Project: DIRTY BOMB (cheap and nasty)

[jiggiwiddit]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9288/dirtybanner2ji7.jpg

After much time “lurking” in the background of TBCS, I decided it was time to try my hand at this modding lark. This is my first attempt at making a custom computer case and I have gained loads of useful information from this excellent site.
A lot of the inspiration for my mod came from reading Ouch’s worklog on his Interocitor mk14, so all credit to his original idea of using an old oscilloscope for a case.
After much researching and unsuccessful bidding on Ebay I persuaded my friend Callum to part with this… (cheers mate)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8809/1cossorfrontfa5.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2006/2cossorviewgu7.jpg

It’s a Cossor oscilloscope manufactured in 1950.

Callum had this stored in a spare room and it was no longer used as the last time he plugged it in, it smoked heavily and would have probably burst into flames. When it’s finished, I want it to look like an eco-disaster waiting to happen, hence the theme “Dirty Bomb”.

Here it is with the cover off.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8307/3cossorgutsleftul9.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7752/4cossorgutsrightus2.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1893/5cossorgutsbackbq6.jpg

The bottom compartment looks like its big enough to house the power supply and a couple of optical drives that will eject sideways. Because of this large compartment, there isn’t enough room for a full size ATX mainboard without major butchering of the chassis, so I’ve decided to use a mini ATX board.

[Bopher]

Thats gonna look cool. Now if you could get the oscilloscope to show more and more "squiggle" as the processor load went up and down that would be even cooler but probably a huge pain.

[jiggiwiddit]

Thats gonna look cool. Now if you could get the oscilloscope to show more and more "squiggle" as the processor load went up and down that would be even cooler but probably a huge pain.

Cool idea Bopher but might be more feasable to use the voltage fluctuations in the hard drive LED feed to get a display from a PC based oscilloscope.

I'm on it... fanx for the input

[tinker]

Sweet idea.
It already looks like a partial "eco-hazard waiting to happen."
Should be a sweet mod. I'll be watching fo sho.

[jiggiwiddit]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/826/6cossorstripdown2mn1.jpg

After some stripping and some measuring it looks like it will be a neat fit. The expansion slots will hopefully fit nicely between the two vertical supports at the rear. Since I can’t use my current board and can’t afford a new one at the moment due to a tight budget, I have to find a donor machine for the board, tray and expansion slots.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5475/7ifrienddonorkp3.jpg

Here’s my old I-Friend desktop made by Hyundai. If my memory serves me right, it has a 1.7 GB Celeron and was working perfectly (albeit slowly) when it was cannibalised for its DDR memory and hard drive a couple of years ago. It has been in the attic gathering dust so I thought id check it out for more parts.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/384/8miniatxun0.jpg

Yep, it’s a mini ATX board and it will allow me to finish the case until I can afford a decent upgrade. The power supply is a weedy 200 watts so that will do for now as I want to have lots of lights and fans running. The scope case is massive so has a large volume of air to move to keep things cool.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3509/9cdromcagedo9.jpg

The optical drive cage shouldn’t be too much hassle to fit in the lower compartment although I will need to cut an opening in the lower left side of the case and alignment is important so I haven’t decided whether to stealth the drives or have them located in full view. I’m not sure of the exact thickness of the scope’s steel case but it appears to be about twice the thickness of regular PC case steel. I’m going to use a 4” angle grinder with a cutting disc as I don’t have a dremal and don’t think it would be up to the job anyway.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5589/10harddrivecageep5.jpg

The hard drive cage looks like it will be easy to fit somewhere in the upper compartment in the scope. It only holds two drives but that should be more than enough for my needs.

[jiggiwiddit]

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6656/11cossorgutsrearre2.jpg

After some more stripping and some more measuring I’m well chuffed to confirm that it will all fit almost perfectly. This will save a lot of hassle. There’s 50+ years of dust and dirt inside, guess I’ll give it a clean soon….

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6138/12inspectionholeep6.jpg

This access panel on the rear of the case just needs enlarged to enable access to the mainboard and expansion slots.

This might be last update for a while. Next load of work is too dirty for indoors, my good lady would kill me. And the weather is typically Scottish (just the usual horizontal rain) so I can't do much outdoors but will update ASAP.

[IndyRacer27]

...use the voltage fluctuations in the hard drive LED feed to get a display from a PC based oscilloscope.

What a great idea! I'll be watching this one.

[Drum Thumper]

There’s 50+ years of dust and dirt inside, guess I’ll give it a clean soon….



I've found the best way to clean cases is to take them down to a carwash after you've stripped all the electronics out. Myself, I just put them in the bed of my truck and hit em really good with the hose.

[jdbnsn]

you made the front page!

[jiggiwiddit]

you made the front page!

Gawrsh... :eek: :)

edit: This is a real honour, thanks very much. I just hope that the finished mod justifies it.

