Introduction

I've been modding computers for a while now, with my first computer being the standard window, neon, and intake fan, back when modding was just becoming popular. The idea of this case came from looking at all those modded cases with multitudes of fans for added air flow, and thinking how about making the ultimate cooled case just out of fans. The board that was used was obviously a Mini-ITX board, the great VIA EPIA M which is a mere 170 x 170 mm. It was decided that 80 mm fans were the way to go since they would fit nicely around the board, with only a 10 mm gap to fill between the fans.

An initial sketch was drawn of the case. Aluminum C-channel was planned to be used to fill in the 10 mm gap and it was easily obtainable from my local hardware store. To secure the fans and C-channel; aluminum sheet would be cut in a curved diamond shape and screwed in place. This same curved diamond shape was planned for the corners and center sections which were quarters and halves respectively. The edges were initially planned to be curved aluminum sheet.