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    nice, drill out all the rivets and paint the sucker, not that hard to do so long as you have a drill, rivets and a pop rivet gun.

    i might oder another set of dual 12" blue CCFL's and put them behind my 226BW, only problem is i don't have one yet hopefully i will get one for xmas or some cash towards it.

    right as for the pda i'm not fully sure, sorry i've never really worked with them or any other small lcd, i was just putting it out there mostly.

    when you say
    im pretty sure the bottom one is connecting to the LCD
    do you mean in terms of the picture or the unit itself? i assume you mean picture in which case i think your right.
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    im not so sure my school has a rivet gun or rivets, where would be a good place to get this? or rather i wanna spend as little money as possible and still get what i need, and what size rivets, and uh what size would be good for drilling them out? lol

    and yes i meant the bottom of the picture

    and i just noticed you have the EVGA 680i too... well im having issues with it so i have to have my RAM set to link and sync in bios.... it pisses me off, so during this mod im gonna RMA my mobo....

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    you can't set it to unlinked? hmm i haven't had any problems with my board, what ram do you have?

    i'm thinking about "upgrading" to the 780i for the $89.00 but i will wait until more reviews come out.

    for the rivets my case (Enermax Uber Chakra) it had 2 types both the same size though. the size for me was 1/8" and i used i think the same size drill bit to drill them out. at my local hardware store (CanadianTire) the have a cheap rivet gun for 14.99 and the rivets where i think 2.99 and 5.99, so not to bad on the wallet, though i had the rivet gun already.

    here are pictures of the two types i got and the size and what not. i grabbed the box in the picture from the automotive section and the flat headed ones in green tape from where the sold the rivet guns.

    specs of the rivets


    two types: bottem/in green tape result in a flat head to rivet things flush, top/above green tape are standard rivets that leave a rounded dome.

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    i have Patriot eXtreme Peformance PC 9200 1150MHz but i have to have it at 533MHz and man im using 60% RAM right now.... vista ftl when it comes to RAM.

    And im saving up for a new x38 of X48 motherboard personaly, AND DDR3 RAM and well when it comes out a new NVIDIA GFX card... waiting for new series... and in the long future a new Yorkfield (my quad core is just fine ATM)

    and i did the measurements and the ones that were flush were 1/4" i think and the other ones were 5/16" not sure if i did the measurements correctly...

    and is it possible to talk to either of you one AIM, MSN or Yahoo IM?

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    i think the way i found out what size to use was i had a set of vaious sizes and from those 4 different sizes found out 1/8" is the best, yours might be different as you are saying so if you have any rivets on hand that look about the right size then drill one out and test fit the spare one. then just go to the store and pick some up and a rivet gun. then you can paint all panels and brackets completely.

    you don't have to do any of this but if you want it full painted and make it a bit easier to paint then it helps. i only did mine that way because i built my pc in bits and pieces.



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    oh, then i will do it probably after i get all the pieces and such

    and i want it fullt painted, even the I/O pannel

    and i added you, and do you mind looking over what im getting to see if its all good prodcuts and wheter you would think its good to have and such?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chewy_Solo View Post
    yep thats where i got it from thx.

    So do you know anyone who would know how to do the wiring for the pda lcd?

    and for the case painting, maybe paint what i was going to black and maybe even get some UV reactive blue paint, and get a UV cold cathode. just and idea. AND if i go that route then i think i may resleeve my wires and stuff

    So far what im getting atleast planning to get for this is:

    Modders Mesh: http://www.mnpctech.com/moddersmesh.html the honeycomb one
    looks good, might find similar stuff in a local hardware store, but not sure.
    Some "self etching" primer i guess so i can paint the mesh http://www.handsontools.com/store/sh...roduct_id=9109 as reccomended by MNCPtech

    looks good, but never used such a thing so i'm not sure if that brand is any good our not. i would guess it is as it's recommend by mncptech
    tack cloth (im sure my school will have it)

    Black paint for the Mesh and the structure with LCD http://www.handsontools.com/store-pr..._19034476.html dunno if thats good for what im doing, oh and for inside of case.
    again looks good but never used it. same brand as the etch so i would guess its good stuff. i used gloss black engine enamel for teh inside of my case as i got it free from work.
    UV reactant paint http://www.xoxide.com/blueuvpaint.html

    UV reactant sleeving http://www.xoxide.com/sleevingkit2.html

    Power bracket for the the cold cathodes on back of monitor. http://www.xoxide.com/pci-power-bracket1.html

    cold cathodes http://www.xoxide.com/bluecathode.html x2 im thinking, 2 for in the case 2 for monitors, and are the 2 that come with it connected or can i have them in seperate places?

    UV cold cathode http://www.xoxide.com/colcatblac.html

    I'm going to need some sort of extension to reach up to my monitors.

    Also, for the side of my case where i was thinking of putting a fan, if i tried to cut out an area of the plastic would it look like crap? and how would i secure a fan? or should i just scrap that idea entirely?

    So if you want to know how id put all this stuff ill get some pics and post em or something, and if you think this is overkill just say, OH and btw what would be a good thickness of Aluminum for my addon to the case? i wand it to be strong yet able to bend in a metal bending thing.

    Also, is there any unusual tools that are recommended?

    For the metal and stuff and ordering of the supplies id like to know preferably by tommorow night seeing as my teacher is going to order the mesh and aluminum and possibly if i get lucky the school will also pay for fans etc. (it pays off to go to a private school now doesnt it?)

    EDIT: forgot some things, CD DVD drive for my addon http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135151 im gonna try and make this and my current on stealth ones or w e they are called

    USB Panel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813999356 gonna cover the audio ports they just look like crap..
    all of the xoxide and newegg stuff looks good as well as quality wise. i have a lg sata drive but i paid 46 (CDN) and my only compliant is it gets noisy at full speed when reading a disc.

    Quote Originally Posted by Chewy_Solo View Post
    thanks tons man, and ill see about the tins snips i also heard that a nibbler is a must for case modding i dunno though.

    And is any of my stuff that i plan on getting overkill or anything?

    also for the sleeving i think i may get one of these http://www.xoxide.com/sunbeam-psu-tool-kit.html looks neat and helpfuland while im at it http://www.xoxide.com/mamohouvbl.html http://www.xoxide.com/femohouvbl.html http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-PSU-...e-pr-3031.html
    i was going to change my connectors but my psu came with sleeves and black connectors so i was fine with that.
    and hell if my lcd mod thng wont work i may have to go with this ;( http://www.jab-tech.com/LCD-Digital-...t-pr-2642.html a few of those
    hmm i might pick up one of those probes when i order my water cooling.

    so overall i don't see any problems with the stuff you want, i just might try to find a place that has it all and make 1 order as appose to a couple or more.
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    sweet, and depending on what i do for the LCD setup, i may or may not get another DVD drive, depends on space

    and is there ANY other tools imay need?

    someone brought up the fact that painting the inside of my case may make it hotter, is this true?

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    if you are going to make that "mold" on the top of the case you could use bondo and steel, fibre glass and mods, or polystyrene sheets.

    as for the case painting making the case hotter, not sure. if it does i would doubt much more than 1C. i never ran my case stock so i can't really answer the question.
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    Default Re: my first case mod idea

    im thinking of making the structure out of Aluminum sheets and bend them possibly, and i guess its a good idea to use some bondo or w e to seal it

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