As it sits on the backside it should be possible to locate it and it should be easy to press.
Just one of those usability vs cool factor things - like a wooden box that has no external lock but is still locked until you move a series of wooden parts around. One of those things you could show people and it would be cool, but I'm sure it might be a pain to mess with it all the time.
I think a different colored (maybe you could get some scrap mahogany or something) wood would be nice.
Meh, I think it's enough to have it recessed, a different colour doesn't help aesthetics nor usability in my eyes.
This is the "old" back design:
Do you think keeping the "alternating edges design" would be a good thing with just small bits glued to the side pannels for better aesthetics (especially when looking from the side)
Here is the new design with the added pieces:
View from the side:
What do you think?
Do you think keeping the "alternating edges design" would be a good thing with just small bits glued to the side pannels for better aesthetics (especially when looking from the side)
Here is the new design with the added pieces:
View from the side:
What do you think?
Yes, absolutely! It looks much nicer that way, but you really have to make sure to line everything up correctly to make it work. If the small bits protrude a little bit, that would be real shame.
^ +1 when dealing with aesthetics it's more powerful if the lines continue along all sides. Besides the concept of a cube would entail that each face has some underlying principle around it. The consistency mentioned my Aibohphobia is right 
The only conflict in that concept with your build is trying to justify those notches for panels that aren't interlocking with each other whereby you'd find justice on adding a blanking plate to cover the rear I/O panel and hide the cables running off of it.
The only conflict in that concept with your build is trying to justify those notches for panels that aren't interlocking with each other whereby you'd find justice on adding a blanking plate to cover the rear I/O panel and hide the cables running off of it.
But with a panel covering the bottom part of the back you'd have two panels and a crack between the panels plus its inconvenient to plug something in.^ +1 when dealing with aesthetics it's more powerful if the lines continue along all sides. Besides the concept of a cube would entail that each face has some underlying principle around it. The consistency mentioned my Aibohphobia is right
Time to fire up this thread again!
As I recently read through some heated airflow discussions over at Firewolfy's MI-6 Case thread on [H], I thought about my own case and what could be done to improve it's airflow and temperatures (and design).
At the moment the top cover looks like that:
It has vents for the PSU fan that takes air in directly from the top and as it outputs air at the back, it's practically disconnected from the other components (like in other cases).
Top cover off:
My idea now was to mount the PSU upside-down so that it sucks air in from below, from the CPU cooler output, so to speak.
Vents would have to go into the mounting bracket:
I don't know if it improves airflow in the case but I thought it would engage the air flowing throught the case as the PSU fan would act as an exhaust fan, in addition to the two 70mm fans below.
Back shot (old design):
The vents in the top panel obviously could be removed then, which would also have an impact on the overall design:
In comparison:
Tell me what you think ;-)
As I recently read through some heated airflow discussions over at Firewolfy's MI-6 Case thread on [H], I thought about my own case and what could be done to improve it's airflow and temperatures (and design).
At the moment the top cover looks like that:
It has vents for the PSU fan that takes air in directly from the top and as it outputs air at the back, it's practically disconnected from the other components (like in other cases).
Top cover off:
My idea now was to mount the PSU upside-down so that it sucks air in from below, from the CPU cooler output, so to speak.
Vents would have to go into the mounting bracket:
I don't know if it improves airflow in the case but I thought it would engage the air flowing throught the case as the PSU fan would act as an exhaust fan, in addition to the two 70mm fans below.
Back shot (old design):
The vents in the top panel obviously could be removed then, which would also have an impact on the overall design:
In comparison:
Tell me what you think ;-)
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Whether this would be a benefit to your overall system performance depends on a number of factors.
For example, if you choose a semi-fanless PSU such as the Corsair SF450, the top vents will help to keep the PSU cooler when its fan is off (if it's facing upwards). If the PSU fan is facing into the case then the warm air within the case will make its way into the PSU and likely activate the fan at a lower load.
If you have a PSU that the fan is always running, then having the fan face downwards will indeed assist with system temps to a degree, although depending on how much clearance there is the to the CPU cooler fan you may get opposing direction airflows.
Also pulling heat through the PSU will cause its fan to run at a higher rpm to compensate, so overall you may in fact end up with a louder/noisier overall system even though the system temps are slightly lower. It really depends on which components are your loudest, if your GPU is loud for example then the PSU fan noise might not matter.
For example, if you choose a semi-fanless PSU such as the Corsair SF450, the top vents will help to keep the PSU cooler when its fan is off (if it's facing upwards). If the PSU fan is facing into the case then the warm air within the case will make its way into the PSU and likely activate the fan at a lower load.
If you have a PSU that the fan is always running, then having the fan face downwards will indeed assist with system temps to a degree, although depending on how much clearance there is the to the CPU cooler fan you may get opposing direction airflows.
Also pulling heat through the PSU will cause its fan to run at a higher rpm to compensate, so overall you may in fact end up with a louder/noisier overall system even though the system temps are slightly lower. It really depends on which components are your loudest, if your GPU is loud for example then the PSU fan noise might not matter.
Additionally, you already have exhaust fans for the CPU area, so making the PSU another exhaust isn't likely going to help.
So, after over a year, I'm back with my project!
I don't know how many of you still remember it, but I hope that some are still interested in the progress I've made over the last year (during which I also started studying mechanical engineering)
For now, I updated the first post and I'll just leave those fancy KeyShot renderings of Version 3.0 here:
Not much changed on the outside...
...except for half the screws on the back beeing gone or moved somewhere else now
On the Inside however pretty much everything but the general hardware layout changed
Just look at those many screws!
I don't know how many of you still remember it, but I hope that some are still interested in the progress I've made over the last year (during which I also started studying mechanical engineering)
For now, I updated the first post and I'll just leave those fancy KeyShot renderings of Version 3.0 here:
Not much changed on the outside...
...except for half the screws on the back beeing gone or moved somewhere else now
On the Inside however pretty much everything but the general hardware layout changed
Just look at those many screws!
Good to see you back, immediately diving into the RealCube project !