Post your mods!

[LawnMM]

Okay boys, here we have it...the official sticky Mods thread. Throw pics, drawings, plans, whatever has to do with your latest or vintage mod and post 'er here for all to see!




I'll get teh ball rollin'! :D

http://home.ptd.net/~lawnmm/amd.jpg

Dremel all the way! AMD rocks!

[Kwitko]

I'm awaiting use of my freind's digital camera, so in the meatime I'll have to explain my mods.

I've got 4 Antec blue LED fans for intake/exhaust, an Antec blue LED on my Alpha PAL 8045, silver braided rounded cables, a full-size window cutout with a custom decal that reads ÜberBlue with an AXP logo underneath.

I changed the green power and HD LEDs on the front to blue, and would like to replace the CD-RW and DVD LEDs too.

The big bummer is that the case is beige, not blue.

[Clutch]

Might as well post my mod while I'm here. This was my first attempt at a dremel and plexi glass so it's not the best in the world, but it's mine damnit :D

http://www.heatsinktech.com/side1.JPG

http://www.heatsinktech.com/side2.JPG

http://www.heatsinktech.com/light.JPG

[LawnMM]

TD_Isles said
I'm awaiting use of my freind's digital camera, so in the meatime I'll have to explain my mods.

I've got 4 Antec blue LED fans for intake/exhaust, an Antec blue LED on my Alpha PAL 8045, silver braided rounded cables, a full-size window cutout with a custom decal that reads ÜberBlue with an AXP logo underneath.

I changed the green power and HD LEDs on the front to blue, and would like to replace the CD-RW and DVD LEDs too.

The big bummer is that the case is beige, not blue.

Paint it yo!

Clutch said
Might as well post my mod while I'm here. This was my first attempt at a dremel and plexi glass so it's not the best in the world, but it's mine damnit :D

http://www.heatsinktech.com/side1.JPG

http://www.heatsinktech.com/side2.JPG

http://www.heatsinktech.com/light.JPG

Looks good clutch, thats a bright frickin CC!

[GHoosdum]

http://pages.moparpages.com/GHoosdum/is/pic1.jpg

I was going for a classy look to this mod... although nothing looks too classy in that craphole of a bedroom I've got. It's a Chieftec Mini-Mid tower with two 80MM LED fans in front, power and HDD LEDs changed to blue, and stealthed CD-RW drive. I also have the custom case badges my friends and I had made for Nexlia.com, our website, on the front. I've got a few more subtle mods on the way including front USB 2.0 ports, maybe a front firewire also, cut into one of the 3.5" floppy covers.

[danball1976]

My current mod will be figuring out how to remove and replace the top case fan in my Lian-Li PC60+USB case since that fan is dying.

[dodo]

Not so much a mod as a serious lack of a budget, and thus, a case. Let me tell you, for $10 total, its definatly ghetto.

[Clutch]

Is that your main rig? You better not bump your desk to hard, if so, your whole rig is coming to the ground. Better get to saving some money bud.

[mmonnin]

A finishing project.

[CaffeineMe]

Most of you have prob. seen mine, but here's the link anyhow. Large pictures ahead, be warned dial up users!

http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/billmaly/

[paroxym]

mmonnin: Thats a pretty awesome NES mod ya got goin on there but how does she breathe?? :)
Any chance you could post some more pics?

/PX

[mmonnin]

She is not done yet. I have to drill some holes for 2 40mm fans and then put it all together and make sure she is stable, PSU wise.

Consider the pic a teaser. An article should be out before the month is over, I will be moving to college in a month.

[paroxym]

mmonnin said

Consider the pic a teaser. An article should be out before the month is over, I will be moving to college in a month.

Well, I always like a good mod and I will be lookin forward to that article. Great work so far :D

/PX

[Zorki]

Its a cheap Enermax case but it has plenty of fan holes! I yanked out the front USB and audio, the door in front of them, then hacked out the case with a kitchen knife. Mark of a folder? It didn't get turned off during surgery or for its portrait. :thumbsup:

[Zorki]

Inside, at front is a cheap 4-LED 120mm and waaayyy too long cables, then my shiny blue mobo and Antec 3-LED 80mm on an AOpen heatsink.

[dodo]

Yeah, thats not my main system, thats a quality pentium pro 200Mhz system pull that lost its case to something more worthwhile. I'd like to say that i have the motherboard actually mounted to that board...but its just sitting there.

~dodo

[Zorki]

Doesn't your hard drive and optical drive rattle or something?

[LawnMM]

dodo said
Not so much a mod as a serious lack of a budget, and thus, a case. Let me tell you, for $10 total, its definatly ghetto.

Thats the most ghetto mod I've ever seen! :D

[dodo]

Zorki said
Doesn't your hard drive and optical drive rattle or something?

Well, no. They arent exactly high speed components, so that may be why they dont. At least the board isnt warped. Actually, I removed the CDROM drive and put it in another system...and the floppy.


~dodo

[dodo]

LawnMM said
Thats the most ghetto mod I've ever seen! :D

Well, i think the ghettoness could be improved by duct taping the components on the board and mounting it vertically, but thats a little risky.

~dodo

[Clutch]

Wouldn't it be funny if a house fly landed on your hs fan and got cut up? hehe I just thought about that. And yes, the ghettoness could be upped a level, but it looks plenty ghetto for me.

[LawnMM]

Clutch said
Wouldn't it be funny if a house fly landed on your hs fan and got cut up? hehe I just thought about that. And yes, the ghettoness could be upped a level, but it looks plenty ghetto for me.

Thats pretty close to where the expression "bug" actually originated from actually...

[mcwc]

Here is something you don't see on Compaqs. Extra fans! It's my brother's Compaq that I modded for some more air flow in its cramped case. The cables are wrapped with electrical tape, zip tied to the PSU, folded IDE cables, CoolerMaster HSF (I killed the OEM one with canned air :eek: ), one fan on the rear, sticking out; and one beside the PSU blowing air to the HSF.

[mcwc]

Here is my own. It's nothing spectacular. No windows and glowing LED fans. Just some low budget mods. I made 2 blowholes (side and top), enlarged the front intake, removed the stamped grill from the PSU, front intake, and rear exhaust. Homemade fanbus, folded IDE cables, and electrical tape wrapped cables zip tied along the case. It probably only cost me $30CDN.

[LawnMM]

Nice! Was wondering what that black contraption was on the bottom inside there!

[dodo]

Methinks your fingers would beneift from some kind of grill on those fans. :D And yeah, whats that black thing?

~dodo

[mcwc]

The black thing on the bottom of my case is my homemade fanbus. As for grills at the back of my case, nah. No one is going to go to the back of my case except for me.

[DeathStar]

Here's a recent pic of my ongoing mods....

[Cyclonite]

Uhhh... Whoa... :wow:

[muddocktor]

Real nice, DeathStar!:thumbsup:

Here's my watercooled sx1240 dually, no lights or nothing fancy though.

