Ok so I have been “Working” on this project for about 4 months and this is what it looked like about a week ago:






(Well all but the water cooling tubing, I have changed to blue to better match the theme)

Computer Specs.

Thermaltake Kandalf Super tower
Hiper TypeR 580w PSU (Blue)
DFI Lanparty SLi-D mobo
AMD 64 Opteron 146 CABYE @ 3.00Ghz
1GB HyperX PC4000 RAM
BFG Tech 7800GTX 256MB @ 475/1.30
Samsung 19" LCD 930B 8ms
SB Audigy 2ZS Plat.
Klipsch 5.1 Ultra 500w
Plextor DVD-RW DL
80GB SATA HD
Swiftech MCP655 Pump
Swiftech Storm CPU Block
Black Ice Extreme 3 Radiator

There are the mods done so far:

I painted the top plastic part.
Added a mirror to that center circle thing (makes the blue led light show up better.)
Painted the entire inside of the case with metallic silver.
Painted the back cover a gloss white then used a UV reactive Blue paint (that is what gives it that nice blue glow) I am going to re-do this in silver so it better matches the rest of the case
I painted the pump.
I removed the side brace that was running across the length of the case. It was there to help support that PSU however if you install that PSU correctly there is no need for it. It also gets in the way of viewing the inside of the case so I cut it off.
Also I painted the rivets that hold the windows on and the latches to the side door.
Painted both my drives.
Installed a custom switch panel that controls the UV lights and my second PSU for powering the water pump and the fans on the radiator.
And I think my coolest mod was installing a key switch to turn the system on. There are pics of that in my gallery.

I have also done a custom window etching.
Well these make the case look a little more “custom” however my water-cooling system was holding me back. I had the radiator mounted to the side of the desk because it was so big it would not fit in the case. So I have decided to change that!

So far I have cut the 120mm holes on the top of the case. Also I have painted the Raid to match the drives, pump, and other trim around the case. I have also cut that top plastic piece so that it “wraps around” the rad.

I am waiting for an order from performance pcs.com. I am getting molding for the fan holes. UV paint for the etching. And some other stuff.

I will have an update soon when I get paid on Friday hehe.

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Sweet, silver is always good. i got a question for ya, have you had a different block on the cpu before or is that the only one. because im very interested on how the storm performs.

looking good so far.

pretty cool so far. will keep an eye on this thread.. hope to see major mods soon.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbum86 Sweet, silver is always good. i got a question for ya, have you had a different block on the cpu before or is that the only one. because im very interested on how the storm performs. looking good so far.

Well before the storm I had this one.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...c07be047d50171

I had it on a P4 3.2..

after getting the storm my temps droped about 6-8c

I love it for my AMD I am running 3Ghz and she stays under 40c load

Ok lol....The computer has a name...so changing it to that.....wow been a long day

You picked a nice case for modding.

Quote: Originally Posted by anbraxas You picked a nice case for modding.

Tru that bro, did ya see my question on yor work log...

also how are you going to put the case back together?

thanks a bunch!

Looks very good IcEMage,keep up the nice work i use to have the Thermaltake Xaser III cases for a awhile ,but now i have 2 UFO cases http://mountainmods.com/product_info...products_id=77 which i love even thu i did like my Thermaltake cases alot, they where always a well made case. You can actually see the thermaltake cases i had in my gallery and see my new cases i have now here http://gallery.pcapex.com/showgaller...00/ppuser/8505.
Keep up the great work on your new case.

Shweet: look what I found at work, now I can take the case appart to paint,
Man I love my job

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Quote: Originally Posted by IcEMage Shweet: look what I found at work, now I can take the case appart to paint, Man I love my job

Nice find. Now give your case the paint job it deserves.

cool, watching to see how this one turns out!

great potential man
gonna be a good 1

I got payed today

so you know what that means.

I ordered some supplies from my fav. pc modding store: Performance-pcs.com:

Products
3 x	Ultra Violet LEDs - 5MM - Resistor: No Resistor	$1.47
4 x	Fan Screws - Chrome - Set of 4	$1.00
3 x	Male Molex Housing - Molex Pins: Add 4 Molex Pins	$2.82
5 x	Channel Molding - Small	$9.95
4 x	USB/KK Header Connector 1 X 2	$1.16
1 x	A.C. Ryan BlackMagic™ II UVpaint UV Blue	$4.99
2 x	USB/KK Header Female Pins, GOLD-plated - 4 Pack	$1.98
20 x	26AWG Stranded Hook Up Wire UL Approved - Black	$1.80

Sub-Total:	$25.17
United States Postal Service (1 x 2.34lbs) (Priority Mail (2 - 3 days)):	$7.00
Florida Sales Tax:	$1.51
Total:	$33.69

Also after work today I am going to pick up the paint for the project and a detail sander so I can sand all those small parts. Cant wait to get home and start.

want that case.....

Quote: Originally Posted by markwalker84 want that case.....

hehe that is what I said when I first saw her in all her splender

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...oducts_id=2840

looking good man a moding is never finish same. i like the case alot. i am thinking of getting one to mod. they are nice and big right?

Quote: Originally Posted by fhsfiremanco1 looking good man a moding is never finish same. i like the case alot. i am thinking of getting one to mod. they are nice and big right?

They are huge!

The reason I got one was that my old case could not hold all my wattercooling equ. (well it could but it looked like crap the way I had to set it up.

I love the room in the front of this case, it has room for 12 5 1/4 bays (could be more cant remember the number) and the harddrive rack/fan keeps you HDs nice and cool. The only down side I have found is that the case it a little thin, they could have used thicker aluminum to make it a bit stronger.

i wish i could do something like that. i want to but have no experience, if anyone has any tips, please message me. i'm good with tech. like Amv 's and other audio/video stuff but dont know squat about how to make graphics and ram work better, overclock, or mod pc out, i just get confused, i have a very workable budget though i guess. but generally how much would this sorta thing cost.

OkÂ…..

So I got payed on Friday so I went and did a little shopping.

First was Primer
Then Silver paint
Next 600grit sand paper and a sanding block
And the coolest thing, a detail sander, man that puppy really helped move things along, I highly recommend it to any computer modder out there.

So I took the case apart and sanded everythingÂ….it took a long time.

Then I used bare metal primer to put down a nice base coat, used two coats to make it very even.

After the primer dried for about an hour I began painting. I put 4 coats on the bottom tray of the case. As you can see from the pic it did not come out perfect. After letting the paint dry over the weekend I returned on Friday and gave her a good wet sanding with the 600grit paper. This left a smooth surface to put the 2 final coats on. I painted the last coats and she was done. I will post pics of the final product later tonight. As far as the other parts were concerned I was not as concerned with them being perfect because of the face that they are hard to see. The mother board got 4 good coats and turned out really well with no sanding. The only other part that I am going to paint like I did the bottom tray will be the top of the case. That had 2 coats on it and it waiting for 2 more when I get home from work. After that I am going to let her sit for 2 days and then sand and put down the final coat.

I also got my order from performance pcs and began painting the etching with UV blue paint. I will have pics of that tonight (I hope). I am going to mount 3 5mm UV leds to the side door so that the etching will have a nice glow to it.

Look for another update soon plus more pics.

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Looking good... Let me know how that Riviter tool works. I'm about to start a project similar to that, but I'm hesitant on buying one of those tools as I don't know what kind of quality work they can do. If they are going to tear things up and ruin a pain job I might try to find an alternative.