Modding my shuttle

[toot]

Just got myself a new rig with the Shuttle SN95G5 Socket 939 and im looking to mod it anyone have any nice suggestions , i was thinking of making a window on the side were my 6800oc will be.

 

[Nivram]

Hopefully you plan on cutting out the stamped fan grill in the back, if it has one (like every Shuttle I've ever seen)???

I did that with the SN45 I used for my htpc, and it cut my cpu temps by 10 degrees F.

Just replace it with a stock wire grill.

 

[atom]

How about some pics of your case so those of us that havent memorized all of the cases in the world know what were working with.

 

[Ozone77]

Fist thing you should do is cut the honeycomb grill in the back. I dont know how the new ones are, but the old ones restricted a lot of airflow.

Last mod I did was an etched window (my wife likes the sun-moon theme, so she chose some pic from the internet). luckyly for me, some motifs were exactly on top of the HSF of the video card, so i cut them out. Thus I get an air inlet right in front of the fan. I think that if i put some lights inside the case the etch will be easier to see and catch your eye more. Also, notice that I bolted the window onto the case, I used some nuts as spacers so that more air gets into the case.

Here is the pic, not quite finished but you get the idea.

If I had to do it again, I would choose a smaller window that only shows the card, it would be a cleaner look. Also, I am going to cover those screws (all part of the plan) but if you choose some nice hex screws, you won't have to.