Sorry noob here, 1st time mod computer casing
Im planning to mod this case


All suggestion are welcomed,

Tools that i use
1. Dremel
2. Drill

Im planning to
1. Paint the interior black
2. Mod the side panel
3. Improve the cooling area of gc
4. Mod the mobo tray for cable management
5. Sleeve the wire
6. Many more

Removed


Cut n modified



Cut the side panel

What design is more "Chantek" lol
1. Square
2. Honeycomb (remind me nano suit)
3. Circle
4. Triangle '_'
5.

* my post is missing,repost

What i did on 02:00 am today 05/04/2009


Sorry for the sleeving quality, 1st time sleeving

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: May 26 2009, 10:21 AM

is that HX1000?

soul_screamer. good luck. hehe

@renesisx
hehe guess it

@atomik
thanks haha

Today cant sanding and painting, raining outside, cant sanding inside the house haha

hahak me sanding inside the house. but at anjung. hihi..

nice sleeving.

wow bro good luck!
must look great after finishing yeah~
dont let the edges u cut to make some bruises on u!

that kinf of sleeving is pain in the ass lol

Sure consume lots of time right ?

BTW , it is a nice sleeeving job

This kind of sleeving is pain in the a$$
1st time sleeving psu u know it
buy uv sleeving stuff long ago from gary but still not use it till now,

btw i already sanded the casing, waiting my mobo arrive tomorrow, need to measure it properly before cut the mobo tray

Ur casing very 'chantek' ady no need to mod.

bro, for side panel, suggest you have a look at HP Blackbird casing... damn nice side panel.... cut out the part where u can just show your hardware... would love to do that to my case... only problem is my side panel is cacat... hmm...

This post has been edited by Braynumb: Apr 6 2009, 01:20 PM

@Braynumb
good idea, simple and classic
cutting the motherboard tray tonight
upload the picture tomorrow, hope the cutting disc enough

nice casing u got there, if that was me, i sure berat hati to touch it with tools

I already cut the mobo tray
so hard to cut , if i force it, the disc will fast run out
only one hole tonight


This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 7 2009, 12:06 AM

huhuu.. one of powerful oem branded pc outhere
if not mistaken, it using asus striker extreme board

i basicly use up 15 of my 25 cut of disc cutting my top panel.

the bad news is last time i check in ace hardware in mid valley the acessories is rm155 and with very little cut off disk inside. and i oso saw a pack of cut off disk cost rm100( i think is 50 pices inside if not mistaken ) in jb.

This post has been edited by tjay_tj: Apr 7 2009, 12:11 AM

wahh..u can do bulk order here, many people want it

well i live in perak, here dun have cut off disk. and basicly, rm100 is expensive for me...

but it have bad design in some area


btw here i do this morning
small cut off disc good for cutting small hole, not need metal file, only medium grit sand paper to remove the sharp edge

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 8 2009, 08:55 AM

if rm100 for 50 pcs is damn cheap..which shop bro?ive looking for it..really out of cutting disc now..huhu..

@ TS

shouldnt u mask tape it 1st b4 cutting?

anyway, what size did u use sleeving the 24-pin connector?

& where to get em

lol... ur rotary tools is from DREMEL 1 leh... rich

last tiem i saw is in jb jusco. dunno if 35pcs or 50pcs. but that time i didnt have darmel yet. so didnt buy.
when buy make sure is the heavy duty one, coz the normal one cant even make scratches on my aluminium and than break.
or even better buy the reinforced one

DREMEL branded man ...

Envy ...

BTW ... please masked the surface before cutting ~ To prevent scratching

arr... get poison again....


picture by nej @ Cari forum ...
i just repost to share with ts

that guy sure is a pro modder, see his mobo tray.. damn shiny

Newbie dont know how to use masking tape jk jk jk
Im in hurry, not have time masking masking haha
btw i use 1/8" sleeve, u can use 3mm or 4mm sleeve, u can find in garage sales

Not rich, u need eat 1 times per day haha

I like scratch haha u feel the pain n more careful n cautious

That what im planning to do, sleeve all the wire including fan wire

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 11 2009, 07:58 AM

jgn lupe kikis dlu cat original..
nti cat baru ttggal..

hehe dah kikis da hehe
still have problem cutting the hdd cage, damn hard
need diamond cutting disc

Keep up modding and TS,i will be a stalker this time..

our fellow modders is visiting my thread, like vip visiting my camp

bos kasi chrome mobo tray. hehehe

lol!! i tot my eyes play me..
see see the motherboard tray damn shiny

ah keep it coming la bro .