[DeathStar]

muddocktor said
Real nice, DeathStar!:thumbsup:

Here's my watercooled sx1240 dually, no lights or nothing fancy though.

Very nice! I was going to watercool this beast but decided against it as I have limited case space; I don't have anything fancy on the inside either as no one gets to see it unless I post pics.... :)

MP2800 Bartons on a MSI K7D Master-L w/Retail HSFs

[Clutch]

:wow: DeathStar, I'm speechless on your pics man. That is one nice setup, how hot does it get in their in the summer time? I know you got a nice ac unit in that room somewhere.

[Reign]

Clutch said
:wow: DeathStar, I'm speechless on your pics man. That is one nice setup, how hot does it get in their in the summer time? I know you got a nice ac unit in that room somewhere.

I think i see the AC right behind the monitor in the window. Great setup man.

[Black Hawk]

DeathStar said
Here's a recent pic of my ongoing mods.... wtfomg?! It's F1!!! http://www.templeofchaos.com/~blackhawk/smilies/wavey.gif

/me thanks the lord there isn't a secret room here :eek:

[mcwc]

:wow: That is a really clean setup, DeathStar, I mean really clean and I thought my cable job was clean.

[Black Hawk]

speaking of which, do you have any pics of your old w/c'ing setup DSMF?

[DeathStar]

Blackhawk said
speaking of which, do you have any pics of your old w/c'ing setup DSMF?

Here's a pic of my old W/C rig; this was two years ago....

[DeathStar]

A little more detail.....

[DeathStar]

Danner MagDrive @ 700GPH......

[DeathStar]

Fan shroud and Raddy assembly; 800CFM Dual-squirrel cage....

[DeathStar]

Here's the raddy; 4"x6"x16" evaporator core. With the A/C cooling the room, the whole system would keep a T-Bird 1.33@1976 (2.11 Vcore) at about 20C constant temps...

[Bad_Karma]

muddocktor said
Real nice, DeathStar!:thumbsup:

Here's my watercooled sx1240 dually, no lights or nothing fancy though.



Nice Job! Makes me drewl :p

[danball1976]

DeathStar said
Here's a recent pic of my ongoing mods....

I remember seeing a rig like that at the ForumOC forums a couple years ago

[Red Dawn]

Gonna be modding my mouse and keyboard again after i finish exams june 27th,

heres just a few ideas i had for my mouse, pritty much know what i'll be doin with the keyboard

http://mickyh101.users.btopenworld.com/mousedesign.jpg http://mickyh101.users.btopenworld.com/mousedesign2.jpg

i'll just be drillin holes in a pattern and placing leds inside the mouse then maybe fill up the holes with a clear resin or liquid plastic, sanding it then to get a smooth finish

Not sure either whether to use blue or red leds, i'll be gettin loads for the keyboard mod so i huess i could try em both out and see which i like best :)

[Nixxer]

Sounds good, but I'd never dare mod my MX700. Just in case I mess it up, and that its fine how it is.

[Red Dawn]

its a cheep ass mouse serial i've had since before i can remember so its not really gonna be a great loss if i mess it up but on the other hand if it turns out fine then i got a cool looking mouse

[Khaos]

Well, my case is still in New Hampshire, so I can't take any pictures of it with our sweet new digital camera... I do have some pictures that I took with a 35mm while I was modding it.

Basically, I totally stripped this thing down and repainted it. The inside is engine compartment black and the outside is metallic blue. There are a bunch of other mods as well; fans, temperature probes, etc. All the drives got painted and the LEDs were swapped out for blue ones, but I don't have any good pictures of them at the moment.

These pictures are of the fan mods that I did...

http://www.viewfromthebench.com/pics/fans_sidepanel.jpg

http://www.viewfromthebench.com/pics/fans_modside.jpg

http://www.viewfromthebench.com/pics/fans_insidepanel.jpg

No pictures of the R404A chiller with me at the moment, either. It's partially disassembled pending repair... And still in New Hampshire. At one point in time I had removed the fan from the blowhole over the CPU and had the insulated hose for the waterblock running out of it. Afterall... You don't exactly fit an R404A chiller in the case. It was, if I do say so myself, probably the slickest chiller setup I've ever seen... Short of putting the whole thing in a cabinet, like DeathStar's awesome watercooling rig.

Nice pictures and rig there DeathStar, thanks for sharing.

[Clutch]

Holy smokes, how loud is that thing? And how much cfm you got flowing in that case.

[Khaos]

Well, I built a fan bus that controls all of the audible fans in the case because the noise started to get to me. LOL... So, it can be quiet... It can be loud, too. Very loud. Total CFM is between 600 and 800; I really can't say. I know it has gone up since I first built it because some of the 120's and 80's got replaced with higher powered models. I accidentally connected some wires wrong while I was rewiring the case and fried several of my fans. :D

That top blowhole pushes somewhere around 138 to 150 CFM all on its own. I forgot the specs of that particular fan - But I don't like it. Even when it's dialed down, it is still pretty loud for a 120MM.

Hey DeathStar, that thing IS folding for team 93, right?! ;) lol

[Disvengeance]

man DeathStar, how much money that rig put u back?, its real nice

[WuGgaRoO]

here is wugsbaby

[WuGgaRoO]

my sisters....its clouds....

[WuGgaRoO]

my folding setup

[WuGgaRoO]

i modded my hair a bit too

[profdlp]

WuGgaRoO said
i modded my hair a bit too
You are hardcore, man. Your hair matches your sig! :mullet:


Prof

[keto]

AOpen HX-08, side doors and front vent by keto :D Automotive body shop paint job. DangerDen complete set up, including dual Black Ice Extreme rads on the upper level. Maple leaf fan grills, 4 X 120mm LED fans and 3.5" rheobus courtesy http://adpmods.com

**EDIT** flipped image. Time I took a duster to that sucker LOL

[keto]

Here's with the doors open, giving you a better idea of the cooling and general set up. The doors close with velcro tabs, was intended to be a temorary solution but has worked out fine.

Note that the hard drive cage is suspended from above. I got to final assembly before realizing that, in normal horizontal configuration, the HDs extended over top of the ATX (PS) connector. There was no joy in Mudville that night, just lots of cursing and pulling of (what's left of my) hair. I ended up hanging the HD cage from the case frame via 3 cable ties. They anchor it there quite fine, thank you kindly, they were a biotch to run but everything is quite stable. Never did get around to finishing up the cable stealthing but it's 98% and hardware keeps coming and going, I won't bother unless I have a show to enter it in or some such.

[TheLostSwede]

Must be the nicest Aopen case i have ever seen. Those cases are dang ugly in an original configuration. Nice mod!

Where is the pump and how do you fill/bleed? The hard way?

[keto]

Eheim 1250 pump is on the upper shelf, furthest corner as you look at the pics - ie, behind the rad.

