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I'm interested in powder coating, but I want someone local. Little scary sending it off. Years of working in my dads body-shop as a kid taught me a bit of distrust to put something I worked hard on in the hands of someone I don't know. No offence, but I don't wanna spend S+H to find out if...

OK, I'll bite... There's a lot of guides out there. And even more people like me who are not stupid, ( I'll leave bragging out of this, so make up something complex you think I can do ) but I can never seem to find the guides I'm looking for because they are scattered around the net in a half...

I agree on the tacky. But like I said... mod possibilities... If i do get one of those 2 I was thinking plexi to "chamber" harddrive / vid card air low, and CPU / RAM / NB by itself up top. Then hide the 140mm fan in a "cannon barrel". Themed "BF2" But back to the original topic... Since this...

No clue. But if you can't find that, try c-molding from an auto store.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811196008 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811196020 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811196019 The third is my favorite. The fist one I don't think has the drive space you want. All cases...

Thanks!:o I fixed my post.

Oh my god! Not electronics! This "ghetto" thing could be spreading to other areas of computing too! ( In my best Samuell Jackson voice...) Does Mr. Gates look like a bitch? Say Syntax error one more time! I dare you! I double dare you, motherfucker!

Look, I've heard two really good points here. First, "modding for dummies" will never be cool. But that is OK because we all have to start somewhere. Not that I think he's a good example, but I remember the episode of Monster Garage where Jessie had pulled out the instruction-book for...

Ok, I agree with ET. But why, when everyone is complaining about ET and falling in pits, does no-one even mention The Sims and having to take your character to the bathroom every five minutes?

To the person who mentioned the "pigtail" power strip... I love the idea! but go all out with IDE and SATA in there too! ( yea, I know. I want everything! ) on the original question. I like that first case you presented. But I have a sugestion... BIGGER!!!!! I say a huge tower, with room for...

Suggestions, hu. Well... I assume your talking about one of the old Dragons ( Chenming 601 ) since you say Chenming/Antec. How dare you spill on a classic case like that! I hope it was at least Bawls and not something weak like diet Pepsi or something! Clean that up! I don't know the exact...

A little pricey, but try this... MM EATX They also sell black powder coat ones for 10$ more. They also have regular ones if you change your mind. Dangit - CrimandEvil beat me to it!

I can't see your project, but here's my sugestion. What I did...er.....uh......I mean.....what I would do is make the hole bigger, into a window. Then mount a good fan in the window! Not that this ever happened to me when I was a noobe.... :D

Yes, do it, please! Maybe rethink the 120 by the pci slots, as I see them blocking the airflow. But it's your's. Have fun and post pics!

I'm curious, why was this brought up? If this is because it's "fab" and not a "mod"; well, I do not see a computer "fab"section in this forum, so it's in the closest section possible. Was this issue was brought on because it outshines a standard 120mm blowhole? Well, we've all seen or can find...

super lanboy would be my suggestion. But since you asked this in the case modding section, do we have a commitment that a dremmel will touch it in the future? :D

Moding it = Lian-Li Not modding it = p180 Both are nice, both will fit, both have good cooling. But the P180 looks more specialized with the way the cooling is set up.

Here ya go! Creating Threads In Aluminum Took me a while to find, hope it helps. :cool:

You can try a 120 in the top, but with that much venting in it already, I was thinking of this Res Hey, if your putting a triple rad in the front, It'll save ya another bay! But you can get either the 80mm or 120mm adapter for it, so it should be cool either way.

By ambient do you mean case air temp or room temp? If case air temp, how are you measuring it? I can see those being NB or CPU temps, but not room temp! If those are CPU temps, then don't worry, thats OK for air cooling. As far as I know, there are no factory panels for that case, but I may...

Making a 5.25 to 3.5 Start with equal parts aluminum and acrylic. add 3 tsp Cinnamon. bake at 350F for... Actually, try frozenCPU or mountainmods both have nice converters. If you are set on making one, get some aluminum sheet from home depot, and some 3/16" X 1" steel. Use the steel with...

Was it resting on the metal (as in it's no longer resting on the metal), or is it still resting on the metal? Try electrical tape on the edge where it hits. Although this is basic, it needs to be said. try un-hooking the power buton from the mobo. the use a screwdriver tip to bridge the power...