[jiggiwiddit]

Update time...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/13floormeshside791.jpg?t=1200317205

After some more stripping, the full size of the lower compartment can now be seen. And an added bonus was found within...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/14innerfloormesh.jpg?t=1200317225

A nice piece of sheet metal mesh material. This will be cleaned/painted and reused somewhere else on the mod :up:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/15mesh796.jpg?t=1200317249

I've also started stripping/labelling all the control knobs from the front panel.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/16switchstrip793.jpg?t=1200317274

The knobs are made of 'bakolite' (a kind of pre-historic plastic) they are very heavy despite the 'lite' the name would suggest. They are also quite brittle and fingers crossed, I wont break any as I'd like to re-use them on modern variable resistors for fan speed controllers.

Heres the main power switch

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/17mainswitch795.jpg?t=1200317306

I'm thinking about replacing it with one of these

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/18missleswitch-1.jpg?t=1200317336

more soon.... :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Interesting idea, I am looking forward to see how this goes. Congrats on the front page.

[jiggiwiddit]

Interesting idea, I am looking forward to see how this goes. Congrats on the front page.

I'm not sure where it will end up, I've so many ideas in my head. I hope to build in an LCD screen as a 2nd desktop to display an oscilloscope pattern on the round screen (among other things to display). Problem is that with the round 'bezel' in the current position, the LCD would need to be located so far back in the case that there would be some sort of tunnel required to view it. Im checking out the possibility of re-locating the bezel flush on the top angular front face but theres some bracketry behind it that supports the internal chassis and handle arrangement. The more I strip from the case, the more I will be able to judge what will work. Thanks for the congrats :)

[jiggiwiddit]

Ha... found this old pic when doing some more research

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/advert.jpg?t=1201076534

[jiggiwiddit]

Update time...

Front panels removed and cleaned

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0801.jpg?t=1201531175

Possible hard drive location

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0803.jpg?t=1201531147

Or here

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0804.jpg?t=1201531197

Or there

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0805.jpg?t=1201531236

Lower compartment on underside of scope showing possible optical drive cage location. (I will remove the floppy brackets later)

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0807.jpg?t=1201531339

Mobo tray crudely hacked from the donor machine... I'll tidy it up later too

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0814.jpg?t=1201531385

Rear view of mobo tray positioned in scope case

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0815.jpg?t=1201531460

And a side view

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0816.jpg?t=1201531557

[jiggiwiddit]

Heres the screen bezel and the cast alloy bracket removed

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0820.jpg?t=1201541636

The cast bracket also attaches the front panel to the inner chassis by means of the angled flanges that run down each side.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0821.jpg?t=1201541876

This view shows the ends of the chassis that should attach to the cast bracket.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0826.jpg?t=1201541987

I want to position a PSone lcd monitor behind the round bezel, so Im planning to cut the flanges (that contain all the mounting holes) from the bracket...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0829section.jpg?t=1201543257

and hopefully be able to position the bezel here...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0822.jpg?t=1201543411

A bit of metal fabrication will be needed to hold the bezel in place...

:redface: sorry about the quality of some of the pics, the battries were low on my camera so I couldnt use the flash.

[Drum Thumper]

This is coming along nicely! And giving me ideas for a future HTPC mod, believe it or not!

[The boy 4rm oz]

It's all coming together now, should be plenty of room for the hardware.

[Fuganater]

Looks sweet. I'll deff be watching this one. +sub & + rep

[jiggiwiddit]

Thanks for the comments guys :)

If anyone can tell me how to duplicate this effect with clever 12volt lighting I'll have thier babies.

RICa4OW38bI

Nice1 jdbnsn, Thanks

[Fuganater]

The only thing I can think of is if you buy a light that does that. They are special and I know I've seen them around. They won't be that crazy with their flashes but you'll still get a great effect. If I find it I'll be sure to post it ASAP.

-Fuga

[widefault]

Mylar film, a small fan, and orange, yellow, and red LEDs?

[jdbnsn]

I think widefault is talking about making one of these artificial flame-props.

http://www.kdl.to/gallery/mock-flame-machine-ani.gif

http://www.eventlighting.com/eldimages/leflamation.gif


expensive (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.eventlighting.com/eldimages/leflamation.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.eventlighting.com/specialfx.htm&h=125&w=128&sz=10&hl=en&start=28&tbnid=kE57ULofVwMHAM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dflame%2Bprop%2B.gif%26start%3D21%26gb v%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)

[OvRiDe]

Some of those those can be pretty expensive.. but I have purchased them pretty cheap for my little halloween thing we do here. Honestly, I will probably never buy another one, after I dismantled one. The smaller LED versions are a fan, some white silk, and usually 2 orange LEDs and 1 blue LED. The higher brightness ones are the little halogen bulbs with a orange gel and a blue gel. There are a couple of things you could do to try and emulate this. You could use the fan and the silk, but instead of using a constant on LED, substitute a few ultra bright LED's with a strobing circuit. Another option is Glade makes these new flameless candle airfresheners that have a flickering LED inside. They are about 10 bucks. I have seen some internet stores that sell the flickering LED tealites from anywhere between 3 and 10 bucks each as well.

Hope this helps and looking really good so far!!

[jdbnsn]

They are way too expensive, but I think widefault's suggestion was to use the materials he listed to make one.