See the white container with the red top? Up on top of the case. That's actually a Lowry's Spice container that has been reworked into a reservoir. In the original configuration, I designed the system (in part) around the clear acrylic DD res. However, it cracked beyond repair and leaked after 45-60ish days, (no permanent damage) so I built my own to replace it.

Do your best to ignore the dust, ugh.

[WuGgaRoO]

:respect: :respect: :respect: much respect to u keto...and i thought i was an aiight modder....with ppl like u around i have sumthing to strive fore...

oh btw...auto body paint can go fine on plastics...it wont melt them or do nething bad to it

[croc_]

must ... not ... spend ... money .....

[Mancabus]

Wow keto you are totally into being Canadian, didn't really know there were proud Canadians.

Nice mod job though.

[TheLostSwede]

Thats a very good idea Keto. IF my rad is to be modded into the top, i will have a couple of inch of tube before the intake of the rad connected with a "Y" so that any air gets up there instead of the rad. I need to start digging holes on the plate of the MB first though. Extra caps underneath the MB makes it impossible to mount.

[SimGuy]

Schweet rig there Keto :)

The Maple Leaf Forever! :D

[Omega65]

This one hell of a thread!

Great work Guys!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Outther]

I think I am a natural at modding . This is a pic of the first ever window modded PSU. Its over a year old now.
http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=64e0325a-35d0-6de6-64cd-1ca351012916&size=lg

it went into this oldschool AT PC
http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=22b95240-13be-5009-6be3-adb05ab73f52&size=lg
Keto might remember this one ;)

I got such a demand for a how to guide on the PSU mod I did a guide and produced the second modded PSU
http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=ee935dea-340d-687e-29b4-2914643c31e4&size=lg

It went into this box http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=71035198-4256-643b-ed86-116f675ed59a&size=lg

I then ditched the window and created this PSU mod http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=71e45dff-f801-5984-1463-7f5721dabc5c&size=lg

It went into this box http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=7e1e7ab7-168f-7419-6e4c-43e64fbd2f23&size=lg

I them focused on the CPU fan and thought I could mod it too. I took a standard 80MM fan and 80 to 60MM fan adapter and melded them into one and UVed um. http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=3e7b7673-48bc-2453-62b2-411c1a322d88&size=lg

Hear is another look. http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=2eda55f8-3a98-6344-517a-1fac1968973c&size=lg
I got alot of guid buzz on this too

WEEEE http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=3612340b-6a17-6fce-517a-14e4463c1786&size=lg

There is more but I think the other 56Kers like my self will be glad I stopped hear. Thanks:mullet:

[shwaip]

damn... very nice. All i've done is stealthed my drives

[Outther]

shwaip said
damn... very nice. All i've done is stealthed my drives

It starts with something small then you get sucked into this MOD vortex and everything becomes a how do I hod that idea.

Just keep modding even when you think all has been done! I did the moulded fan mod. It was later labeled the BBQ FAN MOD :D It kinda looks like BBQ in the first PIC. Just think outside the box. I still have a few to share like my CPU DIE backside cooling!

[WuGgaRoO]

hey out...what did u use for ur psu??? looms or what?

[phast_wun]

Hi guys, my second post here =] Anyway, here's my rig.

XP 1800 DLT3C JIUHB @ 2.1 (200x10.5 1.7v)
SLK 800u w/ TT smartfan2 @ max rpm
2x256 corsair xms pc3200 @2.8v (it sucks =[)
Abit NF7-S v2 lapped nb + copper cooler, passive cooled sb
BBAti Radeon 9800pro @ 415/375 atm.
Antec Truepower 480w psu, wire loomed
Kingwin case that looks like a lian-li pc60ish series (can't remember model)
Vantec nexus fan controller controller controller 6 of the 9 fans in the case.
1 WD 120gb , 1 WD 180gb both special additions.

yea my camera sucks and i need to deal with wires and get a black faced cdrw (the white one you see is a little.. iffy =]

http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/57beb746/bc/kevin/front-angle.jpg?BCMN5h_AE55l5EiZ

http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/57beb746/bc/kevin/outside.jpg?BCMN5h_A56DDPO1o

http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/57beb746/bc/kevin/inside.jpg?BCMN5h_ARNj4CRMy

[shwaip]

oooh...the good old red - x mod ;)

you can upload the pix to S-M if you want. That's what the attachment box is for :)

[GHoosdum]

Forgot to tell you in the other thread, phast_wun; welcome to Short-Media! As you can tell from shwaip's post, we're a sarcastic bunch! ;)

[MediaMan]

I've sent side panels off to the big laser cutters to do designs. Aluminum cuts like butter...steel has a tendancy to melt during the finer cuts.

I also have enough neon in my PC cases to make it look like the Las Vegas Strip...just missing the hookers.

I've always had a hankering to put a PC into a stereo receiver unit. I think that may be my winter project to figure out how to make the buttons, volume knob, treble, bass etc work the audio and other such features.

I've seen Deathstar's monstrosity before. I remember it when it was being built, rebuilt, cabled etc. Deathstar knows forum life well.

Glad to have you here!

[madmat]

Here's a shot of my box all lit up...

[profdlp]

madmat had this to say
Here's a shot of my box all lit up...
That's an impressive sight there, mad - very clean wiring. Nice looking stack of drives, too.

:thumbsup: :respect:

[madmat]

Thanks, the HDD's are 2x120 gig WD SATA drives and the opticals at the top are both Samsungs; a 52x24x52 cdrw and a 16x dvdrom drive, both black.
I spent a couple hours finangling the wiring but it's not the snazzy expandable sleeving stuff as I can't get it locally and I don't have a C.C. to buy it online.

[polarys425]

well i finally finished the shroud that covers my radiator, it went from this...........

[polarys425]

to this.............

[Xenogeared]

http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6207

[paroxym]

polarys425, nice rig ya got there! :thumbsup:
Im a big fan of the chromed out look. A little DVD drive stealthing would really top that box off. Put on your modding hat and make it happen! :D
Nice work!

[polarys425]

paroxym had this to say
polarys425, nice rig ya got there! :thumbsup:
Im a big fan of the chromed out look. A little DVD drive stealthing would really top that box off. Put on your modding hat and make it happen! :D
Nice work!

thanks... the shroud is made from acrylic sheet. painted to match.

stealthing goes like this.....

the lite-on cdrw is showing, the DVD writer is stealthed...

as is the floppy is stealthed.

[polarys425]

more.....

[polarys425]

more.......

[polarys425]

im working on changing my floppy mod however. the door for the floppy will soon be mechanized so that it opens itself. just waitin for UPS to bring me the parts to make it happen.

oh yeah, that lite-on dvd drive in that one pic was just in there temporary. its now in another machine.

[paroxym]

WOW... :respect:
Looks like I spoke too soon. Now if I could just eat my own words and get something of the same calibre done to my case. :p
Keep it up and keep us posted polarys.

