Stealth 2 Duo Turbine Mod

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 02:28 AM

The case to be modded is an old supercase I modded about 8 years ago, and now it's time to mod it again. Instead of buying a new case I will go crazy on this old case to make it run cool for the new hardware of today to go in it.

JacKz5o · Oct 20, 2007, 02:37 AM

Nice

Good luck

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 02:44 AM

Now that the case is taken apart I will cut the two 120mm fan holes in the front bezel for the turbine fans. the two fan here are for mock up.

Chewy · Oct 20, 2007, 02:46 AM

Thats one big sweet case man, you have a nice project ahead of yourself... are you going to add any water cooling? I think you could fit a could rads in there :P

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 02:51 AM

I was going to go with a water set up with a big rad on top, but that will be for the next case, this one will be all air and big heat sinks.

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 02:56 AM

The fan duct tubes will now go in the 120mm hole I cut out and will then be filled in with fiberglass.

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 02:59 AM

After I fill in the front with fiberglass it will change the way the case looked before,, If I get lucky and sand it right it should look like it was made from the factory,, I will even have to relocate the power and reset switches.

a111087 · Oct 20, 2007, 03:23 AM

haha, this looks cool, but what about the noise?

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 03:25 AM

It will be a lot of work to sand the fiberglass to the shape I want, But in the end I hope and think it will look factory made.

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 03:28 AM

All the fans I will be using will be high CFM Quite fans.

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 03:46 AM

With the two 120mm fans now in the front, the old switches will be covered with the fiberglass and the new ones will be moved,, The perfect spot look to be were the case tag used to go,, I just need to fill it with fiberglass, sand smooth and drill the holes for the new switches. The switches I will be using are Delrin Vandal Resistant Illuminated Switch Black, the one for power will have a white led ring and the reset will have a white led dot.

hat · Oct 20, 2007, 03:48 AM

This is gonna be one cool system...
3GHz Q6600 on stock cooling :P

steelkane · Oct 20, 2007, 05:30 AM

Before I posted this project, I already finished some of the work, The front of the case has been sanded to what I think is a nice shape, it was then primer and then wet sanded smooth. Then a awesome black paint was applied, as will the whole case be black inside and out. I'm really happy the way it turned out.

hat · Oct 20, 2007, 05:48 AM

Dude... black with green lights =

steelkane · Oct 21, 2007, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

Dude... black with green lights =

Green lights, the whole setup will have white lights. Fans, switches and HDD Led.

Darknova · Oct 21, 2007, 08:06 AM

Wow...that's the kind of thing I one day dream of doing lol.

steelkane · Oct 21, 2007, 11:09 AM

Now that the front is painted, It's time to cut the motherboard tray for wire management and the front of the case so the new switches will fit. Also some more fan holes, one at the top and one at the bottom, both 120mm. The top hole will be for the hard drive cage to Exhaust heat, and the bottom hole will be for the second SLI card to receive fresh air.

TheCrow · Oct 21, 2007, 12:30 PM

Thats looking sweet mate!

steelkane · Oct 22, 2007, 11:52 PM

I finished The Turbine fans for the front, I bought some Dubro Spinner 1-3/4" Black from a local Hobbie store and epoxy them to the fans, then gave them a good coat of high gloss black with clear coat to follow.

JacKz5o · Oct 23, 2007, 12:23 AM

Looking great

Can't wait to see finished product.

steelkane · Oct 23, 2007, 12:43 AM

Now I'm going to start on the back turbine fan above the power supply, this will be a 140mm fan to cool off the hard drive cage I will make later in the build. the reason I chose that spot is because there's a lot of dead space up there and this case really never came with much of a hard drive cage.

AsRock · Oct 23, 2007, 01:19 AM

Thats cool, Maybe a guide after

:P ?. My case a little to small for 2x 120mm in the front by about 6mm lol

.

steelkane · Oct 23, 2007, 01:26 AM

Now That the back 140mm hole is cut out, I dont want to just leave it that way, so I will use this bowl I borrowed from the kitchen and cut the edge of it off and use it for a nice smooth round edge, then fill and shape it with fiberglass, The fiberglass will also cover all the other holes that were back there. once again when done it should look factory made.

steelkane · Oct 23, 2007, 01:35 AM

This is what it looks like with the back 140mm hole filled in with fiberglass.

Random Murderer · Oct 23, 2007, 01:37 AM

*subscribed*
looking great!
can't wait to see the final product.

Oct 20, 2007, 02:28 AM	#1
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Stealth 2 Duo Turbine Mod The case to be modded is an old supercase I modded about 8 years ago, and now it's time to mod it again. Instead of buying a new case I will go crazy on this old case to make it run cool for the new hardware of today to go in it. Attached Thumbnails

System Name:	Stealth 2 Duo Turbine
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Oct 20, 2007, 02:44 AM	#3
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Now that the case is taken apart I will cut the two 120mm fan holes in the front bezel for the turbine fans. the two fan here are for mock up. Attached Thumbnails

