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I agree, those lazer LEDs would be awesome. You could probably get away with just one of those units, because it seems they emit a lot of light.
Also, where would the silver design go? Depending on where it is, you might want to do what Scotty said and add something in the lower right corner.
I'm not sure where the silver feature would go.
But a bit of an update, Bought 4" PVC coupling for the 120mm fan intake (120mm fan should have 110mm pipe, that's 4.29in, Lowes only had 4".), 1/4in thick 18in*18in clear plexi, a putty knife, and 750g of bondo. Oh, and Rush's 2112 album.
EDIT: as for the Lazer LED, I would take the body off of it but one does seem fine, and also fits my budget closer. Hell. I spend at least... *thinks* 65$ today alone, on lunch, modidn' supplies, caffiene, and music.
EDIT2: That means I have like just over 25$ left.
EDIT3: Would just like to throw in a late thanks for the 1k views.
Okay. Enough edits.
Sister suggested that I do commission cases. Now, I've thought about this. But prices would be utter, uh, *insert the word for "forced sexaul intercourse" here*.
Cost of supplies, plus shipping (for non-locals), plus labor, and a tip. Well, materials alone can run quite a bit, as I've learned. And I haven't had to even buy the paint yet. I pointed this out to her. She said that would cost too much.
WTF? I'm not going to buy supplies, completely mod a case, then sell it for less than what it's costs combined is worth, not to mention labor.
Anywho, I might actually do that eventually, for some cash on the side. I know plenty of friends who want me to do it as is....
Tomorrow I plan on whipping out the dremel and cutting that hole (all our holesaws are too small, we have like a 2in at most), then putting the thing in and marking it. I'm going to have a small raised lip.
Probably will also straighten out some of the lines for the window on the metal, and cut the plexi to size.
Geuss what?
I spent 5 and a half hours modding today. And got 35 pictures. Hang tight, gotta uplaod them =D
Okay, Since I don't want to re-write this port thrice for each board it's on, i'll start with the specifics:
TBCS: If you can't tell, Defyant is rather inspiring to me =D Anywho, thanks to everybody for ideas/comments etc
P-Team: Shiks! Thanks for the comments, hope ya like it man
AE: Sien, dude, check it out. Schweet, huh?
The non-forum-specific stuff:
Wow. Took me 5 and a half hours to get from the first pic to the last. long time.
My outside deck, at 1PM. This is before any modding has started.
Bondoed over the power and reset switch holes, and the LED holes. I used wayyyy too much bondo for that. =p As you can also see, the circle for the vent is marked (mostly).
Bondo!
120mm fan next to the 4" PVC pipe coupling piece.
That's how good it fits.
My putty knife =]
Entertainment! iPod hooked up to amplified speakers, my cellphone, two sharpies, and my pinkish/purpleish boxcutter. All served on a cardboard box.
Fan size comparison. The one on the right is the CM 120mm fan. On the right is the generic 70mm fan that used to populate the front of this case.
Holesaws, Bondo, Putty knife, 120mm fan, front bezel, and masking tape. What more could you want?
My "Dremel", cutting discs, "Dremel" case, and masking tape where I'm gonna cut the mobo tray (Remeber the mobo backlighting? gonna run it through here...)
Me! Remember kids, saftey first (If you have gloves with full fingers, use those...). Yellow saftey glasses increase contrast, making it easy to see. And yes, that's a San Fransisco Giants hat. Gadda' Problem?
That's why we wear eye protection. That disc shattered and the other fragments flew towards the glass door to my house (the door is fine, though).
Iron Maiden! (And my lint-infested iPod)
Right where the coupling will go. After the front is cut.
Hole is cut.
Front of the case... Agian.
And agian... ( too lazy to rotate the pics. Just tilt your head. )
Mountain dew and bondo! (and that unloved "dremel")
LED placement and directions, for maximum spread and glow.
Sanded down, more...
Another "overall" kinda shot.
Coupling is in. The masking tape is marking where I am going to cut.