[polarys425]

paroxym had this to say
WOW... :respect:
Looks like I spoke too soon. Now if I could just eat my own words and get something of the same calibre done to my case. :p
Keep it up and keep us posted polarys.

when ever my stuff gets here, im gonna change that floppy mod and use either a servo or a solenoid to operate the door on it. i have a few ideas on how to do it, the only thing i havent totally ironed out is how to control or actuate it.

with the solenoid, i thought of maybe using a reed switch which is magnet activated, and then maybe mount a override somewhere in case im ever without a magnet....

ive also wondered if theres a way to run it via the serial port, and have some little proggy to do it.

[MAGIC]

oh ya the computer

[KaluMinati]

u guys have some decent set ups.. sup Keto... figured i register here .. miss harassing u man :P glad to see your AOpen is still alive and well.. anywho.. heres a shot of my rig... its been beaten up pretty bad over the past year due to 2 moves and lack of proper transport, im working on a new case but its been a pain to get the time to work on it

http://occkalu.250free.com/dsktop.jpg

[a2jfreak]

Maybe this belongs in the Babe Thread. :D

[profdlp]

Maybe this belongs in the Babe Thread. :D
I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who used the zoom feature on that post.

I've heard tell that there is even a computer somewhere in that picture. :vimp:

[KaluMinati]

u dirty dirty buggers... u should see my wallpaper :rockon:

[ishiii]

Very nice rigs guys.
kaluminati, an old OCCC name. wooohooooo nice to see ya

[KaluMinati]

hey hey buddy!!!.. just noticed your name on the online list.. glad to see u again... i still see overseas hope alls good n well for you :D

[ishiii]

Yup still over seas
My sentance ends july23rd

[croc_]

Decided to run all of my cables/wires behind the motherboard tray after my board came back from RMA. Airflow GOOOOD :)

[croc_]

Few more....

[Trash80]

I've already posted pics of this rig before but thought I'd move some to the official sticky. Also changed the water cooling color and a couple of IDE cables. The first one is from LANageddon, close to 300 gamers were there.

[MAGIC]

nice setup, how does that splitting the water between the cpu and gpu perform?

[Trash80]

It works excellent. In fact I am quite certain my flow rates improved, offsetting any increase in water temperature from the CPU and NB combined. I dont have any hard data but have seen testing that proves this is a better way to cool CPU, NB & GPU, rather than putting them inline.

[MAGIC]

cool, i was thinking of doing that but wasnt sure how it would do.

[TMOA]

Well here is my meeger submition to this thread :)

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/117339/1.jpg
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/117339/2.jpg

I have more but thats one of the best ones i took of it :)

[MAGIC]

looks pretty good man, nice work

[MAGIC]

my current case
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/Picture029.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/Picture030.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/Picture031.jpg

[MAGIC]

please excuse the ****ty pics

[paroxym]

[V][AGIC']please excuse the ****ty pics

****ty pics nothing... :D Great lookin rig [V]AGIC :thumbsup:

[MAGIC]

thanks

[aznherb36]

Anyone got a case that is a remote control car so you dotn have to carry it around??

that be :p

[bakerrape]

My cheep setup

http://www.freewebs.com/baker_music/DSC00412.JPG
http://www.freewebs.com/baker_music/DSC00413.JPG

[entropy]

Dude, that looks exactly like the computer of one of my friends ... like, exactly it. Weird :p

This is mine. I have a new EL round IDE cable in there now, which looks purdy. I need to replace the fans on the PSU, though. They're too loud (and I hate the sound of fans...). The only thing I wish I could do is mod/buy 90* connectors for the SATA cable and power. It'd look so much better. I'd also like to figure something out with that damn mobo power cable, but there's not a lot I can do there...

It's not really a mod, I suppose, other than the cable management. But still. I wanted to post it anyways ;D

[stdu007]

Here come my news case ... dream one ... :thumbsup:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/stdu007/Photo019a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/stdu007/Photo014a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/stdu007/Photo002a.jpg

[Armo]

hm, i cant belive i havent put the ol' infiltrator in here

it got its name from the Infiltration mode in SOF2

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/inf1.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/inf2.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/inf3.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/inf4.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/inf5.jpg

the we had the hurricane come and hit VA and it died
i ended up having to replace ALL of the parts in it
now its got a p4 2.4, 512 mb of ram, a 9800 pro, 80gb sata hdd, linksys wireless G.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/infnew1.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/infnew2.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/infnew3.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/infnew4.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Armogeddon00/inf/infnew5.jpg

[GnomeWizardd]

not much

[GnomeWizardd]

and the body shot

[MAGIC]

love the case, nice work on the side. looks great :)

[GnomeWizardd]

why thank you sir! It was fun

[Trash80]

Here's a more recent pic of this on going project.

[davidpanderson]

Oooooh, mods...freakin' awesome sweet rig Trash80 (and I thought that 3.0GHz was good :()...gotta love Magic's HL2 case as well...too bad I don't have a dig camera or I'd pic mine too...but see sig for the basics...tomorrow is all about getting her back up and running after another freakin' ICH5R meltdown (front panel USB related), and I'm putting in a CoolerMaster Hyper 48 heatpipe and fixing my cold cathode PS wires.

[diminion]

well here are some pics of my system, hopefuly now that im out of school i can work on it some more. I would like to clean up some cables, buy a couple new parts and some paint on the inside. Also does anyone remember who painted their case with a silver coat first then with a light blue coat over it, so it looked like blue metal? i remember i really liked that look and would like to read agian on how he did it. hopefully you guys remember what im talking about.

[CaffeineMe]

My new PC, I call it Ammo Can. I carved it out of a mil. surplus 20mm ammo can. Hole saws for the fan openings, sabre saw for the straight lines, angle grinder for removing large amounts of material, and a dremel for fine detail work. Took a great deal of work to cut through all that steel, it's quite thick in places. In fact, the lid had a second layer of corrugated steel spot welded to it, I had to break each weld by hand and peel the metal off. Long, time consuming work. I could have left it, but it would have made mounting the DVD bracket more difficult.

Rig contains a DFI LanParty NF3 Ultra D mobo, AMD Athlon 3000+ 64 bit (yea, it's Folding) affixed to a slide out mobo tray taken from a cheap case. I drilled out the rivets that held the bottom rail into the original case and epoxy'd it into the ammo can. The mobo tray (with mobo attached) slides into the case and is held in place by the rail. Video card is just a BIT too wide, so I have to slide the mobo tray into the case, install the vid card, and slide it out just slightly to tighten the hex screw.

DVD is a 16X DL RW, and the bracket for it was also taken from the cheap case, and riveted to the lid of the ammo can.

HDD is a 160GB WD SATA drive, mounted to the side of the case with 2 screws (bottom mount). I wanted to use all 4 screws, but only 2 of them lined up when all was said and done. :mad: Electrical insulation between the case wall and the drive bottom is provided by two strips of duct tape (kinda ghetto, but I like to think it fits with the overall theme I got going here). Besides the tape is mostly hidden under the drive.

