Well i bought this casing second hand, this project is for my secondary rig actually which is being prepared for a mid end hardware install later in June.... This is my ever first worklog so you can expect flaws and so on. I will try my best to mod this casing as much as possible as i'm still noob in modding and the tools i have is very less also..I will be going to sifu ianho to get my top panel cut also since i dun have a jigsaw Hehe!! so hope some ideas from you guys can improve my work...comments are welcomed

My plans
1.Invert ATX mod
2.Carbon fiber sticker on side panels
3.Some flames here and there which are hand drawn no stickers


This is the gigabyte Aurora (sorry my room messy,was cleaning up the casing!!)


Picture with the sidepanel


Removed the sidepanel for cleaning as u can see the standard aurora look


A week later, started stripping the top panel off for the intert ATX form


Woahh its broken!! Removed some rivets to free the so called mobo tray..


I think its time to slip it over


Finally inverted the case to test fit and cut a lil bit and drill a lil bit...Sorry i did not take the pictures of this process


Test fitting the side panel, it fits but the front panel needs a lil bit drilling to fit..



To Be ContinueD

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 1 2008, 02:40 PM

Mod with passion...Gud luck bro...nice casing u have there...

Thanks for the support bro..i hav more picz comin up at night

I'm new in this, what is the meaning of "invert ATX mod"?
Thanks.

Since this case is an ATX form factor as you see in the third picture, what i was trying to achieve is to make it into a BTX form factor..
BTX its like having everyhing in you case somewhat upside down from ATX form..
So for this conversion its called invert ATX to acheive that BTX look...u can see the difference from the 3rd picture and the 7th picture
Correct me if i'm wrong

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Feb 13 2008, 08:41 PM

Interesting ,, ,can't wait to see the rest out the outcomes

you gonna stick with the black color theme with fire ??

The flames will be on the other side panel which is the no window part...
I am not using stickers to do the flames but just some metallic paint...
The flames will be on the carbon fiber stickers which i will stick on both my side panels..

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Added on February 13, 2008, 10:14 pmUpdates!

Sticked the carbon fiber that came fron rezzz bro's bulk...the width measurement was just nice I removed the existing acrylic and the plastic cover and sticked the CF sticker..then refitted the lock, the acrylic cover, and the acrylic itself


The other side panel



I drilled the holes to mount the front cover to rivet it and it fits perfectly



This the front bezel flames drawn by a silver paint marker...its kinda noob but i like it though..
The stickers hav been cut using a paper knife..


This post has been edited by Bigblock: Feb 13 2008, 10:25 PM

More and more CF sticker users nowadays...hoho... Join the club of CF..hoho... Your casing look clean and tidy.. hope to see the internal arrangement later..

Well my initial plan was to get the diamond plate kind of stickers like these

But cant get no resourse so i reverted to CF instead...

WOOT! O__O wow.. sure nice get that kind of sticker. let me know if got resource for that sticker.

i remember seeing the checquered plate sticker somewhere....was it brothers or ace hardware...forgot....

anyway...someone is bulking silver brushed aluminium sticker...should be good for something...

got link to the bulking post?

Well silver brushed chrome sticker is from bro rezzz...he sells that tho..maybe after a year i will tear off the CF and do something new.. haha!

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Added on February 14, 2008, 12:02 pmAs far as i know rezzz has the diamond plate thing but you hav to discuss with him on the details

rezzz online shop

rezzz CF bulk

promo promo
but tht exact diamond plate sticker i dun think anyone has it here..

Updates!

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Added on March 2, 2008, 9:06 amSome flame work...I know its noob but i tried lah


This the last pic but i repaired the flame here n dere also...


This is all for now, this case has been put back to storage till use in june.More mods on it will be later.

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Mar 2 2008, 09:08 AM

NICE WORK BRO...HOW MUCH U BOUGHT CASING ??

Bought second hand bro...dats y dare to mod..but conditions like brand new

That's aurora is not cheap...i admire that case..huhu... any updates bro?

Thanks lot bro ryudox
Updated no so far..all maybe in june nie coz no time to mod it nymore

no interior pics after modded??

Never fit any hardwares yet will do it soon...When possible i take a pic aite bro

wokeh !