Hoi!
And this is actually how i named my sheet metal part in Solidworks the first time i saved and never bothered to change it.
So the case idea came from those old Silverstone cases that gave the motherboard a good old 90° turn.
after having my current system in a Silverstone Raven RZ02 and choking my cpu with a Thermalright AXP-100H, i needed fresh air.
So open air case and 90° rotation on the MB we're the driving ideas of the design.
so after a few searches on the forum and protocase FAQ pages. I came up with board location, i/o shield cutout, 2 slot GPU location and cutout.
Next was finding the right material for the job.
Had some AISI 430 18ga(0.050'') stainless steel lying around in #4 finish (fine brushed pattern on the length of the sheet) which i thought would look fantastic and be solid enough.
So me and my trusty pal Solidworks got to work to come up with a 3D model. here's the finished product before production.
as i came to finishing this beauty, i came to realize something was missing.
aaaaaah perfection!!
The case accomodates a mini-itx MB with a dual slot GPU of up to 12.5'' from bracket to end (had to think a bit about the future *dreams about RTX3080ti*).
a SFX PSU hides under and can go up to SFX-L. hole for cable management and power button placement. Extra braces in the back to prevent flexing and also serves as
mounting points for ssd drives (my MB doesnt have M.2 slots)
All that was left to do was dialing the right bend information according the available tooling at my company on the air bend press.
I pulled out the flat patterns so i could program the laser cutter and i got to work.
After a few minutes of cutting and bending. i realized i would look like an idiot if i did an error in the dimensions and nothing fitted.
pushing those dark thoughts aside, i tapped the holes according the the standoffs and screws i had previously purchased on Amazon.
(M3 and 6-32 to be exact).
as you can see the eyes and nose are not present, i blame myself for being a dumbass and not designing a big enough tab to hold them. laser just went cut right through the itty bitty thing i had added...
after cleaning the protective paper very sticky residue ?. I brought back the case for final assembly (FINALLY!!!)
Here's the part list:
i7-7700k de-lidded (delid gang is better than floor gang)
BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Asus Maximus Impact VIII
G.Skill trident Z 2x8Gb 3200MHZ DDR4
EVGA GTX 1080ti SC black
Silverstone SF600-G (would of gotten better, but sfx psu market share was still in it's infancy back i bought this bad boi)
2x 1TB samsung 850 evo ssd
As some might already notice before i show the final pictures, i had planned to have the heat flow from bottom to top.
but like i have already mentionned, i'm an idiot and the dark rock pro 4 is a big boiii and doesnt exactly fit on the impact viii because of the rised audio card and chokes/mosfet card.
well with a bit of convincing, it fits sideways (yay!) but i was left with a dilemma, the 140mm fan that goes in the middle usually slides from the gpu side into the cooler.
now i had to either drive it in the i/o side or the ram side (which was already well smooshed under the heat pipes with .010'' of clearance as i did check with a feeler gage haha).
so as any good problem solver, i took my trusty screwdriver and took off the top plate and installed from there.
Then came cable management, it was tight but it fits. this is all i will say on the subject.
behold the case in all its glory !
on a final note, yes the power button is missing, blame amazon and covid-19 for late shipment.
And it can wait as my MB already has a power and reset button on the i/o.
all in all, i really enjoyed making this!
-Xsane
You might think to yourself. what's the WUT? Never heard of it before.
You might try to look around the forum or google and find no mention of it.
And finally just resort yourself to go and read this thread about it.
*disclaimer* I am in no way a profesionnal case maker, this is actually my very first attempt if i don't bring up the burnt up NES case i tried to retrofit.
So where was i, Ah yea, the WUT. You might ask yourself, what does it stand for.
To this i shall answer, nothing. simply put, each time i say WUT, this picture of Pikachu comes to mind.
So the case idea came from those old Silverstone cases that gave the motherboard a good old 90° turn.
after having my current system in a Silverstone Raven RZ02 and choking my cpu with a Thermalright AXP-100H, i needed fresh air.
So open air case and 90° rotation on the MB we're the driving ideas of the design.
so after a few searches on the forum and protocase FAQ pages. I came up with board location, i/o shield cutout, 2 slot GPU location and cutout.
Next was finding the right material for the job.
Had some AISI 430 18ga(0.050'') stainless steel lying around in #4 finish (fine brushed pattern on the length of the sheet) which i thought would look fantastic and be solid enough.
So me and my trusty pal Solidworks got to work to come up with a 3D model. here's the finished product before production.
as i came to finishing this beauty, i came to realize something was missing.
aaaaaah perfection!!
The case accomodates a mini-itx MB with a dual slot GPU of up to 12.5'' from bracket to end (had to think a bit about the future *dreams about RTX3080ti*).
a SFX PSU hides under and can go up to SFX-L. hole for cable management and power button placement. Extra braces in the back to prevent flexing and also serves as
mounting points for ssd drives (my MB doesnt have M.2 slots)
All that was left to do was dialing the right bend information according the available tooling at my company on the air bend press.
I pulled out the flat patterns so i could program the laser cutter and i got to work.
After a few minutes of cutting and bending. i realized i would look like an idiot if i did an error in the dimensions and nothing fitted.
pushing those dark thoughts aside, i tapped the holes according the the standoffs and screws i had previously purchased on Amazon.
(M3 and 6-32 to be exact).
as you can see the eyes and nose are not present, i blame myself for being a dumbass and not designing a big enough tab to hold them. laser just went cut right through the itty bitty thing i had added...
after cleaning the protective paper very sticky residue ?. I brought back the case for final assembly (FINALLY!!!)
Here's the part list:
i7-7700k de-lidded (delid gang is better than floor gang)
BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Asus Maximus Impact VIII
G.Skill trident Z 2x8Gb 3200MHZ DDR4
EVGA GTX 1080ti SC black
Silverstone SF600-G (would of gotten better, but sfx psu market share was still in it's infancy back i bought this bad boi)
2x 1TB samsung 850 evo ssd
As some might already notice before i show the final pictures, i had planned to have the heat flow from bottom to top.
but like i have already mentionned, i'm an idiot and the dark rock pro 4 is a big boiii and doesnt exactly fit on the impact viii because of the rised audio card and chokes/mosfet card.
well with a bit of convincing, it fits sideways (yay!) but i was left with a dilemma, the 140mm fan that goes in the middle usually slides from the gpu side into the cooler.
now i had to either drive it in the i/o side or the ram side (which was already well smooshed under the heat pipes with .010'' of clearance as i did check with a feeler gage haha).
so as any good problem solver, i took my trusty screwdriver and took off the top plate and installed from there.
Then came cable management, it was tight but it fits. this is all i will say on the subject.
behold the case in all its glory !
on a final note, yes the power button is missing, blame amazon and covid-19 for late shipment.
And it can wait as my MB already has a power and reset button on the i/o.
all in all, i really enjoyed making this!
-Xsane
