Case Mod - In Progress Project : Panda (Antec 300)-paused for a while

So i'm back with new updates,
yesterday i installed heatsink, riveted case together, did some measuring and cable management, but its haaaard with this octopus psu with like 200 cables, but I WILL KEEP FIGHTING

Here are some photos,

The coolers backplate is broken, the "thread" snapped off suddenly, i think it was some kind of factory fault.



but i fixed it with this rubber grommets






Its holding on nice...

Well that was the first bad thing.
The second is that i shuffled the Himuro white stands, so i dont know where each of them go.
Must redo this outside the case or redrill holes to 1 stand.

The good news, i have new rivet gun,



and i did some "sleeving" (not actually sleeve) on the top 140mm yate loon (1000rpm)



I used the sleeve from the Arctic-Cooling AF 12025L old fan...

so to recap, the pc is back together, and still a lot to do..
things to do/buy : fan controller, cable extensions for front i/o, himuro stands, some dampening foam, sleeving, new optical drive.

see you.

 

Hello guys, its been a while, so this is not update just information, i am waiting for 5,25" fan controller now...also must go a buy some acessories (cables, doublesided tape etc), im gonna make front i/o extensions too hence the cables are too short.

 

Watching in anticipation of a fantastic mod.

 

Soldering is half done, i've done two leds, and reset. To do is HD audio, USB and pwr switch.

cable mess



leds rdy for soldering on the run



antec 300 manual is good for catching the falling solder



i used my old badass ETP 3 soldering "gun" (you can find them somewhere now too, but this one is from early 90's and still does the job ! )

 

How are the Silent 12 Fans? They look quite nice, do you have a review or anything?

 

The Gelids are nice, undervolted to 7-9V they are very quiet, performance is good too. The price/performance ratio is very good as they are cheap (around 4-5 €) You can find many reviews through the gelidsolutions page here
http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=2&cid=5&id=23&tab=4

 

I'm just sitting, drinking my coffee and de-pinning usb and audio..and i don't know what is wrong with controller, i expected it yesterday.

 

Fan controller update !

Finally its here, the 5.25" Kaze Master



and some quick testing



and this is my mentioned usb cable extension, i hope interference-less...





its about 20 cm long.

and here comes the TEASER !



first time i saw this on vrzone, then some guys from ocn did this, so i made myself one too

I also bought today 3M mounting double sided tape (of the gawds (lol)), some zip ties and zip tie holders and rubber grommets..

More pics and progress tommorow, today i was mowing my yard so lack of cablemanagement time.

 

Hello guys, im going on vacation so its a week off for me. Stay tuned.
ps: gimmie some feedback so i dont have to post 4times in a row

 

Looking really cool
I need to get back to my 300 soon

 

I am back from Croatia, more updates soon.

 

Are you going to use beading on the cable routing holes you have cut?

I used rubber grommets cut in half as a ghetto solution but have since bought some proper PVC beading (haven't fitted it yet).

The beading I bought was this: http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/1m-Bowthorpe-PVC-Beading_1882.html

 

yep im thinking of that, instead of using ghetto duct tape, but only company that does this u-channel trims here in svk is GUMEX.. this trims cant be bought in local shops, unfortunately.

 

Maybe try a glazer or an automotive supplier?

It is basically standard beading, nothing specific to PC's about it really. A tube with a slot in it.

 

I've tried several hardware stores etc. and the salesmen were like "i've never heard of it before"... I must buy some screws for rear fan today, so i can try automotive store, thx for advice.

 

good job so far... waiting for mooore

 

Also, anyone who works with thin sheet metal should have come across this stuff before, people such as shop fitters, coach builders or sign makers for example.

Good luck.

 

Sub'd. nice clean looking mod mate. me want MOAR!!!

 

Looking great so far mate Subbed'

 

Small update but more pics.

This is the cable mess behind the Kaze Master, need to be covered somehow...


Small addition - white screws and covered silver plate of Kaze.


I bought some M4 screws and nuts and sprayed them black.


This is the fan with white fanguard installed. I also used rubber grommets on the screws.


And a fan improvement-you remember that "sleeving" scavenged from old ArcticCooling fan? So its useful again.
Away with the ghetto black tape cover!


And in with the improved version and of course the panda sticker added


I snipped off some sleeving from the gelid (the unsleeved part will not be seen) hence to use with the front panel reset/pwr.


This pic is just to show you my fail, making a molex to sata extension from straight one to the one with 90° sata end ('t-cap') That was just for test, not for use.


Im thinking of using flashlight made for closets or other small closed rooms, its basically 3LEDs with one resistor, powered by three 1,5V batteries.




As you can see here the kaze temp sensors arent plugged in yet


And now the best of the update, its time for LUNCH