Case Mod - In Progress Project Dragon Tower, 26th October [COMPLETED]

Hello everyone,

Firstly, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Reda I’m 23 years old this will be my first work log here.
Over the past few years I have learnt a lot about case modding on the internet from experienced modders also I have seen a lot of different case mods work logs so I decided to do one of my own.

The design was inspired by the msi theme (Black & Red).

First up let's take a look at the case we will be using in this mod.

The original case: HP DC7100 CASE





I have had this PC for a few years and it was my first gaming PC.

So let's start the Break down...

Disassembling the case:


















They were easy to remove.









Top/Bottom fans mounting:







I will be using a 3mm drill bit to aid accuracy, following it up afterwards with a 5mm and 7mm bits to expand the holes to the required 7mm diameter










Sanding the surface and then applying paint







PC CASE FEET.

This sheet was the side cover of the original case






Sheet Metal Bending












WRAPPING









Installing these feet using pop rivets





















Applying paint



Stay tuned !!

 

Love this kind of underground mods from cheap cases! GL!

 

Off to a good start

 

Thanks!, Me too much appreciated.

 

Thanks! Good luck for your next Mods.

 

Hi Again,

Post some more upgrades.

Cutting sheets of plywood to make Front panel and Side panel.







I used Retractable Razor Knife to cat these sheets







Wood glue to stick those 3 pieces,










Then gently polish the sheets with the sandpaper to apply the wrap










IT'S TIME FOR STICKERS !!








































See u in the next upgrade !!

 

Old Skool case beautification! Go man!

 

Thanks! I tried to do my best in this Mod. .

 

Hello Again !!

Thank you all for following this mod

Painting & wrapping the chassis.

















Installing Hard Drives cage











It's GPU Time This is GTX 280 as you never seen before !!


I Will Mount The Graphics Card Vertically In The Case.












































PCI SLOTS COVER













FANS

Painting (FANS GRILL / MESH / FANS ).

5 x 92mm Fans



















PAINTING PUSH SCREWS HEADS











ALL THESE FANS POWERED VIA 5V USING THE USB HUB HEADERS ON THE MOTHERBOARD ( Less noise less power consumption )




1 x USB 5v + GND FOR 2 Top fans

1 x USB 5v + GND FOR 2 Bottom fans


Installing the front panel.










TO BE CONTINUED

 

Very nice, good job on the paint

 

Thank you mate That means a lot to me !!

 

Hello everyone!!.

Here's the final upgrade of this Mod,








SATA POWER CABLE AND GPU POWER CABLE will be placed behind this plywood sheet to optimize Air Flow & cable management.





PCI-E 16X Riser for GPU.





SIDE PANEL.
















Apply silicone glue to the edges.

 

I would remove the writing. Doesn't look good.

The rest is very well done considering the budget

 

This is my first attempt at this, and I'm here to learn from my mistakes thanks mate for the constructive comment

 

The Final Result:

 

Where did you get the pci riser, and any close-up pictures of it mounted?

 

It's available on amazon "EZDIY PCI Express 16x Flexible Cable Card Extension 25CM" Visit amazon for more details