Case Mod - In Progress Project CheckMate by E.E.L. Ambiense - Completed

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They are, definitely. Hahaha, nah, never had a problem with the carpet, lol. Just need to gauge what space you have, but yes a piece of wood or box or something to sit it on is a good idea though! Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks, mate!

Hey, HeXen! Good to see you in here, man! Thank you for the kind words. LOL, MoTM? If my history with that is anything to show, that would be a wasted vote!

Thanks, man!

Thank you!

 

me likey, subscribed.

 

Thanks!

 

May 25th Lil' Teeny Update!

Alrighty. Don't have a whole lot of time as I've been busy reflecting and enjoying this Memorial Day here in the States. Met with the parents and grand-parents for some 'red-neck cuisine' at the Cracker Barrel® at 9 am this morning, and many who know me personally know I'm a night-person; i.e. I went to bed at 4:30am, so I was a wee bit cranky.

Anyways, didn't get a massive amount done as I've been working on other commitments. But I do have the acrylic done and did some test-installs and other stuff. So here's three pics for your viewing pleasure.

Front panel....still need to mark out and cut the panel for final install.



Did a test-install of the side panel acrylic.... buttery-smooth! But I also found out I'm out of my longer #10 screws for the fan install, so I need to place an order with McMaster-Carr. I only had some 1 1/8" 6-32's and some nuts so that's how one fan is hanging on there, lol.



I think this system is really going to be rather cool-running and quiet when it's all done, considering I've added 5 fans over the two that the stock case has.

And finally, the top acrylic.



I have some other stuff, but I didn't photograph it, lol. I apologize. I'll get some more stuff going soon though.

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Until the next update, I got nuthin'.

 

nice

great job

loooves the design

 

yeah love design good work

 

Love the fan grills .

 

Mightn't the mesh beneath the hex-holes restrict airflow too much?

 

Thanks!

Thank you, man!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Sure, it will a bit. As I explained before, I'm not too worried about the high airflow since I'm using low-speed fans on the rad. The rad really only requires those fans with the heat-load I'll be giving it. Those grills are restrictive though, lol. It's more for show.

 

Did you contemplate hex mesh instead of the MeshX, may be a cool concept, smaller hexes inside bigger ones, may look to busy tho.

 

I did. I intentionally went with round mesh to break it up. Smaller hexx inside larger wouldn't have worked because having an graphic artist's eye I would immediately notice the fact that the smaller hexx isn't spaced to align properly with the larger acrylic hexx, thus making it look all out of whack.

 

Ah yes, true, if you could line it up perfectly it would look insane though lol.

 

May 26th Update!

Another update has coalesced. Let's get to it before it liquefies, shall we?

Last we left off, I needed to cut the front panel and drill to allow placement of mesh for opened airflow from the exhaust fan. Let's do that.

Marked for drilling...



But first some removal of stock materials here.

Removal of the stock LED bevels is as easy as tapping it out with something pointy. I use an Exacto knife.



Removal of the stock switches is as easy as a slight tap with a heavy hammer. What does that remind me of?....



There we go.



And drilling holes for acrylic mounting, as well as the mesh attachment. All in one!



Using my little easy-to-read stencil...



...I begin to mark out where I need to make my cuts.



Now, after digging around in my piles of tools for like 20 mins, I finally found my ole nibbler. I need this to cut away just a smidge of the metal inside the stock power switch hole, because one of the mount-screws goes right there. With the mesh behind it, the nut will be easy to mount on the back.



And after some temporarily-loud noise, I have this. Cuts don't have to be absolutely perfect or anything since it's behind the acrylic. But it's a good idea to clean up the cuts, etc. so you don't skin your knuckles....or something else that happens to be in the way.



Now, let's do a little test-install of the mesh and stuff to see where we're at.



In this case, simple 6-32 screws with nuts. Sturdy and easy to use.





Flip her around, and we have this...



And now let's drop it on the front of the case really quick, shall we?



Perfect! Let's look at that mesh in there...



Nice.... I'm happy with it.

Now, let's do a little test of the slotload DVD drive, shall we?



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Until the next update, I got nuthin'.

 

Very nice.
Big words:

AND

great execution.

"Not Bad. Not Bad At All." - President of the US movie quote.

john

 

i like the way the front will look when you are done

 

Grill looks nice mounted. What do you think about those nibblers? I am thinking of getting one.

 

yeah looks great good work mate

 

Hahaha, thanks John!

Thank you!

Thanks! The nibblers are great if you're in a pinch and can't get anything else in the area. Personally, it's a last resort for me because they tend to hurt my knuckles when I use them, lol.

Thanks, mate!