good case for first REAL mod?

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Originally Posted by pyromaniac_yeti

sweet! im assuming that isnt standard paint... who's the LED blower from? ive only got a plain black one in mine...ill stick some photos of mine up in a bit if i can persuade the camera to work...

talking of wire management, how do you do the PSU wiring? mines a state, i just rammed it all in a spare 3.25 bay with the inverter for my cathode

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The paint is flouresscent green safety paint. And i should have used an etching primer and some clear coat. It still looks good bit chips easily.

The slot blower is from antec and blows air into the case unlike most slot blowers i've seen.

As for my wiring.... Its a mess right now. I bought some heatshrink tubing to cover the wires. I needed a molex pin remover so while i ordered that i also bought a uv red wiring kit (for another case im doing). I dont know yet if im going to use the same psu in the other computer. Im going to use the black heatshink on it first and see how i like it.

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Here is a pic of a test section i did. That was the only connector i could get off without the molex remover.
The blue tape at each end is some hockey tape i found at the dollar store

wicked...

i guess the wires will have to wait untill i have a psu that is worth spending time doing that on...its a 300w packard bell unit at the mo, but it does have a 12cm fan in the bottom which is real quiet and im getting good airflow.

i diddent know they made blowers that suck air into the case...odd, mine takes it out

2 packs of heatshrink = $10
Molex tool = $8
hockey tape = $1

Not bad for less than $20

Ill post full pics when my tool arives

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Originally Posted by pyromaniac_yeti

well im not realy sure, im looking for something that i can do peice by peice as i have the cash. how much are LCD displays anyway? im fairly new to the whole modding thing...i mean what ive got at the moment is a maplin alien case with a cathode a couple extra LED fans and soon an LED cpu cooler + some 30cm UV tubes

idealy its gotta be something without a front door to break as i tripped over my door on the current case and split it.... i dunno

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hay i know that you can get

The Power Acoustik PT-651MH 6.5 Inch LCD wide screen headrest monitor, with a wireless remote control and 1200 x 234 resolution you can enjoy movies on the go. Works with NTSC or PAL
at www.hifisoundconnection.com $199.99
YOU CAN FIND THESE FOR AS LOW AS 100.00
BUT THAY VIDEO SCREENS NOT PC LCD
resolution IS LOWER TEXT IS NOT AS CLEAN
all you need is tv out put RCA TYPE

or High resolution TFT front panel, 7" diagonal, 1024 x 768 supported resolution. Touchscreen supported $322.20
at http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=25#p3103
YOU CAN FIND THESE FOR UNDER 300

AND CASE WISE JUST LOOK FOR WHAT YOU LIKE AND WORK
FROM THERE BLACK IS GOOD BUT STRONG IS NEEDED MORE

OWCH...cant afford LCD's then.

basicly its gonna have to be an ebay job for the mod parts...i should have about £100 GBP to spend...

that seems amazingly cheap...ill go check maplin for some heatshrink, my tech teacher told me it was majorly expensive tho...that being the reason why it haddent occured to me before. shall have to research this

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(note the chavbusters sticker lol)

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There's only a handful of guys from the UK on here so don't worry if no-one gets that joke.

Don't trust tech teachers! Mine once told me he was shot out a submarine's torpedo tube.

-Dave

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Originally Posted by pyromaniac_yeti

OWCH...cant afford LCD's then.

basicly its gonna have to be an ebay job for the mod parts...i should have about £100 GBP to spend...

that seems amazingly cheap...ill go check maplin for some heatshrink, my tech teacher told me it was majorly expensive tho...that being the reason why it haddent occured to me before. shall have to research this

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He is thinking like a teacher, yeah it costs alot when your suppling a class of 30....

THis is all the heatshrink i got for $10

how exactly does a molex remover work, ive got plenty of tools here and im sure i can find a substitute of some sort...

LCD wise are the silverstone fp54b's any good? ive come across one fairly cheaply. not sure weather to buy or not.