Project: Monster Case :)[Pics]

leighzor · 8th September 2005, 10:59 PM

Project: Monster Case

No pics yet guys, wait untill tomorrow. Just starting the thread up now for discussion.

Mods to be: Painting interior Metalic Blue, front ducting 120mm blow hole, top rear 120mm blow hole, 92mm back fan, might get some mesh up the top or a window or something... enough work for now anyway.

Still open for ideas though, but as i said pics will be up tomorrow. Once I finish school - out come the power tools

Till then..

Leigh.

MrSmith · 9th September 2005, 9:50 AM

sounds reasonably good, pics would make it better... what case are you mashing

?

Stygian Shane · 9th September 2005, 5:32 PM

You say painting INTERIOR metallic blue. Is that to say the EXTERIOR will be a different colour? If so, that'd look really good with a large window. Nice idea considering most cases only get the outside painted. Pics ASAP please!

leighzor · 9th September 2005, 6:08 PM

Pics:
Painting in my leet paint house

Front blow hole, snapped my last dremel cutting bit... SOO HARD TO GET THROUGH THE CASE COMPARED TO MY OLD SUPER LANBOY

- Sparks everywhere

Rear blowhole, ignore the dodgy hole sketch - cant really get a compass into it.. just a guide kinda.

Oh and a rear 92mm fan

Some finished parts, the pics dont justify the actual paint.

The case feet.

Ran out of the bloody can and i still gotta paint the main after the holes and shit are cut :\ $15 bucks a can :s

Oh and if you are wondering why the case feet are a bit darker its because the case is black. But in the end itll look all good

Not too much done yet, need to buy more dremel cutters.. or a better way even to cut :\.

Feedback please

Leigh.

leighzor · 9th September 2005, 6:28 PM

I'm calling this case "the monster" because a fellow ocau member has already spent a fair bit of time on it (painted black, side window, handles) when I bought it off him, he called it a monster so I figured its a cool name, and why not continue what he started

(even though it looked cool at the start

)

Stygian Shane · 9th September 2005, 6:29 PM

Good work with the 92mm hole. That blue paint'll be interesting when its all set up. Looks like a nice set out case to work with too. Good work

leighzor · 9th September 2005, 6:46 PM

yeh the blue paint with the black should look good when its finished

Ibkikn · 9th September 2005, 6:53 PM

Nice work.
May I suggest a red LED fan on the side windows, don't know just like red.
Being a full tower with 2 windows, you could have a different cold cathode color in each half, I think that would look cool too.

I got some more PCI blanks i you need them.

Ibkikn

leighzor · 9th September 2005, 9:16 PM

Just went out to bunnings and got a 150peice set dremel parts for $20. Even though i only use it to cut.. :s duno what the other shit ever would use for

Anyway, just cut out the front 120mm blow hole with the dremel.. went through 4 cutting discs. havnt smoothed it out yet.

Should have another piccy update tomorrow

everybody likes pics!

Edit: nah im sure i can find some blanks around somewhere, i dont realy care about em much anyway.

MrSmith · 10th September 2005, 12:58 AM

I got a shit dremel for $15 and it struggles to cut plastic... ill definately invest in a $20 to actually cut through metal for my case mod

leighzor · 10th September 2005, 1:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSmith

I got a shit dremel for $15 and it struggles to cut plastic... ill definately invest in a $20 to actually cut through metal for my case mod

i got the dick smith dremel for 35 bucks then used all the cutting tools it came with on previous mods, so had to buy a 20 dollar tool/cutting kit.. so total so far dremel cost = $55

MrSmith · 10th September 2005, 1:10 AM

which one worked best for cutting holes for fans on metal case?

leighzor · 10th September 2005, 1:14 AM

Well the new kit i got had slightly more heavy duty cutting disc's which made it a bit easyer to work with. So i guess the new kits better

nice little box too.

unixyk · 10th September 2005, 1:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leighzor

Just went out to bunnings and got a 150peice set dremel parts for $20. Even though i only use it to cut.. :s duno what the other shit ever would use for

Anyway, just cut out the front 120mm blow hole with the dremel.. went through 4 cutting discs. havnt smoothed it out yet.

Should have another piccy update tomorrow

everybody likes pics!

Edit: nah im sure i can find some blanks around somewhere, i dont realy care about em much anyway.

I had the same problem (wasted 1 reinforced cutting disc on half a 120mm blowhole). I was told to take it easy and let the tool do the cuttning and it worked perfectly. I used a non reinforced disc to finish off the 1 and a half blowholes left!

leighzor · 10th September 2005, 1:42 AM

yeh i broke 2 by accident, 1 of which was putting it on the dremel, the other 2 had about 3mm left in diametre.

8th September 2005, 10:59 PM	#1
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	Project: Monster Case :)[Pics] Project: Monster Case No pics yet guys, wait untill tomorrow. Just starting the thread up now for discussion. Mods to be: Painting interior Metalic Blue, front ducting 120mm blow hole, top rear 120mm blow hole, 92mm back fan, might get some mesh up the top or a window or something... enough work for now anyway. Still open for ideas though, but as i said pics will be up tomorrow. Once I finish school - out come the power tools Till then.. Leigh. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold Last edited by leighzor; 9th September 2005 at 6:18 PM.

