Project: Endorphin (SFF Mod)

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ENDORPHIN

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*Edit: Moved here as per forum rules*-Luke122

"en·dor·phin
–noun
any of a group of peptides occurring in the brain and other tissues of vertebrates, and resembling opiates, that react with the brain's opiate receptors to raise the pain threshold."

This mod will consist of two mods.

The case will be a Shuttle case:

http://img.clubic.com/photo/00148092.jpg

http://www.hardwareportal.ru/Computers/Shuttle.sn26p/Shuttlesn26p-1sm.jpg


That, my friends, is a Shuttle XPC SN26P. This is a MONSTER of a SFF PC.

Interested in the new platform? Well, the board is amazing.

-> It's a socket 939 based board, supporting regular A64, Athlon X2, and Athlon FX.
-> It's got an nVidia nForce 4 SLI chipset (yes, i said SLI).
-> It's got two DIMM slots, dual channel of course.
-> 7.1 channel on board audio
-> Gigabit LAN
-> FOUR SATA ports
-> And last, but certainly not least, it's got a frikken 350W PSU!! 350W! These Shuttle PSUs are so efficient. This PSU powered my FX60, both my 7800GTs, a DVD RW, and a HDD, and it was asking for more. I almost put a frikken 8800GTX in here. I have one lying here at my house, it's one of my friend's card, i wanted to run it so bad.


Here's a few plans that i have already:[LIST]
Most of the hardware will be watercooled. The CPU, GPU, and Chipset will all be watercooled.. I have already obtained the watercooling components. I'll be using Koolance Blocks, a Coolwave pump, and a Swiftech Raddy.
The entire front Fascia will be removed and i'll make a new one.
The case will also obviously be getting a new paint job, colour will be a brilliant white with a red plexi trim and red water.

Now here's the part where this mod will differ slightly from other mods. For a number of reasons, this case will have NO optical drive inside the case. Mainly because this case is TINY and i have to fit a pump in here, but also because i hardly ever use an optical drive. So i have a plan that will allow me to use an optical drive with this machine anyway, and this plan is what the second mod is about:


Second Part of Endorphin

I need an external optical drive, but there's no way in HELL i'm gonna pay over 1K (ZAR) for one, so i'll MAKE one, but one with FAR more functionality than a regular external optical drive. This one will include a few added features.

I'm going to build an external enclosure that will house a DVD writer, two hard disks for extra storage (a 160GB and a 120GB), a 120mm fan to cool the HDDs, and a USB hub. The Optical drive, USB hub, and HDDs will all eventually run from the enclosure through a SINGLE USB cable to the PC.

Now i need to explain in more detail how i plan on doing all of this. The optical drive and the two hard disks will be connected to a USB hub inside (lets call this HUB1) the enclosure via IDE to USB adapters. The external USB hub (we'll call it HUB 2) will ALSO be connected to this internal USB hub. This internal hub will be what connects to the PC. So if you plug in this USB hub, you'll connect the Optical drive, both HDDs, and the external USB hub to the PC.

So, now you're probably wondering how i plan on powering all of this huh? Well, i managed to get my hands on a pretty small 350W PSU. It was nice and small. Unfortunately it randomly died on me, so now i'm forced to use another PSU i have. Also just a generic PSU. Nothing more is necessary for a few HHDs. This PSU will come out of it's housing and i'll put the bare, to preserve space. This PSU will power everything in the enclosure - the DVD RW, both HDDs, the 120mm fan, and the USB hubs (yes, i'm gonna buy USB hubs that need 5V so that they can power hungry devices like my portable 20GB laptop HDD). This PSU will get power from a regular power cable.

Here's a diagram to help explain:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/genocide1.jpg

This enclosure will also have 2 LCD displays in front to display the temps of the two HDDs.

I'm thinking that i might add individual switches to all the devices within the enclosure so that i can power up only the ones i want to use.

Now the case mod and this external enclosure mod will run hand in hand, but the external enclosure wont necessarily always be in use, and i can plug it into another PC if need be.

Sponsor(s):

Prophecy:

Prophecy is an online store here in South Africa. PM me for a link if you want it.

Big big thanks to Henk over at Prophecy for the goodies he sent me for this mod:


1: A SATA2 Hard disk. A 160GB Seagate SATA2 HDD.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1871.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1872.jpg



2: Three Vantec Nexstar 3 External Hard Disk Enclosures.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1862.jpg


No no, not only one, but THREE:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1861.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1882.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1881.jpg


Here they are next to the one i had before this mod as well as my 2.5" one for my notebook HDD:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1884.jpg

3: RAM. Team Xtreem Overclocking DDR 500MHz - 2GB (2x1GB Dual Channel)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1869.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1875.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1876.jpg



4: A Liteon DVD-RW (The LITEON® 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+/-R DL to be specific).

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1867.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1877.jpg



5: Two D-link DUB-H7 7port USB 2.0 hubs.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1865.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1880.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1878.jpg




6: An Antec Tricool 120mm Fan.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1864.jpg



As you can see, this is a pretty large amount of goodies, and i can't express how happy i am regarding this sponsor. Henk, Thanks again man! :D

Unfortunately that Team RAM died on me. Thanksfully though, Prophecy sent me a nice kit of Musking RAM:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3676.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3677.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3679.jpg

That's the EM3200 2GB kit.

Thanks Prophecy!

Okay, so let me explain what i need all of this stuff for:

1: The HDD. This HDD will go into the actual PC case. The HDD i have in there now is an IDE disk which will look HORRIBLE and potentially ruin this mod. I have other hard disks that will go in the external enclosure.

2: The three Vantec Enclosures. The enclosures will be pulled apart for the guts. I need the PCB that's inside them that converts IDE to USB. The three PCBs from the three enclosures will be used for the two HDDs and the Liteon DVD-RW that's going into the enclosure.

3: RAM. Well this will obviously go into the machine.

4: The DVD-RW. The DVD Writer will be going into the external enclosure.

5: Two D-Link hubs. This is a cool part. Both hubs will be going into the external enclosure, however, one will be internal, and the other will be external, but not completely external. Let me explain. The one hub will be available from the outside of the enclosure, just 7 ports for any devices or whatever. The second hub will be inside, and the two HDDs, the DVD-RW, the external hub will all be connected to it. The internal hub will then have it's cable running out of the enclosure to whichever PC i connect it to.

6: The Antec Tricool fan: Man i love Tricool fans. I have 4 of them in epiphany, great fans these. This one will be in the enclosure to cool the two HDDs.

So that's what all these goodies are for.

Just let me point out that, as far as i know, nobody has ever been sponsored for Case modding in South Africa. It seems that Prophecy has really got an interest in the SA enthusiast PC market and they're really trying to get modding in SA to a better standard. I'm most certainly not saying that they'll sponsor every second Joe, hell, maybe i'm the only person they'll ever sponsor, maybe i'm the first of MANY, but i'm sure that many more companies will follow in Prophecy's tracks and start making an effort to make modding a big thing in this country.

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Next Sponsor:

IceVision is also an online store here in SA.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1896.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1897.jpg


A 250GB Seagate SATA2 HDD, a 120mm fan, and 512mb of Twinmos RAM:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1899.jpg


I told Mario from IceVision that Prophecy had already sent me RAM, GOOD RAM, but Mario sent me some RAM anyway. lol, i have no idea what i'm gonna do with it:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1900.jpg


My nice new Seagate:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1902.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_1901.jpg

The 250GB from IceVision and the 160GB from Prophecy will go into the PC itself. The 160GB for the OS and the 250GB for storage.


IceVision also offered to send me two Legend 7600GTs.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2117.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2119.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2120.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2121.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2122.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2123.jpg


Lol, look at this one:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2125.jpg


Very funny. That sticker will have to come off since i'll be watercooling these cards.

