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Navig · 12-23-05, 12:36 AM

Hi all,

I finished putting together my Lubic Tower PC, and taking some decent pics.

Thread is here.

Hope you enjoy!

navig

squasher · 12-23-05, 01:00 AM

How many lubic cases have you made??? It looks really nice, good job man
What lubic kit do you use? How do you cut the acrylic?
edit:
just watched the video, truly awsome!

Dukeman · 12-23-05, 04:58 PM

Nice job. I especially like the cable managmement. So many acrylic cases look like some shoved the components into a the box like dirty laundry into a duffel bag. Very clean. I just bought a lubic case for work to build a test rig with. I put up a pic when I get it done.

Tay · 12-23-05, 05:55 PM

That thing is a beast :-O !

Navig · 12-23-05, 06:08 PM

Thanks all.

I used a jigsaw (I think 30 tpi blade) to cut the acrylic. Hole saw for holes, and Dremel for some small holes.

I bought 2 Lubic airplane kits year and half ago? Made the dual tower system thread here.

Still a load of parts left, so started this system.

Now don't laugh, cause I took stock of what I had left, sketched something out, and I still have enough parts for yet another system! So my next project is actually going to be the Lubic Work Bench Project. I have to find a place that can cut some of the aluminum bars, tho. Oh and I don't have any computer components left anymore.

navig

Tay · 12-23-05, 08:37 PM

Dude, just get a angle grinder and put a cut wheel on it. It should cut through the aluminum very well

Navig · 12-23-05, 08:44 PM

Unfortunately, don't have much in the way of power tools, even an angle grinder. I could borrow a sawzall, but the bars need to be pretty exact in length so that I don't end up with a trapezoid. So I would probably need a sander or a grinder also.

I'm not sure, never took a day of shop in my life. Seems to me a professional with a decent table band saw could zip them off in 2 minutes.

jcw122 · 12-23-05, 09:05 PM

Wow that's really something Navig, I love your Lubic cases!!!

The design itself is great, I especially like the non-mixing airflow patterns.
The tinted case material (forget what it is now lol) looks great, I liked the pictures that had the white lights on. The controller is a great idea also....man I can't believe you did it so cheaply also, nice work!

I also saw a HDD Cover mod in there...VERY cool!

Slayer2003 · 12-26-05, 12:47 PM

Very impressive case!

Any chance of you binging it and yourself to the Nor'Easter lan? Would love to see it in person. I noticed you're in Boston.

WarriorII · 12-26-05, 12:58 PM

I'm..... speechless.

You did a fantastic job on that !!!!

A+++.....++ job very well done.

That rocks.

Navig · 12-26-05, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slayer2003

Very impressive case!

Any chance of you binging it and yourself to the Nor'Easter lan? Would love to see it in person. I noticed you're in Boston.

Probably could!

navig

masakabassist · 12-26-05, 02:37 PM

That is wicked dude!! You have just inspired me to do something like that in my spare time...whenever that maybe lol

ww2717 · 12-26-05, 07:23 PM

Excellent job. the cable routing is very clean. My hat is off to you sir.

Nexus Realized · 12-26-05, 07:32 PM

OUTSTANDING job.

Nathan0490 · 12-27-05, 12:15 AM

A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

INCREDIBLE, LOVE THE .. EVERYTHING!

Just amazing!

Wiseass · 12-29-05, 12:06 PM

where can one purchase lubic kits from? The aerocool site doesn't seem to have a link to buy them and Xoxide says they're not carrying them anymore.

millhouse · 12-29-05, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiseass

where can one purchase lubic kits from? The aerocool site doesn't seem to have a link to buy them and Xoxide says they're not carrying them anymore.

http://www.frozencpu.com/lub-01.html?id=8KUmZauC

azu · 12-29-05, 12:35 PM

what an awesome case >.>

haha i love the remotes!

