Project: LEXA

[mittelmeier]

That looks amazing. +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mittelmeier, I'm glad you like it.

[Pointy_Stick]

Good Heavens! Could it be that this case might just be nearing completion? If that's the case, I should head down to EB Games, Duke Nukem Forever is probably out.

Excellent work man, + rep on sticking with it.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Good Heavens! Could it be that this case might just be nearing completion? If that's the case, I should head down to EB Games, Duke Nukem Forever is probably out.



LOL. Yes she is almost complete...finally haha. Sorry to break it to you though, Duke Nukem Forever will never be released lol.

Thanks for the comment Pointy and thanks for the +rep.

[985323]

Wow that looks great, the black and green look great together

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks 985323. I am so close now, just a few final detail bits to complete, some cable shortening/sleeving and a bit of fiddling with the pump mount and she will be ready for the hardware.

[blueonblack]

:banana: Woo hoo!! It looks like a computer!!
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[The boy 4rm oz]

Yes finally it does look like a computer lol. Hardware still sitting in a pile next to me though lol. I may get one of those new Antec skeleton test bench things and mod that a bit, I like the whole idea of maximum airflow by having the hardware outside the chassis, I have grown accustomed to it.

Thanks for your comment blueonblack.

[DonT-FeaR]

i know the pile... i got one too... lol

[ulysses.cazuquel]

My great friend your project is very good. :D
My compliments

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thank you very much ulysses, as is your project.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok guys. I started shortening the cables for the CCFL harness and I have run into a problem. The new switches I have for the CCFLs have a blue LED in them that is meant to light up when you flick the switch.

The problem I am having is that I can't get it to light up and power the CCFL at the same time. I have both 1 yellow and 1 red spade connector coming from the molex plug. The light will only turn on when the red spade connector is attached to the LED terminal but the switch wont work when I do so.

I soldered a second spade connector to the red line so I can have one attached to the switch and another to LED terminal. For some reason the switch takes priority over the LED even when both of the spade connectors are attached. If I remove the spade to the switch than the LED works and the CCFL doesn't. As soon as I plug the spade back on the LED it stops working and the CCFL does lol.

I am really stuck with this due to me not being that great at circuits and such. Can someone please help me?

Please ask if you need any pics.

[mittelmeier]

I wish I could help you but I have the same issue with a lighted switch on my comp. I just gave up and left it without a light for the time being. I'm interested in how to fix this so I can make mine light when it's on.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well I guess I owe you guys an update on what I have been up to lately.

I have spent the majority of my time routing cables and trying to get my LED rocker switches to work. Thanks very much to Luke and XcOM for their help so far.
I Got around to mounting my 20cm UV CCFL to the support bar of the case:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4971/dsc025051912158ye6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I also wired up all the CCFLs to their respective inverters:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8559/dsc025031988391lq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6587/dsc025042163859he0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The only thing left to do is finish soldering the power connectors for the rocker switches and I don't have to worry about the CCFLs.

I have also tweaked the bump bracket by cutting the brass nuts in half. The pump is 100% secure and will not move (even if I force it.
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1907/dsc025082247248wl3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I have also been tweaking a bit with the water loop:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2054/dsc025092388221kx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8817/dsc025102515186pp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9318/dsc025112583126av3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8787/dsc025122647378kn7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I have been able to connect the 120mm rad to the res and fillport, the res to the 240mm rad and then the 240mm rad to the pump. I know that this loop probably isn't the best for the flow but it is the only way I can keep it all neat. If the flow is really bad I will upgrade the pump to a Danger Den D5.

And last but not least I have started designing a new face plate for the front of the reservoir.
Tell me what you think:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1935/reservoirfaceplate1kz2.png (http://imageshack.us)
The new face plate will be made from a piece of AC Ryan MeshX I have laying around. The "LEXA" and the line underneath it will cut from the mesh. The mesh will be painted black and I will use clear double sided tape to attach it to the front of the res.

That's it for now. When the weather clears up I will paint my fans then I can finish routing the cables. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[p0Pe]

that looks awsome! cant wait to have completed night shots:P

and damn that pump is tiny!

+rep:)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks a lot pOPe, neither can I.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I have a small update today. I made the face plate for the reservoir.
The cut out and filed face plate:
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/2433/dsc025137022923jc5.jpg
I then painted it a satin black, not the flat I usually use. This helps it blend in with the glossy plastic at the front of the case:
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4547/dsc025147140516iy6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
And installed to the front of the reservoir:
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/939/dsc025177212392eb2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The letters are back lit by the Vista screen saver but you get the idea.

I may get around to painting some of my fans this arvo but I doubt it. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[p0Pe]

WOW that mesh is nice! very well cut m8! i know how hard it is to cut that stuff and especially as thin as you did it there:P

your gonna put green fluid in right?

[b4i7]

that looks great jason!

[985323]

Id agree with p0Pe green fluid would look great, very nice job on that mesh, looking good

[The boy 4rm oz]

@pOPe & 985323 - Yep UV green fluid.
@b4i7 - Thanks Sean.

Yeah I cut out everything with the Dremal and cutting disks, boy do I mean everything lol. I cot it as close to the lines as possible before using a file to remove the rough edges. Took me about 1 hour to cut, 30 mins to clean up and another 30 mins to prime, paint and mount.

Thanks for the comments guys, I really appreciate it.

[DonT-FeaR]

well diserved comments...

this is bloody awsum...

nice work man i like it so much.... +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mate.

