Hello to SFF maniacs,
I would like present our year long project which slowly comes to the end........
As mini-itx and watercooling maniacs we coud not find the case with right watercooling support so we have started our own journey. For the holy grail of mini-itx plus extensive watercooling with easiest possible work-space inside the case.And smallest possible factor for such idea.
UPDATE
SFX prototype arrived:
past full atx version:
Specification of the case:
Length:415 mm
Width:258 mm
Height: 221 mm plus feet
RADIATORS:
Side radiator (3x120mm)maximum dimensions:
Length : 415mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 60 mm
It does fit such units as EKWB PREDATOR
Rear radiator (1x120mm) maximum dimensions:
Length: 160mm
Width: 134mm
Thickness : depends on cpu socket location
SFX POWER SUPPLY:
total height space is 189 mm
recommended length will be 150mm to have space for connectors and cables.
GRAPHICS CARD:
Maximum length 302mm:
STORAGE CAPABILITIES:
Window bracket:
one HDD drive and two SSD drives
Bottom of the case:
Two SSD drives
water pump/res Combo brackets:
For the Horizontal bracket:
Maximum height is 189mm or 208 mm(bracket mounted upside down)
Pre-drill holes for Laing DDC mounting - internal and externall ones
Pre-drill holes for DDC pumps with heatsing housing - 50mm spacing
It does fit all the Laing DDC pump variants, as well as heatsing options.
In terms of height it does fit such units as:
Aquacomputer aqualis DDC 150 ml
Aquacomputer aqualis DDC 100 ml
Alphacool Laing DDC310 - Complete Edition Eisdecke
EK-XRES 140 DDC
EK-XRES 100 DDC
VERTICAL BRACKET:
Pre-drill holes for Aquacomputer aqualis D5 100ml
Pre-drill holes for EKWB EK-XRES D5 pump/res combo
Story:
First we wanted to make it vertical, but after scrap build we gave up the idea as everything was enormus in size and hectic to work with.
Some expirments with flexi pcie cable
than moving psu next to motherboard
Adding radiator and pump ......
Left no space for tubing and cabling:
Incresing the width or height would kill the idea of SFF.
First try of horizontal scrapbuild where quite well:
Was not bad for hand made, only 19cm hight but radiator was almost lying on the cpu block, and nothing could be mount properly. this one had 40cm in lenght and ability to fit 120(rad)+240(side).
This gave us the idea of rotating the psu to vertical position and rising the case, which gave us whole side free for the 360 rad 
Early Machine cut version:
This gives two options for rad setups, the old one 120(rear)+240(side) or new one 360 rad on the side.
Than the painting and plexi side test:
main cover with old top vents design.
Beutifully finish 5mm plexi :
got it running as well:
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Currently we do await another painting run and tripple check of all components.
What do you think ? need some opinion.......