Hoogabooga · 12-29-05, 03:06 PM

I like the case, but there is too much wasted space. You could have made it a lot smaller.

millhouse · 12-29-05, 04:06 PM

smaller?! Why would he want to do that. Big case = tons of room to work with which also = great airflow.

Navig · 12-29-05, 06:00 PM

Thanks for the comments.

There's definitely a lot of room left in the hard drive and optical drive shelves. I call it room for expansion, but really its mostly I haven't the budget right now for any more hard drives. The hard drive shelf is currently drilled for 4 hard drives with easy spacing so air can move thru. If I wanted to be more efficient I could easily flip the drives horizontal, in 2 banks, plus move the optical drive up a little, leaving room easily for 8 hard drives. Cabling could get a little messy as 2 would have to be IDE and 6 SATA, but it could be done.

Will I ever need that many hard drives? Its possible, I think this system is destined to be a multimedia computer.

The psu shelf, I didn't really want to mess with. PSUS get pretty warm.

The motherboard shelf, if you look closely, has pretty much no room to play with (notice the i/o panel--with about 5mm clearance from the exhaust fan).

Thinks could be shrunk further, if I were to use smaller fans, but really once you work with 120mm fans, nothing less will do.

navig

Hoogabooga · 12-29-05, 07:56 PM

Well what i mean is instead of stacking everything like you did, justing making it really tall. I would have made things shorter but would have put the hdd and dvd drives in the same little area.

Navig · 12-29-05, 10:17 PM

I just pictured it my head. Thought it was cool. Yet functional. So I made it.

Sketch me up your ideas, pay me $$, and I'd be happy to make you one to your liking.

navig

Chrome- · 12-30-05, 12:30 PM

Looks awesome, seriously.

Hoogabooga · 12-30-05, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navig

I just pictured it my head. Thought it was cool. Yet functional. So I made it.

Sketch me up your ideas, pay me $$, and I'd be happy to make you one to your liking.

navig

Yea its a unique and cool idea and its cool to see someone make something different. I'm one of those college students living in the good old dorm rooms and i dont see it practicle for me....due to the lack of space in dorm rooms.....

Thats why i say its too big....

12-23-05, 12:36 AM	#1
Navig Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Completed Lubic Tower PC! Hi all, I finished putting together my Lubic Tower PC, and taking some decent pics. Thread is here. Hope you enjoy! navig __________________ E8600 ~ Xeon 3110 ~ E6600 ~ Q6600 ~ E6300 ~ Abit IP35 Pro ~ Abit IN9 32x Max ~ Abit AW9D Max ~ Abit AN8 32x ~ Navig's list of mod links ~ Project R Unit ~ Very Low Cost Benching Station ~ The Exoframe Project ~ TR Ultra Copper vs. X review ~ Jewel Box Project ~ DIY Benching Station ~ Console Project ~ Project Dark Side ~ Tower PC ~ Dual Tower PC ~ Bench Rig ~ My only standard case ~ TR IFX-14 review ~ TR Ultra 120 X review

12-23-05, 01:00 AM	#2
squasher Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New york, new york	How many lubic cases have you made??? It looks really nice, good job man What lubic kit do you use? How do you cut the acrylic? edit: just watched the video, truly awsome! __________________ I take my feet out of my socks and put a peble inside, so even when I walk I got a rock in my stride

12-23-05, 04:58 PM	#3
Dukeman Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rocky Mountian High	Nice job. I especially like the cable managmement. So many acrylic cases look like some shoved the components into a the box like dirty laundry into a duffel bag. Very clean. I just bought a lubic case for work to build a test rig with. I put up a pic when I get it done. __________________ Everything I need to know I learned from signatures Modding is 1% Inspiration and 99% Caffine Fueled Perspiration! My Heat Project: Woody! Project: AMDpple - Apple to PC G4 Mod

