my rig lol... before after and now!

[BigD]

well my system used to look like a poorly put together thermaltake water cooled pos in a thermaltake saprano case... it looked like crap

then i got a new case, my watercooling broke, got some good air cooling and it looked like this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/b4mod2.jpg

then my vid card wasnt getting any fresh air so if was running nice and hot so i decided to add some fans8-)

also added a blowhole

and it looked like this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/aftermod3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/aftermod.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/aftermod2.jpg

then i sold the 7800gt bought a x1800xt replaced the evga pos mobo with a dfi lp expert

then i decided to take the case apart and paint the insides:-D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/P1010008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/P1010010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/P1010012.jpg

then it was too hot to paint and every time i tried the paint would dry before it hit the surface and create "dust" so it looked horrible

so ive been rockin this for a while:lol:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_2863.jpg

once im done painting ill post up new pics with my beast finaly finished!!

[werty316]

Word of advice its hard to see small pics. Maybe make them clickable thumbsnails.

Talk about a chopped up Lian Li case. All black is gonna look sick.

[BigD]

sorry thats actually the size of the images for *now* untill i can get onto my dads pc and get the pics from there

[markkleb]

I didnt realize how lucky I was to have the Aluminus case. They are WAY easier to take apart.
Werty is right , thats gonna look sweet when done. What color are you gonna paint it?;-)

You should make a Lexan panel to cover the end of the CD-rom rack(like RedChrome to hide all the holes)

I had one of these cases last year and I sold it (stupid) I cant believe how thick the sides are..Great cases

[BigD]

yeah the case is a TANK... so hard to take a part... i was thinking about making a mesh cover for the front and putting a 140mm fan in it for air intake and maybe some led's?

im thinking about painting parts of the inside black and some other parts either blue or green (havnt figured it out yet)

but probly a neon green ;)

[markkleb]

I have a new one of these if u need one,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835129248

[BigD]

ha actualy thats the exact one i was looking at... is it as quiet as it says?

i line the outside of my fans or screws with silicon so they dont vibrate so thats not a issue

[GIBSON]

ha actualy thats the exact one i was looking at... is it as quiet as it says?

i line the outside of my fans or screws with silicon so they dont vibrate so thats not a issue
Heh, good idea man. Never thought about that!

[BigD]

yeah mark kinda gave me that idea when he was building ultrablue, but he did it with screws if i remember correctly

[markkleb]

Hey BigD, what kind of camera are u using. Your pictures are a lot nicer than mine.

[BigD]

well all the pics except for the onees were my pc is running out of the case were taken with my old (well not that old) Olympus C-720 3mp. But the ones with it running out of the case are taken with my new Canon Rebel XT DSLR :grin:

[GIBSON]

Hey BigD, what kind of camera are u using. Your pictures are a lot nicer than mine.
I hadn't noticed it, but now you say that. They do indeed have a very nice quality.

[harry18]

looks good, those lian li cases are so sweet, such good quality

[BigD]

looks good, those lian li cases are so sweet, such good quality

yeah i just hope i can put it back together just as well :(

[markkleb]

and dont scratch the painted parts:twisted:

[BigD]

dont worry ill be carfull... even tho i had to twist and turn the metal to get it outa there, i took it out in one big chunk instead of pieces but i had to take it out in a big chunk cuz my dremel wouldnt fit to get the rivits... thank god my riviter is much smaller and easier to get into places like that

[markkleb]

well you like green and I must say this sleeving in Green really lights up with the UV.

Do me a favor and post a couple of picts of your case as it is now. Oh yea can I have ur camera;-)

[BigD]

hummm my new camera pics up all the little dusts and finger prints on the window

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_2930.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_2929.jpg

thats how it is now

[BigD]

a big thank you to mark for helping me out

almost completely dont with this case... i ordered some mesh sooo i should get that soon...

what do you guys think about this? im thinking about taking away the blowhole on top and add a mesh window so the heat can get out, but enhance the looks and quiet it down a bit

should i do that or keep the blow hole?

[markkleb]

You already have a hole in the top. Make it Rectangular like sbrehms, and make a rectangular mesh cover for it(but dont use screws to attach it)

Are you gonna keep those 2 fans that blow at the video card?

[BigD]

ill be using velcro to attach it, I think ill be keeping the fans as they provide fresh air for the card, or else the air just keeps circulating around the card (when i put the fans in the temp on my 7800gt went from 61*C load to 43-44*C)

[BigD]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3005.jpg

HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!

thnx mark for the help!!

how do you guys like?

[werty316]

:shock: damn that looks sweet. What did you use to paint it glossy black? Airgun? Spray paint cans?

[BigD]

its metalic black with clear coat over it, the clear coat gives it the gloss- spray paint

[markkleb]

after a week put a coat of car wax on it, than see what it looks like...

