Spectacular scratch-built project is finally finished
Blue Horizon began in 2010 and the work that was involved is quite simply staggering
However, even the incredibly technical-looking exploded diagrams we saw early on couldn't have prepared us for what lay in store over the next 20 months. Blue Horizon is so detailed and so intricate that it's literally only in the last few months that we've begun to see just how awesome it would be.
We lost count of how many updates riekmaharg2 posted, but the project's 71-page marathon is choc-full of eyecandy. It's a water-cooled masterpiece that we're simply proud to have on our forum. As many of our forum members have already said - riekmaharg2 should be very proud of what he has achieved.
This looks like the project to beat in 2012. But enough of our drivel, here's some eye candy and of course, make sure you check out riekmaharg2's project log to see how Blue Horizon was made.
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Discuss in the forums Replyriekmaharg2, absoultely brilliant job there :)
surely it looks good and i can appreciate it is of high quality. so props for that. but what happened to creativity? how narrow-minded do you have to be to make a casecon and build it in the shape of stupid regular case? isn't the point of a scratch build that you have freedom in creativity to create new shapes, mount the hardware in DIFFERENT ways? I'm almost appalled by the boring state this scene is in!
More CREATIVE casecon's please! Like the TIKKI build, or that stealth fighter that is being made. Or a Diamond. Maybe a ceiling-mounted casecon. Or using materials other than the boring alu and mdf everyone's using! PLEASE!! More creativity, more diversity!
Fecking hell man, did you even bother to LOOK, let alone read the build log???
This is a creation that was roughly 2 years in the making with an incredible amount of effort, design ingenuity, custom fabricated parts and skilful machining. So what if parts are mounted in a "normal" fashion! Yes, everyone is allowed their own opinion and this is seemingly yours, but shows little appreciation to the dedication that went into this build.
Don't just look at the pictures and go "meh, so what", look a bit deeper into the effort that was put into practice and the skillset involved. Then come back with a more informed opinion.
/rant.
On a happier note: Congrats to the completion of this awesome mod! :D
So once you take those into account the standard PC shape is one of a few of the most effective use of space, with the ease of use, and ability to upgrade very easily. But then if you do use a standard case you don't get the the unique features that I wanted, the ability to have a large heat sink on the side with a fan which draws air through the case and fits level with the heat sink, the ability to have a very neat and simple water cooling system, the ability to have almost all the wires and tubes completely hidden, the ability to have all the cool looking components on display.
That said however I'm not trying to take anything away from the people who do go for the adventurous designs, in my opinion its just a question of what that individuals situation is, for example if I had a large room just for my computer, and I had easily enough money to be able to afford to get two separate high performance PC's then, I would have gone for an adventurous design as I would then have the space to have it on display and I would be able to continually upgrade the second PC, meaning it would matter if the scratch built PC was outdated.
As a fellow modder, I completely disagree with the trolls above.
I love the design, and the craftmanship on this is also excellent. ;)
Also, most of us don't mod 8 hours a day. Had you spent 8 hours a day on this, I'd say that 2 years was a long time, but I know you didn't. Awesomeness takes time, and you sure spent the time needed to make this as amazing as it is.
As Combatus say, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. So I'll just walk away still thinking that this is beautifull. :)
It's like the Turner prize of case mods, designed to split opinion :D looks brilliant, the builder should go into business doing this as the finish is great. I'm firmly in the view of wanting a case that looks good enough but can be used every day and be easily moved around the house compared to the crazy one-offs.
you sir are a http://www.chimpout.com/forum/images/smilies/WANK.gif
very impressive scratch build dude , wish i could do something like you did . and just ignore the troll :D
Great job riekmaharg2!
"As a fellow modder, I completely disagree with the trolls above."
