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 !

Updates! Picz

The parts i salvage frm my younger bro's rig...test fitting hardwares...Mobo and proc nie mine All fits perfectoe



Sorry cables not arranged i din buy mt own PSU yet...



Padon my messiness here



Still din wipe the casing lines still visible My sound card got pimped too



I love this pic



Final pic



Other Updates after june...might do something else with this if i have time, thanks for all the support guys

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 1 2008, 02:42 PM

nice work u have done for ya.

look clean and good, so do you plan to play any colour theme to match ur flames ?? and interior any mod ?

Thanks for the support bro

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Added on April 1, 2008, 6:19 pmSo far my main aim was for the inverted ATX...maybe i shal redo the flames again and do a window mod...

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 1 2008, 06:19 PM

dem nice..hehe the mobo tray oso stick wit CF myb i can try oso

Try try bro

wow nice..
maybe try CF the front part also

yup i oso wan to try wif my tj09 mobo tray

n see it match or not

by the way nice mod there bro...

y dont u change to nicer fan cooler for ur hsf.... lol

just my 2 cent

The fan and heatsink old ad...dusty also Might wanna upgrade another one in june....for now my Ultra 120 serves me well..
And the rear 2*120mm gigabyte fans gotta go also..dem slow

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 2 2008, 11:27 AM

yup i think the speed only 800rpm if not mistaken.... try to get sunbeam uvled or vizo uvled blue green sure syok liao...

I hav an evercool 120mm allu fan but i hav nie one...need to get another one...haha

i oso got one evercool alum fan but damn cannot fit my tj 09 at the back unless i cut the side....

Bro better not waste that fan its a real good buy..i got mine for Rm28 at PC fair..i din belive it...i need 3 more now..i hope i can find again...

wow r u sure rm 38 lidat i wan to buy 6 more u know then later on inside my case no more bling2 accept all aluminium fan from evercooler..

what i counter that that fan really put high cfm but the noise really like disturb me sumtime

Bro i bought mine at tht price summore they gave me PC.com magazine FREE. I myseld couldent belive it..so i grabbed one scared spoilt or what.
It still works 2200rpm and it is the original evercool coz i compared with my friend...
A fan controller would be best for those beauties...

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 3 2008, 10:24 AM

RM28 is good price for aluminum evercool fans, why the noise bother u, it is consider so quiet @ those rpms.

btw u can always add leds for the ur fan, the mounting holes are already there

This post has been edited by LExus65: Apr 3 2008, 11:48 AM

Yeah exactly bro lexus dats why i love those fans..because its heavy and sexy Hav you modded your fan? i hav not seen anyone mounting LED at the evercool allu fans yet

yup will do that but later lar hehe after my final

n i need more that fan hehe ts if u can get that price again tell me ya

Ok boss will do

not yet do the led mod, very lazy.......may be this weekend i go buy some led's and molex socket.

Bro i hope you can make a guide also if your at it if you dun mind...

Thanks alot bro

nice casin there man.

Thanks for your support

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Added on April 18, 2008, 11:43 pmI got it of a frm this forum loh...
Condition was very good
Dats why i dare modd it

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 18 2008, 11:43 PM

I like to see your final pictures.The color combinations is nice.

Thanks bro..might redo the casing again if got time..

The razer is ur sticker or?? hmm,

Nope the razer sticker came from the previous owner...took it out

how much is the cabon sticker?
was it a sticker?

OPS SORRY DIN SEEthe link u post @@
my bad


This post has been edited by samson1618: Dec 11 2008, 03:18 PM

Nice, very nice mod there

gud luck bro,keep it up

Thanks bro

finished already bro?

Finished ad bro...thats all for this case....i am using another case ad...

nice work!

wah!... i also want i also want

TS, juz wanna ask..Does the cf sticker block the heat transferin ur case?

Heat transferring? as in from behind the motherboard? no there is nothing like that. A basic pull and push system for the casing is best. The rest matters on what cooler you use on the CPU and GPU. But basic casing fans have to be good as in no CM 120mm fans for the casing as they run only at 1k rpm... target for 120mm fans at least reaching 1.5krpm and above of course noise is another issue.

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Added on April 8, 2009, 8:29 pmJust do one bro

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Apr 8 2009, 08:29 PM

where is the razer sticker?

Took it out coz it looked ugly and my theme was not razer. The sticker was form the previous owner

nice mod...~
whats ur plans after this?

Plans? naah this case is done for.

That's good to have plan...Mayb can try to spray it with metalic black or powder coating...

This post has been edited by chanws8: May 19 2009, 08:59 PM

retired from pc stuff's bro...bored ad and i dont need the power nomore. Hehe! Savin some money for a vtec too bad i am still studying. Might take some time.hhoho!

Lol..U are upgrading dude, from ps stuff's to automobile...

bro,ur side panel left n right also same use de ??
coz the side panel with window can switch to right

i think it same de...no need modding it

Yes thats true

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Added on July 23, 2009, 3:53 pmyes your right bro no need to mod it

This post has been edited by Bigblock: Jul 23 2009, 03:53 PM