Only one cutting disc remaining
This thing arrive today,


Only this i could do today, cant cut it, not enough disc

fast fast go buy cutting disk. eager to see the result.

by the way, for cutting the side panel use jig saw, using the rotary tool will probably scratch the panel(which is expensive ).
trust me, i tried it before.

Jigsaw here damn expensive, skil brand nearly rm300, bosch brand more expensive
*i know skil also bosch
cap ayam always fail me,im ganas using tools

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 11 2009, 11:54 AM

not sure about you, but my rm40 jig saw serve me well
i just buy at giant last time during promo, but the bit snapped and i just trew it away(really lousy ). but than after i change the bit to fine one, i cut with ease and stright.

buying the cut off disk will cost the same as the jig saw. just try searching the cheap one if can.
if not after u finish cutting the side panel u will out off disk again

waaa so many fan xD
hopefully ur disc doesn't break too often ^^
jiayou!

with so many fans, suggest you get yourself filters. If not the insides is gonna be like sand in the desert.

i already have fan filters, btw cosmos already have filter

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 10 2009, 01:04 PM

good luck

hehe thanks,

now in progress searching good paint, want to paint this week

wow... u going to pain urself... on a cosmos(exterior?)

err... maybe u can find a car workshop/painter to pain for u. they got better tools there.

if u really wan to do it ur self, better practice on other object/case 1st. and also try not to pain to exterior.

haha im not painting the exterior,dont have enough budget send to car workshop
im only painting the interior, using cap ayam spray
btw the exterior still sexy

oh... got a scared.
exterior is sexy ONLY if painted by experienced painter... i wish i can afford too

Paint my external n cut the side panel today,


the rubber is heated to much, thats why it look not straight



spraying inside toilet lol



This post has been edited by soul_screamer: May 21 2009, 10:23 AM

very eager to see ur mod ..mind if i ask..hw mch u spend for the tools?

what tools? do u mean the dremel?
i buy from bombman long ago for rm 195
he got dispute now

awh...tatz sad O.O..

hahaha..was planing to start doing some mods of my own wid frens..bt then..duno where to get the proper tools n wat tools to use ><

if u dont have enough money, n want to cut small hole example mobo tray hole, u can use drill n metal file (half round file)

if u want to cut something large n have enough money, buy drill, jigsaw, metal file n dremel


http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/724039

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 20 2009, 02:03 AM

hahaha..i wanna buy tools nw..bt then dowan spend too mch..since im a begginer..so lookin for 2nd hand..duno where to get..

buy cap ayam , its cheap, not all modders here using expensive tools

haha..i duno where to get or wat to get..tis is relli my first time haha

Haha i also newbie, learn from the modders here
i afraid give u "ajaran sesat"

hahaha.,.where got..i see the way u mod..good weh ><

not good haha, to much error and not perfect
after this 1st mod, there will be 2nd mod
planning to built sff case

I can't say much since im only interest on the outlook without an adequate knowledge about making a great rig but my best wishes to you.

sff case? O.O..watz tat..hahah..this one belum finish edi planning for 2nd casing mod

alamak outside theres a big league, check it out http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/974166

awh..lol..din noe ><..aikz..ssf macam nice to play wid eh ..mayb shud get it for my amd rig

you should read the sff v2... alot of poison inside... i am one of the ppl kena poison

Ts do it faster n post it up? I like to c ppls mod.. WAHAHAHa

yea! host do faster hahaha..i wan collect (or known as steal) ideas from ppl

cant do everyday lar, i have other work to do, "makan gaji jd kuli"
this week im spraying the interior of casing, convert my toilet to spray room, need to tahan berak for 1 week

Lols WTH, BTW TS can u show us more bout ur PSU sleeving? I think most of us got interest on it don we?

if canot tahan nemore kena berak dlm plasti bag n throw away la..haha..
still waiting to c ur next step bro..
keep it up..

