Marks Tri-SLI SFF Lan box.

[MKmods]

look at the alum angle I used (1/2") I get it at HomeDepot, its about $6 for 8'.

 

[tzitzibp]

Yeah thats what i was thinking...i may try and do that....of course i'll need some kind of skeletal structure to keep it sturdy but i think it would look pretty nice.

don't know about dressing the whole case with mesh... but is perfect for replacing acrylic side panels and fitting a monster 23-24 cm (9-9.5 inch) fan!
ACRyan offer a couple of different types of mesh and if you need a more sturdy mesh they have it!

 

[tzitzibp]

@MKmods glad to read you are all better now! sorry about your misadventure!

 

[MKmods]

Thanks tzitzibp...

In case you are wondering about the PS and Hdds here is a shot of behind the mobo tray

notice I offset one of the 140mm fans so it will supply cool air the PS and Hdds

 

[Cold Storm]

That's pretty cool looking MK. Just give enough air flow so it can cool down, and not cover the case in fans

 

[zithe]

Ok it was pretty obvious that the cooling was gonna suffer with the 9800GTXs

(pict from TechReport)

Although that'd be really toasty, it's very aesthetically pleasing.

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

LOL, it was a funny story..

I was finishing my comp up for Nvision and about 3 days before I noticed a blister in the very top of my leg (the VERY top). I thought what a bad place to have a blister so I desided to get rid of it myself. The next day it hurt insane bad so I figured I would go to the Hospital to get some drugs and head down to Calif for Nvision.

I was hanging out at the hospital and the Dr started looking worried (not a good sign) and said I needed a surgeon and had to be transfered to a bigger hospital. I was still oblivious to it being a prob and was taken by ambulance to a big fancy hospital. I notice people were working around me with a bit of urgency (remember all I had was a stupid blister) and was told that I was going to be operated on.

I go to the operating room and they put me out and all I remember is I was back in my room the next morning. Apparently they had made a 1" incision and packed it with gauze to drain.
Ok now a day passes and Drs are coming and going and I am REALLY ready to go home when I notice the pain has moved to another spot. I mention it to Dr Adam (ResRant here at TPU) and he said he would get the surgeon to look at it. Later on the surgeon shows up and looks at me and freaks out and its immediately back to surgery where apparently I have gangrene (thats bad) and my little 1" cut turns into a 4 to 5" cut about 2" deep. It is left open and packed with gauze that is changed 2 times a day (ouch BIG time)....2 weeks pass and the gauze is replaced with a sponge and a pump (supposed to make it heal faster, like in a month or 2).

I have now been in the hospital over 2 weeks and I freak out and they agree to let me go home (with the big hole) as long as I let nurses come 3 times a week to change the sponge and dressing.

So long story short I miss Nvision and have a hole about the size of a baseball in me... Been a crazy month.

By the way, thanks to all of you for the kind words.

Man, I was wondering what had happened when you mentioned you were in the hospital in a PM a couple weeks back. I didn't want to pry, but I didn't think it was THAT serious. Thanks for not dying, TPU needs your wisdom and guidance.... *I* need your wisdom and guidance!

 

[MKmods]

That's pretty cool looking MK. Just give enough air flow so it can cool down, and not cover the case in fans

Because the case is only 10" deep the air has very little distance to cover, not to mention there wont be any wiring in its way either. The idea is to do more with less.

Man, I was wondering what had happened when you mentioned you were in the hospital in a PM a couple weeks back. I didn't want to pry, but I didn't think it was THAT serious. Thanks for not dying, TPU needs your wisdom and guidance.... *I* need your wisdom and guidance!

you will always have it OzzMan

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Gangrene ain't got nothin' on Mark!

 

[pjladyfox]

Man, I was wondering what had happened when you mentioned you were in the hospital in a PM a couple weeks back. I didn't want to pry, but I didn't think it was THAT serious. Thanks for not dying, TPU needs your wisdom and guidance.... *I* need your wisdom and guidance!

I was wondering why you seemed to have disappeared and looked over in the LAN area while we were at Nvision and did not see any fancy plexi stuff so I figured something came up or you were just busy. So I popped back on here recently and saw you had started posting again but did not wish to pry and was looking to drool over the SFF thing you were talking about building.

I'm with Ozzman on this one this place would be missing a great modder and source of knowledge and I'm glad things worked out okay for you. Let it not be said you do things small that's for sure. ^_^

 

[fluidmeister]

Yep! He's Back!

Yes, I can tell you all that MK was not a happy camper at the hospital, when I would go in to see him after they had just did his bandage thing.

He did get a little representation at Nvision though as one of his mods that we were working on got displayed. I think modders everywhere will appreciate some of the products that Integrity PC and MK are working on when we have them finished. Modding made easy and logical that is where we are heading.