So now the specs of the PC are finalized:

Shuttle SN26P
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice
2x 1GB Team Extreme DDR500
2x Legend 7600GT SLI
1x Seagate 160GB SATA2
1x Seagate 250GB SATA2

Not too shabby :D

I ordered some little red LCDs for the external enclosure. They dont LOOK very red in the pics, but in real life they're very very red. Perfect :P

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2216.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2217.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2185.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2189.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2187.jpg


For reservoirs in the case, i'll be using two Cape Cool 10's:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2211.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2213.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2212.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2214.jpg


Compared to one of the Coolwave reservoirs that i have lying around here:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2215.jpg


PERFECT

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And the power connectors:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2218.jpg


The regular molexes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2219.jpg


The ATX connectors:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2221.jpg


And these are the cool ones. Molexes that have caps, end caps:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2222.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2223.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2224.jpg


Very cool!

I also got a Vandal Resistant Switch from electronics123 to see if i like it:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2226.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2227.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_2228.jpg


I think i like it.

It needs some polish, but otherwise it's cool.


Here's the radiator i got for the mod. It's a Swiftech dual 120mm raddy:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2763.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2765.jpg



And here it is compared to the raddy i was planning on using. It's a Koolance singe 120mm raddy:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2815.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2816.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2817.jpg



I decided to get a bigger raddy because i'll be using SLI, and i'll feel a bit more comfy with a dual 120mm raddy...

The next hurdle was barbs. The waterblocks that will be used throughout the mod are Koolance blocks, and therefore the tubing is small - 6mm. However, the barbs that i got with the raddy are 1/2" barbs:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2770.jpg



Compared to the tubing that will be used:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2772.jpg



So i had to source new barbs. First thing that came to mind was Hydroline. They hook me up with all the barbs i need. If they don't have the barbs i need, they MAKE the barbs for me. In this case they quoted me something like R130 for the two barbs, which is a bit rough IMO. So i hit Builders' Warehouse. I was pleasantly surprised to find that i could compile my own barbs out of barbs that are meant for Air Compressors. For each barb i had to buy two parts:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2778.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2779.jpg


They fit into each other to make the perfect barb:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2786.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2784.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2789.jpg



Perfect fit!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2788.jpg

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Another packet of goodies arrived tonight from the USA:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2792.jpg



Some nice red cable sleeving:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2794.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2799.jpg



And some red heatshrink:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2803.jpg



I don't know if i like the heatshrink though.... Also, it's too big for this sleeving, so i'll have to import some smaller heatshrink...

And then also some more connectors:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2806.jpg



First two are just two more Molexes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2808.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2811.jpg



Man they're cool.

And the other two connectors are quite interesting actually. Motherboards generally have a 20 or 24 pin connector, but this Shuttle's motherboard is different. It has TWO connectors - a 6 pin, and an 8 pin. So i bought some new ones:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2812.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more2/IMG_2814.jpg

Just thought i would show you guys pics of the (basically) complete SketchUps. I didn't spend a lot of time on the rear tubing mounts because they'll be just like the mounts on top, and i'm REALLY just too lazy to model them...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/01.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/02.jpg

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http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/06.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/07.jpg



And i've basically finished the design for the external enclosure.

Here are the images, high res images under these ones. I suggest you have a look at the high res ones, much nicer ;)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign02.jpg
Full Res, 1680x1050 (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign01.jpg)


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign04.jpg
Full Res, 1680x1050 (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign03.jpg)


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign06.jpg
Full Res, 1680x1050 (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign05.jpg)


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign08.jpg
Full Res, 1680x1050 (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/finaldesign07.jpg)


That's the basic idea for the final design.

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This morning i started with the plexi cover that will sit towards the top of the case. I first made a little template out of ABS plastic:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3689.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3690.jpg

Seemed to fit well. Then i grabbed a piece of red plexi:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3693.jpg



OMW this stuff is nice:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3694.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3695.jpg



Too bad Maizey cut it like n00bs. Look at this:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3696.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3697.jpg



That forces me to have to sand for an eternity to get those chips out. What's worse is that i can't use any powertools for the sanding because i'm a sissy and i need the lines to be as straight as possible, and in my opinion, nothing gives straighter lines than sanding by hand. So, i masked up the plexi:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3698.jpg



And then started off with some of this goodness:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3699.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3700.jpg



That paper is so rough it's not even funny. So, after the 36, the plexi looks like this:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3703.jpg



Then it was time for some 80 grit. After the 80, the plexi looks like this:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3705.jpg



And then some 220:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3706.jpg



After this, the next smoothest paper i have is frikken 1200. That jump is too big and means that i have to sand for a while on the 1200. I'm too lazy to get in my car and go buy something like 600 grit, so i just sanded with the 1200. After the 1200, i used 2000. Many guys say that the 2000 pointless, but you need to see how smooth this plexi is after 2000. Have a look:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3711.jpg



Smoother than a baby's bottom. lol.

So tired of sanding :( And i'm hungry....

I needed to do a few quick mods to the chassis. Like drill out a couple of rivets:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3714.jpg



And cut a few pieces of alu that were in the way:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3718.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3719.jpg



Then it was time to carry on on the piece of plexi i started with. I remasked it and marked it for cutting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3721.jpg



And here it was cut to size, all it needed was sanding:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3722.jpg



And then while sanding it, i frikken owned my finger. It doesn't look bad, but it hurts like hell and my finger is numb :|

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3723.jpg



It's one of those things that hurt like crap but look like a scratch. Anyway, after drilling a whole lot of holes for mounting and for space for the cable management system, i had a test fit:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3724.jpg



Perfect.

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Then i had one last hole to make in the plexi. I had been dreading this because i've never made a hole like this before, and i expected it to be tough. Just watch the pics ;)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3725.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3727.jpg



Done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3728.jpg



Don't get me wrong, it was difficult, but not as difficult as i was expecting.

Okay, so now that plexi was done. Time for another test fitment:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3729.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3730.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3732.jpg



That pretty hole:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3734.jpg



Tested the cables from the PSU. Fits perfectly:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3737.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3736.jpg



And then i made a protective cover for the plexi out of bubble wrap, and that will be locked away until i need it again.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3735.jpg



That's it! More to come tomorrow :)

[b4i7]

im lovin this project...

is this the genocide project over on BT?

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Yep, that's it ;)

I changed the name tonight, i'll still update it over at BT ;)

[jdbnsn]

Great looking design, I will definately be watching!

[Elenril]

That's looking great already! Nice design :)

[.Maleficus.]

Man, you keep pumping out great stuff! Question, what do you use to cut the holes in the plexi? They look pretty small, but they're very clean! I'd love to know how you do it.

[Zephik]

This is going to be good.

*tuned in*

[Computer-Geek]

wow nice work so far :) Can't wait to see more !

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for all the comments guys :D



Man, you keep pumping out great stuff! Question, what do you use to cut the holes in the plexi? They look pretty small, but they're very clean! I'd love to know how you do it.

Thanks man :) Which holes are you talking about? Because all the holes in that panel except the one for the PSU cables were made with a drill. Some of them are 4mm, some of them are 6.5mm.

The hole for the PSU cables was more complex though. I made two 20mm holes first with a holesaw, and then cut out the middle piece with my scrollsaw, and then files and sanded the edges :)

[Indybird]

I like the way you work! But seriously, what is up with all these people just "sending" you stuff? The way its sounds to me is: some guys calls you up out of the blue and says, "Hey, do you want some free graphics cards?". Anyway, cool mod and I can't wait to see how you cram all of that in there!

-Indybird

EDIT: 600 posts! Boy I'm on here too much...

[DAE_JA_VOO]

But seriously, what is up with all these people just "sending" you stuff? The way its sounds to me is: some guys calls you up out of the blue and says, "Hey, do you want some free graphics cards?".

lol, not exactly. When i start a new project i tell my sponsors what i need and they send it to me ;)

The have sponsored me because they know i can give them a lot of advertising because of my work. I'm a writer for the PCFormat magazine here in South Africa. I do modding guides and so on for the mag, and there's a link to my website there, and my sponsors get their place on my site, so lots of advertising for them, in return for lots of goodies for me :)

[.Maleficus.]

lol, not exactly. When i start a new project i tell my sponsors what i need and they send it to me ;)

The have sponsored me because they know i can give them a lot of advertising because of my work. I'm a writer for the PCFormat magazine here in South Africa. I do modding guides and so on for the mag, and there's a link to my website there, and my sponsors get their place on my site, so lots of advertising for them, in return for lots of goodies for me :)
Maybe I should get back on my website building then... :twisted:

And yeah, I meant the one for the cables. Thanks for sharing, I'll have to try that sometime!

