6KHello all.

i'm a french computer modder.... well, sorry for my english

i am a long time reader of this forum, so, I finally decide to post here some pictures of my little MOD....

it is right a small MOD without claim, made only by myself and for myself!! ....

the comments, critical, easy ways, all, are naturally welcomes!

first, here is my config:

athlon 64 3400+,
K8N AI series,
2X 512 mo pc3200 twinmos,
Leadtek 6800 GT TDH 256 mo
hdd maxtor 80 go 8mo de cache,
graveur lite on 42x,
dvdrom lite on 16x,
hauppauge wintv pci nicam,
WB alphacool Nexxxos XP Nickel V2, CSP-750, BIP, and NoiseBlocker tank,
Viewsonic G220f 22Â’Â’ ,
External disk usb2 maxtor 80 Go 2mo de cache,
scanner canon Lide 20,
Printer canon IP1500,
Mouse Trust 350 sx wireless optical,
Keyboard trust silverline,
kit 4.1 crambridge soundworks,
video tape recorder LG (?!),
thrustmaster force feedback racing wheel,
pad thrustmaster dual analog2,
modem router ADSL netgear DG834,
router wifi Linksys WRT54G
et E-Star box modded « apple-pc »


(for those which would like to see more, kind all the modifications since the beginning, is necessary to go there -- > my MOD on SOJ... IN FRENCH!!)

now, many pictures in the order.... erf, I hope.... good looking!.... and do not forget the coms....

second or third version of MOD, I don't remenber.... -->


and now, after many stages....-->



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and then modification of the back of the case.... To accomodate a 12cm fan...... -->



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and a night picture!Â…. so niiiiice!!! J




after this version, it had other changes.... Much in fact.....

first, the power supply (this is the originalversion, with metal sleeving... but for some reason, it not stay like this.):

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and the front!!!!!!









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the L.I.SÂ…. first version of integrationÂ….







but I did not like the apparent screws.... Then..... I manufactured, or rather "moulded", of the parts specifically made for the LIS!!!
I used a second mask-bay, identical to the one used for the LIS...

let's go, time to the pictures!.... for understanding, it is very easierwith pics....

the LIS, with the "parts" home-made with bondo.... and the blue pane which f***ing me largely because it don't remained convex! after a small treatment the thermal decapor, it was shown much more flexible!!!:


the bondo job and sandpapered frontage........ it is better without the holes and the screws!!!


detail of a home-made parts!!!








niiiice !!Â….



then, i made thatÂ….. erfÂ…. :/ :



which became that:



who help me to made that:






the lighting system of this tiny apple:












and then, many other home-made job:





this parts will not remain like that thereafter.....

the original PSU became really powerless for the system, I changed it for a thermaltake butterfly 480 watts
so, some modding on it:

normally it looks like that, at the origin without modifications....


pics !:

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The parts of the watercooling systems:



the BlackIce Pro mounted on the back of the caseÂ….





and here is: (left to right) WaterBlock Nexxxos XP bold Nickel V2, the tank Noise Isolator, the pump CSP-750 , 3 meter of pipe “LeGris”, and the UV liquid with anti corrosion.
On top, the kit double Cold cathode UV 10 cm.



and the final mounting, and pictures of the working system.



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thatÂ’s all, folks!!!!Â…..

Very nice...that was a good read. Now if I get this off before my PC crashes we will be good...


Go go go...

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Sweeeeet work!! on your project!!

Nice mods man! The only thing that i saw that could make this mod better imo, would be to reposition your reservoir so you dont have that one long piece of tubing going from one end of the case to the other. Also maybe a little water dye?

I can definitely appreciate this kind of mod; simple & clean! Excellent work, man.

Can one of the mods attatch a 56K warning to this thread, please? Heh.

thanks all!

for the reservoir... it's the better place, i mean. for the tube.... well... i like the tube in this position... lol

and, for the liquid, i will change it in near futur. but i don't know when....

subdismal: I attempt to change the title of the thread... but i don't know to modify it.... sorry.

