Here's the mod I'm actually working on right now. That's y I dont haf much time for my Project King Kong. Anyway, it's a brand new NZXT Guardian case. It arrived fresh from the postman n away we go to the modding. The internals r coming in through the mail as well. Planned rig is a 7300GT SLi rig with water cooling.

Let's start with how the case looks like now.









Sum of the stuff I've bought for the project so far from Uglyvamp's BBS5. Sum Laser LEDs, RAM heatspreaders, 120mm UV fan grill.









1st thing I did was to remove everything in preparation for modding the case.








Removing the top panel. Phew, that was hard work. I've never seen a top panel secured with so many rivets b4. It was almost like Fort Knox. Overkill in my opinion. Usually cases haf about 6 screws or rivets holding down the top panel. This case had more than 10!







I'm actually past this stage of modding Hypoglossal right now. Just haven't had the time to write up on it. Extra time I had was used to get King Kong up n running for my daily use. Also, I'm waiting for more of the parts to be delivered. Anyway, will write up on it once I haf a bit of spare time. Watch out for updates soonz.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 29 2006, 03:30 AM

wallauwehh...1 mod after another.eh...new mod project b4 one could finish.where did u get so much energy?

must b tongkat ali drink..haha

Nope. Perhaps Kacip Fatimah. Nice la bro ur mod. I'm still looking forward ur King Kong mod because wanna looking how u cut the Ah Lian casing...

I hope you're planning to get rid of the fugly front and side panel dood

Wow...really alot of lui u hv la..can hv so many comp and laptop

ay, u those energy comes from the BELANG TARUNG (refer to Pendekar Laut manga) he has ar... n those muscles all over the body... ngaaaa~ come2, more mods!!! more mods!!

^^ this i must agree..hahah

i also agree....
modding that case is a must! ha ha...


@ianho
is this ur own pc or customer?

i guess the reason to mod this case is to change the look from those angles

ay, is this casing havin d same chassis as cavvy/ c5?

erm, if he changes the front and side panels, what would then be the point of buying the case in the first place? It's probable that the customer bought this specifically for its, uh, looks...

Well I certainly hope ianho could do something to salvage it cos at stock..it's certainly fugly enough to be a most efficient form of contraceptive.

Ya dude, the chassis is exactly the same as the cavvy/C5 except it has 2x80mm fans at the back. I'll be making the same 120mm intake mod as ure's on Hypoglossal so that the top mount radiator can haf more fresh air for better cooling.




U r most observant Mr Watson...........





Oi dont call ppls case a contraceptive lar.

Phew, it's been a really bz week. Finall got sum time to write up the updates. Here's what I did since the last update.


After taking off the top panel, masked it up n marked it out for cutting.








Finished cutting.










After that I dismantled everything in preparation for the paint job. Dismantling the side panel window, fan grill n screws.










Now the difficult part. The face. OMG! This faceplate has got to b the most complicated thing I've worked with so far.









Look at all those parts from the face plate! Including the screws, LEDs, separate pieces n everything, the total number of pieces is sumthin like 50+ pcs. Can u imagine that? I've never seen or worked with a more complicated front panel.

Now it's time for the painting. Awaaaaaaaaaay we go to the paint booth.







Finished painting with 5 coats of Metallic Black n 3 coats of Clear Coat on the side, top n front panels.






It's very hard for the camera to focus on the panel now coz the autofocus cant seem to focus on the deep black finish. After trying a few different angles, this is the best shot I cud come up with to show the sparkling metallic flakes in the paint.








The rest of the painted parts. U can c the ROM slot covers, the top piece of the front panel. C those really bright green pieces? It's really bright isn't it? That's coz it's painted in fluorescent green paint.






