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I'm not sure exactly what you're wanting to do, but they make UV reactive window appliques and paint. If you put one of the appliques on or stencil on your design, a uv light would make it glow. Small cold cathodes work well placed right above the window. I did this with one of my cases and...

Imho a vinyl die is probably overkill for this project. I highly doubt he'll be painting more polka dots anytime soon. If I were doing this, I would either use the inverse dot sticker idea or maybe cut a hole in a file folder, set it down, and run the airbrush over it real quick. I've used...

That idea will work unless you are using powder coating. The heat they use to bake the paint would burn up your little stickers and would likely mess up the paint underneath. If he uses regular spray paint this will work better, but not with powder coating.

You could get the little color coding dot stickers and use the backing off of them. You can get them at walmart, office depot, or even newegg. Just find ones with plenty of space around the sticker...

A couple years back a friend of mine wanted me to install a printer/scanner on his parents' computer. They had just used the XP upgrade on a PIII with a whopping 64MB of RAM. It was literally click start and wait for 5 or 10 seconds. They couldn't believe how fast it was when we got 512MB for...

Maybe you could do something similar to the stealth DVD drive mod. It sounds like you're going to put it in, set it, and leave it so you could just set the controller further back in the bay and put the cover back over it. If you really get creative, you could hinge it and put a little lock...

I've had a Logitech VX Revolution wireless mouse for years. I've gamed a lot with it and have never had a problem. My college roommate had a Logitech G5 (wired) and we had this discussion multiple times. He would never use a wireless mouse but I could not see a response time difference...

I cut the mesh out of my antec 300 and it made a noticeable difference in the "woosh" sound of the fans. I also cut out the jagged edges and put u-channel around the edge and it help even more as it acts as a dampener for the fan vibrations as well.

Antec 300. Watch newegg for free shipping deals. You're going to pay closer to $60, but it's worth it. Then just pick up a couple Yate Loons for the front and you should be golden. That will put you around the $70 mark, but this is your best bang for the buck setup imho.

My college roommate is a computer engineer and we talked about this quite a bit at one point in time. He was using 1/2" ID tubing and got tired of dealing with it. I was running 3/8" ID and we both ended up going to 1/4" ID for it's ease of use. Between the 1/2" ID and the 1/4" ID there was...

You should be able to overclock in your BIOS depending on your motherboard. Use Real Temp to monitor your temperatures. I like Intel Burn Test for stress testing, but I've heard it sometimes has problems with i7s. Depending on what kind of motherboard, RAM, etc. you have, it would not be...

I had a ATI 4890 in a microfly with no problems. It's tight, but it fits fine. My gtx275 would fit, but it's in another case and I believe it's the same size if not a little longer than the 260. Good luck!

You should be able to get a 120mm hole saw at Lowe's or Home Depot. Just look on the package and it should tell you what it's rated for (wood, soft metal, etc.). For the Dremel I typically get the reinforced cutting discs. http://www.mnpctech.com/DremelDisc.html The regular cut off wheels...

For fans, a hole saw does wonders. For windows I prefer to make the major cuts with a jigsaw and follow up with a dremel and metal file to clean it up.

Another for Yate Loon here. You guys are right in that the mediums are not what you would call quiet at stock voltage, but if you put them on a fan controller and undervolt them, they are pretty much silent. I have 3x120mm and 2 140mm in my case and the Western Digital Green Drive in there is...

I think you're looking for something like this. http://www.mnpctech.com/UChannel.html I used that around some fan holes I cut and when I put a window in. It really does give it a nice finished look.

I totally agree. 12 gauge hole saw ftw. It would probably be a cleaner cut than that anyway. :D

I don't have pictures, but I once fixed a 30" tv with a gum wrapper. We were at camp STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and were playing some Madden Football late one night when the tv went out. Being the geeks we were, we paused the game and busted it open to find a...

Smoking anything around your computer is bad for it. The tar build up not only can damage fans and create a mess, it can stick to the read head in mechanical hard drives. This means data loss and the possible need for a new drive. I've seen this happen on a couple pcs I've worked on. Hard...

