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    I have to say I love this project. Im new to this arena of case modding and am inspired by this project to make my first one really cool. Just a question here, if I wanted to say have you do some cuts and stuff for me with some acrylic or something #1 would you do it? and #2 how much would it cost me? provided you live in the US that is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJohnson View Post
    Dude, this thing looks more amazing every time I look at it. Great design and incredible work.
    Thanks, she is coming together - wiring soon though

    Quote Originally Posted by Ap1thy View Post
    awesome... would it work to put the fill port in the res?
    Funny enough I did think that, I have ordered the fill pot so I will see what it looks like in place. I think it may hang to deep in the res though.

    I was thinking of mounting it in the circular cutout on the orange acrylic, between the rad and the res.

    Quote Originally Posted by a.Bird View Post
    This is really coming along beautifully! I am really into your style of work. I'm actually thinking the same thing as Ap1thy... I think that would be a sweet spot for a fill port.
    Thanks, the style just kind of evolved. I just try to keep things clean and simple.

    Quote Originally Posted by b4i7 View Post
    that.... is really friggin cool!
    Thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by isunktheship View Post
    If this baby hits 88, we're going to see some serious ****!

    Anyone, anyone?
    Thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by Enigma View Post
    Wow thats a great update, looking better each and every time i look at it !!!
    Your work on the acrylic is just amazing, tell me you're gonna compete with this mod ???
    Thanks, Although I will be taking my time I do hope to have it finished this year.

    Quote Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz View Post
    Mate I lOVE your work, I think you have really out done yourself this time, it looks fantastic. +rep
    Thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by John5247 View Post
    Hi X - fantastic - the gloss black and orange took me back to 1970s dodgems or bumber cars my fave was always the orange and black one - plus the chrome of course.

    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN

    Any chance you might do a plastics bending and Dremel cutting tutorial when you finish this? I keep looking at your photos on that light coloured carpet and thinking - what does he do with the dust! What speed and cut-off wheel do you use on plastic?

    Anyway - keep up the good modding. I would love to see a complete plastic creation without the Li An in the middle of it. Bit like a Playstation - Industrial product design that looks like nothing else.

    much cheer
    John

    ps - my spectacles have saved my sight many times from broken dremel cutoff wheels and flying solder - please tell me you're wearing eye protection!
    Thanks, I will put a tutorial together for bending and cutting. I dont use standard methods, not having access to a garage any more, so everything I do has to be done indoors on the floor. Seems to turn out alright though.

    Yeah I have some modding glasses for just such an occasion, they are covered in scratches and the like - better there than on my eyes though

    My Worklogs: Reality Bytes / Flux

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    Quote Originally Posted by Okele View Post
    I have to say I love this project. Im new to this arena of case modding and am inspired by this project to make my first one really cool. Just a question here, if I wanted to say have you do some cuts and stuff for me with some acrylic or something #1 would you do it? and #2 how much would it cost me? provided you live in the US that is.
    Thanks Okele, Glad I have given you some inspiration.

    I am in the UK.

    Not sure if there will be companies that will do cuts for you, but I find the best way is practice. It took a little while for me to get the hang of cutting acrylic. It can be a pain to work with.

    Just try out some shapes with different tools to get the feel of the material. Within no time you will wonder what all the fuss was about.

    I use the following tools, Scroll Saw, Jig Saw, Dremel and sometimes a knife and ruler to score an edge before snapping it.

    My Worklogs: Reality Bytes / Flux

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    Default Update 10

    I started to think about wiring today. Having the first few wires in the case made me realise how cramped its going to get and how much of a challenge hiding all the wires is going to be.

    I made a few cuts to parts of the front ducking surrounds so I could route wires from the fans and front panel up into the drive bays.







    Here you can see where the wires come out, I will be re braiding and modding the fan wires to help hide them but now at least they are out of the way.





    Next I installed some grommets in the drive bay cage to route the wires from the rear fan and the HDD's:





    Here is the HDD cage in place with the grommets:







    I have also wired all the fans together ready for a test once it gets dark tonight. I should be able to post some pictures later.



    Until then, thanks for reading

    Xperiment

    My Worklogs: Reality Bytes / Flux

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    How much faster can you render the bsod? Ap1thy's Avatar
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    awesome, it must be an intresting contrast between the orange and silver to the black and green of reality bytes

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    Default Update 10.2

    Well as promised here are some pictures of the fans running in the dark. I am quite happy with how they look. I did however expect them to be a bit more on the the orange side, the uv leds are very overpowering.

    Although in the pictures they do appear more pink than IRL they are still quite strong. I think I will need to balance this out with some well placed orange leds.

    This picture of the 120mm fan gives the best indication to the real colour, the 80mm ones are a little less orange:



    The HDD bay:



    The front grill :





    The ducting, my favourite spot on the case right now. Really love the way the acrylic mirrors the fans and the steel mesh catches the orange:









    So yeah, I am pleased with the result from the fans but do wish they were a little more orange. I am sure I can fix this with some orange led's.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ap1thy View Post
    awesome, it must be an interesting contrast between the orange and silver to the black and green of reality bytes
    I would say it is alot more challenging working with silver as opposed to black, black hides little mistakes very well, not so easy with the silver.

    I couldn't resist taking a picture of Flux next to my last mod Reality Bytes, quite a contrast in colours.



    I cant wait to have both of them up and running either side of my desk with 2 screens in the middle, now that would be plexi pimpage lol

    Thanks for reading

    Xperiment

    My Worklogs: Reality Bytes / Flux

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    Oh MY God, that is so awesome.
    The pictures of the fans in the ducts are just so amazing, man that is porn, WOW
    Oh, and pic between Flux and RB, could'nt agree with you more, one on each side of the desk + 2 screens = very much plexi pimpage !!!

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    Really cool. The custom plexi work is the bee's knees.

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    Mate that dark shot looks fantastic. I know those AC Ryan fans are loud but what's your opinion on your noise level? I am split between getting a pair of blue AC Ryan fans or a pair of Antec tri-cools. I save $20 by getting the AC Ryan fans but they don't have a built in speed switch.
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    @ Enigma - Thanks, The ducts have come out really nice with the fans in, i really love the way they mirror the fans. Its a difficult effect to capture on camera though.

    @ Commando - Thanks, A scroll saw may just have been the best investment I ever made.

    @ The boy 4rm oz - Thanks. The fans, well put it like this when I switched them all on without a fan controller, so running at 12v, I thought for a moment that perhaps I had built some sort of drilling machine!! They really are very loud.

    There is no way I would suggest running them without a fan controller. I am planning on using a T-Balancer® bigNG to control all my fans and pump. Without something like that the noise may actually drive me insane.

    The fans look amazing and the build quality is second too none IMO but running them at 12v is a no no for anyone with ears!

    My Worklogs: Reality Bytes / Flux

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