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Old 31-August-03, 01:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Post The Definitive List Of Links To All Things Modding

I tried to do my best in picking out the most in-depth guides I could find on a particular subject in order to minimize the amount of links.....but there's still alot. Also, I didn't include guides of the same basis process on different items of hardware...like LED's on just about everything. You've done one, you've done them all. Also, here is what the links do not cover (for the most part):

Buyer's guides
FAQ about the subject
"Why" questions or any form of theoretical discussion
Reviews on products
Comparison of products
Etc...you get the idea. It is a list of step-by-step instuctions to physically perform the mod and some material/tool info useful to a modder.

Enjoy!!!

Modding Materials Info
-- Material Safety Data Sheet (Search By Manufacturer)
-- A More User-Friendly MSDS Searchable Database
-- Huge pdf Of Technical Data Concerning Plastics Of All Kinds
-- General Plastics Quick-Reference Properties Table
Tools Of The Trade
-- Thread size + dimension, tap drill size, standard screw thread, and general thread nomenclature info (includes tables)
-- The Basic Soldering Guide
-- How to Solder Electronics (Viewable Videos)
-- How to Splice Two Wires Together
-- Dremel Guide
-- Dremel Cutting Tips
-- Advanced Dremel Guide
"Virtual" Modifications
-- BIOS Optimization Guide
-- Windows XP Performance Tweaks
-- Windows XP Services Tweak Guide
-- Massive Windows XP Tweak Guide....covers about anything and everything (100+ pages)
-- How To Customize the BIOS Logo
-- How To Customize the BIOS Logo Part II
-- How To Stabilize the Windows 98 Shell
-- Windows XP "Cleaning"
-- Complete List Of Startup Applications And How To Optimize Them
-- Complete Description Of Programs Running In Task Manager And How To Optimize Them
Internet Connection Tweaking
-- How To Make 2 Modems Work As One For Increased Performance Over Your Phone Line
-- Win9x Modem Tweak Guide
-- LAN Tweak Guide
-- Cable/DSL Tweak Guide
Overclocking Guides
-Video Card Overclocking/Tweaking
-- Overclocking using Rivatuner
-- How To Convert an ATI Radeon 9500 to a 9700
-- Optimizing Nvidia-Based Video Card Settings
-- Nvidia-Based Video Card Overclocking Guide
-- How to Flash a Radeon 9800 Non-Pro/Pro into a 9800XT (softmod)
-- How to Flash a Radeon 9800 Non-Pro to a 9800 Pro through BIOS
-CPU Overclocking
-- A Very Complete Overclocking Guide From The Basics To Advanced
-- Overclocking 101: Overclocking Fundamentals
-- Overclocking 102: Taking Your Overclock to the Next Level
-- Overclocking 103: Turning Up the Heat with Voltage Adjustments
-- CPU Overclocking Basics
-- A Newbie's Guide To Overclocking AMD CPU's
-RAM Overclocking
-- How To Read RAM Serial Numbers
-- RAM Tweaking/Overclocking Guide
-- A Newbie's Guide to Overclocking Memory
Individual Computer Component Modification
-Hard Disk Drives
-- How To Move A HDD With XP Installed From One Computer To Another
-- How To Make a Window For Your HDD
-- How To Mount Hard Drives If Your Cage Is Full
-- How To Add More 3½ Bays
-- How To Make a DIY HDD Cooler
-CD Drives
-- How To Change The Position Of a LED of a Stealthed CD Drive
-- CD/DVD Stealth Mod
-- How To Make a Window For Your CD Drive
-- Another Method To Stealth Your Drives
-- How To Paint Your Drives To Match Your Case
-Motherboard
-- How To Make Your Motherboard Glow-In-the-Dark
-Power Supply
-- How To Add LED's To Your PSU
-- How To Draw 7V Current
-- How To Change The Voltage From Your PSU
-- How To Power An ATX PSU Without a Motherboard
-- How To Run Dual ATX Power Supplies
-- How To Run Multiple PSU's in Parallel Or Series
Cooling Your Rig
-Case Cooling
-- The Ultimate Ducting Guide
-- Plexiglass CPU Fan Duct How-To
-- Airflow Optimization Guide
-- How To Make a Poorman's Hanging Fan Card Cooler
-- How To Increase Your Laptop's Cooling
-- How To Install Better Cooling On Your Laptop
-Everything Watercooling
-- How To Make a Bong Cooler
-- How To Make a Shroud For Your Radiator and Fan
-- How To Fill and Bleed Your Inline Water Cooled System With a F&B Kit
-- Filling a Closed-Loop Water System Without a Reservoir or F&B Kit
-- How To Flush And Clean Your System Using a Submersible Pump
-- How To Make An Inline Tempprobe
-- How To Convert a Heatercore Into a Radiator For Use In a Water Cooling System
-- How To Effectively Benchtest Waterblocks
-- How To Make a DIY Waterblock (Minimal Amount of Tools Required)
-Extreme Cooling
-- Peltier Installation Guide
-- How To Make a DIY Phase-Change Cooler
-- How To Make a Passive Immersion Cooling System
-- Another Phase Change How-To
Cutting Your Case
-Windows
-- PCMods.Com Window Kit Installation Guide
-- Making a Window For Only $5
-- How To Apply a Window Applique
-- How To Cut a Custom Design In Your Side Panel
-- Guide to Custom Window Etching
-- How To Create The Illusion Of Water In Your Case Panel
-Other
-- How To Create a Bayfiller Logo
-- How To Cut a Blowhole
Painting And Dying
-- Basic Guide To Case Painting
-- Vinyl Dye Guide
-- Guide To Making DIY UV Reactive Fans
Lapping
-- How To Lap a Heatsink
-- Lapping The GPU
-- Another How-To Lap a Heatsink
-- How To Lap The Integrated Heatpreader (IHS) Of a CPU
Do-It-Yourself Hardware/Other Mods
-- How To Make Your Own Fanbus
-- How To Build a Baybus
-- Another Take On Building a Fanbus
-- How To Build a Rheostat
-- How To Make DIY Acrylic Cement
-- DIY Thermal Adhesive
-- How To Make DIY Ramsinks
-- How To Mold Custom Fan Grills
Heatsink Removal And Thermal Interface Material Application
-- How To Remove The Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) From a P4 CPU
-- How To Correctly Apply Thermal Interface Material (TIM)
-- How To Remove The Heatsink From Your GPU
Miscellaneous Functional Mods
-- How To Add a Headphone Jack To Your Computer
-- How To Add a Fan And LED To Your Mouse
-- How To Install An Undercore Temprobe
-- How To Add a Digital Thermometer To Your Case
-- Case Cleaning Guide
-- LCD Installation and Mod Guide
-- A Mod To Easily Remove Your Case Panel With Fans On It
-- How To Start Your Computer By Remote
-- How To Open Stealthed CD Drives With An External Button
Miscellaneous Aesthetic Mods
-- Cable Sleeving How-To
-- How To Light Your Keyboard Using EL Cables
-- How To Change Your Case's LED's
-- How To Tidy-Up Your Case
-- How To Mod Your Start Button Into a Key Switch
-- How To Make DIY Rounded Cables
-- Basic Guide To Installing LED's

