PC Modding

Joseph Carter9 said:Ronald Johnson10, nice start, but it's just a START
In the dark, it's a 3+
open case is a 2 => nothing special really, just organized
full 3 => I dig the front panel design

I started out pretty much the same way, and look where I ended up now (link below)!!!

To be honest, I didn't even try that hard—the neon strip is just slapped on the side for now, I still need to mount it properly at the top (just for the initial setup).
As for the open panels, at least I made an effort to tidy up the cables 😁 so you can see all the openings I actually used 😲. Man, it ends up being like half a pound of dust.
The case lights up from the front—that circle glows blue, and those "brackets" at the top and bottom glow red.

And yours: sweet... is that liquid cooling or did you just coil the cables? Your case is killer, too. So, does the cooler actually light up, or did you just tuck the neon strip in the side so it reflects (like mine 😁)? Have you tried running it just in red?
Anyway 👍

Wait, what even counts as liquid cooling here?
I wouldn't go that far—honestly, looks like they just wrapped some cables up...

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Joshua Davis18 said:http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...o/P6274190.jpg
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Absolutely stunning... honestly, a hurricane like this is just the absolute peak of power...🙂

It’s not quite finished yet; you’ll probably end up drilling a hole straight through the floor if you keep at it. 😁

Now, why on earth would there be a hole?

I’m thinking about tossing an extra 8cm intake fan down by the floor, since the case feet are actually pretty high off the ground...
maybe I'll grab some neon lighting too, and swap out that boring black-and-white 120mm exhaust fan for a bright red one...

might even try to integrate this into the build:
everything else—it's a 5.25" bay case with a built-in cup holder and lighter, a Thermaltake X-ray, model A2021
http://www.newegg.com/Computer-Components/

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More fans? 😲 You already modded the thing, you don't really want the case blowing apart all over your room, do you... 😁 Besides, there are way too many anyway...

placidcanyon2 said:More fans? 😲 You’ve been diving too deep if you actually think you want your room turning into a wind tunnel... 😁Besides, there's already way too many anyway...

Thanks a million🙏

Honestly, that gave me a good enough laugh to make my day😬 😬

edit.
And hey, you can never have too much of a good thing, right?

I see this thread is getting lively again, which honestly works for me 👍 since I'm right there in the trenches with you all. To make a long story short... I've been MIA for a while, so I figured it was time to check back in with some minor updates on my rig. There's still plenty of work to do—I've got some Thermal coolers and a bunch of other gear lined up—but finding the actual time to sit down and do it is the real struggle. Catch you later...

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Joshua Davis18, you’ve got a killer case there—honestly, whoever built this really nailed the craftsmanship. I can't quite tell which parts you customized and which were stock... but overall...👍..😁
Is that part scuffed up from when you picked it up, or what?
Just kidding—it looks great, seriously. 😁

That’s just how I bought it, so tomorrow I’ll be drilling holes in the bottom of the case 😬

Spent today doing my best to manage all the cable clutter behind the motherboard

I'll post some photos tomorrow evening...

Come on, Bryan Wood49, show us yours (not that one with the massive speaker that barely fits in a chassis, but this setup: a Dell Inspiron, an Intel Core i5, a Western Digital Blue 250GB, 2x1GB DDR2, and a GForce 8800GTS)

And no, it’s not a soprano. By the way, I’m heading out to grab some LEDs tomorrow 😁

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New avatar 👍

But nothing can actually compete with mine

Joshua Davis18, I absolutely will not!
If you want to talk via DM... I'm not posting photos here—nothing special to see, anyway.

Joshua Davis18 said:I'm thinking about adding another 80mm intake fan at the bottom since the case feet are pretty high off the ground...
Maybe I'll grab a neon one too, and swap out that black-and-white 120mm exhaust fan for a bright red one...

I might even install this:
The rest—a 5.25" bay case with a built-in cup holder and lighter, a Thermaltake X-ray, A2021
http://www.newegg.com/p/pc-components

😂

Oh, I actually have one of those! It's awesome. Let me grab a photo for you.

gentlelynx9 said:He’s got way more room on his rig than you think
personally I'd etch some design onto acrylic
mount a UV strip on the side and hit the etching with UV paint

it looks killer when you hit the motherboard traces with UV ink
then just tuck a UV light right next to it

honestly buying those glowing fans is a waste... they're too loud and look tacky
started modding my case but lost steam so it's on standby for now...

Chill out, man! Seriously... Just show us the damn case!!!

granitehound202 said:Oh, I definitely have one, I'll grab a photo for you in a sec.

What exactly do you have?
This cup holder? 😬

I suppose it is finally my turn to share a bit of my own success...



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Raymond Hernandez14 said:Thought I'd show off a little bit too...



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Post a photo of the whole case from further away so we can actually see it.👍

Raymond Hernandez14 said:Well, I figured I’d take a moment to brag just a little bit myself too...



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Absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!!!! Just incredible🙂 The only thing I’ll ask is that you please find a way to get rid of that buzzing NVIDIA component on the board... I have the exact same setup, but honestly, I’m just waiting for the day when I finally lose my patience, give it a good kick, and just go out and grab a Thermalright cooler instead...

It isn't quite a buzzing sound... personally, I don't find it bothersome. I actually ended up ditching my liquid cooling setup because I was worried there might be some sort of defect, whereas this specific noise has been present since the very beginning.