Taking a reg case and making it ROCK! - Page 24

theJesus · Nov 12, 2008, 04:14 AM

yeah, I can understand not liking to write articles. That was pretty cool of you to do it though, and equally cool that the admin asked you to and helped you write it

SkyKast · Nov 12, 2008, 04:15 AM

wow well as much as you hate them that was a sweet article, I could imagine..."MKmods Weekly"
A magazine of your work would be sweet

Chicken Patty · Nov 12, 2008, 04:16 AM

That SFF box is killer!!!!!

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theJesus

yeah, I can understand not liking to write articles. That was pretty cool of you to do it though, and equally cool that the admin asked you to and helped you write it

They are a pretty cool group of guys (mostly from the UK) Kempez (Matt) basically was responsible for it.

Hey Sky and theJesus here is a link to a few of my SFF cases I had here at TPU
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=54817

SkyKast · Nov 12, 2008, 04:28 AM

wow those are some ass-kicking cases LOL especially the Lego one!!!

theJesus · Nov 12, 2008, 04:53 AM

Those are amazing cases. I've actually seen that thread before I think, and I've always loved the Lego case cuz I've been a "lego maniac" since I was 4 years old

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyKast

wow those are some ass-kicking cases LOL especially the Lego one!!!

Its funny but it dosent matter what crazy thing I do to a mod.. Carbon Fiber, no wires, H20...When I go to Lans people really love the Lego one, it uses a silly VIA 1000 CPU but they dont care everyone thinks its the coolest. Some day I would love to rebuild it with a bit newer hardware.

theJesus · Nov 12, 2008, 05:07 AM

I've always wanted to make a lego case. DFI LP board + Palit card with their yellow cooler would be so awesome looking in a lego case

SkyKast · Nov 12, 2008, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MKmods

Its funny but it dosent matter what crazy thing I do to a mod.. Carbon Fiber, no wires, H20...When I go to Lans people really love the Lego one, it uses a silly VIA 1000 CPU but they dont care everyone thinks its the coolest. Some day I would love to rebuild it with a bit newer hardware.

I'm notsaying I don't like your other mods it's just that the Lego one stands out the most because it is the most unique in the way of it probably never being done before

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyKast

I'm notsaying I don't like your other mods it's just that the Lego one stands out the most because it is the most unique in the way of it probably never being done before

I understood what you were saying..The Lego one is funny, someone saw it on a Russian site, I have no clue what they say about it.
http://www.modnews.ru/news/modding/2008/3/3/6324/

theJesus · Nov 12, 2008, 05:32 AM

I think a lot of people appreciate the Lego one because it's kinda nostalgic and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg for the material or tools. All the carbon fiber and other expensive/fancy stuff are purely amazing works of art in their own right but something like a lego case will probably always stand out more than any uber case

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 05:34 AM

its funny Legos are really fun to work with but definitely not cheap. Even for that little case 7" square and 3" tall my Bro gave me a bunch and I paid like $20 for the rest.

This looks like a fun mobo to use
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813153114

theJesus · Nov 12, 2008, 05:39 AM

well, I was thinking along the lines of the fact that there's a lot of people out there who still have a big tub of legos somewhere from when they were kids. Hell, my friends and I still buy legos sometimes just cuz they're so damned awesome

btw: partially translated version of that link here

edit: Oh, and with the prices of nice SFF cases today, legos are still probably cheaper

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 05:43 AM

Thanks for that, I tried 10 times on my own and never could understand it.

(and yes Legos are cheaper than a fancy SFF case,, and another cool thing if you drill a hole in one in the wrong place just throw it away and replace the block)

theJesus · Nov 12, 2008, 05:44 AM

lol I still can't really understand it, Russian seems to always

translators

steelkane · Nov 12, 2008, 06:03 AM

I went to check out your lego mod on that russian site, & noticed they have some of my mods on there,, Thanks for the link, I wish I knew what they are saying.

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 06:04 AM

pretty cool to see ur stuff half a world away

steelkane · Nov 12, 2008, 07:14 AM

well said

SkyKast · Nov 12, 2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MKmods

I understood what you were saying..The Lego one is funny, someone saw it on a Russian site, I have no clue what they say about it.
http://www.modnews.ru/news/modding/2008/3/3/6324/

here the web page is translated: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate

its funny they think u made it for the designer of lego

MKmods · Nov 12, 2008, 06:26 PM

Thanks Sky for that.
I was having trouble finding some hex mesh for this mod (usually MNPCTech but they are out) and than a miracle happened
http://www.cyberdruidpc.com/catalog/index.php
Big thanks CD for the fast shipping and by the way, very nice site.