[jiggiwiddit]

Thanks for suggestions guys, I was thinking of maybe a frosted acrylic (plexiglass) tube with amber or red film inside and a couple of these little xenon strobes at the top and bottom (without the colored lens covers). They run on 12 volts and flash 120 times per minute but so far I can only find a US supplier that wont ship to the UK. I guess they think Im a terrorist- ha.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/strobes.jpg?t=1201682378

[widefault]

Yeah, I was thinking building would be a lot simpler than buying. I imagine most folks here probably have everything but the mylar already available to them.

As for the strobes, find a place that sells DJ equipment. They may have something that runs off 12 volts. Maybe even auto parts places, sometimes strobes are part of roadside emergency lighting kits.

[jdbnsn]

sometimes strobes are part of roadside emergency lighting kits.

Just what are you suggesting? :D

[jiggiwiddit]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/funnyfpage.jpg?t=1201894287


Wasnt me.... honest :twisted:

[xmastree]

You need a plasma disc in there!
http://www.microcenter.com/random_access/newsletters/05_newsletters/0705/in_the_lab.html
Check out the pic of the side, low down.
http://www.microcenter.com/images/email/random_access/0705/bayside_large.jpg


Edit:
I wouldn't go with the strobes, they can cause electrical interference. However, if you really must, check out these (http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=97937&doy=1m2). IIRC (and yes I used to, ahem, have some...) the bulbs are about the size of christmas tree light bulbs.

[jiggiwiddit]

mmmmm... that plasma disc is mighty pretty, fits perfectly with the borg mod too.

I hadnt even thought about Maplins thanks for the link :up:, Hadnt considered interference either. I think those strobes are likely candidates. Im hoping that as theyre used in cars, they wont generate too much interference as you wouldnt want them clicking thru your speakers. Good price too. So I might try them with an inline suppressor and maybe some shielding and see how it goes.

[widefault]

Heh, didn't mean it that way. I mean the kits you can buy to keep in the car. Some of them have a red covered strobe that plugs into the cigarette lighter.

Those plasma discs also generate some interference, although it should be possible to shield the rest of the components from them.

[ownaginatious]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/funnyfpage.jpg?t=1201894287


Wasnt me.... honest :twisted:

All that I noticed was the picture to the right :P

[gntlkilr]

me too actually

[jiggiwiddit]

All that I noticed was the picture to the right :P




me too actually


STOP THAT! Or I'll be chucking a bucket of cold water over yas.... :D

[sirkillalot617]

STOP THAT! Or I'll be chucking a bucket of cold water over yas

Wet t shirt competition eh:rolleyes:

[Vertigo]

Nice find, lookin forward to seein this one completed.

[jiggiwiddit]

ok.... after a long pause, project back on track.... more updates soon :)

[SXRguyinMA]

ooo cant wait!

[OvRiDe]

Very cool! Awesome, I was very disappointed when the project seemed to die out.

Can't wait to see what you do!

[jiggiwiddit]

Ive scrapped the air cooling idea and decided to go for water cooling. The plan is to have two independent loops IE: 2 pumps, 2 blocks, 2 radiators and 2 reservoirs. The reservoirs will be custom made to match the case and the theme. I was hoping not to cut too much of the chassis but I have to lower the mobo tray due to the handle mounting on top of the case so some cutting is neccesary.

chassis before cutting
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture001sml.jpg

after cutting
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture004sml.jpg

I used a jigsaw with a metal blade and cleaned up the edges with a couple of files.

I also took the opportunity to clean the alloy with some 600 grit emery paper
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture006sml.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

Mobo tray before cutting
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture007sml.jpg

And after
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture008sml.jpg

These brackets made from stainless sheet will be used to secure the mobo and 'fill in' the undesired gaps around the I/O panel
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture009sml.jpg

Riveting the brackets in place
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2001.jpg

Riveting complete
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2003.jpg

Another stainless bracket is needed to attach the bottom edge of mobo
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2005.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2006.jpg

just need to drill and rivet the bracket to the tray
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2007.jpg

Checking mobo alignment before riveting to rear brackets
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2008.jpg

Brackets drilled
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2009.jpg

And riveted
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2010.jpg

Lower bracket with cutout to enable access to mobo standoffs
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2012.jpg

More riveting
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2013.jpg

Its not pretty but its unseen and very strong
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2014.jpg

[x88x]

Looking good. You need to rough up that SS a bit though, it's making the other steel look bad. ;) Seriously though, I really like how this is turning out.

[jiggiwiddit]

Looking good. You need to rough up that SS a bit though, it's making the other steel look bad. ;) Seriously though, I really like how this is turning out.

Thanks. Yeah I'll rough it all up and give it a coat of paint. I didn't realize the SS was mirror polished on the other side until I peeled off the protective plastic :facepalm:

[jiggiwiddit]

Heres the mobo tray assembly removed. I want to remove the bottom expansion slot to tidy up the fit with the case.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2015.jpg

I swapped the original upright 'posts' so as to enable access to the expansion slot retaining screws.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2017.jpg

This is the original rear inspection panel hole that just needs enlarged so that all the I/O sockets and slots can be accessed.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2019.jpg

The trusty jigsaw.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2021.jpg

And after some file work.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2022.jpg

Im quite happy with the opening, all it needs is a small plate to fill the gap (circled).
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture2024circle.jpg

Ive got some nice plexiglass so Ill cut the side window hole next.

