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Old 08-28-2004, 02:08 AM   #1
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Cool case modding again

I got this computer about a year ago, I had never heard of people putting in lights, windows and assorted crap in thier cases.
Heres a couple of shots of the original case from the PDF for it.

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Then one day I saw a Blue cold cathode in a computer store and thought that I just had to have one.. Mmmm blue lights. That was it, i was hooked. Then I found www.overclockers.com.au and started getting ideas

After much disscussions with the wife I ended up cutting a blow hole in the top and fitting an led fan, buying an Aerogate II (which at the time I thought was the coolest thing ever) then a side intake fan... But the wife wasnt keen on me going too mad on our computer so I cut my teeth with The Barbie Computer Which I really should update the pics for, I have made a few changes to it.


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So getting back to my case after the barbie one, I rigged all the leds in the fans to switches I have mounted on a PCI bracket cover thingy at the back, home made some led feet as detailed here and the case stood like that for quite some time, no cash to fund anything at all.

Then we got our tax back.. we gave eachother $100 each to spend on whatever we liked, I went and hit www.pccasegear.com
with my hundred. I picked up a UV blue cable sleaving kit, a black light, blue thumbscrews, uv cables all round, molex kit and few fan covers.

It was about that time I grew some balls, and took to my case with the Dremel. i wanted to get creative with the window but the grills had to go either way, and that stuffed me around a bit with designs, and the wife wanted just a plain window with rounded corners, thats what I ended up doing.
I Bought some light blue perspex, sleaved the power supply and here are the results of a very very slow case mod.


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daylight UV cathode on


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Night time UV cathode on


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Night time UV Cathode and blue cathode on.

I still have to get another UV cathode or two so I get a decent amount of glow from the blue cables, thats why its sitting stright across the case at the moment, i do plan to hide them eventually.
And eventually if I can find some Bulgin switches under friggen $50 each in aus so i can move the power buttons. I want to do a front intake fan aswell.

I know by the modding worlds standards my case is nothing special, but its mine, I did it, all by myself.. and the wife likes it and thats the main thing.

I have started a case in the shed that I hope will be special, its themed.. its going to take months. I'll post some pics of that when there are pics to post, its not much to look at the moment.



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