Kimera Industries Project Nova: 17 liters of 5-slot mATX goodness
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For anyone else thinking of putting an EK Predator into the Nova. If you're already bought one might want to get it exchanged.
https://www.ekwb.com/news/656/19/Im...XLC-Predator-240-and-360-R1-0-Product-recall/
https://www.ekwb.com/news/656/19/Im...XLC-Predator-240-and-360-R1-0-Product-recall/
With that being the case (pun intended) can we take it to mean that, the announcement is imminent? *readies wallet*
I have a specific wallet just for the Nova on my desk within hand's reach. And a large screen to throw the money inside at it, for when the light of the crowdfunding website shines upon me, so I can bathe in the warm feeling of millions of white pixels when I get to click it.
I thought you guys might enjoy this, its a sketchup i made of a few cases ive almost purchased while impatiently waiting for the "nova".
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We're not running on Valve time if that's what you're asking
But yes, soon. Probably sooner than most people would think, though.
That's really neat! Thanks for sharing
Nice one ! I have already given in and bought a few cases, one for my NUC and one for my spare parts. Both are awfully inefficiently large cases.
regarding filters, check out this material: http://www.mcmaster.com/#9641t14/=10yi5te
i did a huge amount of research when i was building a watercooled behemoth and found that the intake filters were the weakest link in the design. critical characteristics of filter materials are: percent open area, opening size, aerodynamics, and durability. demciflex filters are pretty low % open area, i.e. high restriction, and poor durability. this epoxy coated wire stuff is 62% open area (great), high durability, and hole size is small enough to block most household dust. woven wire has a good aerodynamic cross section, as opposed to something like the perforated sheet in the ncase m1.
definitely the filter material i'll be using on my nova build.
i did a huge amount of research when i was building a watercooled behemoth and found that the intake filters were the weakest link in the design. critical characteristics of filter materials are: percent open area, opening size, aerodynamics, and durability. demciflex filters are pretty low % open area, i.e. high restriction, and poor durability. this epoxy coated wire stuff is 62% open area (great), high durability, and hole size is small enough to block most household dust. woven wire has a good aerodynamic cross section, as opposed to something like the perforated sheet in the ncase m1.
definitely the filter material i'll be using on my nova build.
You can count me in as another backer when the Kickstarter is up. I just hope it's going to be soon. I was torn between this and the 20L Project mATX, but the slight change to have both ATX PSU and front radiator really won me over.
How do you plan to attach it to the case?
Thanks! Hopefully it won't be too much longer.
probably magnetically, by making a rectangle of nonadhesive magnetic strips and gluing the filter to the strips with something like silicone caulk-- essentially a DIY demci filter. or i may just glue the filter straight onto the side panel with caulk if thickness is an issue or if the strip doesn't hold securely enough. the nice thing about using silicone is that it peels off cleanly if you ever have to remove it. this stuff is vacuum/compressed air cleanable, though, so that shouldn't ever be necessary.
*edit: i should add that the filter material would be on the inside of the side panel, so none of this would be visible. on the bottom, it would just be sandwiched in place underneath the fans.
another option, if you're adding adhesive acoustic damping material to the inside of the panels, is to just use that to hold down the filter mesh.
*edit: i should add that the filter material would be on the inside of the side panel, so none of this would be visible. on the bottom, it would just be sandwiched in place underneath the fans.
another option, if you're adding adhesive acoustic damping material to the inside of the panels, is to just use that to hold down the filter mesh.
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Darn! Well I hope you enjoy the Nova
it will be a pretty stellar case from what we've all seen.-Jeffinslaw
If I'm simply lazy, I apologize, but fishing through this thread is proving difficult for me. Is there a currently updated list of the specs of the case? I've been super excited for Nova since I found out about it last fall, and have been planning a second machine, as well as upgrading my primary machine, around it.
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