Hey guys, this is my first forum post here! I thought it would be nice to show you guys my first case mod i ever did - it isnt as brilliant as some other seen on this forum - but since it is my first - Im damn happy with it These are the specs: AMD FX51 -Zalman 7000Cu Coper CPU cooler -Asus SK8V motherboard -Corsair TwinX 2x 512mb PC3200 cas 2.0 memory in dual channel -Asus Ati 9800XT Limited Edition -Maxtor SATA HDD's 2x 120gb 8mb cache -Plextor 708a 8speed DVD writer (black) -Sony DVD-rom (black) -Floppy Drive (black) -6in1 Flashcard Reader - USB2.0 (black) anyway - enuff said - time for some pics The 450watts A-open Powersupply as it came in: The powersupply after i taped in the wires: wOOt - the mod stuff came in; window kits, led fans, fan controller, fan grills and some noise reduction stuff: The case came in (looked a lot greyer in real life): Took the whole thing appart: Took out the side panel : Fitted in the side panel: Fitted in the top window (sorry guys, no pics of the work in progress): As I said, the case was way greyer looking then i wanted it so I decided to spray it over to dark black, this pic shows the side panle sprayed and the front panel still in it original color to see the colordiff: Front view (no color diffs in real life): Limited Edition 9800XT: The Asus Ati 9800XT itself: Rounded cable + CPU cooler: Asus SK8V motherboard: Motherboard witha bunch of stuff: Yeah! My monster hardware came in AMD FX51 front: AMD FX51 back: Putting all togheter1: Putting all togheter2: wOOt Finished, front: wOOt Finished, front open (color diffs dont show in real life) wOOt Finished side: wOOt Finished Dark: wOOt Finished Top: Well, thats about it, my first case modded and all running great! To those intrested; some benchmark scores: 3D mark 2003: 3D mark 2003, oced the vidcard to 465/405 and the CPU to 2.34Ghz: 3D mark 2001: 3D mark 2003, oced the vidcard to 465/405 and the CPU to 2.34Ghz 3D mark 2001 - at low res, just for the fun of it Aquamark: Aquamark, oced the vidcard to 465/405 and the CPU to 2.34Ghz well guys, thats about it, the opening post got quite long, so the worse I felt when ****ing IEX crashed on me when I was typing all this the first time anyway - hope you enjoy my project log - and feel free to ask any questions or drop any suggestions! seeya btw - any1 knows what the picture resize codes r? I tried width=640 hight=450 but that doesnt work....
dude. for starters. take your pictures and resize them ALL to like 300x300 resolution. i dont care how long it takes but my computer almost exploded (work computer 400mhz) because of those 5megapixel pictures prolly grabbed right from your digital camrea. basically its just all pre-made stuff slapped together? for a first jobbie its quite fine =) my suggestion is get a nicer case. i have that case and i hate it =( you better watch out on the tape you put on the PSU wires too, it will eventually get all sticky and be gross. and it will start to peel off and be not so pretty. thats just to let you know =P but that rig inside that case is freaking fantastic. great benchmarks.
Welcome to the forum! 1st of all, welcome! And yet another Dutch modder I like the case, but plz resize your pic. make them 10x10 cm max! I like the blue, and the UT fans. But I actually thought you woulda do more then some fans. Great job though! You're planning to mod other cases? (btw: Where ya live in R'dam? I live there to ) ~Xeno~
hmm thats prety ugly if that is finished model coz a) window rubber b) where hell u can get Unreal Tournamet Case?? it has few ut fan grills ohh thats amazing half of usesers can say theyr case is UT case --- End Of Whining ---
Shut The **** Up Got nothing nice to say dont say anything at all. Ive always been a liker of the dragon case, and i like what youve done with it!
That's whining indeed. You made any mods so far? Post a link in here so we can see the result. I'm talking about your 1st mod (if you ever done it). Head up Josh2k3, the case is nice ! Cheers, ~Xeno~
The bottom set of pictures are fine for size. resize the top set. post the benchmark scores in the overclocking bit and find the relivent thread http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=57293 ben
hey thanks for the advice dudes! I will fix those pics asap and indeed - nice to see some1 from the netherlands and even from rotterdam I live at the 1rst middelandstraat (near the kruiskade), u?
well congrats on your hardware with that mashine your proboly got one of the fastst PCs of the whole Bt forum. Your case uptill now is prettymuch standard - people like you are a warm welcome for all the premod stuff companys out there. If i bought all that i would have THE SAME computer than you have. Try to make your case look unique Why not grab a dremel and grave some cool logo or your nickname or anything else into your plexiglass ??? and show it with some LEDs ??? or paint the whole case in a color you think would look cool. Custom painted cases look much better than stock (painted) cases IMO. Or replace the front with aluminium ??? Or try to dremel a UT logo onto the other side of your Case and light it up with leds...... there is soooo much to do selfbuild/customized mods rocks much more than buy-from-stock-stuff IMO. anyway trun it into something special bye
He's new in here. We don't know his skills. SO far it looks good. he might change some things though ~Xeno~
yeah I know what u mean - altho i did painted my case! And well - we all have to start somewhere, I might get another case soon just to mod it hihi - this is funny
I think it looks pretty decent for a first time Mod. I know my first one looked about the same. The system in it is another story, I would love to have that in anything modded or not. Say, did that Asus Grafix card come with that fan on it? Looks cool as hell. I would recommend some applique on the windows and possibly some other custom touches. But your foundation it totaly set.
yep that asus came with that fan - but it looks great and it cools damn sweet ass to! weights damn much tho anyway - thx 4 the reply
Looks very nice! Only thing that ruins it are the GIGANTIC window seals, other than that, it looks sweet! Kids, not every mod has to look like the ORAC3 or the Blackmesa HL², so easy on the negative comments KEEP IT UP Cheers, Mike
I dont know what the harsh comment about the rubber around the window was all about, I really like it! Its a good mod - nice going
yeah its a nice first mod...interesting shape for the top window... perhaps bore out a couple of nice 120mm fans in the top instead of the lil 80mm you got???... running even on an UBER low rpm will bore out a hell of an amount of heat... (remember, heat with the rising and everything...) damn i wish i had the cash to get an fx51 *sobs* caff.
That's pretty smart m8, especially with all the black drives etc. Only thing I'd recommend is that you maybe add a second coat of paint on? Overwise, v good