 

[theJesus]

Wow, that is quite a story there (I didn't think people got gangrene anymore either lol). I'm glad to hear you're ok and still modding

This case is coming along beautifully, I love the way everything is laid out so far. Hell, the back looks sexy enough to be the front! I can't wait to see this finished

 

[kysg]

oh man gangrene is some serious stuff man, glad the dude is recovered.

surprising that someone would go this route for a tri-sli setup, my goal is to achieve the same thing but with using the 4850x2 when that gets out, and a 4850 for the Tri-Fire route but the psu requirement is gonna be almost rediculous.

 

[mrw1986]

Gangrene is cooler when it happens to someone else...jesus I couldn't imagine going through that! You are much more of a man than me! I could never take that!

 

[MKmods]

Gangrene is cooler when it happens to someone else...jesus I couldn't imagine going through that! You are much more of a man than me! I could never take that!

LOL, the first time they changed the dressing in the hospital I cried like a little baby

REALLY glad its getting better.

oh man gangrene is some serious stuff man, glad the dude is recovered.
surprising that someone would go this route for a tri-sli setup, my goal is to achieve the same thing but with using the 4850x2 when that gets out, and a 4850 for the Tri-Fire route but the psu requirement is gonna be almost rediculous.

surprising? why is that?

 

[fluidmeister]

Yea, trust me from what I saw, it is not something that anyone would want to deal with.

 

[suraswami]

Thanks tzitzibp...

In case you are wondering about the PS and Hdds here is a shot of behind the mobo tray

notice I offset one of the 140mm fans so it will supply cool air the PS and Hdds

hoo that mesh there, u just gave me the idea for my mod. You are my guru

 

[kysg]

surprising? why is that?

Actually surprising was a bad word to use, word I should have used should have been interesting,

Anyways, its just all the work and considerations that go into cramming everything into a smaller package you know... at least it looks you have some room unlike me, gonna be really tough when I try to shove a kilowatt psu in a lanbox, thats if I can get it in there, Idea actually sounds crazy when I think about it,

 

[theJesus]

Actually surprising was a bad word to use, word I should have used should have been interesting,

Anyways, its just all the work and considerations that go into cramming everything into a smaller package you know... at least it looks you have some room unlike me, gonna be really tough when I try to shove a kilowatt psu in a lanbox, thats if I can get it in there, Idea actually sounds crazy when I think about it,

Well, that's why he makes his own cases

 

[MKmods]

Actually surprising was a bad word to use, word I should have used should have been interesting,

Anyways, its just all the work and considerations that go into cramming everything into a smaller package you know... at least it looks you have some room unlike me, gonna be really tough when I try to shove a kilowatt psu in a lanbox, thats if I can get it in there, Idea actually sounds crazy when I think about it,

when using a SFF case you really need to see the whole picture and it matters even more that every piece works together. (there is not a lot of extra room for stuff)

I have refined wiring quite a bit and that frees up a lot of room. I am running a Corsair 620 that I have modded quite a bit.

Lately I have been on a "green", "save the Planet" kick. My first "Green" comp was a water cooled Carbonfiber/Aramid SLI comp that ran using a 235 watt PS. This one is also pretty efficient but the cool part is I have eliminated about 75% of regular comp wiring.
Thats a lot of copper that is just wasted, creates a mess, blocks airflow and contributes heat to the inside of a computer.

 

[Duxx]

Glad to hear you made it back alive. Always keeps me entertained at work going through your case mods, keep up the good work

 

[Jmatt110]

Actually surprising was a bad word to use, word I should have used should have been interesting,

Anyways, its just all the work and considerations that go into cramming everything into a smaller package you know... at least it looks you have some room unlike me, gonna be really tough when I try to shove a kilowatt psu in a lanbox, thats if I can get it in there, Idea actually sounds crazy when I think about it,

If I remember correctly, the NZXT Rogue SFF lanbox has an 'extender' for the PSU that lets you hang it out the back of the case a little bit to fit those huge ass PSU's in the case.

http://www.nzxt.com/products/rogue/ The last picture on this page has the PSU extender installed: http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/NZXT_Rogue/case.php

Awesome mod MK, can't wait to see how it turns out

 

[mrw1986]

Who was the guy that solders the wires to the mobo and stuff? Like he solders the 24pin wires to the back of the mobo 24pin input and stuff...its nuts

 

[zithe]

Who was the guy that solders the wires to the mobo and stuff? Like he solders the 24pin wires to the back of the mobo 24pin input and stuff...its nuts

The man with a soldering iron.
Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[kysg]

Actually I am looking into the big PSU issue, I think I can get around it, some kilowatt psus actually retain the same size as the ones normally used. I'm gonna give it a bit of time 4850x2 hasn't made its way out yet, but I been thinking about this for a while when I first saw a lanbox with an SLI single slot configuration, I figured a quad-or 3way setup would be the next step, just pull the hdd cage out of the front, and you get enough room for longer cards. Well Im going to go ahead and be quiet now. I hope to see this thing mod in action.