While Im updating, heres a rough plan for the cooling loops.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/loops.jpg


As this is my first attempt at watercooling, any advice would be appreciated :)

[x88x]

Looks good. For the watercooling, two loops isn't really necessary, but that's a good layout for two loops.

[jiggiwiddit]

Looks good. For the watercooling, two loops isn't really necessary, but that's a good layout for two loops.

They are if you want two different colors of liquid ;)

[jiggiwiddit]

Trefoil
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/RadioactiveSymbol_RGB1400.jpg


I thought the case should have some sort of warning symbol incorporated so heres the idea for the side window
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3001.jpg


marking out
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3002.jpg


Notice the hi tech drawing tools
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3003.jpg


After some jigsaw work
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3004.jpg


The hole will be filled with a piece of clear plexi and the remaining parts of the symbol not attached to the case will 'float' in the correct positions.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3004p.jpg


Not sure what the final colors will be but they'll have to contrast to get the right effect

[x88x]

Nice, I like it. And re the drawing tools, hey, if it works, it doesn't matter what it is. :D

[jiggiwiddit]

Nice, I like it. And re the drawing tools, hey, if it works, it doesn't matter what it is. :D

Thanks. :) I was trying my stepsons school compasses for a while and couldn't get an even curve then the simple method became obvious.

[jiggiwiddit]

Cool idea Bopher but might be more feasable to use the voltage fluctuations in the hard drive LED feed to get a display from a PC based oscilloscope.

I'm on it... fanx for the input

I've done a lot of research on PC oscilloscopes and cant find one that has an effective display, so I've decided to put a round reservoir in the space for the screen instead

[jiggiwiddit]

Here comes some cheap and nasty...
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3.jpg

And here's the mobo tray assembly in all it's painted goodness.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3018.jpg

I've riveted the HDD bracket in place, I'm gona have 2x 250gb satas in Raid1 so this will do just fine.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3019.jpg

Next is figuring out psu location and more work on exterior of case

[diluzio91]

Looks nice for "cheap and dirty" keep it up!

[jiggiwiddit]

Looks nice for "cheap and dirty" keep it up!

Thanks. Ive just spent 6 hours stripping the paint and polishing the outer case and it's not finished yet.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3021.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3023.jpg

The case will be polished aluminum and the trefoil symbol will be dark steel paint same as mobo tray.

I've already got the circular piece cut and here I'm cutting the remaining triangular piece that will 'float' in the side window.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3015-1.jpg

Et voila
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3016-1.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

Remember this?
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3001.jpg

I'm very happy that the concept has worked in practice (I think)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3024.jpg

I'm a bit reluctant to finish painting the trefoil symbol and remove the protective cover on the plexi as I've got more cutting to do. Im going to cut another hole the will be filled with mesh on the other side of the case to create an air intake for the radiators
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3025.jpg

Not sure if the grey steel color is enough of a contrast, might change it to something nearer black... we'll see :think:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3028.jpg

[raistnox]

while that does look amazing from the name I was expecting something that looked like it sat at the bottom of the potomac river for the last 5 years but keep up the great work man this thing look awesome

[jiggiwiddit]

while that does look amazing from the name I was expecting something that looked like it sat at the bottom of the potomac river for the last 5 years but keep up the great work man this thing look awesome

Thank you :)

Yeah its not dirty looking, its the tactics that are dirty...
I did think about doing the fake rust and leaking gunge but thats been done (very well) before

Dirty Bomb - Definition from Wiktionary:
1. A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.
2. A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design.

I'm gona try to achieve most of the danger 'effect' 8) by clever use of lighting as discussed previously in the worklog

[jiggiwiddit]

Hard drives
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3029800.jpg

Power supply will be in the lower compartment so Sata and power cables will come up at the rear of the case.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3030800.jpg

This will help effectively hide them and help keep the visible upper compartment tidy :up:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3031800.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

New mobo
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331801800.jpg

CPU left over from upgrading the family comp. I've done a lot of reading online and this might be one of the AMD quadcores that have two cores disabled. Motherboard choice weighed heavily on this so I picked one that has a high success rate at unlocking extra cores. But if I'm not lucky enough to have an unlockable processor, at least I'll have a decent budget board :)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331804800.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

'Ahem' more cheap and nasty...

Copper effect
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331815801.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331815802.jpg

Just held this in place by hand to give you the idea... I want to fill all the holes in the case that don't have plexi with copper colored metal mesh
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331815805800.jpg

The finish looks fantastic but is quite soft even after drying overnight. I may try a clear coat on it to make it more durable.

Other side of case marked up ready for cutting. These holes will be filled with the copper mesh. The hole on the left is the intake for the radiators. The hole on the right will ventilate the hard drives.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331815804.jpg

[msmrx57]

Looking good. :up:

[jiggiwiddit]

Looking good. :up:

Thank you :)

Tried a test fit to see if everything goes together as planned
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331809800.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331810800.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331812800.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331813800.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture331815800.jpg

I don't have all the watercooling bits yet so I'll have to continue the build and do the testing on air cooling.