Just because I said it's not my cup of tea why am I suddenly classed as a troll? Does that make you a fascist?
and by no means am i trolling: i just dont have the money (and also, tools and workspace) to put extensive plans for several plans i have made already into action. i think back to the cube mod or WMD. those were awesome. they are, what i am missing! it is more a complaint about the scratch-build scene that happens to come out under this article where it might have been better fitting in the forums - by no means am i trying to diminish the work or beauty of this build. maybe put in a different way, i feel it is a little pity when i come to imagine, what could have been the outcome by a modder this skilled and dedicated. if people like riekmaharg2 dont do the thing yet not done, who should then? a missed opportunity, if you will?!
and even if it might not change a thing, i meant this to be a kickstarter for discussion, not flaming and trolling.
offtopic @ haggisathome: im german. and i love the uk. ive lived there some years. people like you however should be ocked away just like those basstards that raided shops in london and brought terror. people like you are the reason that non-british people talk badly about the UK. Without people like you, I wouldn't be surprised if the UK would be the most popular country in all of Europe, hell, even on a worldwide scale. /rant end/
This is heaving with countless innovative touches to this, not arty farty stuff, actual quality functioning modding & with real nice looks, I like all sides to modding but functions are the reason some of us got into making our own & this looks kind of simple with it's clean uncluttered looks but sure wasn't to create, it's a very advanced awesome mod & done to perfection, the uncluttered clean looks of this make it easy for anyone who only looks at the final shots but hasn't taken a good look through the log to jump to a silly conclusion of it not setting a high standard.
In short no scratch that in ramble :D this mod freaking rocks in many ways, ticks all the boxes for what a sweet case should be, silence with nice temps, not an easy feat to achieve, sweet subtle yet awesome looks, ultra effective true custom water cooling & looks amazing & real nice easy maintenance, a lot of advanced modding went into this but without checking the log some people might make conclusions like that.
2 Years is a fairly long time to a casual viewer but to people who make things manually it's almost the norm & if working a job also or other life consuming stuff then that's going at a damn good enthusiastic pace for a build like this.
Negative comments stand out more than positive ones, fact, just remember the only way people could come up with silly conclusions is if they didn't check the log.
100% wodney wenolds kickass product. :D
No but it's because you agreed with the disrespectful comment :D but if you said not my cup of tea but awesome work you wouldn't have been classed as one, d'oh.
I think if onlookers want to see something to their taste they should get into making them themselves to make what they consider an awesome project, tis what every modder already does & the more you do I guess the more you appreciate other modders efforts even if it isn't your cup of tea.
"if you said not my cup of tea but awesome work you wouldn't have been classed as one, d'oh. "
Erm, I said it was a "Brilliant job" (twice) and "it's beautifully machined".
Sometimes mad shapes are just try-hard and easy ways to stand out. (But of course plenty of times they're cool too, so don't get me wrong...)
Anyway, I think the elegant and simple design makes this extra special!
Thats the bit that I noticed too. The case simply makes it and the fan controller look incredibly cheap and naff by comparison
If you mean the usb header, and power/reset button leads then they're hidden behind the motherboard and they are connected using some connectors I made.
Yeah I'm currently saving up for one of those expensive large LCD with graph fan controllers, also after some random Stumbling on stumbleupon I've discover a cool material which I'm gonna incorporate into a single design for both the empty drive bay and the DVD drive make both one unit.
I will put it on as a post completion update on my log :)
Thanks everyone ;), also its nice to see the apologies between everyone, helps to keep the atmosphere of bit-tech a friendly place :)
Also if any site moderators are reading this, these pages could do with a multi quote button all I can do is copy an paste them.
Ahh cool! Looks like an amazing job at making it all, but I'm mostly blown away by how tidy it is inside. :O
If you didn't know...front page article threads are located in the forums.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=228191
Beat me to it :p
That last part, was something that was evident in the thread as well... it's partly why the PSU and DVD/HDD covers are the way they are now, there was dislike for the design and he was open to the suggestions that others had.
I would agree that it's not the flashiest thing, but maybe that's what I like so much about it... the fact that it's hand built with manual machines and is a very sleek looking make it pretty sweet for me. I also like less complex design as well... that's probably why I spent more than I should have trying to find a less flashy case when I redid one of my pcs...
Congrats, riekmaharg2, on the font page article, well deserved! ;)
Are you an absolute idiot? This thing was made by hand, everything except the mobo/psu and drives! I cant believe youre knocking it down cause it looks like a computer case!