planning to build a mini-atx that is horrizontal..

reason why: easier to carry around
size: able to support ATX mobo, ATX PSU and of course an hd4870x2 or longer
material : definately light aluminium and acylric

so far the measurements i've taken

Width : 360mm (36cm) [the width is wide just in case]
Length: 500mm (50cm) [to support a HD4870x2, and the following DVD Drives]
Height: 350mm (35cm) [double layer to separate the PSU and mobo in the upper layer and maybe put the hard disks in the bottom layer and the first layer must be tall enough to fit a TRUE]

note: measurements are taken horizontally

cooling : i dont plan on fitting a water cooling gear inside.. however, planning on putting loads of 120mm fan LED inside

inspired by my old casing .. a SG01 silverstone... sadly it wont fit my gpu and psu.. and i had to sold it =(..

need any help and suggestion u guys can give =).. thnx

as for the tools.. i have some drills and dremels to use..

cost: idk, the cheaper the better..

buy acrylic and make a casing ur self sight u have dremel and drill XD

xD well the problem is i dunno how to stick 2 aluminiums together.. hmm.. most cases either use a screw or sliding panel..

drill a hole on both alu and use rivert to make them stick together XD

no no.. i mean stick them together horizontally and vertically =_=..

err...maybe a slot?like in carpenting there's what they called 'tanggam' i dunt noe what theyr called in english tho...

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Added on June 7, 2009, 4:29 pmor..u could just bent the sides of the allu panel...and as the miri boy said...drill hole n rivet/screw whichever u like..

This post has been edited by Susaiput: Jun 7 2009, 04:29 PM

yup tanggam liao.. how u DIY?? and bend the sides of the aluminium, wont it spoil the aluminium sheet ??

bending wouldnt spoil the aluminium...
but u need alot of effort to bent aluminium nicely...( i use hammer )

anyway... u can go hardware shop to buy aluminium angle or all those L angle and fix it the aluminium to it...
not hard to find... anyway... if u not understand find the picture from google should be no problem.

hmm okay liao, i've done those last time at school D:.. now problem is the price for an aluminium plate.. they dont sell in hardware shop, only aluminium foils/sheets.. the people there ask me to go buy it at Kedai Logam.. which is normally close on Sundays T.T.. anyone know how much the cost for 3mm thickness aluminium plate.. measurements ermm.. maybe 600mm x 400mm??

can take some pic and post out?XD

ok this is just epic.. i asked my dad for some money for the plate.. he said he rather buy me a 800$ silverstone casing and let me mod it =_=.. EPIC OMG LOL..

lol tat nice haha
rich daddy

nice?? i feel dissapointed.. so excited in making new case edi :'(..

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Added on June 7, 2009, 8:39 pmit'll be my first experience somemore :'(..

This post has been edited by reiben05: Jun 7 2009, 08:39 PM

is easy~ but the sliverstone casing then open treade

[WTT] sliverstone casing with aluminium,this,that,bla bla bla bla....
haha

haha ._. i doubt i'll be doing that lol.. sigh" project dibatalkan.. bump*
reason why: dad x kasik approval..

LOL...

i think the main problem is that u try t use 3mm aluminium... 1 mm is more than enuf...
lian li also only use 1.5 - 2 mm aluminium...

i think there is no ppl using 3mm for casing building... very hard to cut, drill and heavy...

normal pc casing is just 0.6mm thick...

the biggest problem is the avai of the 3mm thick aluminium... it is way too hard to find...
that y the price is omg.

go search for 1mm aluminium 1st. that move to 2mm... the 1.5mm is already impossible to bend withoud proper mechine as i tried bending it before with hammer

XD yea 1mm is easy to find over my place wor is enough already

there r 2 material u can use.either arcylic or alu,but both material also expensive 1.
backplate,wiring & switch ,buy a cheap casing n disassembly it.

if just arcylic,u can use colorform to join them 2gather or skru up.
find 6mm arcylic,this thickness suitable build casing.

if alu,need rivert them together.
0.6mm - 1mm easy to bend.

yup... u can always choose the arcylic... arcylic is nice

arcylic is not light actually...
but it is easier to cut and drill and also bend

but when gluing the arcylic with choloform, make sure that the contact area is flat... mine always not flat thus result in bad bond

yea acrylic is very easy to design and cut^^ but u need to design it nicely 1st like how big how tall how many hole u need drill where u need to put ur psu~cd rom~ power and reset button~usd hole~ bla bla bla XD damnnn it sure very fun! i will start a custom acrylic casing project soon XD

hmm Acylric melts pretty fast when i cut it with my dremel liao.. aluminium 1mm thick .. thats pretty thin.. i measure with ruler look so small 1mm xD.. but damn... really wish i could design my custom casing :'(.. waiting for approval haha xD

XD acrylic really cheap

1mm is okey but u need a stady frame.. 1.5mm is always better... anyway... the lian li or silverstone normally is just less than 2mm...
3 mm is just too thick... anyway... go for arcylic. cheap and good material for modding....

use arcylic la,find 6mm arcylic

hmm ok liao.. since aluminium = no approval.. new objektif acylric xD

yeah~~ same project with me XD

so bro,when start huh ?

wow...lately got so many acrylic mod... y u all only appear after ive run out of money?
anyways looking forward for ur mod...i tot of building an acrylic case too...so maybe i can learn from u guys afterwards...huhuhuhu...

ur planning for a casing that looks like sumbeam HTPC rite?may i noe whats ur decided plans...as rite now ur facing the prob of choosing the rite thickness...its all up 2 u bro...wether u want to cut easier or the case stronger...i would recommend a 3mm tho...bcoz in my opinion small casing(m-ATX) if i got one would end up under the table for me to put my feet...much like the fate of my current subwoofer...n for me things do get though as space is room is limited n im forced to stack guitar amps on the subwoofer...which on 1 causes the subwoofer to break... lucky its just something i picked up... a mans trash is another mans treasure...huhuhuhu...

anyways...u could always choose the 1mm...then make the support beam for the case using 3mm...

gudluck on ur mod bro...

p/s after this when im building my acrylic case...dont hesitate to give tips/advice ok?hahahahahaha