TPU/Bad Boys of Modding Tribute Case

[steelkane]

I would really like to incorporate Bad Boys of case Modding and TPU somehow as well.
(Thanks CD)
I was hoping on peoples opinions on if I should cut it out of the alum panel or use a window.. One other thing I was wondering if they wanted a fancy shape as opposed to a basic square..

I seen this mod by bishopdown, I think with a good clean design, it would look nice

 

[Odin Eidolon]

I would really like to incorporate Bad Boys of case Modding and TPU somehow as well.
(Thanks CD)
I was hoping on peoples opinions on if I should cut it out of the alum panel or use a window.. One other thing I was wondering if they wanted a fancy shape as opposed to a basic square..

i like cuts made directly out of the alu panel. I think that a simple square window like the one you suggested would be good, then on the bottom part of the panel, cut out of the alu,

BAD BOYS OF CASE MODDING
____TECHPOWERUP.COM____

or somethng like that

think it would look good

 

[Thrackan]

You could make a silhouette of this pic and put in a dremel and a hacksaw instead of the guns

 

[MKmods]

LOl, thanks Thracken..

By the way Merry Xmas and have a Great holiday season ..

 

[Solaris17]

LOl, thanks Thracken..

By the way Merry Xmas and have a Great holiday season ..

merry x-mas man

 

[Chicken Patty]

now that you guys brought this up, merry christmas and happy holidays to everyone.

 

[oily_17]

Hey guy's, Happy Christmas to you all in the Bad Boy's club.

@Mark I like CD's idea of the etched side window but dont know how you would get any colour into the different parts.Maybe a cutout in the side panel with lights behind it would be easier to do.

Also I would love to be able to do the reverse 24pin mod...really looks class

 

[MKmods]

Thank oily for your input.. I am messing around with the Hdds and panels and found this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998040
Pretty sweet mounting 2 laptop hdds in a hot swap tray in the space of a DVD.

the DVD will go in the top slot and the Hdd rack will go in the lower one and the PS controls/power button between them

 

[Chicken Patty]

Mark, looking good so far bro, love how the rad was mounted

 

[CyberDruid]

That's for laptop drives BTW. In general they are a bit slow...but I love that hotswap enclosure.

 

[MKmods]

That's for laptop drives BTW. In general they are a bit slow...but I love that hotswap enclosure.

I have a nice 500gig that I can put in an external enclosure especially since this cool mobo has 2 E-sata ports built into the I/O plate.

I have 2 of the 80GIG laptop Hdds left over from my SFF comp and they actually work well when run in Raid0.

I really liked that Hdd rack as it will allow me to swap out the Hdds as needed, eliminate a bunch of mess, (remember this case has the volume of a reg Mid tower so there wont be a lot of extra room).
A couple of other cool things of Laptop hdds is they run off 5V, are practically silent and make very little heat.

 

[CyberDruid]

I've never tried them. I'm getting interested in these ITX and smaller mobos...some of them seem pretty good. Something for a cigar box sized build. I would not have thought to look for a HDD rack like that. Thanks

 

[steelkane]

The front is looking awesome,, with the cables for your rom & hdd behind your wall, it's a really nice design & should look really clean.

 

[MKmods]

Thanks SK..I cant wait to show my ideas for the wiring (very minimalistic)


CD: they make a 4 Hdd version as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998037
(thats so cool, mounting 4 Hdds, hot swappable in the space of a DVD)

the newer Laptop Hdds are quite a bit bigger/faster as well as cheaper. I think I paid about $90ea for these 80s and now you can get 320 gig and 16mb cache drives for that.

 

[King Wookie]

Well, considering SSD's are coming in that size, it is looking more interesting.

 

[MKmods]

Well, considering SSD's are coming in that size, it is looking more interesting.

cant wait till they are affordable till then I have my trusty 80's.

OK, got an update..While messing with the front/mobo panel I realized since the DVD and hdds both will be behind the mobo tray there is a lot more room inside the case.
Travis from TeamNexGen mentioned these fans (thanks Travis)
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12tfexhisp.html
I was thinking of mounting them inside as it gives me a few benefits

1-no grills needed
2-quieter on the inside of the case
3-allows a shorter case in depth
4-no fear of missing fingers
5-and best of all I can use a filter now.

Here are a couple shots showing the DVD and Hdd rack mounts as well as the voltage controls for the PS

here is a back of the mobo tray shot

 

[Chicken Patty]

Mark you are brilliant bro, this is coming out awesome!

 

[MKmods]

Thanks CP, Il get a pict of the custom filter tomorrow, Its 6" wide, 17" tall and 1" thick and will slide in the front through the bottom (making changing easy)

 

[steelkane]

220CFM on them fans is psycho, but 65db is unbelievability ears bleeding LOUD. I like them

 

[MKmods]

220CFM on them fans is psycho, but 65db is unbelievability ears bleeding LOUD. I like them

I have some really quiet Silenx fans but Travis wants to be able to OC this poor comp till it explodes
And at convention halls/huge Lan Parties 65db is but a whisper..(just in case Il build some type of control for them (LOL, they are almost 2.5Amps each)

 

[steelkane]

I have some really quiet Silenx fans but Travis wants to be able to OC this poor comp till it explodes
And at convention halls/huge Lan Parties 65db is but a whisper..(just in case Il build some type of control for them (LOL, they are almost 2.5Amps each)

convention halls/huge Lan Parties 65db is but a whisper, True), but I was thinking home use, I picked this fan up for my V8 mod,, Good CFM & quite http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6...1900_RPM_SY1225SL12SH.html?tl=g36c15s60#blank

 

[Chicken Patty]

Thanks CP, Il get a pict of the custom filter tomorrow, Its 6" wide, 17" tall and 1" thick and will slide in the front through the bottom (making changing easy)

i'll be looking forward to that Smart idea too!

 

[MKmods]

convention halls/huge Lan Parties 65db is but a whisper, True), but I was thinking home use, I picked this fan up for my V8 mod,, Good CFM & quite http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6...1900_RPM_SY1225SL12SH.html?tl=g36c15s60#blank

I have a set of those here, they look cool. I especially like the small motor diam(makes the fan look in better proportioned) However they are a bit delicate (not long lasting) and with this mod its important to just plain kick ass.

 

[Odin Eidolon]

convention halls/huge Lan Parties 65db is but a whisper, True), but I was thinking home use, I picked this fan up for my V8 mod,, Good CFM & quite http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6...1900_RPM_SY1225SL12SH.html?tl=g36c15s60#blank

great fans in open air but not good on a radiator, listening to people in the forums.

MK the case is fantastic! i love how you mounted the 5.25" slots

for 2.5A fans you'll have to get the new lamptron fan controller if you want adjust their speed. PPCS has it in stock, and sidewinder too i think

 

[CyberDruid]

Or you could build a PVM circuit (there are a number of breadboard tuts on this)