[The boy 4rm oz]

This looks awesome!

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks!

So yesterday i had to do some pretty crap work. Look at this. This is the power switch:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3739.jpg



Not any normal switch though. That switch plugs into this PCB:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3740.jpg



Here's the back of it:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3742.jpg



Now that interfaces with the motherboard, here:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3745.jpg



Like so:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3744.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3743.jpg



So there's no easy way of powering this thing. It doesn't have two pins on the board somewhere.

Anyway, after about an hour's work, i found the power and reset pins:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3747.jpg



lol, how ghetto can a startup get!!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3738.jpg



Okay, let's continue. Looky what i got for this mod today:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3757.jpg



That's an X2 4400+. Not the greatest stepping, but hey, it's a 4400+. Added to my ever growing collection of A64/X2 CPUs (another two not in the pic):

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3760.jpg



I also did a crap load of dremeling/sanding/filing to the chassis. Random little edges like this needed to go:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3750.jpg



So today i went and had some plexi cut. I could have done it by hand, but i needed all the pieces to be of IDENTICAL size, and i figured a laser cutter would be simpler :)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3749.jpg



Those are for the face of the case, and these too:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3748.jpg



Clear panel test fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3751.jpg



Perfect. Only bummer is that we had to cut at 75 DPI, which sucks, and gives rounded corners like this:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3754.jpg



More sanding for me eh?

An idea of what the layout of the front will be:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3774.jpg



Masked up almost everything, but ran out of masking tape:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3778.jpg



I also started work on the piece of plexi that will be on the inside of the front of the case. Marked out and ready for cutting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3768.jpg



Cut out and test fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3769.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3771.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3772.jpg



Perfect.

So tomorrow i'm gonna try and finish the front. Hopefully i'll get it done.

God Bless

Ett

[chaksq]

This looks like it will be awesome when it is finished. Good luck.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Looking Good.

[Indybird]

Wow, i need to get sponsored... Cool mod. Im definitely following this closely...

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah I need a sponsor to. I sent a few places an email today with ideas and sketches for my new mod so wish me luck ;)

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys :)

Good luck Boytjie ;) (that means "little boy" in Afrikaans here in South Africa ;) )

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Update time.

I masked up the plexi face pieces and the extra red pieces:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3780.jpg



Holes drilled and test fitted. Man, it's looking sexy even still covered in masking tape:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3782.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3784.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3785.jpg



Time to do some more work on the chassis so that i can get this face fitted. So i masked up what i needed, marked the holes, and drilled them:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3787.jpg



Test fitted again. OMW it looks amazing:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3788.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3789.jpg



From inside:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3790.jpg



Close Up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3791.jpg



Flash on:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3792.jpg



Man, it looks awesome in my opinion, and i'm very happy with the result.

I still need to sand and polish the edges properly.

At the moment i'm busy figuring out how to mount the motherboard cover. Having a bit of a hard time but i'll figure it out eventually.

Enjoy :)

Ett

[The boy 4rm oz]

That looks awesome.

[alphastryk]

looking just amazing man... +rep

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys :D

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Update time.

Guys, i have fantastic news :D

Dunno about rules regarding the following here, so please let me know if i'm being naughty ;)

I have just "signed" with another sponsor. What's even cooler is who the sponsor IS...

MNPCTech!



That's right. MNPCTech. MNPCTech is one of the worlds most well known modding companies and their mods are known by most modders worth their salt :P

So, i'm absolutely ecstatic about the new sponsorship :D

And on the way to me right now from MNPCTech in the US, is the following:

http://www.mnpctech.com/VandalResistantSwitchs.jpg

Two Vandal Resistant Switches.

And:

http://www.mnpctech.com/Machined.Billet.Case.Feet.jpg

A set of Billet Machined Aluminium case feet

I was offered a whole lot of other goodies too but i have everything i need already :( so i had to decline :(

No matter, i will have more projects in the future and i will get some more goodies then :P

I haven't really modded much in the last two days. Been planning like mad, so modding had to wait. But i did do a little work.

Here's jack chilling with me while i work:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3793.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3797.jpg



So i started work on the motherboard cover. This cover wont be red like i had it in the sketchups. It's

gonna be white with some red plexi on it ;)


Lines drawn and measured, ready for cutting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3798.jpg



Cut:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3799.jpg



Test fitting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3801.jpg



Top:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3803.jpg



Absolutely perfect. I wish i had time right now to show you guys what else i'm gonna do with the cover but i don't, and i'm going away for the weekend, so i'll only be back on sunday evening or monday. You guys will get an update then ;)

Also a little info for you guys. The case itself will be getting anodized. I was thinking of making it red like the plexi i'm using. What do you think? Along with that, i think the heatspreaders on my Mushkin RAM will also be getting anodized.

Anyway, that's it. Enjoy :)

[jdbnsn]

Here (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8337) is the section of the handbook dealing with sponsors...

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks :)

Okay so i haven't broken any rules :P

[The boy 4rm oz]

That mobo cover is looking good. Congrats on the new sponsor, I'm still waiting for replies for mine lol.

[.Maleficus.]

Thanks :)

Okay so i haven't broken any rules :P
Technically, no, you haven't, but I think they still want all sponsor updates in the first post, whether it's a link or not (just seemed like jdbnsn was giving a small hint ;)).

Still, looks awesome man. Can't wait to see the stuff anodized.

[Indybird]

Oh noes! I can't see your updates: "Photobucket bandwith exceeded". I think it's time for you to check of the "Photo-hosting sites" thread! :up:

Please fix it soon, I really want to see what you've done...

-Indybird

[jdbnsn]

Dae Ja, you are bringing some cool new stuff to our forums and I love your work, found some space on the front page (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com) for ya!

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Dae Ja, you are bringing some cool new stuff to our forums and I love your work, found some space on the front page (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com) for ya!

Beautiful!!! :D :D :D

Thank you so so much!!

Hey man that's cool. Front page goodness FTW. Thanks jdbnsn :D



Oh noes! I can't see your updates: "Photobucket bandwith exceeded". I think it's time for you to check of the "Photo-hosting sites" thread! :up:

Please fix it soon, I really want to see what you've done...

-Indybird
Oh noes!!

I'm making a plan as we speak for new hosting ;)

Can you believe i've used 25GB of bandwidth with photobucket in less than a month? Madness i say.

I need a new host :(

[b4i7]

dang... thats a lot of pics... i love your work man... its partly what has changed the direction of my mod

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks man :)

Update time. Small update here. I had some goodies laser cut today.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3847small.jpg



That's the lower half of the motherboard cover, the upper half, and the fan grille.

The two parts of the board cover put together:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3848small.jpg



In the case:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3855small.jpg



Top view:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3856small.jpg



Keep in mind that the lower part will be white :)

Now, i mentioned above that there's a grille, but that doesn't look like a grille does it? Nope, it doesn't. Have another look:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3849small.jpg



Looks like one of A.C. Ryan's Radgrillz without the grillz. lol. Wanna know why? Because i'm gonna match it with some of this goodness:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3850small.jpg



To give me this result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3851small.jpg



Best looking fan grille i've ever seen :P

More to come tomorrow. Busy slaving my butt off on my site now.

[.Maleficus.]

Very nice! This is coming along great! And I will be watching for tomorrow ;).

[b4i7]

lookin NICE

[AMD_TaT3rs]

where do you get it laser cut? do you do it yourself or do you go some where?

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for the comments guys :)


where do you get it laser cut? do you do it yourself or do you go some where?
There's a place here in South Africa that i go to and do the cutting.

Update time!

Sorry it's been so long guys. I was studying for an exam that i wrote on tuesday (which i frikken destroyed, by the way).

Okay, so on my last update i showed the motherboard cover. That's where carried on now. I marked off some mesh for some dremel goodness:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_3858.jpg



After i had cut it out, i tested to see what it would look like:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4088.jpg



Looks great IMO. So, i needed to make some holes in the red plexi, so that i could hold the mesh in place. Plexi marked:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4089.jpg



Holes drilled and test fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4090.jpg



And mesh added!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4092.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4093.jpg



Fitted into the case:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4094.jpg



Top view:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4097.jpg



Holy Moley, that looks seksi. I'm very happy with the result. Please keep in mind that all the clear plexi (like the main part of the mobo cover) will be WHITE.