[blueonblack]

Have to agree with the others, your mesh faceplate looks excellent. Really catches the eye. +rep
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[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks blue. I thought the plain clear plastic just looked dull and boring. A solid mass of colour wouldn't go with the theme. I actually contemplated replacing the front piece of plexi with a smoked black piece or even painting on a design. The mesh suited my needs best cos I have tons of it lol.

Thanks for the comment and the +rep

*EDIT*
Thanks blue, you just gave me my third light green rep bar.

[blueonblack]

Thanks blue, you just gave me my third light green rep bar.

Woo hoo!!!


:banana::banana::banana:
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[AMD Killa]

I've been following this project since you mentioned the 4200ti. I have got to say, that this is one of THE best cases I've seen on this site. It's a shame I'll never get to see it in the flesh (a long long long... way for me to go XD).

If it looks that good in the photos, imagine what it would look like in the flesh!!!

When are you hoping to have this finished by? Christmas? I understand that there has been a massive amount of time effort and dedication to this project, and I hope it turns out the way you want it to.

Don't rush it (DF will hate me for that) because you might find that you miss something. The amount of time you've spent on it so far, you might as well get it 100% perfect. Personally, if I spent over a year working on a mod, I woulden't waste it by making the case look 95% of the look you were after.

EDIT: Added rep+ in recognition of your hard work, considering that you haven't let up on your schoolwork.

[blueonblack]

Personally, if I spent over a year working on a mod, I woulden't waste it by making the case look 95% of the look you were after.

I couldn't have said it better myself. 100% minimum.
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[DonT-FeaR]

AMD Kiler...
i hate u lol

jk
i agree.... but still i wanna c it done :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thank you all very much guys. Your support really means a lot to me.

I go back to school tomorrow kicking off the last 11 days of high school FOR EVER (before exams). I doubt I will get you an update before then but I hope I will have a chance to work on her a bit more. Once my mate gives me back my Dremel I can finish the RAM cooler and perhaps sometime this week I will paint the fans (it's meant to be warm). After than I have only the CCFL cables to solder up, make 1 (YAY) more mesh cover and then install.

She has taken me a long time to make I know (about 14-15 months now I think), the idea and vision was constantly changing but now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Christmas is my maximum deadline. She will definably be finished well before then.

Once again thanks for all your ongoing support. If you have any questions about something I have made/modded feel free to post em up and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability.

[DonT-FeaR]

dont go towards the light!!! its a train!!!!!


good luck mate//

[AMD Killa]

dont go towards the light!!! its a train!!!!!


good luck mate//

Someone's been listening to too much metallica. No Leaf Clover XD

[DonT-FeaR]

lol??? it is....??? i made it up... rofl

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yep Metallica through and through.

[Acey]

You people just cant stop to tempt me with green plexi on black cases. Can I eat yours?

[The boy 4rm oz]

If you must lol. I have spent so much cash and time on this mod that when it's finished I will probably have to eat it myself haha.

Green and black is a killer combo though. I am going a little out of the square for my next mod though.

[DonT-FeaR]

anything and black works nicely...

[The boy 4rm oz]

WOOHOO!!! Time for a very very small update lol

Well it is Friday afternoon and a lovely 29*c outside so it seemed like a perfect time to paint my fans.
Here are all the fans with their cables bagged up and with the blades painted with some yellow gel highlighter:
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8396/dsc025222240335od8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
After I gave the blades a coat of clear varnish the fans looked like this:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5328/dsc025252349351ep4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I wish I had some pics to show you with the fan but my camera only captured the blue glow, not the green center, bummer.

I know it looks a bit patchy but the highlighter kept spreading across the smooth plastic surface. You can't notice this when the fans are running though.

I still haven't decided whether or not to paint the 60mm fans from the RAM cooler. I am going to wait and see how that turns out before I make my decision. The last fan I have to paint is the one on my Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II northbridge cooler. As the cooler is being used I will paint it when I am assembling the system.

I also finished filing the cuts on my RAM cooler:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8744/dsc025202664352gs8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Since my friend still has my Dremel I couldn't do any more work to it but I did do this:
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6632/dsc025212806995af3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I traced the letters from the cooler onto a piece of gloss black mesh I had laying around from a pair of old speakers. This mesh will be cut out and placed in the cuts. Green plexi will then be put behind the mesh. Should look really cool.

Well that's all for me, better get started on the homework, gonna be a late one tomorrow night ;). Until then...

Happy Modding.

[blueonblack]

Consistently excellent work, real eye for detail. I love the fans, never would have thought of that method, they turned out great. +rep
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[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks blue. I really do wish I could show you a pic of them powered on, they look awesome. The yellow highlighter mixed with the blue LEDs makes an awesome green glow on the blades.

[blueonblack]

:) Green glow good. :)
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[mittelmeier]

Those fans look good.

[Karbon Killa]

As said before, you've definitely got an eye for detail. I am just waiting to see this thing done and fully put together with hardware and all. I just cant wait! But I have to unfortunately. :( :P

[The boy 4rm oz]

@mittelmeier - Thanks, I like how they turned out a lot.
@Karbon Killa - Well I only have 6 days of classes left so after that I will hopefully be able to get her all put together rather quickly.

The last few things left on my list to do are:
1. Finish soldering up the CCFL leads.
2. Make a mesh cover for the gap in the HDD cover plate.
3. Finish the RAM cooler.
4. Cable management.

After that there are just a couple of little touch ups I need to do (nothing major) then I can install the system and water cool this baby, finally lol.

[DonT-FeaR]

omg.... so close.... just make sure you get all of your homework done first :)

LOL i lost like 30 posts???

