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First off I would like to thank Kirk (forum member Gone Cruising) at Lazerwerx for an awesome job on the design and build of this custom acrylic case. He was a pleasure to work with and always provided professional and detailed advise on any changes I suggested during this design. I highly recommend you shoot him a pm if you're interested in any type of custom acrylic work. Thanks again Kirk! The concept was to build a full tower case in black acrylic that offered plenty of room with performance watercooling features. I wanted to stay old school with a full tower rather than a big cube like you see with Danger Den and Mountain Mods cases. The case will sport a 4x120 Rad on the top for CPU\Mobo\Ram cooling and a 3x120 Rad for SLi cooling. It also has 2x140mm front intake fan support and 1x92mm exhaust fan. The 3x120 Rad will also provide intake and the top 4x120 Rad will provide exhaust. There are also vents in the top rear for additional airflow and vent slots for dual power supply use on the back side. Here are pictures of design concept.   Looks pretty awesome doesn't it? Now here are pics of some of the cuts he made.   Now a couple of shots of assembly   And now a few shots of completion. Yes, the skull was my idea and it will glow using LED's     These are just a few shots of many that were taken. If you would like to see more pictures, you can view them here: http://s954.photobucket.com/albums/ae26/Lazerwerx/Tower%2024%20ATX/ I'll be updating this post as progress is made so check back often to see how this beauty turns out. Thanks for viewing!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/03 20:04:51
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Speechless!
I think I have case envy
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 03:45:59
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Only one thing I could say about the case: Piece of Art! Let's hope you get a matching rig inside and I'll be drooling all over my keyboard  .
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 04:34:42
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IMO this is a very nice build. Great craftmanship! Now you just need to install some hardware.. 
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 04:37:05
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I think I need to get in touch with Kirk.
I'm going to need some panels (steel) laser cut. What peice of software do you use to draw up the plans and give to the laser cutters?
Awesome case design.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 05:05:14
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I think I need to get in touch with Kirk.
I'm going to need some panels (steel) laser cut. What peice of software do you use to draw up the plans and give to the laser cutters?
Awesome case design.
Kirk did everything. He drew it up in SketchUp and one other program I believe and he makes all the cuts himself. He's very talented and a master with acrylic.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 05:29:32
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I've only got one thing to say. Is it done yet? But seriously, sweet. I'm trying to get one of his cases but everytime I start to get the funds something happens or work slows down. Sweet case, I can't wait to see what you do with it.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 06:02:44
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Here are some of the parts I already have. Sorry for the pic quality, I don't have a decent camera yet.  Parts List Above: I7-2600k EVGA P67 SLI Corsair Vengeance 1866 2x4gb 4x120mm NZXT Performance Fans 2x140mm NZXT Performance Fans Primochill PrimoFlex Pro LRT 3/8 ID x 5/8 OD White Tubing Swiftech Apogee HD White CPU Water Block Swiftech MCR420-QP Radiator The EVGA P67 SLI isn't my first choice for a motherboard but I wanted to stay within my black and white color scheme and I wanted a EVGA board. EVGA should seriously consider making Black Edition FTW boards because it allows a more neutral color and to me, red and black is so played out. A black board would offer the builder to use any color scheme they wanted. I'd love to have a P67 FTW Black Edition board  I stuck with Swiftech cooling parts because I had such great results in my current mods rig build. I took that old 17-860(one of the original releases before they re-engineered it) from 2.8 to 4.2 and my temps were fantastic. Swiftech just released that Apogee HD this year and it's suppose to offer better performance than the Apogee XT that I used in my current build, plus it fit my color scheme perfectly. I'm not to sure about the NZXT fans but from the reviews I've read they seem to be pretty decent fans...and I don't have to paint them, lol. More coming so keep checking back. Thanks for viewing.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/04 06:12:36
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I've only got one thing to say. Is it done yet? But seriously, sweet. I'm trying to get one of his cases but everytime I start to get the funds something happens or work slows down. Sweet case, I can't wait to see what you do with it.
You should pm Gone Cruising (Kirk). You might be surprised how affordable his cases really are.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 07:20:46
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that case is sweet, can't wiat to see how it looks when your done.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 08:07:34
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damn you!!! this is the case hes been working on while mine has been on the backburner... haha, he sent me the picture of this case to show me what hes working on. looks amazing. I cant wait for mine to be finished... have a stockpile of parts waiting.
and yes I agree, gone fishing is awesome... will walk with you through the entire process while you are figuring out what dimensions you need/want and his recommendations and he will do everything needed to fit everything you need!!!
*sucks for me is that the acrylic company sent him the wrong thickness acrylic for my case QQ*
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 13:21:21
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 19:26:43
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BigH3017
dang that thing is nice
Thanks BigH3017 beamer368
that case is sweet, can't wiat to see how it looks when your done.
Thanks beamer368. I'll be posting more photos this weekend as I'm building it.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 19:29:40
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I just noticed I got my first BR's!
