My first case mod

blkhogan · Oct 24, 2008

MK... what are those fans that you have in that case?

Home from the first coat of primer. Still very rough at this point. More sanding tonight.

mc-dexter · Oct 24, 2008

i feel so ashamed of my pc after looking at afew on here

ascstinger · Oct 25, 2008

that did look familiar

glad to see it's working out good for you

MKmods · Oct 25, 2008

blkhogan said:
MK... what are those fans that you have in that case?

those are the 120 X 38mm thick Silenx fans (careful they make 25mm ones too and they arent the same blades) They are very nice fans, move lots of air, quiet, but $20 each :cry:

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...&Depa=1&Description=SilenX IXP-76-18 Case Fan
(dont listen to those crack heads that whine about them sucking. I have used several hundred of them and never had 1 single failure)

By the way, nice job on the case so far. :toast:

steelkane · Oct 25, 2008

Looking good,, If the groves of scratches wont go away with sanding or primer,, try some spot puddy, then sand. as far as black fans go with white led,, Ive seen some, but dont know were to get them,, http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-dark-knight-s1283.php

blkhogan · Oct 25, 2008

Not much to update as of today. Work has been nuts with the weather geting colder. Im going to try and get another sand/primer coat done today.
Im trying to sneak some pics of the Cuda that my buddy is getting ready to paint this next week, but hes very secretive about this one for some reason :confused:

I think its a big birthday gift from the guys wife so he doesnt want any pics leaked before the guys b-day.

blkhogan · Oct 29, 2008

Finished side pannel

The mesh window is from an old case that I had laying around. It also has the ability to mount a 250mm fan.

mc-dexter · Oct 29, 2008

personally i'd with how you've done it so far i'd have two fans, one on the upper right & lower right of the side panel, one to help cool your HDD's, and one for your optical drive's

blkhogan · Oct 29, 2008

Like this?

mc-dexter · Oct 29, 2008

pretty much yeh

SkyKast · Oct 30, 2008

mc-dexter said:
why not go for a couple of 12" UV "cold cathode sticks" pick them up for around £8, not sure what that roughly is in dollers.

http://www.coolerguys.com/cathodes.html

blkhogan · Nov 2, 2008

Got everything in place, this is just a view of what will be the final system. Still working with cables and such. Hopefully paint sometime this week. If no paint is done this week I might just leave it enamel black. Waiting for RAM and new sata cd/dvd burner.

I am looking at making a metal cover to hide cables and the back of drives. Something like this below.

SkyKast · Nov 2, 2008

looks good, I wish i had the money to spend on nice looking hardware other than fans =/

blkhogan · Nov 2, 2008

SkyKast said:
looks good, I wish i had the money to spend on nice looking hardware other than fans =/

Pretty much everything in this system was bought or traded for here in the TPU for sale threads. Wasn't very much money to build it at all. Got great deals from alot of good sellers and traders here on TPU :rockout:

SkyKast · Nov 2, 2008

u mean the mobo and PSU and GPU and everything???

MKmods · Nov 2, 2008

nice job, I really like the front too.

blkhogan · Nov 2, 2008

SkyKast said:
u mean the mobo and PSU and GPU and everything???

cpu, mobo, gfx, case, cooling, psu. I had RAM but traded it for a monitor. Only things not from TPU is hdd, cd/dvd and now RAM.

SkyKast · Nov 2, 2008

blkhogan said:
cpu, mobo, gfx, case, cooling, psu. I had RAM but traded it for a monitor. Only things not from TPU is hdd, cd/dvd and now RAM.

wow i need to get into trading on TPU

kenkickr · Nov 2, 2008

Looks good blkhogan :toast:

Have you thought about painting the blowhole fan grill?

ascstinger · Nov 3, 2008

intresting mesh hole there, didn't like those stupid holes on the side there either eh? i was thinking of ordering it a sidepanel from a gigabyte of the same chassis that had inter-changeable mesh/windowing before i got the lian to replace it

blkhogan · Nov 3, 2008

kenkickr said:
Looks good blkhogan Have you thought about painting the blowhole fan grill?

Everything on the outside will be black eventualy.

ascstinger said:
intresting mesh hole there, didn't like those stupid holes on the side there either eh? i was thinking of ordering it a sidepanel from a gigabyte of the same chassis that had inter-changeable mesh/windowing before i got the lian to replace it

Wasnt to wild about the original side either. Thought about ordering a new one but decided to make my own.

Sasqui · Nov 3, 2008

blkhogan said:
I am looking at making a metal cover to hide cables and the back of drives. Something like this below.

First, *really* nice looking case. :toast:

Sometimes cables add to the "mystique" of a case. If you have a window on the side, cut it so that the cables aren't so visible (hell they don't look bad anyway). Another trick is LED or CC lights to add accents. Making a cable cover plate could be overkill... the other thought is a "raceway" - a U shaped tray to hide them.

SkyKast · Nov 8, 2008

Sasqui said:
First, *really* nice looking case.

Sometimes cables add to the "mystique" of a case. If you have a window on the side, cut it so that the cables aren't so visible (hell they don't look bad anyway). Another trick is LED or CC lights to add accents. Making a cable cover plate could be overkill... the other thought is a "raceway" - a U shaped tray to hide them.

te only time I like cables is if they are sleeved in a color that goes with the theme of the case

Flyordie · Nov 8, 2008

*eek a Tagan PSU*

Other than that nice mod. Will be installing the vent for my HD4850 sometime soon*.. maybe tomorrow.
I run my HD4850 @ 685-720Mhz 24/7.

mc-dexter · Nov 8, 2008

Flyordie.... im no expert but i think your lucky running your system on that PSU, i only think that cause of your graphics card you have.

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Processor	Intel i3-2120 Crap!
Motherboard	Dell POS Crap!
Cooling	Stock Crap!
Memory	4 GB Kingston DDR3 10600 Crap!
Video Card(s)	Stock Crap!
Storage	500 GB 5400 rpm Crap!
Software	Windows 10 64bit

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Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 06 = 6709 ... lol

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Cooling	Air
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Video Card(s)	single 9800GT
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Display(s)	LG Flatron 24"
Case	Custom
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Cooling	CoolerMaster V8 Modded With 2 white LED's & 100CFM fan
Memory	OCZ DDR2 1066_ SLI Black-4GB
Video Card(s)	2xMSI 8800GT"s SLI
Storage	<<HDD For OS>> 2x150GB_Western Digital Raptor_Raid 0. <<HDD For Storage>> 3 x 1TB
Display(s)	ACER B273HU 27" LCD 2048x1152
Case	Apex SuperCase_Custom 7 month Build
Audio Device(s)	Striker Extreme Add-In Card HD-Audio
Power Supply	EnerMax INFINITI 720watt
Software	SE7VEN ULTIMATE 64bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark01=NTTA, 3Dmark06=NTTA 3Dmark_Vantage=NTTA, Core Temp v0.99.5=28C

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