TPU/Bad Boys of Modding Tribute Case

[kenkickr]

Something I've been meaning to do and since your looking for suggestions would be to have some thin lines of acrylic on the front or top and put the color of choice led's on each end to light it up for 1: Power activity and 2: HD activity.

 

[King Wookie]

As far as fans go, dome interesting reading:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showthread.php?t=193646
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showthread.php?t=193125

 

[Odin Eidolon]

As far as fans go, dome interesting reading:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showthread.php?t=193646
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showthread.php?t=193125

if you search on the forums, you'll see that vapor made some more tests. they are all exellent and very helpful. the best rad fan comes to be the sanace1011, while on the cheaper side zm-f3 is great. yates from PTS are way better than non-pts yates. The former are the best fans as what concerns price/perf

 

[King Wookie]

Talking of those sanaces, Petra tech have some.
http://www.petrastechshop.com/12x38sadesan.html

Just wish I could justify the price.

 

[ascstinger]

awesome, my sflex's are indeed one of the best fans out there

case is looking great mark, i may have a small modding question for you but Ill throw that in a pm when I get some stuff done later to help explain

 

[MKmods]

great fans in open air but not good on a radiator, listening to people in the forums.

MK the case is fantastic! i love how you mounted the 5.25" slots

for 2.5A fans you'll have to get the new lamptron fan controller if you want adjust their speed. PPCS has it in stock, and sidewinder too i think

Thats good to know, nothing worse than spending about $100 for 3 fans to find out they are no better than a $20 set (that I already have) Il look into it.

PS: Thanks to all of you for the info, thats what makes this a special case.

 

[DaMulta]

Well I'm not turning it on been cleaning today....on here on and off LOL

Camera is dead so sorry bad cell phone pic.

Also I'm going to paint the block while it's off the board.

 

[Chicken Patty]

hey Damulta, looks nice bro. perhaps a better quality picture will do more justice

 

[MKmods]

sorry I got a bit behind the last few days.. Here is my idea for the filter

My thought was to use a home heater filter and cut it down to fit (I started with a 12 X 24 so I could cut it in half to make 2 filters)
I tried a few and notice they allow different amounts of air to pass, some are way more restrictive.
I am gonna make a carbon fiber face panel and cut out a hole for air to intake.

 

[Chicken Patty]

thats a good idea bro, easier to clean a filter than all your fans/components. That one there looks pretty restrictive as it is. You think?

 

[MKmods]

thats a good idea bro, easier to clean a filter than all your fans/components. That one there looks pretty restrictive as it is. You think?

I have tried several, that one is about med (white filter). restrictive, here is the cheapest one and least restrictive (blue filter) The Blue one is like .97 cents, the white one is $4 at HomeDepot

They make a washable home filters as well (best for me) but its $. I was gonna use a K&N style car air filter(washable gauze) but the cost right now is just tooooooo much to be worth it.

I have done a bit of re-engineering the filters to flow better (basically I fold 12" of filter in a 6" space, the extra pleats add double the surface area to allow more air to pass.)

 

[Chicken Patty]

I have tried several, that one is about med. restrictive, here is the cheapest one and least restrictive


They make a washable home filters as well (best for me) but its $. I was gonna use a K&N style car air filter(washable gauze) but the cost right now is just tooooooo much to be worth it.

I have done a bit of re-engineering the filters to flow better (basically I fold 12" of filter in a 6" space, the extra pleats add double the surface area to allow more air to pass.)

well in that pic it don't look that bad, the first pic it looked like the air was just going to bounce if it lol. Thanks for the post and the explanation.

 

[EnergyFX]

Mark, my career field is heavy in civil engineering, so I'm not just talking out my arse here. You need to consider that those pleated HVAC style filters are designed to have significant power at the fan to move the air. When your pushing air with a 1/4 horsepower motor (or more) then a medium restriction filter will work well. However, in the case of computer fans working on only a few watts of power... well then that much restriction will cause some interesting things to occur. If you don't seal the duct chamber on the supply side of the fans to the filter you will simply cause a recirculating loop of air within the case... which obviously is less than desirable. On the other hand, even if you do seal the duct chamber to the filter you will cause a mild low pressure situation at the fan blades (low density air volume for each blade to grab) which will significantly reduce the effectiveness and efficiency of the fans... thus requiring more power, RPMs, and noise to get the desired amount of air flow. It'll work... just not efficiently... and we all know what a stickler you are for efficiency .