Thanks EVGA mods!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 19:34:05
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damn you!!! this is the case hes been working on while mine has been on the backburner... haha, he sent me the picture of this case to show me what hes working on. looks amazing. I cant wait for mine to be finished... have a stockpile of parts waiting.
and yes I agree, gone fishing is awesome... will walk with you through the entire process while you are figuring out what dimensions you need/want and his recommendations and he will do everything needed to fit everything you need!!!
*sucks for me is that the acrylic company sent him the wrong thickness acrylic for my case QQ*
Sorry to keep you waiting...not! LOL j/k. Looking forward to seeing what you came up with for a design.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 19:50:15
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Whoa. Wow. It's so.... Beautiful...
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 19:56:41
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Whoa. Wow. It's so.... Beautiful...
Thanks Halo_003. I lol'd at your sig...I'll take 3 of those GTX 580 Classy Ultras as well! 
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 23:32:47
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Kirk knocked that one out of the park for you, man... absolutely stunning!
He did my case window for me (see my ModsRig) and I follow his Photobucket updates, so I've been watching this case get designed and cut with interest.
Looking forward to the completed system!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/06 23:42:52
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bhk1004
damn you!!! this is the case hes been working on while mine has been on the backburner... haha, he sent me the picture of this case to show me what hes working on. looks amazing. I cant wait for mine to be finished... have a stockpile of parts waiting.
and yes I agree, gone fishing is awesome... will walk with you through the entire process while you are figuring out what dimensions you need/want and his recommendations and he will do everything needed to fit everything you need!!!
*sucks for me is that the acrylic company sent him the wrong thickness acrylic for my case QQ*
Sorry to keep you waiting...not! LOL j/k.
Looking forward to seeing what you came up with for a design.
Gone Fishing??? I cruise, I cruise....well I do fish though...  bhk1004, your case is 99.9% finished (photobucket awaits) 1MadGrunt
I just noticed I got my first BR's!
Thanks EVGA mods!
Cool!!! now get it built.......we want updates and lot's of pic's!!! 
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/14 18:24:17
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Looking good so far!! Awesome case!!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/14 19:24:46
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+1. Case looks sick. Has an awesome transparent look to it. Hope ya add some sick lighting in there or some sick visual looks to anything you put in there.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/15 07:54:46
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I started putting the case together and ran into a snag when I realized I didn't have the screws to mount my rads or case fans. The screws are in route so I thought I would post another photo of more hardware pron for you guys to see.  Parts List Above: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD EVGA GTX 570 Superclocked Bitspower Water Tank Z Multi 250 Bitspower 3/8 ID x 5/8 OD Compression Fittings - Matte Black Bitspower 3/8 ID x 5/8 OD 45 Degree Compression Fittings - Matte Black Swiftech MCP-655 w/ Custom Pump Housing G1/4 Threads I swapped the UV green orings for black ones to stay within my black and white color scheme. I have another GTX 570 SC on the way to run SLi and 2 Koolance VID NX580 Water Blocks as well as 2 EVGA GTX 570 Backplates. I'll post photos when they arrive so you can see how they install. I went with the Koolance blocks because the reviews on them were very positive and you can install the EVGA Backplates with them. I didn't realize just how big that Bitspower Water Tank Z Multi 250 is until I received it, it's really huge! I ordered a 150 tube just in case I wanted to downsize it. Check back for more updates. Thanks for viewing!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/15 08:01:47
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+1 this computer is going to be amazing just from looking at its base!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/15 08:18:51
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+1. Case looks sick. Has an awesome transparent look to it. Hope ya add some sick lighting in there or some sick visual looks to anything you put in there.
Thanks esCob4r. I plan to add some lighting but nothing extravagant, just some subtle lighting to showcase the components.
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/15 08:23:15
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+1 this computer is going to be amazing just from looking at its base!
Thanks lordshinro. I'm not rushing it so I hope it turns out amazing. I seen you've done some upgrades as well, looking very nice! +1
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2012/01/15 08:30:41
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Looking good so far!! Awesome case!!
Thanks DOA. I may be hitting you up for some extensions soon! I'm still trying to decide between black and white or all black.
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2012/01/15 08:32:17
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*drop jaws here*
Thanks dragon. I'm looking forward to seeing those 580's in your rig!
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Re:[Build Log] Work in Progress - Pics Included!
2012/01/15 08:43:24
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Kirk knocked that one out of the park for you, man... absolutely stunning!
He did my case window for me (see my ModsRig) and I follow his Photobucket updates, so I've been watching this case get designed and cut with interest.
Looking forward to the completed system!
Thanks stratosrally. I looked at your case window when I was thinking about contacting Kirk. He did a great job with yours and it helped me decide to go ahead and contact him for the case. Did you know one of his cases and etchings was featured in CPU Magazine? He even snagged the front page! Check it out: http://www.computerpoweruser.com/DigitalIssues/ComputerPowerUser/CP____1111__/ . If you flip through the pages you'll find a nice 2 page article on the case.
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