# Servus

## Welcome back to my blog :)

Today I wanted to show you how I created my **own PC-Case**.
To be honest I started planning **6 Weeks ago** and haven't totally finished the build yet.
Nevertheless I can show you my thought processes on planning the whole thing.

## How it started

I have always loved to watch casemodding videos and loved the fact that you can create something epic and good looking on your own.
The first thing I modified, was who guessed it, my first PC-Case. To be honest it *didn't turn out well* :). I tried to make my own side panel out of acrylic glass.
My 14 years old me thought it would be a great idea to **remove the protective wrap** from the glass **before cutting** it. Resulting in the whole thing *full of scratches*.
Then I glued that in with hot glue and it looked __like s\*\*t__. I tried saving it with a sticker bomb design. But *gave up* after 5 stickers, because I didn't have any more.
Sadly I have no pictures, but here is a kitten.
![Kitten.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQypKEnBsyPxncgvghEFf5LfNXuX6WCPjVf8FgRqRSoy1/Kitten.png)

Some time later I started looking at my XboX and decided to give it a go. And finally I managed to get my first good looking casemod going.
![XboX.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVCtcLrfbV4ED8LFnq87ZsRE5nkVubTxy5WjDdtxa852q/XboX.png)

And now 2018 its finally time to not only mod a case, but to create a complete new one.

## What I wanted

I saw some videos for **wall mounts** on youtube and quite liked them.
The only problem I had was the *sheer size* of the thing. 
Way to big if you ask me.
Some other cases I had a look at where the **super teensy tiny builds**.
So I decided to make my build a hybrid based on both.

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## The Boxmount

The best name I can think of for that hybrid is **"Boxmount"**.
Why, you ask? 
Well, because it is a box with the **mainboard mounted on it**.
The **powersupply** and all the **drives** are stored inside the box and the **mainboard** and **graphic card** are mounted ontop.
The clue is to use a **PCIe riser** and mount the graphic card sideways. That will present it in a very nice and low profile manner. You will see what I mean by that later.

## Sketching it all out

With the **basic idea** of what I want. I started to get some **modeling going**.
I installed SketchUp and just **jumped right into it**.

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And that's what turned out. The mainboard gets mounted ontop of the box. Underneath the motherboard is a **thin layer of acrylic glass**, because I want to add some **LEDs** to the mix.
After some days of letting that set.
I decided that I really don't want a *big CPU heat sink*. The graphic card is **nice and flat** but the CPU heat sink *rises up like a skyscraper*. Not what I intended to build.
So I got my hands dirty again and **Sketched some more ideas Up**.

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And that's what I came up with.
Now I am using a **Wakü** or **closed water loop** to cool the CPU and I realised my GPU is **way bigger** than the one I had in the previous SketchUp
After letting that set for some time, I decided that its the one I want to build.

## To be continued

So now that I knew what I want, it was time so get started with some sort of **prototype**.
But that will be the topic for my next blog post. So stay tuned.
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