Custom Computer Case Building?

I am building a case for my pc and wanted some Dimensions on width highth etc. okay i have my basic Dimensions but what makes me coserned is the expansion slots. how do i measure that. i havent bought my motherboard yet im just building a multipurpose case. i want my case to be made out of plexiglass and i have a cnc router and my plan is to make big case but i dont know stuff like 鈻搕he back how do i know where my video card sits and sound output or power suply. like i said i want to make a multipurpose case. Any help lolCustom Computer Case Building?
You should really wait and after you have all of your parts you should figure out all of the exact dimensions that way you know for sure that it will fit as needed. Also if you have never built a case out of plexiglass be very careful to watch your heat and your screws as when you screw holes into it may crack around the hole use small bits to start at high speeds and do it gently to prevent cracking.





Hope this has helped you.Custom Computer Case Building?
A company called DangerDen makes cases out of plexiglas or similar plastic; I saw a demo unit at a Frys store last year.





http://www.dangerden.com/





But their primary interest is in making water-cooling modules for the motherboard heat sinks.





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To make it now easier to find Danger Den gear...Fry's now offeres the Danger Den Water Box Plus and a Water Cooling Kit in all of their stores! Find the nearest store to you!


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I could not find this product anywhere on the Frys website, so it might be only available in stores.





These cases cost over $200.00 so there's a lot of work involved to make them.





Here is a link to their ';DD - Water Box Plus';, under the little picture there is a link ';Click to Enlarge'; with 6 pictures.


http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.p鈥?/a>





But what you are really asking for is the measurements, the dimensions so you can lay out the plastic and cut and drill holes without making mistakes. I don't know where to find that information.





So:


The first order of business is to measure, measure, and measure again.





If you can get a used computer you can take it apart and measure the components, the CD/DVD drives, the hard drives, the back of the computer case where the card-slot-openings are located, and the plate where the motherboard is mounted, you need to measure the locations for all the mounting posts. The case should be no more than 5 years old as case designs and motherboards have changed considerably since year 2000.





You're on your own, but if you take really good notes and make drawings, you can post all that to a website for bragging rights.





Good luck !


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the expansion slots are pretty standard. Just set the motherboard so that the pci slots will fit. You will be fine