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[Redfallon]

Thnx, first time I've ever done the whole "cable sleeving" thing....made for some interesting swear words...hehe, before I got the correct tool for removing the molex connectors, after that it was a breeze. Did almost break my heart to cut the perfectly good wiring connectors off all 6 of those new UV fans to attach them to the fanbus..guess ya gotta do what ya gotta do ehh?

[FLG]

Looks good Redfallon.

I just finished updating the pics of my box, i will have more up soon....Just Click anywhere in my sig to see em.

Ned a little better wire routing....

What do ya think?

[Redfallon]

that's cool, i like the thermaltake cases, you like that water cooler you have? i know that's probably where I'll be going next.... :)

[Rof_lmao]

that stuff on the shelf usefull? Looks liek harddrivs, cd-roms, floppys, video cards, Send me some!

[FLG]

Yes i do like it, seems to work well. I see about 43-44c load, i was hoping for better but im not a hardcore oc'er just yet ;)

Rof, 7 Hdd's(2 10k SCSI's), 2 vid cards, 1 sound card, 3 network cards, 3 floppys, Tt Volcano 10, and stock amd cooler in the box under it, 3 CD-roms, 2 Cd-RW's, 1 DVD rom, bottle of alcohol, cup of Q-tips, and IDE Cables, and thats only the half of it..ill be updating my pic's in a few.

[Brown Hornet]

what kind of alcohol ( vodka,whiskey,rum ) LOL:D i like the pink floyd pic's

[Rof_lmao]

ill take the alchohol

[ComPman]

comon someone post some pics, there are thousands of users on this forum, dont let this thread DIEEEE

[Brown Hornet]

http://community.webshots.com/user/brownhornet666

[Joeberg]

Looks nice Brown Hornet :)

[i3OSS]

Brown Hornet,
did you paint the inside of the case yourself?

[Redfallon]

along those lines, I have been thinking of hitting the inside of some of my case with some UV reactive spray paint...anyone know if this will have any kind of an affect on heat dissipation? I assume that the heat radiated by the case would be minimal, and I have more than enough fans to cover the air flow....just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the idea, or if anyone has done it before and has any more pics...

[Brown Hornet]

Originally posted by i3OSS
Brown Hornet,
did you paint the inside of the case yourself?

yes i did.it was real easy,i used the same paint that you would use on an engine block. :D

[i3OSS]

bump~

[ComPman]

Here are some changes i have done.
Loomed everything with black. Got Red and blue Exhaust Fans. Blue Led/ 2 Cathods .these are all the Pictures i took before my camera broke. will soon update them..
Let me know what ya think

http://s87789010.onlinehome.us/Compinternet/index.html
Plus I also got the Aero Cool heatsink fan with controller for 5 bucks:cool: Just put it on the stock HS and gives me ausome temps!!

[i3OSS]

Plus I also got the Aero Cool heatsink fan with controller for 5 bucks Just put it on the stock HS and gives me ausome temps!!
Was it difficult to screw the hsf on the heatsink?

[ComPman]

Originally posted by i3OSS
Was it difficult to screw the hsf on the heatsink?

nope, the Fan already had the screw holes, got some big screws, and put it through the HS. Was very easy. The HS fan is ausome, Plus got a controller too.

[nocturnx]

My watercooling setup is still in the works. Still trying to fit the radiator in the case.....might have to cut out some of the drive rail or im thinking ill just give up and leave the radiator outside the case. But ill get some pics up soon :D

[i3OSS]

My watercooling setup is still in the works.
What parts are you choosing to use? Are you just cooling cpu? or nb/vga/hdd as well?

[nocturnx]

Alright heres the parts list so far:

Waterblock: Swiftech MCW-5000-P: Im using this waterblock because it had very good cooling performance ratio with flow performance in JoeC's waterblock review at overclockers. Also because I got a very good deal on it, price was the reason for not getting a RBX, TDX, or WW.

Pump: Hydor L30 II : I got this pump because I got a really good deal on it (package deal with the cpu block) also I was going to go with the swiftech mcp-600 pump but it was the same price as the cpu block and this pump combined, and im poor. Would have rather had a DC pump tho so that I could connect it to my psu but no biggie.

VGA Waterblock: Danger Den Maze 4 VGA block: Couldnt really find a good deal on any VGA blocks for my 9800 Pro and Im using a 1/2" ID (tubing) setup so I just spent the bucks and went for the best, also this was the only good VGA block that came with 1/2" barbs, the swiftech mcw-50 is 3/8" and using a 3/8" to 1/2" connector would restrict flow.

Radiator: Pro-120 Hi-Performance radiator from Dtek : Got this because it was recommended and popular at the overclockers forum. Also it is small enough to fit in my case. I plan on getting a 120mm Panaflow or Delta fan to mount on it with a shroud.

Also got a jug of distilled water and some blue engine coolant for a mixture to use. Got 12 feet of clearflex 60 tubing, again would have went with Tygon tubing but the price difference was just too great.

Reservoir or T-line? Havent decided, depends how much room I have after putting in the pump and radiator. I did cut out one side of my hdd rail so I got the radiator fitting nicely in. I had to move my 2 hdd's up to the only 2 empty drive bays I have left and stand them vertically, looks good tho and opened up alot of valuable space since my case is so small. Ill put up some underconstruction pics soon.