No good! Not that I don't like your idea (been wanting to do that for myself), but their friends of mine, and she knows what I do. Its gota look like a I haven't touched it. I've been thinking of something like this design... HERE So I could use the 120mm mounts in the middle, and utilize...

OK, well, do you like it?

Maybe you guys can help me. My buds just got his Gen2, but only got the 512MB of ram. He wants to up it to 2GB. But Kingston sells two sets. Stick one Stick two Stick one is looking by ram specs. Stick two is looking up by the laptop model. Since there's $100 difference in price for the...

Please warn the newbies that this is a "do not try this at home" sort of thing. :eek: My personal vote would be for cement. No really! Walk outside barefoot in the summer, that stuff can absorb a lot of heat! It would just be great for WC! I just can't decide if it would be better in a...

OK, not to thread jack, but lets expand on the original question. Yea, you can mod anything for anything. But other than mountain mods, any suggestions on cases for Triple rads? Before you answer, let me give the other requirements. I don't mind cutting the holes, but I need one with the space...

Yea, I miss the days of cheep, huge, thick steel cases. they were cheep because they were simple beige boxes with nothing in them, not because they were thin cheep plastic. Those were fun to chop. IMHO, If someone had taken a plain case, and turned it into that one him/herself, then I think...

The sodder was when I worked as a plumbing aprentice. Was working on large diamater copper water pipe over my head. You get the idea. But back on topic, check out the hole cutter on this page... HERE I was trolling the web for mesh when I found it. Haven't even looked into what it is...

mmm... strippers.... Sorry to hear about your eye. I couldn't even imagine an injury like that! Makes me glad that the worst I've had is a broken foot and hot sodder running down my sleeve. Yea, I know that sounds sarcastic, but it's not. the broken foot got me off work and on drugs (legal...

I said some of this one the previous page, but I think you said most of it better. One thing though. Just like you can do it with a nibbler and get great results, but the hole saw is still the better choice, I see a prob with your saftey glasses statement. Do your selves a favor, get quality...

I think he's talking about metal that has a build up or pressed shape before the threads. If you can get it to work with a pick or nail, let us know. I would use a small nail with soft wood underneath the metal, then tap it. But since I've never done it or heard of it done without a die-machine...

Use a good holesaw, clamp the metal down so it can't wobble/move, and use a drillpress. If it's a cheep holesaw, the metal wobbles, or you use a hand drill you may have problems. The teeth will catch / bind in the metal when it's that thick, and you could have anything from a mishapped holesaw...

Don't worry about this unless it's a "official" Intel board and a nocona ready case. The nocona's heat sink is supposed to mount "through" the motherboard and into the motherboard tray, so that the weight is not supported by the motherboard. This means that the motherboard co would have to put...

Yea, I got that. But it was originally stuck in the case mods. So I answered it appropriately for that section! :D I have a contract with Dell at work, and wouldn't mind an XPS laptop. Other than that, I would never buy a computer from a company like Dell or HP or whatever. It's not that...

Same questions as above. But to awnser your question, The last case I bought was a no name, 27" tall server tower for $30. I've since put $200 into just the case in paint, fans, and soundproofing. No one makes what me wants, so me dooes it me self. I'm personaly strugling with the idea of...

Maybe you guys can help me. My buds just got his Gen2, but only got the 512MB of ram. He wants to up it to 2GB. But Kingston sells two sets. Stick one Stick two Stick one is looking by ram specs. Stick two is looking up by the laptop model. Since there's $100 difference in price for the...

I just used a nibbler to do three holes in AL. My old holesaw got messed up, And I didn't feel like buying a new one. Now I wouldn't suggest it with thicker / harder metal, but it really is surprisingly easy and gives really nice results. The trick is that you take two sets of bytes. One on the...

Thanks! the info you gave makes sense. As far as shrouds go, do you think the 10mm shrouds on the ThermoChill HE120.x's make enough of a difference to count them?

OK guys, I need people with personal experience on these two questions. 1. I've heard that you should go res > pump > CPU > rad > res to keep flow up for a better loop. I've also heard that you should go pump > rad > CPU > res > rad > pump so that the CPU is getting the coldest water quicker...