this what i wan, 2 x 120mm at the hdd bay to blow at my graphic card and mobo


the hdd will go here


front view, notice the hdd bay blocking the fan by a little


it will need to go, 2 rivets on the top and 2 at the bottom will be remove by drilling


and the front too will be cut for more airflow


so the cutting begins... with a rm1X metal cutter i cut away the unneeded parts

it cuts like a butter


while im at it, i will made some holes at the back for my cable management..hahaha

sharp edges should be fold in, but its late and i was lazy


the above mod took me 30minutes only...i wanted a rotary tools but i dun have budget for a decent 1 for now, so i go along with my idea using a cheap metal cutter, worksmanship could b better but for me as long as it work i got no complain, and i wan it to be a fast 1...hahaha, wont do no harm anyway.


with tht done, heres comes the installation

1st in the power supply with some management on the wiring

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Added on November 12, 2007, 12:06 amhuh....max pic reach?

This post has been edited by xtorm: Nov 12 2007, 02:50 PM

budak what u do with your casing!!

then the fan, messy cabling here, they are not long enof, will get some extention for the power cable, but is there any longer sata cable?

the 2 x 120mm fans are press down nicely by the cdrom, a tiny double sided tape in the middle to hold the fan togather


the Hdd, i drill some holes for the cable tie, forgotten to take pic for it
why cable ties? the screw hole doesnt fit and i dun have longer screws in hand for the hdd


everything in
accept my GC, btw no fans at the back, everything taken off for the hot air to go out


the back is abit too messy, mayb will clean it up if i feels like it

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Added on November 12, 2007, 12:13 ammy casingmah....

better airflowlor, put the fans near the front panel have lesser effects

This post has been edited by xtorm: Nov 12 2007, 12:48 AM

hey WTF!!!
thats dangerous... u didn't sand off the cut parts???

seriously .. the cut looks .. err .. duno how to say

hmmm

really...

ianho really spoils ppl taste here here...

i dunno bout the ppl here
but for me,
a poor person with no steady hands

this will be the path i WILL take
"if the ends justifies the means"
what to do...

wah..u just chop it n leave it like dat..at least u need some file n sand paper..make ur mod worthy so dat ull b proud of it..

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Added on November 12, 2007, 12:26 am@ts..i think ur hdd will b hotter in this location..cos its sticking on the bay..i dun think itll hav btter airflow..

This post has been edited by renesisx: Nov 12 2007, 12:26 AM

OMG.. what u try to do frend?

the hdd
is connected to the carriage
and theres 2 fan drawing air through it
so the hdd would be properly well aerated
so the temp wouldn't be a problem

hahaha..sorry, my work cant really compare to those masterlah

the 1 at the back are slightly sand down

those at front are knock in a little with some sanding too, hehe

temp for the hdd almost the same, airflows are alot better

front panel have been moded forairflowlor...

This post has been edited by xtorm: Nov 12 2007, 12:41 AM

hurm..the heat is not fully transferred..there will b some heat stuck in between the hdd n bay..its harmful 2 ur hdd..
@ts, how differ is d temp compared 2 previous?

This post has been edited by renesisx: Nov 12 2007, 01:06 AM

Crazy man ur cutting , its like ruining the case
Totally Bad shape, edges look so sharp can cut someone's hand
and the case lost most of it strength , fuhh , i also dare not to see my case turn like that , really Dangerous

and the hard disk the way you mount , walau one slight mistake ur hdd gone liao

This post has been edited by sherren: Nov 12 2007, 01:06 AM

haha, thts my idea, gona get a rotary tools soon, those can be made nicer with the rotary, but im not gona take time to take out everything and do it againlor for now, its behind the mobo, who is gona take out the mobo tht often...





haha...im not sitting on it, its a tsunami anyway, not solid like enlight and the others. dun really feel the difference in solidness anyway, the strength comes mostly from the 'pilar' rite?

the shape is very very bad, totally ugly, i got a jigsaw but not with me, im staying outside now.

the hdd is propery put in, it will not move at all unless its forcefully pull out.

30minutes worklor....hahaha, im no expert, if i would do it with a rotary or jigsaw (it doesnt really feels save to do it on this case cos the metal is really thin), it would took me an hour.

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Added on November 12, 2007, 1:40 amthe hdd actually feels cool, tot of cuting the base off for more airflow but tht will not be reversable

This post has been edited by xtorm: Nov 12 2007, 01:40 AM

Thats a really fast casemod. Pretty crude, but like you said, gets the job done.

I wouldn't do that cutting if I were you... made all the metal bent/dent here and there. Even my tiny little saw does better and I bet it's 100% cheaper than ur mighty cutter.

Btw, how did you mount the two fans at the front? Only double sided tapes? At least try to find somewhere where you can secure it properly.
Maybe you can still place the hdd back into the hdd rack. Push it a little bit forward. If you say that those hdd will block air flow, it seriously wont affect much. Better than crossing cables dangerous hanging hdds.

I should wish you good luck in your mod.

lag???LOL
lack ler....neway..last time i cut my case with pahat/files to make transparent window...

i tried saw, its too slow , dent at the cut area onlylor

the 2 fans? only double sided tape in the middle for the 2 fans to hold togather. hahaha. fans are pressed down by the cdrom. for me they are tight enof, wont fall even if i move the case aorund, not properly done i know...

no way the hdd can fit at the bay if i wana put the fans there, ya mayb i can push the fan in a little more, but it will create turbulence due to no clearance between hdd with the fans and hence noise, which is why i move it from the front to the mid of the case.
hmmm i use cable ties to hold my bumper....only 4 of them, travel at 160km/h from serdang to klang on my bumpy arbsober didnt make them loose in anyway , cut it away and the bumper will fall off, easy for me to do mods to my car...hahahahaha

btw this kind of case is make of zink? or what meterial it use, for sure its not metal

its nice to see coments from ppl here...luckily those sifu didnt come and shoot me 9 9, for them, see also eyes pain.....
hahahaha, flame my mod also nvrmind

the last case i mod took me whole day + few days wait for laser cutting on the acrylic and its sold offlor, but thts was 3-4 years back when i got nothing better to do and full of passion for case mod,, hehe

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Added on November 12, 2007, 2:49 pmaiks...i keep feeling tht there is something wrong with the sentence...hahahaha
thx will change it now

btw pahat and files, wow....

This post has been edited by xtorm: Nov 12 2007, 02:52 PM

I'm amazed how u mount the hdd with cable ties....

this is brilliant!!!! slightly dodgy HDD arrangement, but i like it...

mmm...how bout the noise???