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Project: DARKNESS
here's my first 'log.
I wanted a case that was low-key, sleek and un-assuming. My first choice of case was the Lian Li G50.
I returned it since the internals were just way too cramped to get a decent watercooling setup that worked well and looked decent. I saw the K60 on the Lian-li site:
but wasn't able to find it fast enough so instead, I went with the CoolerMaster Centurion 534:
not a bad looking case imo. Similar design as the LL's but it's a steel case - though it does have an aluminum front plate and nice vent / mesh going down the sides. Cheaper and I won't feel as bad cutting into / painting / possibly messing up this case.
I'm by no means a hardcore modder so you won't find crazy fabrication or bondo work or anything of the like in this worklog. This is just putting together a good looking and functional case using pretty standard tools, methods and skills.
plans include:
- painting the interior of case
- custom window
- custom panel design cutouts
- blowhole
- coupla other things...
enjoy:
1st stages...
Took the case apart and masked it for painting. Primed it w/ rustoleum primer and finished it off with a few coats of rustoleum flat black:
(that's masking tape on the top lip):
(weird lighting. case internals are actually a flat black)
upside down outside during painting:
if you're wondering, i didn't take the case apart rivet-by-rivet. Main reason was laziness since i was able to reach all the parts fairly easily with a spray can.
this project also entailed me gutting my old system to transfer a majority of the parts.
Old system here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1071654
I didn't know how I should drain my old system so I just took out the WC setup as a whole before draining:
tonights tasks include cutting a blowhole and working on the side panel window...
here's my first 'log.
I wanted a case that was low-key, sleek and un-assuming. My first choice of case was the Lian Li G50.
I returned it since the internals were just way too cramped to get a decent watercooling setup that worked well and looked decent. I saw the K60 on the Lian-li site:
but wasn't able to find it fast enough so instead, I went with the CoolerMaster Centurion 534:
not a bad looking case imo. Similar design as the LL's but it's a steel case - though it does have an aluminum front plate and nice vent / mesh going down the sides. Cheaper and I won't feel as bad cutting into / painting / possibly messing up this case.
I'm by no means a hardcore modder so you won't find crazy fabrication or bondo work or anything of the like in this worklog. This is just putting together a good looking and functional case using pretty standard tools, methods and skills.
plans include:
- painting the interior of case
- custom window
- custom panel design cutouts
- blowhole
- coupla other things...
enjoy:
1st stages...
Took the case apart and masked it for painting. Primed it w/ rustoleum primer and finished it off with a few coats of rustoleum flat black:
(that's masking tape on the top lip):
(weird lighting. case internals are actually a flat black)
upside down outside during painting:
if you're wondering, i didn't take the case apart rivet-by-rivet. Main reason was laziness since i was able to reach all the parts fairly easily with a spray can.
this project also entailed me gutting my old system to transfer a majority of the parts.
Old system here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1071654
I didn't know how I should drain my old system so I just took out the WC setup as a whole before draining:
tonights tasks include cutting a blowhole and working on the side panel window...
