Bad Boys of Case Modding Clubhouse..

Chicken Patty · Jun 27, 2009

MKmods said:
lol, im Mark..he is CD

woopsy i had a poopsy. Bro your work and his work are both awesome, its easy to get confused.

My apologies CD I mean mark

I have edited my post so that mark doesnt get mad, dammit, I mean CD hahahahahah

MKmods · Jun 27, 2009

Thanks CP

sneekypeet · Jun 27, 2009

Hey MK, do new fans require a burn in to loosen up, maybe causing a bit more motor heat for the maiden voyage?

Chicken Patty · Jun 27, 2009

MKmods said:
Thanks CP

no problem "Mark"

DaMulta · Jun 27, 2009

Come one guys someone do my waterwall case idea ROFL.

I really want to see it in action LOL.

MKmods · Jun 27, 2009

sneekypeet said:
Hey MK, do new fans require a burn in to loosen up, maybe causing a bit more motor heat for the maiden voyage?

They shouldnt need a burn in. Those fans are pretty cheaply made, while they are off :laugh:

spin one and see if it spins freely or if there is any resistance or vibration.

One of the reasons I work a lot with the Silenx fans because of my mod to them as well as their quality internally is pretty good. I disassemble each one, clean it good (remove the grease) and replace it with different lubes (depending what I have laying around) My fave is high temp brake grease (comes in little packets from my local auto parts store for .99)

Cold Storm · Jun 27, 2009

MKmods said:
what gauge wire are you using to run all the fans. And are u using a controller or just straight?(controllers get hot when you turn them down)

It dosent seem like its too many fans on 1 line at all. Remember just because a fan says .53A dosent mean its that all the time.(usually its less)

I used 22g wire. The normal fan gauge wire.. I didn't use anything besides scrap wires from cutting..

I'm not using a controller, don't like controllers since I did it with my Cosmos system...

I did a second run for 15 mins and the fans wheren't as hot as the first time..

MKmods · Jun 27, 2009

Glad it fixed itself like SP mentioned....

22ga is the min I would use for 120mm fans (18 is better)

If you get bored here is a quicky on greasing the fans

first find the back side, remove the sticker

Than the dust/grease plug

Than the small white plastic snap ring (I use tiny screwdrivers)

Than I use brake cleaner to clean the parts (evaporates quickly with not much residue)

Than I just grease the shaft(just a little) and a dab in the bearings hole before installing the blade

Than just reverse the assembly and voila!

Cold Storm · Jun 27, 2009

MKmods · Jun 27, 2009

anytime...I just happened to have a bunch of those fans laying around...

In the first post I put a link to a wiki that shows how many amps for each wire gauge
http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity

Just because you can run wire at it limit dosent mean you should, I always try to build in a bit of leeway by using the next larger gauge wire. Also wires that are tightly wrapped and in tubes wont run as much current as wires in free air (thats how I did my GPU power wires on the Qpack mod) so take that into consideration as well.

Cold Storm · Jun 28, 2009

Fans where running last night while I was cleaning up the mess I had on my desk from all the wiring.. No heat from the fans.. Don't know quite what it was..

Now, if I can get a straight answer from MM on the custom top I'll be almost all set to go.. And start my next project.. Mini water system in HTPC! glah....

CyberDruid · Jun 28, 2009

Thanks for the fan breakdown Mark. But the Silenx have no rubber plug right? They are just sealed with the sticker I thought. Hence the inevitable leaks...

I should try rebuilding them (as expensive as they are).

MKmods · Jun 30, 2009

CyberDruid said:
Thanks for the fan breakdown Mark. But the Silenx have no rubber plug right? They are just sealed with the sticker I thought. Hence the inevitable leaks...

I should try rebuilding them (as expensive as they are).

On the 25mm ones (thickness) I actually had to drill out the center. The 38mm versions have a small plug under the sticker.

Because of the cost ($$$$$ :eek:

) definately rebuild them.. Il take apart the green one I got from you last week tomorrow.

Solaris17 · Jun 30, 2009

did the tpu case ever take off?

KH0UJ · Jun 30, 2009

bump for my stars to go up :laugh:

no just kidding

t77snapshot · Jun 30, 2009

Ok, so after building my first case mod (Freeman's Box :rockout:

) I got a taste of the how much fun it was to take something and make it your own. I have enough extra parts to build another pc and decided to make a custom case. Not my own constructed case, but an object that was meant for something else. After lots and lots of idea's I decided to transform an old type writer.

I am tying to be original so has anyone ever seen a type writer mod? I hope not cause I am starting a project log soon.

Here is an example pic of my idea, what do your guys think?

(Image is just a rough draft)

Solaris17 · Jun 30, 2009

t77snapshot said:
Ok, so after building my first case mod (Freeman's Box ) I got a taste of the how much fun it was to take something and make it your own. I have enough extra parts to build another pc and decided to make a custom case. Not my own constructed case, but an object that was meant for something else. After lots and lots of idea's I decided to transform an old type writer. I am tying to be original so has anyone ever seen a type writer mod? I hope not cause I am starting a project log soon.