SkyKast · Nov 12, 2008, 07:40 PM

woah thats perfect!

I will be ordering that and keeping the morwe restricting mesh for something else

MKmods · Nov 13, 2008, 01:36 AM

Ok I cant find the case for the 510 so I grabbed a piece of alum and made my own.
(the front intake and top of the PS case will be alum mesh)

My plan is since CyberDruid was nice enough to sell me some alum mesh I am gonna make the back panel mesh 1 piece from the bottom to the top (covering the exhaust of the PS)
Also since the Rosewill mod had that big oval hole in the top I mounted the PS with the heatsinks facing up and the top of the PS case will be mesh as well to vent the heat up. No sodas or liquids of any kind will be allowed to be set on top of this comp

Chicken Patty · Nov 13, 2008, 01:42 AM

^^^ looking good. How long do you project till its done?

SkyKast · Nov 13, 2008, 01:46 AM

wow nice

I blame you for the economy crashing!!! noooooo you make your own stuff you need to BUY BUY BUY!

oh btw MK can you post that link where you get the fake sticker CF? Thanks

MKmods · Nov 13, 2008, 01:48 AM

LOL, at this rate never....I am hoping to get it assembled and wired over this weekend. I am having gaming withdrawals (I dont even play that much but something about "NOT" being able makes it worse)

Most of the deal is wiring now, Probably take 3 days or so. Than last will be painting and Im not sure to powdercoat, anodize, paint or what yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyKast

oh btw MK can you post that link where you get the fake sticker CF? Thanks

http://www.mnpctech.com/
(they are a great group of guys, and its important to support the modding community)

Nov 12, 2008, 04:14 AM	#576
theJesus Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day) Thanks: 2,301 Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	yeah, I can understand not liking to write articles. That was pretty cool of you to do it though, and equally cool that the admin asked you to and helped you write it __________________ HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis! symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman “Modding to me is something best shared with others.... Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods “i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee

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Nov 12, 2008, 04:15 AM	#577
SkyKast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,137 (0.68/day) Thanks: 476 Thanked 359 Times in 251 Posts System Specs	wow well as much as you hate them that was a sweet article, I could imagine..."MKmods Weekly" A magazine of your work would be sweet __________________ My First Mod, c'mon over - Have Our Team Make You A Custom Signature! - Check Out The Official GAU Site Graphic Artists United™ Artist “ if it's stupid but works, it's not stupid. ”

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Nov 12, 2008, 04:16 AM	#578
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Nov 12, 2008, 04:28 AM	#580
SkyKast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,137 (0.68/day) Thanks: 476 Thanked 359 Times in 251 Posts System Specs	wow those are some ass-kicking cases LOL especially the Lego one!!! __________________ My First Mod, c'mon over - Have Our Team Make You A Custom Signature! - Check Out The Official GAU Site Graphic Artists United™ Artist “ if it's stupid but works, it's not stupid. ”

Nov 12, 2008, 04:53 AM	#581
theJesus Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day) Thanks: 2,301 Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	Those are amazing cases. I've actually seen that thread before I think, and I've always loved the Lego case cuz I've been a "lego maniac" since I was 4 years old __________________ HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis! symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman “Modding to me is something best shared with others.... Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods “i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee

Nov 12, 2008, 05:07 AM	#583
theJesus Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day) Thanks: 2,301 Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	I've always wanted to make a lego case. DFI LP board + Palit card with their yellow cooler would be so awesome looking in a lego case __________________ HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis! symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman “Modding to me is something best shared with others.... Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods “i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee

Nov 12, 2008, 05:32 AM	#586
theJesus Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day) Thanks: 2,301 Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	I think a lot of people appreciate the Lego one because it's kinda nostalgic and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg for the material or tools. All the carbon fiber and other expensive/fancy stuff are purely amazing works of art in their own right but something like a lego case will probably always stand out more than any uber case __________________ HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis! symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman “Modding to me is something best shared with others.... Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods “i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee

Nov 12, 2008, 05:34 AM	#587
MKmods Case Mod Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,711 (2.46/day) Thanks: 2,879 Thanked 1,766 Times in 1,364 Posts System Specs	its funny Legos are really fun to work with but definitely not cheap. Even for that little case 7" square and 3" tall my Bro gave me a bunch and I paid like $20 for the rest. This looks like a fun mobo to use http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813153114 __________________ Buy tin snips FIRST!