 

[King Wookie]

Mark, just a thought:
have you considered making a filter out of pantyhose?
It would be fairly non restrictive while catching a fair bit of dust. Not to mention washable.

I'm thinking this as we often use nylon to make cheap pop filters for mics, so I know the stuff.

Just make a steel frame and stretch it over methinks.

You can even find some interesting colours as well.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Mark, just a thought:
have you considered making a filter out of pantyhose?
It would be fairly non restrictive while catching a fair bit of dust. Not to mention washable.

I'm thinking this as we often use nylon to make cheap pop filters for mics, so I know the stuff.

Just make a steel frame and stretch it over methinks.

You can even find some interesting colours as well.

for some reason when I saw the word "pantyhose" i almost fell off my chair laughing lol, but to think about it you got a good point, I just dont know if it'll work. Lets see what Mark thinks about the "Pantyhose Project"

 

[EnergyFX]

You could even use red pantyhose to keep the theme!!

It's not a bad idea really. You would have a lot of options for mounting.

 

[Chicken Patty]

You could even use red pantyhose to keep the theme!!

It's not a bad idea really. You would have a lot of options for mounting.

hahaha, keep the theme


I could imagine the look on the cashiers face when Mark goes up to the register with a pair of Panty hoses. "these for your sir"?

 

[King Wookie]

I could imagine the look on the cashiers face when Mark goes up to the register with a pair of Panty hoses. "these for your sir"?

Unless you are all awkward about it, they don't think twice.
What's even funnier is walking into a lingerie shop to grab something for a girlfriend and all the clients in there are men.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Unless you are all awkward about it, they don't think twice.
What's even funnier is walking into a lingerie shop to grab something for a girlfriend and all the clients in there are men.

lol, yeah i know but the thought just hit me and I thought it was hilarious


yikes!!!!

 

[Thrackan]

Mark, just a thought:
have you considered making a filter out of pantyhose?
It would be fairly non restrictive while catching a fair bit of dust. Not to mention washable.

I'm thinking this as we often use nylon to make cheap pop filters for mics, so I know the stuff.

Just make a steel frame and stretch it over methinks.

You can even find some interesting colours as well.

That's the most prominent ghetto way of making a filter as far as I know. Cheap, nice structure, stretchable, so easy to work with and it looks fine

I'm thinking of using pantyhose on my little cube as well, whenever I get to continue building.

 

[CyberDruid]

Another vote for red pantyhose.

And instead of mesh: fishnets!

 

[Exavier]

lol fishnet I actually asked my gf for an old pair which i now have and my TJ07 will soon look rather fetching lol

 

[MKmods]

Thanks everyone for your input so far...

Mark, my career field is heavy in civil engineering, so I'm not just talking out my arse here. You need to consider that those pleated HVAC style filters are designed to have significant power at the fan to move the air. When your pushing air with a 1/4 horsepower motor (or more) then a medium restriction filter will work well. However, in the case of computer fans working on only a few watts of power... well then that much restriction will cause some interesting things to occur. If you don't seal the duct chamber on the supply side of the fans to the filter you will simply cause a recirculating loop of air within the case... which obviously is less than desirable. On the other hand, even if you do seal the duct chamber to the filter you will cause a mild low pressure situation at the fan blades (low density air volume for each blade to grab) which will significantly reduce the effectiveness and efficiency of the fans... thus requiring more power, RPMs, and noise to get the desired amount of air flow. It'll work... just not efficiently... and we all know what a stickler you are for efficiency .

I have been working on this for quite a while, I have figured a way to construct a more efficient filter medium. I cant share everything (due to non disclosure agreements) but you are right I am a stickler for efficiency.
The restriction of airflow depends on the medium as as well as the surface area, I have figured how to keep the noise down and the efficiency of the rad up.

As to using pantyhose, its a cheap cover and takes up a small amount of space but that is also its downfall for me. Its surface area is 1/100th of the filter I am using and allows way too much dirt to pass.

One other thing, I live outside of Reno Nevada which is high desert (VERY dusty) so developing a clean comp that runs cool has been a big deal to me for quite a while.

 

[Thrackan]

Well, I don't vacuum, that's why I want a dust-free comp solution

 

[philbrown23]

Very NICE MK!!