Taking a reg case and making it ROCK!

erocker · Mar 9, 2008

I banning you all. :mad:

j/k

Seriously MK, I want one of your SFF cases, that would fit a standard ATX board. I'm a little broke atm, but one of your cases is on the top of my "to buy" list. You need to start a business with a website and everything. We are all going to make you rich. :toast:

MKmods · Mar 9, 2008

erocker said:
Seriously MK, I want one of your SFF cases, that would fit a standard ATX board. I'm a little broke atm, but one of your cases is on the top of my "to buy" list. You need to start a business with a website and everything. We are all going to make you rich.

PM me when you want and I would be happy to hook you up.

cdawall · Mar 9, 2008

fitseries3 said:
Taeric banned me 8 times. im flying under the radar now though. 3 months and no ban.

i got banned because i proved that the MODS are hypocrites.

i did that on a forum and got permabanned it made me laugh cause i didn't like it there anyway

Fitseries3 · Mar 9, 2008

i still go there mostly because i can buy used stuff for a damn good price. you find alot of awesome deals on there.

i've found that [H] is a damn good place to find used stuff as well.

imperialreign · Mar 9, 2008

I' love to have more time to spend doing moding and all, too - but I've just got too much crap that keeps me from having any free time

just like this weekend I've been planning on resleeving all my rigs cables, and fix some of my "patched together" cables with a real solution instead of crimp connectors, cause I'm tired of the black and I'm trying to add a little color to the setup. . . but I just haven't gotten to it yet

been planning on swapping the PSU fans . . . but haven't gotten to that yet

been meaning to buf/polish the inside of my case . . . haven't done it yet

been trying to get around to starting the paintjob on my case . . . still no go

still have a long list of stuff I haven't started yet on my second rig . . .

and since the other day, I've been devising plans for making a case out of a working mini-refrigerator as something to do come spring

anyone know if it's possible to clone oneself yet? :ohwell:

Wile E · Mar 9, 2008

imperialreign said:
I' love to have more time to spend doing moding and all, too - but I've just got too much crap that keeps me from having any free time

just like this weekend I've been planning on resleeving all my rigs cables, and fix some of my "patched together" cables with a real solution instead of crimp connectors, cause I'm tired of the black and I'm trying to add a little color to the setup. . . but I just haven't gotten to it yet

been planning on swapping the PSU fans . . . but haven't gotten to that yet

been meaning to buf/polish the inside of my case . . . haven't done it yet

been trying to get around to starting the paintjob on my case . . . still no go

still have a long list of stuff I haven't started yet on my second rig . . .

and since the other day, I've been devising plans for making a case out of a working mini-refrigerator as something to do come spring

anyone know if it's possible to clone oneself yet?

The PC in a minifridge won't work. the fridge will die. They aren't designed to run the compressor 24/7. With the heat the computer puts off, the compressor will never shut off, and it will burn out really quickly. Fridges are designed to cool your food once, then just maintain the temp after that.

DanishDevil · Mar 9, 2008

Wile E said:
The PC in a minifridge won't work. the fridge will die. They aren't designed to run the compressor 24/7. With the heat the computer puts off, the compressor will never shut off, and it will burn out really quickly. Fridges are designed to cool your food once, then just maintain the temp after that.

Just put your case in one of those restaurant walk-in freezers, put a parka on and OC your heart out! Just make sure to protect from condensation!

And I'm glad to have you two and whoever else got banned from another site here. We needed some good project loggers with unique mods!

imperialreign · Mar 9, 2008

Wile E said:
The PC in a minifridge won't work. the fridge will die. They aren't designed to run the compressor 24/7. With the heat the computer puts off, the compressor will never shut off, and it will burn out really quickly. Fridges are designed to cool your food once, then just maintain the temp after that.

buggar, didn't even think about that - unless I found a better compressor to swap out, but not worth the added money, IMO. Perhaps I could use a mini freezer instead, as they're built to handle a bit more punishment . . .

Hmmm . . . there's always the sumbersible idea I had, too

Retrospekt · Mar 10, 2008

imperialreign said:
buggar, didn't even think about that - unless I found a better compressor to swap out, but not worth the added money, IMO. Perhaps I could use a mini freezer instead, as they're built to handle a bit more punishment . . .

Hmmm . . . there's always the sumbersible idea I had, too

Nah that wouldn't work either. What would work is having a radiator (For watercooling) inside a mini fridge.

I was banned from OCN too. I had my moola invite link in my sig. I got warned for it by a mod for 1 point, then 5 minutes later (Before I even had a chance to take it out), then the big guy banned me for it.

@ OP: You think it would be possible to make a case with a window on the right side, and mobo mounted on the left for a reasonable price? I might hit you up sometime if you could do that.

