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Link to the official voting page for this project:

 

https://community.coolermaster.com/cmws/cmws-vote/?contest=photo-detail&photo_id=4287

 

Click this link to jump to the page from which I started to post the photos of the completed case

 

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UPDATE: 8 Feb Short presentation video

 

 

UPDATE: 2 Feb Final presentation video

I hope you like it :love4:


 

UPDATE: 1 Feb "2 Videos of the old iteration of Da Module Thingy"

 

🛠️Update 13 Nov: From now on I'm going to add all the build log videos links on the second post so they are easier to find🛠️

 

UPDATE: 29 Oct RGB Cut Video

 

 

UPDATE: 24 Oct Youtube presentation video or to be honest my first Youtube video, my brother helped me out, I really hope you like it

 

 

It was crafted to be my main PC, it had to look like a sleek looking Sci-fi Module, something you can take with you when you move from your home/ base to your spaceship, or to save lives, or whatever cool reason behind the need to move it, your choice.

The hardware is not it's strong point, it doesn't have super dandy spec, but it was built with full compatibility with any M-Atx Motherboards, Gpu up to 370 mm or 17.5 inches long and Standard ATX PSU, so it's easily upgradable.

 

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Da Module Thingy is my second scratch build, the first one was some strange experiment done one of the first years of this new millennium and thankfully for everyone every proof of its existence were lost in time.

 

On this build log I'll tell you about Da Module Thingy's build process and it's dock Leetfoot, I couldn't build the dock before because I spent the summer working in the Hotel, but in the next few days I'll start working on it so you are going to see the duo together.

 

This project was going to be just a mod, I wanted to make smaller a Cooler Master RC 690 my brother gifted me for christmas years ago by shortening it and call it a day.

 

Even though I could craft it, I have kept the IO panel structure of the original Cooler Master frame so I'll keep at least a part of it, like Legion used a piece of Commader Shepard's armor.

 

In the first few days after the green light for the Scratch Build path, I was scouring the web for inspiration and that's how I discovered the bit-tech forums too.

The Lust for a SFF grabbed my Soul :love4:, wow such a warm and powerful feeling, so I started with the idea to craft the smallest case I could using my Msi B350M Gaming Pro.

During the first phase of the crafting process, the voice of reason of my brother and some of the lust wearing off, I had to stop and make the choice of crafting it a bit larger to make it future proof, so I scrapped the first small frame and started the new one.

Case Main Specs:

To Look Cool 😎, be Quiet 🤫 and Air Cooled 🌪️


MB: Support for any M-Atx Form Factor so 244 x 244 mm
PSU: Standard ATX 150 x 86 x 140 mm
GPU: at least 330 mm
CPU Cooler: an Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One had to fit
Main Fans: 200 mm we tested how quiet a Masterfan was in my Brother's case. I wanted them.
Memory: Space for 1 HDD and 1 SSD on a Module that is removable from the main frame so it can be modified if necessary.

 

Hardware on the completed case

  • CASE FANS: 2x Masterfans MF200R
  • HUB CONTROLLER: Cooler Master RGB LED Controller
  • MB: MSI B350M Gaming Pro (M-Atx)
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
  • CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One
  • RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX Fury 16Gb @3200
  • GPU: MSI R7 360X
  • GPU COOLER: handmade with 2x120mm Arctic P12 pwm fans
  • SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 250 Gb
  • HDD: WD Blue 1Tb
  • PSU: Inter-tech Energon EPS 650 W CM
  • SLEEVED CABLES: Silverstone black gold

 

To make Da Module Thingy I had to use some recovered materials from my scraps and tubes I had in my garage, like the aluminium for the cable cover and the CPU cooler bulge The Hard Drives Spine, the carbon fiber cover for the HDD, the leather wrap was made using some leather I had to buy a couple years ago to restore my car upholstery.


I had to modify the first concept as I got close to the end, because during the quarantine I ended up with materials shortage, and I had to think of different path to complete the project with what I had around.

 

Now It's late so I'm going to sleep I'll update the log during the afternoon.

 

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Da Module Thingy is the case winner of Mod of the Month June 2020 on bit-tech.net.

 

It was Cutted✂️, Hammered🔨, Bended🔧 Sanded and Sewed📍 by Hand.


No CNC or 3D printing were used, I'm not against using machining it just happen that I like handcrafting, and not Sponsored.

 

I know that my PC doesn't have super dandy cool spec but it works for now, we'll see what I can upgrade in the future.

 

The RGB LED controller and the 2 MasterFans are a new upgrade, at the end of the project my CPU died and I had to buy the 3200G I spent all my little budget left, so I'm upgrading it now.

 

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UPDATE: 6 Nov Episode 1

 

 

UPDATE: 12 Nov Episode 2

 

 

 

UPDATE: 16 Nov Episode 3

 

 

UPDATE: 19 Nov Episode 4

 

 

UPDATE: 23 Nov Episode 5

 

 

UPDATE: 26 Nov Da K.E.G. Special :love4:

 

 

UPDATE: 30 Nov Episode 6  32 knucles

 

 

UPDATE: 3 Dec New knuckles and some more drilling :toothy10:

 

 

UPDATE: 14 Dec 7" LCD touchscreen frame, RGB controller frame, aluminium brushing and bending

 

 

UPDATE: 17 Dec RGB controller frame done and brushed

 

 

UPDATE: 21 Dec Starting with the backbone, carbon fibre cable covers, and last batch of knuckles

 

 

UPDATE: 28 Dec some work on the Hub and the New Handle Module

 

 

UPDATE: 10 Jan making of the new handle module and the tweaks done on the main frame to get everything together

 

 

UPDATE: 15 Jan making of the connector, backbone bending and some acrylic cutting

 

 

UPDATE: 21 Jan fingers shaping, backbone fixing

 

 

UPDATE: 28 Jan All parts done and finished

 

 

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Here is a 3D sketch of how Leetfoot will look:

 

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As you can see it's going to be hopefully cool, vaguely Alienish/ Sci-fi Hermit Crabby like when the Case is docked.