[yamahaSHO]

http://www.hosting.superhighoutput.com/yamahasho/My%20Computer%20Build/Case%20Front.jpg
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[i3OSS]

yamahaSHO,
good job with managing those wires!
I see that you have a quite-computer fetish ;). I don't know if you noticed, but a lot of the high frequency sounds (the annoying ones) come from the hard drive. I did a little mod where i put the hard drive in a box with bubble wrap lining the inside, but with a fan on the belly to allow air-flow. It made my sound levels drop drastically!

[Spartan]

yamahaSHO- how do you like the Zalman so far?

-Spartan

[CubedPC]

Heres mine that I just finished about a week ago. Im running a DFI Lanparty mobo with a mobile barton 2400+ @ 2400 MHz and 400 Mhz bus, 2 x 160 gb hard drives, 768 MB ram, and 4 x 120 mm fans to cool it all :D

http://www.cubedpc.com/images/Rev_14/cubetop2.jpg

More Pictures:
http://www.cubedpc.com/photos.htm

[Brown Hornet]

pretty cool :D

[nooblark]

well, not to go a bit off topic but.. any1 notice how long this thread is? :) its HUGE.. anyway. i dind't start building my comp yet but when i do ima post some pics.. prolly going to order some loom soon for all the wires.. x dreamer II.. with all blue leds, do u guys suggest chrome or black loom

(i rounded a cable that ill post when i can find the cable for the camera)

[Spartan]

i3OSS, why don't you start a new thread on the same topic so it's not so big. Or are you after a forum record for the longest thread ever....lol. My workstation is an absolute mess but I'll post a pic even though the computers are apart right now.

-Spartan

[nooblark]

i say we set a record!! what is the record? my sister should be home soon with the wire for the darn camera

[Spartan]

Ok now.....don't laugh.....don't jeer......and plz don't insult my fragile ego......lol. I know it is messy as hell but I just sold my house and we are in temporary digs. I will be organizing this weekend. These pics are pre wire cleanup. the case is alot neater now. i also have the CC lights and front lighted fan in now. Just gotta find room for the printer and scanner.

-Spartan

[Spartan]

Here is another.

-Spartan

[nooblark]

i wish i could afford 2 comps.. more or less 1 :)

[Redfallon]

Looks like my place spartan! Nice keyboard/mouse! Those cases didn't look bad, I've seen alot worse! Wish I had the sideways HDD mount, would make the SATA cables alot neater....grumble grumble ;)

[nooblark]

ok its offical.. my sisrer will be home at 1 to look for the cable for the camera.. i got 3 pics, a modded wire (ribbon to rounded) and 2 pics of my case + psu on (1 with flash, 1 w/o)

[citercian{007}monk]

hey spartan, what kind of case is that? (the second pic, one on the left) Is it modded alot?

[Spartan]

The tall case is a Antec P-160. It is a really cool looking case....well with all the panels on it it's cool looking....lol.

The short one is a......a.......a.........well crap I don't remember what it is. I bought it b/c I liked the light bars on the front. It is a pretty good case but I will probably wind up buying a cube (hopefully a plexi cube) and transfer the guts. My sister has been wanting me to build her a computer so I may give it to her and build another when all the new technologies come out (if my wife don't kill me).

-Spartan

[nooblark]

here as promised.. but late sry

modded ribbon cable to round:

[nooblark]

case with lights on (houselights + leds):

[nooblark]

same pic, but lights in house off and leds still on

[i3OSS]

CubedPC,
did you make that case?

Spartan,
are you using one comp as a server?
by the way, nice z680's and mx duo setup there :)

nooblark,
is that the x dreamer case?

[nooblark]

yep :) no comments on my cable? :( i think i did good for my first mod ever

[Spartan]

Thx i3oss, I am liking both alot. No both are just connected to a router and KVM. I was gonna use the old machine for a server so I stored it for about 4 weeks. When I pulled it off the shelf it wouldn't even POST. Haven't really started to troubleshoot yet. I also have a laptop in the bedroom on wi fi, so I would like to get a server going.....

Gonna go outside to see what my computers look like through the window in the dark. I'll take a pic and post it if they glow nicely.

-Spartan

[i3OSS]

Originally posted by nooblark
yep :) no comments on my cable? :( i think i did good for my first mod ever
LOL! great job, i didn't notice that...trying to save money eh? i did that too. i painted it all with a blue sharpie then i used an exact-o knife to cut every 3-5? i dont remember but anyways...i taped it like you did with electric wire, but i wrapped it completely not just individually :)

Spartan,
what kind of server are you planning to run?

[nocturnx]

Water cooling is just getting under way. But so far I have cut out the hard drive rail and mounted my Hdd's up top. I got a swiftech 5000-P waterblock off ebay very cheap. It is in good condition on the inside but the copper bottom was heavily tarnished. After a good lapping with 600grit then 1500grit sandpaper and wipe of Brasso it now has a mirror finish :)
I have before and after pictures but they are a bit fuzzy.

http://community.webshots.com/album/153201716ADrOtr

[nooblark]

no, i just think its cooler to have my own mods in my case rather then store bought :) .. i cut em individually, and the only reason i did individual wrapping was because i dind't know how good the 2 colors would show if i twisted it..

i3oss lemme see yours :)

[CubedPC]

Originally posted by i3OSS
CubedPC,
did you make that case?