So, the motherboard panel is pretty much done, it just needs paint. Next job was getting the switches fitted. The switches i'm using are the ones that MNPCTech sent me, the Vandal Resistant Switches. Thanks MNPCTech for the switches! (gotta love sponsorships :P )

http://www.mnpctech.com/VandalResistantSwitchs.jpg



So i have the Front cover marked up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4100.jpg



Once that was done, i fitted the switches:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4112.jpg



Ooh-la-laa!!

Jackson paid me a visit:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4109.jpg



Then i ran into a bit of a problem:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4103.jpg



I though i was done cutting chunks out of the chassis. Obviously not. So, i fired up Mrs Dremel and here's the result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4105.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4106.jpg



Then i needed to mod the inside plexi piece to accommodate the switches, so i drilled some holes into it:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4108.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4110.jpg



PERFECT:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4107.jpg



Man it's looking good, goodness me. I think this mod is gonna turn out a lot better than i was expecting.

That's it, hope you enjoyed it :)

God Bless

Ettienne

[.Maleficus.]

Damn dude, this thing is so cool. Those buttons are awesome. Keep up the great work.

[Mach]

Insanely nice mod! +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Looking better every post. Great work.

[Sting]

OMG!!! i love this mod, i'm looking at doing a HTPC and i love the external usb enclosure idea. I cant wait to see this mod completed. +rep Good Job DJV

[Scotty]

Loving this :D awesome work man.

[psychowit]

Wat sup Ett? Great to see you representing South Africa, oh, so strongly!

LoVE the MoD!!!

[Indybird]

yay, you're back! And with updates too! Great looking work...I'm going to steal some of your ideas and use them on my mod! muwahahaha! I'll give you credit tho, lol. Once you got people wanted to use ideas from your mod then you know you really have something going...

-Indybird

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for all your comments guys :D

Update time!!

Sorry i've been so scarce with the updates. I wrote a big exam last week, and the modding that i've done since was very time consuming, but yielded great results. So here we go.

A package arrive about 2 weeks ago from the US, it was all the goodies that MNPCTech had sent me. Have a look at all this lovin':

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4050.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4051.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4054.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4056.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4057.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4058-1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4060-1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4063.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4064.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4065.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4066.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4067.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4069.jpg



Many thanks to MNPCTech for sending me all this stuff. I really appreciate it! :D

So i wanted to fit these gorgeous aluminium feet to the case. Here's the bottom of the case before the modding:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4142.jpg



Two feet fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4178.jpg



Then i had to cut out a piece of the bottom of the chassis. It was causing some problems for me, so my dremel sorted it out:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4186.jpg



Case feet on:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4190.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4191.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4193.jpg



Looks amazing!

Next step was to start the lighting in the case. I thought it would look cool if i had some LEDs shining out the bottom of the case, to give somewhat of an underglow effect. So i marked the bottom of the case for some drilling:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4194.jpg



I then sanded the LEDs down. They were too long, so i sanded them all down to a more suitable size:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4196.jpg

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Three of them fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4200.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4203.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4205.jpg



All done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4206.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4207.jpg



Wow these white LEDs are nice.

Then i fitted the LEDs in the case. Here's my temporary power solution:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4213.jpg



Hey i know it's ghetto but it works! Final pics of the lighting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4209.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4211.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4214.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4215.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4210.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4212.jpg



Looks great!

So, that's the update. This afternoon i'll carry on with the lighting in the case.

Oh, by the way, the colour scheme of the case has changed AGAIN. The White and red would have been nice, but i think that black and red will be so much nicer! So, the white is being scrapped, black will take it's place.

Enjoy the rest of your week guys

God Bless

Ettienne

[The boy 4rm oz]

Now that is cool. I'm going to do a similar mod but I will just be using a space CCFL that I have laying around.

[wongy]

Looking Good! Have to agree that black and red will look better its a gd combination same one im using in my mod. Keep up the good work

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys!

Update time!

Yesterday i started with some more lighting. I pulled out one of the support beams in the chassis. I then drilled four 8mm holes and fitted LED holders. Here we have the four holders and two LEDs mounted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4216.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4218.jpg



Testing the LEDs:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4219.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4220.jpg



All four LEDs done and tested:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4222.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4224.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4223.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4225.jpg



I then refitted the beam, and LEDs tested again:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4227.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4228.jpg



It looks great! I just need to do the other beam now too.

I woke up this morning and went and modded in my pajamas. LOL.

I marked a piece of black plexi to be cut. This will be for the front panel of the case: (note the pink pajamas :P )

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4233.jpg



I love my scroll saw :D

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4234.jpg



All done cutting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4235.jpg



Then it was just time to sand sand sand:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4237.jpg



Finished sanding:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4239.jpg



This afternoon when i get home i'll try and finish this piece :)

Enjoy your day :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Mate this is some seriously good work. The LED's look great and your plexi work is awesome. Keep up the good work.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks man :D

Update time!

I got home from class and carried on working on the new black front panel. I sanded it a little bit more and them marked it for some drilling:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4243.jpg



I drilled all the small holes, and then i started with the bigger ones. For the bigger ones i used a holesaw. Each time you drill a hole with a holesaw, you need to take the piece of plexi out of the saw, the piece that you cut. Sometimes that piece is like, RAZOR sharp. Which was the case today, so i pwned my finger again:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4246.jpg



Smile of blood?

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4249.jpg



That's pretty cool (in a sick, masochistic kinda way. lol.

Drilling the second hole:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4247.jpg



All done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4253.jpg



Then i put the whole contraption together:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4254.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4255.jpg



Fitted to the case:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4260.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4259.jpg



Looks WAY better. Please remember that all of it is covered in tape, which will come off later ;)

That's it for now. Hope you guys had a good day.

Ettienne

[psychowit]

Wowee

[.Maleficus.]

I swear, I think you've bled more in this project than I have this year :D.

Looks great as always mate. Keep it up :up:

[elbarto241]

no pain, no gain right? might wanna think about wearing gloves more often :D

[DAE_JA_VOO]

LOL thanks guys.

Nah it doesn't hurt too much, most of the cuts i get are JUST into the meaty parts of my fingers, so it's not that bad ;)

Update!

I needed to remake the motherboard cover, as the original one was made out of clear plexi, which i was going top paint, but i decided to change the colour scheme and that meant that a new cover needed to be made. So here's the original one, still masked up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4262.jpg



I took the red plexi and the mesh off:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4263.jpg



Then i got a piece of black plexi and marked it for cutting. Scroll saw time:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4264.jpg



Cut out and sanded to size:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4265.jpg



It's so pretty!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4266.jpg



Then i masked it up again and marked off what i needed to remove:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4269.jpg



After a few intimate hours (only about ONE hour) with the scroll saw, sand paper, and needle files, i had it cut out perfectly:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4271.jpg



Result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4272.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4273.jpg



Looks very nice in my opinion.

That's it for now, enjoy the weekend :)

[calumc]

id go more with pure sexy! the red looks so good with the black +rep!

[b4i7]

that does look a lot better

i like

[The boy 4rm oz]

That looks great, the silver mesh really sets it off.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys :D

Update time!

Sheesh guys, sorry it's been so long since the last update. I've been incredibly busy, and will be until the end of the month (international exams) so dont expect any updates :( Sorry guys.

Anyway, here's what i've managed to do.

If you remember the sketchups i made, you'll see that one of the hard disks are at the top of the case, in front, like so:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4279.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4280.jpg



I did quite a lot of brainstorming trying to figure out which would be the best way to go about getting the HDD mounted like that. I eventually decided to make four little plexi goodies that would support and hold the HDD in place.

