New Project: Sunbeam Transformer Modding

[pantherx12]

Not sure what you mean CP.

I'm currently t-shirt ninja'd up with a set of thick sunglasses on.

cutting out fan grills.

I'm glad I bought a pack of 50 cutting discs, 1.00mm steel is hard to cut with a dremel, takes nearly a disc per 120mm fan cut.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Not sure what you mean CP.

I'm currently t-shirt ninja'd up with a set of thick sunglasses on.

cutting out fan grills.

I'm glad I bought a pack of 50 cutting discs, 1.00mm steel is hard to cut with a dremel, takes nearly a disc per 120mm fan cut.

What exactly did you do to the front panel door and vent? Hard to see the details on my phone. I'm at work right now

 

[pantherx12]

Ah okay simply put I cut some holes!

Albeit neat shaped holes but holes none the less.

on both the door and vent there was plastic that made them flush to the case.

Looked sorta like this

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now its like this --- ---

As I said, simple but gets the job done, it looks pretty neat as is completely hidden when the door is shut anyway : ]

 

[Chicken Patty]

Ah okay simply put I cut some holes!

Albeit neat shaped holes but holes none the less.

on both the door and vent there was plastic that made them flush to the case.

Looked sorta like this

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now its like this --- ---

As I said, simple but gets the job done, it looks pretty neat as is completely hidden when the door is shut anyway : ]

ahh ok I see now. Very nicely done dude. You are off to a good start

 

[pantherx12]

I did actually have 4 spaces between those 3 dashes but for what ever reason it didn't keep them.

----SPACE---- imagine it that way

Just finished removing the permanent fan grills.

Debating whether I should start cutting out cable management holes today.

 

[Chicken Patty]

I did actually have 4 spaces between those 3 dashes but for what ever reason it didn't keep them.

----SPACE---- imagine it that way

Just finished removing the permanent fan grills.

Debating whether I should start cutting out cable management holes today.

He'll yeah, those are the funnest ones . Maybe I'm just a cable management freak

 

[pantherx12]

A few pictures of what I've done so far.

Got maybe two more holes to cut in the back tray.

I'm not going to cut out new fan holes until I get a hole saw, it would take a good hour or 2 to a single 120mm hole.

 

[Chicken Patty]

A few pictures of what I've done so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mopatop/Image.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mopatop/Image1-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mopatop/Image2.jpg

Got maybe two more holes to cut in the back tray.

I'm not going to cut out new fan holes until I get a hole saw, it would take a good hour or 2 to a single 120mm hole.

Yo I really like how the hole came out for te fan. Good job, can't wait to see the rest of the progress

 

[SkyKast]

yeah as I said in BBOCM thread, its coming along great, be sure to post pics of the cable managment holes when your done

 

[pantherx12]

In reply to your question in the B.B.O.C.M forum, the rubber edging is designed for just what I'm using it for

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2408.html

Cheap and gives a nice finish to everything : ]

 

[Chicken Patty]

I wanna see when done how the cable management will look with the holes you made. Since you make them according to where you need them, should benefit way more than the onesthat xome already done with certain cases. Looking forward to it

 

[SkyKast]

In reply to your question in the B.B.O.C.M forum, the rubber edging is designed for just what I'm using it for

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2408.html

Cheap and gives a nice finish to everything : ]

sweet thanks for the link I need to get some of that

and in response you your post in the BBOCM thread about the 3bay HDD cooler, i would ge with this, hes a trustworthy seller and its cheap!

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=89581

 

[pantherx12]

Cheers did spot that but its to big, only got space for 5, 5.25 things, and 2 are already taken up ( Getting a fan controller and a dvd drive)

CP, I'm looking forward to seeing how everything turns out too!

Unless I've made a big miscalculation it should look pretty damn tidy!

I should only need 3 more holes.

One for Front panel audio, one for 24pin power and one for 4 pin power.

The audio and 4 pin shouldn't take to long to cut either

 

[Chicken Patty]

Cheers did spot that but its to big, only got space for 5, 5.25 things, and 2 are already taken up ( Getting a fan controller and a dvd drive)

CP, I'm looking forward to seeing how everything turns out too!

