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DAE_JA_VOO · 24th Jun 2007, 01:08

What's up guys

A few days ago i finished a mod i've been working on since the beginning of 2006. I worked very very hard, and now it's finally complete. I called the mod Epiphany.

So let me give you guys the background about this mod before i show it to you.

A few years ago i read a CustomPC magazine and saw the ORAC machine in it. It was really the most amazing mod i had ever seen. To this day, i still believe ORAC to be the most amazing mod. So i decided to do a mod of my own. This was the first real mod that i was to do, and i had absolutely no modding skills whatsoever.

I didn't, however, want to make my case exactly like ORAC. I just wanted it to look similar. I even spoke to Peter himself and he gave me all his best wishes, and wished me luck for this mod. I still need to show him. hehehe.

Anyway, here it is. Let me know what you guys think

And one last time.... full case pic:

The eject buttons in action

Can't believe i'm finished

Tile · 24th Jun 2007, 03:39

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mattthegamer463 · 24th Jun 2007, 04:30

I really like it, its a little busy for my tastes, but I love the blue/clear/white/chrome colour scheme. Although I think something should be done with those right side Antec fans on the radiator. Some kind of fancy grill will cap those off nicely.

DAE_JA_VOO · 24th Jun 2007, 07:46

Thanks guys

@Matt: I actually did make grilles for the radiator fans, have a look:

I chose not to use them though. I thought it looked nicer without them

malccy · 24th Jun 2007, 09:48

Looks fantastic but is there no way to tidy cabling?

Cookie Monster · 24th Jun 2007, 09:57

Gotta say I agree with Malccy and matt its looks great but I prefer minimal cable in a case, if it cant be helped then hey its great anyways, but if the cables were tidy and you could see in i think it would be way better.

DAE_JA_VOO · 24th Jun 2007, 10:37

The messy cables are the point of the mod. I WANTED messy cable. I generally hate cables, but when i saw ORAC, and how frikken awesome those cables looked, i wanted the same look and feel, hence all the cables.

saltynay · 24th Jun 2007, 10:42

Thats going to be a bitch to clean dust from lol but very cool mod took you long enough though lol

Smilodon · 24th Jun 2007, 11:25

Nice, really nice.

I generally don't like cable mess, but in this case (haha!

) it looks good. It kind of gives it a organic look.

One thing, though. It seems like the PSU is sitting at an angle. Like it's to heavy for the mount.

x06jsp · 24th Jun 2007, 12:33

thats pretty awesome!!!

Cheapskate · 24th Jun 2007, 18:12

Nice fan grill design -simple and effective. I also like how the blue looks with the chrome behind it. I'm thinking about using chrome now thanks to this... Maybe glitter will be cheaper... I suddenly have an image of a macaroni and glitter computer.

J273 · 24th Jun 2007, 19:27

wow thats awesome

saltynay · 24th Jun 2007, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

Nice fan grill design -simple and effective. I also like how the blue looks with the chrome behind it. I'm thinking about using chrome now thanks to this... Maybe glitter will be cheaper... I suddenly have an image of a macaroni and glitter computer.

thread the wires through the macaroni aswell

get some fake splatters of tomato sauce on the case aswell with normal house paint just splattered on punk rock man

SlappKnutts · 24th Jun 2007, 20:42

Like smilodon said, the first thing that stuck out was that the PSU is sitting crooked.
Other than that it does have a very nice ORAC look to it, good job. And you said you had NO modding expierence, then definately, its a job well done!

Mankz · 24th Jun 2007, 21:31

I think that that is a front page mod!

DAE_JA_VOO · 24th Jun 2007, 22:49

Thanks guys

About the PSU. It is, in fact, standing at a slight angle. The pictures really really exaggerate that angle. In real life it's almost not even noticeable. I just need to put a little nut in the bottom screws, that'll sort it all out.

Come on Bit-tech staff, can i have a front page? :P

aj@x · 25th Jun 2007, 12:32

I like that alot, not a huge fan of rads mounted on side panels myself, but all the same it looks very very nice. great work

greensabbath · 25th Jun 2007, 16:27

My favorite part is the front panel, very nice and clean, especially with your fan grille design which I think goes really well with the case and could easily be the case's logo. Nice job.

Mankz · 25th Jun 2007, 17:05

What case was that originally?

DAE_JA_VOO · 25th Jun 2007, 18:42

Thanks again guys

Mankz, it was originally a Gigabyte plexi case. However now there's not a single panel of the case that wasn't modded

24th Jun 2007, 01:08	#1
DAE_JA_VOO Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 313	Project: Epiphany - 100% complete - ORAC inspired mod What's up guys A few days ago i finished a mod i've been working on since the beginning of 2006. I worked very very hard, and now it's finally complete. I called the mod Epiphany. So let me give you guys the background about this mod before i show it to you. A few years ago i read a CustomPC magazine and saw the ORAC machine in it. It was really the most amazing mod i had ever seen. To this day, i still believe ORAC to be the most amazing mod. So i decided to do a mod of my own. This was the first real mod that i was to do, and i had absolutely no modding skills whatsoever. I didn't, however, want to make my case exactly like ORAC. I just wanted it to look similar. I even spoke to Peter himself and he gave me all his best wishes, and wished me luck for this mod. I still need to show him. hehehe. Anyway, here it is. Let me know what you guys think And one last time.... full case pic: The eject buttons in action Can't believe i'm finished __________________ Project: Epiphany - 100% Complete Project: Endorphin Project: Paradigm - Xbox 360 Mod DAE_JA_VOO.com My Sponsors

24th Jun 2007, 03:39	#2
Tile Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 376	Deleted Last edited by Tile; 3rd Nov 2008 at 00:15.

