As Logan was the one who got me interested in pc building I wanted to show my latest build and the process. This will be a scratch built open air design with a custom water loop. All done by hand. Lets get started.
The sketches
And the final result
Next I set out to make the back plate which I will bolt on so if i want to change it for future builds I can. This will hold the power supply,back up ssd , radiator and fans.
Started with a sheet of stainless steel and cut out the power supply hole
Cut out holes on both the left and right front of the frame for power and reset buttons as well as cut a hole in the very back of frame for a light switch
Better pic of power button hole. Same on other side
Made a mount for the reservoir and secured it with 2 bolts and stainless steel caps. Also put a rubber pad in between plate and acrylic
cut some holes where the frame meets to run cables and one last item to make. The radiator grill. Cut this by hand. Drew out a pattern and tried to cut with a dremel first.
With construction finished it was time to move onto paint and powder coating. Sorry I do not have any pics from the powder coating process but I powder coated the frame and backplate Dormant Granny Smith green. For my accent color I chose Purple. Purple-licios to be exact as it matched my SX purple fittings from Primochill.
A few pics of the painting
. I painted the cpu block mounting screws,all the other screws,gpu backplate,2 fitting as well as valve,motherboard shield,usb hub,water pimp,stainless steel caps and various other things
A few pics of painting
Tomorrow I will update with the final assemble process. The sleeving of cables,wiring,etc..
Awesome choice in paint color.
Damn this is a sexy build s(^_^)-b
That is the sturdiest pile of bullshit I have ever seen.
I'll buy it.
While the paint dried I made some stickers/decals for the ssd,power supply and logo for the water blocks. Trying to keep with my chemical plant theme.
The ssd
Sorry I am not good at taking pictures and these all look much better in person. The color really sparkles in the light which goes nicely with my flake green powder coat frame which you will see.
With the powder coating finished I assembled the case frame. Mounted the backplate with the purple painted stainless steal caps.
Like I stated before I really can not capture the color well in the pics. But if you google Dormant Granny Smith you will see. In the above pics you can more clearly see the channels cut into the frame as well as holes for power and cable management
One day I need to take a photography class. LOL
Worked on the radiator next. Securing the finished grill with painted screws
Was not sure how this would come out but I am happy with the results
Alright lets get this thing built
Mounted the radiator with grill,fans,usb hub,power supply with brace and reservoir. Still need to change some sleeving in these pics. Also mounted the bottom and top acrylic
Next I worked on the lighting and wiring of everything from lights to power/reset buttons. All wiring with custom sleeving. A quick test
Now we can get to final assembly and pipe bending
Last piece to fabricate is the moutherboard tray. I cut holes for fans but my air flow from the rad fans was already great so i did not install any. If I ever want to it is there already though. Also cut an opening for cables. All was done by hand. Cutting,sanding and finally polishing. Added the stand offs and a custom made gpu bracket that I made out of a piece of stainless steel which I bent drilled and painted.
For my first time cutting and polishing acrylic by hand I was very happy with the results
With everything fabricated now we can jump forward to the completed project. All wiring was done in vivid violet and toxic green. Hard piped acrylic (bent in a way to keep my chemical plant theme) with Mayhems X! UV green coolant. All work was done by me except the welding of the frame. That was done by my friend Marcus. So thanks Marcus because my welding sucks.
We all know by now I can not take good pics but I did my best to give you all a good look at my creation. So here it is.
CHEMICAL PLANT by eastexas
above and with other shots you can see the power and reset buttons now at the front of the sides.
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continued final pics
valve got knocked back in the above pic. Its okay because it swivels but kind of ruined the pic. Here is a better pic of how it is suppose to sit when not draining the system
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And now for the night pics
There it is. My dream build. I learned a lot doing this build and there are many things I might do differently but I am very pleased with how it came out. I know open air build are not for everyone but I like them and I am sure others do as well.
I would like to thank everyone online and in my personal life that helped me make this build come true. Nobody can do these builds without a lot of support. A special thanks to Logan for inspiring my computer building hobby.
And thank you for taking the time to look. Hope you liked it.
On to the next build and to everyone---keep on creating