So far, so good :D

[jiggiwiddit]

IT'S ALIVE!!!!
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3001-1.jpg

After a bit of fiddling in the bios, got the raid array to work :)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3002-1.jpg

Yeah it's not pretty just now but it works :up:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3003-1.jpg

[raistnox]

IT'S ALIVE!!!!
everybody grab your pitchforks and torches we got a monster to take care of lol

[jiggiwiddit]

everybody grab your pitchforks and torches we got a monster to take care of lol

AH HAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAA...... Takes more that measly pitchforks to deal with teh bomb :pissedoff:

[Kumo]

good project, nice case. It's looks heavy.

[jiggiwiddit]

good project, nice case. It's looks heavy.

Thanks :). The case on it's own isn't heavy, it's all aluminum construction. but as I test build it Im guessing it'll be pretty heavy when complete with water cooling and all.

Update:

Was discussing the case a couple of days ago with my mate (you know who you are Mr Black). And he said 'why not make the window bigger to get a better view of the insides?' And I said 'because I don't want to cut away any more of the chassis.........'

So here's the new cut lines marked out on chassis :whistler:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3005.jpg

And here's the new cut marks for the window
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3004-1.jpg

Saw saw saw.....
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3006.jpg

Oh bugger, A3 plexi isn't big enough to fill the opening and leave enough to bolt around the edges :facepalm:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3010.jpg

Just as well I've got a backup ;)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3011.jpg

This is 10mm plexi and will add to the weight of the case but hey-ho.

[x88x]

Very nice; I like the bigger window.

[jiggiwiddit]

Very nice; I like the bigger window.

Thank you :). Yep the bigger window will allow a better view of insides and should also make the trefoil symbol a bit clearer and more defined.

A few posts back I said I'd try using a clear coat to harden the finish on the copper effect grills. The result was pretty crap as it turned dark like years old copper pipe under someones sink.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3008.jpg
The grill in the foreground has no clear coat but has been baked in the oven at 200c for 2mins. The finish is now much tougher and has kept it's shine :up:

[jiggiwiddit]

The psu I've been testing with isn't the one I'm intending to use in the project. The reason for this is that the family comp has a workstation board with an 8pin atx socket so its got the psu that I need. So Im currently making a new wiring loom out of 2 modified 4pin atx plugs so that I can swap them around. Financing this project is difficult, so I have to adapt/recycle/scavenge most of the parts and materials where possible. This is one of the reasons why the project is subtitled 'cheap and nasty' :rolleyes:

[jiggiwiddit]

Small update:

I've finished the wiring job on the family pc to enable psu liberation :) my soldering sucks so I'm not showing it to you;). All is well with it. I've also swapped the graphics cards. My nvidia 9800gtx takes up two slots so this is now in the family pc and the zotac 8800gt AMP! edition (one slot) will go in the dirty bomb. The full cover waterblock that I bought doesn't fit the 9800 so it's going on ebay. I'll now have to find a suitable block for the 8800.

Finally made a decision on how and where to mount the psu. Its an Antec earthwatts 650w

Ah well, there goes the warranty :whistler:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3012.jpg

Cut lines marked out on the mounting plate
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3014.jpg

I dont have any sort of bending tools so I try to utilize old bits of case etc the have factory bends already done.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3013.jpg

This will add stiffness to the assembly :up:

[Loki]

You have a great project going on here!!! I wonder why I didn't check it before.. XD
Great structural work!! Just keep it clean and tidy and i'll be a great mod!!

[jiggiwiddit]

You have a great project going on here!!! I wonder why I didn't check it before.. XD
Great structural work!! Just keep it clean and tidy and i'll be a great mod!!

Thanks Loki :). The project stalled for about two years due to personal circumstances but its back on track now. Just need to keep the momentum going while trying to raise extra cash for the watercooling.

Anyone want a carpet fitted? good rates. Lawn cut? Fence painted? ha.

[jiggiwiddit]

Was a nice day today so was busy outside....

AC port donor
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3030.jpg

Cutting the psu mounting plate
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3028-1.jpg

psu plate and ac port riveted in position
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3036.jpg

trial fit of psu
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3032.jpg

All these wires hanging out the back are surplus and will be tidied in the void behind the psu
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3031.jpg

mobo cable route 8)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3033.jpg

Using old plexi window as template to drill bolt holes on new window
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3039.jpg

New enlarged window complete :up:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3040.jpg

I've also cut the radiator air intake holes on the other side of case, just need to sort out some copper effect mesh and some nice bolts to complete :).

