Project "Secret of the Ooze"

[TorquedJetta]

I have a caseless computer that has been dying for something new but I can't decide of 1/4" acrylic or just use some MDF and let my good friend tag it.

What thickness did you use? and if you dont mind me asking where you got it from?

 

[gvblake22]

I got all my acrylic from Delvies Plastics and I highly recommend them.

If I remember correctly, I used 3/16" for the side panels and motherboard tray and 1/8" for everything else.

 

[Burdman27911]

First of all, great job. It turned out very well!

I couldn't really see from the pictures, but how is the handle on the top side supported? Is it anchored in some metal, or only supported by the 1/8" acrylic? Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable picking up my PC with a handle only attached to acrylic, though I do tend to over engineer things (the professors will soon get on my case with that).

 

[Vio1]

Nice mod!

At first i thought this was gonna be a getto mod (cause i wasnt reading your details, just looking at the pictures... i thought you were using particle board...
What a suprise when you removed the protective covering off of that acrylic. looks amazing!

 

[EmAn]

nice job i like it a lot nice job with the acrylic too

 

[DanOnTheMoon]

Pimpness, I like! I might just have to build a cube case for myself.

 

[Chaos_Being]

Great mod! I just did a black/green themed case with some of those ac ryan uv fans too...It's such a nice contrast of colors I eventually want to try working with some acrylic like that too.

 

[gvblake22]

First of all, great job. It turned out very well!

I couldn't really see from the pictures, but how is the handle on the top side supported? Is it anchored in some metal, or only supported by the 1/8" acrylic? Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable picking up my PC with a handle only attached to acrylic, though I do tend to over engineer things (the professors will soon get on my case with that).

Thanks!
As for the top handle, it is not only bolted to the top panel (3/16" thick acrylic), but goes through the circular green 1/8" thick piece of acrylic that is also screwed to the top panel. So the weight/pull from the handle is spread out around the surface of the top panel by the green piece. The top panel its self is screwed directly to the aluminum angle (that is attached to the side panels) in six places around the outside. It is surprisingly strong and I am not worried about picking it up by the handle even when it is loaded down with hardware.

 

[gangaskan]

wow, that is amazing, however, i would go nuts keeping that thing clean

 

[gvblake22]

wow, that is amazing, however, i would go nuts keeping that thing clean

HAHAHA, you are (unfortunately) exctly right. I didn't really think about how fast it would get dusty, but after the first day I quickly educated myself as to what I got myself into!

 

[gangaskan]

HAHAHA, you are (unfortunately) exctly right. I didn't really think about how fast it would get dusty, but after the first day I quickly educated myself as to what I got myself into!

hehe sadly, my friend has a clear case he wants to get rid of, every time he cleans it he does a bath in windex haha

 

[Sleepy_Steve]

Great job man, damned impressive indeed.

 

[Able72]

Case looks great. Your finished product looks as good or better than any Manufactured Case I've seen out there. My only question would be about how much the acrylic affects your temps?? Is there any measurable difference in temps between this and a metal case of 'similar' airflow/design?

 

[CougarSE]

Wow that is amazing! Nice to see a finished product!

 

[DanOnTheMoon]

ZOMG, that's awesome.

 

[FadeToGray]

That thing is crazy. Where did you get that handle on the top from?

 

[hainer36]

now, when you said Secret of the Ooze, i was hoping for some TGRI or TMNT stuff on the case.....i mean this is faulty advertising



good job, looks sweet

 

[gvblake22]

Case looks great. Your finished product looks as good or better than any Manufactured Case I've seen out there. My only question would be about how much the acrylic affects your temps?? Is there any measurable difference in temps between this and a metal case of 'similar' airflow/design?

I don't have any other cube cases I can compare temperatures with, but the temperatures are very good (never seen it above the 30ºC range). Probably has to do with the 65nm Athlon 64 X2 3600 processor and onboard video though

That thing is crazy. Where did you get that handle on the top from?

I found the handle at Home Depot in the kitchen drawer area.

now, when you said Secret of the Ooze, i was hoping for some TGRI or TMNT stuff on the case.....i mean this is faulty advertising

HAHHA. Well, my girlfriend was the one who actually came up with the name. She saw the fluorescent green acrylic and the first thing out of her mouth was, "OH! It's all Secret of the Ooze style!" (as in the color of the ooze from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie). So the name stuck.

 

[||Console||]

Props man Very nice looking case take pride ina job well done

 

[Denbob99]

Where did you get the metal backpiece for the mobo/expansion card outputs?