my new project.:: project elementus

royalmarine · 03-13-2008, 09:51 PM

right, so im building a nice project for myself

i called it project elementus as im using wood, water and electricity

fingers crossed my house doesnt burn down!

im not a noob but when it comes to complete custom builds, this is my first. so please be fair on the reviews!!

what im building!
well its a watercooled high end, wooden case computer.

what it contains!
a LxWxH 2ftx2ftx1ft wooden case.
i bought a 12x8 sheet of mdf wood and carved this baby out of it.
bought a 4ftx2ft sheet of plexiglass and am using this for the windows and the lid.

the components:
asus striker 680i motherboard.
intel qx6700 processor. ( im lapping it as we speak so pics to follow!

4gb mushkin redline 8000 memory. ( way to expensive to buy 8gb )
ocz ram cooler.
2 x 8800gt with modded cooler's.
3xdvd burner's. 2 with lightscribe.
akasa fan controller and card reader.
3 x 500gb drives.
4 x 1tb drives.
1 150gb raptor.

watercooling:
bought this from a friend and got a great price.
dual 120mm fan rad
swiftech pump
thermochill res
and so on...

ive worked on the case for almost 2 weeks now.
granted i didnt have a huge varitety of tools, but what can ya do!
i used: a jigsaw, chopsaw, hand saw, orbital sander, fine grain sander and some various odd bits and pieces.
all i had to work on was a small table and 2 stools.
2 small g clamps.
tell ya i lost my patience so many times with it!

MDF IS NOT GREAT TO WORK WITH!! ARGHHHH! it chips like a chipper!

i have pics of the case being made, but i cant get my bluetooth to work on my laptop so ill have to update that a bit later on.
so here's some pics of the case as it is now.

royalmarine · 03-13-2008, 09:51 PM

so its not finished yet, and long way off... but... im off now for a few days and then i got some holidays coming up. hopefully the new gear i ordered will arrive on monday or tuesday and it will let me finish a lot more off.

looking good so far!

so what ya think?

edit: i know i made a few small screw ups... cracked plexi glass, the akasa reader is broken etc.
the dvd drives are crooked in the pic, but its been sorted out now.

also, the black felt around the case is fireproof/and keeps the vibrations low. its excellent stuff!!
its the same stuff people use under floorboards. very cheap and so easy to use.

ghost · 03-13-2008, 10:00 PM

That is quality, nice one!

Keep the pics and updates coming...

royalmarine · 03-14-2008, 01:46 AM

i plan to. just called home, so far leak test on the wc gear is still perfect. when i get home from work tomorrow im gonna rig it into the comp and see how it goes.
and hopefully the new gear will arrive!

more pics to come soon

oscaryu1 · 03-14-2008, 02:53 AM

That last picture looks sweet!

El DJ · 03-14-2008, 03:02 AM

Wow, NICE!
I think I might do something like that now lol.
Save a bit on the case xD

Instinct5 · 03-14-2008, 03:09 AM

wow that takes skill and patience good job man.

MrRandom · 03-14-2008, 03:19 AM

gotta love the look of the uv coolant. great design and the name fits it perfect

royalmarine · 03-14-2008, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

That last picture looks sweet!

slow down! the watercooling isnt in yet!

Quote:

Originally Posted by El DJ

Wow, NICE!
I think I might do something like that now lol.
Save a bit on the case xD

all the case/plexiglass cost me was a total of 50 euro. not too bad at all!
worst thing was sourcing decent tools and getting time to do it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Instinct5

wow that takes skill and patience good job man.

cheers

still lots to be done. ill update tomorrow when i get more pics and make more progress.

royalmarine · 03-14-2008, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrRandom

gotta love the look of the uv coolant. great design and the name fits it perfect

i had it a lot bluer but didnt suit and it caused a lot of bubbles with too much antifreeze.
i might re-do it and use some other type of dye in it. just need to see what its like when its in the case.

03-13-2008, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	my new project.:: project elementus: updated today! right, so im building a nice project for myself i called it project elementus as im using wood, water and electricity fingers crossed my house doesnt burn down! im not a noob but when it comes to complete custom builds, this is my first. so please be fair on the reviews!! what im building! well its a watercooled high end, wooden case computer. what it contains! a LxWxH 2ftx2ftx1ft wooden case. i bought a 12x8 sheet of mdf wood and carved this baby out of it. bought a 4ftx2ft sheet of plexiglass and am using this for the windows and the lid. the components: asus striker 680i motherboard. intel qx6700 processor. ( im lapping it as we speak so pics to follow! 4gb mushkin redline 8000 memory. ( way to expensive to buy 8gb ) ocz ram cooler. 2 x 8800gt with modded cooler's. 3xdvd burner's. 2 with lightscribe. akasa fan controller and card reader. 3 x 500gb drives. 4 x 1tb drives. 1 150gb raptor. watercooling: bought this from a friend and got a great price. dual 120mm fan rad swiftech pump thermochill res and so on... ive worked on the case for almost 2 weeks now. granted i didnt have a huge varitety of tools, but what can ya do! i used: a jigsaw, chopsaw, hand saw, orbital sander, fine grain sander and some various odd bits and pieces. all i had to work on was a small table and 2 stools. 2 small g clamps. tell ya i lost my patience so many times with it! MDF IS NOT GREAT TO WORK WITH!! ARGHHHH! it chips like a chipper! i have pics of the case being made, but i cant get my bluetooth to work on my laptop so ill have to update that a bit later on. so here's some pics of the case as it is now. Last edited by royalmarine; 03-15-2008 at 01:26 AM.

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ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,947	That is quality, nice one! Keep the pics and updates coming... __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

03-14-2008, 02:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,856	That last picture looks sweet! __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

03-14-2008, 03:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
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03-14-2008, 03:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292	wow that takes skill and patience good job man. __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A Motherboard CPU: AMD Athlon x2 dual core @ stock2.7 GHz RAM:2x 1GB OCZ 800mhz GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 8800GT HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HD DVD: 20x DvD-Rom OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS Case: Apevia X-Cruiser w/450w PS

03-13-2008, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	so its not finished yet, and long way off... but... im off now for a few days and then i got some holidays coming up. hopefully the new gear i ordered will arrive on monday or tuesday and it will let me finish a lot more off. looking good so far! so what ya think? edit: i know i made a few small screw ups... cracked plexi glass, the akasa reader is broken etc. the dvd drives are crooked in the pic, but its been sorted out now. also, the black felt around the case is fireproof/and keeps the vibrations low. its excellent stuff!! its the same stuff people use under floorboards. very cheap and so easy to use.

03-14-2008, 01:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	i plan to. just called home, so far leak test on the wc gear is still perfect. when i get home from work tomorrow im gonna rig it into the comp and see how it goes. and hopefully the new gear will arrive! more pics to come soon

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