The Copper Top

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November 15th 2005
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Excellent (5.6)
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Key Features:
AMD CPU
System Specs:
  • Palomino 1700+ with L1 bridge mod running at 150 FSB x 12 = 1.8 GHz (stock 2500+ heat sink found from a dead computer in the garbage... the proc. works as well in my other rig. at 2.4 GHz), 512MB PC2700, 120GB Maxtor DiamondMax 9 7200 RPM, Matrox G400 32MB Dual Head (great picture on 27" TV), Hauppauge PVR 250, Turtle Beach Riviera 6 sound card, D-Link 520+ wireless card, SYBA PCI USB controller, TTGI 350W Modular PSU.
Performed Mods:
The case was made from three 10 ft. 1/2" copper pipes, 32 T connectors, 8 elbow connectors, and a butane torch (connectors had solder already applied which made connecting the beast much easier). All the cutting and grinding was performed with my cordless Dremel (if I only had a pipe cutter). The pics pretty much speak for the construction itself. The corners each have two horizontal bars for support and to act as handles. The hardest parts are making sure all the pipes for mounting the hardware were in the correct places since mounting on a 1/2" cylinder doesn't give you much leeway for errors. Additionally, a new top right mounting hole for the PSU had to be drilled so that the top left and right holes were both aligned rather than staggered as on most standard power supplies. When finally completed, the case is much lighter than one would expect and as strong as a tank.
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36 Comments on The Copper Top

#1
DR.Death
that is ugly it looks like a i dont know ... but it is ugly try adding more stuff like glass lights and so on
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#2
djbbenn
Very creative... not much of a fan on looks, but it's very well done.

-Dan
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#4
Unregistered
All that time on a solid CSE education finally paying off!! =-)
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#5
zAAm
All you need to do now is connect the CPU heatsink to the frame, fill the tubing with water and have a massive fan blow over everything... lol. It's ugly and unpractical, but at least it's creative and unique!! :D
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#7
G.T
Now that is what you call a berabones system hehehe.

Cool idea and good work.
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#8
wazzledoozle
Some plexi over the frame would be good, unique either way.
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#9
Beertintedgoggles
UnregisteredAnd where is egzacly the start button????
I don't have it shown in the pictures, I made a 3x3x3 wooden box with an 8 ft. cord so I can turn it on and off while on the couch (I know it's lazy, but in combination with a wireless keyboard and mouse my couch is my command station).
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#10
infrared
Dude, that's awsome! I'm glad it worked out well, it would have been a nightmare if one pipe was out of line. Also, with an open case like that, i suppose you don't have to worry about noisy case fans! :D

Great job!
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#11
McDee
very creative, but what about dust?
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#12
Unregistered
now if it was hooked up to a keg of beer and the beer went through them copper pipes to a hand pump :) now that'll be cool... well thats my idea anyways :D
#13
AMDCam
Lol awesome, I thought I commented this before but guess not. First off it's sweet, but I'd say to make this the best case on the planet would be if somehow those copper pipes were used to be heatsinks and actually act as a huge cooling source. Great idea anyway though
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#14
Spinal C
well i'll tell ya it is unique lol
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#15
Polaris573
Senior Moderator
DR.Deaththat is ugly it looks like a i dont know ... but it is ugly try adding more stuff like glass lights and so on
[SARCASM]cuz you know everything has to have "bling" for it to be cool[/sarcasm]

I like it, very creative.
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#16
DR.Death
that is the life i have a lazy boy in front of my computer
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#17
Beertintedgoggles
McDeevery creative, but what about dust?
Actually dust is much less a problem with this rig than my gaming setup with three 80mm intake fans, 2 80mm exhaust, and 1 huge 14cm (yes 14 and not 12) fan on the PSU. On top of that, the other one is an acrylic case with all the lights and other crap so I have to mess with dust far more often than I'd like. I've been thinking of adding aluminum mesh panels and maybe a white cathode tube, nothing too fancy since I'd like to keep it a little bare. Maybe if I get bored again I'll start tweaking around a bit.
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#18
OOTay
Well its not everyday you see that.... Nice job its different and very creative!
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#19
Mercenary4
Excellent soldering and grinding on the tubing. The way to prove your soldering or brazing is to go water cooled through the frame. Add some plexiglass other clear material to finish and make it truly workable.
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#20
Unregistered
thats a mod

Finaly a real mod. Damn i get tired of looking at bought cases with windows and some light. Look at my lights. This is build up from bottom and 8 from me. But i agree with others here. Something is missing.
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#21
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
Thats pretty clever. Next: Put it in a pool of vegetable oil!
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#22
ktr
if you make the copper functional cooling, then you got something....(remember the voodoo machine that was all passive.
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#23
Changis
this is why I quit doing drugs, not because of bad experience, but because it leads to f*cking carpentry :P
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#24
Ketxxx
Heedless Psychic
a litle impractical, but with some work could be something quite spectacular. as it stands? not bad...6.
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#25
Canuto
I will say this... unique.

Love it or hate.
Me, i love it.

Great piece or work IMO.
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#26
Brutalfate
Yeah, its nice, its different its unusual.


Love it, good stuff man.
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#28
ex_reven
paint the pipes black :P...

then get back to me lol
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#29
Zalmann
That is amazingly creative! Fantastic, looks like a heatpipe chassis. Nice one.
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#30
Zalmann
I just realised this was originally posted in late 2005, I wonder what it looks like now?
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#31
FAXA
Very nice and different
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#32
Ser-J
I voted 3/10 because:

It looks crappy to me! Sorry, i am sure it took u a long time to make this case.
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#33
Grika
I voted 9/10 because:

I think that sweating pipe is hard to do for plumbing. To make a case out of sweating pipe with perfect angles is pretty incredible. The other views probably don't understand how impressive this mod really is.
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#34
w2ed
I voted 10/10 because:

You have the perfect combo of form and function. Windows might be an improvement, lights and all the fancy crap a few of the idiots suggested would ruin it. Like it as-is, and giving it a 10 because I felt it deserved a higher score than it has.
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#35
TiaanMarco48
I voted 10/10 because:

I gave 10 because it's very badass and one of a kind
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#36
Jetster
Incorporate a Cooper heatsink and connect it too the frame. That would be cool

Nice work though
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