Yiwv Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 YW3 PRISM by: YIWV Goal: To make a vertical full ATX PC, watercooled inside and easy to manufacture Prism-looking Case Ok, so This will be my first year and my first watercooled system and I'm not nervous at all. The concept is very clear and simple (right?) just slam the components inside prism. Well yes... but no. SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PARTNERS None (yet) THE SHAPE How tall does it need to be? How wide does every face need to be? What material will I use? Where will I place the motherboard and the GPU? Where will the fans be? What about the wiring? and the fan controller? and the waterpump? and the front I/O? And the power button?????? I don't know you, but I plan to use it as a work PC and not as a paint. For the material I'll be using Aluminum 3mm (if possible). I found and contacted a company here in my country (Venezuela) that makes metal cuts with CNC, they are a bit far and travelling these days is complicated (almost impossible) and expensive. They are the only ones that I know at this moment so I hope to find another company closer to me. So I started sketching and the plan is to place the mobo and the GPU down with I/O facing the floor, the PSU on the top center (Yes, I want the PSU in the middle, so everyone can see it). All wiring will be on the corner, I'll find a way to hide/enclose them and the radiatior/fans will be in the left and right faces pulling out the air. The airflow will enter from the bottom, going through the motherboard and the GPU and then it goes out through the fans and the PSU. So the plan was to make it a single aluminum sheet with a single 60º bend in the middle. But my brother-in-law told me that's easier if they are two sheets without bends instead of one with a trickie bend in the middle. These two sheets will have two 90º bends to back on the sides and I'll use them to screw a piece of 25mm wood, like this: On the top and the bottom, there will be... emmm, triangular faces? I don't know how to call them but these will be screwed to the wood and they are the ones that will position the faces as a prism, in the front of the case I'll place an acrylic sheet; but I still don't know how to attach it. Next step: CAD design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Ann Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Good to have you join us for the first year, hope you find a closer metal cutting company and not drive 7 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiwv Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 The CAD This part is more stressful than I thought. I had to think about everything so I made a checklist with all the problems and must-have things. 2x Dual 120mm radiator holes Motherboard Screw Holes PSU Screw Holes Back I/O Front I/O 4 PCIe Slots Power Button Cable management Reservoir bracket Stand Bracket Reinforcing Parts 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Screw Holes Exhaust holes GPU Bracket Front Acrylic So after 4 weeks spending almost all nights and weekends designing, planning and catching errors in AutoCAD, I have this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiwv Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 THE LAYOUT Top Piece: RED: The Power Cable, from the PSU to the bottom-piece. PINK: Mounting Holes for the Front-Acrylic GREEN: These holes will be used for the hood. BLUE: These are the exhaust holes. Back: BLUE: The reinforcing parts will be located here, these are going to be laser cut MDF 9mm, they are going to be screwed to both left and right pieces. RED: Hard Drive Connector holes. PINK: These holes will be used for the stand. Right Piece (BACK): RED: These are the trace for the 24pin and 8pin cables from the PSU to the Motherboard. PINK: From this hole, all the important cables from the PSU will pass. BLUE: Here are some holes for a bracket that holds some glass bottles. GREEN: From this holes, the SATA, SATA, FRONT I/O and other cables will go through all the way to the left piece, right below the reinforcing part to hide the cables Left Piece (FRONT): BLUE: Hard Drive PINK: GPU Orange: GPU Bracket RED: GPU Power cable Holes (I Forgot to add it) GREEN: Delete that hole from your brain. It doesn’t exist. FRONT: PINK: 24pin and 8pin cable tray. RED: Reservoir Bracket. Green: this hole is for the reinforcing part. Planned Watercooling Loop: THE COMPONENTS Here in Venezuela finding computer parts with the "Gaming” tag means that they cost +30% the original price. So to save some money, the best thing is to buy in the U.S. and use a Courier Service to ship the components. it takes 1-2 weeks after the package is shipped to arrive to my country (Venezuela). Because I don’t have Sponsors (yet) I have to save money and buy everything ASAP (remember, it takes 1-2 weeks to get a ship from the US to Venezuela.) THE MACHINING(Part 1): I found a man who teaches, sells and uses CNC routers in my city, like 10 minutes from my home :D. But he does not have Aluminium 3mm, the closest thing he has is 6mm and 1mm. So I quickly jumped to the internet and found nothing (in my city), The only store that sells aluminium 2mm is located in the capital: This is the plan: Save enough money to buy the components, contact a courier service, and then find the closest store to my city and buy aluminium 2mm or 3mm. Send it to the man, cut the sheet, bend the sheet, bring it back to home and start assembly. Next Step: Find Sponsors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiwv Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 SPONSORS Me WATERCOOLING PARTS First parts have arrived A few weeks ago I bought the watercooling parts, and two days ago the package arrived. Here are some pictures: Bitspower Touchaqua Tiny Tank SC6 200 Pump PWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiwv Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Barrow AM4 Waterblock with RGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yiwv Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I also bought 4ft of ZMT Tube but I think I'll need more. The only thing missing is the GPU Waterblock, I think I'll pick a Universal Waterblock because I have no idea what GPU I'll buy. THE COMPONENTS It was hard, but I found a metal supplier in my city that has no IG, FB or any social media, just a website with phone numbers. Last week I contacted them and they told me that there are only two Aluminum sheets left in their stock (I need half one, but they sell the entire 1.2m x 2.4m sheet) and I did not have the money. But now, a week later, I have the money and they still have stock. Tomorrow I'll message them again to buy the sheet and bring it home. I need to buy everything in the exterior before December, when I have every PC part, then I can contact the CNC-man and start building and assemble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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