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mate.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well guys, my last lessons were on Monday so I have had this week to finish off remaining assignments and a few other tedious stuff. I have finished all that crap so now it's time to mod ;).

Lets start off with a piece I have made in hindsight of a design fault (mine not NZXT).
See these gaps?:
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4185/dsc025359435367kj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7223/dsc025369525825oi6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Ugly aren't they? Time to make a cover, mesh naturally ;).
Drew up the design on what is left of my MeshX panel:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9769/dsc025399677265ua4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Then I roughly cut around the design with tin snips:
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/1280/dsc025409748184yt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Time to get the Dremel out.
I cut the cover out and cleaned up the edges:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5964/dsc025449815274uy5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I then bend the cover into shape:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5715/dsc025459876347ax1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6376/dsc025469963934eq1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Turned out pretty good I think :).

Time for the test fit, YAY no ugly hole lol:
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1098/dsc025470023429wi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img402.imageshack.us/content.php?page=done&l=img402/9282/dsc025480079603we8.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/158/dsc025490143699xo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I drilled the holes and time for another test fit:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/434/dsc025500249537lh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4971/dsc025510369434lm3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Fits perfectly.

Now time to paint:
I primed and painted the cover and this is the result:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7823/dsc025520513686ft3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Final install:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2315/dsc025530618680tz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8561/dsc025540690007kt0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3541/dsc025550753758so9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think it turned out pretty well. Some of the paint did chip off around the screws and I will retouch this before the final complete install.

Next up on the list was the side intake fan.
I spliced the cable and added a male and female 3.5mm headphone jack and also sleeved the cable black. This will make taking the side panel a breeze.
Pics:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6392/dsc025410872401el3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4083/dsc025420977786fg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Then I installed it on the side panel:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6644/dsc025581063256fm5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8981/dsc025591153573pm4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I also have to add the original dust trap which will be installed on the rear of the fan. this just makes it more convenient to clean. The dust trap will be held on with the sale bolts and domed nuts as the rest of the mod.

While I was attaching the other fan to the Side panel I thought I may as well install the front intake fan:
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9469/dsc025561435269kq4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Routed the cable:
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2268/dsc025571503125tp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And last but not least I found a use for the black thumb screws I brought. They will be perfect to use to attach the motherboard.
I attached the thumbscrews to the stand offs so I wouldn't lose them lol:
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1233/dsc025371308465wh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Each thumbscrew has a silicon washer attached to the bottom of the screw. This is to ensure there will be no short between the motherboard and the screw.

Well that's it for now. I have my Dremel back so I can finish off the RAM cooler and then I just have to finish off the CCFL cabling and route the rest and I am done. I have to go into school tomorrow and early next week to finish off some work so I may get some more done this weekend. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[mittelmeier]

Great idea using the 3.5 jack for the fan on the side panel. I may have to steal that idea for myself. The mesh was a nice gap closer. +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mate. Yeah the 3.5mm jack works great, the most tedious piece of soldering I have ever done lol. It works great but sometimes it stops. I think there is a lose connection on the male (fan) side of the cable.

Thanks for the +rep mate.

[DonT-FeaR]

very nice....
good surprise :)

fans looks sweet.. nice idea on the mb screws... im stealing that idea :P

[The boy 4rm oz]

Lol thanks DF.

[mittelmeier]

I hate dealing with lost connections. They are the worst to track down. Best of luck finding it.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Hey guys I just got nominated for MOTM at Bit-Tech. Register for me if you want.
Linky:
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/10/31/motm-oct-08/1

[DonT-FeaR]

wow con grats man.... thats awsome..

you got some good competition but good luck


(your bettah)

[Acey]

Grats on the nom, mate. This month's one is hard. Wood, scratch build, etc.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Lol thanks guys. I hope I stand a chance lol, nothing I can do now.

I am hoping to get the majority of LEXA finished off this weekend, then I can get onto the water cooling ;).

[DonT-FeaR]

oh yeah :) you dont have alot to do by the sounds of it :) from what we were talking bout the other day

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yep not a lot at all.
Just to re cap for the rest of you.
1. I need to finish the RAM cooler
2. Finish the CCFL cable soldering
3. Sleeve and route a few more cables
4. Water cool and install hardware

That's about it lol.

[DonT-FeaR]

i was hoping you would get to page 60 :) made it to 50 tho :)

good luck

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yep 56 pages is a lot. The only other logs I have seen with that many posts are tribal's logs.

[blueonblack]

Mod of the Month!!!! Wooo hooo!!! I'll register over there just to vote. :up:


And that's 57 pages now. :D
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[The boy 4rm oz]

You need 10 or more posts on the forum to vote BTW. Thanks for the thought though and of course your support. Sadly I am losing to another Aussie with immense skill, he will win, I am very glad I voted for him. It didn't feel......right to vote for myself.

[blueonblack]

Ah, hell. Glad you were nominated anyway. Guess I'll have to sign up over there and make a few posts for just this occasion in the future. :)
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[DonT-FeaR]

lol i said the same thing...

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks guys.

[DonT-FeaR]

dont thank us with words thank us with more work :)

i get really excited everytime i see lexa posted on by ya....

think i have problems

[The boy 4rm oz]

Once again guys, thank you all for your on going support, comments and votes for MOTM over at Bit-Tech. Sadly I am losing but I don't care, I am just honored to get nominated.

Today I didn't need to go into school so I got stuck into finishing my RAM cooler. I actually stated this on the weekend but ran into some problems, I will explain when I get to it later.