[billygoat333]

I love the layout of this mod. very interesting! take a +rep from me. :D

[jiggiwiddit]

I love the layout of this mod. very interesting! take a +rep from me. :D

Thanks billy and cheers for the rep :). Its a challenge to make things work on this mod because its unorthodox. There's no standards and no-one to copy ideas from. I kinda make it up as I go along. I'm moving onto the front panel soon so I better get some creative juice :think:

[jiggiwiddit]

Gave the chassis a rub with 120 grit and a couple of coats
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3049.jpg

Added a small plate near the rear to keep cables out of sight
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3048.jpg

looking nice with the fresh paint :up:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3047.jpg

PSU fixed in position
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3050.jpg

Rear 'tidy hole' :)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3051.jpg

Underside showing PSU vent
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3052.jpg

Mobo assembly attached
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3053.jpg

Quite happy with cable management
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3054.jpg

Ive reversed the PSU fan so that it takes air from the case and blows out the bottom
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3055.jpg

[x88x]

You're making some great progress on this, I like it! You known you gotta get some sleeving on those cables though. ;)

[jiggiwiddit]

You're making some great progress on this, I like it! You known you gotta get some sleeving on those cables though. ;)

Thanks, glad you like it :). Yep, I'll have to invest in a tool to remove the pins from the connector blocks.

[slaveofconvention]

Molex or ATX? I may have a spare or two if it'll help...

[slaveofconvention]

Ive reversed the PSU fan so that it takes air from the case and blows out the bottom

I'd keep an eye on that if I were you - there's a chance you could have reduced the cooling substantially. Stock, the fan blows air directly onto the components and it then gets pushed out the vent by pressure. Reversed, there's a chance the air will just flow over (or under as the PSU is going to be mounted to the top of the shell) the components instead of directly onto the parts then out the bottom of the case. Hot air rising and all that, you might end up with a nasty hotspot right on the PSU main board where the air isn't getting....

Instead of the parts being actively cooled by cool direct air pressure from the outside of the case, you may have a stream of warm air passing over the tallest parts only, and barely affecting the parts furthest from the fan

[artoodeeto]

I'll second that - fans create a region of high pressure on one side and low pressure on the other. There is substantially more air movement on the high pressure side than on the low pressure side, not to mention more air molecules, and thus the high pressure side has MUCH better cooling properties. Your setup would work if the airflow rates were the same on both sides of the fan, and logically you'd think that would be the case. The fan on its intake side only speeds up the air right before it goes into the blades; more than a few millimetes away and the flow rate drops off dramatically. I've experimented a LOT with fan placement in my build. :) As slave said, the high pressure air blown onto the PSU parts ensures that all parts have air flowing over them. I've dismantled my PSU too, although I have the boards sitting horizontally, with the fan mounted vertically. It doesn't blow all its air right on the parts, but some of the air flows over them, and heat rises and the higher parts of the fan keep that air moving.

I think what's going to happen with your current setup is the PSU fan will suck away air from the parts before it can really absorb any heat from them, and so the parts will just get hotter and hotter, since they can't give up nearly as much heat to a low pressure zone. Also, the PSU parts will impede clean airflow from the ventholes in the casing, which will worsen the problem (as opposed to the original fan orientation where there is no obstruction on the intake side). You'd be left with a hot PSU and a fan that isn't moving much air.

What I would recommend doing after looking at your pics, is leave the PSU in its current orientation, flip the fan back around to its original direction, but see if you can build a duct to funnel the warm air coming out of the vents to outside the case. Maybe to the side instead of the bottom to minimize the warm air getting sucked back into the fan intake.

Another alternative is cut off the side of the PSU case that the power cord goes into, or cut off part of the side, and mount a fan there blowing air in. You'd need to make sure, for optimal airflow, that it could push about the same amount of air as the main PSU fan, but even if it didn't, it would still be better than nothing.

[jiggiwiddit]

I'd keep an eye on that if I were you - there's a chance you could have reduced the cooling substantially.


What I would recommend doing after looking at your pics, is leave the PSU in its current orientation, flip the fan back around to its original direction, but see if you can build a duct to funnel the warm air coming out of the vents to outside the case. Maybe to the side instead of the bottom to minimize the warm air getting sucked back into the fan intake

Thanks for the info guys. The initial idea was to prevent warm air from the PSU getting blown into the case.

Having taken both your suggestions onboard I'm going to put the fan back to stock and fit extraction fan/fans elsewhere on the case to exhaust the extra warm air from the PSU. I know the PSU is critical as I'm gona run 2 pumps and 2 fans for the watercooling as well as everything else.

[jiggiwiddit]

Molex or ATX? I may have a spare or two if it'll help...

ATX slave, I want to use black sleeving to hide the multi coloured rainbow at the side of my mobo. Do they look like this?
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/1044198-a.jpg

[slaveofconvention]

yup - the ones I have are very similar to that, although that looks like a higher quality tool than the ones I have.

I actually had to mod mine to make it work properly - I found the tips of the tool were a little too wide so I used some sandpaper to sharpen them - basically went from something like this...

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to something like this

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Excuse the rough n dirty ASCII art lol - I've been fighting with graphics for the last few hours for a couple websites I have to get done and I'm reluctant to reopen the image editing software :p

[jiggiwiddit]

I actually had to mod mine to make it work properly - I found the tips of the tool were a little too wide so I used some sandpaper to sharpen them - basically went from something like this...

