Project : BumbleBee

[SchaibleTech]

HEYOOOOOOOOOOO!

SO! this is my first build! with some guidance from a few here and a couple close buddies, i've been able to do this!

so i guess i will just jump right into it then! first i'll list the specs.

MOBO : GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423
GPU : XFX HD5770 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447
CPU : Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202&cm_re=i7_920-_-19-115-202-_-Product
HDD : Western Digital Caviar Blue 640gb
RAM : G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
PSU : Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026

EXTRAS:
Lamptron FC4 4 channel Fan Controller
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997023
Cooler Master Musketeer 2
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-203-1.htm
2 Cooler Master R4-L2R-20CR-GP 120mm GREEN LEDS!
1 Scythe Slipstream 120mm Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185060&cm_re=sythe-_-35-185-060-_-Product

and some other stuff! Like lights and paint and stuff. but that aint important!
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2879/img7440.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/i/img7440.jpg/)

here is what the case looked like when i first bought it!

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs280.snc1/10728_139389553088_709388088_2413569_884288_n.jpg


http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs280.snc1/10728_139389553088_709388088_2413569_884288_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs260.snc1/10728_139389558088_709388088_2413570_577576_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs260.snc1/10728_139389563088_709388088_2413571_1493243_n.jpg

the NZXT mid tower case. loved it. with a little work and elbow grease i turned it into this.

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs260.snc1/10728_154692078088_709388088_2588980_7427148_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs260.snc1/10728_154692088088_709388088_2588981_6286018_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs280.snc1/10728_154692133088_709388088_2588984_3998502_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs260.snc1/10728_154692098088_709388088_2588982_8368885_n.jpg

i called it the bumble bee!

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs106.snc3/15335_195518718088_709388088_2921146_6022270_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs086.snc3/15335_195518738088_709388088_2921149_6070633_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs106.snc3/15335_195518748088_709388088_2921150_7644603_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs106.snc3/15335_195518753088_709388088_2921151_4862103_n.jpg




HOWEVER! shorted out that mother board and cracked the plexi, so i gutted the case, and decided to sell my laptop to ugprade to a better desktop.

I also decided to put a 120mm fan in the top, and take out the window fan.
here is how i got it to look.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8212/img7449x.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/img7449x.jpg/)
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7839/img7448f.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/i/img7448f.jpg/)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7584/img7445d.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/i/img7445d.jpg/)
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3759/img7444y.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/img7444y.jpg/)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8113/img7443z.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/i/img7443z.jpg/)
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4788/img7442a.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/img7442a.jpg/)

and these just came in the mail today! will be assembling it tomorrow with the help from a friend.

not the most detailed worklog out there, but i'll do better next time!

thanks for looking!

and no, i cant figure out why image shack wont rotate my pictures. i'll use photobucket next time.

[x88x]

Great job with the paint job! What's that thing in the bottom used 5.25" bay? It looks like a media card reader, but I can't identify the long bar...a modified DVD drive?

[SchaibleTech]

its a cd reader/burner with a 4 in 1 card reader :)

its ghetto painted black :)

[x88x]

Nice. Did you combine them or did it come like that? In the picture it almost looks like brushed black aluminum.

[SchaibleTech]

no it came like that! its pretty old, but works awesome.

building tonight! worklog update later on!

[SchaibleTech]

Finished!

start.

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs460.ash1/25300_359604833088_709388088_3601788_380245_n.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs460.ash1/25300_359604858088_709388088_3601791_7826061_n.jpg

the parts

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs460.ash1/25300_359604893088_709388088_3601794_610694_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs420.snc3/25300_359604903088_709388088_3601795_5909337_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs420.snc3/25300_359604918088_709388088_3601796_2120293_n.jpg

IN!

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs460.ash1/25300_359604933088_709388088_3601797_689172_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs460.ash1/25300_359604948088_709388088_3601798_8211636_n.jpg

DONE!

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs440.snc3/25300_359604963088_709388088_3601799_6465044_n.jpg


http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs440.snc3/25300_359604968088_709388088_3601800_1788729_n.jpg

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http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs460.ash1/25300_359605058088_709388088_3601807_4042616_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs440.snc3/25300_359605068088_709388088_3601808_2252113_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs440.snc3/25300_359605078088_709388088_3601809_4647265_n.jpg
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[Trace]

Looks good!

[diluzio91]

thats looks way better. how did you acheive the color changes?

[SchaibleTech]

thanks dudes!

for the color changes, its just 2 different 12" LED's. two green and two UV.