Unless I've made a big miscalculation it should look pretty damn tidy!

I should only need 3 more holes.

One for Front panel audio, one for 24pin power and one for 4 pin power.

The audio and 4 pin shouldn't take to long to cut either

Awesome bro, I'm excites, I love cBle management

 

[pantherx12]

Right, looks like I won't be able to add any new fan holes just yet, my neighbour has no metal hole saws, going to buy one for myself!

And as I'm away next week then the heavy mods are on hiatus for a bit.

How ever I'll sort all the cable management gubbins out and put a system in so you can get a view of that

 

[Chicken Patty]

Right, looks like I won't be able to add any new fan holes just yet, my neighbour has no metal hole saws, going to buy one for myself!

And as I'm away next week then the heavy mods are on hiatus for a bit.

How ever I'll sort all the cable management gubbins out and put a system in so you can get a view of that

Cool man, just keep us posted

 

[pantherx12]

Right finished cable management holes, if I have time tomorow I'll stick in my parents system in so you can see if all my work was effective.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Right finished cable management holes, if I have time tomorow I'll stick in my parents system in so you can see if all my work was effective.

That'll be kick ass dude, thanks

 

[SkyKast]

yeah man congratz but does that mean we have to wait till tomorrow for a pic update?

 

[pantherx12]

Erm.. well not necessarily, I suppose I could do it tonight ha ha.

Let me finish my coffee and see what I can do.

Although pics will still be crappy webcam ones, you should get the general idea

I won't bother putting all the plastic parts back on the case since this is just to show (hopefully) the cable management.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Erm.. well not necessarily, I suppose I could do it tonight ha ha.

Let me finish my coffee and see what I can do.

Although pics will still be crappy webcam ones, you should get the general idea

I won't bother putting all the plastic parts back on the case since this is just to show (hopefully) the cable management.

come on, coffee don't take that long to drink, chop chop!

 

[pantherx12]

Bah really disappointed guys : [

At least now I know what what I need to work on when I resume the project in a weeks time.

Things to note. Front panel audio connector is to short so I wasted 20 minuets making a hole for that : /

I need some way of making the SATA and Molex cables tidier, I've got cable ties but any other suggestions?

Going to cut a hole for the PCI-E power cable, it looks odd how it is.


Also tucked in the 24pin in just now so that already looks a bit better.

 

[Soylent Joe]

Things to note. Front panel audio connector is to short so I wasted 20 minuets making a hole for that : /

Have you tried looking for an extension cable for the FP audio?
Maybe like this one

 

[pantherx12]

I lost my patience ha ha, couldn't be bothered to take out the mother board again so I could remove the cable, just cut it the thing off so I could get it out of the way.

Front panel Audio sounds awful anyway, loads of interference.

At least with my headphones .

 

[Chicken Patty]

Bah really disappointed guys : [

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mopatop/IMAG0031-1.jpg

At least now I know what what I need to work on when I resume the project in a weeks time.

Things to note. Front panel audio connector is to short so I wasted 20 minuets making a hole for that : /

I need some way of making the SATA and Molex cables tidier, I've got cable ties but any other suggestions?

Going to cut a hole for the PCI-E power cable, it looks odd how it is.


Also tucked in the 24pin in just now so that already looks a bit better.

dude, its not bad, just needs tweaking


1- the 24 pin is nice, just try to tuck it away a bit more if possible.
2-make hole for PCI-E connector and thats fixed
3-try to sleeve or sheath any plain wire like the front panel audio ones and the rear case fan. Believe it or not that will make a world of a difference.

last but not least, the SATA Connectors/power cables, try to mod the top cage and route the cables through the backside of the cage and in so you don't see them in the middle. Look at this pic, see how my sata cables come out of the drive and route out of the way, they are routed out the side of the cage and out the back side Hope this helps

Also note my front panel audio is wrapped in wire loom, find it at local auto parts store for dollars bro