MainframeTM
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System Name | Sky Net |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II X2 550BE @ 3.93ghz & climbing |
Motherboard | Asus M4N82 - Deluxe |
Cooling | ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro |
Memory | CORSAIR XMS2 4GB DDR2 |
Video Card(s) | 2 BFG GTX 260 896mb MaxCore Slied |
Storage | 1 Seagate 150GIG - 2 Western Digital 80 GIG HDs as storage - 1 TB external drive |
Display(s) | Dell 21inch Widescreen |
Case | AZZA Solano 1000 |
Power Supply | Mach 1 1000watt |
Software | Win7 Home Premium |
Greetings,
I wanted to post some pics of my 1st case mod..well a few rolled into one. While waiting for my new parts to arrive I've taken the time to make some changes to my existing case...why cause I've had this thing for years and hands down have yet to see one thats (to me) on the same lvl.
My trusty case is a Antec Performance Series SX830. Old by some standards I know but I thought it was time throw some life back into it. Here is a pic of the standard case.
And the inside....
Ok so that said it's pretty plain. My thoughts were to create me a window - a blowhole - and clean it up some with a new paint job. Also I was thinking of adding a window to the top with a fan instead of the blowhole but wasn't sure. Also after knowing many smokers the case was alittle discolored so the 1st thing 2 do....bath time!!!!!
Ok so after removing all the plastic pieces I found that the top & bottom was riveted to the main chassis. Well that wouldn't do b/c I was feeling snarky. So I got my hands on a drill & drilled out the rivets holding the top & bottom on & dunked that in the tub.
Ok so after that I got to thinking..since I had all these parts laying around should I try to cut the case window? Considering I live in a duplex & have hardly any work room I decided to preorder the window & paint it. The bad thing is this case is so old no one has any parts...or support for it. Someone on these forums directed me to cheiftec cases & I was able to aquire one from ebay....
The worst part was the color..but that was getting painted so I wasn't too worried about it. Also I really want to turn that side panel into something like this....
Notice the fan on the plexi-glass? Thats the part I'm alittle worried about doing. I have the fan..and am sure I can cut the glass...but am worried about cracking it to bits...so am holding off on that right now.
Ok so I ordered the side panel..cleaned up the case with a bleech bath..(was that good?) and got my primer & paint. Considering my monitor is still a CRT beige I wanted the side panel the same. I did not want to try to paint a monitor..oh no!
Ok so after about the last week priming..sanding...wetsanding (least as much as I thought I may be following the "directions") I now have the side panel beige just like the rest of the case. & with the bath it took it's actually the same shade of beige. Also I dropped by a friends workshop & had the blowhole cut. So now the pc looks like...
I was able to get a fan grill from a PSU I was trashing & have it installed. So now the pc is together..thou I have to get screws to replace the rivets I removed. Odd thing is that I"ve found that fan screws are perfect for replacing the rivets..plus by using screws I can take the whole thing down if I need to.
Ok so now whats left is to order some fans with blue lights on them..also I was thinking that since I can break this case down to parts on a whim I was going to paint the inside a silver chrome. With blue case lights I think it may look pretty good. Also I"m thinking I need to rig some kind of intake filter for the front. When I took the pc down I found way too many dust bunnies hiding in there.
Alright..thoughts on someones 1st pc case mod(s)?
Prescott800
I wanted to post some pics of my 1st case mod..well a few rolled into one. While waiting for my new parts to arrive I've taken the time to make some changes to my existing case...why cause I've had this thing for years and hands down have yet to see one thats (to me) on the same lvl.
My trusty case is a Antec Performance Series SX830. Old by some standards I know but I thought it was time throw some life back into it. Here is a pic of the standard case.
And the inside....
Ok so that said it's pretty plain. My thoughts were to create me a window - a blowhole - and clean it up some with a new paint job. Also I was thinking of adding a window to the top with a fan instead of the blowhole but wasn't sure. Also after knowing many smokers the case was alittle discolored so the 1st thing 2 do....bath time!!!!!
Ok so after removing all the plastic pieces I found that the top & bottom was riveted to the main chassis. Well that wouldn't do b/c I was feeling snarky. So I got my hands on a drill & drilled out the rivets holding the top & bottom on & dunked that in the tub.
Ok so after that I got to thinking..since I had all these parts laying around should I try to cut the case window? Considering I live in a duplex & have hardly any work room I decided to preorder the window & paint it. The bad thing is this case is so old no one has any parts...or support for it. Someone on these forums directed me to cheiftec cases & I was able to aquire one from ebay....
Ok so I ordered the side panel..cleaned up the case with a bleech bath..(was that good?) and got my primer & paint. Considering my monitor is still a CRT beige I wanted the side panel the same. I did not want to try to paint a monitor..oh no!
Ok so after about the last week priming..sanding...wetsanding (least as much as I thought I may be following the "directions") I now have the side panel beige just like the rest of the case. & with the bath it took it's actually the same shade of beige. Also I dropped by a friends workshop & had the blowhole cut. So now the pc looks like...
Ok so now whats left is to order some fans with blue lights on them..also I was thinking that since I can break this case down to parts on a whim I was going to paint the inside a silver chrome. With blue case lights I think it may look pretty good. Also I"m thinking I need to rig some kind of intake filter for the front. When I took the pc down I found way too many dust bunnies hiding in there.
Alright..thoughts on someones 1st pc case mod(s)?
Prescott800