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Old 03-June-05, 11:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a premoded case and want to know what I can or should do with it..Any Ideas will be hepful!!!
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Old 03-June-05, 11:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You could start by cleaning up the wiring....
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Old 03-June-05, 11:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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IMO...

Sleeve and re-route the wires for a neater appearance. Greatest mod job in the world looks like poop if there's a rat's nest of cables everywhere.

For the lighting, try to stick with one or two colors. Multi-colors (window fans, or so it seems) aren't my thing, so take that for whatever it's worth to you. Too much going on color-wise. Green all over would be better.

Your cooling is probably more than adequate for some everyday web surfing and light to moderate gaming. If you're going to be going to a lot of LANs with this puppy, think about tricking it out with some more efficient and better-looking HSF options, if not taking the plunge into watercooling. WC does make the case much heavier, but overclocking comes a bit easier.

That's my two cents. You can take it or drop it in the local Stop-N-Rob next time you're in there.
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Old 03-June-05, 11:43 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I have got most of the wires fixed up. this pi was taken a few weeks ago......Someone gave me those Lights on the bottom of the case and have since taken them out...(in my Power Mac G5 now that I use for work)...Whare can I get Sleeves that match the one thats on the ATX main cable???? The HSF is stock right now and plan to get a nice one soon.....Its a P4 with HT over clocked to 2.8... and runs about 42C under full load.......And yes those fan on the side SUCK AZZ(They came with the case) and I want to replace them soon as I can find some that not only look good but work also work vary well......
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Old 03-June-05, 11:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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One thing I know im going to do is paint the inside of the case Corvette red or Bright Green.....(Like they used on the old school Dodge cars) Have not made my mind up yet as to what color I want.....
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Old 03-June-05, 11:53 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Like this Green.....
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Old 04-June-05, 12:01 AM   #7 (permalink)
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little wire management it will look alt better.
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Old 04-June-05, 12:53 AM   #8 (permalink)
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just as a word of advice, don't double or triple post. next time just edit the stuff into an earlier post. it's generally frowned upon to posts 3 time in a 10 minute span uninterupted

but the color looks sweet, i'd go for it..
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Old 04-June-05, 12:54 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Whare can I get Sleeves that match the one thats on the ATX main cable????

Just about any modding suppply e-tailer will have them. Since you're ni NC, I'd recommend THESE GUYS, they're in central Florida, I believe. Good peoples, they won't steer you wrong.

Their selection of sleeving is HERE. Enjoy, and post up some more pics.

BTW: The EDIT button can be a powerful ally in the Force... Double and even triple posting gets some people a bit bent...
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Old 04-June-05, 01:29 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Pimpin Deals aint easy............

The sweeet links:
Wire management: http://www.svcompucycle.com/sleeving.html
Connectors: http://www.svcompucycle.com/molex.html
Lights: http://www.svcompucycle.com/ccfltubes.html
Fan Grills: http://www.svcompucycle.com/fans-fangrill80.html
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Old 04-June-05, 02:00 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I'm a big fan of the Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler colors used in the muscle-car era; Panther Pink, Sublime, Plum Crazy...(I own a 1970 Charger btw, same year as the R/T pictured in your post, but mine's a Charger 500 w/383 Magnum). I never got around to it but I always wanted to do a case in that bright green color, maybe with a flat black chassis and some chrome trim, and maybe a stripe with a certain helmet-wearing bumble-bee...

Maybe you should get to it before I do.
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Old 04-June-05, 02:04 AM   #12 (permalink)
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it sure would be nice to see what the expansion cards look like from the cool-lookin' side... Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors... Simply cover the bottom of the case with mirrors, maybe paint some UV stuff on it, and you got a sweet looking "bolt-on" mod. Easy, cheap, simple. Oh yeah, clean up the wiring, Make it all green and UV and you got a sweet looking case.

oh yeah, did I mention mirrors and a cable clean up?

good luck man, may the mod god be with you.

Thx.
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Old 07-October-06, 03:07 PM   #13 (permalink)
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looks good so far do you have more pics of this project to show i would like to check them out
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Old 07-October-06, 03:57 PM   #14 (permalink)
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looks good so far do you have more pics of this project to show i would like to check them out

I will post pix in a few min!
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Old 07-October-06, 04:15 PM   #15 (permalink)
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