You have to be a mod or admin to be able to change the title of the thread.

Firstly, welcome to PimpRig and nice job on your mods. Only (mini) gripe I have is that you went through the trouble to make your interior look more "agressive" with diamond plating and water cooling, but somewhat neglected on the exterior with your choice of case handles. Those old drawer handles are easy to get nearly anywhere in the world but really don't fit the flow of the case in it's latest incarnation.
Here is an example of something I feel would fit a bit better:

http://www.mnpctech.com/MnpctechBillethandle.html

Done on the 56k warning as well.

thanks for your comments and the 56k warning and the wellcome, godfoot!!!

well, for the handle, a friend tell me the same thing.

but... the handle what you propose to me ... is too agressive....no?

i have choosed this handle because the exterior of the entire case is really soft than the interior ; more agrissive.

dut...the truth.... is i am bot find the handle i like.... so i left the one who mounted on the case....

maybe i changed them.... one day.....

wonderfull mod! It's great to know that Apples can be modded like that. My one teacher from high school loves Apples. When school starts, I'll have to tell him about your mod.

nice work zzubbione - liking it lots dude!

I saw this over on another forum, brilliant work. I love the clean look of it.

Very nice. An apple that shines ,cool. Your hard work shows.

Must resist....grrr. Hmph, first time I ever admired an apple polisher.


I agree with godfoot (It looks only half-finished.). The exterior needs some additional work. Which includes the polished billet aluminum case handles he recommended.
As far as paint goes:
I'd recommend Duplicolor (Retro Red and Smoke).



By the way, would it possible to make pictures appear under the Topic Review (When posting, this allows you to look at previous posts.) area as links. It is extremely tedious to have scroll that extensively within a frame

Thank you.

Great Thanks to all!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Seikatsu Must resist....grrr. Hmph, first time I ever admired an apple polisher. I agree with godfoot (It looks only half-finished.). The exterior needs some additional work. Which includes the polished billet aluminum case handles he recommended. As far as paint goes: I'd recommend Duplicolor (Retro Red and Smoke). By the way, would it possible to make pictures appear under the Topic Review (When posting, this allows you to look at previous posts.) area as links. It is extremely tedious to have scroll that extensively within a frame Thank you.

well.... how can i explain to you.... mmm... the exterior of the case is the most simple, because the Apple computer is really design, strict, and class... and so simple... but the interior is PC. so, i wanted to have apple style (my interpretation of apple style... ;-) lol) for case and pure PC "tuning" for computer parts.

(i hope you understand me..... )

erf.... for the appearance of the topic, i'm not sure i'm understand you. (sorry french inside )....you want I modify it, like the last reply appear first.... isn't it?

I was having connection problems (New router is suffering from schizophrenia) at the time. And all those pics didn't help
Your second post in this thread didn't appear at all.

I like what you've done with the case so far. But those case handles still need to be replaced by the polished billet aluminum ones from above.

And replacing the multi-tone white with the Duplicolor (Metal Specks-Retro Red) paint I mentioned earlier would make it pretty damn sweet.

ok!!!

well... it's possible that my provider is some probleme too. i use my free space for website like a FTP. lol

so for the handle, i don't like this one of mmpctech.... it looks too agressive... ^^
for the paint.... well... why red????? my apple pc is white!!!! lol

maybe for a another mod.....

Quote: Originally Posted by zzubbione ok!!! well... it's possible that my provider is some probleme too. i use my free space for website like a FTP. lol so for the handle, i don't like this one of mmpctech.... it looks too agressive... ^^ for the paint.... well... why red????? my apple pc is white!!!! lol maybe for a another mod.....

Then try these handles in chrome.

As for the red paint, it's a Macintosh, isn't it?
That, and it looks exquisite too.

little up!!

just some new pics....

just for fun!!! ;-)
enjoy!!!






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