Well, that's all folks. Now just waiting for the paint to dry. The hardware oso haven't arrived yet. Once the paint is dry, it's down to sanding n polishing. Then once all the hardware comes in, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha it's time to boogie!!!!!!!!!!

nice bright flourescent piece u got there, gonna be like noon when
it glows hehe

amongst all the pieces, why the heck did my eye focus on that sweet
white coloured atp3 satellite.

ianho, i know that u're bz n all... but more pics plzzzz
hehehe

ahahah, the faceplate pic reminds me of GUNDAM modeling kit.. darn, i miss my deathscythe...

hehe nice work there.
i think the owner of the case is the one who bought my proc?
handle with care

hey i saw u have an atp3 in white, you paint it? hehe

Hehehe. I think so. Coz he told me he just bought an Opty 170. I'm gonna watercool that Opty 170 for him n then we'll see how hi he can take the OC. Ure's was on stock cooler oni right?





Yup, that is a white ATP3 indeed. I bought a Special Limited Edition from the Apple Store in New York to match with my all Apple desktop theme. Even my table n chairs match the Apple theme. Here's how it looks like as a matching set.



















No lar. Just joking, it's a modded ATP3. I painted it gloss white.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jul 25 2006, 07:17 PM

nope, i was on Si - 120! with a kick ass 120NMB fan that can push 130 cfm... wheeee~!
but i got temps of up to 45 degrees. [er and that isnt accurate, must tambah 5 more degrees] when i was benhcing @ 2.75.
the thing with that chip is, can hit 2.5 easy, but to get to 2.75, needs a voltage boost

wow....glossy white ATP3...hmm....u use spray can or??....mind to share ur speaker spraying experience?

oi oi, the ATP3 musnt steal the limelight here guys.. ahahaha. nway ian, not much mod on those front n side panel izzit? juz a change of color?

Kakakakak. They wanna make their own Limited Edition ATP3s mar. Anyway, the external mods is just top window n the radiator is gonna be mounted there too. Then gonna make a 12cm intake at the front just like the 1 I did on ures. The front is exactly same as ure CM Cavalier.

i saw a kuda n apple there

hmm... i waitting da result

if u can carve like awan larik using malay traditional carving could be beautiful man. maybe can spray vynils oso.. just my suggestion.

dude.. show the updated lol... when u want to complete the mod.. i realy like this mod.. very nice job dude

hmm... yalo yalo...

Coming coming. I'm waiting for all the hardware to arrive lar. The parts all havent arrived yet. I can't even do the top window acrylic yet coz I need the PSU n radiator to arrive so I can put them on n measure where to cut the blow hole for the radiator. The parts will be arriving in a few days time. Once masuk then I can start.

Wokeh. Here's sum updates on Project Hypoglossal.

After leaving the paint to dry n harden for 2 weeks. I rubbed it down to get rid of dust imbedded in the paint. This is how it looks like after a good rubbing down.








Then it's down to more rub-a-dub-dub. N this is how it looks like after all that work.
It's so so difficult to get a good pic of the panel coz it's just so glossy n black. The autofocus on my old camera wudn even focus on the panel. With my new cam it finally focusses on the panel. Here we go with the pics. Howzabout that for a real mirror shine.







Shot with the flash to show the metallic particles in the paint.








In this pic u can c the effects of the metallic particles in the paint. The reflection is really bright but the metal flakes diffuses the reflection a lil bit. If this was pure gloss black, it wud look like a mirror without the diffusion.






That's it for now. I will be receiving all the parts 2moro except the PSU. More updates cominggggggggggggggg soonz.

Updates coming right uppppppppppp. Taking pix now.

Here we goooooooooooooooo. Look at the bag of goodies that just arrived. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Nothing beats the feeling of seeing a bag full of PC Hardware.





Now that the hardware is all in except the PSU, it's time to really get going with this project. Full steam ahead.......................... except I'm going on vacation n will only b back on Tuesday. Next update will b on Tuesday. Adios until then.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 20 2006, 04:31 AM

bro, how much are the rams man...are they DDR or DDR2?

