my deep black Silverstone with "power rails"

but to get current flowing, you'll need enough voltage. so, in other words, for voltages up to about 40v the resistance of your skin is to high to let a harmful current flow...


edit: static discharges wont kill you because theres not enough charge on the surface you're touching - if you touch an electric cable with 40,000 volts on it, better make a photo, it will look quite spectacular

well after some of you asked for it, here are some pictures of how the powerrails actually work:






well i dont wanted to demount everything so i made the pics out of the drawing program that was being used for the design

hopefully everything is clearer now :]


edit: pic1 is from an older version, that tube for some additional wires has been removed eventually

Wow, very nice.

very nice

Originally Posted by frenzy

AAAaaaargh!! Twitching, twiching uncontrollably at this sight! Man thats a lot of wires.

Thats a sick job on the entire project, nice LCD as well. I've had power rail ideas a few years back, but never thought of using solid copper, beautiful man, just unbelievable. I was simply looking to power CDROMs and FANS with ready to plug outlets available every few inches. Hope this is inspiration for others as well as future mods from you, cuz we all know we learn from previous mods and improve!

Liquid Rails anyone ?

BTW Is there a chance your rail connectors could twist and touch the non-contact rail? Are the plexi pieces shown in the diagram installed on the final project? I can't tell for sure, it looks like there's some sort of spacer there. Cool!!!

thx alot bro..


using a liquid to conduct current wouldnt work out very vell. liquids usually have a very hig resistance and so the power supply for the cpu and gfx card would be very unstable - i think.

but it could work for fans oder lights i believe..



the whole rail installation is quite stiff, you would have to use brute force to bend them that much to actually shorten them

The raw, unguarded power flowing down so close to the motherboard suggests maleficent intent. A very daring and edgy appeal. I like.

Edit: Oh, by the way, get that thing off the floor for God's sake!

Simply amazing work! Great to see something new and different!

WOW!!!!

I'm speachless in front of your Power desing, very "special" work here. Great job!!!

what's the advantage of power rails? Also, what's the big green cap at the top?

ANd if you already use water cooling on most components, is those 2 fans really necessary? Shouldn't 1 be enough?

So that is basically like a 3rd rail on a subway?

Marvelous detail and engineering.

Originally Posted by Happy Hopping

what's the advantage of power rails? Also, what's the big green cap at the top?

ANd if you already use water cooling on most components, is those 2 fans really necessary? Shouldn't 1 be enough?

well, they look good and they are more effizient than regular cables and therefor they allow for more power to be delivered to the mobo. but to be honest, you also loose some efficiency because you have to clamp the cables somehow to the rails..

the green cap? do you mean the reservoir?


and yes i need those fans because the system is well overclocked and usually i have temps around 30°C (80F) in my room, so the system needs airflow badly
i guess that i can turn some of them off in the autumn though

@firespyer: sorry, but i don't get that 3rd rail on a subway?

What brand name is the reservoir?

Originally Posted by frenzy

thx alot bro..
using a liquid to conduct current wouldnt work out very vell. liquids usually have a very hig resistance and so the power supply for the cpu and gfx card would be very unstable - i think.
but it could work for fans oder lights i believe..

Dewd ... no Dood. I meant using a RAIL/TUBE type system for LIQUID cooling with quick release connectors to tap into. quick release (similar to a air compressor), would never work real well, you'd always get leaks. It would look cool tho. Your power rail makes the case look like some SCIENCE LAB equipment. giving you props on the work again, cuz I can't stop drooling. L8r

How is the ATX plug plumbed? Looks like you're running some of the wires from the power block and a few are routed out of the PSU, through the back of the case and then back up & straight into the plug? Is that correct?

Beautiful & innovative mod, BTW.

Originally Posted by Doberman

How is the ATX plug plumbed? Looks like you're running some of the wires from the power block and a few are routed out of the PSU, through the back of the case and then back up & straight into the plug? Is that correct?

Beautiful & innovative mod, BTW.

yeah thats right, all the support lines like -12v or 5v standby are soldered directly to the back of the motherboard

man that is DEAD SEXY!, and very well planned and executed, Mucho props ya got skillz to pay da billz.

i caught an episode on electricity on mythbusters its takes 3amps to kill u.
how many volts/watts no clue, but when it comes to electricity i triple check things.

Very nice mod, cleanest ive seen in too.