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Old 31-August-03, 01:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Congratulations, Anonymous...you are now officially stuck.
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Old 31-August-03, 10:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Wow thanks a lot man! Real helpful.

Sorry for short post I'm not spammin, just wanted to voice my opinion
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Old 31-August-03, 11:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thats a ****load of good info..ty mucho for these links.

EDITED: Maybe we should make this a sticky and get people to add to it with more great links.

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Old 31-August-03, 11:23 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Great post Anon

Now youre the one we send our links to, and let you edit the list..lol

[Edit] Just realized I hit 1k....w00t
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Old 31-August-03, 11:33 PM   #6 (permalink)
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No problem guys. Sure just PM me or post it here and I'll be sure to edit it. I need more ideas for mods anyway. That list kinda gives you an idea.

P.S.--Congrats Jinx. You're now up there with BBoy.
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Old 31-August-03, 11:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Congrat's Jinx, the next few thousand just blow by.
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Old 01-September-03, 12:03 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Grrr....Thanks guys.
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Old 01-September-03, 04:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Nice, lAnonymousl...

The link to the contest about PR's new Link system is here. http://forums.pcapex.com/showthread....&threadid=9012

The link system itself is here. http://links.pcapex.com

If you read that other thread you will see where I offered up a 256MB stick of Corsair PC3500 RAM to the person who submits the most. Looks like you could easily take that if you submitted these.
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Old 02-September-03, 08:57 AM   #10 (permalink)
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noice!!!!
ya need to put something in there about flashing the 9800np to a 9800p, im thinking about doing that and wouldnt mind seeing some links
nice list though, everything i wanted to know about it
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Old 02-September-03, 03:18 PM   #11 (permalink)
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noice!!!!
ya need to put something in there about flashing the 9800np to a 9800p, im thinking about doing that and wouldnt mind seeing some links
nice list though, everything i wanted to know about it

All taken care of.
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Old 02-September-03, 03:27 PM   #12 (permalink)
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wowza good links i think you just got yourself some new RAM good job
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Old 07-October-03, 11:17 PM   #13 (permalink)
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wow. very " x l n t ". thnx
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Old 08-October-03, 03:54 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Welcome to PR. not part of the staff, but I think I can say that now.
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Old 26-October-03, 07:10 PM   #15 (permalink)
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ehh sry im still a total noob to the modding ****, but you have an article on mounting with rubber, and i plan on mounting plexi with some nuts and bolts. Do u have a site with a tutorial on the correct way to mount plexi like that?
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Old 30-October-03, 07:17 PM   #16 (permalink)
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the clean up one in the last selection is a broken link

::EDIT:: nvm seems fixed now

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Old 17-November-03, 12:05 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Thats a lot of organizing. I know when I first made my website creating the amount of links that you did would have taken a while. Not only to organize, but to find. Nice!
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Old 26-November-03, 02:03 AM   #18 (permalink)
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yeah, i know this has been up for ahile, just havent had the time to thank you anon, great work putting this together, there was a list like this over at deviant PC from some time ago (i havent been there in ages) but it was nothing compared to this one
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Old 26-November-03, 03:20 AM   #19 (permalink)
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the links for the 9800 np to Pro is mixed up with the 9800np/pro to 9800XT....

nice list of links btw
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