Here's a new worklog for an old horse. This is to show u guys with old rigs that u can enjoy a blinged up rig too. This is a very basic Athlon XP2000+, GF4MX, 1 ROM, 1 HDD rig n I'm gonna bling it up! Gonna put a window on the side panel, lotsa fans, fancy grill, CCFL plus Stealth Wire Management.

Here's sum pix of it b4 I start working on it.


Overall pic of the rig.







View of the side panel with the vents n fanhole.








Very messy internals.







No rear exhaust fans.








No front intake fan either.

Here's the plan for it.

1. Rear exhaust fan. UV Green fan.

2. Side panel will be cut around the vents. The round vent thingy will b maintained in the middle. Blue LED intake fan in the middle of the window.

3. Cut a 120mm fanhole at the front for air intake. Blue LED 120mm fan.

4. Install Green CCFLs.

5. Stealth Wiring for another wireless rig look.



Will update as I go along.

This casing belongs to our forumer right? Waiting ur update for this mod.

Hehehehe. Ure kawan kar?

yeah, I was reading the same thread..... kamon2... i realy wanna c d outcome too bro ian~

btw, the casing is plastic or secc? i dun think dat will be an alu casing...

This post has been edited by r4ydc24: Jun 20 2006, 04:40 PM

Eh don't la start a little and then make us all so interested. Now I have to start checking this topic everyday to see the outcome!

Taiko Ianho, another mod, faster bro, dun get me excited, later cannot study, this is gonna be a good mod as I can see it coming

a simple question, why UV green fan for the exhaust since you are going to use green CCFL

this casing have the same internal design as my casing. i'm going to see how you're going to cut up some space for the front 120mm fan. been thinking to do the same for my casing but dont have a good idea how to do it.

Hehehe. U will c y soonz. The fan is gonna glow even with the CCFL turned off. It's gonna b a dual lighting system where the CCFL can b turned off yet the internals will b lit. Of course not as bright as with the CCFLs on though.

the casing looks exactly like my cousin 1

lolz simple casing great project

any updates?

Nice Another Case Mod

umm... must watch this thread...if ianho do..sure nice nice one... subcribed....

i think we better change the topic to "Pimp My CPU : Green, Bling it On" huhuhuhuhu.....

as usual, park my nick here for easy reference

keep up the good work inaho

Sry no updates whole day. Kena food poisoning last night. Spent today recuperating. Managed to get sum work done though. Will post the updates a bit later.

@ianho
Get well soon bro, all the best in your modding.

heh.dis gonna b good.update pls!
wanna transform my old rig oso

OK. Updates! Didn't do much today. Still feeling really bad from the food poisoning. I was getting restless after sleeping the whole day though, so I got my butt off the bed. Felt that I was capable of doing sum minor work like rough cuts n sum cleaning up work. So here we go to the updates. Pardon my lack of story telling skills 2day, still a bit mabuk from being sick all day.


Here's the stuff I bought for the rig.










Now it's time for sum masking up n measuring.









Time to cut. Phew, this is gonna b really tough. That circle in the middle is gonna b a tough nut to get right.
That circle vent in the middle isn't even centred! The factory stamping machine wasn't calibrated correctly I guess. So It's gonna be really difficult to get right coz it isn't centred in the 1st place. So I'll hafta do my best to make it look as centred as possible after cutting.









Done! Rough cut is complete. Now it's down to the detailed work to get it really nice n round. That'll be done 2moro.








Sumore cutting on the chassis itself. Hollowed out the rear fan grill for maximum airflow efficiency on the exhaust fan. Still needs detailed work. All I had time to do 2day was rough cuts. The 1st thing to do 2moro is the front intake hole, then it's down to the detailing work to make everything perfect.

Hope u can recover soon as possible and see another mod action.

Here's what I did after it got dark. Can't do any cutting after 7pm unless I wanna start a war with my neighbours. So what I did was to clean up the internal hardware. What's the point of having a nice case n lights when it's all dirty n clogged up inside right?