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to something like this

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Excuse the rough n dirty ASCII art lol - I've been fighting with graphics for the last few hours for a couple websites I have to get done and I'm reluctant to reopen the image editing software :p

Thas ok I got the point :redface: ha

Seriously, the one I posted is £7.92 from scan. I'll order one and some sleeving at end o' month. Many thanks for offer tho :up:

[slaveofconvention]

Yeah so I can't do it lol - hopefully this will be a little clearer...

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/imagestore/atxtools.jpg

The one on the left, I sanded a little to create points, the one on the right is as it came from the supplier. I only have two because when I bought the tool, it fell on the floor and I genuinely thought it was missing from the packaging so reported it as such, and the supplier sent another one out free of charge - was the same day it arrived I found the first one under the desk...

Before I sanded the points onto the tool, I was having problems with the tool catching on the metal part of the ATX connector instead of sliding between it and the plastic - this fixed it perfectly...

[jiggiwiddit]

Ok, took just under hour the change the fan around. glad you guys came in with advice rather than me learning by an expensive mistake :up:

+rep t'ya both

[artoodeeto]

Ok, took just under hour the change the fan around. glad you guys came in with advice rather than me learning by an expensive mistake :up:

+rep t'ya both

Glad we could help! I've had a LOT of learning-by-expensive-mistakes experiences (my first attempt at building a computer back in 1995 was a $450 disaster), so I'm always happy to pass that knowledge on. :)

[jiggiwiddit]

Ordered some black sleeving and an ATX tool to finish off the cables that are still visible. Also ordered some nice stainless allen screws for the side copper grills and the front panel. The screws on the window are M6 thread. Ive ordered some M3 and M4 of the same type to match them but on a smaller scale.

Ok this is the device with the internal framework and carry handle in place
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture002.jpg

Now the the graphics card is in, I dont have as much space to play with for all the watercooling bits
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture001.jpg

Ive not ordered radiators or pumps yet and I may need to rethink one of the custom reservoirs before I order the materials
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture003.jpg

I think there will be more cutting of the case to fit it all in....

Fire up the jigsaw :rolleyes:

[jiggiwiddit]

Result!!

Visited a local industrial plastics supplier today and got a bargain off cut...
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3057.jpg

Cast acrylic tube, 110mmOD 100mmID x 400mm. This enough to do both res's. I have the flat acrylic material for the ends so now only need to order a smaller inner tube for the graphics loop res. It is very slightly marked but I cant complain for only £5.00 :banana:

[x88x]

Interesting; so are you going to be doing the two res' inside each other of something?

[jiggiwiddit]

Interesting; so are you going to be doing the two res' inside each other of something?

Kind of. 8)
The CPU res will be a simple cylinder on its side with one of the flat faces sitting flush in the round scope screen opening on the front of the case. I plan to have green uv reactive coolant in this loop.

The other res for the graphics loop will be a bit like this
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/1res1-18.jpg

It will have a hollow void in the middle like this res
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/3res_31.jpg

But it will stand vertically and be visible through the side window. This res and loop will have red coolant and hopefully a nice lighting effect in the middle that will 'shine' through the red coolant.

[silverdemon]

Wow! looks promising, can't wait to see how this'll look when it's done!

keep up the good ideas and the good work!

[jiggiwiddit]

Wow! looks promising, can't wait to see how this'll look when it's done! keep up the good ideas and the good work!

Thanks :)
As this is my first attempt at water cooling and it has got to be leak free, Im going to farm the res work out to my nephew Vinny. He has access to specialist CNC machines that enable the precision fitting that I cant do with hand tools. I may also call on Vinny's skills to do some etching on the aluminum.

[jiggiwiddit]

Update:

Been shopping :)

The M3 and M4 stainless allen bolts and lock nuts have arrived
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3065.jpg

So have some of these 1/2" ID 3/4" OD fittings
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3062.jpg

And 2 metres of this
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3067.jpg

And also 2 of these
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3059.jpg

These will enable me to work out the positioning for the radiators and the routing of the hoses :up:. A quick check has shown that I will need some right angle fittings but I have enough for now to work out where the extra cuts will be to fit the rads in.

The graphics res is gona be a tight fit. It will just clear the graphics card and the upright inner support frame
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3060.jpg

Here Ive marked another cut line so that the res can 'sink' into the bottom of the case. I wont cut this yet until Ive finalized the rad positions.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3061.jpg

edit:
As I dont have any 120mm fans yet, I errr..... 'borrowed' this from the family PC to help positioning things. It wasnt this clean when I removed it :rolleyes:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3066.jpg

[artoodeeto]

nice! Can't wait to see the water loop setup, especially since I just finished one of my own. I used about 5 feet of tubing in my crawler, and as you probably saw in the pics, the various components were fairly close together. Depending on where you locate everything in your case, you may end up needing more than 2 meters of tubing. nice work on getting the reservoir material, that'll look really nice in there, and definitely run a cathode light down the middle, it'll look awesome.

[x88x]

Yay for new parts! :D

[jiggiwiddit]

nice! Can't wait to see the water loop setup, especially since I just finished one of my own. nice work on getting the reservoir material, that'll look really nice in there, and definitely run a cathode light down the middle, it'll look awesome.