This is what i did. First thing was to mask up some plexi and get all the measurements done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4281.jpg



And then some scroll saw love:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4282.jpg



Done cutting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4286.jpg



After i had sanded them to make the edges perfect, i bent them:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4292.jpg



Drilled some holes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4296.jpg



Test fitting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4293.jpg



Then i sanded the edges to the sizes i wanted and rounded the corners nicely:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4300.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4301.jpg



This black plexi is very reflective. Check out the nVidia logo in the reflection:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4303.jpg



And here they are all done. They just need to get polished:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4304.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4305.jpg



And this is where the HDD will sit in the case:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4306.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4307.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4308.jpg



I did a little more work on something else too - a nice piece of red plexi on the bottom of the case, but i'm not completely done with it yet, so no updating on that.

That's all for now, unfortunately. End of the month, modding like mad again!

[Bucko]

Why not just flip the drive over and use the 4 mounting holes in the drive?
Screw straight through the plexi and into the drive.

[FrooP]

yeah use like spacers and put an led under it, that will look like it hovers

[Luke122]

yeah use like spacers and put an led under it, that will look like it hovers

That's a killer idea!

[Blackout]

looking good!

[Remy]

Great job DJV!! It's gonna be a long rest of the month having to wait for your next update.

+rep

[dfigravity]

I dont even know what to say...this mod is fantastic. I can't wait to see more of your work...you're an inspiration bro. Good luck on your exams!!! +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

I agree, you should fit a few LED's under the HDD, would look cool.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys!

I will most likely have some LEDs under the HDDs ;)

Update time! FINALLY!

I've been incredibly busy for the last while guys. I've been writing some really tough exams, and i'm still busy. I'm writing another one on wednesday, and then again on the 25th, but i just had to mod. I started getting withdrawal symptoms :P

Okay, before the update, i'd like to run a few things by you guys.

My original plan was to have the water tubing run on top of the case, like this:

http://www.daejavoo.com/media/Endorphin/concept/01.jpg



But i have since decided that i want the tubing INSIDE the case. I think that on top, it would look a bit messy, and too "much". What do you guys think?

Also, i've kinda hit a wall with this mod at the moment, because i need to cut the shell of the case. The shell is in a "U" shape over the top of the case, like the covers for cases YEARS ago, remember? Now, i want this one in 3 pieces - 2 sides and a top. This will make my life a million times easier. However, cutting a PERFECT line, no thicker than 1mm in thickness is near impossible, and if i screw up, i can't just buy another one. So i've been trying to find a way to do this. This isn't something that can be done perfectly by hand, so i need some kind of machinery to do it. I spoke to my step father about it, and he says he knows a dude who knows a dude... etc etc etc and he can have it cut with a machine, a really cool machine (too much to explain) so i'm waiting for that.

I basically can't continue until i have the shell cut because i need to fit the raddy to know where i can fit all the internals, so for now, i'm pretty screwed.

Anyway, here's a little bit of modding done:

Remember these Sexy case feet i got from MNPCTech?

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4406.jpg



Well, they came with mounting hardware, but:

1: It was ugly (not that anyone will see it, but you know how i am...)
2: It was too big

So, i went and bought 4 6mm allen cap screws. Then, i needed to find a way to make a bolt for the screws, because regular bolts are WAY too think (they have to fit between the motherboard and the bottom of the case, which is about 5mm). So i made these:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4573.jpg



This is how. This one was my first design:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4558.jpg



But i changed that slightly. Basically, what i did was cut out 4 pieces of plexi:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4560.jpg



Rounded them a bit:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4563.jpg



Drilled 2mm holes in the center:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4565.jpg



Put them on the dremel as if they were a disc:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4567.jpg



And SANDPAPER!! About half way:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4568.jpg



Then i just sanded on and on and then gave them a nice angled edge. After that, i drilled a 5mm hole in the center, and then ran a 6mm tap through to give them a thread. Here is the result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4569.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4570.jpg



The Allen Cap screw i spoke of:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4571.jpg



And this is the final result. VERY nice in my opinion:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4572.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4574.jpg



I know that nobody will ever see them, but i don't want anything ugly in this case ;)

That's all i've done :( (stupid exams) But there's more to come :)

[elbarto241]

that small attention to detail is what makes normal cases some of the best ever seen. nice job. +rep for dedication.

[D1337]

Wow, those feet turned out VERY nice for something as simple as dremel+sandpaper and you didnt even have to do much work except making sure you didnt change the pressure too much.

btw i liked the tubes outside the case better.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Those disks are great, +rep for innovation while making then :)

[xRyokenx]

For the tubing on top, since it's kind of vulnerable there, I say put it on the inside, but, have some tubes up there just for the hell of it as it looks cool like that. Don't have water go through them, just have like a dummy tube up there or get some lights or something like that.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for the comments guys :D

Okay, update time.

I haven't been able to mod for a while due to some exams i was writing and an array of other stuff that really chowed my time. I have, however, been working for about a week on something else, which i'll post when it actually looks like something :P

I was also unable to carry on with Endorphin because i needed to have the casing (not the chassis, the shell) cut into three pieces, as opposed to the "U" shape it was in. My step dad told me he could have it done by a guy he knows, but after like 3 weeks of waiting i got sick of it. I couldn't carry on modding because i need the raddy fitted, which i can't do properly until the casing is in 3 pieces. And i can't do ANYTHING else until the raddy is fitted, so i was screwed.

Anyway, i got tired of waiting and started hunting for a place that could cut the shell for me. I needed it to be a perfect, thin cut, which is why i didn't do it myself. I went to 4 different laser cutting places, and even a frikken ENGINEERING place, nobody could cut it for me. Eventually i was sent to a laser cutting place in the CSIR. Their laser cutter is about the size of my garage. Madness i tell you.

So they cut it for me, and they did it for free too :D I just got it back from them now. Here are some photos:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4851.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4854.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4857.jpg



Now i can FINALLY start modding again. I might actually have another update by tonight ;)

While i'm posting, i wanna show you guys something. My last project, Epiphany (http://www.daejavoo.com/pages/project-epiphany/final-pictures.php), was published in the CustomPC, and i got an email from them last week with a link to the feature on the website. Check it out! (http://www.custompc.co.uk/features/601276/a-modding-revelation.html)

Okay, i think that's it for now. Keep your eyes open for an update very soon. :D

Thanks for taking the time to read my log.

God Bless

Ettienne

[The boy 4rm oz]

Sucks about the long wait man but finally a new update. Those cuts are perfect, can't wait for more updates.

[p0Pe]

yeah!... really nice cuts :o looking forward to se some rad fits :p

[b4i7]

i was wondering what was goin on with this project....and congrats on the feature on cpc!

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys! :D

Update!

I worked for about 3 hours today, on one single piece of plexi. To crown it all, i'm not even finished. Sometimes i wish i wasn't such a perfectionist :|

Anyway, i decided to start on the panel that will hold the raddy. I took another look at my sketches:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/endpan2.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/endpan1.jpg



(these are updated sketches by the way, which i have yet to post. I will put them up once i'm done).

I thought that the sketches looked cool, but there was definitely something missing. After staring and staring, i found it. There just wasn't enough detail, there needed to be something more there. So, i set out to make a piece of plexi that would sit between the raddy and the side panel.

Please excuse the crap photos. The lighting in my modding room is just no good for decent photos. I'm gonna see if i can get a proper light up in that room.

So, i grabbed an off-cut piece of plexi i had lying around. This is the same as the red plexi that will be used throughout the mod:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4863.jpg



Then my scroll saw had it's way and cut the plexi to size:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4867.jpg



After a bit of sanding, i masked it up and made some markings:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4870.jpg



Fan mounting holes, as well as fan holes made:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4875.jpg



Then i made the two holes for the barbs on the raddy and test fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4877.jpg



After that, all that was left to do was round the corners and sand until i started crying:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4878.jpg



I'm still not finished though. Tomorrow, i'll finish sanding it and i'll polish the edges. Once that's done, i'll make the relevant holes in the case's side panel. So i should have the raddy fitted by tomorrow. Keep an eye out for the updates :)

Enjoy the weekend guys.
God Bless

Ett

[The boy 4rm oz]

Nice job mate, looks perfect, will match the rest of the mod perfectly.

[psychowit]

Go Dae!!! W00t w00t!

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for your comments guys :)

Another update!

I woke up and after playing this (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/404612) for about an hour, i decided to force myself away from my PC to go mod. lol.