Here's a look at the mobo b4 cleaning up. Look at the area at the Northbridge heatsink! Dust dust dust. A whole lotta dust.








Now to the part where I clean the CPU heatsink. Look at all that dust that accumulates without u knowing coz u dont really c it till u take off the fan. Can u imagine the peak load temps with dust like that! Must be pretty high n the worst thing is, when it's clogged up, it gets hot, then the fans gonna spin at max speed all the time which leads to more noise. More noise+hot temps= B.A.D








Here's a look at the VGA now. The fan is dead coz too much dust in there. The bearings were totally clogged up with grit n wudnt even move. Also, notice the broken blade? Not good. I'll hafta whip up a 40mm fan to replace the dead fan.




Dust dust dust!





After cleaning out the VGA.








Now here's after all that cleaning up with a bristle brush on the heatsinks n fans n sum compressed air on the sensitive bits.

CPU HSF b4 cleaning.





CPU HSF after mucho cleaning.





Northbridge b4 cleaning.





Northbridge after cleaning.







After cleaning out the VGA.







Well that's all 4 2day folks. Hopefully 2moro will b a more productive day when I feel a lot better.

that dust build-up is really nasty......no wonder those old PC always have heat problems

wat a brutality of dust.... but yeah, i once help to troubleshoot my fren's pc (a girl).. when i open the sidepanel, itz lyk a haunted house inside it... even got sum spider webs inside that... realy hope dat those whose ride has been pimped, knowz how to maintain them, ryt?

This sight looks awfully fimiliar....

Cleaned out a BILLION of cases like this. Imagine the horror when the CPU, Northbridge & Graphic heastinks of a system sitting in a MicroATX case looks like this You'd have an effective "cup-warmer" (...or leg warmer depending on where it's located )

The best part is , when you return it to them, they complaint that the PC runs "cold" now Not warm & toasty like it was before!!!

What can I say... PEOPLE. They are strange beings

seem like the CPU never been clean up since bought..

seem like the CPU never been clean up since bought..

i've cleaned one of a girls pc. guess wat. the pc has been running for more than 4 years and the dust in the heat sink was so thick it form a tissue paper.

Updatesssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Worked on it all day long n got the panels all done.



Detailed work on the side window. Using the RTX for intermediate cuts. Final touch will be with the file.







Next up was the acrylic. Cut a square piece for test fit.








Then I turned it around to mark with a pencil.








Cut cut cut! Started cutting the acrylic to fit the panel.





Hole in the middle done.





Now it's time to try it on the panel n hope it fits 1st time round without need for recutting. Lucky it was right 1st time around. No need for extra work.

C the air intake at the bottom of the faceplate? Sooooooooo small n restrictive.






I did sum dremelling to enlarge it. Here, it's much bigger now.







Now it's on to the 120mm intake fanhole on the front. As u can see from this pic. The front intake was originally 2x80mm holes.






I cut out the protruding fangrills on that n then cut the 120mm hole over the 2x80mm holes. This is a rough cut. Detailed work not done yet. I still need to grind away those nubs from the fan grill n also the rough edges from the cutting. This fanhole required extreme concentration n precision. Look how close I had to cut the top n bottom of the hole. C that tiny lil bit at the 12 n 6 o'clock positions. That's how close I had to cut it to make the fan fit there without sacrificing the front USB ports.





This is after filing n grinding of the edges. Mounted an old fan for test fit. Fits like a glove.

That's all the updates for 2day. Will get down to installing the hardware n doing the Stealth Wiring now. N then it's time to install the bling bling to bling up the old horsey! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha.

Nice work ianho sounds very interesting ,the front 120mm the side hole gonna leave it like that?, or gonna put epoxy resin then sand it?

Awesome detailed job there bro.

More updates!!!!!!!! Hehe. Just cudn wait to get the rig up n running. Wanted to see the internals all blinged up. Here's a sneak peek for now. I haven't installed the side panels yet coz they're not finished.


Here's sum bling bling for the gfx card, a nice blue LED fan.