12-23-05, 05:55 PM	#4
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12-23-05, 06:08 PM	#5
Navig Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Thanks all. I used a jigsaw (I think 30 tpi blade) to cut the acrylic. Hole saw for holes, and Dremel for some small holes. I bought 2 Lubic airplane kits year and half ago? Made the dual tower system thread here. Still a load of parts left, so started this system. Now don't laugh, cause I took stock of what I had left, sketched something out, and I still have enough parts for yet another system! So my next project is actually going to be the Lubic Work Bench Project. I have to find a place that can cut some of the aluminum bars, tho. Oh and I don't have any computer components left anymore. navig __________________ E8600 ~ Xeon 3110 ~ E6600 ~ Q6600 ~ E6300 ~ Abit IP35 Pro ~ Abit IN9 32x Max ~ Abit AW9D Max ~ Abit AN8 32x ~ Navig's list of mod links ~ Project R Unit ~ Very Low Cost Benching Station ~ The Exoframe Project ~ TR Ultra Copper vs. X review ~ Jewel Box Project ~ DIY Benching Station ~ Console Project ~ Project Dark Side ~ Tower PC ~ Dual Tower PC ~ Bench Rig ~ My only standard case ~ TR IFX-14 review ~ TR Ultra 120 X review

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12-23-05, 08:37 PM	#6
Tay Member Join Date: Jan 2005	Dude, just get a angle grinder and put a cut wheel on it. It should cut through the aluminum very well __________________ ----------------------------- Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.6ghz Stock voltages HT & Turbo ON COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 DFI LANPARTY JR X58-T3H6 OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 1600 7-7-7-16-1T 1.53V CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W EVGA 896MB Geforce GTX 260

12-23-05, 08:44 PM	#7
Navig Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Unfortunately, don't have much in the way of power tools, even an angle grinder. I could borrow a sawzall, but the bars need to be pretty exact in length so that I don't end up with a trapezoid. So I would probably need a sander or a grinder also. I'm not sure, never took a day of shop in my life. Seems to me a professional with a decent table band saw could zip them off in 2 minutes. __________________ E8600 ~ Xeon 3110 ~ E6600 ~ Q6600 ~ E6300 ~ Abit IP35 Pro ~ Abit IN9 32x Max ~ Abit AW9D Max ~ Abit AN8 32x ~ Navig's list of mod links ~ Project R Unit ~ Very Low Cost Benching Station ~ The Exoframe Project ~ TR Ultra Copper vs. X review ~ Jewel Box Project ~ DIY Benching Station ~ Console Project ~ Project Dark Side ~ Tower PC ~ Dual Tower PC ~ Bench Rig ~ My only standard case ~ TR IFX-14 review ~ TR Ultra 120 X review

12-23-05, 09:05 PM	#8
jcw122 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA	Wow that's really something Navig, I love your Lubic cases!!! The design itself is great, I especially like the non-mixing airflow patterns. The tinted case material (forget what it is now lol) looks great, I liked the pictures that had the white lights on. The controller is a great idea also....man I can't believe you did it so cheaply also, nice work! I also saw a HDD Cover mod in there...VERY cool! __________________ "YES! I AM INVINCIBLE!!!" Folding for Team 32! Gaming Nick: new_Faction64 or CharminULTRA CPU-AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0Ghz@2.2Ghz (was 2.4) Socket 754, CG rev., Newcastle core Memory-Crucial Ballistix 2x512MB @ 220mhz 2.5-2-2-5 Motherboard-No Idea My DFI Died Though Video Card-MSI ATI 9800XT---412/390(was 424/395)---w00t! Flash from 9800Pro PSU-Forton Blue Storm 500w Currently Air Cooled w/ Scythe Ninja and AC VGA Silencer R.I.P. Project: Humidity Heatware

12-26-05, 12:47 PM	#9
Slayer2003 Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire	Very impressive case! Any chance of you binging it and yourself to the Nor'Easter lan? Would love to see it in person. I noticed you're in Boston. __________________ :\|: Q9450 - DFI LanParty P45 - Dominator 4gig 1066 kit - XFX G92 8800GTS - 3Tb of storage :\|: :\|: D-TEK Fuzion v.2 - QP320 - Liang DDC - EK Multi-Res :\|: .:\|:. Heat .:\|:.