Wow .Bro Ianho...i wonder you spend how much on these hardware itself ??

i see someone's gonna sli it

ohh.....so the hardware is in your place is it......he'll be giving my multicolour LED to you maybe on monday or tuesday........treat it nicely ya.....

and do you have his hp number ?
trying to contact him but i dont have his number

and his PSU is still stuck at din's place is it ?

This post has been edited by AllnGap: Aug 21 2006, 01:21 AM

omg i see my opteron there!
please take good care of it:D

I'm backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk from hols. Newly refreshed mind n hands makes for a speedy mod n typing. Hehehehe. Full steam ahead with the completion now. PSU will b arriving tonight as well so I haf everything I need to complete the project now.





The RAMs very cheap oni...................coz it din cost me any $. They're not mine.




The hardware aint mine. I'm only building n modding the project.




Yupz. Deeeeeeeeeeelicious SLi, my favorite gfx config.



The PSU sampai my place 2night.



Well, I'm gonna treat it real nice during installation. But after I complete the project n water cool it......................... I'm sure he's gonna overclock it to kingdom come.

yo im not sure bout how much he can OC it. my estimate is 2.8 stable ><
but since its on water, might change abit

waiting for your hands to get dirty again

Uncle... teach me another thing. When you mark the drill holes for the cooling fan's screw holes, what u use? Last time when I was working on CMA64 cant find a thing that can fit into the hole to mark the spot to drill n in the end the hole lari... Tolong......

he uses fan grills....

at least thats what he did for my sidepanel blow hole

ahhhhhhhhhhh... why didnt i think of that

finally got update something.... huh

holy... to see all that i've missed since the search function is disfunctional

it's back to plain old bookmarking to me now to keep track of this (and all the rest) mods

wah, i thought i am the only one missing that function...even mod does

Any news on the new server

Updatessssssssssss.

I wasn't really satisfied with the shine on the panels eventhough they were already a brilliant mirror shine. So....................... what to do but polish n polish n polish sumore. I swear this polishing is better than aerobic exercise or jogging. Damn tiring maaaaaaaan.


N the result? Here we gooooooooooooo. A true mirror shine. Same level of shine n finish as 2K car paint. The pictures don't even do it justice. U hafta c it in real life to believe just how shiny n smooth the paint is. THIS is what u call mirror shine. 5 coats of black n 3 coats of lacquer + lots n lots n lots n lotsa polishing, not sum 2 hour 2 coats painting n then just call it a so called mirror shine. This whole paintjob took me a total of 3 days just to paint the 8 coats, 2 weeks of waiting for paint to dry n harden, 3 days of polishing. That's about a 3 week process just for the paint. I'm finally satisfied with the paint now.










OK. Now that the paint is done. I'll b moving on to finally finishing up on the case mods like top window n front intake then install everything inside. More updates comin right up. Need to go sleep 1st. Sunrise oredi, Dracula needs to go sleep now.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 24 2006, 07:16 AM

omg dude, thats some seriously nice paint job u have there.

OMG this looks more like a mirror

ianho, u polish @ u put a mirror there?

Nice job u have there...

uncle... if i cut the side panel w/ jigsaw while its screwed to the main frame can ar? (no work bench ler )

nice mod as always!!!
btw, did you paint the other side of the panel too?? Just curious
Also, does the paint affect the temperature of the case??

This post has been edited by hypermax: Aug 24 2006, 08:50 PM

oh well, you just spray paint it all at once and then polish it later ??

Or sanded when spraying the paints ?

What brand of polish are you using??

ehee
nicee paintjob!

I dont need mirrors in my hse coz I just look at the PC case.




Can do that. BUT very dangerous coz u might hit the stuff inside n snap a blade n god knows what's gonna happen when the blade explodes.




I can also paint the inside but there's no point in that coz a lot more work n no1 looks behind the panel. The paint wont increase the temps.






I use Meguiars products only. They give the very best finish but it also finishes off ure wallet coz they cost a bomb.