System Name:	Stealth 2 Duo Turbine
Processor:	Intel e6850 @ 3.8ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Striker Extreme
Cooling:	CoolerMaster V8 Modded With 2 white LED's & 100CFM fan
Memory:	OCZ DDR2 1066_ SLI Black-4GB
Video Card:	2xMSI 8800GT"s SLI
Hard Disk:	<<HDD For OS>> 2x150GB_Western Digital Raptor_Raid 0. <<HDD For Storage>> 3 x 1TB
Optical Drive:	Lite-On 24x DVD-Burner_Custom black paint
CRT/LCD Model:	ACER B273HU 27" LCD 2048x1152
Case:	Apex SuperCase_Custom 7 month Build
Sound Card:	Striker Extreme Add-In Card HD-Audio
PSU:	EnerMax INFINITI 720watt
Software:	SE7VEN ULTIMATE 64bit
Benchmarks:	3DMark01=NTTA, 3Dmark06=NTTA 3Dmark_Vantage=NTTA, Core Temp v0.99.5=28C

Oct 20, 2007, 02:37 AM	#2
JacKz5o Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 456 (0.20/day) Thanks: 49 Thanked 100 Times in 38 Posts System Specs	Nice Good luck

Oct 20, 2007, 02:46 AM	#4
Chewy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 2,616 (1.04/day) Thanks: 325 Thanked 151 Times in 140 Posts System Specs	Thats one big sweet case man, you have a nice project ahead of yourself... are you going to add any water cooling? I think you could fit a could rads in there :P __________________ BUGABUGABUGABUGAAAAA! From_Nowhere's perspective on Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Promoting Windows Vista. “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere

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Oct 20, 2007, 02:51 AM	#5
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	I was going to go with a water set up with a big rad on top, but that will be for the next case, this one will be all air and big heat sinks.

Oct 20, 2007, 02:56 AM	#6
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	The fan duct tubes will now go in the 120mm hole I cut out and will then be filled in with fiberglass. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 20, 2007, 02:59 AM	#7
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	After I fill in the front with fiberglass it will change the way the case looked before,, If I get lucky and sand it right it should look like it was made from the factory,, I will even have to relocate the power and reset switches. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by steelkane; Oct 20, 2007 at 03:11 AM.

Oct 20, 2007, 03:23 AM	#8
a111087 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Posts: 2,521 (1.12/day) Thanks: 240 Thanked 190 Times in 157 Posts System Specs	haha, this looks cool, but what about the noise? __________________

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Oct 20, 2007, 03:25 AM	#9
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	It will be a lot of work to sand the fiberglass to the shape I want, But in the end I hope and think it will look factory made. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by steelkane; Oct 20, 2007 at 03:39 AM.

Oct 20, 2007, 03:28 AM	#10
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	All the fans I will be using will be high CFM Quite fans.

Oct 20, 2007, 03:46 AM	#11
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	With the two 120mm fans now in the front, the old switches will be covered with the fiberglass and the new ones will be moved,, The perfect spot look to be were the case tag used to go,, I just need to fill it with fiberglass, sand smooth and drill the holes for the new switches. The switches I will be using are Delrin Vandal Resistant Illuminated Switch Black, the one for power will have a white led ring and the reset will have a white led dot. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by steelkane; Oct 20, 2007 at 04:52 AM.

Oct 20, 2007, 03:48 AM	#12
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	This is gonna be one cool system... 3GHz Q6600 on stock cooling :P __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

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Oct 20, 2007, 05:30 AM	#13
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Before I posted this project, I already finished some of the work, The front of the case has been sanded to what I think is a nice shape, it was then primer and then wet sanded smooth. Then a awesome black paint was applied, as will the whole case be black inside and out. I'm really happy the way it turned out. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 20, 2007, 05:48 AM	#14
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Dude... black with green lights = __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Oct 21, 2007, 08:06 AM	#16
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Oct 21, 2007, 11:09 AM	#17
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Now that the front is painted, It's time to cut the motherboard tray for wire management and the front of the case so the new switches will fit. Also some more fan holes, one at the top and one at the bottom, both 120mm. The top hole will be for the hard drive cage to Exhaust heat, and the bottom hole will be for the second SLI card to receive fresh air. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by steelkane; Oct 21, 2007 at 04:59 PM.

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Oct 22, 2007, 11:52 PM	#19
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	I finished The Turbine fans for the front, I bought some Dubro Spinner 1-3/4" Black from a local Hobbie store and epoxy them to the fans, then gave them a good coat of high gloss black with clear coat to follow. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 23, 2007, 12:23 AM	#20
JacKz5o Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 456 (0.20/day) Thanks: 49 Thanked 100 Times in 38 Posts System Specs	Looking great Can't wait to see finished product.

Oct 23, 2007, 12:43 AM	#21
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Now I'm going to start on the back turbine fan above the power supply, this will be a 140mm fan to cool off the hard drive cage I will make later in the build. the reason I chose that spot is because there's a lot of dead space up there and this case really never came with much of a hard drive cage. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 23, 2007, 01:19 AM	#22
AsRock TPU addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US\ Uk Born Posts: 8,794 (4.07/day) Thanks: 1,675 Thanked 1,348 Times in 1,170 Posts System Specs	Thats cool, Maybe a guide after :P ?. My case a little to small for 2x 120mm in the front by about 6mm lol .

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Oct 23, 2007, 01:26 AM	#23
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	Now That the back 140mm hole is cut out, I dont want to just leave it that way, so I will use this bowl I borrowed from the kitchen and cut the edge of it off and use it for a nice smooth round edge, then fill and shape it with fiberglass, The fiberglass will also cover all the other holes that were back there. once again when done it should look factory made. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 23, 2007, 01:35 AM	#24
steelkane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 800 (0.35/day) Thanks: 144 Thanked 238 Times in 204 Posts System Specs	This is what it looks like with the back 140mm hole filled in with fiberglass. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 23, 2007, 01:37 AM	#25
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