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This is a project/build log for a custom case to house both a storage server and gaming rig.
This fairly compact case is designed to hold:
The size of the case is to be kept as small as possible, which is mostly driven by the size of the motherboard trays. But until those arrive, I fabricated the PSU mounting plate from some 2.5mm aluminum sheet.
The cutouts were made via a hand held router fitted with a flush pattern bit, guided by a template.
That's it for now!
This fairly compact case is designed to hold:
- Two EATX motherboards
- Two ATX PSUs
- Twenty four 3.5-inch hard drives
- Six SSDs
- Two 120x3 water cooling radiators
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The size of the case is to be kept as small as possible, which is mostly driven by the size of the motherboard trays. But until those arrive, I fabricated the PSU mounting plate from some 2.5mm aluminum sheet.
The cutouts were made via a hand held router fitted with a flush pattern bit, guided by a template.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi715.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww153%2FSpotswood_%2FServer%2520and%2520Gaming%2520Case%2FPSUMountingPlateJig.jpg&hash=168dae73e1120b93d7187665f20805ac)
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That's it for now!