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Defyant
06-19-2005, 11:38 AM
This case was built almost a few year back now! bit since i recently needed a new desktop to house some new hardware i thought i'd bring the old girl out of retirement ;)


The orig chassis was paint stripped and resprayed with 4 coats of 2pak auto GMH GTS silver.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/DSCF0009.jpg



The panels where all rubbed , high filled and also painted in 2 tone silver and black

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/mypic176.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/DSCF0013.jpg

a side hole was also cut and a custom side grill was shaped and added.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/DSCF0022.jpg

2 years on and the paint still holds a perfect shine.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1448.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1451.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1465.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1488.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1489.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1491.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1497.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1502.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1504.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HPResurrection%201/IMG_1506.jpg

Defyant
06-19-2005, 11:39 AM
Next was to get on with the Resurrection!

the first thing to do was set the Rad up, for this i guttted an spare 120mm
fan and used it as a mount.


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2489.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2490.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2491.jpg


Onto some VGA goodness

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2499.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2501.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2503.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2504.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2505.jpg

Next was to bolt in the mother board and vga, as you cnn im using on of my own custom made "fatboy" res's

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2510.jpg

Defyant
06-19-2005, 11:40 AM
An MPC650 is choice of pump

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2514.jpg




An OCZ psu was chosen to power the beast.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2512.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2550.jpg

a tidy up of the wiring some zip ties and HP1 is ready to resume service :)

By my side!

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2553.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_2562.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/pic.jpg


Cheers,

Cyberaxe
06-19-2005, 12:03 PM
Great job! I love it. Nice paint job, it looks pretty sharp.

Xato
06-22-2005, 09:37 AM
Again nice quality mods :D
Did you have any problems getting the video connector in behind the Radiator... i know you've left room, but it still looks kinda tight.

Frakk
06-22-2005, 09:48 AM
i wish i had the money to build all these mods :D even a wc system would be great :) good job

Malatory
06-22-2005, 10:06 AM
Nice looking ... can I bring my kids over to touch it :)

Defyant
06-26-2005, 11:19 AM
thanx guys :)

Just to finish the old girl off, ive made a custom support bracket to support the quadro card, turned the side fans around to make them more usefull, added a CCF to light them and added some UV action internally.


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3222.jpg


Cut and checking for clearance.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3223.jpg

Holes :)

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3225.jpg

A bit milling to miss vital caps

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3226.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3227.jpg


Sanded edges polished and fitted up.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3235.jpg

Card sits nice and even now.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3230.jpg



The fans.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3200.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3204.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3209.jpg


They now blow air in and across the pump.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3210.jpg

Defyant
06-26-2005, 11:21 AM
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3212.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3215.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3216.jpg


The end result

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3257.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3258.jpg





UV action!


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3248.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3255.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3254.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3265.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3253.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3256.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3273.jpg

Frakk
06-26-2005, 11:40 AM
is that the inverter in the heatshrink? just be careful not to surprise yourself with some fireworks :D

Defyant
06-26-2005, 06:58 PM
cheers Frakk :) i have herd about that happening, this one's one of the 30 dollar ones i brought about 2 years ago and its been running like that since :)

Xbrid
06-26-2005, 10:39 PM
Looks good. :D

Cymae
06-27-2005, 12:36 AM
wouldnt you have to be very carefull not to get your fingers caught in those unguarded fans?

Xato
06-27-2005, 02:25 AM
They have a guard over them... the mesh grill goes over the top i think.

Cymae
06-27-2005, 11:14 PM
actually, now that i look at it, they appear to be on the inside of the case...is that right?

Xato
06-28-2005, 03:12 AM
This is them here...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3258.jpg

and you can see them right in the back corner of the case here....
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3273.jpg

UK-Blade
06-28-2005, 08:10 AM
Never thought I'd say this about a HP case, but it looks GREAT.....

Very nice work with the paint job.

Just how do you get it looking so good?

Keep up the good modding.

Rainbow Insides
07-16-2005, 11:12 PM
Hey im new to modding n i was woundering wat sort of paint u used and is it hard to put the insides back together thanks

Defyant
07-28-2005, 07:08 PM
Those fans are mounted in the sides guys, when thecase was first built it had Dual 80mm side mounted rads for the wtercooling. The fans drew fresh air in form the side.

The idea was not to hack the front up for a blow hole and keep the case totally original looking, i think the side mounted fan and grill idea achieves this.



Hey im new to modding n i was woundering wat sort of paint u used and is it hard to put the insides back together thanks


the paint i chhose to use is a 2pak and its sprayed with a full size compressor and pro gun etc, you can achieve a similar look using spray can tho.

Putting the insides in is not hard at all :)

I took a few more shots for a local magazine with HPr2, the first shots show some added extras wich ive fully removed and gone back to a more standard looking case.


A custom top devider was cut from green plex, 2 layers were used, the top one sanded to difuse the light and give a frosted more even effect.



http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3530.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3531.jpg

A rear Fan guard was cut from old monitor mesh, bent ad edged it "clips" over the rear fans and will fingys from being hurt.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3554.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3556.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3557.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3560.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3564.jpg


Some custom plex flames were also cut from 3mm clear plex, using a template and a jigsaw, again sanded to a frosted finish. with the right lighting these should light up well.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/FLAMES/IMG_3405.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/FLAMES/IMG_3406.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/FLAMES/IMG_3409.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/FLAMES/IMG_3441.jpg

Defyant
07-28-2005, 07:11 PM
Playing with lights.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3524.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3526.jpg


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3527.jpg

A green LED is added to light up the Custom VGA bracket and make it more of a feature.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3565.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3591.jpg


With the side window.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3612.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/defyant/HP1%20Resurrected/IMG_3614.jpg

Defyant
07-28-2005, 07:12 PM
Some final shots with HPR2

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/Finished%20cases/IMG_4380.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/Finished%20cases/IMG_4379.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/Finished%20cases/IMG_4369.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Defyantmods/Finished%20cases/IMG_4368.jpg

slipknot_fan1
08-25-2005, 10:18 PM
god that paint job is awesome! excellent job on the mod dude!

soulman
08-29-2005, 02:14 AM
excellent job indeed!!!

slipknot_fan1
08-29-2005, 06:23 PM
Good job man!!! that is awesome!!!