Here is an example pic of my idea, what do your guys think?
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/T77snapshot/Newmod.jpg
(Image is just a rough draft)

that would be sick

Cuzza · Jun 30, 2009

@t77snapshot, ROFL that pic is gold, nice one dude.

Great idea; the key is definitely to get the original keyboard to work with it. You want this thing looking STOCK. That's what I would love to see anyway.

MKmods · Jun 30, 2009

Solaris17 said:
did the tpu case ever take off?

I am in the middle of doing it. I changed my direction a bit (economy).

What I have come up with is what I think is pretty cool, basically the hardware that I use in my Qpack mod will be removeable and fit into the Tribute case. Basically it will just pop out and plug into the Tribute case so I will have a choice of using SFF or the Watercooled Tower.

t77snapshot said:
Ok, so after building my first case mod (Freeman's Box ) I got a taste of the how much fun it was to take something and make it your own. I have enough extra parts to build another pc and decided to make a custom case. Not my own constructed case, but an object that was meant for something else. After lots and lots of idea's I decided to transform an old type writer. I am tying to be original so has anyone ever seen a type writer mod? I hope not cause I am starting a project log soon.

Here is an example pic of my idea, what do your guys think?
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/T77snapshot/Newmod.jpg
(Image is just a rough draft)

I love to see other parts recycled, excellent idea.

CyberDruid · Jun 30, 2009

You are taking Plug and Play to whole new level Mark.

MKmods · Jun 30, 2009

I owe a large part of it to you and my friends of BBoCMC.... :respect:

My thought is (this is gonna be so amazing) Imagine me at a Lan party with my Qpack mod, Pretty sweet right, no wiring running cool and someone says "Hey you should water cool that"
So I reach under the desk and pull out the shell of the tribute case, I unplug the hardware of the qpack (takes about 25sec to remove all) and basically plug the same hardware into the Tribute shell (takes about a min with all the water cooling stuff) and voila!

Imagine a line of cases that are modular so the parts are interchangeable...when you want a new face piece you just swap it for another.. Or want a CF mobo tray just pop out your alum/steel one and replace it with a CarbonFiber version...How about if you want to change from air cooling to water, just pop in the new panel designed to mount the rad fan assy...

Thats my thought

Odin Eidolon · Jun 30, 2009

MKmods said:
I owe a large part of it to you and my friends of BBoCMC....

My thought is (this is gonna be so amazing) Imagine me at a Lan party with my Qpack mod, Pretty sweet right, no wiring running cool and someone says "Hey you should water cool that"
So I reach under the desk and pull out the shell of the tribute case, I unplug the hardware of the qpack (takes about 25sec to remove all) and basically plug the same hardware into the Tribute shell (takes about a min with all the water cooling stuff) and voila!

Imagine a line of cases that are modular so the parts are interchangeable...when you want a new face piece you just swap it for another.. Or want a CF mobo tray just pop out your alum/steel one and replace it with a CarbonFiber version...How about if you want to change from air cooling to water, just pop in the new panel designed to mount the rad fan assy...

Thats my thought

that would be awesome! once its finished i want a vid of you swapping out the parts

erocker · Jun 30, 2009

I am about to try and add a W/C loop to a NZXT Panzerbox. Anyone have any recommendations on where to place the parts. The 2x120 radiator will go up top (on the inside), I have a EK-150 resevoir I'd like to put in and a MCP655 pump. I have an idea of where things could go, I'm just wondering if anyone has any creative ideas! Here is the review for the Panzerbox with all the pictures needed: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Panzerbox/4.html

I love cutting, beating and banging my cases, so any input will be very appreciated. :toast:

t77snapshot · Jun 30, 2009

Cuzza said:
@t77snapshot, the key is definitely to get the original keyboard to work with it. You want this thing looking STOCK. That's what I would love to see anyway.

That is good idea as well :toast:

Just plug monitor and mouse in and your good to go!

MKmods · Jun 30, 2009

erocker said:
I am about to try and add a W/C loop to a NZXT Panzerbox. Anyone have any recommendations on where to place the parts. The 2x120 radiator will go up top (on the inside), I have a EK-150 resevoir I'd like to put in and a MCP655 pump. I have an idea of where things could go, I'm just wondering if anyone has any creative ideas! Here is the review for the Panzerbox with all the pictures needed: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Panzerbox/4.html

I love cutting, beating and banging my cases, so any input will be very appreciated.

thats a hard one because its so different than existing cases, I really like the way CD mounted his res and pump on the Antec 900 he did.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=97100

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Software	Win 7 64/Solaris Utility
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Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
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Software	Windows 11 Pro

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Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
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Mouse	Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
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VR HMD	Quest 3
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Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 160 GB
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