Present your case mods!

Shapeshifter · 2009-06-14 19:02:09

Well, seems like there's no thread like this yet, so here we go:

Present any modifications you made to your machines, be it eye candy, extra features...

Here's mine. Base is a Casetek 1018 (same as used by Thermaltake in their Xaser III). Resprayed, big plexi window + small window on top, punched sheet covers for the drive racks and an engraving illuminated by two leds.
Clicky pictures:

I also uncoupled the HD rack, and I made up a quite effective way of doing that using rubber bedded screws to attach it to the wall of the case:

And here's my "archified" lap top again :

So, are there any other case modders out there in the arch community? I sure hope so ^^

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koch · 2009-06-14 22:36:44

not a casemod, just some sleeving and cable management.
power suply is changed to enermaxmodu.

i think i need some new photos

case: antec 1200 with scythe slipstream and papst coolers.

zenlord · 2009-06-18 17:40:04

Yes!

Back when I bought this computer in 2003 (and still going strong), I started casemodding and overclocking. I dug up some photos from back then. Nothing's really changed and I haven't done any casemodding anymore.

So:
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Short:
Lian-Li PC60 with standard plexi sidewindow
Watercooled CPU with Eheim waterpump underneath the drive bays, a clear 3.5" reservoir, 120mm BlackIce Extreme radiator/fan at the back of the case and Tygon 1/2" tubing
1 blue CCFL
some cable sleeving / tidying
I 'dremel'd a Lian-Li front bezel to make a front for the floppy reader

AMD AthlonXP 2500+ running @ 10*200 for over 5 years now and still working every day on it. Since the two other pc's I bought in the same timeframe have already given up on me, I expect hardware failure any day now...

Zl.

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Shapeshifter · 2009-06-18 18:01:50

Watercooling. Nice I want one.
koch, yours looks tidy as well. Tidy is good ^^

zenlord · 2009-06-18 18:04:46

Shapeshifter wrote:

Watercooling. Nice I want one.

At that time it was the only way of making your pc silent. Now my pc is the only one that can be heard in our office with three pc's... And to think that I had almost ruined my freshly bought Ati Radeon 9700pro by spilling water on it... It has been an experience, but right now I would not recommend it anymore.

I like the etch and the illumination - did you make the etch yourself? It looks very well done...

Zl.

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Reasons · 2009-06-18 18:43:00

Build from scratch:
http://purposeofreason.deviantart.com/a … -117127551

Other one I never really finished. It did get parts though, ran great:
http://xs540.xs.to/xs540/09254/n1472490 … 394983.jpg
http://xs540.xs.to/xs540/09254/n1472490 … 485339.jpg

I have a few others, only two worth mentioning, one is just a small mini tower used as a server/media center that I through a grill on the top (inverted ATX) so hot air could vent out. There is another I'm working on, it is just a simple paint, take out window and replace with mesh, and turbine fan mod. I'll post that when it's done.

Koch, is that murdermod sleeving?

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koch · 2009-06-18 19:33:50

yes, the sleeve is from

http://www.mdpc-x.com/

it is here in germany. don't know about an international site (not mentioning murdermod/murderbox) but the guy (nils aka dualbrain) is one of the murdermod guys.
we have a pretty nice community here.

i wanna change some stuff but at the moment i need my money for other things but we will see what happens in a few months

rebugger · 2009-06-18 19:49:56

Aren't casemods so.... 1997?

SiC · 2009-06-18 20:20:47

Hehe, you guys have desks that are waaay to tidy All I can see around me are empty cigarette packets, cups, cans and paper.... Everywhere paper :S

koch · 2009-06-18 21:57:15

rebugger wrote:

Aren't casemods so.... 1997?

no, welcome to 2009...

http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/

just click on some of the photos. does they look like 1997?

ok, this is just one example...

http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/system … box-fc.htm

@SiC: here i see beer and cigatettes too but on the table not inside my case

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SiC · 2009-06-18 22:45:21

koch wrote:

@SiC: here i see beer and cigatettes too but on the table not inside my case

Hehe, they aren't IN the case, they are just everywhere around the case... I can't see my desk properly and I haven't seen my ash tray in weeks One downside of working all evening every evening, I don't get the chance to clean up properly

Shapeshifter · 2009-06-18 22:49:53

zenlord wrote:

I like the etch and the illumination - did you make the etch yourself? It looks very well done...

