OBJECTIVE:

-To move all parts from old casing to another old casing ...which is from CM stacker STC01 to Lian Li PC-7B+.
-Cut out proc cooler hole
-Cut out holes to enable better cable management
-Extend the front Audio wires to reach the back of the mobo
-Sleeve(using heat-shrink) most of the cables
-Add "anti-vibration" foam strips inside the whole casing
-Spray paint Flat black internally
-others(fabricate fan bracket for gfx, etc)

INTRO:

I'm in the midst of rebuilding my current rig...transferring all my stuff from my current casing, Coolermaster Stacker ST-C01 into an old school Lian Li PC-7B Plus.

I had earlier gotten a PC-A05B, which I quite like. However, I had wanted to mod the casing, ie. cut out holes/slots here and there, hence I did not have the heart to do so(chop-chop) on such a beautiful casing.

Luckily, my friend, forumer Grexer, was looking for such a similar casing...and he offered to take the PC-A05B. I had then sourced out a used case, also a Lian Li, the PC-7B+, from another forumer, E-J@1.

Thanks to Grexer and E-J@1.

Anyway, my budget for this rebuild is small, and the bulk of the $$$ went to some new parts:
-Corsair VX450W
-CCF
-Sapphire 4850 512mb
-TR-FDB-2000 case fans
-memory card reader
-Powerlogic Zen z200 keyboard

Reusing old parts:
-Asus Commando
-E8400
-Crucial 4x1gb rams
-HDD
-DVD burner


THE WORKS:

Work started out the next day after getting the case:
-Stripping out everything

-No more bolts/screws/plastic parts etc...just chassis

-Holes were cut out: Cooler holes, PSU holes

-case was sprayed black, with the help of a friend who does car painting


-all the other plastic parts were fixed in again

-"anti-vibration" foam were applied on fan holes, on all other parts where the alu panels meet...trying to reduce as much vibration as possible

-the front fan hole had been trimmed off the filter support as well

-after the "anti-vibration" strips were applied, the complete casing were "test-installed" to see if all the panels closed completely...



...to be continued...and thanks for visiting...

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 20 2009, 12:00 PM

Nice job on the panting, the color looks smooth. Is that flat black?

interior looks good bro.. maybe u should mode the side panel more.. make it look more sexy

Thanks for ur comment...

yup..the colour is flat black...

took the casing to my friend's car painting shop and asked him to paint.

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Added on October 20, 2009, 2:36 pm

thanks for your comments too...

the side panel was like this..when i got it. the transparent sheet u see...it's actually glass sheet....i also got a shock..thought it was plexiglass...turn out to be "real" glass... anyhow, i will be fabricating a graphic card cooler, utilizing the 2 units of stock lian li case fans that came with the casing...they got blue LEDs

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 20 2009, 02:37 PM

Nice to see someone bother to put effort to a PC7
BTW,try to cut 2x120mm fan hole on top
Hope your rig turn up beautiful but definitely need good photography at some point

nice painting.. how much u paid ur friend for that?


agreed with OC4/3. add another 2 fans on top and also at side panel

This post has been edited by kimimaro_kun: Oct 21 2009, 01:48 PM

black version.. Coollll...

Was thinking of cutting a 12cm blowhole at the top...but would have to complete the rig first and see whether is't necessary for a bigger blowhole...

I hope to work towards getting equalized pressure, or at least, minimal negative pressure/flow in the case...too negative would cause dust to move in too much...

very sorry for the crap pics...can't take photographs properly...



Anyway, was very glad to receive a package from forumer "Edifier" yesterday(21st oct09)...my last piece of the "puzzle"

The package was neat and well packed..thumbs up


It's a pair of TR-FDB-2000 fans!


The specs of the fan at the back of the box...


View of the fan...


One thing I noticed about these aftermarket fans...their cables are not sleeved...they should do it...IMHO.
Anyway, I heat-shrinked/sleeved the fans...


That was all I could do...could only work on the project this coming Sunday...

good luck then. where did you bought the sleeve shrink? it's seems like a long tube... how much the price?

thanks!

the heat shrink can be bought from any electronic shops that sell eletronic components, such as capacitors, resistors, PCBs etc.. places like jalan pasar and so on...

as for the price, I can't remember, as I got the sleeves of various sizes along time ago...for some work projects...

It looks like tube, as the size used was abit bigger... didn't want to remove the pins from the connector individually, so I used a slightly bigger diameter sleeve to "masuk" sekali with the connector...so when heated, it doesn't shrink tightly...

u should have just removed the header....its not that hard to remove....

also sleeving entirely with heatshrink will make the cable stiff....

noob q...
what is "negative pressure/flow in the case"?
how should i know i have +ve or -ve flow??

btw,
looking forward for ur project TS

for me this case is perfect on every ground in term of performance, cable management and convenient of installation is.

however, ther HDD cage vibration really need some sort of treatment loh ....

but anyway u've done a superb mod, hope to see more update lol... keep up!!

yeah...should have removed the header...

as for the making the cables stiff...you are right...I intended to do so, as once I have placed the cables to where I want it to be, i will reheat the cables again, and then "shape" the cables to follow the bendings of the casing once it cools off...my "usual way" of doing things cheaply...

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Added on October 22, 2009, 4:13 pm


hi there. you can read in this posting... http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/387771

basically, +ve pressure in the case would mean that your intake is taking in more air, hence increasing voloume of air inside the case...

for -ve pressure in the case, your exhaust is pushing out more air out of the case, hence creating a "vacuum-like" effect...

some people would say that an even pressured case would be ideal for case cooling, whereby the same volume of air is taken into the case and the same volume of air is expelled out of the case...

however, in real life, it's not always the case....

so -ve pressure would be easier to achieve, whereby you ensure the exhaust fan has higher cfm than the intake...

how would you know if your case has -ve pressure...your case will be more dusty at a faster rate...

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 22 2009, 04:13 PM

@TS,don't cut side panel fan,it just make your rig ugly

to lazy to read the whole page. thx for the simple explanation

The Pc7 came with a side panel already...but the window material is "glass"...not those plexi, but real glass(kaca!)

anyhow, I'm gonna make a similar add-on device as per Lian Li's BS-02 additional blower fan...though mine will be custom diy... if the need be...

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Added on October 23, 2009, 12:00 pm

I did noticed that the Pc7b+ did not have any vibration damping devices, as compared to the A05B that I had earlier...

that's why I had implemented those anti-vibration strips(strips of "sponge lining") on all metal parts which goes together.

This include the both side panels, whereby when closed, there will be a thin lining of the strips inbetween. Also, the strips were used on the rear expansion panels, the fan mounting areas, the HDD cage(where it's bolted onto case), the area whee the HDD sits, the DVD drive sits, and all other places where metal and metal have contact...

so now those areas which have metal to metal contacts...have at least a thin strip of the "anti-vibration"...all implemented from the study of the A05B case

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 23 2009, 05:20 PM

wow.. i would want the 'machine' that your friend use spray your case

the "machines" include air compressor, spray and a paint booth...

why dont u just change the glass to plexi ?.. a 2/3mm plexi glass would be nice and easy to mod into a blowhole imo, looks the same too.. u could also try to do a blowhole on a glass, but it'll be harder unless u buy those RM220 sawhole =X which only comes in 1 size..