Project: Frozen Sun

[Darth Dad]

Header attached courtesy of imagispire.

Thank You! That looks great.

I noticed the mother board in the header is a MSI P35 Platinum

[Darth Dad]

This mod is looking good guys. +rep to both of you. Can't wait for updates.

I'm impressed, we have attracted the notice of the old timers (or maybe I should have said vetrans)

Any way thanks for the words of encouragement!

[CerealKlr]

Just wanted to say thanks too! I love the header, and the colors couldnt be better!

At any rate, i'm rather disapointed about the last phase of the mod. When we made the hole for the CF (thats CrystalFontz), I was expecting my father to lose a finger or three. Since he didn't (and since i'm smarter then him) I convinced him to play with power tools some more!

The Star-Trekesque plastic top piece

This has been driving me insane for quite some time. I think it just looks silly! However, we couldn't just leave it of, because it was just covered in latching holes.

However, with sudden inspiration, I realized I could avoid all of that by cutting it out! We'll be replacing it with an acryllic panel, and fitting yet another fan in, a huge blowhole, probably 140mm or 160mm! It'll of course be a lighted fan, so pretty colors will be coming out from under our desk! This is about the area that we'll be cutting and filling (and yes, the perspective is off )

[Darth Dad]

Hey everyone, Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! To all our international friends out there, don't worry we love you too!

Any way I have a question...
The boy tells me all the really cool dads have 8 or less fingers (We are not counting thumbs seperately) and that I should try cutting some more holes in our case so that I can be a really cool dad too.

My question is in three parts;

1. Do I really want to be cool dad?
2. I there any, possibbly less painful way to be really cool?
3. How do the cool dads pick their noses?

I would really appreciate your input as this whole cool thing has me stumped!

[dexaroni]

Hey everyone, Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! To all our international friends out there, don't worry we love you too!

Any way I have a question...
The boy tells me all the really cool dads have 8 or less fingers (We are not counting thumbs seperately) and that I should try cutting some more holes in our case so that I can be a really cool dad too.

My question is in three parts;

1. Do I really want to be cool dad?
2. I there any, possibbly less painful way to be really cool?
3. How do the cool dads pick their noses?

I would really appreciate your input as this whole cool thing has me stumped!

1) Who DOESNT want to be a cool dad?

2) No man, cutting your fingers off is the ONLY way. Spike hair for extra cool.

3) Cool dads just cover a nostril and blow hard, sending the snot flying.

Builds looking good so far, I'll have to watch this one.

[TEAMIKKE]

You're a cool dad already! You're casemodding

Don't go over the top with lighted fans though. They spread a lot of ambiance-light. I think it would be prettier if you take a simple black fan and create a fanguard of some nice UV-plexie or so and then lit that up. It's way more subtile then and as an famous modder ever said: Less is more

Just a tip off course. Led-fans can also be cool! Just like you are a cool dad :p

[Darth Dad]

I am so excited!!

Yesterday I bought 2 each 2Gb (2 x 1Gb) Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-8500 1066 MHz Memory kits. for $159.00 total! (not to mention free shipping!)

4Gb of memory, let me throw out some memory numbers for the younger members...

• My first computer had 48k!
• My second computer had 64k!
• My first hard drive was 60mb!
• My second hard drive was 400mb!

:: Doing a victory dance that totally embarresses the boy :: :p

[calumc]

Hehe that reminds me of a computer I was using in school the other day: 8Mhz processor and a 30mb hard drive!!!!
Mind you it still does its job! (it runs a cnc lathe)

[CerealKlr]

Time for the worlds fastest Update! Can I do it in 5 minutes? Lets find out!

First of all, Dad told me that the optimal radius for the window would be about 5 in. So, I brought out my trusty compass, and took a piece of cardboard, drew the correct sized rectangle, and radiused the edges to exactly 5in. diameter. Im a bit of a perfectionist I suppose.

After I had finished drawing and rechecking, i played with hobby knives! Maybe not my fathers best decision, but I escaped without TOO much bleeding. XD

After I finished cutting, I popped it on the top, and without further ado, this is what the window was going to look like!

However, we decided to follow the old adage, "measure twice cut once," so we remeasured the template we had cut. It turns out that we were off by about a 16th of an inch! Since my 5 minutes is long since up, I finally get to say something i've always wanted to!

To Be Continued...

[Darth Dad]

Well this is a real cliff hanger....

I wonder how it will turn out?

The suspense is killing me....

Oh well, you get the idea...