After dragging for long long time .. finally able to complete partial of my modding...

Side panel cutting, filing and polishing.







Shinning edge but too bad not mirror shine

Transparent window cutting, filing and polishing again

Before cutting...


After the cutting was done...


Filling all edges becomes straight .




Fan hole cut ..

This post has been edited by Doom: Aug 4 2007, 10:07 PM

Case with the window done partially.





Fan grill that got from MNPCtech long time before ... but never put into use ... sanded all edges and polished it as well...

Different views of the side panel in action ..






Sorry about the photo earlier .. coz I couldn't access Photobucket so have to use Imageshark ...



This post has been edited by Doom: Jul 5 2007, 08:27 PM

More photo would be uploaded during weekend .... I would be doing some cable extends, LCD display for temperature and hopefully get the case ready with some decal for the side panel ...

There's more it doesn't end here yet .... read post number 5 (#5)...

I;m getting the LCD display today .. .will test it out tonight and upload a photo or two afterward ///

Jalan Pasar .. the only shop that sale acrylic in large size and different colors...

hahha the fan grill alone cost me RM55 ... ohh god ... but still I like it ...

yah ... and there's more red things coming ....

Only can update some photo at sunday night ... coz 2mr will be working on another PC-A05B

So only can mod on sunday itself and upload the results ...

Hope everyone like this small modding project ....

The term working on it, is for normal cable management ...

not cutting or whatsoever... haha sorry about that...

Btw the fan grill is made of acrylic ....

Anyway this is the LCD temperature that I promised .... courtesy of teckchoi...

It's simple but that's what I like about it the font size is big ..about 2 cm tall and 0.5 cm wide.. easier to read.







I will be making a custom holder to hold both displays together ....

ok ... basically during the installation of the CPU cooler u have to put the edge of the sensor into one end of the CPU die.

as for the mobo then u have to remove the original heat sink and place the edge to one end of the chipset..

as for the HDD u could just stick to any side, the best would be the surface of the HDD....

hmm that u have to wait a bit more of time coz I really have not attach the sensor to the CPU or GPU ... or anything ,,

I will upload the photo once I'm certain with how would like to do with the interior first ...

Finally got something done ... being busy with other stuffs lately ..

Changed some hardwares and redo cable management...




Added a custom made side fan bracket .. hohoho dual 12cm fan running in low RPM and silent ..


More photo would be uploaded tonight .. .going out now .. .chow !!!

hmm where am I going to install those fans .......

Here it is ....

hmm overall drop to 54 during idle and max about 78 ,,,

thanks to the poor design of all the stock cooler found on the graphic card now days ... before that was idle at 60 and load about 85 ...

Overall the fans also lowered the chipset temperature by 4c ..

as for the dampening kit I sapu whenever it's available at All IT Hypermall last time ...

Now days it's no more available anywhere..

hahah trust me the heatpipes is nothing .. coz it's only two short heatpipes that fixed to a high airflow restriction fins that doesn't help to dissipates heat fast enough to keep the card cool ..

I'm looking for Thermalrigh HR-03 R600 version right now ...

With that cooler on hand then the system would be really complete with silent and quiet yet powerful....

Yah... I could still effort the cooler ...

The artic heat sink is mounted reversely because my rear case fan is intake and front fan is exhaust ...

I bough the AC fan 2 months back @ Singapore over Sim Ling Square....

I would be getting a CM red CCFL to light up the case ......

U mean for the little kid's case or mine ??

I would be getting a red CCFL if possible to light up my case ...

This post has been edited by Doom: Jul 13 2007, 11:35 PM

My HR-01 is officially retired from my hardware list ... I put it aside ..

I find it doesn't performs the same every time after re-installation .

that's why gone for this Artic Cooler that perform more stable ...

@LExus65 ..

Why u said that red CCFL doesn't lights up the interior ...

I thought CCFL is always brighter than UV CCFL ..

The only reason that I don't go for UV coz there's nth much within my case that's UV reactive ... so what to glow with UV CCFL ..

That's what I thought and wanted to get a GTR sticker to paste within case ..

close by the side panel of course ....

Now working on the LCD temperature display .... still struggling to think off how to mount the two display with a on/off switch as well .

Hmm ... for certain area only .. actually I pasted one piece behind the front panel and it does absorbs the noise generated by the front fan that exhaust air though the front panel.

As for the piece that u guys seems laying at the lower section of the case is to cover all scratches mark that don't know done by whom ...

hmm .. probably .. hahahah

Anyway there's lots of scratches here and there... but what to do ...

I was being unlucky gua ... hahahha

I have taken four A05 from ATE and the worst is mine ... just no luck ...

hmm weakness ... lack of intake is the problem ..

but it does resolve with a intake fan and blow hole on the side ..

another problem would be the HDD zone .. it's not recommended to have more than two HDDs..

The temperature would not be that positive ..

This is the concept .. when u use the rear as intake and the air that passed through CPU cooler would be slightly warmer .. so the warm air that passed through the HDD scan't provides cool airflow as compared to standard case that intake cool air to cool of HDDs before other component..

Other than that .. nth much coz this is a small case with lots of space to work on with ...

hahha u got one to borrow ???

Basically I don't plan to just stick the CCFL and light it up ..

I'm fully aware of the over bright issue with CCFL ...

It's killing and just doesn't serve aesthetic purpose ...

I played with lightings a lot last time that's why I have some other modification need to be done to the CCFL after I grab one ...

Anyway some updated would be posted tonight ... have to back to mod again ...



This post has been edited by Doom: Jul 16 2007, 11:07 PM