Project: Charge!

[Frenkie]

Nice! I can't wait to see what you're going to fill the two cases with in terms of hardware!

Well, dont hold your breath. I'm not into internal PC hardware mods. Any fool with a bundle of money can fill his case with a gazillion mega fantastic shizzle. Catch my drift ?

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This was where the I/O shield used to be.

Now its quite a bit up and inwards.

Mounted it back on with aluminium rivets.

Its solid again. Now where did i put that I/O shield.... :S

Well, obviously it doesnt fit very nice anymore now.

Looks like a piece of Swiss cheese.

Lets get that fixed now, shall we ?

[Frenkie]

First one is the largest piece.

Mounted with constructionkit.

Round the corner passed the PCI slots.

This aluminium ACRyan plate has protective layers on both sides. It is also very easy cut with metal scissors.

Matt black when removed.

Getting back to the front, these three pieces have cured enough.

On several sides there will come bevelled edges towards the front.
First measure it all and cut to size.

Cut to fit for all three pieces.

Made all sides nicely bevelled.

This is how they are attached

[TheMainMan]

Well, dont hold your breath. I'm not into internal PC hardware mods. Any fool with a bundle of money can fill his case with a gazillion mega fantastic shizzle. Catch my drift ?

I hear you there. I assumed due to the size that you were building it around the hardware. I think it's actually really cool to build a case that is art and the hardware is secondary.

Will you be unplugging cables from the back often? I ask because it looks like a tight fit back there. I love the relocation into the case though, I think you'll have less cable clutter as a result. Great work, can't wait to see more!

[Frenkie]

Thanx TMM!


PSU
This old PSU is the designated victim to give this mod some power.

Here it sits in the case below.

Where it shows through the big hole, I marked the outerlid to be dremeled away.

Looks like this.

Lets do something fun with it.

These fluorescent gel-pens I also used in my R2-D2 casemod.

Under a blacklight, you see the first 5 pens light up dramatically.

Under normal lightning.

And with a UV blacklight.

These are so called "cordsets" that I 'saved' from the scraphead at my work. Allready runs 5 wires through them !
Attach a molex and were good to go !

I have been 'collecting' lots more during my buildup time..... o.a. cordset kabels, shower hoses, hydraulic hoses en fiber cables.

Marking the old PSU where the holes would sit best.

Drilling the holes in various sizes.

Example of what it going to look like.

Now attach them sturdy to the frame and run the wires through.

[Munty]

Nice stash dude! Don't suppose you can spare a short length of say 10mm diameter cord could you?! I've been looking to use a plastic equivalent but that would make all the difference :p

Coming on nicely though, very funky PSU and I totally agree, anyone can fill a case with pretty and expensive components. It's all about the attention that goes into making it look awesome on the outside for me

[AmEv]

SCHWEET!!!!

+r

[Frenkie]

Nice stash dude! Don't suppose you can spare a short length of say 10mm diameter cord could you?! I've been looking to use a plastic equivalent but that would make all the difference :p

Coming on nicely though, very funky PSU and I totally agree, anyone can fill a case with pretty and expensive components. It's all about the attention that goes into making it look awesome on the outside for me

Sure man, PM me.

[Frenkie]

This is how the PSU looks like from below...

and on the side...

This is how it mounts in the case.

Oh a fellow modder called Snowmiss of the site BouwEenPC.nl gave me this I/O shield, thanx man !

Inside the game, this charge appears in several colorschemes. I chose the blue one.
After some long searching, I found the ideal combination; Anthracite Grey and Sapphire Blue.

Because the unit has to look a bit worn, I completed them with 7 other support colors.

I gave the bottom case a layer, so the PSU cables will stand out more.

I added much more cables to the PSU then needed, I am going to use several for spot-lightning inside.
Lucky I have a lot of LED's in stock.

This is how that looks like.

[Frenkie]

Lets shake and bake some LEDs together...

I hate making this infomercial (when I dont get paid for it) but this DREMEL soldering iron is great.

These LEDs make a nice narrow spot light.

Enough light for now, dont you agree ?

[Frenkie]

Used the stainless steel tubing coming from the PSU to guide wires through them, Attached several high power blue LEDs to them and routed the lot through a industrial on/off switch.