Sunlight shot. Case assembeled =D
Obligitory pre-mixed bondo shot...
First layer shot. It's so... innocent.
Another layer or two, and the bondo is holding the coupling...
Sanded more. Still not smooth.
Another layer goes on.
After a lot more sanding, it's smooth, kinda. Still gotta touch it up a bit. But it's getting there.
The final shot.
Will probably finish up that bondo work tomorrow.
Nice glasses.
You would never be able to tell there was a PVC pipe there looks so smooth nice job.
I never new there was such a thing as 70mm fans.
Also are you going to put a dust filter or something on the other side of the hole behind the 120mm fan thats going to be sucking air in to the front of the case. As the case would fill up with dust pretty quick. As I reckon the front of that would act like a giant vacum clean (not a very powerful one but the analogy is there).
(You are probably going to tell me you live in a dust free home and you own 6 dustbusters with all types of cleaning attactments but is very dusty where I live and dust its allways a conern. DAM CARPET)
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Thanks on the compliemtns. Those glasses were a whopping 3.50$ from my shop teacher. Best 3.50$ i've spent.
Yeah, 70mm fans exist, but are rare, from what I can tell.
I might put a filer on the back of the fan, so you can still see (and probably touch) the blades, but so that dust and dog hair does not enter. Maybe something you can take out and clean... hmm...
And, no, I don't live in a dust/fur free enviroment. A day after vacuuming, there are clumps of fur everywhere. That's what 2 dogs and a cat can do.
EDIT: Funny story...
I was at lowes, right? Getting those supplies, and, the help-lady tried to sell me a 5ft ABS pipe for 15$! 4" diamater... Then I turned around and saw the couplling, perfect size, 2$...
hehe.
I gotta go back to lowes before I can mod agian, I'm fresh out of sandpaper, after yesterday. Might pick up some more bondo, too. And probably wander around looking at things for inspiration. I'll be sure to bring the digital cam, hilarity ensues =D
I've done more work, I will take a few very high quality pictures tomorrow. The vent is almost done, but not quite. You'll see soon enough ;)
what you can try to do if you have access to, or are will to buy. A nylon stocking white or clear or similar to your colour scheme. Take a wire coat hanger, take enough length of it, bend it to the shape of your fan. Stretch the nylon over it use hot glue to keep it in place mount it on the back of the fan with an easy to remove fitting, zip tie, string. Then you can take it out every couple weeks and just brush the collected dust and hairs and crumbs off of it.
dude my computer has a blow hole simulair to yours. but i mounted the fan inside of it and put my switch in the blowhole.
ay otaku. how goes it?
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heeeey.
not bad, rew, not bad. Feel free to make yourself at home =D
I should be purchasing the Lazer LED arrangement for the mobo backlighting soon, but don't hold your breath ;)
nice work so far, is that bondo tough to deal with?
also, i might have missed this, but are you dedicating the computer to a World of Warcraft server(or guild)?
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The bondo is kinda tough, you got about three minutes to apply a batch, plus it likes staying on my putty knife. and sanding it isn't exactly easy, even with 60 grit.
And no, this isn't going to be WoW themed at all, but rather based off of colors -- Argent is a sort of silvery-grey color and dawn has sort of black and dark blues =D
Even though I do play WoW, and will probably put a small WoW or SEG (my dad's guild, which I am in) feature somewhere.
Dude, I like the case so far! I was thinking at first that this was not going to turn out so good. No offense or anything. But really, good job so far. I subscribed after seeing those last pictures. I cant wait to see the final product. Should be a pretty good eye catcher! Anywho.... keep up the good work!
-MitaPi
Oh btw, Is world of warcraft worth buying? lol I know.. I will probably get assasinated for this. But I have never played it. In fact I have only played Warcraft III. lol embarassing.... anyways... Cant wait for the next update! TTFN!
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Thanks. I really got to get back to modding though, but it's way too hot out to do anything, and I can't work in areas with limited ventilation.