So, when i finished off yesterday, i had sanded the plexi with 220, but not enough. So this morning, it was more 220, and then i just jumped straight to 1200. After the 1200, i used some 2000. After 2000, that plexi was so smooth http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Smileys/wub.gif

Here it is after the sanding:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4884.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4885.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4893.jpg



Test fitted on the raddy:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4894.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4896.jpg



After that, i polished the edges:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4902.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4905.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4907.jpg



Wow it looks nice! :D

That's it for now guys.
God Bless
Ettienne

[Ap1thy]

Wow! wish i could do something like that to my shuttle, maybe some day.. lol

stunning

[The boy 4rm oz]

Damn right it looks nice, polished plexi looks awesome.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for the comments guys! :D

UPDATE!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!

Okay, so i finished that nice piece of plexi, now it was time for some side panel love. I masked it up and marked all the holes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4916.jpg



The two 114mm holes DONE.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4917.jpg



The one on the left is about a millimeter to far to the left. The reason for this was that the panel was full of grilles and so on, and that made it SO difficult to drill holes where i wanted to. It was a frikken nightmare, i tell you.

The two holes done for the barbs:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_4927.jpg



And then, a couple of hours work, and VOILA, the fan grille:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5032.jpg



Here's an idea of what the side panel is gonna look like:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5035.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5036.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5040.jpg



I must admit, that looks seksy! So, next up is removing the paint on the panels and then i start work on either the top panel or the other side panel. I'm considering having the other side panel laser cut, because the window that i have planned is incredibly complex, and i simply can't screw up.

That's IT.

Enjoy the week :)

God Bless
Ettienne

[D1337]

Red and white does make one stunning combo. The picture of it facing straight up, does it justice unlike the side pictures

[The boy 4rm oz]

Damn right it looks sexy lol. Mesh is the way to go haha.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys :D

Anyway, here's a small update.

You may remember i mentioned a few updates ago that the OTHER side panel was gonna be quite complex. Well, this is what this update is about. I grabbed the panel and jumped into Sketchup. After doing the sketches i realised that i would be an idiot to try and do it by hand, so laser cutting will have to do this one for me.

Okay, this is a basic idea of the side panel. The blocks you see are the panel's built in mesh grilles:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/panel01.png



Now, if you have a look at where the window will be (the new additional block):

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/panel02.png



You'll see that if i ONLY make that square hole for the window, the panel is gonna look like crap because of the random half mesh grilles. Now i obviously needed to get around that. After a while, i had this basic idea:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/panel03.png



And after an hour and a half of sketching, the result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/panel04.png



Let me explain what's going on there. The hole right at the top will be ventilation for the HDD, so that whole piece will be mesh. The BIG hole in the middle will be the window. This window will have to be quite thin too due to the size and space restrictions in the case, so i'll probably have a 1.5mm clear plexi window. Lastly, the long hole at the bottom will also be mesh. This one will server as air ventilation fo the board, and this way the fans on the raddy will have ample air to play with, and airflow over the board will be good, so i managed to nail two birds with one stone there.

I'll go and laser cut the plexi quickly tomorrow morning and send the side panel in for laser cutting as well. I think i'll work on the designs for the top panel tonight. I'm actually still not even sure what to do on top yet.

Just a little off topic here: I'm so frikken proud of myself. I wrote an exam today that i completely forgot about until 1am this morning, so i didn't study a thing, and out of the 60 odd guys that wrote the exam, only 6 passed, and i was one of them :D I only got 75.4% though, which i'm not proud of at all, but hey, i didn't study, so i obviously can't expect 95%.

Anyway, i'm gonna work on some sketches tonight, so there might just be another update later.

God Bless
Ettienne

[jdbnsn]

Nice work with the plexi polishing and the rad! Did Jack help out with any of that? ;)

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Hahahaha!! Thanks man! No he didn't, but he should have :P

Update!

Check THIS out! I'm so frikken amped!

I worked the for most of today (bunked class :P ) on the mounting of the Chipset and CPU waterblocks. I sourced koolance blocks for the Chipset and CPU, but i didn't have the mounting hardware, so i had to make some.

I started off with the CPU. I cut a small piece of plexi out of one of the sheets i have, masked it up, and started with some measurements:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5108.jpg



After some intimate time with my scroll saw:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5113.jpg



After that, it was a little more scroll saw work, and then SANDING!! Progress:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5119.jpg



Test fitting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5124.jpg



Then all i had to do was a little more sanding, and then polish the edges. End result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5128.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5129.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5131.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5132.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5134.jpg



I THOUGHT i was finished, until i test fitted and saw that there are four capacitors on the motherboard that were in my way, so, i masked it up again and made some markings:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5136.jpg



Finished:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5137.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5138.jpg



Then i had to make a panel for the BACK of the board that will hold the 4mm rods that will come up through the board into the new mounting hardware:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5142.jpg



Long boring story how i did it, result:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5144.jpg



Sorry for the out of focus image.

Then i made a simple mounting bracket for the chipset block. There's no need for me to explain HOW i did it because you'll see by the images that it really is a simple bracket.

Anyway, here's the final result of today's work:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5151.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5152.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5154.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5157.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5160.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5156.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5161.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5158.jpg



This is probably the most chuffed i've been with my own work in a while. These pic really don't do it justice. In real life it looks like it was made in a factory.

Too bad nobody will ever see this. lol. Oh well, i'll KNOW about it.

That's it guys :D

God Bless
Ettienne

[The boy 4rm oz]

Plexi retention brackets...noice lol.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks man :)

Anyway, Quick update here.

+1 To The Sponsor List (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9203)

Some of you may or may not have noticed on my website, but i am now sponsored by Performance-PCs!

*edit: Moved to first post, as per forum rules*-Luke122

Last night they sent of my first package. Here's what they're sending me:

1: Some 1/4NPT 1/4" OD barbs:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/F-NF-38-BK.jpg


2: Some Clamps for the tubing:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/CableClamp-BK.jpg


3: A bottle of PrimoChill ICE Non-Conductive Liquid Cooling Fluid - Blood Red

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/PC-ICE_BR_01.jpg


4: A few feet of 1/4" Tygon:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/Tygon_t.jpg


5: And lastly, a D-Tek DB-1 Compact Low Noise 12 Volt Pump:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/DB-1-Pump_01.jpg

Big thanks to Performance-PCs for hooking me up! :D

[p0Pe]

you arent allowed to put sponsers in other than the first post as far as i remember:)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah you are right. Add them to your first post and then make a note of in and people can go back and check it if they want. It's ok to show what your getting though.

[jdbnsn]

Ooooo...busted by the members...

They are correct, I won't edit it for you but when youcome back please read the rules regarding sponsors.

Jon

[DAE_JA_VOO]

My mistake! Sorry about that guys, i figured that since i only got that sponsor recently, adding it to the first post would mean nobody will know where this stuff comes from :P

Update time!Guess what arrived last week? :D

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5278_800.jpg



My tiny little D-Tek DB1 pump:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5282_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5283_800.jpg



Some 1/4" tygon tubing, and a bunch of fittings and clamps:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5284_800.jpg



And lastly, my PC-ICE:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5286_800.jpg



"But, wait, that's clear!" you say?! That's exactly what i said! I almost had a frikken heart attack :|

Anyway, don't worry, there's a little syringe with the colourant in:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5287_800.jpg



Okay, on to some modding. I started cleaning the paint off the black panels of the case. This is the side panel:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5289_800.jpg



Remember this?

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/panel04.png



Looky looky:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5290_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5292_800.jpg



I just need to soften and polish all the edges, and then it'll be done :D

This is an idea of how it will sit on the side panel after i've cut the panel:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5294_800.jpg



I'm pretty much screwed for modding at the moment :( My drill died. No idea how, but i got to it a few days ago and it just wouldn't work properly. I think i'm gonna go get myself a drill press this week though, so modding will continue.

That's it :D

God Bless
Ettienne

[p0Pe]

dude:).. you still have to edit the sponsor out:)
otherwise looking god:)

[TEAMIKKE]

Really good plexiework! Also a good design. Normally I don't like small cases but this one proves they can be pretty!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yep still have to edit out the Sponsor :). Plexi work looks fantastic as always mate, can't wait to see what it looks like installed.

