Hey ppl! New to Low Yat.net here! just wanna show u guys my casing which i built 100% on my own.. give comments yah... looks a bit plain now.. might add some decals and other stuff later.. comp specifications ain't that great..might upgrade the hardware later..say anything u want yah..even if it's ugly ..haha..open to comments to help me improve before attempting my next mod..


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Too plain ?

how if you wanna add a 5'25" front panel or dvd rom....?
make a new one?

Well...i've already used up all 4 of my IDE drives (2x250GB, 1x80GB, 1xDVD-RW) so..i guess there's no more room for additional IDE drives..

PROS:
- nice acrylic colour
- good cuttings

CONS:
- switch is totally off
- wires are meant to be at the back not sides
- wiring too messy (inside)
- no expansion options

Plain

Cut some patterns out! It will look nicer.

not too bad for a 1st mod, its kinda messy, as in the wires, and there is no possibility of expansion.

i like the lighting...looks like hot fire..

Ppl have to start somewhere, i say nice 1st try...try seeing other ppl's rig

Yeah, i found that out the hard way when i wanted to change my DVD drive. but since i built it i knew where i had to rip out first.haha. Haven't had time to rewire the inside yet..actually..there is no power switch yet..just connecting 2 exposed ends to turn on the rig.can't find a nice on/off switch yet. Any ideas anyone? super plain huh...was wondering how to make it more exciting? "si fu" out there pls guide me!!

i dun see any cooling for the drives at all

Wowzers!
N.I.C.E


That's really nice man. I've actually been thinking of doing an acrylic case but the thought of all that acrylic shavings full of static sticking all over the place while cutting really turned me off. Anyway, nice case man.

Nice ! .... but too BIG ...

This post has been edited by siLDes: Feb 9 2006, 11:33 PM

if i own tis....i won't b able to sleep at nite while doin BT....anyway...nice mod but plain abit...

I like the colour theme. Feels like sun-setting. Anyway thumbs up from me although there is still room for improvements.

it's a 14"x14" cube.thought it was kinda big too at first too but somehow got used to it. lotsa space to add extra stuff in it(especially mutha f***a huge northbridge and cpu coolers).the coolers for the drives are actually underneath the casing. 2x80 cm fans underneath it (it's 1 inch raised off the floor) sucking out air and 2x80cm fans at the top also sucking out air.PSU has a double fan to help in the ventilation too.the Cold cathode i made it myself actually, which explains the dual colour. i took the cold cathode and inverter out of one oy my old scanners and fitted it inside, the other was one of the broken Cold cathode my friend had . also added a switch at one of the pci slots to gimme the option to switch off the lights, so no prob it being too bright at night. my friend has a dremel which i might try to etch some patterns in it. yeah, when cutting the acrylics the shavings was all over my hands and legs sticking everywhere! and i had a whole lot of acrylics to cut. i did the whole thing with a Bosch elecric saw and a B&D Drill and lotsa chloroform. must get a dremel.................thanks guys for the comments!!

wa....so big the case....put cosmetics lar

woaahhhh... like a very hot friegde burning from the inside .....

Nice case buddy! very original, would love to see a work log though

100% marks for creativity, -10% marks for cable management

Naah. Just jk bro! So, bila lagi nak modify all the PCs in the bank? Bagi la colour2 sikit... barulah macam cyber cafe!!!

Not bad~Try to add something to make it more intresting...Now looks bored...Try Sleeving...And ETC!

yalor....add more stuff..

lcd or some lights....

nice job dude!! looks like a red transparent box.. glad to see a forummer makin his own case.. BTW, is that a 6230i there?

too much cable dude!

what is the size or ur case?

That is acctually quite good since it's ur first self made com

Keep it up

nice job, if you make it small a bit will be very nice.

nice job u have there.. but your case can be make it smaller abit..

just a bit smaller good enuf liao...now ur case size is like a aquarium

NICE.
i like the combination of ur colour,put red summore.
sure looks like hot flamming fire,looks daring for guys (hihi).
but,very very super duper messy!

BTW,
this is really awesome for 1st timer.i also cant do it.
just buy at the shop and make up.

you are super hardworking and creative to build it
on your own.