I am not completely done, as I need to install two military safety toggle switches (flip up covers) on the front for power and reset. I also need to dress/tie off/loom the internal wires. However, it is now up and running. Pictures below (sorry if they are too big/too many). Thank you.

[CaffeineMe]

More pics of ammo can

[CaffeineMe]

Still More pics of ammo can

[CaffeineMe]

Last pic of ammo can

[sfleuriet]

AWESOME! Thats so pimp. I love it. Thats the same motherboard I'm looking to upgrade with! I've heard it being used a LOT lately, so it should work great for me!

[MAGIC]

nice work, think about painting your optical drive face plates and fan grills to match the color?

[CaffeineMe]

No, I'm going to keep the drives and grills as is. I want it to look like a PC built into an ammo can, not a PC disguised as an ammocan.

And the grills, with red lights behind them (washed out by the flash) look SWEET as is.

[Gargoyle]

Dig the ammo can! You're giving me ideas... :D

[NiGHTS]

Here's a tiny mod I did to my Logitech MX700, the base is next. Quality is castrated for internet use, of course. :D

I'm not too happy with how the final product came out, not enough shine. I'd like it to jump out at you, so I'll be re-priming it with white paint first. The metal flakes should show up better on top of white, and the blue anodizing on top will be re-sprayed with a clear coat to give it a nice shine and prevent the paint from wearing thin in some select areas.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7179/untitled1tp.jpg

It looks better in real life, of course. The Magic mousepad is a gift from a friend who managed to make his way into e3 for me, I have no connections to the game nor do I have much patience for any in the fantasy genre, so don't ask. :D

[sfleuriet]

neato

[Hawk]

Here's a few of mine. Most, Ive gone through and added led fans, 12" cold cathode or UV bar lights, tied off all wiring, & added rounded color or UV cables.
The one with the dragon window was my first window & 120mm fan mod.
Office desk finished...
http://img267.echo.cx/img267/4797/officesetup5ox.jpg

Office Rig 1......
http://img267.echo.cx/img267/6397/officerig12sg.jpg

Office Rig 1 Lit closeup.....
http://img267.echo.cx/img267/1776/officerig1litcloseup1vm.jpg

Office Rig 2 ......
http://img267.echo.cx/img267/5917/officerig22vn.jpg

Office Rig 2 closer look at modded window & 120mm fan on top.....
http://img70.echo.cx/img70/6742/officerig2mods6ln.jpg

Office Rig 2 Modded Window........
http://img135.echo.cx/img135/6356/officerig2moddedwindow0yc.jpg

Living Room Rig............
http://img135.echo.cx/img135/5403/rig129fn.jpg

Living Room Rig closeup with my pal overseeing the shots to make sure they're right..........
http://img135.echo.cx/img135/1127/rig13ql.jpg

Wifeys Rig -Living Room................
http://img135.echo.cx/img135/9605/wifeysrig15lo.jpg

Wifeys Rig light shot.......She likes green........
http://img135.echo.cx/img135/5307/wifeysrig36op.jpg

[sfleuriet]

cool cool - i wish i had that much money to spend on my comp! :)

[RiversCuomo]

First one is the front of my PC with the AMD 64, eVGA and Zalman sticker on it. Dont mind the mis-matching colors of my drives :shakehead
Second pic. is with the side window off, just doesnt do justice to how clean it is in there...

[RiversCuomo]

And here's the side view with the door on.

***Thank you to Smalls (http://www.short-media.com/forum/member.php?userid=13563) for the digital camera that was used for all my pics***

[sfleuriet]

awesome!

You can take out that beige drive, take the front bezel off, and spraypaint it. it worked on my old comp!

[Smalls]

Rivers, Your comp looks great I like the different color drives :D I wish you the best luck with it :thumbsup: and not a problem for the camera ;)


Smalls

[RiversCuomo]

awesome!

You can take out that beige drive, take the front bezel off, and spraypaint it. it worked on my old comp!

It was suppose to be grey anyways! I bought the damn thing at CompUSA and they had all the same make/model with diff colors. One was beige, one was black and one was grey. I bought the grey one,but in small bold print it says "Color may vary." Now, why the hell would they put the color on the box and list it as grey but then give me a beige one...? Oh the morons at CompUSA! I've always had bad experiences with spray painting things...they usually get all sticky.

[sfleuriet]

hahah... that is pretty stupid!!

I've always had bad experiences with spray painting things...they usually get all sticky. oh ok thats understandable

[Hawk]

cool cool - i wish i had that much money to spend on my comp! :)

Oh, Believe me, It's taken a few yrs of saving up parts, trading,etc, to get them all. Not to mention every time I upgrade inlaws, brothers, friends pc's, I get the leftovers. As a matter of fact--I just got an AMD K6-2 550 box built by Vega, from inlaws. I built them a new one --AMD 1.2 T-Bird system. They just scan the net, write a few letters, fax once in a while, and play a few card games, so that works well for them.

Nice system Rivers. I haven't made the transition to 64 bit yet. Pic's look fine.
As for the sticky painting, I've got the cure bud.....Always use
Krylon Fusion (http://www.misterart.com/store/view/003/group_id/8420/Krylon-Fusion-Spray-Paint-for-Plastic.htm). It's made specifically for painting plastics. Never drys sticky.
You can get it at most auto parts stores.

[sfleuriet]

oh cool

I'm going to try to upgrade my mobo and cpu to socket 939 amd 64 towards the end of the year! i cant wait!!

[RiversCuomo]

Oh, Believe me, It's taken a few yrs of saving up parts, trading,etc, to get them all. Not to mention every time I upgrade inlaws, brothers, friends pc's, I get the leftovers. As a matter of fact--I just got an AMD K6-2 550 box built by Vega, from inlaws. I built them a new one --AMD 1.2 T-Bird system. They just scan the net, write a few letters, fax once in a while, and play a few card games, so that works well for them.

Nice system Rivers. I haven't made the transition to 64 bit yet. Pic's look fine.
As for the sticky painting, I've got the cure bud.....Always use
Krylon Fusion (http://www.misterart.com/store/view/003/group_id/8420/Krylon-Fusion-Spray-Paint-for-Plastic.htm). It's made specifically for painting plastics. Never drys sticky.
You can get it at most auto parts stores.
Alright, thanks a lot. I'll definetely look into that, nice rigs by the way!

[MAGIC]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/cradpuetr001.jpg

[sfleuriet]

wow it looks really awesome, but i dont even know what half of that stuff is!! It looks really awesome though!!

[lemonlime]

Awesome work ][V][AGIC. I am amazed you got a full h2o kit into such a small case! Truely awesome! :thumbsup:

[Gargoyle]

Awesome work ][V][AGIC. I am amazed you got a full h2o kit into such a small case! Truely awesome! :thumbsup:
Definitely! That's some precise work in a small space. :thumbsup:

[GnomeWizardd]

I am lovin the Fruity Pebbles Mod

[dragonV8]

Decided to improve the airflow on 2 new cases before using them. :)

Quite happy the way they turned out. (much better than my first effort). :rolleyes:

2 cases, 1 done and 1 before pic.

