Ideas for My case

[Computer-Geek]

Ok Heres what i have to work with. Once i start talking to my uncle again i will see if i can upgrade the actual components inside. For Now I Need some suggestions on an idea i have. I was thinking of cutting out the grey area at the bottom portion and adding a mesh maybe . I will update this soon with pics.

[jdbnsn]

This is awfully vague, we'll need to wait for the pics to give any input.

[Computer-Geek]

here are the pics :D http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/fishlover0591/HPIM1057.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/fishlover0591/HPIM1064.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/fishlover0591/HPIM1056.jpg

[Computer-Geek]

I was thinking of moving the power button with the Led's to the top of the caseand replacing the side window and front panel plexi. I want to also Stealth My Drives And i might remove the floppy drive and add in a new harddrive. For the memory i only have 2 sticks of 128 Mb Which really sucks i might just add 1 stick of 512 Mb Or 2 sticks of 256 Mb. Also For The Paint Job It Will Be Glossy Black and i might order http://duplicolor.com/products/gold-chrome.html for the inside. For the fans they might be Red I'm Not Sure Yet. Also I might etch something into the Side Window but i'm not sure what i will put. What type of primer should i get ? http://duplicolor.com/products/primer.html

[Computer-Geek]

Thanks for the info. Yup Told You It Was Old Lol Sure I Will Take The Mobo and Proc For free :D or if not how much ? My Proc Speed is 667 Mhz

[Computer-Geek]

Soo uh anyone got any ideas on the case ? . Yes i know people don't respond quickly on here but still lol theres alot of people online.

[slytherock]

Soo uh anyone got any ideas on the case ? . Yes i know people don't respond quickly on here but still lol theres alot of people online.

May be old, but still have mods potential :)

Mesh all the front (Well, at least the bottom)
Steelt your drives
Paint the inside (UV Paint can look good)
Paint the outside too...
Clean your wires

and just to put it in the post: add a dancing banana inside :p :banana: (jk)

[Computer-Geek]

LOL :D:p ok thanks for the ideas hmm i need to find some red UV paint for the inside for the outside i might paint it gloss black . I wonder what i should etch into the side panel i mean it looks so plain to me . Also how can you etch without a dremel ? I know i need to get one but i'm kinda broke right now.

[DaveW]

Also how can you etch without a dremel ? I know i need to get one but i'm kinda broke right now.

Hmm...with difficulty. If you're broke, i'd suggest seeing what you can borrow from folks. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths people will go to to avoid talking to their neighbors! (On both sides!)

-Dave

[Computer-Geek]

I Might ask my neighbor since i know them. The problem is that everyone keeps to them self around here and it will be hard to catch my neighhbor since he hates the cold and only comes out to drive his mustang every once in a while lol. I will wait for him to come back and ask him.

[moon111]

If you're "selling" a product, ask yourself who's buying? Is this for your uncle? To show-off to other people?Do they have other hobbies? Sports theme? Hunting theme? Military theme? We need more market research!!!

The cheapest impact to me is a very bright interior paint colour. Maybe paint the drive faces the same? Also, I've used transparent/candy type paint over silver...came out looking really nice.

[Computer-Geek]

Oh I'm Not Selling it I'm Just Trying To Make it look nice And Impres My Uncle lol .Its for mee .I am thinking of red for the inside for now.

[armadilloben]

im sry computer geek but get a new mobo! i mean that thing friggen must of sat next to jesus in the 3rd grade lol

[Computer-Geek]

lol i know i know :D I'm Going to upgrade it ! I talked to my uncle a few mins ago and he said he will help me even though he is in atlanta :) So I Will Build up something on newegg later and see what you guys say. also on that dremel issue my neighbor doesn't have one.

[john_smith_scot]

Just a thought but why not throw a wifi card in the old computer, put ubuntu on it, mod it to look like a set top box and use it as a media client for the new comp? Sure you will have mp3's + divx (if you don't you should!)

[armadilloben]

LOL :D:p ok thanks for the ideas hmm i need to find some red UV paint for the inside for the outside i might paint it gloss black . I wonder what i should etch into the side panel i mean it looks so plain to me . Also how can you etch without a dremel ? I know i need to get one but i'm kinda broke right now.

this (http://www.xoxide.com/paint.html) is what i used for the nvidia logo (http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1152/img0041zf6.jpg) on my side panel. it actually turned out looking more yellow then orange maybe it was because i didnt apply enough but i dont know. overall though it worked nicely for 15 bucks its worth it geek.

[Computer-Geek]

oops haven't updated this yet. I won't be doing anything for a little bit but i will let you know when i get some paint and etc. thats where i went to find that uv paint also lol thanks for the link.

[Computer-Geek]

well i installed ubuntu i guess thats worthy of an update :D

[Computer-Geek]

I have an idea on what my theme colors will be. black and red :D i need to geet some supplies though.
bondo
paint
plexi
chrome fan grill
2 or so red led fans
Power supply

As for whats going in this case I'm not sure yet

[Computer-Geek]

heres my wishlist https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=5917767 is everything fine ? As for all the programs and etc my uncle will take care of that. I'm going to dual boot it with ubuntu

[Nagoshi]

What is your motherboard? AGP + 2 ISA could means ABIT BF6. Download CPU-Z (just google it) and you have all the info you need/want on your CPU and motherboard. You are frigging lucky if you own a BF6 and I hope you are overclocking your CPU. If not.... then I hope you are overclocking it anyway. :) These stone-like CPUs can take on a lot of stress before twitching (my 550 is running at 780MHz on stock voltage... and my RAM is limiting me), and it's a waste if you play games and don't overclock it when you're like "Stupid computer, it's so sloooow!". I doubt your motherboard will support anything more than 256Mb (my ABIT BE6-II, which is the same as the BF6) support 256x3, which is 768Mb total.

If you need help with P3s, i used one for the last 7 years, so I know alot about them ;) Good luck with your mod! Nice case btw :)

EDIT : Just noticed that it ain't an ABIT BF6, cause you only have 2 RAM slots. Too bad, because ABIT made like, the best of the P3 motherboards here. :) Id suggest you go with 2x256Mb for your RAM, it's gonna be your limit.

[Computer-Geek]

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131538
Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130062
Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153040
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134210
Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136039

Can someone give me a link to a good Dvd-r , Dvd-rw drive combo ? Also is all the components i picked fine ?

[Computer-Geek]

Hey Crimson_Sky Where did you get your fogger that you used in your Doom 3 Mod ?

[Nagoshi]

Lite-On, LG and BenQ are the cheapest and in the bests for DVD-RW burners. I have an LG for a year and no problems yet.

[Computer-Geek]

Oh Thanks for the tips and i will search for the sony DVD-RW Dual Layer on newegg

[Redundant]

Oh Thanks for the tips and i will search for the sony DVD-RW Dual Layer on newegg

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151136)

This one looks good plus it has lightscribe if you ever decide to use it.

[Computer-Geek]

nice thanks for the link :banana:

[Computer-Geek]

Well i won't be buidling up a new computer yet :( but i did get a laptop :D so the first thing i will do is remove everything from the case then i will think about modding it. I may think about building a computer for my sister if she gives me money for it since i don't have a job lol