Yep. They are also available at http://www.cubedpc.com

[i3OSS]

Originally posted by nooblark
no, i just think its cooler to have my own mods in my case rather then store bought :) .. i cut em individually, and the only reason i did individual wrapping was because i dind't know how good the 2 colors would show if i twisted it..

i3oss lemme see yours :)
i dont have it anymore cuz it looked pretty bad...trust me the twisted thing doesnt work. so i using this instead

and for the cube case....woah thats expensive...no wonder you made it yourself instead...

[nooblark]

cubed, how did u make it.. i can understand the outside i guess.. but the drive slots and stuff? and how what it all held together?.. i'd use krazy glue :) that stuff is strong

[FLG]

Most likely just bought the glass (drilled a few holes) and put it together like any other cube case....screws.

If you used crazy glue, you wouldent be able to take it apart without destroying it.

Also im working on some extensive mods to the xaser, i painted the inside black, cut out every fan grille. Added a 120mm side intake, plan to add another. Going to buy a new psu, new pump, new block and i have a DD Xtreme rad sitting here which will be put on top of the case.

Going with a green uv wire, blue uv fan scheme. But now ive started to get intersted in guitars and that so far has taken every drop of money out of the xaser fund...so it looks like it will take awhile to finish :(

[nooblark]

well, why would u need to glass anyway? unless u going to make it a lil bigger or use it as a window.. but plexi is cheap

[FLG]

When i said glass, i was meaning to say arcrylic, sorry.

[CubedPC]

I used syringes to inject an acetone based solvent into the glue joints. This essentially fuses the pieces into one piece with an almost completely clear joint. The case then folds open on a clear acrylic piano hinge to provide easy access with only 3 thumb screws instead of 10 phillips screws like most acrylic cases.

[Designer]

Here's a pic of the PC in my sig, the cabling needs a bit of tidying as i've been playing around a bit lately:

[Designer]

Also a picture of my girlfriends PC, after it was re-cased, with 5 budget 2 colour fans from EBuyer. Think they cost around £3.00 each and some LED backlighting

[nooblark]

come on people!! more pics

[Spartan]

Ok I got my work area cleaned up...lol....so I thought I would post a pic since this probably won't last long. I am hoping to get the printer and scanner set up by this weekend.

One pic is the work area and the other is the pretty much cleaned up case of the latest build. I hope to have the skins back on them by this weekend also.

-Spartan

[Spartan]

Hey only 1 came out....here is the second. How do I attach more than one?

-Spartan

[nooblark]

only 1 attchment per post i think

[nooblark]

after shrinking it down alot for the 56ers.. i now present!!

the mario shroom hand carved by me, from carboard with a knife..

this old school symbol i now made into a stencil for a window i will be making in the future

[py258]

nice design nooblark

put a face on it, and you got toad :)

[nooblark]

well thats a stencil.. the top part where the color should be will be the window.. so leds and cc will light it up.. the bottom where face is gets 2 eyes just like the old school shrooms

[nooblark]

any1 else got more pics?

[ja83]

As soon as my digicam comes, I will post one.

[nooblark]

can't wait!

[icallmedan]

My PC, was well as my friend ckyskate0's PCs can be found here:

http://home.comcast.net/~ckyskate0/Frames.html

Mine is listed as "Dan's System", and his is listed as "My System".

He is learning how to create webpages, and would be happy to put anyone else's PC on there, so he can practice his HTML, so if you need a place to host....that is it!

[NoviStylez]

I've been wanting to post these pics for a while now so here they are.

[NoviStylez]

another 1

[NoviStylez]

1 more

[NoviStylez]

inside

[Brown Hornet]

nice:D

[Spartan]

Good job. I am liking UV more and more these days.

-Spartan

[Designer]

Looks great Novistylez.

[icallmedan]

Looks cool, just some constructive criticism, to make your PC cooler, as in temp, try cleaning up those wires, it also gives your computer more impact...at least I think so.

[nooblark]

hehe, i got the same case

[NoviStylez]

im not sure if u can notice it in the pics but all my power supply wires are taped up i just havent gotten around to organize them for the best air flow yet. Im going to the mall this week to get some black light paints so i should have more pics soon.

[icallmedan]

Cool...

[sheeepy the noob]

did i post on this already? eh... better safe then sorry :p

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v64/sheeepy/DV20040501201638.jpg

duct with 2 fans, 1 halfway through...

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v64/sheeepy/DV20040501201734.jpg

front end...

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v64/sheeepy/DV20040501201625.jpg

under the hinged thing it controlls some other lights etc.

[NoviStylez]

Nice, BTW WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE WIRES! thats so hot i need to do that with mine.

[icallmedan]

What is that duct made out of?

[nooblark]

i got a picture of my modded psu!! but i need some1 to tell me how to keep it running w/o a mobo so i can get it lit up

edit** its at, not atx

[i486]

Not a hardware mod, but i will post it anyway:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-7/768058/screenshot.JPG

[i486]

got a picture of my modded psu!! but i need some1 to tell me how to keep it running w/o a mobo so i can get it lit up

you need a load on the 5v and 12v lines for AT and for atx, connect the green wire (pin 14) in the atx plug to a black wire in the atx connector (i use pin 3)

[nooblark]

i got it.. lights blue.. but now im trying to make a window for the cover.. any1 know how to cut plexiglass? i just shattered mine

[i486]

don't waste your time making a plexi lid. just buy 1 of the sunbeam plexi lids.

