Pc case custom design

[keyholder]

Basically im halfway through design for my new pc case but im after a company / person who will do custom cnc machining for me that dont charge the earth. im expecting to pay approx £200 ish. Id prefer steel.


cheers.

[boroboi]

Theres a place near me that might do that, but the distance may be too far

[keyholder]

Originally Posted by boroboi

Theres a place near me that might do that, but the distance may be too far

ermm just a bit, thats ifu live in Middlesbrough that is lol, is there a website / address that is avaliable. Maybe they would do a delivery service also, which i would assume they would.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by keyholder

Basically im halfway through design for my new pc case but im after a company / person who will do custom cnc machining for me that dont charge the earth. im expecting to pay approx £200 ish. Id prefer steel.


cheers.

Try these links as they may be what you are looking for.

http://watercooled-pcs.co.uk/en/case...cut-panel.html

http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/...FROU7Qod31z0FQ

[MovedGoalPosts]

£200 that's a lot of money to pay when the computer won't go any faster for it. It could end up a sheep in wolf's clothing

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Rob

£200 that's a lot of money to pay when the computer won't go any faster for it. It could end up a sheep in wolf's clothing

Here are some links to modded cases and Damien would love the first one

http://englishrussia.com/?p=2487

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/

[djmagnifique]

buy yourself a dremel multi tool and a few sheets of aluminum to practice on and do it yourself

[MovedGoalPosts]

In the case (geddit ) of the first one, I suppose if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well It's no good though if it can't move around the room

[keyholder]

Originally Posted by Moldova

Here are some links to modded cases and Damien would love the first one

http://englishrussia.com/?p=2487

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/

WALL.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Thats a wicked case. Must cost the guy about £800+ easy!

£200 is nowt really for a custom case escpecially if its to last years, its mainly the hours on the cnc Machine that hike the prices up.

Anyhows, for mine ive now decided im going to make it out of MDF, & perspex. why ?

1, cost
2.The Effect in the dark with the perspex.
3. cheaper and easier to correct if there is a problem

Bling side of the case, will be to house 8 x 120MM watercooled rad's & 4 pumps, along with 4 resivoirs,. 4 individual loops. 1 x cpu, 1 for each gfx card, and 1 for the chipset.

It will also house 1 x 200mm fans, & 1 x 120mm front fan, 1 x 120 mm rear fan. Big fans = less rpm but more airflow = Less noise.

Storage side. will allow upto 4 x 3.5 inch drives as well as space for 4 x ssd drives. wont not use floopy or 5 n half inch drive.

Will also wire in a few little gadgets & tricks, maybe a usb cup warmer to for those long gaming nights lol , will wire in switches to turn lights on/off, pumps on /off, and of course the pc.

The main thing im thinking of is what shape to make it Most people just go out buy a case mod it, n then they all more or less look the same. Im thinking of making it look like a cube, as that way it can sit in the bedroom / living room tucked in teh corner not looking out of place.

Im going to have a word with a local school , they have a cnc machine, its jsut how much they will charge

Ill keep all posted - When ive drawn it up ill post a pic or 2.

[damien c]

sorry but i thought you said a single loop for each gpu, if you are going to do that are you heavily overclocking them?

i'm running my 2 gtx280's on a single loop with a dual radiator which is a swiftech kit, and the temps on them never go above 60c then i also run a xspc kit for my q9450 @3.6hz and, the chipset and those temps are fine cpu never above 40c and chipset never above 60c just thinking it might be cheaper for you unless you already have the kit just to use the 1 loop for gpu's and 1 for cpu and chipset.

[nemesis01]

Why build a custom case and shove it in a corner? Surely you want all to see it. My case is just a regular Thermaltake Armor with the 250mm side fan, after 2 years it still sits proudly on my desk so everyone can see it and they are still amazed at the size of it compared to regular towers. :O

that side fan is a total waste of time The Armor case was better without it ( I had one)

[haydnwalker]

I wouldn't use MDF for a custom case... its a fire hazard MDF likes to burn... Stick with steel/aluminium

[royaltiger]

I bought the Thermaltake Khandalf, excellent case with liquid cooling looks very good day or night, got to agree with haydn about the mdf fire hazard, thats got to be a definate no

[keyholder]

Originally Posted by damien c

sorry but i thought you said a single loop for each gpu, if you are going to do that are you heavily overclocking them?

i'm running my 2 gtx280's on a single loop with a dual radiator which is a swiftech kit, and the temps on them never go above 60c then i also run a xspc kit for my q9450 @3.6hz and, the chipset and those temps are fine cpu never above 40c and chipset never above 60c just thinking it might be cheaper for you unless you already have the kit just to use the 1 loop for gpu's and 1 for cpu and chipset.

the idea , of 1 loop per gfx card is knowing how hot the 4870 runs, then i would assume, with the 4890 out ( my next goodie to buy ) & with the higher clocks and voltage increase the temps will sore even higher even more so with higher custom clocks. Hecne why 1 loop per card.

cpu wise n chipset, cpu speed im on 4ghz atm, at approx 43c idle, never seen how hot it gets with testing / gaming. chipset, well why not lol, But may consider keeping them on same loop if they dont get to hot. Ill have to do some research on temps for the dfi board.

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Originally Posted by nemesis01

Why build a custom case and shove it in a corner? Surely you want all to see it. My case is just a regular Thermaltake Armor with the 250mm side fan, after 2 years it still sits proudly on my desk so everyone can see it and they are still amazed at the size of it compared to regular towers. :O

My antec 900 sites under the desk, gathering dust, where no one can see it

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Originally Posted by haydnwalker

I wouldn't use MDF for a custom case... its a fire hazard MDF likes to burn... Stick with steel/aluminium

If that were the case i wud assume people wouldnt make thier cases out of wood / mdf.

seeing as more and more people are doing it nowadays I would assume it safe..

I hope only one way to find out lol.