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phinix · 9th Aug 2012, 20:56

Cheers guys! Glad you joined in

A small update today, I did a small "incision" - as I mentioned before top optical drive had to go, so I took my trusty cordless drill and get rid of that cage.

Here are those switches that are mounted to the cage. I had to drill those rivets to separate switches from the cage.

...and here is the cage

...unwanted element partialy separated... You can see the shadow of "the instrument" I used

...and patient after procedure, fully recovered

phinix · 9th Aug 2012, 21:05

Now, I would like to present my first sponsor of this new project.

MAYHEMS kindly supported me with their products.

I received all their fantastic stuff:

2 bottles of their blue UV X1 coolant

2 bottles of UV Blue and UV Clear Dyes

...and this big guy - Mayhems MHE240 LE Quad pass double radiator

Again, thank you MAYHEMS!!!

Before I drilled out the drive cage I tried out this big fella inside the case.
Look how big it is!

All these will be cooling my hardware inside Aurora. I can't wait to pour in this coolant to the loop, but before this, there is a LOT of work in front of me

So stay tuned fellow modders

phinix · 13th Aug 2012, 19:58

Guys, today I would like to present my second sponsor - COOLER MASTER!

Last weekend I received a nice big box with these items inside:

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W modular PSU

and CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Mechanical Keyboard!

I'm going to stick in this big PSU in the case and take advantage of its modular cables to mod them in project color scheme.

And this keyboard will nicely add a professional touch to the whole mod.
I started to plan how can I mod this keyboard

.......

Thank you again Cooler Master!

kelmannen · 13th Aug 2012, 20:08

ooh, this is looking good! will follow!

Nutman · 14th Aug 2012, 04:06

I finally caught up with a new project from a favourite modder of mine almost from the beginning of the worklog! \o/

Ruairi · 14th Aug 2012, 04:47

Lookin' shweeeet, glad to see the start of this project, loved nano tower

nagyizom · 14th Aug 2012, 18:45

Sub'd and already love it!

Mr.Evil · 14th Aug 2012, 20:04

subbed

KidMod-Southpaw · 14th Aug 2012, 20:34

Oh man! This is going to be great! I can't wait for more and modding such a great keyboard will just be the icing on the cake!

phinix · 16th Aug 2012, 08:21

Cheers guys for all your comments!

I'm gathering all items and in the meanwhile designing panels in Sketchup.
Of course I won't keep the original front look - it will be covered with some nice blue acrylic design. I will show them up here when I feel comfortable with the design, right now I have 3 different looks and trying to put them all together

It's just like, when you designing some element, you generate all different ideas, but you need to pick one for exact project. That is hard!

mnpctech · 23rd Aug 2012, 10:57

Case mod by phinix?!.... It's time for the Noobs get schooled. I'll be sharing your project on my social media channels

[ZiiP] NaloaC · 23rd Aug 2012, 11:42

Lovely little case, very interested to see what you can do with it!

Sarakon · 23rd Aug 2012, 14:23

I was thinking of buying this case, so I will be watching with interest

mnpctech · 5th Sep 2012, 12:09

I've been meaning to pick up an A04 as well.... will be watching this log closely

AbKaRy · 5th Sep 2012, 12:33

a new build by phinix ... a must 'sub'

... loved your nano tower build ... was absolutely stunning and one of the projects i joined bit-tech for .... mod on bro

phinix · 6th Sep 2012, 19:34

Thanks guys - now everybody is watching my log, hoping to see something cool - no pressure at all!

I'm working on first sketches, I will show them this weekend.
Also I'm waiting for few acrylic and aluminum bits to start building internal elements.

Question to all of you - I planned to use bare wires for cabling - white only.
Do you guys think I should sleeve them or keep it bare naked? I could mix white and blue wires - could be nice... What do you think?

whyte · 6th Sep 2012, 21:37

I absolutely loved the nano tower. I cannot wait to see what you do with this already lovely case!