[nooblark]

look, im poor and i thoink it is better to make your own stuff rather some1 else.. and besides its for a power supply im never going to use

[Tophinator]

The best way is with a router and a special bit made for plastics or lexan. You could probably pick one up at your local hardware store for pretty cheap. Dremel will work as well but they can melt the plastic if you cut to fast.

[nooblark]

hehe. its done! now i need the camera off my sister and ill post the pic...

btw, the REALway your sopposed to cut plexi without laser cutting it would be make a deep cut with a razor.. then SNAP.. its acually quite effective.. i read it on some site

no1 else got pics?? :(

[Tophinator]

thats true but you cant cut curves or make holes with that method. Just strait lines. Where did you get the plexi glass from?

[nooblark]

i got it from lowes

i took old fan out.. put blue led one in.. soldered wires, hs it.. then make clear case.. so here it is..

close flash

[nooblark]

far flash

[nooblark]

close dark

[nooblark]

comments??

far dark..

[nooblark]

guys, even if every1 on pc mech posted thier comps.. lets still post ideas and maybe some1 will carry it out and post the pics :)

more or less i read all the pages in 1 sit, and there are ALOT of good stuff in here.. keep it up!!

-noob

[ja83]

I finally got a digicam, so here are a couple pics of the PC listed in my sig.
Sorry if they are too big. Just click on the "no links allowed", don't know what's going on with that?????


http://www.easyimagehost.net/2385/50 (http://www.easyimagehost.net/show-2385)


http://www.easyimagehost.net/2386/50 (http://www.easyimagehost.net/show-2386)

[icallmedan]

How do you like that Super LAN Boy case? I was thinkign about getting one...is it light (as in weight)? How is cooling?

[ja83]

The Antec Super Lan Boy is a great case, the case itself is really light, and the air flow is awesome. I recommend picking one up(no pun intended)!

[icallmedan]

LOL! Maybe I will have to look at one. I have been transporting my case a lot lately, and a ligherter case would do a lot of good. ;-)

[i3OSS]

Aww...just missed your pics icallmedan, try www.photobucket.com to host your pics ;)

[QuickSilver]

I could go for a lighter LAN case too. Right now I'm packing around my 350 pound......well, ok, slight exageration, but it is heavy.

[icallmedan]

What do you mean you missed my pics..just click on the link in my sig....the second one....they are in the middle of the page, as well as how I achieved my max OC witha 1:1 ratio as also seen in my sig!

[Spartan]

Looks good Dan. Are you going to stealth those drives?

-Spartan

[i3OSS]

woops, i ment ja83 :P

[icallmedan]

Yeah I am going to stealth those drives at some point once I can get the time to get some silver spraypaint. I will pobably also replace the Floppy with a new silver one, since I just pulled that one out of a Dell...I might go all silver htough and just buy brand new drives (in silver).

[Alaron]

Here's some new shots.

#1: My Desktop

[Alaron]

#2: My Window

[Alaron]

And lastly, my lights.

[icallmedan]

Cool, where is that bright blue/white light coming from?

[Alaron]

It is a bit blurry, best I could do. I have a 6" blue cathode in the case as well. It usually resides on the edge of the case, but the color wasnt showing up as well on camera, so I moved it into view. :)

[icallmedan]

Oh so that is just a 6" blue CC? It looks so bright, almost liek an ultra brite white LED like they use in those flashlights and such....

[Alaron]

This is the one: http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/lit-54.html :)

[icallmedan]

Wow, that is really bright...if I can make a suggestion, see if you can get another one of those for the rear of the case, or if you can get a different color that would be way cool!

[Propain]

Looks like Alarons pc is on fire eheheh :eek:

[nocturnx]

Finally got my water cooling installed. Very time consuming to install but it was worth it. Had a minor leak where the tubing wasnt sitting flush with the video card waterblock so I had to cut a longer piece of tubing to fix that. Also not shown, I just added a second 120mm delta fan to the backside of the radiator for a push/pull configuration.

http://community.webshots.com/album/153201716ADrOtr

[nooblark]

nice wire organization

[JNasci7906]

ok so i tried to post pictures...but i cant get the things below 100kb.....grrr...

[Panama Red]

ok so i tried to post pictures...but i cant get the things below 100kb.....grrr...

An easy program to use for resizing is Irfanview. Here:


http://www.irfanview.com/

[JNasci7906]

here we go i found an easier way....i stole my sisters idea (first one ever i think lol) and used her lil site for pictures....here ya go...OH the blowhole on the top was my first and only mod so far....centered it and cut it out and made it look nice....im proud...its a pansy mod but hey...gotta start somewhere right...lol...oh yea 2nd thing..dont mind the wiring, im lazy and electrical tape works for me haha

http://www.mylivingtree.com/JNasci7906

[icallmedan]

You should replace that fan in the window with an LED fan. It would look awesome.