First I made a whole new batch of letters, the other ones were crap lol:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8613/dsc025606165802xp8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I then cut out some bits of plexi to glue in behind the letters I cut from the face plate:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/828/dsc025616448627fc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I used some clear roofing silicon to glue the plexi in place:
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/7964/dsc025626514323at4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Looks pretty good doesn't it?:
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6373/dsc025636580970lp7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3240/dsc025646645805gj0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I left this to dry overnight to let the silicon dry properly. I came out the next day to drill the excess plexi out through the holes but the silicon was really weak and the piece of plexi kept falling off. I re-glued the plexi using an excessive amount of silicon and used a piece of wooden garden stake to keep the plexi pushed up toght against the mesh cooler.
Pic of the clamping phase:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7194/dsc025656845277pv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I left the cooler like this overnight to let the silicon dry properly.

This morning I went back to the shed and got out my drill ;).
I drilled out all of the excess plexi from the front of the cooler. This is how the plexi pieces looked after:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7199/dsc025666907510sr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Now you can't see any green plexi front on (except the letter of course).
I then glued the black letters over the green plexi:
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8438/dsc025697040778oh2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I then installed the fans so I could get an idea of how it looked:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6933/dsc025727114221cv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It actually looks a lot greener, my camera just doesn't pic kit up too well.

I was contemplating painting the fans to look like the rest of mine (green blades) but I think the plain blue would look better for this piece. It will make you look at the letters, not the fans.

The cooler in now 80% complete. All I need to do is cut a small piece of green plexi to fit in the hole in the top left of the RAM cooler. I am going to engrave "Project:" into the piece of plexi so the RAM cooler will read "Project: LEXA". One that is done I won't have to pick up my Dremel for a very long time :(.

I also finished off a few other bits today.
I Installed the stock mesh dust trap to the rear of the side intake fan using the same bolts and domed nuts as the rest of the mod. Looks really clean IMO.
Pics:
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9426/dsc025737399964lx5.jpg
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4618/dsc025747484084ci1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
That's now finished.

I had another one of the fan grills which I installed on the side intake fan so I installed it to the rear exhaust fan:
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7026/dsc025757611689fr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I also got stuck into some cable management.
Here are the floppy bays which will be concealing the majority of my cables:
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8359/dsc025767694241ge8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Currently you can see the power cables for the side intake fan, the 240mm radiator fans and the power lead to the RAM cooler. The only thing that's missing is the CCFL wire harness.
Here is a shot of the motherboard tray:
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/511/dsc025777874779bw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It's pretty neat ATM but there are a few more cables to go there yet.

Well that's all for now. I am going to mark up a piece of plexi which will fit in the RAM cooler later, I may even get around to working on the CCFL harness. Currently I leave you at 97% (case) completion WOOHOO!!! Until then...

Happy Modding.

[DonT-FeaR]

frigan woo,,,, looks sweet man..

i love this case.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mate. I'm really happy with how it has turned out.

[blueonblack]

Excellent work as always, love how you drilled out the plexi behind the RAM cooler so you can't see it. Simple solutions are always the best. :up:
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[Vitz¥^]

1st post here!! :D

Been watching this thread for a while now, really like what you are doing with everything!

The RAM Cooler has caught my attention in particular. I ordered one the other day and was thinking of doing a similar thing to it myself (as long as you wont hunt me down and kill me for plagerism :lol: )... Just wondering how much space there is between the fans and the plexi? Do you have to use really thin plex?

Beyond that! Loving the work!

+rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

@blue - Thanks mate. Yeah it was the easiest solution but not something that was easy lol. Took me around 40mins-1hour to successfully drill out all of the plexi lol. My arm was killing me haha.

Thanks for the comment and thanks for the +rep Vitzy^. I am glad it is my mod which dragged you from the darkness and made you register lol.

The depth of the cooler is (from the outside) is 1.7cm (17mm). The alu which the cooler is made of is 1mm thick. This leaves you 16mm to work with on the inside of the cooler. The fans themselves are 11mm thick. So in total you have a 5mm gap between the fans and the top of the cooler (the fans sit level with the base, RAM side, of the cooler). The plexi I used was 3mm thick so I roughly have a 2mm gap between the plexi and the fans.

I don't mind at all if you use my idea, feel free to use any of my ideas. That's what modding is about, sharing ideas and experience. I am glad you are enjoying my mod and once again thanks for the comment.

[DonT-FeaR]

yea i was impressed with that idea to... very good..

i shall use ur ideas mwah ha ha ha... :)

[Vitz¥^]

I don't mind at all if you use my idea, feel free to use any of my ideas. That's what modding is about, sharing ideas and experience. I am glad you are enjoying my mod and once again thanks for the comment.
Many thanks Oz :D

/me cant wait to get the package and dremmel out of the box :D

I'm currently undertaking a minor mod myself (undoubtedly it will turn out nothing like my plan, but there you go :)), just adding a window, couple extra fans and new paint job, the site has been excellent help so far :bowdown:

[The boy 4rm oz]

That's good to hear. I hope you enjoy your stay. If you have any questions just ask. I am sure we can help you out with pretty much anything.

[mittelmeier]

That's a very nice RAM cooler. It fits in really nicely with the rest of your mod. +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mittel. I am really happy with how it turned out, but I'm not done with it yet ;). Thanks for the rep mate.

[DonT-FeaR]

vitzy listen to tb4o he knows his stuff..

if i gave him a doller for every time he helped me i would be very broke.