Vetalar · 7th Sep 2012, 08:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by phinix

I planned to use bare wires for cabling - white only... What do you think?

well i never saw bare white wires - there always small letters on it: "do not eat" "aware of bears" or smth... i can't read it - bad eyes, but they always write smth on it

phinix · 7th Sep 2012, 10:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vetalar

well i never saw bare white wires - there always small letters on it: "do not eat" "aware of bears" or smth... i can't read it - bad eyes, but they always write smth on it

Sorry, I meant not-sleeved wires. I know they always have spec printed on them, which is cool I may try to get rid of that later

mnpctech · 7th Sep 2012, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by phinix

Do you guys think I should sleeve them or keep it bare naked? I could mix white and blue wires - could be nice... What do you think?

Go with what feels right to you. It's what makes your work unique.

9th Aug 2012, 20:56	#21
phinix Say it! Who's your dremel?! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scotland, Sin City Posts: 3,102	Cheers guys! Glad you joined in A small update today, I did a small "incision" - as I mentioned before top optical drive had to go, so I took my trusty cordless drill and get rid of that cage. Here are those switches that are mounted to the cage. I had to drill those rivets to separate switches from the cage. ...and here is the cage ...unwanted element partialy separated... You can see the shadow of "the instrument" I used ...and patient after procedure, fully recovered __________________ ::: i5 2500K :: GTX670 :: 2x 840 PRO 128GB :: Gigabyte Z77 mATX :: 4GB Ballistix :: Hazro 27" :: CM QF Rapid MX Browns ::: projects: ::: “PHINIX CUBE” ::: "PHINIX nanoTOWER" ::: "PHINIX AURORA" :::

9th Aug 2012, 21:05	#22
phinix Say it! Who's your dremel?! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scotland, Sin City Posts: 3,102	Now, I would like to present my first sponsor of this new project. MAYHEMS kindly supported me with their products. I received all their fantastic stuff: 2 bottles of their blue UV X1 coolant 2 bottles of UV Blue and UV Clear Dyes ...and this big guy - Mayhems MHE240 LE Quad pass double radiator Again, thank you MAYHEMS!!! Before I drilled out the drive cage I tried out this big fella inside the case. Look how big it is! All these will be cooling my hardware inside Aurora. I can't wait to pour in this coolant to the loop, but before this, there is a LOT of work in front of me So stay tuned fellow modders __________________ ::: i5 2500K :: GTX670 :: 2x 840 PRO 128GB :: Gigabyte Z77 mATX :: 4GB Ballistix :: Hazro 27" :: CM QF Rapid MX Browns ::: projects: ::: “PHINIX CUBE” ::: "PHINIX nanoTOWER" ::: "PHINIX AURORA" ::: Last edited by phinix; 13th Aug 2012 at 19:59.

13th Aug 2012, 19:58	#23
phinix Say it! Who's your dremel?! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scotland, Sin City Posts: 3,102	Guys, today I would like to present my second sponsor - COOLER MASTER! Last weekend I received a nice big box with these items inside: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W modular PSU and CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Mechanical Keyboard! I'm going to stick in this big PSU in the case and take advantage of its modular cables to mod them in project color scheme. And this keyboard will nicely add a professional touch to the whole mod. I started to plan how can I mod this keyboard....... Thank you again Cooler Master! __________________ ::: i5 2500K :: GTX670 :: 2x 840 PRO 128GB :: Gigabyte Z77 mATX :: 4GB Ballistix :: Hazro 27" :: CM QF Rapid MX Browns ::: projects: ::: “PHINIX CUBE” ::: "PHINIX nanoTOWER" ::: "PHINIX AURORA" :::

13th Aug 2012, 20:08	#24
kelmannen Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden, next to polarbears. Posts: 345	ooh, this is looking good! will follow! __________________ Works as a tool retailer, glad if i can help someone with tool questions! Hopes that i someday completes my first scratchbuild...