[nooblark]

that the new silver fireball? you definatly need some lights in that baby

[Cricket]

here we go i found an easier way....i stole my sisters idea (first one ever i think lol) and used her lil site for pictures....here ya go...OH the blowhole on the top was my first and only mod so far....centered it and cut it out and made it look nice....im proud...its a pansy mod but hey...gotta start somewhere right...lol...oh yea 2nd thing..dont mind the wiring, im lazy and electrical tape works for me haha

http://www.mylivingtree.com/JNasci7906The wire screen over the side panel fan is kind of weird looking...why didn't you put it between the fan body and the case side instead of mounting it outside?

:) Cricket

[icallmedan]

I have to agree, that wire mesh makes the case look kind of gaudy. If you are using it as a fan filter, try putting it on the inside of the case, so its not visible.

[JNasci7906]

yea that was a 5 minute quick fix till the fan grill comes in...my sisters cat sleeps in my room all day while i work and the screen is usually filled wit cat hair when i get home...so for a few more days its gonna look like that lol...oh and i had and led fan in there...but i moved it to the rear of the case cuz it had better airflow....ill put another one in there at some point

[icallmedan]

Ha ha ha...why not kick the cat out! If it wasn't mine it would be oout of there in 5 seconds..lol.

[JNasci7906]

trust me its seen the bad end of my remington a few times....but it always seems to come back...lol oh well i just shoot the FOCKER with paintballs when it aggravates me :D

[Brown Hornet]

that's it i am calling P.E.T.A. lol :)

[icallmedan]

You'd think after it being shot a few times it would want to stay out....I guess its 9 lives are pulling through.

[abnorml_chylde]

btw, up here in NJ, minimum wage is 5.15 which sucks because thats what i was making at shoprite (a supermarket) until a couple weeks ago when i get a .25 raise for being there a month... HELL YES! lol




just thought id chime in....



Jason

my mom just told me they were thinking about increasing minimum wage tolike over 6.50 or something.... i wouldnt mind :D

[icallmedan]

Min wage in PA is 5.25/hr, but I just started at the Giant supermarket making 6.35/hr bagging and pushing carts.

[nooblark]

i thought nj was 5.25.. hehe i started higher so wouldn't know.. and they best not increase mininum wage..

1. i worked had for my raises to get that high
2. more jobs will leave this country
3. letrs go back to posting pics :)

[Tophinator]

heres a pic of my first build :)

[Tophinator]

heres a not so good picture of its guts

[Spartan]

The guts pic is not so clear but it looks like you did a nice job with the wiring.

-SPartan

[icallmedan]

heres a not so good picture of its guts
That picture is pretty bad. LOL!

[Blue_Gundam2002]

Took me 2 weeks, but realy only 10 days of work. I added two 120mm case fans, a window on the right side of the case ,cut off part of the motherboard tray, and painted the inside black. There is also some EL wire on the front of the case, and 4 blue led fans inside. I pop-riveted the handles into place and used lucite for the window(it doesn;t shatter as easily as plexi does).

The hardware is in my sig(main computer)
I took pictures the whole time, the first couple days were with a bad camera though. http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blue_gundam2002/album?.dir=/d1cf&.src=ph

[nooblark]

nice modding blue, keep up the fine work..

any1 else want to post thier bueatiful computers?

[Tophinator]

I think I will take another shot at that pic.

And soon to come is a new VGA cooler and some more rounded cables.

[Panama Red]

Time for me to show my handy work I guess. This is my oc toy that I use exclusively to experiment and learn. Had the system info in my sig for a while. It's a 2500 Mobile running at 2556. I've had it running stable at 2631 but the vcore has to be 1.95-2.0. I prefer the 2556 number with 1.825 vcore. As you can see, I'm more into clean and neat that wild and exotic. :D Plus ya gotta remember, I'm in the over 55 club! :eek:

http://photobucket.com/albums/v396/Panamared66/P160%20oc%20project/?action=options

[nooblark]

dam pr.. nice.. i acually think i saw my reflection in the chasis.. what kinda case is that

[Panama Red]

dam pr.. nice.. i acually think i saw my reflection in the chasis.. what kinda case is that


Antec P160. I bought it originally with the solid side panel and later bought the window panel. The case is available either way. It's a cinch to work on. Removable mobo tray, both sides come off, 4 removable hdd trays with silencing grommets and a hidden area for a 120mm front fan. ;)

[nooblark]

heh, now seriuosly.. did u clean it all up before u took those pictures.. or is it natuallry that clean

[Cricket]

As you can see, I'm more into clean and neat that wild and exotic. :DHey, nice rig there Panama.Plus ya gotta remember, I'm in the over 55 club! :eek:Wow, I never thought you were older than me. Knowing this, I'm really glad you took the moderator position.

:) Cricket

[longrawker]

Took me 2 weeks, but realy only 10 days of work. I added two 120mm case fans, a window on the right side of the case ,cut off part of the motherboard tray, and painted the inside black. There is also some EL wire on the front of the case, and 4 blue led fans inside. I pop-riveted the handles into place and used lucite for the window(it doesn;t shatter as easily as plexi does).

The hardware is in my sig(main computer)
I took pictures the whole time, the first couple days were with a bad camera though. http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blue_gundam2002/album?.dir=/d1cf&.src=ph

Cool, we have those chairs in our kitchen. Haha, no, seriously, that's really nice. Good choice painting it black.