Nov 12, 2008, 05:39 AM	#588
theJesus Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day) Thanks: 2,301 Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	well, I was thinking along the lines of the fact that there's a lot of people out there who still have a big tub of legos somewhere from when they were kids. Hell, my friends and I still buy legos sometimes just cuz they're so damned awesome btw: partially translated version of that link here edit: Oh, and with the prices of nice SFF cases today, legos are still probably cheaper __________________ HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis! symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman “Modding to me is something best shared with others.... Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods “i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee

Nov 12, 2008, 05:43 AM	#589
MKmods Case Mod Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,711 (2.46/day) Thanks: 2,879 Thanked 1,766 Times in 1,364 Posts System Specs	Thanks for that, I tried 10 times on my own and never could understand it. (and yes Legos are cheaper than a fancy SFF case,, and another cool thing if you drill a hole in one in the wrong place just throw it away and replace the block) __________________ Buy tin snips FIRST!

Nov 12, 2008, 05:44 AM	#590
theJesus Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day) Thanks: 2,301 Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	lol I still can't really understand it, Russian seems to always translators __________________ HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis! symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman “Modding to me is something best shared with others.... Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods “i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee

Nov 12, 2008, 06:03 AM	#591
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Nov 12, 2008, 06:04 AM	#592
MKmods Case Mod Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,711 (2.46/day) Thanks: 2,879 Thanked 1,766 Times in 1,364 Posts System Specs	pretty cool to see ur stuff half a world away __________________ Buy tin snips FIRST!

Nov 12, 2008, 07:14 AM	#593
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	well said __________________

Nov 12, 2008, 06:26 PM	#595
MKmods Case Mod Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,711 (2.46/day) Thanks: 2,879 Thanked 1,766 Times in 1,364 Posts System Specs	Thanks Sky for that. I was having trouble finding some hex mesh for this mod (usually MNPCTech but they are out) and than a miracle happened http://www.cyberdruidpc.com/catalog/index.php Big thanks CD for the fast shipping and by the way, very nice site. __________________ Buy tin snips FIRST!

Nov 12, 2008, 07:40 PM	#596
SkyKast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,137 (0.68/day) Thanks: 476 Thanked 359 Times in 251 Posts System Specs	woah thats perfect! I will be ordering that and keeping the morwe restricting mesh for something else __________________ My First Mod, c'mon over - Have Our Team Make You A Custom Signature! - Check Out The Official GAU Site Graphic Artists United™ Artist “ if it's stupid but works, it's not stupid. ”

Nov 13, 2008, 01:36 AM	#597
MKmods Case Mod Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,711 (2.46/day) Thanks: 2,879 Thanked 1,766 Times in 1,364 Posts System Specs	Ok I cant find the case for the 510 so I grabbed a piece of alum and made my own. (the front intake and top of the PS case will be alum mesh) My plan is since CyberDruid was nice enough to sell me some alum mesh I am gonna make the back panel mesh 1 piece from the bottom to the top (covering the exhaust of the PS) Also since the Rosewill mod had that big oval hole in the top I mounted the PS with the heatsinks facing up and the top of the PS case will be mesh as well to vent the heat up. No sodas or liquids of any kind will be allowed to be set on top of this comp __________________ Buy tin snips FIRST!

Nov 13, 2008, 01:42 AM	#598
Chicken Patty WCG Team Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 23,888 (11.92/day) Thanks: 15,149 Thanked 12,311 Times in 7,776 Posts System Specs	^^^ looking good. How long do you project till its done? __________________ Help save lives, CRUNCH and/or FOLD for Team TPU and make a difference! Crunching with a 2600K, i7-950, FX-8120, Radeon 6850 (2 WU's), Radeon 7770 (4 WU's) *"AlienIsGOD - Awe!!! CP has grown from a small chicken nugget to the IMMENSE PATTY and WCG Team leader he is today"*

Nov 13, 2008, 01:46 AM	#599
SkyKast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,137 (0.68/day) Thanks: 476 Thanked 359 Times in 251 Posts System Specs	wow nice I blame you for the economy crashing!!! noooooo you make your own stuff you need to BUY BUY BUY! oh btw MK can you post that link where you get the fake sticker CF? Thanks __________________ My First Mod, c'mon over - Have Our Team Make You A Custom Signature! - Check Out The Official GAU Site Graphic Artists United™ Artist “ if it's stupid but works, it's not stupid. ”

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