[BigD]

after a week put a coat of car wax on it, than see what it looks like...
seriously?? ill try it if your serious

thnx again mark

[markkleb]

It should be dry enough now, but wait a little and put a good coat of wax, It will be insane. I am sorry I forgot to make the Plastic cover of the CDrom side. You should be able to do it "Mr. Dremel"...:grin:

And take out the lower fan frame and paint it flat black. If you cut a hole in the top like sbrehms you will be able to see the mobo tray light up through the top.

[BigD]

yeah i should be able to, but do you paint the back side of the plastic? i cant take the fan frame out... i just rivited stuff to it :(

i could make a plastic frame for it and paint the back of it floresent green so itstiks out more...

does anyone have and green 120mm led fans f/s?

[markkleb]

http://www.svcompucycle.com/a1928-14.html

[BigD]

i herd those arnt as quiet as they say they are tho :(

ill still try them tho

[darkorb]

guys, do u want ur ocmputer to be completely silent?

[markkleb]

check these,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835119074

Those thermaltakes moved a good amount of air (like more than 70CFM)

[BigD]

maybe ill get two of those thermaltake fans for bringing in air, and ill get two AC12 fans for taking the air out

[markkleb]

I think you may be able to put a control on them
http://www.svcompucycle.com/zm-fanmate2-75.html

or I got one of these
http://www.svcompucycle.com/vane3mucobl.html

The AC12s would look sweet with the insides.

[BigD]

yeah i bet, i also need to get two 4in uv caths (4in for fitting purposes)

[markkleb]

have you tried the UV LEDs yet? I like then much better.
http://www.svcompucycle.com/mdled5uv.html

way cleaner, less wires, way less heat and practically no chance of fire.

[BigD]

nice... i am going to have to get that!

[Mirrim]

I have a couple of those 120mm green led TT Thunderblades in my TT Matrix case. Between just those and an ultra-quiet 28 cfm on the side pushing air to the cpu, it is actually pretty quiet. This is just a temporary set up, so no fan controllers.

The eVga 7600 GS has a Zalman VF900 and its the stock AMD cooler on the AMD 64 3500+. The GPU maxed at 38C under load with 3dMark06 and the cpu maxes at about 36C under load. Nothing overclocked at the moment and I did use AC5 on both the GPU and CPU. In other words, they push more than sufficient air for ny case.

We'll see what happens once I put in the 4000+ and watercool. That is the computer that will be getting (hopefully) the ATI X1950XTX when it comes out.

[tomato]

Nice mod, boys, very nice :) :) Makes me wonder if I should start hacking up my old Enlight beige case :P

[markkleb]

Nice mod, boys, very nice :) :) Makes me wonder if I should start hacking up my old Enlight beige case :P

I vote yes to the "hacking up" part...

[BigD]

im glad i heard something good about the thermaltake fans, now ill have to get some:-D

imo id wait for dx10, the 7600 can surfice till then unless you want a card only for XP

thnks everybody!

and yes chop hack and cut!!!

[markkleb]

im glad i heard something good about the thermaltake fans, now ill have to get some:-D

imo id wait for dx10, the 7600 can surfice till then unless you want a card only for XP

thnks everybody!

and yes chop hack and cut!!!

Funny cause I am usually the one saying WAIT TILL DX-10. LOL, I figured for a good place I would definately need more than 1 of my 7600GS to impress. (my Biostar Tforce is a Micro mobo with only 1 PciX slot) I figured $200 for a X1900 is ok(borderline) but better than $300-500.
Besides like I recommended to mirrim its pretty hard to beat A HIS X1900 with the free Copper heatpipe AC cooler...

[BigD]

ha yeah it is hard to beat any 1800 or 1900 series card, both will play all games till dx10

[BigD]

did a little work today, made a intake fan that fits in my cd bay

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3109.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3110.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3111.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3202.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3203.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/BigD6997/IMG_3204.jpg

still needs to be painted and stuff, not complete

[markkleb]

That mesh looks like shells, looks pretty good. I bet it flows air very good too.

[BigD]

meh im dissapointed in the mesh, im going to get some hexmesh if i cant get the stuff localy

[markkleb]

where did you get that mesh on there now?

Do me a favor, measure the hole size on the Lian-LI (is it 1/8") and what is the distance between holes, center to center?

They look bigger than the Coolermaster.

[BigD]

3mm holes, 6mm from center to center

[markkleb]

thanks D

[Bio-Hazard]

This is sort of close to what you need to sort of match your case I think.

Aluminum Type 3003-H14, .063 Gauge, 1/8" Holes on 3/16" Centers, Staggered Pattern, 40% Open Area, Sheet

[BigD]

thnx, yeah that store is in my city so i can go and ask for samples and see if i can get jsut a few pieces not a HUGE sheet

[Bio-Hazard]

Scrap bin is always a good place to look for stuff large enough to do computer mods ...........;)

[BigD]

yeah this next weekend ill go down to there shop and see whats up with that

[werty316]

Looks good but I would get annoyed with dust after a while.

[BigD]

yeah the dust gets in there, but it doesnt take long to clean, once every one or two weeks, i do that anyways

[BigD]

in the process of cutting a top mesh window now