Sounds GOOD to meE! I'm wayyyting.....

Isn't this case like, really quite flimsy and clumsy?
My friend bought, and ask me to install the parts, it was really difficult. Especially on an SLI setup like his.
Good luck fixing it man.....you'll need it.

luv the part u actually strip the front one 1 by 1 ...

wow....tats was a great job
btw, can i know wat mm jigsaw blade u use to cut those metal n acrylic???plan to take my old icute casing to abuse it
anyway, got a cavalier waiting for u to mod...not dare to make myself since nvr try....wait me save some $$$ 1st ya

Updatesssssss.

Time to install the completed top window with radiator mounted on it. Look at this pix. U'll notice there is a reinforcement bar for the chassis at the top to hold the ROM cage shape. It's gonna block the radiator.







So.................... it's time to chop chop choppity chop. Removed it from chassis.








Chop chop choppity chop.







Installing the modified bar back onto chassis.









More updatesssssssssss coming.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 29 2006, 08:20 AM

Time to install the rear exhaust fans. C that purple box thingy at the back? That's the thing that contains the 2x80mm fans.












Here's how it looks like after taking it off the chassis. Funny thing is NZXT only gaf 1 fan with it. It's a plain ugly black fan anyway so no probs. Let's get rid of it.











In goes the bling bling fans. After putting the UV LED fans in, it's just a simple refit back onto the back of the chassis.










Time to put on the top panel. The case is slowly taking shape now. It's just a matter of putting the components back on after all that cutting, painting n polishing.










Time to fix back the side panel with a new green UV LED fan n put the plastic window back on.








Side panel done.








Now it's time to put together the Transformers face I had to disassemble for the painting work. All the pieces ready for reassembly.

The case is now complete. Here r the pix of all sides. Just look at that looooooooooooooovely gloss metallic black paint on it now. It doesn't even look like the same case that I started with anymore. The original case came in an ugly matt purple paint.

Remember this? Look at that ugly matt purple paint.







Now, look at that looooooooooooovely gloss.
















Wheeeeeeeeeeee. Now let's move on to the hardware install. Hardware install will b updated later. It's now time for Dracula to go to bed. I will update again when I wake up later in the afternoon.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 29 2006, 09:00 AM

If you painted the face purple, I would swear it will transform into a Decepticon. If you painted the face red, then I am sure it will turn into an Autobot

IMHO, if ur gonna put bling bling fans at the exhaust, might as well cut out the grill at the plastic housing as well... otherwise u cant even see the fans man... kinda beats the point of changing it to those fans...

the rest of the case is nice... love the color scheme

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Aug 29 2006, 01:35 PM

I didn't want the light from the fans to corrupt the UV look inside mar. Anyway, those rear fans light up the back nicely in the dark. It's for blinging up the rear area in the dark. U'll c what I mean when I update sumore later.

It's like trying to create the Philips Ambilight effect haha

Have a background light to enhance the entire look

Hahhahaha. Yup, like Ambilight.










Anyway, here's sum updates.

It's now time to install the hardware.
1st thing I did was to install the Opteron 170 CPU n then the Corsair Cool waterblock.









Next thing I did was to change the Chipset fan on the mobo as it's a well known issue on DFI mobos. So........... on went an Evercool fan. Also sleeved the fan wire in UV green. The fan has LEDs in it.









Then I installed the green aluminium RAM heatspreaders for more bling bling on the mobo.

After settling the mobo, it's time to sleeve the PSU. It's a Fortron Epsilon 700W. Came with black sleeves n black molex. I changed the sleeves to UV green with UV green molex plugs, 24 pin mobo plug, floppy plugs. I forgot to take a pic of the finished PSU. But u can c in the next few pix of it in the rig with the green wires n plugs.









Hardware all installed n ready for leak testing of water cooling system. Did any eagle eyed fellas here spot sum goodies in there made by electronics sifu allngap? Hehehe. Let me point it out. C that nice yellow RAM cooler? There's more, if u look carefully behind the radiator at the top, I also installed allngap's really nice multi color LED set. It's all controlled by a swtchbox which is installed in the ROM slot. There r 6 switches u can play with n it switches the LEDs from Red-blue-green. Then u can also mix colors ureself by flicking on blue n red to make purple for example, there's more combo colors like aqua n white too depending on which switches u use to mix the lights. Very very cool lighting system. U'll be able to c the light switches in later pix.








Watercooling system is leakproof after testing it for a few hours. Time to lock down the pump nicely to the chassis. Notice it's an Eheim pump. We're not using the Laing pump that comes with the kit coz Eheim pumps r more reliable than Laing IMHO. I myself haf experienced 2 failures with that particular Laing pump. With Hypoglossal we need the pump to be rock solid reliable as it's gonna be taken a long long way from home after completion. This rig's gonna be taken to Russia n it's gonna go tru sum extreme weather n all. So we sacrificed a lil bit of flow rate, for more reliability.



This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 29 2006, 10:01 PM

Here's a shot of the front slots. The allngap LED set switches r there right at the top. Then there's the Sunbeam Multi function panel. I set the Sunbeam to read the 2 HDD temps n monitor the front intake fan speed.










Everything is now installed. SLi is installed as well. Ready for 1st boot up with everything up n running. Houston...........we are GO for launch in 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1...............................

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Aww, the bling2 hurts my eyes

i tot he already brought his rig to Russia de ?

and he did told me how surprise it was when you saw the edges on the acrylic for the back of the switch panels

This post has been edited by AllnGap: Aug 29 2006, 10:19 PM

Now I'll just spam all the rest of the complete rig pix from the different views.


Top view.










Side view.







Bekside view. Madman, this is what the bling bling rear exhaust fans were for. C how the rear looks like a pair of Plasma Overdrive Propulsion System on Afterburning Warpspeed mode. Too much modding make me siao oredi. Hahhaa, too much Star Trek.








This is my favorite shot.
Project Hypoglossal warping tru hyperspace!

WAO... another great work by master ianho.. Salute!

not bad. you made a fugly case look pretty good. bravo!

Day time shots.














Check out that shine after final polishing n waxing. My most favorite, favorite, favorite, local IT magazine making a guest starring appearance too.









That's all folks. Project Hypoglossal is now finito. It's actually already in Russia now with Mr Hypoglossal. He promised me he wud set up his workstation as soon as possible once he got back to Russia. When his rig is online he will be back in LYN n will post sum pix of the rig in Russia. Wowzors! Now howzabout that, we now haf a LYN pimped rig all the way up in Russia. That must b a first. Here's hoping Mr Hypoglossal comes back online soon all the wayyyyyyyyyyyy..............................From Russia With Love.


p.s I forgot to mention too. U guys remember that lovely LCD mod that allngap made here? Hehehe. Mr Hypoglossal bought that n will be adding that to his workstation in Russia.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 30 2006, 03:01 PM

aix......dint take shots with my lightings kar ?
nvm....got to wait for him to settle down everything first