Level Twelve

December 8th, 2010

Level Twelve is a teak and birds eye maple modernist-design computer system with hidden vent ducting and a separate self-powered USB peripheral system..

The Teak support box has its own power supply and connects a 2TB storage drive, optical drive and four front-mounted USB 3.0 ports via an internal USB 3.0 hub. The front mounted ports can recharge devices without the computer being turned on. The computer itself is located in the Birds Eye Maple box and is fully self-contained. It could be pulled out of the enclosure while it is operating.

The modified ventilation system consists of a large inlet duct located on the bottom of the Birds Eye Maple box. An industrial grade Delta cooling fan pulls hot air out of the top of the case and exhausts it out the back of the enclosure through a screened vent duct.

Specs:

Computer (Birds Eye Maple Box)

Intel Core i7-875K (Unlocked)

Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX motherboard

Scythe Shuriken Rev. B HSF

8GB Crucial DDR1333 system memory

ATI 5750 1GB Low-profile video card

256GB Crucial C300 SSD

Antec 350W PSU

Delta FFB0912SH 90 CFM case fan

Support (Teak Box)

2TB Seagate 3.5" 6Gb/s hard drive with USB 3.0 interface

Plextor slimline USB DVD burner

4 front-mounted USB 3.0 ports

LS-PAB 60W power supply

Construction Photos

A comprehensive project worklog of Level Twelve with over 200 photographs can be accessed at bit-tech.net, HardOCP or Overclockers Australia.

Thanks for looking.

Special thanks to my friends at the following companies for their continued support.

Back to Main Gallery