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I am a huge Star Trek fan and i would like to maybe have one of the Enterprises as my case. I finally have gotten a legit job with a real salary after graduating college over a year ago and it is time to build a new rig. I haven't picked out components yet as I will probably be building it in late-August or September, but i have been thinking up ideas for a case. Currently i am still using the laptop i used throughout college since I haven't had a desktop since HS.
Anyway, I'm thinking of using a model kit for a Star Trek ship, most likely either the Enterprise NX-01 (ENT) or the Enterprise NCC-1701D (TNG) as the case because their saucer/nacelle layout looks the best for this type of application in my opinion. The way i was thinking of doing this was buying a model kit and somehow modifying the inside of it to fit the components in it. Turns out, most models are small, like only 18in in length and rather shallow on the inside. I was curious if anybody knew where i could buy a big model, like one big enough to keep a mobo with the cards and stuff on the inside.
The layout i planned was putting the mobo inside the saucer section. I would put a single DVD-drive as the deflector dish and mount the 2 hard drives i would have in the back of the battle section behind the dvd-drive. As for the cooling, i planned on water cooling it and using the warp nacelles as reservoirs with UV blue dye in them. I also think i could put a fan in the top of the saucer as the bridge section to cool the mobo/components since the CPU/GPU will be cooled by water. Again the problem would seem to be space, if i can fit all the components inside the ship, and keep them reasonably cool.
I plan on trying to OC it, but if cooling is a bit of a problem, i wouldn't mind sacrificing it for a super cool case. I was thinking of actually keeping the case above my monitor hanging from my ceiling and hiding the cables in the wall or behind a bookcase near my desk or something.
This seems like a big job and I know I am just kind of rambling but i want some input on how i can make this work, if it even can work.
Thanks.
Anyway, I'm thinking of using a model kit for a Star Trek ship, most likely either the Enterprise NX-01 (ENT) or the Enterprise NCC-1701D (TNG) as the case because their saucer/nacelle layout looks the best for this type of application in my opinion. The way i was thinking of doing this was buying a model kit and somehow modifying the inside of it to fit the components in it. Turns out, most models are small, like only 18in in length and rather shallow on the inside. I was curious if anybody knew where i could buy a big model, like one big enough to keep a mobo with the cards and stuff on the inside.
The layout i planned was putting the mobo inside the saucer section. I would put a single DVD-drive as the deflector dish and mount the 2 hard drives i would have in the back of the battle section behind the dvd-drive. As for the cooling, i planned on water cooling it and using the warp nacelles as reservoirs with UV blue dye in them. I also think i could put a fan in the top of the saucer as the bridge section to cool the mobo/components since the CPU/GPU will be cooled by water. Again the problem would seem to be space, if i can fit all the components inside the ship, and keep them reasonably cool.
I plan on trying to OC it, but if cooling is a bit of a problem, i wouldn't mind sacrificing it for a super cool case. I was thinking of actually keeping the case above my monitor hanging from my ceiling and hiding the cables in the wall or behind a bookcase near my desk or something.
This seems like a big job and I know I am just kind of rambling but i want some input on how i can make this work, if it even can work.
Thanks.