DaMulta · Mar 10, 2008

MKmods said:
I think it would look better on your mobo, on my mobo it looks out of place (my memory is in different location)
LOL, it does look kind of different...

(I love looking at this pict)

OMG

Hey, because you are the moder of moders around here.

Have you tried spay painting your PCP yet? I have heard that you can, then you can take gell UV paint to trace in the soder points to make it stand out even more. Can you do this?

Dude I can't believe what you did with a 20 dollar case.

Retrospekt · Mar 10, 2008

DaMulta said:
OMG

Hey, because you are the moder of moders around here.

Have you tried spay painting your PCP yet? I have heard that you can, then you can take gell UV paint to trace in the soder points to make it stand out even more. Can you do this?

Dude I can't believe what you did with a 20 dollar case.

I don't know about the spraypainting, but I know you can get UV paint or highlighter (Leaning more towards highlighter) and outline all your electric tracer lines on your motherboard. It looks awesome but it takes painfully long. I think I may be able to find a tutorial for it on OCN if it's still there. Am I allowed to post the link here? (Only asking because I know a couple forums that don't like links to other forums posted.)

imperialreign · Mar 10, 2008

Retrospekt said:
Nah that wouldn't work either. What would work is having a radiator (For watercooling) inside a mini fridge.

you mean the mini-freezer wouldn't work, or the submersible (cause I think I could prob pull that one off)?

Retrospekt · Mar 10, 2008

imperialreign said:
you mean the mini-freezer wouldn't work, or the submersible (cause I think I could prob pull that one off)?

I meant the mini-freezer. (You stated that maybe they are used to a bigger load). I'm not sure about submersible...

Silverel · Mar 10, 2008

Retrospekt said:
I don't know about the spraypainting, but I know you can get UV paint or highlighter (Leaning more towards highlighter) and outline all your electric tracer lines on your motherboard. It looks awesome but it takes painfully long. I think I may be able to find a tutorial for it on OCN if it's still there. Am I allowed to post the link here? (Only asking because I know a couple forums that don't like links to other forums posted.)

I'm thinkin TPU is a little more lax about off-site linkage, especially if it's informative material. People come here for a reason yanno :cool:

TPU

Everyone!

Retrospekt · Mar 10, 2008

Here we go, found it.

UV Pen MOD for motherboards:
http://www.overclock.net/case-mods-general-discussion/61582-spooky-s-uv-pen-mod.html

p_o_s_pc · Mar 10, 2008

i want to see that mobo thing with the highlighter.

Retrospekt · Mar 10, 2008

p_o_s_pc said:
i want to see that mobo thing with the highlighter.

Look at the post above yours.

Cold Storm · Mar 10, 2008

That does look pretty nice and carnival! Pretty nice mod right there!

MKmods · Mar 10, 2008

DaMulta said:
Hey, because you are the moder of moders around here.

Have you tried spay painting your PCP yet? I have heard that you can, then you can take gell UV paint to trace in the soder points to make it stand out even more. Can you do this?
Dude I can't believe what you did with a 20 dollar case.

Thanks a lot. Painting the mobo I have done before. I used a special coating "Red-X Corona Dope"
It forms a rubberized shield so condensation wont cause shorts. Its hard to do detail work with it.
Thanks to this post and Retrospekts link I may give it a try on my new mod.
(thanks to you both for the tips)

imperialreign · Mar 10, 2008

Retrospekt said:
I meant the mini-freezer. (You stated that maybe they are used to a bigger load). I'm not sure about submersible...

hmmm . . . I might have to do some research then, but if it defi looks like a no-go, then, oh well . . . I will have to remember that idea of throwing a reservoir in a mini-fridge, whenever I go qater cooled :toast:

The submersible would be do-able, but not practical. You'd have to render the board and cards as being unable to be seperated. In theory, if you have enough rubber cement, and silicone sealant, after installing all the hardware and cables, you could dip the board into a vat of rubber cement - as long as there is no routes for water to contact the board, the whole deal could be placed inside a fishtank and run fine. Should something ever need to be replaced, though, you'd be SOL.

I got the idea from seeing how on-board computers in cars are setup.

Oliver · Mar 11, 2008

Inspiration

Mk man you are inspiration alive..........wow amazing. I'll pick up a few ideas and get modding my apollo case......should be fun.

MKmods · Mar 11, 2008

Merci...I will be looking forward to watching your progress.

CrackerJack · Mar 11, 2008

Awesome Mods Man!!!! Keep It Up!!!
:rockout:

nilfheim · Mar 11, 2008

Cool I love black colour - it's really nice job.

MKmods · Mar 11, 2008

Thank you for stopping by, and welcome to TPU

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