I painted my case! (in white, NO RGB, CL4P-TP)

[Thimblewad]

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Hey guys! I just wanted to share this cool little project I gave myself for the past couple of days.

When I bought my case, it was available in a black and a white color, but ofc I opted for the black one. After a couple of years now, my mind kept going back if I made the right choice so I said to myself "Let's paint it and if I don't like it I'll just buy a new one".

Well, I started off with this gem, the cable management was also poor from before and it generally doesn't really look like a nice PC:


Of course, not having a spare case meant I had to dissasemble and reassemble my PC right on the desk, so everything looked like this:


I've decided to leave the front grills and some other details in their original black color, since I am going for a more black/white combo with some hints of grey. I started everything by painting the front panel...


After I was pretty happy with the results, I said to myself "F*ck it, let's paint it all!"


Day 2: Everything is dry enough and ready for assembly... But wait... Should I do the GPU and PSU, too? HELL YES!


So now I can finally put everything back together and enjoy my new PC!


And of course, the full setup:

I hope you've enjoyed this short presentation. In the near future I'm planning on drawing something on the case, we'll see what my girlfriend comes up with, she'll be doing the drawing. Any ideas?

 

[Jetster]

Now I want to paint mine

 

[Thimblewad]

Now I want to paint mine

Well, all I spent was 15€ for 3 spray cans I used (matte white) and 3€ for special spray caps. I think it was well worth it. Happy to give inspiration!

 

[Zyll Goliat]

It Looks Cool GJ...I was thinking about that but I was concerned more about the smell after painting,how long before that disappear?

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I'm so friggin tempted to do something like this myself...
Glad to see someone do it first... LoL
Building a custom monitor stand with a sound bar and I'm thinking I want the whole system to match..

For the people that don't know the OP put a lot of work into b getting this done right and it looks fantastic imo

 

[bonehead123]

Nice job !

I will be undertaking a similar project over the holidays with a brand new TT-900, but I am going with a red interior and some red accents on the outside, since it is all black and glass now.

It will be my 2nd box called the Big Red 1 (after the Army's 1st Armored Division, which I served in long ago). I did some mild exterior accents and red led fans to my current Air 540, but this will be a much more involved project, as I also plan to do some physical mods too....

I plan to post a build log starting on Thanksgiving weekend...stay tuned

 

[FR@NK]

It makes that main board look so small.

Unloop the GPU power cables!

 

[Thimblewad]

Thanks for all the suport guys!

It makes that main board look so small.

Unloop the GPU power cables!

Why tho? The cable is really long and if I untagle it it just looks like a big mess.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Did you key it ....rub it over with sandpaper first?

 

[Thimblewad]

Did you key it ....rub it over with sandpaper first?

Erm, well... No. I spent 1€ more on each of the cans because it's a wrap type of deal.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

This pc has the same cooler but i sprayed it black.

Some unkeyed metal

 

[peche]

Nice job !

I will be undertaking a similar project over the holidays with a brand new TT-900, but I am going with a red interior and some red accents on the outside, since it is all black and glass now.

It will be my 2nd box called the Big Red 1 (after the Army's 1st Armored Division, which I served in long ago). I did some mild exterior accents and red led fans to my current Air 540, but this will be a much more involved project, as I also plan to do some physical mods too....

I plan to post a build log starting on Thanksgiving weekend...stay tuned

remeber to tag people, like that probably will forget to stay tuned!

well done, i had that case, love it so much, also did a side window mod with an acrylic glass i've gotten, dont ask were cuz i totally forgot!

 

[Thimblewad]

well done, i had that case, love it so much, also did a side window mod with an acrylic glass i've gotten, dont ask were cuz i totally forgot!

Well, maybe sometime in the future, but I already did a hard-mod with the front fan (one on the top grille) and I don't think I'll be keeping this case for too long. I'm planing on getting a new build next year, sooooo, maybe I'll be giving this PC to my brother. If he's gonna be a good boy. He's 10

 

[peche]

Well, maybe sometime in the future, but I already did a hard-mod with the front fan (one on the top grille) and I don't think I'll be keeping this case for too long. I'm planing on getting a new build next year, sooooo, maybe I'll be giving this PC to my brother. If he's gonna be a good boy. He's 10

i did moded a case like that one,
took al 5.25 bays, leave only HDD cages, attached 2x120 slim profile blue fans, did grilled some holes to attach front fans, did some "guides" for internal cable management, then sold it with a complete i5 build, i wish i could fin another V3 localy for cheap to mod and get rid of some parts i have lying around!

Regards,

 

[Tatty_Two]

I vote skull and crossbones design on the case

 

[Thimblewad]

I vote skull and crossbones design on the case

Hmmm, I was thinking of something more unique.

 

[AsRock]

Well, all I spent was 15€ for 3 spray cans I used (matte white) and 3€ for special spray caps. I think it was well worth it. Happy to give inspiration!

Looks nice , looks much less plastic now

I hope you ruffed it up a little before painting so the paint don't chip\peal as easy. Might of wanted to use some primer too.

 

[IceScreamer]

Wow, looks amazing. I did something similar to a cheap mouse, complete disassembly, sanded it and painted some parts white.

I've been thinking of painting my case as well. I plan to use plasti-dip, navy blue or something.

 

[Thimblewad]

This pc has the same cooler but i sprayed it black.

Oh damn, I like it m8!

Wow, looks amazing. I did something similar to a cheap mouse, complete disassembly, sanded it and painted some parts white.

I've been thinking of painting my case as well. I plan to use plasti-dip, navy blue or something.

Hmmm, plasti-dip seems like a more stretchy, easier to pulloff thing as to what I have. I also need some lighting for the case, I think it would fit the new white.

EDIT: Pozdrav susjed

 

[Thimblewad]

UPDATE: I added a battery sticker, I don't know why but it just looks so cool

* - click on image

 

[jboydgolfer]

You should've painted it red or black, then it would've performed better in benchmarks and in games. On avg, white components are 5-10% slower

Or you could get a "get fast" sticker To compensate

 

[bonehead123]

Or a speed racer sticker, from that 70' s cartoon

 

[AsRock]

You should've painted it red or black, then it would've performed better in benchmarks and in games. On avg, white components are 5-10% slower

Or you could get a "get fast" sticker To compensate

Has to be stripes though, circles and squares don't count.

White does reflect heat .

 

[Jetster]

Pain that mesh white

 

[Thimblewad]

Pain that mesh white

The mesh was the only thing I specifically wanted to stay black ^^