 

In the next few days I'll start with the cutting and hammering, to give you an idea most of the aluminium used for it is 10mm thick.

 

I drew the 3D model mostly to help everyone to see a glimpse of what is going on inside my head and the general design, I didn't draw all the details, with some surprises it's going to be more enticing and fun.

 

From now I'm going to post about how Da Module Thingy was made, and I'll start with Leetfoot right after the log of the case is complete.

 

Cheers

 

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If Anyone want to see the photos at 100% quality check my Flickr Account in the signature.

 

Here we go with the build log, this was the start of the Scratch Build

 

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These are the Base and Top of the Case

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This was the first try to see the effect of how big it was going to be, but it was shorter at the time 350 mm. To give you an idea he bent sides are tall 500 mm.

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The Top Fan cover the cables connecting to the IO Panel the Panel is the one that of the Cooler Master RC 690

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Here to show how I bend the Aluminium. Wood block+ Hammer+ Brute controlled force= Nice Curves

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Some progress of the Top Fan Module

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These are the parts of the two Big Fans Modules all Bent at the correct angles.
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This is the work in progress of the connecting parts of the bottom fan module and the main frame

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This is the main frame lengthened to the final height of the Build 420 mm for this section
 

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This is a photo of one of the external corners as i wanted to see it brushed even if not perfectly

 

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A Week Later

 

The fan modules were going to have the sides covered by aluminium borders I choose to call 'em crowns, the open sides were another thing i didn't like when test fitting the test Mobo and the PSU.

It started to show the final shape, the top crown which will be the support for the top fan was not complete this phase helped everyone to get an idea of the case final shape.

Cutting and Bending 🛠️


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3 days later

 

an update regarding the top crown

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Here is the inside view of the crown, there is 45 mm between the I/O panel and the base of the fan module, I have already a 90° bend for the DP connector as it was the one protruding a bit too much

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The next day

 

I was going to finish the base, you can see some parts of it in the background.
I was really looking to get the base that day, but during a test fit I though it was better to add two small side lips to the top crown as it looked more clean that way.
For the same reason I added the triangle holes on the bending corners, it's a crown so it must be a bit fancy.

 

The next day I then added two side lips to the base crown, it looked a bit poor in comparison to the top one.
I made the triangle holes on it too, I like 'em.

 

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The next day

 

I wanted to update but I couldn't the Spine turned out to be a nightmare, I crafted it with scraps recovered from an old aluminium tube.
It was mostly my fault, in the first bending phase I used too much of my manly power with the hammer blows and then i had to recover the damage.
I hoped to be able to finish it the next day, so I could show the Spine completed.

 

After 2 Days

 

the storage Spine was almost complete.
Now it could sustain itself on one of its main screw, I had to make the holes for a couple more support screws but I had to be sure everything is square.
I completed the Spine the next day, I just needed to correct a couple of bends of the second SSD small cable covers.
It was a PITA to craft :roll:, but at least it's really close to the original idea :toothy8:.

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then it was time for the PSU support frame and the cable routing frames.

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this is the PSU frame I had some concepts, but what I crafted in the end is clean and help with the "floaty" effect I wanted to give to the hardware inside the case.
I polished it, I made this choice with my brother advice.
This way it give the effect a module connected to the main frame, I wanted this and it works.

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Two pics of the storage side with the external panels clipped.
I had to think a bit about how to connect it to the main frame.
I had two options super clean with almost no screw visible, or I would have a lot of screws.

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About 2 weeks later

 

I was getting close to the finish line and I was working on the exterior part, as the work progressed the material shortage was starting to cause problems.
The frame is so tough I could and can sit on it without a problem, and I weight about 90 Kg for a Case is enough :toothy7:.
I had reinforced the the external shells with an aluminium tube frame.

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Then I put it all together with the outer metal corners.
The Idea was to leave it as one big C section metal shell, but due to having almost no space between it and the main frame slipping it in and out led to scratches to the main frame :roll:.
I then cut the tube frame and now I'm using a 2 C section outer shells configuration.

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This is the Base Crown, it took a couple of days to really get it square and now it is.

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I wanted a couple of handles, but I had the bad Idea of trying to bend a steel tube with my little bender and I broke it again ( yes again :toothy10:) but I repaired it the same day.

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I looked at the case with the outer shell on, and I was starting to think that it was a bit too bland compared to the Main frame.
Then when I was working on one of the shells, I turned my view to the case and it gave me the impression of looking like a Sci-Fi Bin :toothy10:.
After that I couldn't unsee it, this was a BIG no no :angry7:, so I added some complexity to the outer shells :iroc:.
Here a couple of pictures of one of the metal layers I was sure to add to the outer shells to give some texture.

 

I didn't knew it at the time but in the end this one became the outer cables shield.

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I wanted to avoid the use of glue to keep the acrylic glass in place, it would limit future repairs and color changing of the outer shells (it will happen I already know) so there are a couple of screws for these.

Before you ask why I didn't use tempered glass, it's because:
A: it would add useless weight to the case
B: I would have broken it after 5 minutes or less I know my self :toothy10: .

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