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arjuna_mfna
Hello all pc mod lover....
Wanna share with u all my new worklog (Upside Down ICute 0408SL)
This ICute casing belong to my friend, he ask me mod his case become BTX style...


Objectives
- make the casing look like BTX (upside down mobo)
- provide sufficient cooling
- light it up but not too much

MOD(s) :
Airflow and cooling mod(s)
- put 2x80mm fan as exhaust fan on the top of casing
- put 120mm fan as exhaust fan at the rear of casing

Aesthetic mod(s)
- add a pair of normal CCLF

Major Mod(s)
- transform the case from ATX look to BTX look
- make new acyric window
- repaint the case

Original case look like this:
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arjuna_mfna
Managed unasamble everything, remove mobo tray, rear plat, top and front cover.... also removed lot of dust... blush.gif

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continue tomorrow....
arjuna_mfna
Top window designed.... just normal one square with curve corner...

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arjuna_mfna
Done paint withe black paint...

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arjuna_mfna
put all together....

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Bigblock
nice mod bro...a full pic of the casing would be nice
mwkh_hope
Bro, you should post the picture of process of how u remove the front big fan..
WaCKy-Angel
QUOTE(mwkh_hope @ Nov 14 2007, 03:04 PM)
Bro, you should post the picture of process of how u remove the front big fan..
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The front big fran is clip-on lah...

I also have this casing, and its black color...
arjuna_mfna
somemore update...

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all in place...

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pict the case in action will be upload soon...



arjuna_mfna
QUOTE(Bigblock @ Nov 14 2007, 08:39 AM)
nice mod bro...a full pic of the casing would be nice
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thanks... will upload the case in action later tonight...
ocz
Wow,just like what i did last time + I cute sum more. thumbup.gif

Thats all bro..? hmm.gif
arjuna_mfna
QUOTE(ocz @ Nov 14 2007, 08:23 PM)
Wow,just like what i did last time + I cute sum more. thumbup.gif

Thats all bro..? hmm.gif
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sorry, not snap more pict during working on this case mod, do it in 3days time only, wanna go back hometown for semester break... will post some more pict later tonight
arjuna_mfna
here the case in action...

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gengstapo
QUOTE(arjuna_mfna @ Nov 14 2007, 11:18 PM)
here the case in action...

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aiyaarkk, image kinda blur
could u shot the nice one? icon_rolleyes.gif

nice cut there..
arjuna_mfna
QUOTE(gengstapo @ Nov 14 2007, 11:28 PM)
aiyaarkk, image kinda blur
could u shot the nice one?  icon_rolleyes.gif

nice cut there..
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will do... thanks for the comment...
ryudox
Any blings bro? huhu...gud job bro...
arjuna_mfna
QUOTE(ryudox @ Nov 15 2007, 04:24 AM)
Any blings bro? huhu...gud job bro...
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not yet so far, all bling2 depend on my friend, maybe he put later.... thanks for the comment
WaCKy-Angel
What is the benefit to make it upside down?
ocz
QUOTE(WaCKy-Angel @ Nov 15 2007, 09:31 AM)
What is the benefit to make it upside down?
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I think it will be more cooler. brows.gif

Other than that,the side panel will be on the left side.. tongue.gif
skyliner
QUOTE(WaCKy-Angel @ Nov 15 2007, 09:31 AM)
What is the benefit to make it upside down?
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first glance i thought it wuz btx mod but.. what differ this mod with btx mod.. huh..
Liuteva
The front panel more suit to use now biggrin.gif
xiong91
hmm...juz up side down the rig and change the front cover up side down too?? nice work
Bigblock
the completed project looks shiny...nice
arjuna_mfna
QUOTE(xiong91 @ Nov 19 2007, 08:26 PM)
hmm...juz up side down the rig and change the front cover up side down too?? nice work
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Don't get me wrong, i disassable everything, mobo tray, back plate, top plate, not just up side down the case...

if u see the case, material of top and bottom of the case are diff type material, so cant just up side down the case..



QUOTE(WaCKy-Angel @ Nov 15 2007, 09:31 AM)
What is the benefit to make it upside down?
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nowadays, vga produce more heat compare to proc, so it placed at top of the proc and near to top window, and at the top window got fan and suck all heat out from case...

and for proc heat, it sucked by rear fan...

one more
e for show off... hehehe rclxms.gif
arjuna_mfna
new case mod next month... stay tune... thumbup.gif thumbup.gif
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