[mittelmeier]

vitzy listen to tb4o he knows his stuff..

if i gave him a doller for every time he helped me i would be very broke.

And he'd have more fun toys right? :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

And he'd have more fun toys right? :D

Exactly lol :D. I could have paid someone to do the mod for me lol.

[mittelmeier]

Now what would be the fun in that? If I paid someone to do a mod for me, I'd end up with 2 mods because I'd decide to build my own while waiting on them to finish the first one.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah I would never pay anyone to do a mod for me (except if it was Bill from MNPCTech :D). I would pay for parts to me made but not an entire mod.

[DonT-FeaR]

yea i agree with making every part but some things are too hard... like the faceplate i want made :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well guys I'm just about to go to bed but I just want you to know I have a surprise for you in the morning ;).

[Vitz¥^]

NOT FAIR!! We WANT now! :P


sleep well :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well guys I have a little surprise for you. I worked my ass off yesterday when I should have been getting homework done before I go away on Monday but no no no, I had to mod.

After 16months and 19days (I think lol), LEXA is finished. Yes you heard me finished, well the case is anyway. I still have to finish the RAM cooler.

Before we get to the pics of the finished case here Is how the CCFL harness turned out:
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4497/dsc025796787310kw1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It works perfectly, lights the CCFL and the LED in the switch.

And here are a few shots of how the cabling in the floppy bays turned out:
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4517/dsc025806866035ci3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2693/dsc025816925763lf0.jpg

Now onto the pics of LEXA. I warn you in advance that the case is dirty and the pics are bad. For the final shoot I will give her a wash to remove the fingerprints and take some proper pics.
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2465/dsc025847066728md4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3492/dsc025857130150mx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9763/dsc025867184049bb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7056/dsc025877232800ps8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4452/dsc025887284315mh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2703/dsc025907376853nd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


I hope you all enjoy those pics. I am really happy with how the chassis itself turned out. I am going away on Monday (coming back Friday) so don't expect any updates until after then. I have some school work to finish before I go away so that takes priority over the RAM cooler sadly :(. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[985323]

congrats your almost there

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks mate. Once the RAM cooler is done I am cramming as many goodies in there as I can lol.

[mittelmeier]

Sweet. Great to finally see it done.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah it sure is mate. I still have a little bit of work to do with the cable management but that has to wait until I get the hardware in.

[DonT-FeaR]

wow... you shall make the 60 pages :)

pitty to see it gone but i know you have other mods planned...

and another rep again

[The boy 4rm oz]

I have other mods planned yes but this one isn't over just yet. Yes the case is finished (FINALLY!!!) but the RAM cooler is still to be finished along with the installation and the water cooling of the hardware. Still a bit to do lol. Thanks for the +rep mate.

[gamer_from_aust]

@Ouch! - Yeah I wish haha, na they are DVD's that I get with a computer mag subscription. Every issue has over 9GB of goodness lol.

that wouldnt be pc powerplay would it?

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yes yes it would. Gonna submit this bad boy when it's done. I need a new monitor and speakers lol.

[ContraptionMaker]

Nice build, very intensive! Came out super nice, you've got some great skills man.
+rep from me!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks a lot ContraptionMaker.

[mittelmeier]

Have some more rep. I forgot when I posted before.

[KiLLERMAN21]

Nice man, very nice, great to see that your (almost) finished. +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks guys. Thanks for the rep.

[DonT-FeaR]

see.... page 60.... this is also the 600th post :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Wh00t!!! 600th post lol. PARTY!!!

[DonT-FeaR]

how serious are you....

cuz im like 95% serious ... we should party

[Vitz¥^]

man, that looks real good.

Good work :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks Vitzy.

[Drum Thumper]

Gratz on the front page!

Edit: Have another light green box on me!

[Pedastriol]

bad ass rig, hopefully I will be starting some mods of my own :)

[mittelmeier]

Congratz on making the front page. I think some rep is called for.

[Frenkie]

Well deservered frontpage feuature. +rep !

[The boy 4rm oz]

Just got back from a short holiday today with some mates. What a surprise I returned to.

Thanks a lot guys for all your help, support, comments and rep. I am hoping to do some work on the RAM cooler tomorrow and hopefully wrap everything up before next friday when I am going away again.

[blueonblack]

Front PAGE!!! Woo hoo!!! :banana::banana:

Grats, have some more rep, this mod is great! (Funny how one of your latest posts says it's done....) :D
________
R75 (http://www.bmw-tech.org/wiki/BMW_R75)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah the case is finished but the mod is still rolling. I am hoping to get the RAM cooler done tomorrow and hopefully the system installed in the arvo and let the W/C run in for 24hrs.

Thanks a lot for the rep man, here is some for your efforts.

[Spidermeld]

+rep. This mod is fantastic.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks Spider, thanks for the +rep.

[KiLLERMAN21]

Grats on the front page. Have some more rep.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks killer.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Hey guys, I have some good news and some bad news.

The good news is that I Have started the final "Project:" engraving for the RAM cooler.

The bad news is that my Dremel is now broken. I cut out the piece of plexi that was required and when I attached the engraving bit (not using the flex shaft) my Dremel decided it would be funny to get stuck on full speed. On all the speed setting my Dremel is running flat out, I don't want to attempt to engrave like this. I now have to wait until tomorrow until I can take the Dremel back to the place I brought it from and they will probably send it to America for repairs, such a head F**K!!!. Looks like someone doesn't want me to finish this mod lol.

Well looks like this probably wont be finished before Christmas now :(.