[Panama Red]

heh, now seriuosly.. did u clean it all up before u took those pictures.. or is it natuallry that clean

No clean up, that's the way I built it. Gotta give credit to Cricket for posting a link where a guy spent a huge amount of time and effort hiding all the wiring in his case. Much of it was concealed behind the motherboard. I used some of his ideas and later added the round, blue IDE cables, cable covering and the Antec light bar that is hidden behind the cross brace. The biggest challenge was determining where to put the wiring harnesses and temp sensors from the Enermax controller. I have four fans under control as well as 3 of the four thermal sensors from the Enermax and one from the P160's digital display panel all in place and functional. Two are under the heatsink to monitor the cpu temps and one is under the Northbridge cooler. Been talking to Tin Canary about adding some more side panel fans, but I'm real hesitant to start cutting holes. :eek:

[Panama Red]

Hey, nice rig there Panama.Wow, I never thought you were older than me. Knowing this, I'm really glad you took the moderator position.

:) Cricket

Coming from a fella I greatly admire and respect, I take those words as the highest compliments. Thanx, cricket. ;)

[flanzig1]

Panama: Did you have to extend any of the wires for the power connectors to get them to route nicely in the bottom of the case?
(by the way, cool idea of using the flat cable clamp for the wires at the top)

[Panama Red]

Panama: Did you have to extend any of the wires for the power connectors to get them to route nicely in the bottom of the case?
(by the way, cool idea of using the flat cable clamp for the wires at the top)

All the wires were long enuf but it got a little tight behind the hard drive rack. The removeable back panel made access easier. The clamp at the top came with the case and was intended to help route and contain the usb,firewire, power, audio and temp probes for the rotating operator bar on the front. The covers that hide the opticals were originally in the top two postions. I moved them to 2 & 3 in order to give some more wire room up top and to allow the Enermax controller to mount in the top bay.

[w00t]

I don't know if I posted on this tread before, and I'm too lazy to search through 22 pages to find out. I have a link to my pics in my siggy. I'll add some more soon. Probbably tomorrow.

[Blue_Gundam2002]

I don't know if I posted on this tread before, and I'm too lazy to search through 22 pages to find out. I have a link to my pics in my siggy. I'll add some more soon. Probbably tomorrow.
lol, looks like you took the front ports from another case and connected them to your computer like I did :D

[w00t]

yeah, i did. the one that came with the case had the holes drilled for headphones and microphone, but the actual ports aren't there. so, i stole the ports from an old one and plugged them in.

[w33tq]

http://home.comcast.net/~w33tq/pc/1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~w33tq/pc/2.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~w33tq/pc/3.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~w33tq/pc/4.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~w33tq/pc/5.jpg

^^ 'nough said

[Cricket]

^^ 'nough saidUh, interesting pictures...yup...

:) Cricket

[Spartan]

Keep working on those wires. That would drive me nuts!

-Spartan

[ComputerNut]

Hehe while im here, i guess ill post some pics of my First self build. Not exactly a mod, but i think id show everybody how well ive cleaned it up since i built it. First here is the inside.

[ComputerNut]

Here is the front

[ComputerNut]

And here it is in action. sry bout the strange angle. i dont have a very large area to take the pic. I find that the stuff on my desk is rather unique to what everybody else is got. oh and btw. that stuff on the desk does rather move around alot, so what you see here might change in a few days. :p

[Spartan]

Jeez! All that audio equipment and only 1 speaker?!?!? Please tell me you got more than that.....lol.

-Spartan

[w33tq]

Keep working on those wires. That would drive me nuts!

-Spartan

yeah.. i pretty much just shoved them up in the top where there is empty space :-p

[ComputerNut]

Originally posted bySpartan

Jeez! All that audio equipment and only 1 speaker?!?!? Please tell me you got more than that.....lol.

-Spartan



Actually there are two speakers. the other one was WAY out of camera range.

[inflames988]

Hey, ive just been looking through this forum lately and want to do a few things like this to my build...first of all my case is blue w/ a window:
my case (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-156-020&depa=0)

the only things i can think of so far are those round ide cables everyone seems to have here, and one or two cold cathodes...dont need to do anything in terms of fans but any ideas what would look good in terms of the cables and cathodes? Im trying to keep the whole thing under $20.

[Zacaboo288]

Is there an easy way to mod your flat IDE ribbon cables to round IDE cables?

[Dangermouse1]

You can turn flat cables into round cables like this (http://www.moddingzone.com/articles/ribbon-cables)
You can also use coloured electical tape to cover the ribbon or spiral sleeving.

[Zacaboo288]

Well after asking a dumb question, I just stared at my cables for a while until I decided to take it upon my own initiative. Thanks anyways for your help. I basically did the same thing. I cut between every two wires and wound it up with black electrical tape. It's messy but meh, it gets the job done... and for free.

http://zacaboo288.toiletstall.us/images/misc/IDEround.jpg

[Tin]

click the link in my sig for my system pics :D.

[inflames988]

ahh i cant wait to post my pics...but gotta wait till my cathode, combo drive, and floppy get here, its nothing compared to some of these but its my first build, and looks better then anything u can get at circuit city.

[Mac Medic]

I gave my powerbook a blue Apple.