This post has been edited by misscrazie: Feb 12 2006, 10:49 PM

Yeah..Sharp eyes dude...but not sharp enough..it's only a 6230...not 6230i..thanks for the comments tho..


yeah..too daring huh (red)...yeah...cables are messy man..must go get some sleeving this weekend. gonna get a can of spray too and maybe get it airbrushed.. (can i airbrush acrylics??hmmm.....)..actually it wasn't that hard to build...

took me 3 full days including planning to build the damn thing..i wanted to build it wide and tall enough to include in future chipset and cpu coolers..haha,,guess i must have overdoned it..

anyone living in klang need to get your acrylics cut..can just drop by and we can have fun cutting it up!!hahaha...anyone who has any junk pc's or parts can also donate em to me..maybe i can make my next project...was thinking of an aquarium thingy...so that it has a layer of liquid all over to enhance cooling and also reduce sound... hmm....

wa...donate somemore...i also wan leh...im poor donate to me also..

One of the local magazine here showed a mod where by they extend an aquarium a little more deeper and whack a system there...so when look from the front, it looks like the fishes are swimming next to the motherboard.

where did ya get da neon light?

wahhh.....full 3 day onnii??? kewllll!
u can airbrush acrylic,but i think not really nice larr..
i done it befor for my acrylic's side panel...
or maybe the 1 who airbrush it to me,not really good doing
on acrylics

2 different lights in there... one is a cooler master CCFL and the other is a white flourescent light i ripped out from my scanner. since the acrylics is orange therefore (white+orange = yellow). but you gotta make sure you rip out the inverter (if you don't already have one) from the scanner too if u want your CCFL to light up.

i like it this way - PLAIN. this one really depends on preference la.

just manage the cable a bit and it'll look great.

EDITED : idea - spray paint or something about the cables to yellow or orange. will help the camoflage.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Feb 14 2006, 09:53 AM

you remind me of kent20.

who is kent20??

ya..who is kent20???
superman??

me lor what ups?

haha morph~
long time no see still playing with casing?

comment to the threat started:
good begin~
slowly u will become expert on case modding
if puting ur effort on it....



This post has been edited by kent20: Feb 17 2006, 03:17 AM

kent20.. first pyramid (acrylic) in LYN... after get his LAN party case mod disappear liao from here...

@kent.. still remember that guy ar... wanna use glass to build pyramid casing, the base big like Darusallam yum cha table blue print copyright somemore

This post has been edited by Acey: Feb 17 2006, 03:16 AM

haha sure remamber! that sor H
no need to care about those feller that only know how to talk but dunno how to do......they just able to bullshxt,even jigsaw also dunno how to use talk to them also sai hei

not purposely disappear ler,my last mod is this ma,sold to the WCG Underground 2nd place winner

also judging the 2005 case modding competition in Ipoh..
some picture for u to see


This post has been edited by kent20: Feb 17 2006, 03:39 AM


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haha keras kepala type memang like that lar...

bro looks up there edit my post already some stuff for u to refer
all the best for ur mod

U Da Man kent20. Always enjoy seeing ure acrylic cases. Very very nice stuff.

hey man! congratulation for the moderator!!

i think you would be the best moderator that ever have~
because u know what is "Case MOD" and i think u able help alot of newbies too Support u!!
all the best for you man!

damn nice cuttings n mirror effect never saw that case b4.. only saw ur LCD front mod casing the last one...

nice... wish i have the spirit like u.. but then the case got too many unnecessary space ma 2 cent

I give u 3 months the most, after that u will get sick of the sight of it.

thats what makes ppl mod continuously... we get sick of the old rig's case after awhile and then start a new one lol...

yeah maybe,,,,but it beats looking at a case you can buy at a shop and just pimping it up..at least i know mine is the only one around..no matter how ugly it might be...curiosity breeds creativity man...

lol sorry to say we've seen our fair share of cubed acrylic casing

Good lar. But where u get the casing box? Add some UV stuff inside shud be nice.

U have did a good job men, i have once did it as well but now shifted back to normal case coz acrylic is pretty heavy.

anyway if u have attention of getting a new one here is my suggestion:

1) have better arrangement for ur components coz ur HDD has no intake air flow blowing it. so will get hot easily

2) try to build a compartment where by that's the place to hide ur wires, example those PSU wires cos through it and come out from the other end where the power is needed..for those that does not needed make it stay inside the compartment..

3) the compartment make it non transparent or semi transparent....sand it or apply semi transparent sticker.

4) have better air flow design in the case such as bigger fan yet low noise level....

so good luck bro...anyway did a great job....suprise me to see some one has the similar case as well.....

This post has been edited by Doom: Feb 19 2006, 10:58 AM

why not use rounded cable ? BTW..its cool casing but too big la.

good for self made rig...
bad for not evry good planning...
hehe

looking good

i like ur casing cz its big
i owez wish 2 hav a big acrylic casing so tht can put a lot of hardware inside
mayb s big s a refrigerator??