Well, pls read my post properly. I did mention IMPROVED AIRFLOW. Isn't this something better than the original?
Also, i am sure that the case owner knows how's his case is going to turn up to be. So if you are not satisfied with this mod, do your own mod and show us. No one is asking you to take his idea. This is not a modding tutorial, but a worklog. We are here to discuss, not to make other's ideas look bad.

Besides, i dun really get your obssession with the HDD lock. If the airflow would improve, i dun see any reason not to ditch the HDD lock. I am sure the owner of the case agrees with me as Ianho only mods the case upon customer's request.

I, neither wanna start a fight here nor pick on anyone else. It's just that i can't stand pple giving stupid comment just to make himself looks better than the rest.

... the hdd lock is still usable la. ianho just cut a small hole to fit the 12cm fanz. the screwless lock for it is still usable. y cant u get it

Wow! a hot debate here eiyh.. sorry for not joining d bandwagon earlier as not internet back at home. neway, this is my casing i sent to ianho. had lotsa thinking session b4 sending it (2b exact, 6 mths), n last week i decided to pass it to him after saw some other ppl's worklog on the same Cavvy as mine.

To make things easier, I hafta admit dat I was a noob in casing architecture when I bought d casing a year ago. I wud go wif a removable tray n a mo spacy one. But I decided on this bcoz of the external looks since I'm planning to use the casing for a long time.. n I'm into audio system. so, the casing fits nicely wif the audio system wif the sound gauge at the front panel.

now, to answer some queries here..

I dun mind having to trade the locks as dat wasnt the main feature that I look into when buying the casing.. n my HDD does not move around dat much..

U feel me bro? u feel me?

Soopa limited space there man.

I'm not into the top panel mod kinda thingy, so dat explains y..

So do I.

I kno I would.

Definitely looks the same as the pic I sent him..

Nice job Ian. Noticed you made sure the window didn't show the front intake fan as well. I like the fact you considered the tight fit between the front fan and the floppy drive. Everything nicely thought out.

after not using the tool free lock, we use the hole on the other side of da casing to screw rite, means we just secure one side of the hdd, is this good for hdd>??? cause i take of my c5 tool less lock and noticed tht we couldnt screw both side since the tool free side dun have screw holes.... but this is a nice mod depends on wat the user decide la... more airflow or tool less-....

that is what i'm concern

Back when i was using my iCute casing, i dun even screw those darn HDDs... ahahha. let em free inside my case as I said, the casing is going nowhere. n even when I screw em up back then to take it home, i screw only the left side, juz to make sure it won't go pinballing other components during travel. screwing em up is juz to make em stay still ryt? if they are already still, screws will be optional to me... but gotta b careful wif Sata ones la ryt? coz IDEs are considered secured to me. I doubt that for ppl who like to leech from other HDDs, they wanna screw all 4 holes of their HDDs.

Anyway, I'm applying the same thing in this casing, the cavvy. sumtyms, i juz cudnt manage to slide the slider properly.. damn stiff, so, juz dun latch it alryt..

as for Westley, I strongly wudnt recommend for u to do this kinda mod since those latch is one feature u r drooling about.. I'm mo into the external features of this casing.. or else, I shld get a Zalman or any of those silence casing as that was wat I aiming for a year ago.. a silent pc setup.. dat also explains the AC Freezer 64 I bought last tym.. but now, got myself an SI-120 already due to my enthusiasm in overclocking my pc. So u see, itz lyk a change phase to me. Yet, I would still like to contain the "beast" inside a nice cage.. who knows, I myt still running a system inside in 10 years from now... n the retro looks of it still makes me awe~

woot! sorry for the long babbling

So much time to write looooooong story. Post a pix of ure complete rig lar.

wow whats going on here la.?
why everybody throwing words at each other? ><

uhuhuh. here u go then...

old setup.


new setup.


with the side panel.


yeah, the cable management need a lil bit mo improvement especially to fighto wif bro ian's stealth-wires setup..

gonna reactivate those UV components next week, after shopping sum stuff from uglyvamp this weekend.. uhuhuhu

Wah! Very nice man the last pic. The new black sleeved wires at the HDD there looks a whole lot nicer now.

eerrrrr.........since u sent to ianho to cut the front....

y didnt ask him to cut the rear fan mesh as well???

rear fan mesh? coz i still like it loh... i dun haf much problem wif dat mesh sitting around there. unless i want sum rats and hamster to play around inside my casing.. enter thru the intake fan n exit via the rear fan... jk!

dat mesh also save my hair many times from being spinned into the fan wor..

wheeee~ i went to lyp this aftanoon to get a pci card for printer port (my FYP sake..)..as wat Dr. Ianho (*ehem ) suggested, got myself a VIZO Starlet 120mm UV fan for this chick of mine. and I'm so happy dat my 66gt is bak from RMA.. later me gonna post a pic when I get all the stuff in the cavvy... UV fan Grill + UV Vizo Starlet + 66gt is heading to the ICU unit for the latest transplant ... Cheers~

Hi..ermm sorry asking so noobs question..around how much those cable management thing cost? my cable inside my pc is in a chaos mode lol..is like a bird nest inside ..i wonder how much does those thingy cost?

This post has been edited by Hayase: Sep 9 2006, 11:00 PM

how much u spend on this ?

owh, i can barely rmmbr the total cost actually.. but for the cuttings, about RM150... n the sleeving materials are about RM40...self-sleeved n wire management = PRICELESS... ahaahahaha...

as stated above, this is the final look of my UV project... won't be doing much pimping afta diz since the case looks exactly s how i want it to look like...

good job, good luck 4 u, hope u can get more pretty on ur pc...

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