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attgig
10-19-2001, 09:58 AM
I found a site, gideontech.com, and they're all about case modding...
I was wonderin if anyone here in the gotapex community was a case modder, and if you could give me any tips, as it seems interesting, and I'd like to get into it :)
hapoo
10-19-2001, 01:24 PM
I'm not an expert modd-er or anything but I painted my case and put in a nice window :)
If i had a decent camera i could show you.
DoPeY5007
10-19-2001, 03:55 PM
My brother and I are just getting into it!!!...


the first thing I am going to do is but the neon string in my keyboard.....
JPR
10-19-2001, 05:19 PM
I put three fans on mine system. Two on the side over the CPU and vid and a blowhole up top. Lowered my case temperature dramatically. If you want I have some templates for cutting fan holes. There quite good and take all the guess work out if it.
JPR
10-19-2001, 06:17 PM
I prefer to use a drill with a hole saw attached when i need exact cutes. Plus its a lot easier and cleaner than a dremel.
Bires
10-19-2001, 06:19 PM
....when modding for cooling, CPM in should equal CPM out. That means if you have a fans pulling 80-cubic feet per minute out, have another fan(s) pushing 80 CFM in. This will reduce case noise and cause your fans to work at their most efficient.

Also, use rubber washers between your fan screws and hard drive screws to insulate them from the case-also reduces vibration and noise.

(a few thoughts from a guy with a really wierd looking chassis)
IrishSS
10-19-2001, 07:07 PM
nah nah... its all about the jigsaw... the dremel is so inaccurate.
xsiled2
10-19-2001, 08:58 PM
Originally posted by JPR
I prefer to use a drill with a hole saw attached when i need exact cutes. Plus its a lot easier and cleaner than a dremel.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the cutes the cutes r after me
JPR
10-19-2001, 09:08 PM
Originally posted by xsiled2


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the cutes the cutes r after me

yeah yeah i saw. just too lazy to fix it:cool:
xsiled2
10-20-2001, 12:12 AM
Originally posted by attgig
I found a site, gideontech.com, and they're all about case modding...
I was wonderin if anyone here in the gotapex community was a case modder, and if you could give me any tips, as it seems interesting, and I'd like to get into it :)

o so u take all the credit for finding it even tho the front page has had numurous links to it and ive used it the while i was banned
pagemap
10-20-2001, 10:56 PM
http://pagemap.8m.com/smaller/casecloseup.jpg
http://pagemap.8m.com/smaller/room.jpg
sho.gun
10-21-2001, 01:17 AM
Originally posted by Bires
....when modding for cooling, CPM in should equal CPM out. That means if you have a fans pulling 80-cubic feet per minute out, have another fan(s) pushing 80 CFM in. This will reduce case noise and cause your fans to work at their most efficient.

Also, use rubber washers between your fan screws and hard drive screws to insulate them from the case-also reduces vibration and noise.

(a few thoughts from a guy with a really wierd looking chassis)


hey you said the exact same thing here. (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32529)
Bires
10-21-2001, 09:50 AM
(I responded to the other post, and read this one...thought I'd) copy and paste to save time.
sbp
10-21-2001, 01:07 PM
Over time you may have noticed some threads have the same question asked. So to save time, just cut and paste what was said before and modify when necessary.
sho.gun
10-21-2001, 06:09 PM
Originally posted by sbp
Over time you may have noticed some threads have the same question asked. So to save time, just cut and paste what was said before and modify when necessary.


maybe, or maybe he's a robot that's been programmed to say the same thing over and over again... see? you gotta think outside the box.

J/k bires.
ribitch
10-21-2001, 06:30 PM
why has everyone jumped on the case modding bandwagon? It just seems like it popped up out of nowhere. As long as my system runs cool, i'm happy.
revil
10-21-2001, 10:30 PM
I put some fans on the side of my case because i couldn't find 2 places for the ones provided with my zalmans. i think they look quite nice.
Bires
10-24-2001, 09:32 PM
...If my fading memory serves, it really started shortly after we realized we could overclock a pentium CPU with a 75, 83, 95 MHz FSB. Because we tweaked with our systems so often, and had to use jumpers to do so, we frequently left the case's cover off. Hmm...what to do with all those ugly cables....and rolling and covering cables with colorful tape popped up.

I'm in the middle of a project now, and I'm looking at putting mirrors in my case, with back-lit LEDs. (Like a disco, baby).