This is how the gfx card looks like in the dark now.






This is the internal shot with just the LED fans running.






Here's the Super Bling Old Horsey all dressed up n ready for a night out. Check out my so called Stealth Wiring. Nice eh?
1 more thing, haf u guys noticed the HDD is "wireless". I tell u, this rig wasn't easy to implement my Stealth Wiring. The PSU had sum of the shortest wires I've ever had to work with n it was really, really difficult to work with.





Well, this is definitely the last update for the day.
The window panel will b going in 2moro. But wait that's not it yet! There's more comig after the side window is installed. What is it? Well, u'll just hafta keep checking back to unravel the mystery. Muahahahaha.








Just to show u guys who just started reading this worklog, this is how the rig looked like before I blinged it up.







This post has been edited by ianho: Jun 23 2006, 04:00 AM

Ngaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

i wonder if u can make a 12cm intake for CM Cavvy/C5 or not...

hmm nice work so far man... all super pro work... dude r u going to cover up the old holes in the front ?

you look fine when i saw you the other day. couldn't even tell that you were sick.

Yes of course it's possible. All cases with enuf space for a fan at the front is not a problem.






Watodo, had to go get sum hardware supplies from Home DIY mar.

No updates? More pics, more pics...

So fast meh? Just woke up man. Whole night modding tired lar.

your workmanship is good. that's why people waiting to see the updates.

for me, i'm going to use the hammer and nail case mod technique

@ianho
is it sufficient for the fan to suck air from the 2 small holes at the bottom of the front cover. i thought you're going to dremel a nice big hole for the front fan intake. something like this maybe

U'll b surprised how much air gets in tru the 2 square holes down there. It's more than enuf. Anyway I didn't wanna cut up the front panel coz it's gonna disturb my plans for it. Hehehe. It's gonna b pretty cool.

phew...you used green UV LED fan for the exhaust....

errr.... can u show us how u make cable management? how u sorok all cable? my casing look like the same wif this casing....

This post has been edited by syazone: Jun 23 2006, 08:25 PM

ianho still in mod action.

what wrong with that...???

that is what we call "The Arts of Inside PC Casing".....
u need creativity n some stuff to do that.....!!!!

Side panel is onnnnnnnnnnn! Here's sum pix. I installed a blue LED fan to the vent hole n covered the fanhole with a Coolermaster aluminium fan grill.


Total lights out shot. Only the LED fans on.






This is with the CCFLs on.






With room lights on to show how the exterior looks like now.





Remember this? This is how it looked like b4 the side panel mods. Big huge difference eh?






Well, now it's on to 2 more things which I'm modding right now. For that u'll hafta check back later. That's it for 2day............most likely. Hehehehehhehe, u never know, there may b another update at 3am again.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jun 23 2006, 09:59 PM

ianho really kudos la...

wow dud... geng la

i m a former cust of ianho

he's realy pro 1

Hehe. How's ure rig? Any new mods?

ahhh....got a notification email, thought it was an update
never mind...check back later before 3a.m game

ianho...i am watching you.....

@ianho
Wah taiko, very very nicely done there.....cheers!

oh well, i thought ianho will be using plain green UV fan and he said will glow without UV CCFL....

turns out he used UV LED

bro grewat work so far man...

Still waiting updates...

i am buying a new cooler master cassing soon

wil find u again very soon

this time hav 2 put a lot of fan

yeah yeah

Phhhhhheeeeew! It's been a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnng day. I spent the whole day modding the final 2 things.

Here they r. The other side window, rough cut n ready for filing. Next will be to file it down nice n perfect, install the acrylic on it n voila, another window for the other side.








Acrylic pcs done. C those 6 pcs of acrylic in front of the window, that's for the crazy cool idea I thought of last night while having dinner. Will tell u guys what it is later.







The side window nicely finished.







Next update comin right up. I'm gonna take a break n haf dinner 1st. Been a looooong day.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jun 24 2006, 10:46 PM

Whoa nice updates seems very interesting liao Coming

very nice job indeed..

catchy

OK now to the crazy idea I told u guys about.