[dragonV8]

Couple more. :)

[sfleuriet]

ah cool- nice job. What did you buy to do that?

[dragonV8]

Used a dremel with a small cutting disk.

Got an old cd as a guide and cut inside the line to give it correct size for a 120mm fan.

Used a rubber trim with chrome on one side from an auto spares place.
Figured if there is less resistance it has to be cooler and quieter. :)

[sfleuriet]

oh ok - i was wondering how you did the rubber outside trim. Great job :)

[Hawk]

Nice job ][V][AGIC, I'm with the others on astonishment of getting all that into the small box. That's one jam packed casemod.

dragonV8, Nice job on opening up that case for the fans.
And good touch with the chromed rubber trim on them.

[lemonlime]

This is about the only 'real' visible casemod I've done. Used a dremmel to mount the BIX2 to the inner top of my case. I used case window mod rubber as the surround. Looks pretty good, and allows a lot of air out. Acts almost like a big blowhole. :D

[sfleuriet]

VERY nice - awesome job with the trim work :cool: :cool:

[MAGIC]

looks good as is, but it would look a bit better if you lost taht trim stuff and just filed teh edges flat and painted were you can see bare metal, then like paint the heads of some screws to match ur case and replace the thumb screws... just some ideas for the future :thumbsup:

[lemonlime]

[V][AGIC']looks good as is, but it would look a bit better if you lost taht trim stuff and just filed teh edges flat and painted were you can see bare metal, then like paint the heads of some screws to match ur case and replace the thumb screws... just some ideas for the future :thumbsup:

Yeah, that was my original plan actually. The thumb screws were only supposed to be temporary as well. I was going to do some more work, including dremmling the center fan mounting tabs off the bix2. I've actually begun to contemplate going back to high-end air cooling, so I likely will not spend much more time on that rad.

[MAGIC]

selling ur stuff?

[tnv]

I like my computers to be like my lyfe...clean and simple. Remove it if you don't need it, hide it if you do need it, and don't let too many wires show. So what do you think? tnv

[sfleuriet]

very clean and spiffy! specs?

[lemonlime]

[V][AGIC']selling ur stuff?

Most likely, I had a lot of fun with the h2o, but I miss the simplicity (and silence, my setup is bloody loud) of air-cooling. It's a real pain any time I want to work on my rig. The temperature decrease really did wonders with my AthlonXP system and 9800 pro, but I'm just not seeing any gains with my A64/X850.

[Gargoyle]

I used case window mod rubber as the surround. Looks pretty good, and allows a lot of air out. Acts almost like a big blowhole. :D
Where did you get that rubber trim from? I plan on doing something very similar to a case next week, and I like the look of that :thumbsup:

Hey Dragon, what kind of cases are those? They look pretty cool from the back end.

[tnv]

Case: Flower 201-b
Board: Abit IC7-g Max 2
Pro.: p4/3.2 )o/c'd of course
Hard drives: 2 x WD "Raptor" Hardrives @74 Gig
Video: Ati 9800pro/256
Ram: 2x1 gig
...and some other stuff...tnv

[dragonV8]

Where did you get that rubber trim from? I plan on doing something very similar to a case next week, and I like the look of that :thumbsup:

Got them from one of those auto aftermarket spares places. Sell oils/filters/tools/consumables. It supposed to fit on the sharp edges of doors.

Hey Dragon, what kind of cases are those? They look pretty cool from the back end.

Lian Li V1000. Love the case, not the fact they don't have a reset button. Just the on button.

[MAGIC]

Looks pretty clean in there njnj :thumbsup:

[lemonlime]

Where did you get that rubber trim from? I plan on doing something very similar to a case next week, and I like the look of that :thumbsup:


Got it from bigfoot computers I believe. I basically bought a case side window kit (the one that comes with a pre-cut piece of plexi, and the surround, and I just cut the trim to size.

[dragonV8]

Due to cpu running way too hot, made a bit of a mod.

2 fans.........1 for cpu, 1 for ram cooling as we're planning to o/c it.
Used a couple of sprinkler surrounds as i had nothing else in the shed. :rolleyes:

Temp dropped by 10C. :thumbsup:

[dragonV8]

next 2.........

[dragonV8]

next 2..........

[dragonV8]

Last one is a bit shaky.

[sfleuriet]

what fans are those??

also i love the bottle of Vegemite (http://www.vegemite.com.au/) - it just adds a cool touch to it:thumbsup:

[dragonV8]

Adda AD0812LB-A70GL. Came out of a brand new Lian Li (http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/M_C_S_PC-6070.htm) case i picked up for a song. The guy had 3 Papst fans in it and gave me the Adda's.

They push 26.2cfm for 22.5db.

I put the second one in for ram cooling as we are throwing in a OCZ DDR ram booster which we have but never used as yet.

Thought i'd give it an Aussie touch, hence the Vegemite. :cool:

[omi5cron]

:D decided to test theory that as long as there is lots of air flow, you can garbage up the rest of the space . so there are 2 120 mm Silverstones blowing out the top, 1 Antec 120mm blowing out the back, the Antec PSU has its 2 fans blowing out, and there is 1 Antec 120mm sucking in through the front. the CPU fan is a 9bladed Silverstone.all fans have speed controls, but i have found that only the CPU fan has to be full power. all others are at lowest speed. then i added as much lights and uv sleeving as i could fit.
so, at highest settings in Doom3 or Far Cry, the CPU temp is usually around 40 and the GPU is around 60. one strange thing- if all exhaust fans are maxed, CPU temp drops,and GPU temp rises. i believe that is because there is so much CFM going out those 120 mm exhausts, that the GPU cooler(Arctic) can't force air out! i actually get to have a fairly quiet rig. ambient is around 22, idle- both CPU and GPU 30-32, normal useboth in upper 30's. i kind of like the cluttered look, and at night i can play games with no room lights, just the comps. lights :p

[omi5cron]

forgot to include specs:
AMD FX-53
Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 mobo
ATI RADEON X800XT PE
2 G Corsair XMS TWINX1024-3200XLPRO
160 G Seagate SATA 7200 HDD(others not presently hooked up)
Antec 550W True power PSU
Antec P160WF case
NEC 3500A DVD R/W
HP dvd420i DVD R/W

also, some stuff is a work in progress- changing SATA cable to UV, and finishing modded light controller and fan controler on front(notice white tape reminders) which will still be there in the fall!
added pic of case top showing 2 120mm blwholes

[sfleuriet]

:scratch: :shakehead :hrm: :whatever:

[Gargoyle]

The UV stuff looks good :thumbsup:

[MAGIC]

ITS BURNS IT BURNS US, clean up those wires man... then itll be pretty sweet, ya the uv looks good :thumbsup:
:scratch: :shakehead :hrm: :whatever:
it helps if you criticize with words guy