[kram 2.0]

Hey - how did you get the blue apple on there? My Powebook only goes white...is it a sticker?

kram

[Mac Medic]

I took off the cover and put a piece of blue transparency material over the Apple Logo on the inside, then when the screen is on the logo glows blue. Be very careful though, as the airport antennae are on the inside of the lid too and very easy to break if you pry in the wrong place.

[RJ]

Since it's been quite a time since I posted a pic of my PC, here's a current one:

RJ's PC (http://mitglied.lycos.de/thegeek/bilder/RJ_PC.jpg)

RJ

[inflames988]

Hey everyone, just got some pics of my pc, although u cant see the cold cathode since i had the flash on...how exactly do i post these? they are 321kb each-there are two.

[Cricket]

You can either post a link if the images are stored on a server somewhere, or you can post the pics as attachments to your post. When you're in the Post Reply window, look below the box you're typing in for the "Attach Files" option in the "Additional Options" box. Click on the "Manage Attachments" button and follow the instructions in the box that pops up.

:) Cricket

[inflames988]

Ok thanks cricket, heres my pics nothing too crazy haha just a liquid c.c. (cant see it cuz i had the flash on but if u look at the bottom of the window u can see the top of it- only reason i have it here is cuz its not too bring and u actually wanna be able to see it since its not a reg cc..) and i also have a stealthed cdrw under the dvd combo...plan to stealth the combo too when i get more double sided tape.

[Cricket]

Where are the pictures?

:) Cricket

[inflames988]

err for some reason the attachment didnt show up? ahh found it, forgot to click upload

[inflames988]

how can i shrink these to make them under 100kb

[Cricket]

Use IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/). It's a nice little image viewer/editor.

:) Cricket

[inflames988]

How exactly do i shrink the size of it from here? i made it half the size twice and saved, no difference

[Brown Hornet]

i had some problems using that too,so i just use

http://webshots.com/homepage.html

[inflames988]

thanks...
http://community.webshots.com/user/muskie88

[Tophinator]

heres the latest pic of my computer after a good cleaning.
http://community.webshots.com/s/image21/5/83/99/198358399Gafzsk_ph.jpg

you cant see it but i got a cold cathode stuck up there underneath the power supply and it runs behind the support rail into part of the second drive bay.

[Brown Hornet]

i am not seeing your link :confused:

[Tophinator]

really? Is it a red X?

[VERCETTI]

I have just started, I havent even a PSU yet...lol

http://usera.imagecave.com/firstbankandtrust/IMAG0004.jpg
http://usera.imagecave.com/firstbankandtrust/IMAG0007.jpg
http://usera.imagecave.com/firstbankandtrust/IMAG0006.JPG

[trowand]

I'm gonna try to hotlink some pics of my rig. Let's see if this works...

http://community.webshots.com/s/image23/3/20/6/204632006Zpatwx_ph.jpg

http://community.webshots.com/s/image23/3/20/32/204632032rLWGZu_ph.jpg

http://community.webshots.com/s/image22/3/43/73/204634373vPtBGT_ph.jpg

http://community.webshots.com/s/image20/3/22/1/204632201pqNNcT_ph.jpg

http://community.webshots.com/s/image23/3/44/43/204634443gQTWHS_ph.jpg

[Alaron]

Your link is dead. I get this message:

An error has occurred.

You do not appear to be the owner of this album.
Make sure you are logged in.

Please push the Back button on your browser to correct this problem.
Thank you.

[trowand]

I removed the dead link. Can you see my pics?

[Josh2k4]

Darn seeing all these cool cases makes me want to build mine now...but i gotta get the money up oh wait X-Mass is coming soon woot woot maybe my mum will buy some of the parts

[Nickoli]

here's my computer...

http://photos.yahoo.com/nickoli_0202

[scomac]

Here is a picture of my computer.

[Yuanji]

do you guys have any tips to clean out some of the power supply cables? my case is a mess and i'm sorta jelous after seeing all ur neat cases

[sigmaseven]

If you really want a good place to put images etc. just use geocities or angelfire, free space! yea! But ads.....but if you acess the image directly it won't bring up ads!

[Brown Hornet]

this is what i use

http://www.webshots.com/

[tbsum4182]

hey im working on my first mod kinda.. i ordered the aspire|x-dreamer black w/ 350 PSU and front led's....im gonna add some cold cathode lights on the onside and some switches then some fan cotroll units..then im gonna take my old case and complety remod it.......her's a pic of the case i ordered

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-144-001-14.JPG/11-144-001-12.JPG/11-144-001-15.jpg/11-144-001-03.JPG/11-144-001-06.JPG/11-144-001-05.JPG/11-144-001-08.JPG/11-144-001-04.JPG/11-144-001-02.JPG[/URL]

[FLG]

Well guys i finally finished (or atleast i hope) the xaser. Ill see if i can get better pics its really hard to get pics of a uv lighted system without a very good camera.

Heres the specs

Abit NF7-S
80g seagate, 60g wd hdd's
Sony dvd-r/rw cd-r/rw
Radeon 9800 Pro
Amd 2400+
Enermax noisetaker psu
Swiftech Mcp 650
Swiftech 6002A block

For a rad im using a tranny cooler, cooled by a 2,400 CFM fan

Idle temps- 28c
Load temps- 28c (no change)

Havent oc'ed yet but plan to when i have some spare time

Heres the pics, http://photobucket.com/albums/v231/-FLG-/


~Frank

[Panama Red]

Nice lookin' project, Frank! How noisy is that radiator fan?