I'll keep ya posted.

[blueonblack]

Man, there is nothing worse than fighting your tools. Sorry to hear it. :(
________
MEDICAL MARIJUANA (http://medicalmarijuanacard.info)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah and I was hoping to have it all finished by Thursday.

[mittelmeier]

Bad luck man. Sorry to hear it.

[985323]

That sucks, when your so close

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah I know. Oh well, I guess I can wait a little bit longer lol.

[DonT-FeaR]

wanna borrow mine??? lol... that sucks man.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Na I think I have a proper engraver laying about. I will look tomorrow.

[KiLLERMAN21]

Damn man that sucks |_________________| that much. Hope you get a speedy repair done ;)

[DonT-FeaR]

thats 9ft worth of suck right there :) AHA HA HA HA oh the memories

[The boy 4rm oz]

thats 9ft worth of suck right there :) AHA HA HA HA oh the memories

I don't even want to know lol ;).

[DonT-FeaR]

i was playing with a 9ft tape measure and killermans brother was playing cod 4 and his stats got wiped and i had the tape measure all the way out and i was like thats 9FT OF SUCK.... lol nothing gross...

[KiLLERMAN21]

I don't even want to know lol ;).

You disgust me...-.-

[The boy 4rm oz]

You disgust me...-.-

I try my best haha.

[DonT-FeaR]

rofl... put a smile on mah face... lol

[Thorn]

Very, Very nice jobs ! +res

keep go....

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks very much thorn.

[Vitz¥^]

9ft of Suck idd. LOL! GL findin the engraver oz :D

[Thorn]

Congratulations first page TBCS !!!

Maybe sometime I will be on first page :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

I found the engraver today and manage to start the engraving, pics later.

I am sure your mod will feature on the front page Thorn ;).

[KiLLERMAN21]

Itll get to the front, dont worry.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Sorry I haven't been around lately guys. Just got back from Schoolies (massive weekend party for last year of school students ;)), much fun had indeed ;).

Anyway I have started leak testing my PC. There was 1 set back with resulted in the draining of the loop but now everything is looking great. I am hoping to post some pics up tomorrow.

I need to pick up some adhesive cable tie mounts to tidy up the wires on the back of the mobo and once that is done I can do the photo shoot.

See ya when I see ya guys.

[blueonblack]

Cool, can't wait to see it!

[DonT-FeaR]

ill give you 1 week !!!! ba ha ha .... :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

If your lucky you may even see the pics tonight ;).

[KiLLERMAN21]

Well, I dont know about you guys, but im feeling lucky! ;)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well my luck ran out lol. I encountered another little problem which had me leak testing overnight. Anyway everything is fine now, I am typing from LEXA now :D ;), I will post pics later today.

[Spawn-Inc]

wow TB4O, the case is looking slick. nice work on it +rep

hows temps?

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks Spawn.

Currently at idle my Q6600 and my 8800GTX are both around 30*c (without OC or side panels). This is pretty good considering on air my Q6600 used to idle around 54*c and the 8800GTX around 65*c with the fan at 70%.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well guys I have a 2 part update for you all, the first part is the completion of the RAM cooler and the second part is the installation of the water cooling.

Firstly I marked up the piece of plexi for cutting:
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/3240/dsc025964432173tq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I then printed out the piece of text which would be engraved:
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/1337/dsc025974489123ey0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It fits perfectly on the plexi:
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9006/dsc025984566794pa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I then cut out the plexi:
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8346/dsc025994623380wh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I glued the text to the plexi and was ready to engrave:
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5543/dsc026004677440mj0.jpg

I was just about to start engraving when my Dremel crapped itself, yet the variable speed was stuck on max. I sent it away for repairs and was forced to use this old engraved I had laying around:
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8874/dsc026024852328ap3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Absolutely gutless haha.
This is what resulted from the attempt of engraving:
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/4388/dsc026044913716yz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9544/dsc026054972392ml8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Not bad for a first shot I must admit.
I touched it up and about 20 mins later I was left with this:
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8626/dsc026065100932fe4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Turned out pretty well I think.
I then glued the plexi piece in place and now a fully functioning RAM cooler:
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3348/dsc026105218149wn8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I know you can't see the engraving too well in that pic but it looks much better in the PC with the rest of the gear.

This concludes part 1 of this update, onto part 2.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok time for part 2 of this update, water cooling.

Before I could do anything I needed to install the PSU into position:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4095/dsc026115689349us2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The PSU cover plays it's part perfectly, it looks great.
I installed everything to the mobo and then installed it into the case:
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6927/dsc026135772504sh6.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/745/dsc026145843697cw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I had a few problems while installing the motherboard but nothing I couldn't overcome. The first problem being the fan grill on the rear fan interfering with the on-board Karajan audio, simple fix, remove the grill lol. The other problems were with he thumbscrews I was using to attach the motherboard. 1 of the thumbscrews interfered with the southbridge cooler and the other with the graphics card slot. I left these screws un-installed, simple fix.

