Well, this is not my first case mod, though I am only doing things a little at a time. I have had this system for a little over a month now and here is what I have done so far.

Started with this:





Then added a little lighting and some other hardware:




Painted the inside(paint is metal flake ocean blue):



Side of case with switch for CCFL's modded into it(didn't like the switch in the back):



Got bored today so I painted a few exterior parts:




Pic showing the lighting a little better:




I am going to finish painting the rest of the silver parts in the near future as well as change up the lighting a bit, maybe go UV or something. Need to do a little bit of work with the wiring though just about everything not being used is hidden. Everything else I sleeved and whatnot.

Tell me what you guys think and throw any ideas my way.

Quote: Originally Posted by TripleZero Well, this is not my first case mod, though I am only doing things a little at a time. I have had this system for a little over a month now and here is what I have done so far.

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Nice work dude! There's something about the Ammo cases that really appeals to me
WELCOME ABOARD!!
Oh - one other thing, would you mind attaching the images to your first post? (hit the edit button and use "manage attachments") It'll mean that it makes it easier for people to see them and the page will load faster too

Keep up the good work!

Wow that seems to give me a deja vu feeling lol!

Il follow this closely, having the same case and all...

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That's too funny. Though I have to admit, I have so far been impressed with the Arctic Cooling Pro 64. Idle temps sit around 28*C at idle and that's with my 3700+ OC'd to 2.6Ghz. And I have yet to see if go over 40*C, under load.

Me too, I had a Zalman 7700Cu...got this thing, now I swear on it.


3700+ @ 2.8GHz

$70 +/- Zalman 7700cu @ 12v (really LOUD) ~~~~~ 60c/64c

$25 +/- Freezer64 @ 5v (absolutly silent) ~~~~~~ 58c/60c

One other minor mod I have done was add another fan. For those of you that have seen the AMMO case, there is venting on the top of the case where the handle is. I went ahead and drilled four holes and installed a 120mm fan there as another exhaust fan.

Well, I painted the rest of the exterior parts that were silver.






One other thing I forgot to add. I cut out the stamped fan grill on the rear of the case and added a wire grill.

Just love the "Ammo" case.... the only thing I'd be worried about would be the "handle"... looks
kinda "flimsy... if you don't use it... I guess it won't be a problem, though...

btw... Welcome to PC Apex!!!!
TDR

They handle is very strong, I have 3 opticles, 3 harddrives, 2 PCI cards....big ari cooler...etc...I use it!

After seeing this mod, I am painting the inside of my case black! And I might add a fan on the top like he did also!

The base of the handle on each side is reinforced. You can pick it up with all hardware installed and there is little to no flex on the top of the case. Honestly there are no worries about using the handle.

I have a few other ideas I will be working on hopefully in the next couple of weeks, so there is definitely more to come.

Hey man..... Nice case!! I like it... Need some Ammo (Shell casings) to scatter around it? lol.....

Good work...

first of all, the case looks awesome!

second, I've been thinking about this case for a project of my own.. I really like the built in handle, and from what I've read int his thread the handle fixture is strong. i'm just curious about the durability of the rest of the case.. I don't really care about weight, since I need to work out anyway (derringers x.x) but I do want a sturdy case..

i've narrowed it down to the AMMO or the Gigabyte GZ-XA1CA-STB

either way I plan to have a handle or handles on the top of the case, and I've already got big speaker cab handles ready for the Gigabyte

sorry to distract from the thread!

looking awsome man i use a similar blue on most of my work it looks awsome. good job.

Pretty cool looking.

very clean and tiddy looks sweet