Computer Build Idea Flaw Check

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This expands on Thermaltake's idea of building the Core X9 as a stackable computer case/system, which is great! Here's my idea to expand on that:

Take 1 Thermaltake Core X9 computer case.
That 3 more of the same case so that they are seated as follows

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Take the side panels off of all of the sides of all four cases.
In the bottom 2 cases, build Z170A setup into each bottom case.
In the top two cases build out a complete custom loop liquid cooling system that
spans across the top two cases and operates down into the below two builds.

Now you have a computer build that is roughly three to four feet wide by about three to four
feet tall by about a foot and a half deep, and runs two completely separate computer systems built into a single build.

Add lighting and or case fan cooling and what not, then replace the outward facing side panels of the four computer cases,
obviously leaving the interior side panels opened.

Ensure that your build is perhaps sitting on something mobile because taking apart this build is going to take considerable time
and carrying the build will be basically impossible.

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If you wanted to get really fun with this, you could design the casings to look like one of those old room sized punch card computers from the 1800s (there's a joke for some old people) while looking at the inside you find nothing but modern day computing power at it's most powerful performance.

Interior:
The interior's liquid cooling system from both sides would come down and twist in a kind of tornado like fashion as it spread across both builds below and would contain the reservoirs at the top two cases of the build. Equipped with nothing but M.2 Drives, USB 3.1, and Z170A computing power. I would include the newest GTX 1080 GPUs and Corsair AX1500i's one for each system.

Immediate questions I can think of:
Q.1 Would the pumps for the liquid cooling have enough power to pump that distance or is that even a factor? I don't know enough about custom liquid cooling to be able to determine that.

If I were going to compete in a competition level computer building showcase for unique design I would probably complete and enter this for the competition. So, there's the wind-up and the pitch, now...

Hit me with the flaws! Is there anything wrong with the idea of this build?
 
Solution
flaw no. one is just the shear price of a system like this. But onto the actual build.
Pump power would obviously be considered, but we can link pumps together so this shouldn't be an issue using some dual link couplings.
To get the cases to stay side by side would need some sort of bracing, just because of the size, you dont want a wobbly case.
I honestly dont see there being a problem with this if you can sort out the appropriate modding for the cases and the hardware etc. Having so much case space will allow for some massive radiators, it would get to the point where it's gonna be really noisy due to the shear number of fans.
I understand what you're going for and I think it would be a f**king awesome build to see or take part in...
flaw no. one is just the shear price of a system like this. But onto the actual build.
Pump power would obviously be considered, but we can link pumps together so this shouldn't be an issue using some dual link couplings.
To get the cases to stay side by side would need some sort of bracing, just because of the size, you dont want a wobbly case.
I honestly dont see there being a problem with this if you can sort out the appropriate modding for the cases and the hardware etc. Having so much case space will allow for some massive radiators, it would get to the point where it's gonna be really noisy due to the shear number of fans.
I understand what you're going for and I think it would be a f**king awesome build to see or take part in.

What kinda of a budget do you have, because just in fittings you'd be spending like £800 on a build of this size
 
Solution
Money is no object, I can achieve anything with time and patience. :). The computer in this picture however, is sitting on a budget of a little upwards of $5K. As for the noise level, you don't build a Shelby Cobra designed to whisper, with a Prius engine, you build that baby to roar like a dragon! I love the sound of a computer sounding like a jet taking off when it starts up. The sound of the fans is pretty soothing to me. As for the wobbly case, not necessarily saying that this is the route I would go with, but industrial strength zip-ties provide some of the most solid holding power I've experienced and in some cases can be easier to deal with than screws. Right now for what I have so far, all of my 16 case fans are held together with nothing more than zip-ties and they are solid as a rock. :)
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Some form of a power switch would be needed for the bottom right of the four cases however since the power button is in a place that in this build would be right against the bottom left-most case making it impossible to press where it is by default. That wouldn't be very difficult to get passed either. I was thinking builds with Windows 8.1/10 OS's, or, you could do a new vs retro kind of build and equip one of the builds with Windows 2000 or something of that nature, but that probably wouldn't be the route I would go. I would just be looking to build nothing but top of the line gaming/processing power! In the words of Darth Sidius in Star Wars Episode 3: "Unlimited power!" But still, there are a lot of ways you could go with this. Speaking of Star Wars, you could do a Mace Windu build and put in purple light bars instead of red, like Mace Windu's badass purple lightsaber, there's a Star Wars themed build. The possibilities are endless!
 


a star wars theme would actually be a great Idea, and Im planning on a purple build for my next computer. Obviously shear power isnt gonna win you much, so a solid theme needs to be thought of and planned out. You look like a seasoned builder to me so I think you will have no problem in planning this. Things to think about, are what competition are you thinking of entering? Also, where are you based? UK, US, I would assume US? Also, I think that the 1080's being capped to only 2 way SLI will be beaten out by 3 980Ti's, just because the gap isnt all that big. Or 3 TITAN X's xD
 
" a star wars theme would actually be a great Idea, and Im planning on a purple build for my next computer. Obviously shear power isnt gonna win you much, so a solid theme needs to be thought of and planned out. You look like a seasoned builder to me so I think you will have no problem in planning this. Things to think about, are what competition are you thinking of entering? Also, where are you based? UK, US, I would assume US? Also, I think that the 1080's being capped to only 2 way SLI will be beaten out by 3 980Ti's, just because the gap isnt all that big. Or 3 TITAN X's xD"

Well then in that case hell yeah with the Star Wars theme. It's a perfect timing for that theme with the movie series extending well into 2018. I was thinking of doing a do where the left side is black and red for a New Order theme while the right side is white and blue for a Resistance theme. A bit of proper lighting and some paint jobs for the cases and we could really have something there. You could even station the light bars so they look like clashing lightsabers!

I'm stationed out of the US, Kent Washington born and raised. I think a purely cosmetic designer's comp would be a good fit for me because building powerhouse builds is easy with all of the right parts. It's getting the case mods, lighting and themes right that can become a challenge.
 


dark and light, like sith and jedi style things. You can use some deep gloss blacks with the sparkle chippings that you put in the paint, mixed with some deep purples for the kinda spacey effect, and then some Neon or UV reactive colouring for the fluids etc.