Yep, everything self made

koch · 2009-06-19 00:40:39

@SiC: that is what a girlfriend is great for

Xyne · 2009-06-19 01:00:23

koch wrote:

ok, this is just one example...
http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/system … box-fc.htm

I had no idea that Hans Reiser was that into case-modding.

koch · 2009-06-19 01:44:32

lol, but it makes sense because it is better that my girlfriend never finds out what i spend for my machine (and my mountain bikes). think she would kill me.

it started with this...

http://www.murderbox.com/

http://store.murdermod.com/

oh, and no, i don't have a murdermod/box.

Acecero · 2009-06-19 19:31:04

Reasons wrote:

Build from scratch:
http://purposeofreason.deviantart.com/a … -117127551

Hey, I would interested in doing a project like that, could you provide a tutorial on how you did it?

Reasons · 2009-06-19 19:46:03

I really can't do that great of one, it's in a box to be sold ATM, but I can give the basics.
1) Get a box, any box that you want, as long as it is the right size for what you want (ATX, mATX microATX, etc). Three sides is the best.
2) Get some alimimum. Performance-pcs.com sells them in 500x500mm sheets. For the bottom sheet, cut it out to the size of the bottom that you want. In mine, I only kept it to the straight sides, didn't bother to fill the whole bottom.
3) Place the motherboard where it is going to go. This part takes planning as you have to see where it will fit in respect to the back plate, might be best to make that first (step 4). Where the motherboard holes are, mark and drill them out. Make sure you leave room for feet. Make four L brackets and mount them to the two sides of the case and the bottom of the tray.
4) Back plate, it's really easy. Now that you have the bottom, measure how wide you need the back to be and add ~2". Then bend the sides each in one inch, that way you can use those sides to mount the back. You might want to make a flap on the top too.
4) Back plate cuts. The motherboard cut is easy, take the backplate and trace around it and cut. Place in the plate and your motherboard IO should fit through it just fine. Do the same of any expansion slots. Now find where you want the power supply to go. Make sure it will fit, then with careful measurement, cut out the main hole and four mounting holes. But her in.
5) Top. I used mesh for two reasons. One, vents. Two, I could mount some SSD hanging from it. Now that everything is test fited, cut the top. It should be a simple cut for the exact shape of the top. You'll need four L brackets again. Mount it just like you did the bottom.
6) Everything fit? Cut a hole for the power switch, paint, do touch up, and get her going.

Remember that building your own is 90% planing, 10% work. I spent probably two days over sheets of diagrams and measurements before I made a single cut.

EDIT - I'm putting things to consider.

1) Heat. Will you need a fan in the back?
2) Size. Will it all fit? Remember that when the PSU is mounted and plugged in, so is the back plate meaning you only have access through the top.
3) Tools. You'll need a dremel at best. A jigsaw it good too. A file is a must.

The back plate and motherboard positioning take the longest, don't rush them.

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zyon · 2009-06-19 21:51:42

http://gallery.sizeofvoid.org/main.php?g2_itemId=2584

whoops · 2009-06-20 00:03:01

Does gluing a coin over the ultra bright standby LED so it doesn't blink the whole night count?

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koch · 2009-06-20 00:06:28

@zyon:

yeah, my old caseand my new power suply (525W?)

did you turn your northbridge cooler upside down?

EDIT:

@whoops:

nice idea. i vote for [yes]

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Reasons · 2009-06-20 01:09:43

@whoops, I stopped connecting leds a long time ago. My new motherboard has the "asus heartbeat" though. Nothing a bit of cardboard couldn't fix.

zyon · 2009-06-20 12:04:04

koch wrote:

yeah, my old caseand my new power suply (525W?)

No, it's Enermax MODU82+ 425W

koch wrote:

did you turn your northbridge cooler upside down?

No, my complied mainboard(-layout) is default.

Chokkan · 2009-06-22 11:12:03

Here's mine. This is the computer I use at work.

And the USB hub too.

Photos were taken back when I was running Ubuntu. I ought to redo them now I'm using Arch.

kano · 2009-06-22 13:26:52

That's so cool, Chokkan! Do you have any more pics of the inside of the gamecube-puter?

All I use anymore is my laptop, so I don't really have any case mods per se... other than my Horde sticker, lol.

http://www.fallendusk.org/Pictures/Random/my_laptop.jpg

crappy lighting + iphone camera = fail.

Chokkan · 2009-06-22 14:26:59

kano wrote:

That's so cool, Chokkan! Do you have any more pics of the inside of the gamecube-puter?
All I use anymore is my laptop, so I don't really have any case mods per se... other than my Horde sticker, lol.
http://www.fallendusk.org/Pictures/Random/my_laptop.jpg
crappy lighting + iphone camera = fail.

You know i did have a whole build log with pics but stupidity on my part led to them being lost in the ether. If you click on the pics I have a few of the inside on my flickr pages.

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