EnergyFX's Thermaltake Soprano RS build

[steelkane]

Nice design on the front bezel, the one your going to have lazer cut will it be thicker & will it sit flush to the case or be spaced out some, also will the front stay clear or will it be painted.
I ask because I'm going to do a similar mod with a front bezel using 3/4 cell cast & might have some left over.

 

[EnergyFX]

This reminds me of ColdStorms mod, I really enjoy watching mods be refined, Well done.

I had to laugh at a comment ColdStorm made in his build log... something along the lines of making a really long build log for a project that never gets finished. That's pretty much what happened here too. I keep getting bit by the "hey, you know what would be cool" ideas.

Nice design on the front bezel, the one your going to have lazer cut will it be thicker & will it sit flush to the case or be spaced out some, also will the front stay clear or will it be painted.
I ask because I'm going to do a similar mod with a front bezel using 3/4 cell cast & might have some left over.

The plan (for the moment anyways ) is to have a thicker piece but still have a bit of a gap. I also "plan" to use hex mesh behind the acrylic piece to keep the general theme of the case tied together. I don't plan to paint it at the moment, but there are quite a few options churning around in my head so that may change.

 

[Cold Storm]

Gee, thanks! lol..

I see it two ways.. There is a project log that you know what your doing, and it's all ready done, just showing everyone else how it was done. While there are others, like yours and mine, where you take word from everyone on what to do, and come up with a game plan that best suits you.

Plus, what can I say, I love to DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRawwwww things out.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Gee, thanks! lol..

I see it two ways.. There is a project log that you know what your doing, and it's all ready done, just showing everyone else how it was done. While there are others, like yours and mine, where you take word from everyone on what to do, and come up with a game plan that best suits you.

Plus, what can I say, I love to DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRawwwww things out.

Draw or mock'em?

 

[steelkane]

I was going to fiberglass the raw front of the case, then cut holes for switches & wires, then put my cell cast front on. but without making a mess maybe you could use some Noise dampening material, then your mesh & acrylic front.

 

[EnergyFX]

I was going to fiberglass the raw front of the case, then cut holes for switches & wires, then put my cell cast front on. but without making a mess maybe you could use some Noise dampening material, then your mesh & acrylic front.

Hmm... foam might be interesting. Good idea steel. I kinda want to see how it turns out with the gap... but in the end I may very well decide that I want it filled in. A foam spacer might just do the trick nicely.

 

[EnergyFX]

WOOT! The laser cutting shop called me today and said they already got it cut and shipped out. They charge more for expedited service so I wasn't really expecting them to do the work until Wednesday. I guess business is slow.

 

[kickbass4777]

WOOT! The laser cutting shop called me today and said they already got it cut and shipped out. They charge more for expedited service so I wasn't really expecting them to do the work until Wednesday. I guess business is slow.

would you consider zip ties a good solution to attach fans in leu of screws? ive actually got 3 80mm fans i got dirt cheap from work on my side window blowing hot air our using zip ties instead of screws ( where screws wouldnt work). I had to mount one of this fans on the outside because of my scythe mugen 2 cooler : / its ugly but im more worried about having my case ready for build day ( last batch of parts come in thursday ) than cosmetics : ) Ima dress up the build more when i get it up and running .

 

[EnergyFX]

would you consider zip ties a good solution to attach fans in leu of screws? ive actually got 3 80mm fans i got dirt cheap from work on my side window blowing hot air our using zip ties instead of screws ( where screws wouldnt work). I had to mount one of this fans on the outside because of my scythe mugen 2 cooler : / its ugly but im more worried about having my case ready for build day ( last batch of parts come in thursday ) than cosmetics : ) Ima dress up the build more when i get it up and running .

Zip ties will hold things together for a very very long time... so sure, if it works for you and aesthetics aren't an issue then go for it. Sometimes there is no better solution than a zip tie.

 

[kickbass4777]

im new to this business , dya think the case will fit a 15 in cold cathode . i got a free one from intel coming in the mail .

 

[EnergyFX]

im new to this business , dya think the case will fit a 15 in cold cathode . i got a free one from intel coming in the mail .

15" cold cathodes will fit quite nicely in a TT Soprano. I know because I have a couple of 15" cold cathodes sitting right here next to me. I haven't decided if I am going to use them in this build or not. I probably won't.

 

[kickbass4777]

one though i had that would look cool is a small intel logo cut out in the case , the cold cathode and blue led's would make it glow blue through . Im also thinking of swapping my intel dx58so board for something with a more robust feature set.

 

[EnergyFX]

one though i had that would look cool is a small intel logo cut out in the case , the cold cathode and blue led's would make it glow blue through . Im also thinking of swapping my intel dx58so board for something with a more robust feature set.

http://www.crazypc.com/products/PC8490.html

 

[Papahyooie]

Just wanted to give my shout out, this looks awesome enough for me to have just spent the last 30 minutes reading the entire thread lol. Makes me want to get working seriously on my case mod.

 

[EnergyFX]

Just wanted to give my shout out, this looks awesome enough for me to have just spent the last 30 minutes reading the entire thread lol. Makes me want to get working seriously on my case mod.

DO IT!!

 

[EnergyFX]

Here is a crappy picture of the crappy plexi prototype painted black. Just wanted to get an idea of how it would look although it isn't what I plan to do in the end.

Ignore the protruding bay devices... they would be flush in final assembly. Visualize all six 40mm holes cut out for HDD fans, and visualize hex mesh behind all the fan holes.

 

[steelkane]

What if you used your hex mesh as a spacer going all the way around the front plexi bezel, just another thought

 

[EnergyFX]

What if you used your hex mesh as a spacer going all the way around the front plexi bezel, just another thought

You just don't like that gap do you

I've been drawing up an idea all night. Hopefully I'll have some SketchUp shots to post shortly. I'm thinking I might be doing some sheet metal fabbing later today.

 

[EnergyFX]

Designing a metal rim to the plexi front panel.

 

[Mark_Hardware]

nice sketchup man

 

[Madrid.dem]

ARGENTINA

Dios santo nunca vi nada igual, sos el mejor ojala algun dia pueda hacer lo que estas haciendo vos suerte tu trabajo es exelente




Jesus Christ I've never seen anything like it, sos ojala algun dia best able to do what you're doing your work is excellent luck

 

[EnergyFX]

Well, I tried a few different methods and it looks like 1"x.5" angle offset aluminum is going to do the trick quite nicely.

Here is a concept photo. This is going to turn out great! Don't worry... I'll take my time with the final version... this was just a quick hack job to see how it will work.

 

[Cold Storm]

Looks good man! Looking very good!

 

[steelkane]

I like the polished edges of the plexi, have you seen what your spaced looks like behind the plexi.

 

[EnergyFX]

I like the polished edges of the plexi, have you seen what your spaced looks like behind the plexi.