Project: Nexus - 3-15-07

This is project Nexus, the basic theme behind the mod is just a clean looking case with some innovative ideas and nice looks

Concept art:



So This is the case I am using for the mod



Sorry for the bad image quality

I started by cutting the front 120mm fan opening supports out

Marked up:


Cut out:


Then I proceeded to take the top of the case off to cut the hole for the fill port and radiator:


I then masked the top, and lined the radiator up to mark it:



After all that measuring and marking I finally got to cut the holes:

Didn't turn out to bad

Looking at the fill port cap it look like it needed polishing:


So I did:

 

blah... was too quick.. sorry

 

It's ok I was having trouble posting pics but i got it

 

After a small break I began work on re-assembling the top of the case:


Turned out pretty good:



Aside from that nasty mark the dremel made everything went pretty smooth

You can probably see where I am going with the fillport:



Any comments or questions, feel free to post

 

Heres a concept of the front it may or may not look like this, I haven't decided on it yet

 

Parts!!!

Heres some parts ill be using in the mod.

Window molding:


Red fans:


Dual 120mm radiator:


Bulgin vandal resistant switch & HDD indicator LED:


Reservoir and two UV cold cathode tubes:


And last but not least, the Maze 5 water block:

 

Looks good.

 

Looks sweet!
Why does Lian-li put those fangrills there? It's not like they are protecting you from putting your fingers in the fan.

 

heres some concept art of the radiator cover for the top of the case tell me what you think

 

Switch Plate!!!

I spent a few hours today on the switch plate.

Marked up:


Cut:


Polished:

 

Switch Plate!!!

Overall it turned out good, I think I still need to polish it some more.

 

More work

I did some more work, this time on the radiator hole cover

Marked up:


Cut & filed, soon to be polished:

 

Leave some comments, give me some ideas, I need some inspiration

 

Comment, it looks pretty good so far!

Idea: paint the fill port red too

 

Fill Port

I got the fill port blue to fit the whole blue theme im shooting for, im gonna have a blue water cooling system and blue back lit plexiglass in some areas, but thanks for the input

 

So yeah, I don't currently have access to a camera right now but ill update as soon as I can. things are coming along quite well, so tell me what you think

 

Mobo Cover

Heres some concept of the soon-to-be motherboard cover:





Im thinking im going to add some 40mm fans and a back lit "Nexus" logo

 

Top Is Done!

I finished the top of the case yesterday:


Theres also a dual 120mm radiator under those fans

Hooked up:


So tell me what you think.

 

2 Words, PURE PAWNAGE thats the way you can describe this, i love it pure sexy ness, very nice good job you done keep up the good work, and keep going it rocks nice job!

 

Switch Plate!

So I did some work yesterday and got the switch plate done for the most part:



Backlit!! (hooked to my old case)