Edit by mod- Do not do any form of sales in here. Posting deleted.

This post has been edited by ianho: May 9 2009, 03:42 PM

whoa nice

yes nice
now easy for us

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Added on April 27, 2009, 11:01 amassemble this hardware tomorrow
to long already put in drawer




This post has been edited by soul_screamer: Apr 27 2009, 11:01 AM

ur hardware

post the latest pic.....wan to c it up n running.......

bro,how u make the mobo tray like chorome ??

the mobo tray not mine

if u want chrome go to shop,ask the chrome plating specialist

dont ever use can chrome spray ,later it turn to grey

sorry my noob ingrish

i think it is not recomend to chrome the motherboard tray, later the motherboard stand/screw cannot fit in...

i think the one is polished.

small update

bro why u hide your psu sleeves on the right one ? not on the top ?

cannot close if the 24pin wire on top

seems like u need to arrange the 24pin so that they line up properly, zip tie it in the end so that it dun run here and there.

nice sleeving btw

pergh. dia punya rig. aduhai..

looks great =D
anymore? haha... how long did u take to set it up

sorry if this was mentioned, just wondering you sprayed the interior with how many layers?

This post has been edited by LittleLinnet: Apr 30 2009, 05:46 PM

for the primer i spray 2 times, only thin layers
for the black paint i spray 3 times using cap ayam spray lol

love your attention to detail
you must have artistic hands
and i assume you did ur research well before you proceed with the build

kudos to you

*thumbs up~*

Wow...Nice modding...
I love ur cable sleeving....

i hope i have artistic hand,but there is a lot of defect and error, i hope i have alot of time for this mod,
but im in hurry, to long already not gaming
n i need it for my work,
the part i dislike is the metal that i use to cover the hole, i hope i have longer metal or aluminum,

haha thats noob sleeving, still waiting my xigmatek fan

hmm should i sleeve the xigmatek (orange blade) fan wire with red (orange under uv light) sleeve ? what do u think?


i ll update the picture of the rig later

This post has been edited by soul_screamer: May 2 2009, 01:20 AM

I would suggest uv orange to pair with Xigmatek 120...

whoa man..u make me feel like wanna do modding to my case now..dang cool!

@TS
Juz wanna know how u distinguish each psu cable after taking out from connector for sleeving?

u need to label it, from number 1 to 24, if u look closely to the 24 pin connector it have numbers

Mayb ur psu has labeled numbers on the 24 pin connector...My psu doesnt have any number on that connector, only some words on the cable but the words are same on each cable...

label each wire from number 1 - 24 using masking tape, label it and number it

this is for reference http://pinouts.ru/Power/atx_v2_pinout.shtml

Thanks for the info, bro...

for ur MOD bro & thumbs up for da rig to

Haha, sorry bro long time ad didn't come support ur thread.
btw very impressive mod and worklog, looking forward for the complete rig.
i gotta say ur cutting skill are "pro".
keep working ya.

Nice work Actually I have some questions (I'm new in this):

1. Why do we have to use primer?
2. Can't we just spray matt paint directly onto the aluminium surface without sanding?
3. Do we need to spray a layer of gloss in the end?
4. How do we measure the size/shape of a radiator and cut it out?

@ts nice modded case..

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Added on June 1, 2009, 12:23 pmim not so sure bout this...bcuz im also a nub myself...but in my opinion
1. becoz if u use primer...for example a white primer n then u paint it black...the black colour will become more solid...n it doesnt mix with the colour before the modding...
2.its actually better to sand the surface first becoz it makes the paint stick better to the surface...as some cases comes out of the factory with a layer of clear coat which makes paint difficult to stick...
3.if u want it to shine...yes...
4.depends on ur radiator...if ur using a radiator for pc usage...normally..ppl would measure the fans...for example...if the rad have 2/3 fans...they'll measure the size as 2x12cm/3x12cm...for the fans...as u want to blow the heat away from the computer which means the fan is facing the innard of the computer...

just my 2cents...do crrct me if im wrong..

This post has been edited by Susaiput: Jun 1 2009, 12:23 PM