24th Jun 2007, 04:30	#3
mattthegamer463 Mod Master Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,805	I really like it, its a little busy for my tastes, but I love the blue/clear/white/chrome colour scheme. Although I think something should be done with those right side Antec fans on the radiator. Some kind of fancy grill will cap those off nicely. __________________ Latest Work: Boombox Build Project PCB- Complete Digital Picture Frame 2.0- Complete RumbleMouse - Complete Latest Project: TestPC- Complete Lian-Li PC7: C2D E6600, XFX 8800GTS 640MB, Corsair 2GB PC6400, 320GB Seagate Barracuda, EVGA 680i SLi, OCZ 850W

24th Jun 2007, 07:46	#4
DAE_JA_VOO Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 313	Thanks guys @Matt: I actually did make grilles for the radiator fans, have a look: I chose not to use them though. I thought it looked nicer without them __________________ Project: Epiphany - 100% Complete Project: Endorphin Project: Paradigm - Xbox 360 Mod DAE_JA_VOO.com My Sponsors

24th Jun 2007, 09:57	#6
Cookie Monster Mankz's personal nipple tweeker!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Newcastle, UK. Posts: 1,746	Gotta say I agree with Malccy and matt its looks great but I prefer minimal cable in a case, if it cant be helped then hey its great anyways, but if the cables were tidy and you could see in i think it would be way better. __________________

24th Jun 2007, 09:48	#5
malccy Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 607	Looks fantastic but is there no way to tidy cabling?

24th Jun 2007, 10:37	#7
DAE_JA_VOO Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 313	The messy cables are the point of the mod. I WANTED messy cable. I generally hate cables, but when i saw ORAC, and how frikken awesome those cables looked, i wanted the same look and feel, hence all the cables. __________________ Project: Epiphany - 100% Complete Project: Endorphin Project: Paradigm - Xbox 360 Mod DAE_JA_VOO.com My Sponsors

24th Jun 2007, 10:42	#8
saltynay Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 144	Thats going to be a bitch to clean dust from lol but very cool mod took you long enough though lol

24th Jun 2007, 11:25	#9
Smilodon The Antagonist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 4,890	Nice, really nice. I generally don't like cable mess, but in this case (haha! ) it looks good. It kind of gives it a organic look. One thing, though. It seems like the PSU is sitting at an angle. Like it's to heavy for the mount. __________________ "You have to wonder about a business plan based on the notion that people want to interact with a soda can." -Jeff Salkowski abot the :CueCat My Flickr

24th Jun 2007, 12:33	#10
x06jsp da ginger monkey!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,651	thats pretty awesome!!! __________________ G0studio.co.uk [/size][project] Modularis evolution!

24th Jun 2007, 18:12	#11
Cheapskate know-it-all b*stard... Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,988	Nice fan grill design -simple and effective. I also like how the blue looks with the chrome behind it. I'm thinking about using chrome now thanks to this... Maybe glitter will be cheaper... I suddenly have an image of a macaroni and glitter computer. __________________ BlooBalls·Hypnotoad·Plank·Reservoir-Things·AluBox Chopping·C7Waterblocks·GlassGreen Powered by: Danger Den·Hardware Labs

24th Jun 2007, 19:27	#12
J273 Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Midlands , uk Posts: 195	wow thats awesome

24th Jun 2007, 20:42	#14
SlappKnutts Modder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 58	Like smilodon said, the first thing that stuck out was that the PSU is sitting crooked. Other than that it does have a very nice ORAC look to it, good job. And you said you had NO modding expierence, then definately, its a job well done!

24th Jun 2007, 22:49	#16
DAE_JA_VOO Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 313	Thanks guys About the PSU. It is, in fact, standing at a slight angle. The pictures really really exaggerate that angle. In real life it's almost not even noticeable. I just need to put a little nut in the bottom screws, that'll sort it all out. Come on Bit-tech staff, can i have a front page? :P __________________ Project: Epiphany - 100% Complete Project: Endorphin Project: Paradigm - Xbox 360 Mod DAE_JA_VOO.com My Sponsors

25th Jun 2007, 12:32	#17
aj@x What's a Dremel? Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5	I like that alot, not a huge fan of rads mounted on side panels myself, but all the same it looks very very nice. great work

25th Jun 2007, 16:27	#18
greensabbath Got Wood? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alameda, CA, USA Posts: 758	My favorite part is the front panel, very nice and clean, especially with your fan grille design which I think goes really well with the case and could easily be the case's logo. Nice job. __________________ Completed:Sangaku http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=89638 Completed:Yuugou http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=109996 My case mod website www.nickfalzonedesign.com

25th Jun 2007, 18:42	#20
DAE_JA_VOO Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 313	Thanks again guys Mankz, it was originally a Gigabyte plexi case. However now there's not a single panel of the case that wasn't modded __________________ Project: Epiphany - 100% Complete Project: Endorphin Project: Paradigm - Xbox 360 Mod DAE_JA_VOO.com My Sponsors

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