Modding my first real mod

Discussion in 'Modding' started by mansueto, 23 Mar 2010.

  1. mansueto

    mansueto Too broke to mod

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    Howdy, figured after re-modding my case it was finally ready to show off...

    Too lazy to upload a stock pic and I don't have any with my hardware but here's a link to the original case: a thermaltake armor.

    http://images.tigerdirect.ca/skuimages/large/T925-2068-a1.jpg

    It's big, heavy, and has no cable management.

    About a year ago I decided to rebuild my pc and decided to cut some holes into the case, and paint the interior flat black. Now the cable management is meh but much better than stock. Also I realize the pc was dusty at the time of taking those pics. Don't have any close-ups of what was done sadly.

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    About a month ago I realized the flat black was peeling, flaking and scratching so I decided it was time to mod it once again. This time I decided to do some more painting and cutting. I got some speaker mesh from work and cut out the stock fan grills in the rear to be replaced by some mesh I painted gun-metal. I also changed the plastic window tabs with hex-head bolts that were also painted gunmetal. I added some thumbscrews to the back, painted the drive-bay covers in gunmetal and the front mesh also. Figured it would be a nice subtle offset.

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    The cable management has been improved a bit though I'm still not happy... nothing I can really do with this case short of replacing it XD I would like to tint the window too. I can't figure out my camera so the front intake and 2 exhausts are both blue led fans and the ram cooler also has blue led fans. I think it looks a lot better than stock and I'm happy with it for my first attempt at some real modding.

    Though I'd share and get some feedback.
    Thanks!
     

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