14th Aug 2012, 04:06	#25
Nutman Never stuck with stock@Hotmods.net Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Posts: 2,175	I finally caught up with a new project from a favourite modder of mine almost from the beginning of the worklog! \o/ __________________ Best regards, Nutman Project: Nutman - Sponsored by: Coolerkit - Specialtech - EK Waterblocks

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14th Aug 2012, 04:47	#26
Ruairi What's a Dremel? Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 17	Lookin' shweeeet, glad to see the start of this project, loved nano tower

14th Aug 2012, 18:45	#27
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14th Aug 2012, 20:34	#29
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16th Aug 2012, 08:21	#30
phinix Say it! Who's your dremel?! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scotland, Sin City Posts: 3,102	Cheers guys for all your comments! I'm gathering all items and in the meanwhile designing panels in Sketchup. Of course I won't keep the original front look - it will be covered with some nice blue acrylic design. I will show them up here when I feel comfortable with the design, right now I have 3 different looks and trying to put them all together It's just like, when you designing some element, you generate all different ideas, but you need to pick one for exact project. That is hard! __________________ ::: i5 2500K :: GTX670 :: 2x 840 PRO 128GB :: Gigabyte Z77 mATX :: 4GB Ballistix :: Hazro 27" :: CM QF Rapid MX Browns ::: projects: ::: “PHINIX CUBE” ::: "PHINIX nanoTOWER" ::: "PHINIX AURORA" :::

23rd Aug 2012, 10:57	#31
mnpctech bit-tech sponsor Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 3,425	Case mod by phinix?!.... It's time for the Noobs get schooled. I'll be sharing your project on my social media channels __________________ Shop Our Case Mod Store We Ship International Orders! Client Builds / FIREFLY PC / DISTRICT-9 PC / Official STAR TREK PC / WOLFENSTEIN PC / LANBOY APOCALYPSE PC / CodeMasters DiRT Showdown PC

23rd Aug 2012, 11:42	#32
[ZiiP] NaloaC I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,448	Lovely little case, very interested to see what you can do with it! __________________ ZiiP Gamestore [ZiiP] Gaming Community - IW BlackMailers and loonies abound! Sui Generis: i7 920, Corsair H50, 6GB Dominator C7 1600, EVGA x58 SLI LE, Corsair F3 120GB SSD, Samsung F3, Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X, Corsair HX850W, Corsair Obsidian 800D, Iiyama 26" Prolite, Logitech G15, Logitech G5, Sennheiser PC350.

23rd Aug 2012, 14:23	#33
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5th Sep 2012, 12:09	#34
mnpctech bit-tech sponsor Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 3,425	I've been meaning to pick up an A04 as well.... will be watching this log closely __________________ Shop Our Case Mod Store We Ship International Orders! Client Builds / FIREFLY PC / DISTRICT-9 PC / Official STAR TREK PC / WOLFENSTEIN PC / LANBOY APOCALYPSE PC / CodeMasters DiRT Showdown PC

5th Sep 2012, 12:33	#35
AbKaRy What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 10	a new build by phinix ... a must 'sub' ... loved your nano tower build ... was absolutely stunning and one of the projects i joined bit-tech for .... mod on bro

6th Sep 2012, 19:34	#36
phinix Say it! Who's your dremel?! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scotland, Sin City Posts: 3,102	Thanks guys - now everybody is watching my log, hoping to see something cool - no pressure at all! I'm working on first sketches, I will show them this weekend. Also I'm waiting for few acrylic and aluminum bits to start building internal elements. Question to all of you - I planned to use bare wires for cabling - white only. Do you guys think I should sleeve them or keep it bare naked? I could mix white and blue wires - could be nice... What do you think? __________________ ::: i5 2500K :: GTX670 :: 2x 840 PRO 128GB :: Gigabyte Z77 mATX :: 4GB Ballistix :: Hazro 27" :: CM QF Rapid MX Browns ::: projects: ::: “PHINIX CUBE” ::: "PHINIX nanoTOWER" ::: "PHINIX AURORA" :::

6th Sep 2012, 21:37	#37
whyte Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Washington DC Posts: 104	I absolutely loved the nano tower. I cannot wait to see what you do with this already lovely case! __________________ Project Carbon Apple

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