The next thing to do was install the GPU block to the graphics card and the heatsinks to the graphics RAM:
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9701/dsc026156149552ra9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I did encounter a problem with this stage. The Swiftech RAM sinks are utter crap, the thermal pads which are installed on the base can not keep the heatsinks attached to the RAM chips. Even if I heated up the pad with a hair dryer there was no adhesion. Even the Zalman sinks (blue ones) stuck first time. Very disappointing for Swiftech. I fixed this problem by putting a small dab of Arctic Silver 5 on the base of each sink, instant adhesion.
Once I fixed this problem I installed the graphics card along with the rest of the hardware:
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/740/dsc026166516904fy1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I then attached all my hoses and started to fill the loop:
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/8753/dsc026176468613sz1.jpg
Loop filled and leak testing:
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/7448/dsc026186710194il4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/5157/dsc026197017935lb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
This first batch of leak testing went flawlessly, no leaks at all. I went away for a few days (leaving the system off) and when I powered up the system for the first time I immediately noticed a leak on the GPU block. This resulted in the draining of the loop, a whole new piece of hose and another run of leak testing.

Everything is running beautifully now. Here is a final pic of the water cooling:
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2425/dsc026216969469rc1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Currently my Q6600 is idling at around 30*c and my 8800GTX hovers around 30-31*c.

Well that's the water cooling done and the end of this update. I still need to do some cable management on the mobo tray then I will clean up the case and (tttttooooooo many finger prints lol) and do a proper photo shoot. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[blueonblack]

Outstanding!!! Love it. Is that a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II chipset cooler?

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks blue, Yes it is a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II chipset cooler on my northbridge. The copper matched the orange on the motherboard plus it cools pretty well and has pretty lights. I think the stock DFI one does cool better though.

[mittelmeier]

Looking great! Glad everything is leak free and working as it should. +rep

[DonT-FeaR]

:O oh mah god man....

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks guys, she is running perfectly ATM. I can't wait to finish up the last few things so I can take some proper pics.

[blueonblack]

I'm jealous of you and anyone else with a good water-cooling setup. Sigh, someday....

Couple of questions on your chipset cooler, for my own ongoing build: Will it work on the southbridge also? Are the LEDs on it wired such that they can be cut to disable the LEDs without affecting the fan?

Thanks and again, excellent work. :up:

[The boy 4rm oz]

The cooler will work on both north and south bridge chips. There are 2 ways of mounting the block, bolt through or hooks (depending on how the stock cooler is attached). I have mine attached with the hooks. The cooler has adjustable arms so it will fit almost any chipset, see the website for a complete list, I think lol.

As for the fan. The fan has 3 LED's which are powered by the fans movement, the slower the speed, the dimmer the light. The LED's are embedded into the frame of the fan but my guess is that you should be able to just cut the wire and they should be fine.

Hope that helps.

[blueonblack]

Sweet thanks for the info, I'll place the order. :D

I'll be looking forward to some glamour shots of this case, they've been a long time coming. :banana:

[The boy 4rm oz]

They sure have lol. One I can get my hands on some adhesive cable tie mounts I will get snapping ;).

[overmark]

Looks awesome, congrats. Can't wait to see the glamour photos

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks overmark.

[overmark]

Just a quick question, where did you get the switches with the blue LED's for the front of the case? Not sure where to get good LED type switches in Australia

Thanks

[The boy 4rm oz]

I got those particular ones from PC Case Gear (www.pccasegear.com.au) I think they were $4.50 each, they also come in red LED's. Your local Dick Smiths or Jaycar store will also stock switches like that.

[overmark]

Cool, thanks heaps for that

[DonT-FeaR]

hmmm... adhesive cable tie mounts... 6.95 for 6 from bunnings .... isle..... 6?


dont-fear = bunnings price guide on wheels - wheels + feet :)

[The boy 4rm oz]

I can get a pack of 20 from Jaycar for something like $5 lol.

[DonT-FeaR]

dam i got ripped off...

[The boy 4rm oz]

You sure did lol.

[985323]

Absolutely Amazing, your getting the same temps as me by about a degree, yet i only have a 240 rad

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah I am happy with the temps, I was expecting much higher.

After a couple of hours casual gaming the Q6600 only hits about 36*c with the 8800GTX sitting around about the same temp. I am very happy.

*EDIT* OMG, my post is No.666 lol.

[DonT-FeaR]

bastard.. i have been trying to que that up for like 300 post now...
grr.... butt...

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well guys, today I come to you with mixed emotions. I am very happy because the mod is now 100% complete standing proud on my desk just to the right of me. However I am also saddened. The mod that you know of as "Project: LEXA" is now complete and this shall be my final update.

After a long yet enjoyable 16 months and 14 days "Project: LEXA" is complete and as I promised, here are the final pics.
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/1826/dsc026287448517cm6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/1070/dsc026317533679sd9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/6289/dsc026367592439ky4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2804/dsc026347645617lm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2841/dsc026297714184lw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5104/dsc026307764384tm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/66/dsc026327842527fc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9948/dsc026337899890cq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1079/dsc026357952852tk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/4403/dsc026408002199sw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8610/dsc026498055663pf6.jpg
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5862/dsc026418098966cn3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/7563/dsc026388147226za6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5148/dsc026398238163vh2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4563/dsc026428292271ni0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/8640/dsc026438341336jx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2412/dsc026448387938wt4.jpg
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/433/dsc026458458147yk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/1924/dsc026468516448yz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4971/dsc026488575369ff2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9348/dsc026508756243lt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/8191/dsc026528809827yl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/747/dsc026538867641jg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9014/dsc026548913403dx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8163/dsc026558962260hg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2384/dsc026589009161qn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1396/dsc026259140008sd0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

There you guys, LEXA is all her glory. You may have noticed the absence of the fan on the side panel. It was in the way of the water cooling so I decided it was best to remove it, no major loss. I do intend to eventually put a fan grill on that rear fan but for the time being I think it looks fine.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported me throughout this mod. Thank you for your kind comments, helpful hints and ideas (thanks Sean ;)) and ongoing support and most of all thanks to those who have taken the time to read and post a comment, it means a lot.

