Reviving a klunker

[xavier2010]

Hellow everyone! I'v been working with computers for about 10 years now, but just now getting into the modding scene, and am currently learning as much as i can about the extra knowledge that goes with it.

Pretty much what i'm trying to do is take my old 350watt codegen-group server case and breath new life into it. Any suggestions as to what I should do with it will be greatly appreciated because it is a very bland case so there is much room to work with, but at the same time my creativeness is broken....

[xavier2010]

The good.. The bad.. The cheap paint.

crappy pic of front of case (digital cameras dont take good pix w/out a steady hand)

old front of case in all it's glory.. now lets look at the 3d model

the 3d model will let me see what it will look like before i do anything to it. so any suggestions are VERY open.
second pic just for hootz

this is the right side panel in it'z 'prime'. i'm using it as a test panel for paint and design.

these are some ideas (and free templates so grad them!) that i would like to use IFFFF I decide to use flametemplates to paint my case. currently im thinking of doing exactly what the 3d model shows (except for that exact controller panel)

[xavier2010]

oh btw, im only going with the mirror look with chrome (if humanly possible w/out blowing my funds), and black. im thinking of doing silver blue fades if i go with flames... hell i'll probably end up doing it... either way though thats the main color scheme im going with.

[xavier2010]

NEW 3d model of what this project will look like finished!

[sXenoG]

Whatr you modeling in? 3ds? If you are would u mind answering a couple questions of mine?

[GreekRage]

Looks good on paper...

But may i suggest not using the 2 80mm side panel fans?? (imo it makes it look cheap)

Consider doing a bottom intake (a 120mm for less noise).

Im pretty familiar with that case...its like the new kandalf right?
5 1/4 bays from top to bottom?

Very easy case to mod without too much of a hassle from the inside of the front panel ..

Well anyhow...i wish you the best of luck and dont forget....HAVE FUN!!..

[xavier2010]

actually i have 2 things to say, 1. no im not using 3ds max, but bryce 4 (it's a whooooole lot easier!!!) 2. i have been thinking about the 120mm on the front. either that or 2 80mm, but i belive your right. right now im having trouble picking out a window. i would just get one cut, but it's a HELLL of alot cheaper to buy a precut. but i am having some problems trying to figure out what size i want. the biggest i can go with is a 13.5" x 15". before i wanted to try to find a 13.5" x 15" x 9.5" in the L shape but every single one is either way too big or way too small.. ANY HELP ON THIS IS VERY APPRECIATED! also i dont know of the case in which your talking but this one has 8 drive bays in total, origionally designed as a server case, production was stopped on this model only 2 months ago... and all drivebays are adaptable to hdd or cdrom size though internal brackets.

[xavier2010]

PICTURE UPDATE TIME!!!

looks pretty Fuggley doenst it?

MY OH SO WONDERFUL fabricated front panel with diagnostic led's (only from msi motherboards)

this will look sooooo much better later...
btw, things you see in the picture..
sony camera- yep big pimpin'
Smart Joy- playstation dual shock/ddrpad to usb adapter (friggin rules on games that are compatible!)
The sims 2- my fionce plays it... sometimes... even though it cost how much money?!?!

*IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE LITTLE PINK THING IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER*
that is called a Cybiko Personal Computer that is fully programmable and sadly isnt worth crap now cause the company flopped.. i was going to custom program an api and mod it into the case to show temperatures and to control certain aspects of the system like the fan speeds and etc, but i dont know c++ good enough and i REALLY dont know cyC++ so i'm pretty much screwed on that.. if you got $5.00 and the money to get it shipped, it's all yours..

[Aero]

shouldn't this be in the Worklogs section? But this looks cool, I like that color blue if you planning on painting it that color it would rock.

LOL, you have a Cybiko! I bought one of those bake in the day, untill I realized how the wireless worked and thought it was crap, so I returned mine.

[xavier2010]

I was going to go with that color, but instead i'm going for mirror black... i couldnt get silver paint that looked right. my next update might take awhile as i am still trying to figure out what size and look of a window kit i want. i cant find anything that would seem to be the right size.