I want to try something, what kind of things can be done?
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I want to try something, what kind of things can be done?
Painting, window mods, lights, for appearance related stuff
Side/top ventilation, baybuses, for functional stuff
See I was bored out of my mind in class today, So I was looking at the case mods at HardForums. Anyway one thing I dont get, what material are the windows made of? and are those glowy lights connected to the Power Supply or someting else? :D
PlexiglassQuote:
Originally posted by Gimlin
See I was bored out of my mind in class today, So I was looking at the case mods at HardForums. Anyway one thing I dont get, what material are the windows made of? and are those glowy lights connected to the Power Supply or someting else? :D
I'm not sure where the lights are hooked up to, I'd assume the PSU but it might be from an external source
one of these days i am planning on adding an input fan on the back of my computer (there is a bracket prebuiltin in case you wanted to mid-maount your power supply i guess)
I think i will look around for a really cool stencel and spray paint a really cool design on it :)
Something like this would be cool
You can build those LED wired with LEDs and 1Kohm resisters and plug that in the 12V out of ur power supply.
I got Black light inside my PC it is awesome, i'll take a picture when i'll get home, I spent like $USD 25.00 on it...
http://www.modding.net/article.asp?ArticleID=40
Nobody says you have to use the rainbow LEDs..
You can use blue and white ones...
Not a case mod per say but makes it look cool if you do the window mod
And dont put them in your PSU that's a silly waste of time, do it for case fans instead
just get 2 power supply in that bugger ( one for the PC, the other one for accessories ( must me an AT one ))
one of my friends has the best case mod ever, we had Razer the robot from robot wars come to our uni, and we spent ages talking to the owners of the robot and my friend took a side panel off of his case and the robot put two big holes in it and then signed it, i think that this is the best case mod ever !! :cool:
My favorite mod still has to be the one where the guy put his comp in a suitcase, and had the lcd display on the side. that was cool
Yah I saw that in a QuakeCon Pic it looks cool. I also like the ones in mini friges.
the LCD one was cool :)
That's me old bud Eyecannon :DQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
My favorite mod still has to be the one where the guy put his comp in a suitcase, and had the lcd display on the side. that was cool
The Duron in that box died yesterday :( last I heard he was going to get a new one and a new heatsink at Frys (as the OCZ POS was most likely what caused it)
:(, that sucks...but why did he put a duron in there?
he was out of money I guess, he also had an Abit KT7A-RAID which is a relatively old board (SDRAM and not DDR)Quote:
Originally posted by sail3005
:(, that sucks...but why did he put a duron in there?
is he gonna upgrde the board?
He might but he hasn't told us about any plans to do so yetQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
is he gonna upgrde the board?
It's just his LAN party box, it's not his main box
ah, makes sense. Thats an awesome lan party box though :)
Yep, i'd kill for one :)Quote:
Originally posted by sail3005
ah, makes sense. Thats an awesome lan party box though :)
I've never been to a lan party, though i'd like to get a better main computer before i even think about lan box :)
check out
www.coolcasemods.com
www.modders.net
they should give u some ideas
Theres a LAN party hosue around here but it's friggin expensive, $30 to get in the door, AND you have to bring everything, it's for ONE DAYQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
I've never been to a lan party, though i'd like to get a better main computer before i even think about lan box :)
I'd rather just have some free play with my friends online :)
yeah, it would probably be a gigantic nerd fest anyway. I don't think i would go to one if i could.
there is nothing wrong with LAN parties
ooops .... i will now hang my head in shame
I would not mind trying one out, but only with friends and where its free.
yeah they friends thing sounds cool.
there are few places round by me that have leauge to win cash... there is also somewhere that will support over 1000 players at a time
you can buy neons that hook up to a 4pin mulex or you can get one that goes onto the 12volt car adapter, cut off the adapter and put the red withe to a yellow wire on the 4 pin molex and the black wire on the black wire.Quote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Plexiglass
I'm not sure where the lights are hooked up to, I'd assume the PSU but it might be from an external source
the lan parties here are free sometimes and $30 sometimes but they are 3 days longQuote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Theres a LAN party hosue around here but it's friggin expensive, $30 to get in the door, AND you have to bring everything, it's for ONE DAY
I'd rather just have some free play with my friends online :)
If you check out http://www.coolcasemods.com
you can buy cases that are pre-modded... or you can just buy the bits to make you own
For stuff in the US check out http://www.so-trickcomputers.com/
:)
Anyone one know a place in Canada?
its just looks :p i really don't get people who spend $$$ on a cool looking case, good ventilation is all i require.
instead of starting a new thread, thought I'd might as well post it here as it's related...
does anyone know where i could get a totally clear case?
Why do people build model cars and planes? all they do is sit on the shelf. Seems pointless to me, but to others, quite an enjoyable hobby. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Gandalf_Grey_
its just looks :p i really don't get people who spend $$$ on a cool looking case, good ventilation is all i require.
Most people do non functional case mods to show off at LAN parties.Quote:
Originally posted by Gimlin
Why do people build model cars and planes? all they do is sit on the shelf. Seems pointless to me, but to others, quite an enjoyable hobby. :)
Functional case mods however are a great thing, but I don't need any ;) :D
I just want to get an intake fan (I think i will swipe a power supply fan from a crap 486 at school). Anyways i want to put a little dimmer thingy on it so i can slow it down and it won't keep me awake when i leave on while sleeping
Why don't you just unplug it while you sleep. That's what i do to mine. CPU temps rise to like 50C with no case fans, idle, hehe:pQuote:
Originally posted by Gandalf_Grey_
I just want to get an intake fan (I think i will swipe a power supply fan from a crap 486 at school). Anyways i want to put a little dimmer thingy on it so i can slow it down and it won't keep me awake when i leave on while sleeping
because a dimmer thingy is cool! haha how do you like that! neve expected that coming! HA!, just kidding :p Actually I have these dimmer thingys that i don't know what to do with :pQuote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Why don't you just unplug it while you sleep. That's what i do to mine. CPU temps rise to like 50C with no case fans, idle, hehe:p