Anyway, more updates comin right up. I'm uploading the pix from my cam now

wow u started using meguiar's which meguiar's product ur using?
got so many .... , im using meguiar's too but on cars

y u not jus show ur face there??

prove it mah

yeah lar... he mod so many cases but until now never see the infamous uncle's face also

wow... very nice...

Ian ... you mod project is really quite cost consuming... but I like it coz you really put alot of effort into it. keep it up the good work ...
I would like to know ... how do you paint your speakers.. ??

A free and "spendable" man will always have time to slowly molest the case until become lenglui case

Many ppl oredi seen n know me lar. Wat for 1 2 show my face in the pix. I look like any other Dracula. Skin all pale, eyes all red from lack of sleep.




Well, my attitude is always to make myself happy with the work. If I'm not happy then I'll do it all over again n again until I'm truly happy with the work.

The speakers? Just strip it down, clean it, spray it. Very easy mod. Mebe u can try spray pink color on ure girlfriend's speakers. Sure she u beri mucheeeeeeeeeee.

Bugger! Want to update then Photobucket down for maintenance. Looks like can oni update later when I wake up.

psst psst..... try THIS

Updatessssssssssssssssssssss.
Here we go with the top window.


Measuring n marking it for drilling n cutting.










Drilling the mounting holes n cutting of blowhole.









Acrylic done. Time to put it on the top window.









Phew, sorted out my Photobucket at last. Back to the updatesssssssssssssssss.



This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 27 2006, 08:08 AM

hey ianho, whats with the thing? ><
cant see 3 of ur pictures

Ya I'm having problems with my Photobucket. I'm gonna hafta delete the whole folder in Photobucket n upload everything all over again. Damn it!

Nice... uncle, can teach how u trace the hole with a fan? I always get the screw holes wrong spot

Sumore updates at last.


Mounting the Black Ice Pro 120mm radiator n Panaflo fan under the top window. Top window is now complete.








After that I moved on to the front 120mm intake mod. This mod is exactly the same as the mod I do for the Coolermaster Cavaliers n C5s.

Cutting up the front panel to fit the 120mm fan.







This is how it looks like with the 120mm front intake mod completed.





After completing the front intake mod, I realised that the red fan is wrong color. Doesn't fit the Project's color theme. So I removed everything, reinstalled the green fan n put everything back together again. Silly mistake cost me 30 minutes just to reinstall the green fan.



This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 27 2006, 08:30 AM

by da way uncle ianho,if we do that 120mm mod for the front .. if u want to change your fan u have to really take out the HDD Bay?

ianho sifu.. got a question for you.. Front intake fan, the bigger the better or size doesn't matter for the airflow?

if i'm not mistaken yes.. that what i saw when he mod r4ydc24 case.. he take out the hdd bay before change the fan

AFAIK, the bigger the fan, more air flow you will get...

size effects the noise n airflow.
follow cfm better.

small fan can have high airflow but will be noisier compared to a larger fan with the same cfm.

hmm... so more intake the better? to me, noise doesn't matter.

it too depends on what's the cooling purpose of the fan. you wouldn't use a 120mm fan to cool a chipset right?

I can mod it to slide out from the side. So u can slide the fan out without removing the HDD cage. BUT I'll hafta shave off sum metal from the side bar. Won't affect the structural integrity much but then again, it's not my case n I try to stay with the factory looks as much as possible. Nowadays fans haf a MTBF of 50000 hours anyway so most ppl wont need to remove it for a long long long time.




Ya the bigger the better of coz. Coz the bigger fan will always flow more air than small fan.






R u sure fan noise doesn't matter to u? Haf u heard those madhouse Delta n NMB fans that flow in excess of 150CFM? They'll drive u mad.

tarak picture muka dia punya.....

Haiyooooooo. Y all wanna c my muka 1? I work in the nude while modding 1 lar. U all sure u wanna c an old, botak, fat, ugly uncle in the pix ar? Whagagagagaga.

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.