Hi All, I'm a n00b to the forum and to modding And need some opinions on the modz. I'm getting an acrylic case on friday and need to get some moddin action! I'm hoping to: convert front 80mm blohole to a 120mm, add biohazard applique, get some cool new power & reset buttons and mount them, add LED flashing panel to empty drive bay cover, add 4 CCFLs & Stealth the drives, somehow lol! any feedback is greatly appreciated! thanx, Charl3s. BTW i got all hardware sorted.

That motherboard will look sweet in a transparent case with all them funky red LEDs

Quote: Originally Posted by charl3s_fatal1ty Hi All, I'm a n00b to the forum and to modding And need some opinions on the modz. I'm getting an acrylic case on friday and need to get some moddin action! I'm hoping to: convert front 80mm blohole to a 120mm, add biohazard applique, get some cool new power & reset buttons and mount them, add LED flashing panel to empty drive bay cover, add 4 CCFLs & Stealth the drives, somehow lol! any feedback is greatly appreciated! thanx, Charl3s. BTW i got all hardware sorted.

on acrylic just watch when ur cutting it so u dont crack it at all let the blade do the work and when your done take either a small pencil torch or a lighter and clean up the edges it works great... i have an acrylic backing on my case that i modded and it looks damn good u can also melt a chunk of it and create an amazing glue with it...

I would have recommended a different motherboard .... but eh.

Biohazard is quite overdone and has lost its effect. However, if you make it look good, it might blend in right. Make sure you can organize your cables though.

Good luck, and welcome to PR.

If you want to see some original stuff, check out www.dragonmodz.net. They have some new stuff that looks pretty sweet. For starters, I could see the red aircraft switch on the front.

thanx for the response so far But why not that mobo? It ownz for OC'ing, looks cool, very good bios and I'm not bothered with SLi + It's got ace reviews.

Quote: Originally Posted by BigAkita If you want to see some original stuff, check out www.dragonmodz.net. They have some new stuff that looks pretty sweet. For starters, I could see the red aircraft switch on the front.

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it terms of the biohazard, sure we see it alot, but for those of whom arent modders, its prolly not that common, hey, its not a common as the dell logo, now thats overused, i say if you like it, use it, its your case. from the sounds of it you're not trying to bee the most origional kid on the block, so who cares

my only sugestion is that CCs always seem to overwhelm the eyes in an acrylic case unless you find a good place to stash em, and generally there isnt. i'd sugest some sort of LED array or something that wont hurt your eyes and distract you from the rest of the case

MOre DEtail: 2 cathodes are black UV, I'm too n00b + underpaid too be original!, i've not actually got the h/ware just that i know what i want. BTW floatingtrem i love the signature, it's funny cuz i know so many ppl like that! lol.

Glad to see your gearing up to pimp your rig. The first one is always exciting.

Don't worry too much about the Biohazard grill, it's a grill and can be replaced too easily to sweat over it.

Havn't looked at the mobo yet.

Hmm Some ideas: Etch some of the panels, use some mirror window tint, and don't use a bio hazard grill, you need to find yourself a look or even make your own. Be original and create your own design or theme.

You want any ideas you came to the right spot.

Quote: Originally Posted by charl3s_fatal1ty MOre DEtail: 2 cathodes are black UV, I'm too n00b + underpaid too be original!, i've not actually got the h/ware just that i know what i want. BTW floatingtrem i love the signature, it's funny cuz i know so many ppl like that! lol.

even black cathodes can be to too bright, but it depnds, might be fine. either way you still have 2 more cathoes

(and thanks on the sig, its from the great deiselsweeties.com my only fear is that it will eventually no longer sound ridiculous)

The most important thing with clear cases is this: they not only reveal what's GOOD inside the case, they also reveal all the BAD.

Make sure you spend a lot of time planning a neat and tidy interior, perhaps sheathing your PSU cabling, and definitely don't overlook wire management.

Your whole case ends up being a window, so make sure the inside is tight.

I got 2x LED tubes with 7 alternating colours instead of the other 2 CCFLs. I hope to get the Aeropower Aerocool II+ PSU which is pre-sleeved with UV reactive sleeving and molexes and other pre-mods. I got some UV reactive Cable ties which i'll replace with uv sleeving soon. so this thing is gonna GLOW like crazy! lol

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Do you reckon 2 uv cathodes will make everything in the case glow? i'm gonna get a bit of a uv theme: uv slot protectors, uv cables, uv case, uv cathodes and uv fans... should glow nicely!

BTW what do you think to the NEW sig? I think it's pretty c00l if i do say so myself!

Quote: Originally Posted by charl3s_fatal1ty Do you reckon 2 uv cathodes will make everything in the case glow? i'm gonna get a bit of a uv theme: uv slot protectors, uv cables, uv case, uv cathodes and uv fans... should glow nicely!

2 UV cathodes should easily illuminate a full tower case worth of components, if they're positioned in such a way as to hit them all. Make sure to mount them so light will go above any installed PCI/AGP cards or other obstructions, and make sure you clean up all your wiring so that there isn't anything blocking the UV light. You can also buy some UV LEDs if you want to hit specific areas that the cathode light doesn't reach.

Quote: Originally Posted by charl3s_fatal1ty Do you reckon 2 uv cathodes will make everything in the case glow? i'm gonna get a bit of a uv theme: uv slot protectors, uv cables, uv case, uv cathodes and uv fans... should glow nicely!

oh yeah two cathodes will light it up really well. what i'm doing with my party box is one red cathode and 5 red fans, though just the original three fans lite it up beyond belief. which is an idea for you to use uv fans insted of cathods, the light is softer than the light from cathodes. dont get me wrong at a dark lan three fans and one cathode light it up beyond beleif.

someone (sorry i forgot who) brought up a good point, how are you planning to hide the wiring in this case? as a fellow acrilic case owner i'm really looking for some good ideas. currently i'm using a floor tube and a bay box right now (they work well because they are black and my case is a smoked case) but it is still a little messy for my tastes.

the best wire management jobs i've seen in acrylic cases employ a good amount of sleeving, and some of them employ cable boxes used to join multiple wire up into one sleeve for the majority of their travels, however its neigh impossible to hide your wiring in an an acrylic case. i think what usually looks best is when it is sleeved and cut at just the right length, which can be a paint to do just right. you can even take this to the extreme like g-gnome did in the infamous orac3