- Dec 12, 2009
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So, I’ve been planning my build for a while now and first had decided on an antec 1200. I love the cable management it has and after looking for a while really haven’t found anything with better management, that I know of….
I then began to look at the Silverstone Fortress 02 (FT02-BW) because of the unique motherboard mounting and cable management (outside the case).
I work with a guy who can pretty much do anything with aluminum or other types of metal and I was talking to him about how interesting it might be to make a computer case from scratch. I also know a family friend who powder coats outdoor furniture and could do this for me for prob 10.00.
My company sells technology, computers, phone systems, networking gear and many other things so he and I both know the work this would take and the detail. I find it odd that it isn’t easy to find other people’s custom builds, which scares me.
Im thinking a few different things.
#1 I would like to use the design of the Fortress 02, Motherboard mounted with a 90 degree rotation.
#2 I would like to use the Antec 1200’s “Big Boy” 200mm Fans on the bottom and top, 2 on the bottom running from the front of the case to the rear, and two on top in the same locations. I really can’t imagine better airflow than this.
#3 Like the antec 1200, there is a lot of room for cables in the opposite side panel behind the components. Im thinking of leaving about 1.25” of space behind there to run every single cable. This would allow perfect cable management as well as room for any mods that I may not want to be seen.
#4 In the rear (where I would like the powersupply I plan on completely sealing it off from the main components of the computer. I should be able to run all the wires to the panel I was talking about on #3 above while also adding a small fan at the top to remove heat in this chamber.
#5 Drive Bays, where is where I thought it might get the most tricky, Being able to mount hard drives securely as possible and as vibration free as possible could get a little tricky. I was thinking of something like this http://xoxide.com/logisys-aluminum-hard-drive-silencer-silver.html
for my Large media drive and the problem isn’t very tricky with a SSD since it can be mounted anywhere.
So that is some of the main things I have been thinking about, I just cant seem to find a case that has EVERYTHING I want. This set up seems like it would keep things as cool on air as possible, look exactly the way I want it to (I can just imagine a powder coated black nearly silent beast keeping everything freezing .
If any of you have links or suggestions please don’t hesitate.
I then began to look at the Silverstone Fortress 02 (FT02-BW) because of the unique motherboard mounting and cable management (outside the case).
I work with a guy who can pretty much do anything with aluminum or other types of metal and I was talking to him about how interesting it might be to make a computer case from scratch. I also know a family friend who powder coats outdoor furniture and could do this for me for prob 10.00.
My company sells technology, computers, phone systems, networking gear and many other things so he and I both know the work this would take and the detail. I find it odd that it isn’t easy to find other people’s custom builds, which scares me.
Im thinking a few different things.
#1 I would like to use the design of the Fortress 02, Motherboard mounted with a 90 degree rotation.
#2 I would like to use the Antec 1200’s “Big Boy” 200mm Fans on the bottom and top, 2 on the bottom running from the front of the case to the rear, and two on top in the same locations. I really can’t imagine better airflow than this.
#3 Like the antec 1200, there is a lot of room for cables in the opposite side panel behind the components. Im thinking of leaving about 1.25” of space behind there to run every single cable. This would allow perfect cable management as well as room for any mods that I may not want to be seen.
#4 In the rear (where I would like the powersupply I plan on completely sealing it off from the main components of the computer. I should be able to run all the wires to the panel I was talking about on #3 above while also adding a small fan at the top to remove heat in this chamber.
#5 Drive Bays, where is where I thought it might get the most tricky, Being able to mount hard drives securely as possible and as vibration free as possible could get a little tricky. I was thinking of something like this http://xoxide.com/logisys-aluminum-hard-drive-silencer-silver.html
for my Large media drive and the problem isn’t very tricky with a SSD since it can be mounted anywhere.
So that is some of the main things I have been thinking about, I just cant seem to find a case that has EVERYTHING I want. This set up seems like it would keep things as cool on air as possible, look exactly the way I want it to (I can just imagine a powder coated black nearly silent beast keeping everything freezing .
If any of you have links or suggestions please don’t hesitate.
. People do still machine their own cases for very specific purposes though and you can find them on the net. I mean for most people, if they like the Fortress 02, they are going to buy one instead of building a case from scratch. If you're doing something from scratch, it's because you can't just take an existing case and mod it into what you have in mind, or at least get it close.
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