[omi5cron]

actually,my plan WAS to not clean it up, and see how the cooling went. so far , so good. i like seeing the spaghetti light up at night, while playing games. some day i may tuck it all back and tie it up, but not for now.
i'll also show my eBay comp. all hardware bought off eBay. hardware also almst identical to clutter case.all modding stuff was leftovers from first.(kinda got carried away buying stuff)picture blurry because i moved camera slightly. :shakehead

[tnv]

Not so much a mod, as a un-mod(?) of my computer. Started to take out anything I didn't need, then anything I could. Finally I was hiding everything leftover. Now there's more not there then there is there (?) tnv

[tnv]

Another view...tnv

[Kwitko]

That is a sa-weet wiring job, dude! :thumbsup:

[Leonardo]

System 1

[Leonardo]

System 1, Front View (never did get the courage to paint the optical drives' and floppy drive's front plate)

[Leonardo]

System 2

[sfleuriet]

[V][AGIC']ITS BURNS IT BURNS US, clean up those wires man... then itll be pretty sweet, ya the uv looks good :thumbsup:

it helps if you criticize with words guy
it was just sooo messy.. and those hand cut-out switches are not working for me :scratch:

[Gargoyle]

System 2
I especially like that one. Nice and clean :thumbsup:

I'd kill for one of those SM case badges, too :)

[MAGIC]

ya looks nice

[MAGIC]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/000_0805.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/000_0792.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/000_0804.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/000_0796.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/000_0780.jpg

just gotta swap that evga mobo for a dfi board and ill bo set

[sfleuriet]

nice :cool:

[airbornflght]

one question, where do you shove all of those wires. i even bought a modular psu and i still have a freagin mess. maybe my case is smaller then you alls, but prob not. its driving me nuts. Im also mad cause im so busy with hw that i have had no time at all to work on my bay bus.

[sfleuriet]

hah mine doesn't look very good. My wires are mostly all shown. It doesnt matter much to me and I'd rather see the wires. :p

[MAGIC]

one question, where do you shove all of those wires. i even bought a modular psu and i still have a freagin mess. maybe my case is smaller then you alls, but prob not. its driving me nuts. Im also mad cause im so busy with hw that i have had no time at all to work on my bay bus.

everywere u cant see lol, behind the mobo tray is the main place

[csimon]

[V][AGIC']everywere u cant see lol, behind the mobo tray is the main place
Very nice looking case you have there too!

[airbornflght]

that sucks..i have no mobo tray..guess thats cause my case is 6+ years old. but its working, gotta save money.

[Gargoyle]

IC_11 has gotten a facelift. :D
More pics at: http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37648

[Leonardo]

Nice, clean look.

[Winga]

With my aversion for mixing water with electricity I prefer the multiple fan method. Noisy, granted. The Zalman fan probably isn't necessary but nice to have.

[profdlp]

That's some serious Video Card cooling you have going on there, Winga. :eek:

[MAGIC]

yikes got some pretty hard core flex on that video card, might wanna consider some support, lift and separate.

[TheLostSwede]

Not a mod per-se, but i just wanted to show hom much ONE led in a psu can light things up in the dark. I'm not the bling-bing type of guy which you clearly can see.

[MAGIC]

that looks awesome mac, heres an update on mine. switched up for the dfi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/100_0054.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/captainwarez/100_0055.jpg
ill get a better pick later my camera is down atm...

[MAGIC]

theres some pics now taht i have all the water set up and stuff. haven trouble with my cam whiten everything out but you can see ok

[Winga]

:wow: Vagic

That is some serious hardware you have mounted in the front of your rig.
Maybe it 's just your camera, but I can't seem to find or identify one vital component.

Where's the spout for the expresso machine ;)

[MAGIC]

i know, a 5.1mp camera never looked so crappy. i must be doing somethign wrong cuz the flash whitewashes everything out so bad you cant see.

[lemonlime]

Heres some final pics of my vapochill ls install. Lots more pics at this (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40112&page=1&pp=20) thread..

http://www.short-media.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=18608&stc=1
http://www.short-media.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=18610&stc=1
http://www.short-media.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=18609&stc=1

[Winga]

Lemonlime that is sweeeet

I read your post a while back when you mentioned you had ordered it and until then I didn't know things like this existed.

Please let us know how she performs :thumbsup:

[Atticus]

Here is my comp, nothing special. I have the side panel off, its getting prep'd for surgery. :D I've bought some dremel bits and i'm ready to have at 'er. I'm planning a simple window, it's my first real mod so i'm checking, double and triple checking everything.

Right now, it has 3 white lazer LEDs that aren't strong enought to take pics of by themselves. The Zalman CPU and VGA coolers are both the LED versions and i have a blue cathode ready to go in.

Pic 1 - Insides (http://www.wlondistribution.ca/Nick/1.jpg)
Pic 2 - Insides (http://www.wlondistribution.ca/Nick/2.jpg)
Pic 3 - Frontal (http://www.wlondistribution.ca/Nick/3.jpg)
Pic 4 - Open door (http://www.wlondistribution.ca/Nick/4.jpg)
Pic 5 - Stickers (http://www.wlondistribution.ca/Nick/5.jpg)

Don't mind the fingerprints, i cant find my Windex. :banghead:

Spex:
Athlon X2 3800+ @ stock cause i'm too new to OCing = scared.. ($400.00 CAD)
Gigabyte K8N Pro Sli
Corsair TwinX 1 GB (2x512mb)
Gigabyte 7800 GT 256mb
2 x 36 GB WD Raptors (1 WinXP, 1 Fedora)
250 GB WD Caviar SE16
Lacie DVD RW w/ Lightscribe
Silverstone Zeus 650w PSU
All cozy in my Coolermaster Wave Master Blue w/ Antec Stealth fans

[lemonlime]

Nice build Atticus! Clean cable managment :thumbsup:

.. some dustbunnies stuck in your Zalman though! :D

[Atticus]

hehehe.. I hoped whoever noticed wouldn't call me on it.. I'm new you know. :doh:

[tmh88]

I dont really have any "true" mods on my computer, meaning something that required some actual work like cutting, painting, strange wiring, ect....I have some cathodes, and soon to be a water cooling kit.

[airbornflght]

i modded my OLD case from like 95 (cause i cant afford a new case, i just put my new system in a p2 case. so i painted it and put a few windows and extra fans in it. It doesnt look excelent, but it looks so much better than old grimmy beige.

I want to just do a complete new build, but im waiting for a new socket and backbone...jumping from 754 to m2 should be nice :D

[GHoosdum]

Nice build, Atticus!

[tmh88]

damn atticus, that wiring is incredibly neat. My case is so tangled up with wires, I really should fix it up some.

[Atticus]

Why thank you sirs!.. I tried to hide my wiring as best I could but we'll see how it turns out in other builds, it might be because this is my first build and i tried super hard. I just built a HTPC and i think the wiring is okay, i'll take pics tomorrow if i remember.

