After years of eying at casing & modification section. i felt like doing it my self.
For me the biggest problem in modding a casing is, i don't have a casing to modd . the one im using rite now is Silverstone sugo sg01 & i love this casing so much, felt its perfectly designed. So, theres no room for modd (btw, it have no room for anything else ).
To overcome this i bought an oll skool casing "Cooler master wavemaster" frm garage sale (im lol my self...... as, im buying this casing just to mod it , hopefully its not going to be a waste).

& here it goess.......



in the end :
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=38855357

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Feb 21 2011, 07:43 PM


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what i've done so far :



looks nicer in naked .



Now, the side panel have windows, cutting side panel is harder than i tot .



without the front door. (i personally didnt like the wave shape on the door).



this is what i've been thinkin of........ (applying a mesh on the black area that i mark & install 120mm fan behind it )

no need mesh la bro...IMO ko pasang acrylic je...sume panel 5.25 tuh ko ganti ngan acrylic...acrylic tuh nanti spray la hitam...

just my rm0.02

ur old school casing look very heavy...
full alu ??

Terima kasih diatas idea saudara. tapi, kalau pasang acrylic, kurang lubang angin heheheh.. .

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Added on December 20, 2009, 12:05 amyup!! full alu, looks heavy but its not . just like normal alu casing.

i wonder would it be a good idea to paint the interior to black??

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Dec 20 2009, 12:05 AM

ahahaha...acrylic blh buat blowhole cantik bro...blh drill lubang intake (effect cam mesh...honeycomb gitu)...lg lawa...huhuhu...

bape sen dah ak taruk nih...masuk nih da 0.04 sen...

ye ke....? hehe ada sample tak??.. camna nak buat eh ...

saw sum1 selling the ac ryan mesh panel in garage sell..myb u can look for it..more prefer u put mesh beside it for airflow function the outlooking oso impresive rather than drill the arcylic

nah...http://www.themodbrothers.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=51

erm...the ac ryan mesh is already sold...

i think both is great mesh or acrylic . but i've decide to do something else .

Part frm the side panel that i've cut :


what i've planned to do :


with this tools :


some sketch on the alu b4 cutting :


what i've done so far (heheh i had to stop at this stage b4 my neighbours knocking on my door )


This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Dec 22 2009, 12:32 AM

what tool is dat bro?

that is rotary machine + flex shaft & the stand .

owh..what brand is dat?btw...quite nice work u did there...can do for me?hahahahahaha

the brand is everise... do it for u??.... hehhe cannnnn... but need to finish mine first .

can u take sum photo how the flex shaft connect to the rotary machine ar ??
thank you

here it is :

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why eh??

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Dec 22 2009, 10:43 PM

Not sure.

Upload here: http://imageshack.us

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update stalled.

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Dec 23 2009, 08:07 PM

bro,got updated ??
Merry Chirstmas ~~

looks good bro .. u can make perfect holes on acrylic,wood and even saw.. with a hole saw/adjustable saw cutters

tapi guna guna power drill la..


This post has been edited by reiben05: Dec 24 2009, 04:58 PM

merry x'mass to u too... im done with the dragon carving. but cant upload pic. .
Also bought 2x120 swiftech radiator for water cooling, unfortunately with limited space of the casing it doesnt fit . will figure out smething later , anyway, this is the purpose of modd, to fit in something that its not originally design for

will update later with pic

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Added on December 26, 2009, 12:33 amhaiii.. macam bunyi iklan jer tu hahahha ...

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Dec 26 2009, 12:33 AM

bro. pasni mooding kat cm690 boleh?>??
ekeke..

lol mana ada xD.. just a suggestion lol

picpicpicpicpicpicpic...

bolehhhh... tak de hal nyer ....

Done with the dragon :





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errr... guess im not quite done with the dragon :




later need to install 120mm fan behind it, to do this i need to cut a very thick alu on the hdd rack


here it is :

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 1 2010, 01:01 PM


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huhuhuhu...file the edges la bro...looks quite sharp...wont it cut ur hands?XD

heheh for some reason.. i like the sharp edge

lol...later ull cut urself dun blame me...XD

need some advise here....


which one looks nicer ???

This :


or this:

without the grill bro...hahahaha...but if the fan is strong it might suck the panel mayb can damage the fan...

its a 1mm alu plate, don't think that fan is too strong to suck it in .

another WC rig buck roger? saw you're buying the rads earlier

hahah yah!! but that have to wait till i finish casing front panel mod

lol... so what's the wc component you'll serve for this case? mind to share...

frankly speaking.... i've got no idea yet . bought 2x120 swiftech radiator just to take the measurement . (damn!! doesn't fit in, will figure out something later... heheh stay tuned )

mount on the back bro..just like i did...hahahaha...XD

if mount behind the casing, the rad will block all the i/o.

you need to buy swiftech radbox to make a spacer behind the casing if that the case.. otherwise, alang alang tgh mod casing tu mod ler sekali kat dalam... huhuuhu:D

that is what i've been thinking of . im gonna mod to make it fit inside the casing heheh but later lar.

maybe u can mod and design your own rad grill.. same or even better than AC Ryan...

heheh yup thats is what on my mind .

woah...ini orang byk hebat...mau buat radgrill nnti kasi pm sama gua la...mau tumpang satu kaki juga...

Almost done for the front panel








wondering whether the the front panel looks nicer this way :

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Added on January 2, 2010, 8:53 pmtumpang satu kaki je?? hahahha dua kaki pun bolehhhhh...

