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Case Mod - In Progress Project Green Lantern - *Fan Shroud Concept - March 12, 2011*

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by masterchief9615, 15 Oct 2010.

  1. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Project Green Lantern

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    I have always been a fan of the Green Lantern, so why not build a PC based on the Comic Book Hero. And what better time to build this than right before it's Hollywood Debut starting Ryan Reynolds; hitting theaters June 17,2011.

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    And for those of you that will wonder why my build isn't going to go as fast as others...

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  2. Paradox42

    Paradox42 What's a Dremel?

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    Lovin that shade of green... limeade anyone?:D
     
  3. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Cherry Limeade from Sonic!
     
  4. spigs_rex

    spigs_rex Minimodder

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    lol the drink with attuide! lol .....thats a powerful green! looks good!
     
  5. Lamba

    Lamba What's a Dremel?

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    What a cute baby!!! Good luck with your mod!
     
  6. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Got some sleeving in the mail today so lets give it a shot and see what happens. This was my first time so it was trial and error.

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    Not too bad. Have alot of work ahead of me.

    Also spend some time working on getting the DVD drive stealthed. I have yet to cut where the drive will come out, but that will be easy work with the dremel and a skinny cutting blade.

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  7. Votick

    Votick My CPU's hot but my core runs cold.

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    WoW Can't wait to see more.
    I should be getting this case soon :)

    I dont think I have the skill to take a dremel to it.

    But dang it looks hot with green fans.

    Did you paint them your self or buy them?

    I wanna make my 690 II stand out a bit with some colour and chaneg the defualt blue fan xD

    Will probably settle on red or somthing :)

    Came up with this http://upload.bluntpencil.co.uk/images/modidea.png
     
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  8. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    I wanted all of the green to match so I just took them apart and painted them. It takes about 2 minutes to take the fan off so I figured what the heck.

    I got some more sleeving done last night and also worked on an idea to hide some of the PC components so it will have a clean look inside. Want to stay nice and simple. lol yeah right.

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    Got some painting to do this afternoon once it gets a little warmer out. Iowa gets cold this time of year.​
     
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  9. Mechh69

    Mechh69 I think we can make that fit

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    I get the same thing every time i look at a computer parts site, It starts with "THE" look of (Oh gosh what does he want for the Damn thing now) and ends up with :nono:your not spending any more on your computer "when are you going to stop spending money on that thing?" Of course you can imagine the look I get when I say " when they stop making computer parts"

    Good luck with the wife on that i feel your Pain:wallbash:
     
  10. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Another Update today. I was able to get some more parts painted so I installed them and took some pictures. Also got my HDD window complete. You can see that I have added some carbon fiber to the look as well. Should add some nice touches once the PC is complete.

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    Until next time..

     
  11. Paradox42

    Paradox42 What's a Dremel?

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    Wow, turning out great! Shame the mother board green isn't the same shade. Is there anyway to change the color of the mobo heatsinks?:dremel: And you got a great glossyish finish on the pci plates. BTW, is that real carbon fiber or is it film?
     
  12. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Just some wrap I found at the local parts store. I didn't want everything to either be just black or just green, so I will be using that to break it up a bit. I still have some trimming to do on the HDD as you can see in the pictures. :dremel: This HDD will actually sit on top of the case in the hot swappable bay. Just put it in the case so it doesn't get dropped.

    I still haven't figured out what to do with the motherboard heatsinks. Its ASUS's cerimix finish, so I don't know if painting that is different than painting a regular copper heatsink. I have some more research to do. Last thing I want to do is spray and pray.:worried:

    As far as parts go, no word from Mushkin yet. :wallbash:

    I will be doing so color ideas of the outside of the case. Once I get a few done, I'll post them and have you guys help me decide what looks better. My mind wonders when I comes to paint ideas lol :thumb:
     
  13. General_Confusion

    General_Confusion Now Where was I?

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    Very nice looking so far. The harddrive came out awsome, a shame it will be hidden in the drive bays, and I realy like the back slot covers.
     
  14. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Once its all done, the HDD will sit on top of the case and show off its sexiness. The CM 690 II advanced has a dock for a HDD.

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  15. Fabou

    Fabou What's a Dremel?

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    That hdd is badass. you have to make a vid of it spinning. I would never have the gut to open mine (plus with my skilll it would be broken before I start unscrewing).
     
  16. General_Confusion

    General_Confusion Now Where was I?

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    Very cool.
     
  17. Kovoet

    Kovoet What's a Dremel?

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    Nice work and very very clean
     
  18. masterchief9615

    masterchief9615 PC builder / Modder

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    Small update. I have removed the Army Green heat sinks off of the motherboard. Haven't decided on how I will change the appearance of these yet, but something has got to change.

    Will take some pictures of them off tomorrow. For now, time to take a night off to get caught up on sleep.
     
  19. Paradox42

    Paradox42 What's a Dremel?

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    Hmmm... you could sandblast them (or sand, but it would be quite time consuming I suppose to get into the nooks and crannies) and spray w/ one of those engine block enamel paints that are heat resistant. Just a thought. And like other ppl have said, vid of hdd spinning plz?:thumb: Or better yet, a how to would be nice too. Keep it up, this mod has a lot of potential!:clap:
     
  20. bobisgod

    bobisgod What's a Dremel?

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    Green+black=Awesome.
     

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