[Scotty]

VERY NICE.

I ahve that pump, its pretty good.

[Luke122]

I moved the sponsor image to the first post for you, and linked to it. :) -Luke122

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks guys! And thanks Luke for editing for me! :D

Thanks guys :)

Get ready for a hell of an update...

I worked a bit yesterday, as i went and bought myself a press drill. Man i dunno how i lived without this thing before.

Anyway, let's get to the update.

A few months ago i got a nice little koolance flow meter (thanks viceroy!):

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5312_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5315_800.jpg



This little goodie works with a PCI card that koolance sells, and with that setup you can setup warnings and so on. I'm not going to use any of that functionality though, this flow meter is going to be purely an aesthetic addition to the mod. So, i removed the bottom cover (the black piece) and also removed the little PCB. The plan was to simply mount the meter onto a piece of plexi to have in the top section of the case. This was made a little complicated by this:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5319_800.jpg



No problem though. I grabbed a piece of red plexi, cut it to size, gave it a nice bend on the one end, and then after some measurements...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5334_800.jpg



The two holes on the sides are mounting holes, and the bigger hole in the center is for the 6.5mm piece that comes from the meter.

Almost done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5337_800.jpg



Done. All i need to do now is polish the edges:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5340_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5341_800.jpg



Flow meter mounted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5342_800.jpg



As you can see, it's a PERFECT fit:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5345_800.jpg



I also mounted the pump. Here we have both of them in the top of the case:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5346_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5347_800.jpg



A nice shot of the flow meter:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5348_800.jpg



Then i quickly needed to get the HDD mounted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5350_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5353_800.jpg



All three in the case:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5355_800.jpg



I also mounted the reservoirs. I first needed to make the mounting holes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5360_800.jpg



Fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5362_800.jpg



This is the most amazing tubing i have ever used in my life...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5363_800.jpg



The next step was to make holes in the front of the case for the tubing:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5365_800.jpg



I also had to mod the chassis a bit to accommodate the tubing:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5366_800.jpg



That's as far as i am now. I'm gonna try and see if i can have this mod done before i go on holiday on the 16th. I'm actually aiming to have it done for this coming friday (one hell of a LAN is calling my name) but i'll see how it goes.

Say hello to Jill :D

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5356_800.jpg



Damn she's cute...

Anyway, that's it for now guys. Cheerio!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Long time no see mate but it was well worth the wait ;). Some great plexi work as always, cool flow meter, those reservoirs are gonna look awesome filled.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks Boy4rmoz :D

Updates FTW!!

I've modded like a mad man for the last few days. I basically modded the whole day today, until about a half an hour ago. What an awesome day it was! I love being done with my studies :D

Okay, first off - the Koolance flow meter. I had a bit of a problem, because the flow meter is meant for 10mm tubing, and the entire loop in this machine will be 1/4" (6mm). This is one of the koolance fittings:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5372_800.jpg



I needed a plan. So i spoke to my step-dad about it and he told me "I'll see what i can do for you tomorrow, just be patient." As it turned out, he machined two adapters for me! They step the 10mm down to 6mm! Awesomeness! I also needed brabs for my Swiftech Raddy (for some or other reason, the barbs i got from P-PCs for the raddy were the COMPLETE wrong size...). So, here are the two adapters and the two barbs:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5369_800.jpg



So here the combo i made for my flow meter so that it's basically a 6mm now:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5373_800.jpg



For some or other reason, i didn't take a photo of the adapters in place... oh well, there are pics later in the update ;)

Moving along...

The front panel didn't actually fit in place 100%, because the screws that hold the support beams in place were in the way. Look:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5377_800.jpg



The screw:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5379_800.jpg



So i need to drill a hole in the first layer of plexi in the front panel so that the screw sinks into the plexi. I was puzzled a bit for a while... "How the hell am i gonna mark where to drill that hole?!" and then i had an Epiphany (lol?). Here was my answer:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5382_800.jpg



Tomato Sauce!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5385_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5388_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5389_800.jpg



Voila!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5392_800.jpg



We need to be resourceful modders! :P

Next up, i shortened some 4mm alen cap screws for the reservoir mounting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5394_800.jpg



(i think i went through an entire reinforced dremel disc shortening these screws)

Reservoir mountings fitted:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5397_800.jpg



Reservoirs fitted and tubing attached:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5399_800.jpg



Then i moved on to the side panel. I wanted to leave this panel and have it laser cut (it's not like i can just go out and buy another side panel if i screw this one up) but i was in such a mood for modding that i just decided to do it by hand. I was quite scared because, believe it or not, i've NEVER worked with Alu, ever. So, here's the panel:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5401_800.jpg



Masked up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5403_800.jpg



I spent quite a while marking off what i should cut:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5404_800.jpg



Half way:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5406_800.jpg



Cutting done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5407_800.jpg



Now came the tedious and time consuming task of sanding and filing the edges straight. Here i was about half way:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5411_800.jpg



Done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5412_800.jpg



One or two corners need a bit more filing, but otherwise, it's not bad for a first time :D

Then i did a test fit of the frame:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5419_800.jpg



As you can see, there are actually parts of the panel still in view there. That's not problem though, as there will be mesh in the top and bottom holes, the middle hole will be a window.

Next up was the mesh. I want the mesh piece to be one BIG piece with a hole in the middle for the window. this will leave a cool effect with the mesh under the red plexi. So i marked off the mesh i want to cut out:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5421_800.jpg



Cutting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5424_800.jpg



Done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5425_800.jpg



Quick look of the mesh under the panel:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5427_800.jpg



Bear in mind that the middle hole will be cut out ;)

That's as far as i got with the window, as i got sick and tired of sanding and filing. I'll finish it tomorrow.

Hmmm... what's next...

Ahh, the top panel. All along i've been wondering what to do with my top panel. A plain black panel just isn't gonna cut it. That's where i got the flow meter idea. I'm sure some of you have been wondering what the point of the flow meter is if it's inside, right? Well, that's what will be one of the things to add some detail to the top panel. Marked off the panel:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5429_800.jpg



Small pilot hole drilled:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5432_800.jpg



40mm hole made:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5434_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5438_800.jpg



The BASIC idea:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5440_800.jpg



That idea will obviously still get "optimized" a hell of a lot, but that's just to give you an idea. When i'm finished, the flow meter will be MUCH closer to the top, and the very top of the meter might actually stick out of the panel. Alternatively, i can make a little window. I'll see how it goes.

I ran into a slight problem though. The bracket i made for the flow meter couldn't work anymore. I'm not sure how i measured wrong, but the flow meter was about 4mm too far INTO the case (like... horizontally), so my only option was to remake the bracket i had made a few days ago.

Here's the old bracket (you can also see how i've stepped the tubing down to 6mm here):

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5446_800.jpg



And the new one:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5442_800.jpg



A nice comparisson:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5450_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5454_800.jpg



Another nice comparisson:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/meters.jpg



As you can see, the difference is VERY slight, but it's there. It's only a couple of millimeters. If i hadn't made the new bracket, the meter wouldn't have been in the center of that hole, and that just won't do.

So, that's all i have for you now. I'll continue tomorrow. I'm planning on making a nice plexi panel for the top of the case, which will also have a hole in for the flow meter. Ooh it's gonna be sexy :D

Anyway, cheers guys, sleep well. I'm dead tired.

[Scotty]

HOT.

That's about i can say except.
Awesome
Amazing
So cool

Can i have it?

+rep man

[jdbnsn]

You are doing some beautiful work there and I love those res's, nice craftsmanship!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Very nice work mate, everything looks fantastic and I can't wait to see this beast completed.

Yeah being done with studies is awesome lol, I had my last exam today (bloody maths haha) so I hope to spend all day tomorrow modding with my new Dremel ;)...well after my driving lesson :).

[Xperiment]

This is looking so nice, great craftsmanship - keep it up +rep

[Darth Dad]

Very nice work.... +rep
I am envious of your acrylic skills :evil:

In machine shops they use "Prussian Blue" instead of ketchup to mark metal.... :p

[isunktheship]

Wow I really wish I had some of these tools on-hand!