Thanks artoo. I want to put more than a cathode in the middle of the res :devious:. The effect Im trying to achieve is something like this
RICa4OW38bI

Im hoping that if i modify a couple of these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370316047542&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT) and position the LEDs in the middle of the tube, it'll look pretty cool (and dangerous) 8). They run on 6 volts so shudnt be too difficult to adapt the power supply.



Yay for new parts! :D :D
Yeahhh... I still get the 'kid at xmas' feeling when new stuff arrives

[artoodeeto]

Thanks artoo. I want to put more than a cathode in the middle of the res :devious:. The effect Im trying to achieve is something like this

duuuude.....that sh*t's SWEET. Hope you can pull it off! although...the LED you linked looks kinda big? I'm assuming you'd pull it out of that housing, so maybe it'd fit just fine. What would be over-the-top awesome would be to wire it so the strobe flashes more frequently when the computer is accessing the hard drive and/or DVD drive. :D

[jiggiwiddit]

duuuude.....that sh*t's SWEET. Hope you can pull it off! although...the LED you linked looks kinda big? I'm assuming you'd pull it out of that housing, so maybe it'd fit just fine. :D

Yep I'll definitely get rid of the casing and probably extend the led wires to get the leds on some kind of rod that can be positioned in the tube.



What would be over-the-top awesome would be to wire it so the strobe flashes more frequently when the computer is accessing the hard drive and/or DVD drive. :D

Might not get that complicated. Was thinking of rigging the strobe freq controls to vr pots on the front panel so they can be manually controlled.

Thanks for the input :up:

[artoodeeto]

Might not get that complicated. Was thinking of rigging the strobe freq controls to vr pots on the front panel so they can be manually controlled.

Thanks for the input :up:

hehehe I'm always ready to share my opinion :) I like the idea of manual controls too - while wiring to the hard drive would be awesome, I have no idea how to go about it. But the manual control version will be a lot easier to do and just as cool. I shall await the video clip of it strobing away... :D

[jiggiwiddit]

Small update

Another 'sighs' stripdown and the new cutlines are ready. The cut at the front is for the graphics radiator and fan. The curved cutline is for the graphics res.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3068.jpg

Here is the cutline on the front panel for the radiator fan. I'll lose two of the screws that fix the front to the chassis (the lower two holes within the circle) but four should be sufficient as the completed project will be much lighter than the original scope when it was complete.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3069.jpg

This shows where the rad will be positioned on the inside of the front panel
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3070.jpg

The radiator and fan will be secured to the front panel with stainless screws and the coolant pipes will (probably) route along the floor of the case to GPU block and res.

[x88x]

Looks great.

[jiggiwiddit]

Looks great.

Thank you.

I've given some of the project parts to my nephew Vinny for some engineering treatment :up:

The old front panels
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/CIMG0801.jpg?t=1201531175

Will be replaced with new taller aluminum ones that will cover the row of eight holes at the bottom. More to follow on this.

These large stainless handles will be modified so that the 'finger space' is the same as the small handle
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3071.jpg

All of the parts for the CPU res are also away for machining and fabrication. I'll drill and tap the holes for the fittings myself. The GPU res will follow when I've got the remaining materials that I need. I'm also getting some nice custom feet made for the case, more to follow.

Some new tools :banana:

M3 and M4 taps and wrench
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3075.jpg

1/4" BSP tap and wrench with 11.5mm drill for res' etc
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3074.jpg

And last, but not least
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3072.jpg

A nice set of professional drill bits- very handy :up:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3073.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

Small update:

Got the fans I'm using for the rads. They shift nearly 70CFM on 12V and are supposedly quiet with good static pressure.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3076.jpg

M3 Allen screws to hold the fan to the rad. The threads were a bit long so Ive used some washers to space them out a bit
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3077.jpg

Cpu rad ready for fixing to the front panel when I get it back
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3082.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3081.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

Case carry handle stripped, cleaned, painted and reassembled
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Picture3083.jpg

[jiggiwiddit]

Update:
Some of the parts I gave to Vinny are ready (cheers mate)

CPU res parts all finished except for some tapped mounting holes on the edges of the square piece
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/photo2.jpg

And loosely assembled. The round end should look great in the round hole on the front of the case :up:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/photo3.jpg

The stainless handles are also ready after modification
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/photo4.jpg

[x88x]

Nice. I'll be interested to see how that res turns out.

[jiggiwiddit]

Nice. I'll be interested to see how that res turns out.

Thanks. This is my first venture into watercooling. Think I only need a couple of compressions and a pump to complete the CPU loop. :)

[Jolly-Swagman]

Looking pretty Awesome so far any more Updates!

[jiggiwiddit]

Looking pretty Awesome so far any more Updates!

Thank you Swagman :)

I havnt updated for a while due to the arrival of my new grandson :D

Meet Thomas
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj67/jiggiwiddit/Cute.jpg
and my daughter's and neice's weddings :D. Been really busy (and out of cash for modding)

More updates soon...

[Loki]

Congrats on that masterpiece!!

[StormRider]

awww.
I guess that's a good reason for no updates, so you're off the hook. for now :D