12-26-05, 12:58 PM	#10
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12-26-05, 02:37 PM	#12
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12-26-05, 07:23 PM	#13
ww2717 Registered Join Date: Jul 2002	Excellent job. the cable routing is very clean. My hat is off to you sir.

12-26-05, 07:32 PM	#14
Nexus Realized Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: FL	OUTSTANDING job.

12-27-05, 12:15 AM	#15
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12-29-05, 12:06 PM	#16
Wiseass Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Aurora, Illinois	where can one purchase lubic kits from? The aerocool site doesn't seem to have a link to buy them and Xoxide says they're not carrying them anymore. __________________ I don't feel I need to explain my art to you Warren.

12-29-05, 12:35 PM	#18
azu Member Join Date: Dec 2005	what an awesome case >.> haha i love the remotes! __________________ Global warming is fun with a 4850.

12-29-05, 03:06 PM	#19
Hoogabooga Registered Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: turn around	I like the case, but there is too much wasted space. You could have made it a lot smaller.

12-29-05, 04:06 PM	#20
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12-29-05, 06:00 PM	#21
Navig Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Thanks for the comments. There's definitely a lot of room left in the hard drive and optical drive shelves. I call it room for expansion, but really its mostly I haven't the budget right now for any more hard drives. The hard drive shelf is currently drilled for 4 hard drives with easy spacing so air can move thru. If I wanted to be more efficient I could easily flip the drives horizontal, in 2 banks, plus move the optical drive up a little, leaving room easily for 8 hard drives. Cabling could get a little messy as 2 would have to be IDE and 6 SATA, but it could be done. Will I ever need that many hard drives? Its possible, I think this system is destined to be a multimedia computer. The psu shelf, I didn't really want to mess with. PSUS get pretty warm. The motherboard shelf, if you look closely, has pretty much no room to play with (notice the i/o panel--with about 5mm clearance from the exhaust fan). Thinks could be shrunk further, if I were to use smaller fans, but really once you work with 120mm fans, nothing less will do. navig __________________ E8600 ~ Xeon 3110 ~ E6600 ~ Q6600 ~ E6300 ~ Abit IP35 Pro ~ Abit IN9 32x Max ~ Abit AW9D Max ~ Abit AN8 32x ~ Navig's list of mod links ~ Project R Unit ~ Very Low Cost Benching Station ~ The Exoframe Project ~ TR Ultra Copper vs. X review ~ Jewel Box Project ~ DIY Benching Station ~ Console Project ~ Project Dark Side ~ Tower PC ~ Dual Tower PC ~ Bench Rig ~ My only standard case ~ TR IFX-14 review ~ TR Ultra 120 X review

12-29-05, 07:56 PM	#22
Hoogabooga Registered Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: turn around	Well what i mean is instead of stacking everything like you did, justing making it really tall. I would have made things shorter but would have put the hdd and dvd drives in the same little area.

12-29-05, 10:17 PM	#23
Navig Member Join Date: Dec 2003	I just pictured it my head. Thought it was cool. Yet functional. So I made it. Sketch me up your ideas, pay me $$, and I'd be happy to make you one to your liking. navig __________________ E8600 ~ Xeon 3110 ~ E6600 ~ Q6600 ~ E6300 ~ Abit IP35 Pro ~ Abit IN9 32x Max ~ Abit AW9D Max ~ Abit AN8 32x ~ Navig's list of mod links ~ Project R Unit ~ Very Low Cost Benching Station ~ The Exoframe Project ~ TR Ultra Copper vs. X review ~ Jewel Box Project ~ DIY Benching Station ~ Console Project ~ Project Dark Side ~ Tower PC ~ Dual Tower PC ~ Bench Rig ~ My only standard case ~ TR IFX-14 review ~ TR Ultra 120 X review

12-30-05, 12:30 PM	#24
Chrome- Member Join Date: Jul 2005	Looks awesome, seriously.