9th September 2005, 9:50 AM	#2
MrSmith Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: nor perth Posts: 2,393	sounds reasonably good, pics would make it better... what case are you mashing ? __________________ [X2 4200+, Asus 8600GT Silent, 1gb, modded Antec Plusview2] [Dell i6400/1.83Ghz C2D, 1gb ddr2, 256mb X1400] [Middlesbrough FC, Fremantle Dockers, Perth Glory] [Myspace, trades] \|\|Dr. Pepper Club Member #001\|\|

9th September 2005, 5:32 PM	#3
Stygian Shane Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Geelong Posts: 1,261	You say painting INTERIOR metallic blue. Is that to say the EXTERIOR will be a different colour? If so, that'd look really good with a large window. Nice idea considering most cases only get the outside painted. Pics ASAP please! __________________ OCAU MetaL Club Member #94 Site Of Stygian last.fm

9th September 2005, 6:08 PM	#4
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	Update Pics: Painting in my leet paint house Front blow hole, snapped my last dremel cutting bit... SOO HARD TO GET THROUGH THE CASE COMPARED TO MY OLD SUPER LANBOY - Sparks everywhere Rear blowhole, ignore the dodgy hole sketch - cant really get a compass into it.. just a guide kinda. Oh and a rear 92mm fan Some finished parts, the pics dont justify the actual paint. The case feet. Ran out of the bloody can and i still gotta paint the main after the holes and shit are cut :\ $15 bucks a can :s Oh and if you are wondering why the case feet are a bit darker its because the case is black. But in the end itll look all good Not too much done yet, need to buy more dremel cutters.. or a better way even to cut :\. Feedback please Leigh. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold Last edited by leighzor; 9th September 2005 at 6:28 PM.

9th September 2005, 6:28 PM	#5
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	I'm calling this case "the monster" because a fellow ocau member has already spent a fair bit of time on it (painted black, side window, handles) when I bought it off him, he called it a monster so I figured its a cool name, and why not continue what he started (even though it looked cool at the start ) __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold

9th September 2005, 6:29 PM	#6
Stygian Shane Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Geelong Posts: 1,261	Good work with the 92mm hole. That blue paint'll be interesting when its all set up. Looks like a nice set out case to work with too. Good work __________________ OCAU MetaL Club Member #94 Site Of Stygian last.fm

9th September 2005, 6:46 PM	#7
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	yeh the blue paint with the black should look good when its finished __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold

9th September 2005, 6:53 PM	#8
Ibkikn Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 184	Nice work. May I suggest a red LED fan on the side windows, don't know just like red. Being a full tower with 2 windows, you could have a different cold cathode color in each half, I think that would look cool too. I got some more PCI blanks i you need them. Ibkikn __________________ Folding@Home 50000 Club Folding@Home 420000 Points Milestone

9th September 2005, 9:16 PM	#9
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	Just went out to bunnings and got a 150peice set dremel parts for $20. Even though i only use it to cut.. :s duno what the other shit ever would use for Anyway, just cut out the front 120mm blow hole with the dremel.. went through 4 cutting discs. havnt smoothed it out yet. Should have another piccy update tomorrow everybody likes pics! Edit: nah im sure i can find some blanks around somewhere, i dont realy care about em much anyway. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold Last edited by leighzor; 9th September 2005 at 9:17 PM.

10th September 2005, 12:58 AM	#10
MrSmith Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: nor perth Posts: 2,393	I got a shit dremel for $15 and it struggles to cut plastic... ill definately invest in a $20 to actually cut through metal for my case mod __________________ [X2 4200+, Asus 8600GT Silent, 1gb, modded Antec Plusview2] [Dell i6400/1.83Ghz C2D, 1gb ddr2, 256mb X1400] [Middlesbrough FC, Fremantle Dockers, Perth Glory] [Myspace, trades] \|\|Dr. Pepper Club Member #001\|\|

10th September 2005, 1:10 AM	#12
MrSmith Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: nor perth Posts: 2,393	which one worked best for cutting holes for fans on metal case? __________________ [X2 4200+, Asus 8600GT Silent, 1gb, modded Antec Plusview2] [Dell i6400/1.83Ghz C2D, 1gb ddr2, 256mb X1400] [Middlesbrough FC, Fremantle Dockers, Perth Glory] [Myspace, trades] \|\|Dr. Pepper Club Member #001\|\| Last edited by MrSmith; 10th September 2005 at 1:10 AM.

10th September 2005, 1:14 AM	#13
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	Well the new kit i got had slightly more heavy duty cutting disc's which made it a bit easyer to work with. So i guess the new kits better nice little box too. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold

10th September 2005, 1:42 AM	#15
leighzor Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melb Posts: 1,326	yeh i broke 2 by accident, 1 of which was putting it on the dremel, the other 2 had about 3mm left in diametre. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.0 24/7\|2x HD5850 Crossfire\|GB EX58-UD3R\|10TB Of Storage\|Corsair H50 Watercooling G-Skill DDR3 3x2GB 1600 NQ\|Corsair HX850W\|Antec 1200\|32" Samsung + 2x 22" LGs\|Logitech G15 v1 & G5 v2 Trades: $Thousands Buy & Sold