CM Storm's "Scout" Case (Computex Show Display)

This will be another Insane Case Mod by Mnpctech.com



For this project, we used Scotch 4010 tap, of it's Super strength adhesion. Used for mounting windows in computer cases.

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http://www.mnpctech.com/120mm_Custom_FanGrill.html

Honeycomb, Black Powder coat





Nate Supple from CustomPCMax & my biz, Mnpctech have only 2.5 weeks to build a military theme "Scout" Gaming Rig for CM Storm's display at the Computex Show.








If you want mobility in a computer case for LANs, the Scout's handle is very sturdy

CM STORM logo. Storm is Cooler master's high performance sub brand, like what SVT is for Ford



Heres the concept for the front Cooler Master chose. I'm making a front grill, using 2 of the "eye of the storm" designs from the CM Storm logo. I may change things a bit, just cause I'm like that... if time allows of course

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1/8" thick "smoked" acrylic sheet
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Using 2x 120mm Radiator Template to position. You can download your own Radiator templates

Diagram of the CM Storm Scout



1st order of business is to open the top perforated 140mm grill to help improve airflow. The top handle will have to be removed in order to perform this procedure.
The plastic carry handle is reinforced with steel. You can remove the handle's plastic shell by removing the 4x 140mm fan screws and 2x screws towards the top rear of the case



2x screws are located underneath the front I/O ports


This is as far as I'm going to pull the handle off. ....cause it will be a PITA otherwise


Closer look at the 140mm top exhaust grill


4x screws fasten on the steel portion of the handle. Notice it has large tabs that slide into the top of the chassis.


I'm using this 120mm wire fan grill to find the center of the perforated grill


Greenlee part # 730EBB-120 Last time I inquired, they were around $450 (us dollars) in the states + Large 3/4" socket wrench, and 2" socket. I wouldn't use anything less than 19" long socket wrench. Estimated purchase price of $550 new. These are primarly used by Electricians and sometimes Plumbers.


Back to removing the Scout's top perforated fan grill.

In order to fit teh Greenlee's knock shaft into the grill, I cut a 1.5" opening in the center of the perforated grill with a heavy duty wire cutter


120mm Green Lee Knock Punch's Blade and Driver Shaft

Damn dude, how many projects do you have going around? How's the other one coming along?

This one just landed in my lap last week, it need to be done in 1.5 weeks

CM should be sending me another Window side panel, so i can have windows on both sides. On the right side, I'll be applying laser cut out of their new CM STORM logo, from 1/8" thick red translucent and black opaque acrylic



Outlining the Scout's new window for the right side onto 1/8" thick clear acrylic sheet


The window was cut using a band saw


The window was originally fastened on with plastic tabs, but I will use 8/32 socket head screws instead

Looking good. You sure are a busy man MM.

Monster, would you happen to have a CNC mill?

Thanks for the info about the machining! Very nice work. Next time why not try some JB KWIK? It takes ~2-3minutes to start setting and can be removed it quickly (with some Alcohol from my experience) within that time if any thing goes south.
See: http://www.jbweld.net/products/jbkwik.php
Not as strong as JB Weld but this is strong enough for modding kind of work.

Those look like nice fans MM. I have been wanting some 80CFM+ LED fan to replace my 8 88CFM scythe fans on my watercooling system. Please post whether or not the CFM and the DBA rating are accurate.

I have no way of measuring the dBA, sorry!

Digital camo pattern, Brad found a pattern and customized it in Roland's Cut Studio.

This pattern will be cut into Vinyl Masking Film and applied to the Scout Case




Roland GX 24 Plotter

I'm pretty sure my friend has to same LED fans, they aren't quite loud but they move a fair bit of air. I think Scythe fans might be better for airflow.

Thanks MM, I have never seen you use such a high DBA fan before and since I have a higher tolerance for computer noise than 90%+ of people I just ordered some for some testing.

The case is looking great and I am excited to see the paint job.

Component List for the CMSTORM Project:
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 945 AM3
CPU HSF: CoolerMaster V8
Mobo: DFI Lanparty DK-790FXB-M3H5 AM3
Ram: Geil EVOONE DDR3 2 x 2 Gigs
GPU: 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4890 1 Gig PCI-Express
PSU: CoolerMaster Silent Pro 600 Watt Modular
Harddrive: OCZ Solid State Drive 30 Gig Sata
ODD: Standard DVD Drive
O/S: Windows Vista Ultimate

^ @ natePCman, please start another thread for another topic. Looking good MM, keep up the good work!

I don't think a 600w PSU can power a complete dual 4890 build, as that's over 300w already then add 125w of the cpu, 60w from the motherboard, 20w from the dimms, 10w from the HDD, DVD drive is another 15w.

The 600w is a bit cheap from CM, but I suppose they don't need headroom and the 600w should be plenty. Honestly though, a custom PC build like this is about the best advertisement amongst enthusiasts, so why go so cheap on the PSU CM? Oh well.

No worries

I tested the hardware with a battery of programs and it is all 100% stable. Now, we don't really have time for any real OCing, so I am unsure if it would hold that back at all. But, I am pretty sure we could squeeze some out of it.

I'm sure we'll be hearing about the 600W PSU over the next several years after the video we're making is posted on Youtube.

Cool Black anodized machined aluminum case feet and I'm gonna use them!

It looks great MM, the design works extremely well with the case. I believe your going to have yet another happy customer.

That's a great way to conceal the Disc Drive.
Now I wanna do that with the spare mesh from my Dad's Armor case.
I wonder if he'll let me.

Just noticed, is there only one drive bay for DVD/CD/Bluray drives?

awesome work, but the red doesn't contrast very well with the grey-silver or the lighter colours in the digital camo.

IMO the red goes great with the camo and the grey/silver. If only they sold cases this nice.

@OP: If you were to make a case smiler to this for me how much would it cost?

Haha I wish I could get a awesome paint job like that on my Dell

That is a beautiful case. I really appreciate your attention to detail. I like the paint job it would have been a real pain to do. You have me thinking of painting my case now.