That's a great res and I love the looks. You may also want to look at the Swiftech micro res rev2. It has several ports for all kinds of configurations and can be mounted just about anywhere. It also bleeds very quickly. The one in my system gets the air out in about 10 minutes because of...

That's awesome. I would try that, but I think rain would get to mine. 5.1GHz is amazing btw.

I have compression fittings in my system and have never used any kind of thread tape at all. Most have a little oring recessed into the back of the fitting that seals when you tighten it down. I'm not sure I'd want plumbers putty floating around in my loop. Seems like it could collect in...

I love compression fittings. I used the barb/clamp deal for a while, but I've had much better luck with compressions. Plus, as lollerskater69 said, they look really good. :) I would also recommend some other kind of tubing. 3/8 5/8 would work well for you. I had that in my microfly for some...

That's got me drooling. I like that name btw. Seems appropriate. lol Subscribed.

mashie that thing is sick looking lol. Good to see MassiveOverkill is in on the goodness. He is the SFF master. I watercooled my microfly some time back and it was really a fun project. I'm watching this one eagerly. Subscribed.

The HAF-922 or the ATCS 840 should work very well. They are somewhat expensive, though. I know a lot of guys like the Coolermaster Stacker series cases for watercooling, so you may want to look at some. I don't know how much you want to spend, but I really like my Antec 300. For a budget...

Very nice! I love how clean it all looks with all the cable management. Keep it up!

First off, I love the Antec three hundred. Unbelievable case for the money. I managed to fit a 2x140mm rad in the top and a 120mm rad in the back. Pretty tight in there, but it fits and works rather well. :)

Wow, that's rough. Hopefully it didn't blow the PSU or anything downstream. Good luck with the RMA.

I've seen someone do that, but I can't find the pictures. Pretty neat idea, but very time consuming. This guy used some copper piping to make a big "radiator patio." lol I think that's a little bit much. :) http://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/foundation-cooling/

I wouldn't touch that thing. Your components are more than likely going to be different, so your overclock will be different as well. Basically all this guy did was push it to the max to make sure it still runs and then sells it as something better. He's pushed the thermal limits and the...

I understand that impurities are difficult to keep out of a loop. I just know I had a rather sever leak my system when I first put liquid cooling in. It soaked a 9600GT and the lower section of my motherboard. That was two years ago and that system is still running today with no problems...

Actually, distilled water does not conduct when it is clean. If it leaks out when you are leak testing (the most likely time) it should be clean and non-conductive. If you do get leaks, just put your mobo/components in some 91% isopropyl alcohol. It'll displace the water and evaporate leaving...

I've always really like Yate Loons. Put them on a fan controller and turn them down. Quiet, effective, and cheap makes them nice.

Even 1.36V seems kind of high. My Q9550 runs at 1.10V when set at auto. Actually 1.36 is the max voltage recommended by Intel. I'd definitely dial that back. The range for this processor is 0.85V to 1.3625V. http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAWQ I think if you get the...

Not sure what you mean by sound proof, but water cooling can be nearly silent. The loudest thing in my system is a Western Digital Green hard drive. Any more than three feet away and you can't hear a thing. The Corsair thing is kinda of cool, but typically those packaged deals don't do as...

You can run the system on air. That shouldn't really be much of a problem, but it will run hot and loud when you're gaming or doing other intensive activities. Water cooling has the advantage of running cooler and quieter than air systems. It can extend component life and does give you...

I don't believe I've seen them in aluminum, but they look very similar to have I've seen used in cabinet making. They are typically steal or brass though, so it may be too heavy for what you want. You might try your Lowes cabinet section or a place like Woodcraft. My grandpa used brackets...

I love my antec 300 and you can get it for $55 from newegg at the moment. I got mine with free shipping, too. They do that every once in a while which is nice. The 140mm fan in the top and a total of 4 120mm fans keep it nice and cool on air it's not bad to watercool either if you ever decide...

You might try getting a grommet like Jima mentioned and cutting them in half (front to back) so you have to circles made of half a grommet each.. Then use some superglue to get them to stick in the hole. After that you could simply cut a single piece of plexi that will go behind both grommets...