After that I would just need your skill, then I'm good to go.

Oh and money... yeah that too.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for all your comments (and rep :P ) guys! :D I really appreciate it :D

Update time.

I wasn't planning on posting an update, but i'm bored and at home, so instead of playing Forza 2 for another few hours or watching this David Gilmour DVD again, i thought i'd post an update.

Alright, here are my two 7600GTs that i'll be SLI-ing in this shuttle:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5458_800.jpg



Yes yes, i know that their made by a different Vendor. Long story behind that that nobody cares about, but the point is that they'll work together, but i have to do some modding first! See, when i first got this shuttle, i had my two 7800GTs in here:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/more/IMG_2101.jpg



I had to mod their coolers though, but luckily i wont need to mod any coolers, because the coolers are coming off. So here's what i did. I measured up two identical pieces of plexi that will act as mounting hardware:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5469_800.jpg



Drilled the holes FIRST (only learned this little tip a few weeks ago):

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5470_800.jpg



After cutting them out, i tapped the 4mm holes in the middle with a 5mm thread:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5478_800.jpg



And here is the setup of the two cards. Reminds me SO much of the 7950GX2:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5481_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5482_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5483_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5484_800.jpg



Obviously it will look a million times better when i'm finished. I still need to make appropriately long 3mm rods, polish the plexi, and also get a nice 5mm dome nut for the Legend card's mounting.

I also did some more tubing work:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5486_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5488_800.jpg



Ignore the slight kink between the chipset and first video card, that will be sorted out ;)

Then i started some more work on the mesh. Ahh man i hate working on this mesh... Cut out:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5490_800.jpg



After that, i sanded it to the perfect size, and rounded the corners. I still need to finish the corners though.

Then i needed to make the holes in the plexi frame that will hold the frame, mesh, side panel, and window together. I was scared of doing this, because the mounting screws will be 3mm, and the plexi frame is only 10mm wide. This leaves a HUGE possibility of cracking the plexi. So i needed to mask up the frame, PERFECTLY, so that i could make the markings in the center, PERFECTLY in the center. Masking up this thing was a tedious and time consuming process.... Masking...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5493_800.jpg



Masking...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5494_800.jpg



Masking...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5497_800.jpg



Please... no more...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5495_800.jpg


(please excuse that mess. That's actually a room for all sorts of other crap, and since my modding room is overflowing with other stuff, i have to mod here :P )


I eventually got it done and marked the holes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5499_800.jpg



And drilled them:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5507_800.jpg



No cracks :D

Anyway, that's it for now. I'm busy making these same holes in the mesh. It's such a crap job... you have NO idea. Each hole takes at least 5 minutes of drilling/filing.

[The boy 4rm oz]

More plastic W/C brackets, nice.

Yeah I know what you mean about the drilling, I cut out all of my plexi in under an hour and it takes me over an hour to mount a single piece (masking, measuring, drilling and cutting bolts to size).

[Gun Down]

Wow man you have amazing work

And your worklog is very telling and clean

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for the comments guys :)

Boy 4rm oz: Yep, it's always like that. You spend more time mounting plexi you modded than the time you spent modding the plexi :P

Update time!

I'm SO excited to get this update up.

One thing, before i update.... i HATE mesh.... i hate it. It looks so, so good, but working with it is terrible...

ANYWAY. As i said in the last update, i needed to make all the mounting holes in the mesh. My initial method ended up costing me about 10 minutes per hole (there are 14 holes, so that's over 2 hours, just to make a few holes). I eventually thought about using plexi as a guide, and that worked perfectly:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5509_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5512_800.jpg



After some more sanding and filing, it looks like the mesh is almost done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5515_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5517_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5520_800.jpg



Now i just have to cut a big hole into it. lol.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5525_800.jpg



Half way:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5526_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5530_800.jpg



OMW... how sexy is this:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5533_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5534_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5539_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5540_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5543_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5544_800.jpg



All it needed now was a window:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5546_800.jpg



All done:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5552_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5550_800.jpg



Not too bad for my first side panel mod ever hey? I'm very happy with the result, i think it looks absolutely fantastic. All the panel still needs is a couple of layers of paint :D

By the way, looks like i'm destroying photobucket this month. lol. I've used almost 30GBs of bandwidth since the 12th of November :|

[The boy 4rm oz]

Very nice mate, very nice. The smoked plexi really sets it off. +rep

[Eclecticos]

You aint kiddin' looks Professional. +Rep

[isunktheship]

So potentially could you run a lighter over the edges when you are done, to get that ultra gloss?

I've seen it done elsewhere, how hard is that?

Very clean work!

[The boy 4rm oz]

So potentially could you run a lighter over the edges when you are done, to get that ultra gloss?

I've seen it done elsewhere, how hard is that?

Very clean work!

I have also seen it done but instead of a lighter, one of those small propane torches was used. It seems easy enough, you need to be careful about melting and warping though.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Thanks for all your comments guys!

Yeah, the lighter trick could work, but i far prefer the old school "sand and polish" method. It just looks perfect!

UPDATE!!!

Sheesh guys, it's been ages since an update. I'm sorry about that. It's been due to a handful of things. December was nuts because of holidays and so on, and as soon as i was back from all the holidays, we started some crazy home improvements and i had nowhere to mod. Once the home improvements weren't interfering with my modding room anymore, i decided to do some modding room upgrades. Before:

http://www.daejavoo.com/media/blogpics/3007/IMG_4170.jpg



After:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/moddingroom/IMG_6625_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/moddingroom/IMG_6627_800.jpg



I'm still busy though :P

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/moddingroom/IMG_6636_800.jpg



Anyway, once THAT was out of the way (only last week), i was finally able to start modding again. So, here's the update!

I realised that the HDD would get pretty warm in the upper compartment of the case, so i decided to give it some ventilation. Top panel masked up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5591_800.jpg



Rough cut:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5592_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5594_800.jpg



All done!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5595_800.jpg



Then i needed to cut a piece of plexi to go over that for detail, so got a piece of plexi:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6702_800.jpg



Nice red plexi:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6704_800.jpg



Masked up and measured:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6705_800.jpg



Cut out:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6706_800.jpg



Then i measured the hole for the flow meter:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6707_800.jpg



Hole made!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6708_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6709_800.jpg



I still need to soften the edges though...

Anyway, the hole for the HDD was then measured out:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6710_800.jpg



And cut:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6712_800.jpg



Test fitting... fits perfectly!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6714_800.jpg



Then i measured how i wanted to cut it out:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6715_800.jpg



Done!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6718_800.jpg



Test fitting:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6721_800.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6723_800.jpg



So far so good. The next step is to make a border for the HDD hole, and put some mesh in there. It's gonna look VERY good, i'm sure.

I also made a little keyring for myself:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_6724_800.jpg



That's it. Sorry i've taken so long!

If you're gonna comment, please also let me know what you think of the photos now, if you don't mind. Part of the reason why i put all the white plexi in this room was for photos. Thanks guys!

Regards
Ettienne

[slamaa]

Awesome stuff man, I like the defyant style white plexi bench with LCD.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Wow fantastic as always, that name plate looks great. The new modspace looks great ;).

[p0Pe]

looks very nice! like how the things reflect in the plexi table thingie:D also like the top, and how you cut it out:P.. nice skills right there.

+rep and looking foreward to seeing more updates:)

[DZ469]

Man i dont mind the wait at all. This mod is soooo nice that any update
at all is a treat. The case is just a work of art. Keep up the amazing work. :up:

[robi57412]

All i can say is that this is amazing. Ive been looking at building my first computer ever and im thinking of building it into a SFF case (and maybe mod it a ton later on). Im learning a lot out of this worklog (+rep when i figure out how to do that)...

ummm, one question though, the lcd screen i saw you had mounted on a wall in your worktable picture, is that modded on some clear plexiglass? how does one go about doing that? thanks! :D

-robi

[forgothow2]

Just wondering ,but how old are you ?

and awsome mods !!!

Looks epic ,keeep it up :up:

Cheers

[cellsite60]

Just found this worklog and all i can say is WOW, great work, keep it up :up:
Gotta love those shuttle cases !!!