Case Mod - In Progress 42, a GBA carry-case mod. [99% finished]

It seems more shiny in the pictures than it really is too.
I went out of my way to make it sparkle.

 

it would have taken 2 seconds to remove the clips on the heatspreaders inorder to remove it and paint it properly.

 

Since I finally got off my ass and finished masking the case It's done being primed.
I'm going to paint it black.
No pictures since it's drying.

Burnout21:
I didn't think about doing that when I painted them, but If I ever paint RAM again, I'll do that.
A late response is better than no response, right?

 

Heyyy.
The case is painted.

The Intec logo looks better on black.

I'm painting this side now.

Oh shiiii-
I honestly don't care about these little imperfections.
The case was so annoying to tape off it's not worth it to me right now.
Besides, I'm not doing this to get MOTM or anything.
I just want to have something neat and portable, but with some power in it.

 

So I'm finally getting the Ion board and the other parts tomorrow.
However, my plans have changes almost completely.
I might not be cutting a window, I won't be water cooling, as I don't have the funds, and I'm going to be facing the board into the case so that I don't have to cut holes into the sides of the case.
So something more like the picture.

But!
I'm trying to find a small screen that I could fit into the top of the breifcase, so this mod isn't going to be completely boring now.
And after a bit I may try to make an acrylic cover for the Motherboard, but right now my first priority is getting it running before Dec 20.
I want to bring it into class.

 

So this is what I have done.
It runs smooth and I've got no problems with it.
I'm thinking about getting the Lilliput UM-70 Monitor for the top half of the case so it'll be even more portable.
If I do that I'll need to lay the HDD flat though, so I'm still trying to find longer screws to get through the foam.

But overall, It's done and working, and I probably won't be putting in a window or anything, the most I see myself doing anytime soon other than relocating the HDD is Making a hole for the fan to breathe through or something to run wires through when the case is closed if I decide to do that.

Edit:
And I'll be getting a shorter SATA II cable eventually too.
Maybe some lights too.
Total cost for this project:
~250$

 

Looks damn slick!

 

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