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 2 2010, 08:53 PM

wowww nice... it's fine what.. your creativity and this custom is more great than ready made

ahahaha...throw the fan grill away pls...

throw?? hahahah not yet ....

mayb u guys dont realized. the front panel doesn't have power & reset switch & led's .

need to get a nice power button, any recommendation?? .

maybe u make some new thing like remote to power it on/off...

wahhh.. that is too advance ... but good idea. .
but i prefer a traditional ways .

the traditional ways on/off button, just use the switch button that can be find at car accessories ler

use the fighter toggle switch...(like airplane one with cover)...usually race cars have them n change the inside switch to mount the momentary button found in normal case...

part one almost complete .... (except the power buttons Well.... keep that aside first )

Testing!! hehehhe which is better??



Need more led's.

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Added on January 3, 2010, 8:50 pmreminds me to the mortal combat

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 3 2010, 08:50 PM

i prefer thundercat logo for the front panel looks

takeout the grill la bro...looks hideous...

both with fan grill or not is fine for me

agree with u .

later on need to buy a bling2 fan & CCFL ...

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Added on January 3, 2010, 9:06 pmyah!! its a hard decision

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 3 2010, 09:06 PM

does anyone know where can i get this buttons??





This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Feb 1 2010, 04:10 PM

oversea

seach it over the web or simple searching in ebay by simply type "power on off button for pc". i think you can get thru it

Just for entertainment ..


i wonder who is the owner of this gadget. must be a troll .

i have experience this thing with my own customer... hahahaha so many dust inside the case, everywhere... it looks more terrible than your posted picture..

ahahahaha....ive seen one with cobwebs and some insect's droppings plus bangkai cicak...XD

LOL on this picture....

the use must be a enthusiasts

eu....... siap bangkai cicak kompom mati kena kejutan letrik..... hahhaha..

terselit celah kipas the cause of death... merempit cecelah kipas~ cicak pon pandai merempit ye

ahahahahahaha...ak rase die masuk then die takleyh keluar lol...tp cam blh agak aaa cuz owner die pompuan...ahahahaha

Part II...
while part one is not exactly done yet .....

Target : Radiator hole & Rad grill.


Some sketch before cutting :


Done!!!


This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 5 2010, 03:20 PM

wowwww nice cut... congrats dude

u really pro in dremel

wow.. thats some nice cutting there .. u use dremel for it?

dah sand ke tu?

yup! rotary tools but not dremel brand. .

Dah sand, guna rotary tools gak . (keje orang malas , semua nak guna machine)

pergh....agak2 bile blh wat kan utk ak?XD

Man....better put this case in my kitchen to suck the air while frying..

hahahhha kene tunggu projek ni siap dulu ....

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Added on January 8, 2010, 7:33 pmhahhaha the best idea so far ......

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 8 2010, 07:33 PM

ahahahaha...no updates bro?

ahah nk tanya skit.. slalu sand guna accessory apa.. aku menyampah tul bila sand2 ni..

nope, this week is a very hard week for me. bz with some other things. .

aku guna benda ni :



sand paper with grid remark C : F : M.

LOL.. omg.. i totally didn't notice ada menatang tu dlm accessories kit..

menatang ni macam macam ada........ hahaha

Fitted with rad :


Piece of alu frm the side panel (part of it used for the dragon on the front panel) :


Measure :


Reshape it a bit, later.... its going to be rad grill .


Now! im stuck with rad design

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 11 2010, 11:53 PM

do the dragon design bro...then become dragon theme...hahahahaha

fuh.. why dont u just cut for a 360 rad bro .. damn look so smooth

lol... if cut 360 holes, than TS might need to design a new place for PSU placing

it's has been great to see a good modder cutting skill here... hey, don't u think to make a rad grill at the top of the case? i think you can make a better design than currently AC Ryan design have. so, anyone can order from you later

lol... yup! infact i already cut some part of the PSU frame to fit in 240 rad. . if not, its not gonna fit.
+ 360 rad mean PSU need to be outside the casing dy

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Added on January 12, 2010, 12:40 pmThanks, i do think the same lol..... thats why now im stuck with Rad Grill design ..

if anyone have an idea or any sos of good design please let me know .


This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 12 2010, 12:42 PM

go find the image in google and you'll get an answer..

Guess what iv'e found in my store room???



its a speaker mesh, i have 2 of it (Couple of days ago, i saw my neighbor throw a speaker box into trash bin. it have honeycomb mesh, at that time im completely forgot abt my mod project )

here is the outcome



This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 20 2010, 02:04 PM

could use some sanding.. wow thats a nice design there

maybe can put some filter behind the mesh to avoid the dust from entering through it...

Today, i manage to steal some time to buy an acrylic, its 4mm thick. here it is : hehehe..







Almost done here :


Still looking for a great design for rad filter



This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Jan 23 2010, 11:31 PM

damn man.. that looks awesome.. 4mm acrylic?? omg thats thick.. even 2mm is considered thick to me lolz and u using rivets to hold the acrylic on the side panel ??

This post has been edited by reiben05: Jan 24 2010, 01:13 AM

Only 4mm available at tt time .
yup, using rivets to hold an acrylic. is the any other way to hold it??
(as for me, screw & Rivets is just the same as im not going to dismantle the acrylic regularly or not at all ).

good job buckroger.. anyway, i noticed that you put a plain aluminum on the top of the rads. Didn't you make a holes over there bro?