AM

Hopefully they do but I've always been unsure and that's what stopped me from get a case like this one. They look good for Micro-ATX motherboard's and Media Center PC's

this will be a LAN box. im sick of having to pull a full size tower out of my room and lug it to a lan pary.

it looks big in the pic but it is not in real life but hear is it compaired to a 900

noah03ark · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2008, 03:51:55 PM »

sorry for late reply, but thats a nice case!

btw i think we may have the same shoes..

Tec_ · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:38:49 PM »

first window cut

VoX · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:40:39 PM »

looks, Awesome? Keep us update, nice cut by the way

Ch4rL13 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2008, 09:02:39 PM »

BLUE MOUNTAIN DEW!!!

where did you get that!?!?

VoX · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2008, 09:28:13 PM »

Lol, You noticed that?, Blue Mountain Dew, hmmmmm

Tec_ · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2008, 11:17:08 AM »

glad the Mountain Dew got a better reaction than my case.

Project Log (more pic's)
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=152256

FreeK · « **Reply #15 on:** June 04, 2008, 12:27:28 PM »

the blue mountain dew isnt anything special, they (mountain dew corp) came out with like 3 or 4 new flavors, you can usually pick them up at a local convience [sp?] shop

btw tec, nice case....looks sorta like a guitar amp...with buttons and drives

tmandt · « **Reply #16 on:** June 04, 2008, 02:14:39 PM »

that looks sick

RoBot1ks · « **Reply #17 on:** June 04, 2008, 02:15:43 PM »

lol I like the Purple Mountain Dew better.....oh yeah.

You can buy a silver one HERE
$110
How much did u pay for yours??
There are some nice cases on there

Tec_ · « **Reply #18 on:** June 04, 2008, 04:48:03 PM »

Quote from: RoBot1ks on June 04, 2008, 02:15:43 PM

lol I like the Purple Mountain Dew better.....oh yeah.
You can buy a silver one HERE
$110
How much did u pay for yours??
There are some nice cases on there

i didn't pay that much. and the reason they are so hard to come across is because the don't make them any more. they have moved on to make the 350

VoX · « **Reply #19 on:** June 04, 2008, 04:56:05 PM »

How did you cut the case? Did you use a Jigsaw?

Tec_ · « **Reply #20 on:** June 04, 2008, 05:38:53 PM »

Quote from: VoX on June 04, 2008, 04:56:05 PM

How did you cut the case? Did you use a Jigsaw?

there are a few different ways to do it, you can use a dremmel. but yes i used a jig saw. drilled the pilot hole first and cut from there. maske the plate and cut it. i still need to file the edges down there still quite rough

Timmy · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2008, 03:50:10 AM »

tec_ man....you dropped something

MY JAW!!

Tec_ · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2008, 02:43:37 PM »

from the grave.

its been a wile guys, but im starting to gear up to buy parts for this project. There is a east coast lan / gaming convention im planning on taking this to in March.

this is what im looking at so far.

Motherboard.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136055

and Processors

(1) Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

OR

(2)Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

thing is this will be the first time i work with Intel or ATI ive always gone AMD in the past so any insight / input / wisdom you could contribute would be vary cool.

oh the lan event is Digital Overload incase you wanted to know.

Tec_ · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2008, 06:59:40 PM »

Bump

Any opinions on parts?

PsychoticWolf · « **Reply #24 on:** September 20, 2008, 07:04:51 PM »

So is the Form factor for the MotherBoard Micro? mini or Full.

Tec_ · « **Reply #25 on:** September 20, 2008, 07:52:19 PM »

its a micro atx

Tec_ · « **Reply #26 on:** September 21, 2008, 02:16:44 PM »

Guess no one is willing to share any thing they know. What ev im ordering parts.

Tec_ · « **Reply #27 on:** September 29, 2008, 11:24:24 AM »

triple post

well guys ive hit some walls.

First Wall

i went to buy my parts last week and my card was declined.:wallbash: it had expired and i was out of town so i couldn't activate my new one. i got home from my trip and went to activate it and was told i have to call my bank to do it but i have to call during business hours. so ill fix that on Monday and buy my parts.

Second Wall

i picked up a Swifech Radiator and a Danger Den Fillport

(not the actual motherboard im going to use)

and on to the wall my case is to small/radiator is to big by centimeters for the setup i had in mind.
i originally wanted to put the radiator in the front of the case but it looks like thats not going to work out.

i have the option to mount the radiator in the side of the case

but to do that i would need to perform surgery cut half of the HDD rack out and a little more than half of the drive bays (witch is going to need some work for the video card to fit) and to then fabricate a new side panel out of plexi. wouldn't be that bad and i could mount my pump on the floor of my case.

or i could return my radiator try and find a smaller one that would fit and keep my side panel (cut a design in it) and mount my pump in the part of the drive bay i wouldn't have to cut out.

im in a toss up as to what to do.

oh and i got a free APC (forgive the rats nest)

noah03ark · « **Reply #28 on:** September 29, 2008, 12:48:40 PM »

aww...sorry you had to hit so many walls...

Tec_ · « **Reply #29 on:** September 30, 2008, 11:15:17 PM »

well my decision was made to day i figured out how im going to do it.

i decided to cut out one of the 2 HDD racks and to cut out the left side of the 5.3 bays (the case has the option to use both sides)
im going to make a new side panel out of acrylic that is on its way.

the side my disk drive will be on. (acrylic will be used for the window)

the radiator side mocked up with a scrap piece of acrylic

hear you can see ware i cut the HDD rack and the drive bays.

Note
the motherboard is just for mock up purposes.

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