Introduction and my first Comp mod

[ozzmossis66]

Hello there, I have been looking over this site for a few weeks now and I must say the work here is amazing. I finally finished a few meager mods to my comp today and thought it would be a perfect time to register and make my first post.

Nothing fancy on this, just some paint, a Lexon window, Cable sleeves, Blue neon fan and some UV (not currently showing up too wel)

But its a site to share and this is my first attempt:


The original Compaq S6300NX was just plain Black an silver, I liked the black but decided to go with a copper color instead of the silver:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Compaq1.jpg


The smudges on the front are fingerprints (shoulda wiped it down first)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Compaq2.jpg


The wiring is still pretty messy, but the 600w upgrade power supply had way more cables than I will need on this comp and made it tough to neaten:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Compaq3.jpg


I also painted the external drive to match (since it sits on top of the comp)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Compaq4.jpg


The original keyboard and an old mouse I had also got a treatment:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Compaq5.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Compaq6.jpg



And that was my first Case mod. Thanks for looking. Any comments, suggestions etc are always appreciated.

[M@X@ CASE - freaks]

looks nice. You could put orange fan on the back instead of black one

[b4i7]

no...an orange fan would stand out like a sore thumb.... very nice mod....seen some very nice copper colored mods,

as for if you wanted to do somethin with the fan....you can pull the blades out and hit them with some of the copper paint

and also your cables could use some cleaning up :D

[ozzmossis66]

M@X@ CASE - freaks

Thanks!


b4i7

Thanks!

Not a bad idea about the copper blades on the fan, would blend nicely with the rest of the case. Yeah I agree the cable management is pretty bad. I Might try to run them behind the moboard tray next time i crack it open. Im planning on putting some kinda reflective surface (Mirror/Mirror tinted lexan) on the bottom to reflect the UV light upwards more, couldent find 100 mm UV tubes locally so I have two 300 mm's in the bottom of the case.

[M@X@ CASE - freaks]

have some pics with UV light on?

[ozzmossis66]

Ill try to get some up this evening

[agnat]

I happen to like the copper paint - nice job

An idea I had thought of for a future mod was using copper paint and let black overspray on to it, not completely covering it but kind of giving the antique look.

Thanks,
J R

PS +rep for submitting a mod you did when registering for the site!

[ozzmossis66]

Tried to get pics the UV lighting, but they just wont turn out right. Too dark without the flash, and with the flash the UV light is (of course) not visable at all. Will have to wait untill I can mirror the bottom or buy some smaller UV tubes to add higher in the case for decent results.


Shane

[jdbnsn]

Welcome to TBCS forums Shane,
I like your mod, it's a great first project. Simple, but the colors work very well with each other, even the blue fan I see poking through the front intake. If I were to recommend anything, it would be to follow up with your cables and further manage them with sleeves, ties, pipes, or any other means you can come up with to lessen their distraction from the rest of your work. Otherwise you did some good work!

[Commando]

Welcome,

Great job. It looks great. Simple is killer. Great paint scheme. + Rep

[itsjustacompaq]

that looks really cool, man. my first case mod was based on that case as well.

[simon275]

Paint So pretty....... I am so gonna use a paint like this for my next mod if I get free time. Maybe with a bit more yellow mixed in it though. +rep for inspiration.

[ozzmossis66]

Did a little cable cleanup, added a 100mm blacklight and some mirrors.

I actually had to swap out the 600W Ultra V PSU for a 500W Powerspec. The Ultra V just had too many Sata/PCIE cables to be able to hide, so ill use it on the other case im building.

Here is some neater cabling, I wasnt able to sleeve anything because my Molex pin remover I ordered isisnt in yet, I may go back and use blue UV sleeving on everythign later on. Camra work is kinda shotty, but its nearly 5am.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Recabled1.jpg



I ended up having to consult Dr.Dremel on how to run some wires, and after a quick sugery to the front of the cage I took a tip from someone on here (sorry cant remeber whom) and flipped the hard drives, runnign the IDE and power cables outside the cage under the front panel. I also added the nifty glow in the dark rounded cables for the DVD drives and the floppy. I ended up buying 3 of the cheesy mirror plates you set candles on to set inside the case. 2 in the bottom and one up top with a little douple sided tape and the glow effect is enhanced nicely.


The green places you can see on the plastic clip that holds the drives is from another consultation with Dr.Dremel as the blasted side piece wouldent go back on correctly. I will have to repaint that at a later time when I do Paint the fan blades on the exaust and CPU heatsink, and possibly the new PSU.


Heres the best shot I could get of the pretty glowing effect:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/ozzmossis66/Recabled2.jpg



While I was under the hood so to speak I also dropped in another gig of ram. =)


For now im going to call ye old work horse done, I don't want to have her down for the couple of days it will take to pull everything apart and repaint and I want to jump on the Chrome/Yellow case which will be home for the new computer to replace this one.


Shane