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mukahantu
post May 10 2009, 03:46 AM
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Sorry for exaggerating the title. But, hey...who's crazy enough to mod a RM670 case 5 hours after you bought it. whistling.gif
But, this is my MINIMALIST approach on modding. Simple yet striking. So, sorry again if this doen't quite qualify as a mod.

Hmm...where do I start? I have bunch of pics taken but I lost my cable. So, bear with me for certain areas might be lagging in picture attachments as I can only used my phone as a medium.

1st of all I'd like to debunk the worldwide myth of "RV01 is cable management nightmare". I've read numerous forums & blogs saying this. But with a few pointers (no drill, no dremmel used), perhaps people might have a second thought of getting this beast. However, I also would like to welcome all RV01 owners (as well as others) out there to give their thought on this. Make it constructive. I only notice these hidden tricks when disassembling the casing (which is a pain in the nates).

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Rampage II Extreme

So, lemme start.

MYTH: RV01 has HUGE space but too little@small space/slot/hole to slip in cables.
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The horizontal circle points to the area beneath the motherboard which has a very narrow openings.
The vertical circle shows a bigger hole, however the hole sits right beneath the motherboard which makes it hard to slip in 'fatter' cables (usb, firewire).

So, I found two SOLUTIONS for these problems.

1. REMOVE THE 180mm FAN BRACKET
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Small openings just got bigger...

2. USE THE OPENINGS AROUND THE RADIATOR MOUNT BAY TO ROUTE THE CABLES

a) REMOVE THE REAR SLOT
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b) USE THIS INSTEAD OF THE VERTICAL OPENINGS
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MYTH BUSTED!

Can't quite share the end product yet caused my sleeves haven't arrived yet.

Added on May 10, 2009, 3:46 am
Now, let's get to the fun part...SNEAK PREVIEW

user posted image The Blazing Raven? Red Raven? sweat.gif Haven't thought about the name yet.

Here is my rig...

Purchased from Low Yat Plaza. Drove aaallll the way back to Kota Tinggi, Johor & straight to business. Hell yeah my mind was racing with ideas while driving. That, cut the journey 1 hour shorter as well. ( rclxub.gif can't wait to unpack this monster, can't wait to unpack this monster rclxub.gif )

As I reached home..I noticed that this casing...yada yada yada...READ THE REVIEW HERE, PEOPLE. Credit to ianho

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Then straight away to assembly.

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{HSF = NOOB = $ = 0}

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Edit by mod: Please don't use misleading titles like that. Title edited.

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hey hey hey.... nice case u have there bro ho ho ...
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Haha...tq pal.


And I gently took off her cloth...

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hey hey..
if u're free..could u snap a pic of the cables coming out from the top? i wanna see how it looks like
coz normally..all the cable connected to the mobo I/O comes out to the back..
since raven's position is above...
i wanna see how those cables come out from above.
thanx!
looking forward to it
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just curious, how did you paint the casing? Powder coating for normal spray can?
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QUOTE(mukahantu @ May 10 2009, 03:46 AM)
Sorry for exaggerating the title. But, hey...who's crazy enough to mod a RM670 case 5 hours after you bought it.  whistling.gif
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Actually, thats was good
I like to act fast, especially when doing business laugh.gif laugh.gif
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QUOTE(Jinster @ May 10 2009, 10:58 AM)
hey hey..
if u're free..could u snap a pic of the cables coming out from the top? i wanna see how it looks like
coz normally..all the cable connected to the mobo I/O comes out to the back..
since raven's position is above...
i wanna see how those cables come out from above.
thanx!
looking forward to it
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user posted image Here U go pal... sweat.gif can't o anything about that.
(ref: bt-tech.net)

But for me, it's better than this. >

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(ref: themodbrothers.com) "The only other gripe that I had with the design is that the 7cm of space wasn’t quite enough for my (thick) DVI cables to easily bend – in fact, quite a bit of force was needed to get them in a position so that the top cover could close."

As for me, I didn't encounter any single hitch, use the proper hardware and your done.

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QUOTE(hypermax @ May 10 2009, 11:42 AM)
just curious, how did you paint the casing? Powder coating for normal spray can?
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Powder coating, mate. It's called "Special Chilli Red" to be exact.

BTW, can anybody send me a link to anyone selling L.E.D here in LYN. Couldn't find a shop selling red L.E.D here. Dang! I want to change the blue L.E.D from the top panel.
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QUOTE(mukahantu @ May 10 2009, 02:46 PM)
user posted image Here U go pal... sweat.gif can't o anything about that.
(ref: bt-tech.net)

But for me, it's better than this. >

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(ref: themodbrothers.com) "The only other gripe that I had with the design is that the 7cm of space wasn’t quite enough for my (thick) DVI cables to easily bend – in fact, quite a bit of force was needed to get them in a position so that the top cover could close."

As for me, I didn't encounter any single hitch, use the proper hardware and your done.

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Powder coating, mate. It's called "Special Chilli Red" to be exact.

BTW, can anybody send me a link to anyone selling L.E.D here in LYN. Couldn't find a shop selling red L.E.D here. Dang! I want to change the blue L.E.D from the top panel.
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u can go pasar road if u want to , there got heaps of LED for u to choose. smile.gif
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Really cant wait to see the outcome of red raven...Goog try... thumbup.gif
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support!!!! more pics for us bro.... red ravern~~~~
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Here it comes..

THE SIDE PANELS
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EMBLEM STILL INTACT
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PUSH DOWN DOOR ATTACHED - 1 WASHER MISSING... cry.gif
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FRONT COVER FULLY ATTACHED
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HALF COMPLETED...JUST FOR VIEWING PURPOSE drool.gif - Another side panel will have to wait for cable management.
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ON / OFF & RESET BUTTON MISSING - LEFT AT WORKSHOP
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That's it for today...too lazy to do anything else. Waiting for my sleeving kit to arrive. Hurry up mr niclasteoh... thumbup.gif

BTW, where is Jln Pasar? I'm not in KL la bro. Wish I had that priviledge.
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Wow~~ So shinny, miror alike...
Nice job man... rclxms.gif
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Wow! red, very striking colour man..
is inside gonna be red?
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Wow! red, very striking colour man..
is inside gonna be red?
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i dont think so...Coz it's hard to notice the red interior after install all the hardwares... hmm.gif
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hmm...inside all black....outside wooo RED!...

go bro!....wanna see some update biggrin.gif....
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Haha..I plan to go with UV...but UV has to be turn off once a while. So, maybe normal 'bright' ccfl will do. As for the right interior...Just got my Asus 4890..but it has no light whatsoever. The OCZ ram cooler even lights up in blue. sweat.gif

Suggestions are welcomed..
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Haha..I plan to go with UV...but UV has to be turn off once a while. So, maybe normal 'bright' ccfl will do. As for the right interior...Just got my Asus 4890..but it has no light whatsoever. The OCZ ram cooler even lights up in blue.  sweat.gif

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u can ask someone in garage sales that doing mOd ram cooler. i frgt his name. will try give the link to u k.

keep in touch with this red transformerz thumbup.gif

Here u go..

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Go check out AllnGap's LED thread. He's got those 1W LEDs as well as SMD LEDs. Resource + resourceful modder = wins! laugh.gif

Anyway, more elaboration on the paintjob please?
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very thick red coat .... hmmm ..

i must admit .. it's a really smooth painting .. but i'll be best if you use a very thin red coat with a thick clear coat ..

if i may suggest, get a drill with the car polishing drill bit ... (use wool) .. and some polishing compound ... it just takes around 5 min .. to buff it up and had a great mirror shine smile.gif
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