And trapped dust in rough things are a pain to get clean! I wanted to get this smooth because rough things will trap dust. So before I begin spray painting, this is a closeup of the printed parts. But at the same time, it is difficult to alter an already beautiful box for what you need and keeping what was already there. They slide in and lock.Ĭlick to expand.Thanks for the kind words! Yes, why mess with something that is already beautiful? Its nice when people take a boring beige box and make it look awesome. The side panel also has a ledge that the PSU shroud will be laying on to help support the shroud (so its only kind of cantilevering). Its designed so the HDD can be mounted facing up or down. This will hold the 2x 3.5" HDDs with brackets that would be a tool-less release from the cage. In theory the top case fan will only pull air from the PSU to help keep things cool.Īnd the side panel that replaces the stock panel. The shroud will need to cantilever from those mounts with the PSU (kind of). Its going to be hung from the underside of the top of the case where the top mounted fan is located using the fan mounting screws. I had to figure out all the small little nooks and crannies of the case that would cause any interference with what I was modeling. Since I needed to relocate the PSU, I took advantage of the top mounted fan and created a shroud with it so it doesn't blow the hot air back into the case. I'm waiting on a delivery of these in early July. But once I broke it enough, I grabbed some pliers and finished it off.Īnd here comes the internals! Everything will be 3D printed. The tab was milled down with a "V" groove so I could brake the metal by hand. I'm willing to say they probably anodized the metal, but that's just crazy for me. 200 passes of 220 grit sandpaper, 100 passes of scour pad, and a matte clear coat to get it indiscernible in finish. It was just a matter of making a jib to keep my strokes straight. Got to give it that brushed aluminum effect. I got it made out of the same aluminum grade as the case.Īnd of course. CPU block mounting plate interferes with the msata. I decided to buy the Ballistic Tactical because it was $5 more than the sport but it came with a black PCB! I didn't want the green PCB on the sport to muck my black and silver color scheme up. I spec'd as many low-profile items as I could. How much can you cram into a mini-ITX case?!?! This will all be a very tight fit. Reservoir Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 40 ClearĬonnections Koolance fittings and QD3 quick disconnects Pump Swiftech MCP655 Variable Speed with G1/4 modded top Modifying the bottom case panel for a radiator and fansĬooling 3x Prolimatech Ultra Sleek Vortex 12Ĭooling 1x Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPro 80mmĬooling Swiftech 8-way PWM fan controller But I need to make a spot for a VGA card and watercooling. I intend to keep as much of the exterior the same as possible. For instance, no watercooling or discrete graphics mounts. It also isn't a case meant for heavy duty hardware. I had to purchase this from a Chinese website and import it into the States. But the UMX1 was not one of the models that Rosewill elected to rebrand and sell in the US. In the US, they get sold under the Rosewill brand. This is a Chinese brand that gets rebadged globally. It measures 300 mm (D) x 160 mm (W) x 345 mm (H) ![]() I searched high and low for the smallest, most unobtrusive looking case I could find and landed on this beauty. My computer still needs to be powerful enough to handle photo editing, 3D modeling, AutoCAD, and some light gaming (although I don't do that much anymore ). So that's where I want to take my next computer build. I love to look at them, but find them too distracting for my living room where my computer is. I'm not one for having an over the top looking computer in my home. I'm here to throw my hat in the pool for once. Boy that was a decade ago and things have changed here! But same great work going on that still amazes me. Hi guys! I use to venture these forums when I was a teen.
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