As far as world of warcraft goes, I think it's worth it, but it really depends wether or not you want to lose your life to this game. It's amazingly addicting and quite fun.
Some (kinda) bad news: When i was cleaning my room earlier, i accidentally stepped on the PVC tubing and cracked the bondo a lil', but fixed it up pretty quick (and you would only be able to tell it broke if you know where it did).
but i forgot teh camera =/
tomorrow, finally, i'm gonna cut the plexi, and hopefully this 30$ i have will go to window mounting hardware.
/Omega
Woot, got the window cut today, and it fits, double woot
now to get mounting hardware =p
and that 30$ grew to 80$ but then to 45$ =p
i spent 5$ on drinks and my mom wanted 30$ (for gas/milk)
Ah money.. the modders one weakness! I wonder what would happen if we got too close to kryptonite?? :D
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that 45$? Yeah, it's more like 3$ now =D
I am such a Beverage Fiend.
lol i was thinking about putting a fan tunnel in the front of my case but the i figured out i would have to move my HDs some where damn u and ur different drive configuration!!!!:p :D :p :D
Hey I know what you mean! I cant put down those darn slurpee's!!! Sooo... goooood.... mmmmmm.... HUH!? What? Oh sorry... Dazed off there for a second lol.Quote:
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Fortunately for me. My lil pocket of cash just doubled thanks to my dad. I told him I needed money for the fair and he gave me some for me and my friends. lol I only paid for me. ^_^ I am now 44 dollars richer! :D Thank god they didnt have slurpees there! Oh and today I modded a CD Rom drive into a piggy bank for my newly found cash. I thought that was freaking sweet! lol
So what are you working on now with this mod?
lol I like how you put quotes around "Dremel". I like the bondo job, but I simply hate working with it. lol use wall putty. that would be fun.
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I put quotes around "Dremel" because it's actaully a Craftsman Rotary Tool (With a dremel attachment, lol)
Wall putty? is it easier to work with? How is it's strength?
Ahh. Here we go. The cooling system i thunk up in another thread:
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Getting the 12cm fans on the top will be interesting, though. That top panel actually slides back and pops off (which is how you get the doors off, if you can figure it out, the doors come off by sliding up rather than back)
I still need to think of where to put that power and reset button =/
I'm going to test wall putty. I think you might have to primer the surface first. lol It would be awesome if it worked well.
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Let me know how it works. I'd rather use something easier to work with that has similar quality but costs more than the other way around.
I'm thinking that I got the cooling system down -- now to think about etching. I wanna etch something into the window, like, say, my school logo, or the Robotics team logo. Maybe.
help me think up stuffs!
Great mod on the way, should give it a name lol
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It's already named "Argent Dawn", however I will probably give it an official name when it's nearer to completion.
I picked up two 3.5in to 5.5in drive rails today, and two lighted blue 12v 16a toggle switches. The rails are so that i don't have to use the hard drive rack and it'll look cleaner that way, and the switches... well.. i'll find a use for 'em.
LAN PARTY NEXT WEEK! wOO!
interesting, some good progress there
I'm thinking of perhaps wiring the motherboard lighting to one of the switches then using the other for another accessory like that, maybe feet lighting?
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So you heading to the lan-party in Grass Valley this weekend?
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No, there's an allnight LAN party at my school next saturday.
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MMM... gas and milk, a perfect combination...
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Please keep off-topic discussion in this thread to a minimum, if you haven't noticed, i try to at least post an idea or something regarding my financial state if i can't post an update.
Speaking of which, i have a thermaltake Gamma Pad. 12 LED's, a button-ey thingy, and 7 different colors. Geuss what i'm going to use for mobo backlighting?
=D
Wow nice mod omega! Looks familiar....
Anyway can't wait for the next update!
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haha.
Anywho, i went and did a little bit of work on it. That big globby mess thing above the intake is less globby and less messy, now it's just smooth with big ravines in it. Too lazy to mix and apply bondo today though.
I also makred out the place of quite a few air pockets to i can patch that up later as well.
other than that, not much progress today. pics later.