[FLG]

Thanks panama,

Dont know how loud in exact decibles but i know you have to shout to talk to someone thats in the room with you normal conversation is 60db so its somewhere above 60db.

[mystvearn]

My thermaltake mod project.

My system as signature or this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/signaturecopy.jpg

The system:
inside
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/123_2307.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/123_2308.jpg

outside
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/119_1982.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/119_1975.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/119_1973.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/mystvearn/119_1974.jpg

the CCFL is manhattanlights or something. I tried sunbeam, almost got blind.
The CPU fan is the Tt blower until I get the 92mm tornado.
I want to change the top rheostat(as in picture inside) to something else, any ideas. not looking for:
fan controller, temp monitor, any HD cooler, built in speaker system, any itmes that the buttons are more than 1cm tall. The case door would not close properly.

[fuzzai]

http://www.thegeekoncall.com/newpc/06.gif
http://www.thegeekoncall.com/newpc/04.gif
2 main pics up there. and the link below has all 6 pics i took of my case
http://www.thegeekoncall.com/newpc/

Im running a xp2500, at 11x200 on an Asus a7n8x-x mobo with 2 sticks of 256OCZ Performance 3.2cl ram running 11-3-3-2.5. Thermaltake volcano 11 i think it is, Full copper Heatsink, a NEC 3500 DVD burner with the mad dog Firmware...80gig WD hd, along with a 10gig WD hd, :) oh yeah 10 gigs!

The case has a 80mm fan in the window. witch i put there myself, there was no fan on the case. its blowing air in. i got a 80mm in the back blowing air out. and a 120MM in the front blowing in.

[Vigo]

That project is nice lookin' indeed FLG. The only thing your slideshow and pictures are missing are the steps, instructions and materials used. :)

I'm especially interested in how you "modded" the glass window and blow hole in the top of the case.

[FLG]

Thanks Vigo,

Ill post new pics with steps/instructions/materials used tomorrow. Ill have to just write it out and upload it to the pics as i have no pic of it 100% in pieces. And ill be sure to drop you a pm with the window.

[mountainking]

Wow ive NEVER seen so many posts before. Eh i guess ill show mine. Ive got the thermaltake tsunami.

[Tin]

mine are in my sig ;) thats what it used to look like a long time ago. ive been doing some small upgrades to it here and there in the last few weeks.

[ComPman]

looks nice

[VERCETTI]

Frsh build, about 80% done, getting an X connect with sleeved cables and a few more UV bulbs
My Kingwin (http://usera.imagecave.com/firstbankandtrust/Case001.JPG)

[rightcoast]

I found this thread and thought I'd post pics of mine too. There are some nice cases posted here :)

Here are the only two pics I have that can fit under the 100kb upload limit.

The rest (along with a sequential build and mod history) can be found here....
http://rightcoaster.tripod.com/id3.html

[Devabriel]

Hey Guys this is my case let me know what ya think its totaly cistom and i have no idea what make it is :)

[Devabriel]

Custom*

and its good to see lots of nice mods :)

Ill attach my first mod on a HP dont ask why we got a hp but i modded it :)

[Tophinator]

I always see people taking pics of the outsides of there PCs. So i had a revalation and desided to post some pics from the inside of my PC. Sorry for the quality I have a real crappy camera.

http://image30.webshots.com/30/1/6/0/231310600hSrICp_ph.jpg
http://image20.webshots.com/21/1/20/72/231312072kcIcPr_ph.jpg
http://image30.webshots.com/30/1/37/38/231313738tRtUJy_ph.jpg

and one from the outside just for the heck of it
http://image20.webshots.com/20/8/18/90/231281890KqHCTx_ph.jpg

if the pics dont work(which they probably wont) heres the link http://community.webshots.com/user/topher925

[w33tq]

i couldn't help but go through all of your pics.... you must build RC cars...

[Tophinator]

i used to be. then i sold them all to pay for books for college.

[FLG]

Well i just finished painting my xaser with auto paint its now "Electric Blue pearlcoat" just click the link in the sig the first 6 pics are what it now looks like. I just have to mount the fan back on.

[Yuanji]

Well i just finished painting my xaser with auto paint its now "Electric Blue pearlcoat" just click the link in the sig the first 6 pics are what it now looks like. I just have to mount the fan back on.
it looks very nice FLG. i know i will never have the skill to do a mod like that, probably end up cutting my finger off with a dremel :D

[FLG]

Thanks yunaji,

Ive worked hard on this build, glad its done and came out pretty good....now im already comming up with ideas for another one :D

[Brown Hornet]

dont ya just love the addiction. :D

[mbiggs]

Let's rip this sucker RIGHT out of the grave! I wanna see some pics!!!

[Brown Hornet]

holy moly almost 2 year's to the day.part's list is in my sig.pic is prior to the build

http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newbuildwq9.jpg

[Alaron]

Folks, we have a thread for custom case work stickied at the top of this forum. So feel free to post any photos there. Let's let this one die.