Once again, if you have any questions feel free to post them and I will try my hardest to answer them.

Well until my next mod...

Happy Modding.

[nevermind1534]

It looks great. +rep

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks a lot nevermind, thanks for the rep.

[KiLLERMAN21]

I think im in love. Great work Jason, you deserve to be as proud as you are, you've made a masterpiece. Looking forward to your next mod. +rep

KiLLERMAN

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks KiLLER, I'm also looking forward to my next mod (I promise it wont take this long lol ;)). Thanks for the rep.

[b4i7]

looks killer jason! bout damn time you finished :P

now i gotta catch up lol

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks Sean, yeah it took a long time but I am very happy with the results.

[blueonblack]

Outstanding results, my friend. Your persistence and attention to detail really paid off. :D

[mittelmeier]

Wow! That's outstanding man. +rep

[Thorn]

Good work ! super case

[985323]

Great work, looks amazing, guess i should do a final shoot for my lexa now that i got it running properly

[Bozzi]

Hell of a nice Mod. +rep on this one :up:

[The boy 4rm oz]

@ blueonblack - Thanks very much,even though it took so long to make I thinkt he end result was well worth it.

@ mittelmeier - Thank you, thanks for the rep.

@ Thorn - Thanks a lot mate.

@ 985323 - Thanks. Yeah you should do a final shoot. I thought it would be a chore but it was actually quite fun. 1 tip for you, Windex is excellent for cleaning up a case, shiny and streak free ;).

@ Bozzi - Thank you very much, thanks for the rep.

[Spawn-Inc]

i just noticed you have the GTX with aluminum top, i would keep an eye on that every month or 2.


and great set of pictures, that case is sweet. its the type of modding i like most.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah I do have a GTX with an alu top, I am well aware of galvanic corrosion. I was looking into replacing the top with the copper version but couldn't find one in Australia and didn't want to order overseas. I should have sprayed the inside of the alu cap with a clear lacquer before filling the loop, slipped my mind lol.

Thanks for the comment Spawn.

[DonT-FeaR]

:O *faints*... wow

[The boy 4rm oz]

Lol thanks Jeff.

[Karbon Killa]

OMG! *Jaw drops*:eek:
That looks fantastic. I don't think I could ever wait that long to complete a mod. I'm too impatient. It came out absolutely great. I love it. My mouth is hanging open right now.... Gosh.:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

[DonT-FeaR]

i think that by removing the side fan and back fan grill made this mod just another step up...
and cuz im gunna miss this thing
...

repness...

[Vitz¥^]

wow, seriously nice work there :drools:

[The boy 4rm oz]

@ Karbon Killa - Thanks a lot mate. Yeah my patience was fairly strained but I am very happy with the result. The main reason it took so long was poor planning and lack of funds. That and a hectic last year of school.

@ DF - Yeah I like it better without the side fan. I still want to add a stock fan grill to the rear fan, to match the two on the floor of the case. Thanks for the rep.

@ Vitzy - Thanks a lot mate.

I also have some good news. One of my fellow forumers at Bit-Tech thought my mod to be good enough to submit to Million Dollar PC (Thanks John :D). Also Bill Owen asked my permission to feature LEXA on his Mod Blog.

Hopefully this sort of attention will make getting sponsors for new projects easier.

[Spawn-Inc]

i actually just went to look for it here and its hard to find. ahwell, i'm sure it will be fine.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah it should be ok, I will keep and eye on it though.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I just uploaded my rig to "DigMyPC". Let me know what you think.
http://www.digmypc.com/index.php?tag=4933e9baa3f3a

[DonT-FeaR]

ill but one of my mods up there when i finish one.... 10stars :P

[The boy 4rm oz]

Just a quick update on DigMyPC. My PC is ranked 2nd by .1 of a point under the truly amazing Dark Blade mod.
http://www.digmypc.com/top.php?sort=best&num=10

[DonT-FeaR]

nice work man.. i gave ya 10 :)

[calumc]

great to see you finally got this finished, u must be over the moon :)

reppy for u :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah mate I sure am lol. Thanks a lot for the rep.

[Waynio]

finally looked through you worklog, took a couple of hours and that was just mostly looking at the pics lol, absolutely awesome conversion boy 4rm oz :up::D:up: +rep :up:

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thank you very much Waynio.

Something I forgot to add to this was that about a month ago my motherboard gave out and while dismantling my water loop I also found that my CPU block had started to corrode after only 2.5 months of use. Swiftech were nice enough to send me a new Delrin top to replace my corroded GTX top for free. I have also reverted back to the stock cooling on my NB as it cools better passively than my fan forced Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II cooler, however I have purchased a 60mm fan to attach to the stock cooler while my PC has been in pieces.

I will keep you posted on the mobo situation and will post some more pics once I get everything back together as I have tweaked a few parts of the case I looked over before my final install.

[DonT-FeaR]

ah... i heard.. that sucks...

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yep it sure does. Has been almost 3 weeks since I sent the board away now. I am going to call the place I got it from during the week to see if they have heard anything from DFI.

[DonT-FeaR]

rofl... sit back mate took me 2 and a bit months to get mine back

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah but you went through I.T Warehouse, major mistake. Plus ASUS tend to service and repair their high end/enthusiast grade products over the mainstream ones. From what I have heard/read DFI have very good customer service so I have full confidence in their abilities.

[DonT-FeaR]

yea asus + it warehouse = fail