I used the 6 pcs of acrylic for this.





It's a ROM window!!!!! Pics of the construction of the ROM window in progress. This 1 st pic is the bottom plate n mounting plates being assembled.





Done. Now it can be pushed in to the ROM cage. This bottom piece covers the metal base of the cage to make it nicer. There's also a gap between the cage n the plastic faceplate. Now it's nice smooth platform inside.







The front acrylic window has been put together but I forgot to take sum pix of it. I've just bonded it to the bottom piece so I'll just leave the thing to completely bond b4 I start moving it for pix again. Until then............................................

Here's the complete ROM cage window unit. All bonded n ready for installation.





Here's a pic of why I had to make a base plate for it. C that gap at the front between the faceplate n the ROM cage? Things will fall into the gap n it doesn't look nice with a hole there too.







N here she is.................... the Sexy Superstar of the show! The one n only Ms. Lara Croft Starring in Project Bling It On!








All I haf left to do 2moro is to change the DVD drive faceplate to black. Drill the mounting holes for the ROM window n screw down the ROM window assembly into the ROM cage. Will update with the final pix 2moro with everything comlete n the rig running with lights n all.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jun 25 2006, 02:57 AM

taiko ianho, good mod so far, respect. Cheers. Anyway, I really like the front Rom Bay thingie, very interesting indeed.

want wait to see the final result...!!!!

Here we go! The final pictures.. It's all done. Project Bling It On is now complete.

yo man i think if ur dvdrom in black more nice........by the way u have cool casing man.....keep it up

The other side of the panel is exposing too much of ur cable management tricks men ..... not sure u done it purposely or there is other meaning behind it ....

anyhow really like the cleaness and the lara as well...just a little suggestion why dont u make a background for her .....it would be nice to see her in action within ur case....

just suggestion only.....keep up men ...really like ur way of modding ...

ur job motivate me to learn n do modding nicely like u did

now go buy some tool first ....... sieh

100 marks 4 ur hard work

i think u can open 1 shop in LYP seling mod case

sure got business

kehkehkeh.funny and niceee
can do tomb raider theme maybe wif a little artwork or airbrushin.heh

thumbs up

nice mod...how much u charge for all ur work?

replace lara with a small LCD display should spice up the whole case =)

Mucho 1337

But I was expecting DIAMONDS to come with BLING

i must say that i'm not a fond supporter for transparent sidepanel behind the mobo and lara croft... put those facts aside, itz a nice mod!.. splendid! juz splendid!

hhmmm.....i think it will be nicer if the lara croft is illuminated....coz the backlight is bright, but you can see the detail of her.
by giving it a second tone, then she can stand out.

maybe you can try to use LEDs to lit up her front part a bit

heheheh...cool man...
this time i'm sure lara croft cannot escape from that...

wow man... i didnt think a case like this can be a case like that... great work.... only real sifus know how to make a normal capalang casing in to chun casings..u realy pro man...

2 thums up 4 u man !!!

pro & creative !!!

Thousand of thanks to ianho for doing great work
Here some pic of the new rig

ngaaaa... was dat pic taken during earthquake? ahahaha XD jk! jk!
wat happened to lara croft?

haha my hand shake when taking the pic because its so dark
kinda afraid when all light off

lara croft run alredi ... making a new film ( dunno wat title)

i'm really respect lara croft larr..she always can escaped from anything..

perhap u can something else inside there...looking empty larr..
maybe...errr razer stickers can cover that empty acrylic...

This post has been edited by mr_habuk: Jun 27 2006, 06:32 PM

actually wan put this gundam inside but the size of the gundam could not fit in it..





hehe thx for the idea

This post has been edited by sakuragi01: Jun 27 2006, 11:05 PM

nice rig... superb wire hiding skills..
2 thumbs up

i like the green and blue color matching. looks cool

All finished or active worklogs bumped to avoid deletion.

woooooo !!!

beautiful casing !!!