I was hoping to get some feedback / advice about this atx case design.
The dimensions are 304mm x 324mm x 153mm (without feet) 15.06 Liter volume assuming the use of 3mm thick material
The case supports:
graphics card up to 295mm
240mm radiator (30mm with 26mm tall fans)
sfx power supply
Combinations of 2.5" / 3.5" drives / slot load disc drive / full size disc drive
Cut outs on motherboard tray for cable management
Parts I plan to use :
To mount the graphics card MNPCTECH vertical video card mounting bracket
For VR front output Hdmi / usb3 panel mount / For the rear pass through
Power switch 22mm Adafruit RGB momentary switch
For graphics card pcie short x16 riser card
Concerns/ advice wanted:
1) Thermals: Not sure if the radiator and GPU placement will cause overheating on the motherboard.
The GPU is about 16mm from the board / 8mm from the top of the pcie slots below it. I could place the fans on the other side of the radiator so I'm thinking that will probably be fine.
2) Materials / thickness: Not sure with 3mm is thick enough for wood / acrylic material for a case. If anyone has experience with this type of material I would like to hear how well / poorly it works.
3) GPU mounting: The bracket mount was the best solution I found for this problem. Not sure how to laser cut a shape that would mount gpu well. Also not sure if 3mm wood / acrylic material is sturdy enough.
4) PCIE riser: The one in the link above seems most suitable to mount the GPU to the bottom PCIE slot since I didn't want it touching the cable on the hot side especially since there is so little room between the motherboard and GPU to begin with. Is it okay for the GPU to be touching a longer cable connected to PCIE slots higher up? or will high GPU temps damage the cable?
5) Hdmi pass-through: The solution I came up with seems kind of janky, if there's a better way to do this I would like some suggestions.
6) Laser cutting: I plan to use ponoko. I have never done a laser cutting project before. Any unexpected complications I should be aware of when designing / cutting? Tolerances / accuracy come to mind.
Thanks!
The dimensions are 304mm x 324mm x 153mm (without feet) 15.06 Liter volume assuming the use of 3mm thick material
The case supports:
graphics card up to 295mm
240mm radiator (30mm with 26mm tall fans)
sfx power supply
Combinations of 2.5" / 3.5" drives / slot load disc drive / full size disc drive
Cut outs on motherboard tray for cable management
Parts I plan to use :
To mount the graphics card MNPCTECH vertical video card mounting bracket
For VR front output Hdmi / usb3 panel mount / For the rear pass through
Power switch 22mm Adafruit RGB momentary switch
For graphics card pcie short x16 riser card
Concerns/ advice wanted:
1) Thermals: Not sure if the radiator and GPU placement will cause overheating on the motherboard.
The GPU is about 16mm from the board / 8mm from the top of the pcie slots below it. I could place the fans on the other side of the radiator so I'm thinking that will probably be fine.
2) Materials / thickness: Not sure with 3mm is thick enough for wood / acrylic material for a case. If anyone has experience with this type of material I would like to hear how well / poorly it works.
3) GPU mounting: The bracket mount was the best solution I found for this problem. Not sure how to laser cut a shape that would mount gpu well. Also not sure if 3mm wood / acrylic material is sturdy enough.
4) PCIE riser: The one in the link above seems most suitable to mount the GPU to the bottom PCIE slot since I didn't want it touching the cable on the hot side especially since there is so little room between the motherboard and GPU to begin with. Is it okay for the GPU to be touching a longer cable connected to PCIE slots higher up? or will high GPU temps damage the cable?
5) Hdmi pass-through: The solution I came up with seems kind of janky, if there's a better way to do this I would like some suggestions.
6) Laser cutting: I plan to use ponoko. I have never done a laser cutting project before. Any unexpected complications I should be aware of when designing / cutting? Tolerances / accuracy come to mind.
Thanks!