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faceless105
07-13-2006, 09:47 AM
I actually built my own cube case. I ended up tearing apart a super cheapo case for the drive racks and mobo tray, but heres some pics

heres a pic from the very begining when it was pretty much just a frame still..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001511.jpg

I also decided to go with dual power supplies, mostly because i could. these turn on and power off together thanks to a lil rewiring, well worht it though. also note the sweet fan grills, and imagine those fans lighting up to blue
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001583.jpg

heres a good side view pic while the case is empty, you can see the blue fans with scorption fan grils and the two PSUs with their car casings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001582.jpg

time for the good stuff, post production pics..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001653.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001652.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001651.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001645.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001650.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001649.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001648.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001646.jpg

Sorry for all the pics, but i dont generally get a real good chance to show this thing off. I ended up sleeving all the wires with blue uv reactive sleeving. all ide cables are rounded and uv reactive.

theres 1 blue cathode and 2 uv cathodes along with 4x 120mm fans, 5x 80mm fans (and thats not counting PSU cand CPU fans).

To control all this stuff i put in 5 switches in the front that light up clue when lit.

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If you wanna check this out some more, i have it posted on my site, http://fusionmods.net - you can rate cases there, so if you join then you can rate the case, or upload your own to have it rated.
<<sorry, selfless promo, lol>>

faceless105
07-13-2006, 01:28 PM
this case is fully custom, it's made from aluminum sheets that i got already cut at the 1.5ft sheets. then theres square aluminum for the frame. if you all want i can post some more pre-finish pics later to show the construction a lil better.

also i did all the work on my own, cutting windows and some wiring for the switches and PSUs

faceless105
07-14-2006, 01:08 AM
the mountain mods case is actually what inspired this one. i saw it and loved the idea of a cube case, but all the ones that i could find cost soooo much so i decided i could build it cheaper and cooler. lol. - but i guess thats just up to everyone else, haha

mines actually a bit different though, aside from the windows and number of fans, i added some kewl lil toggle switches, i have two PSU bays, my motherboard lays horizontally on the bottom of the case, and i have 6 cdrom bays, 2 specificly for floppy (or floppy sized stuff), and 7 slots for harddrives

faceless105
07-14-2006, 01:15 AM
and heres those pre-finish pics...

those gaps you see around the drives were going to be fitted with a nice mesh then have small cathodes mounted behind them, but i never got around to that part, lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001581.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001579.jpg

lol and heres my work area, i just think it's hilarious, thats my pool table underneath all that junk
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001574.jpg

and heres me wiring up the switches, and an essential to any of my mods, the goldfish, lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20gallery/IM001643.jpg

heres a few more shots of the frame
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001528.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001515.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/faceless105/cube%20case/IM001514.jpg

i hope you all enjoy these, lol i know i am

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