Recent content by Sure_Sh0t

All you need is a simple power saw and a power drill for tapping screws and you could use plywood or mdf. Maybe that is too expensive for one mock up but the advantage is you could actually mount hardware in it and see if it works and use the tools for future projects. My other recommendation...

Power supply + output stage I think this combo should work because these types of power supplies have adjustable voltage output via potentiometer so you can get input voltage within spec for the converter. If that is so it opens up a lot of possibilities for power density in SFF scenarios. It...

It's definitely noisy (just installed mine). But it's not the 50 dB noisy tomshardware described.

It seems the fan noise issues was from Corsair's review samples and the production model has a much less aggressive curve.

I have a SF600 in the mail and I did a lot of research on it. Apparently Corsair uses a very aggressive fan profile that is based (mostly) on wattage, not temperature and the fan itself is very high RPM. That means no matter how well you cool the power supply the fan will run at max if you are...

They need to be 120mm x 15mm, black and/or red. I want them to be quieter than 28db. No sleeve bearings. There are some designs that have what I want, but they all seem to be out of stock. In North America at least. Luna 12 slim series red is out of stock. Of course there is blue in stock. :\...

That might make more sense given the shell is much lighter, so you would pull that out instead. That way the case would sit on the heavier tray, not the other way around and the slide wouldn't be bearing much of a load. Yeah, that is probably a much better way to do it. I will make some changes...

I don't have the wherewithal to do much of that but it is always interesting to learn from a pro! I need to learn Autodesk before I can make a production quality model. This would be a good way to learn I guess.

Haha. I did say I am bad at modeling. For now I am just going to pretend the motherboard goes the other way ;) That's actually good news though as it eliminates the need for a cutout in the middle of the frame and the riser doesn't have to travel in front of the fans.

If I turned the PSU around the plug and power switch would be pointing into the case towards the motherboard. Considering there isn't anywhere else for the PSU to go the choice is either hot air directly to the motherboard or hot air that goes through a very thick radiator first. I know it's not...

This is my overambitious case design idea flung into the world with my shitty modeling skills. Hello world! The idea was to create a no compromise watercooled ITX case. One that is stylish, showcases the hardware inside and has plenty of cooling capacity while being as small as possible. Look...