[i0esign]

This is my avatar and my backup too.

http://markslego.blogspot.com/

This is my RedChrome comp
(its in pieces now cause I went to a new mobo and Watercooling)

http://acoolidea.blogspot.com/

[lemonlime]

That is just plain awesome i0esign! :cheers:

[GHoosdum]

Those are some nice designs.

[profdlp]

That is just plain awesome i0esign! :cheers:
Definitely! :thumbsup:

[Leonardo]

Some boys never grow up! :-/ And that's a good thing!

I really like that, Mark. :bigggrin:

[i0esign]

Thanks guys, wait till u see the next one...

[robgunner]

hello
just a couple of pics,case still needs lot more work but getting there,ill post finished pics if folks are interested
cheers robgunner
http://robgunnersrepairs.co.uk/forum%20pics/Photo-0094.jpg

http://robgunnersrepairs.co.uk/forum%20pics/Photo-0095.jpg

Its all hand painted and laquared.
and its all caracters from The Beatles-Yellow Submarine.

[profdlp]

Nice paint job, robgunner - how about a straight-on side view? :D

[MAGIC]

haha nice

[robgunner]

here you go profdlp side on view of right side panel,i will send pics of when top and left panels finished, im also modding inside aswell,ive got all the hardwear just gonna sort cable managment and lighting etc.

http://robgunnersrepairs.co.uk/forum%20pics/Photo-0103.jpg

cheers robgunner

[profdlp]

Cool!

Signed,

Jeremy Hillary Boob PhD. :D

[Mal51]

Not anything too extensive, kinda messy desk (not anymore though), and not a whole lot of detail on what's inside, but you can clearly see what is most visually important.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3250/casemod1hv7.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8427/casemod2yw6.jpg

Wreck 'em Tech!

BTW, that hat has been through a lot. She is my baby, though.

[MAGIC]

cool, specs?

and it looks like you had a little run in with Big Bird on the top of your hat there :honoes:

[Gargoyle]

That's impressive! Very elaborate customization.

How are your CPU and GPU temps? Nice custom plexi work, btw. One day someone needs to write a guide for Short-Media about how to do common plexiglass tasks. Nudge, nudge ;)

[markkleb]

I lost the picts but for the 7600GTs in Sli I get 38C idle and 44Load. The chipset with the Swiftech cooler is never over 36C and the Cpu with the Aquagate was 30C idle 50C OCd, with the Hyper6+ the temps dropped to 27C idle and 45C OCd.(Opty 148 @2750mhz)

I am rebuilding it now and using a Zalman 9500 AM2 (I know its not as good as the Hyper but it looks Sooo cool)

The cooling is fantastic considering its almost silent. I think thats due to very good air management (air only has to travel 10" to be out of the case) and basically there is NO wires or HDD racks or fan grills to slow it down.

Another cool benefit is It hardly collects any dust. I am remodeling my house and there is Sheetrock dust everywhere. My folding comp (reg tower with a 80mm front and a 120 exhaust) needs to be cleaned every couple of days.

And thanks...

[GHoosdum]

That is a really neat top on your case - great work!

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[csimon]

Yeah I like it too ...especially with the mesh top. Kinda reminds me of my mesh front v2000.

[Bio-Hazard]

Here's a few pics of my little rig.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6909/dsc00038sg6.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6366/dsc00036ho5.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2375/dsc00034dz2.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9800/dsc00033ip3.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2994/89un9.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5522/dsc00078sa0.jpg

[MAGIC]

nice ufo, keep an eye on that pump on the left, damn things are notorious for just failing. mine did... pos.

[Sonorous]

My rig. Nothing special yet.

[Leonardo]

About time this thread came back to life! Thanks, Trickster.

[Sonorous]

No prob! I'll get some pics up of my other, less tricked out rigs too.

[revorocks]

Hers my rig, not that many mods, just extra led fans and fairly neat cable management with uv green cable sleeving.
Shame i havnt got a uv cathode yet... im also thinking of spraying it black inside and adding a case window. The first pic is with all the drivw bay covers off. 2nd and 3rd are just the side

[_k_]

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this is my sig rig before it got moved....new pics coming soon

[_k_]

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This is what happens when I have room to do real management.

[Bubbleman]

Is that power supply modular?
And is that armor case really that heavy like everyone says...


I will post my modded dell in a few weeks.... Lol and no I did not use dremel... One word: Goop

[MAGIC]

A full tower steel case? Hell yah its heavy. That case weighs 38lbs empty while the LianLi v1000 is about exactly the same size and weights less than half that.

[_k_]

its on the light side 45 pounds, I had to kind of balance it on my scale. I would say that is really close to being 50 pounds.

[revorocks]

They are extremly heavy, my friend bought a armour + about a month ago and i helped transfere his older pc into the new case, carrying the thing upstairs is very suprising... its actually hard work...

[MAGIC]

Not too many actual mods other than the cooling but here it is.

[TvManPwns]

[v][AGIC']Not too many actual mods other than the cooling but here it is.

That is one big sucker cooling unit! :thumbsup:

[TvManPwns]

Well, I was bored so I decided to take apart my 360 and give it a new paint job!!! :D:D:D (Just started today so its not nearly done)
I put up one pic of the top side of the console with its first or second coat (can't remember which one it is right now) and a second one of the back side with part of the pic I want on it. When the back side is done the inside of the yellow circle area will be black and I am going to try and fix the bottom part of the visor because it just kinda flopped. The top side will have the cool 3 symbol that you see on the special edition case cover.

My first try at anything of the sort so. . . Any "constructive" criticizm is good.

[TvManPwns]

Ok, I have finally finished! First 2 pics are of what the sides look like and the third I just threw in to show how it looks when I shove it in my messy corner.:D:D

Edit: I also freehanded some of it so that would be why a couple lines aren't quite straight. Also, the top side pic looks a little bit fuzy (doesn't look nearly that blurred *the camera sucks*)

[revorocks]

Mines changed a fair bit from last time.
I have an Antec 1200
A 4850
A 1TB drive
and a Coolermaster Realpower 620W modular PSU
Ohh and a Samsung SyncMaster 2243BW (22") screen :)
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/327064/PC%20upgrade%20pics/DSC02506.JPGhttp://dl.getdropbox.com/u/327064/PC%20upgrade%20pics/DSC02508.JPGSorry for the blurryness of this one, dont have a tripod :Phttp://dl.getdropbox.com/u/327064/PC%20upgrade%20pics/DSC02501.JPGhttp://dl.getdropbox.com/u/327064/PC%20upgrade%20pics/DSC02499.JPG

[d3fct]

valman vf1000 mod to my video card.
http://www.legionofdeath.net/Lod/images/8800.jpg
http://www.legionofdeath.net/Lod/images/88001.jpg
http://www.legionofdeath.net/Lod/images/88002.jpg
http://www.legionofdeath.net/Lod/images/88003.jpg
http://www.legionofdeath.net/Lod/images/88004.JPG