My Thermaltake Soprano Case Mod - Air Cooling

stoj19. · 8th May 2007, 8:42 PM

Hey,

I have owned a Thermaltake Soprano case for nearly a year now, but I have recently purchase a scythe fan controller

http://www.pccasegear.com/prod4246.htm

which might I add is wicked, but the front door doesn't close so I had some ideas in my head and begin on my first modding quest.

Here is the inside of my case at the moment

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So I began.....

The front door on the Soprano case is removable so I wanted to modd the front by just modding the existing front cover.

I hate the top and bit bottoms which stick out so they HAD to go.....

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I used this drill bit.......(I have a dremel like tool expect no good bits for it)

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And this is what I got.......

I began to file and sand it down to make it smoooth.....

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I also hated the buttons and existing intake....soooooo I got rid of that aswell

zzzzzzzzzzz

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Yay. I plan to put this mesh in

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or this one??? I don't know what do you reckon?

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That is all for now, wait till next week!!! Thanks Guys!!

IF you have any ideas, or anything else which mesh to use etc just submit a reply!!

Thomas505 · 8th May 2007, 8:45 PM

Looking good, waiting to see how this turns out. So are you doing anything apart from removing the door?

stoj19. · 8th May 2007, 8:47 PM

Yeah,

I have scratched the front case quite a bit now (woops) and am thinking of re painting the interiors and exterior

Also I am going to out some UV lights in it so some UV paint an some neat tidy work won't go astray!!

F117-Nighthawk · 8th May 2007, 8:54 PM

nice case, same cpu cooler as me :P

stoj19. · 8th May 2007, 8:55 PM

Nice it's pretty mad dont you reckon?

what kind of cpu do you have? and what is it overclocked to?

F117-Nighthawk · 11th May 2007, 3:46 PM

sorry for late reply havnt been on for a while.
yeh its an awesome cooler, 20 degrees lower then stock cooling.
ive got an AMD 5600+ X2, not overclocked, dont think i will because its fast enough as it is, and they only overclock 400mhz above stock

stoj19. · 11th May 2007, 6:33 PM

Hey,

Nice, I should of just looked in your signature sorry. Yeah my Pentium D (3.0Ghz) is running at 15 degrees average so it is just asking for an over clocking but I have never done it before....

Thomas505 · 11th May 2007, 7:28 PM

I should come over one day Daniel, then we can O/C your processor and not waste that good cooling, also how much of that mesh do you have, cos I might buy some off you for my mod lol.

stoj19. · 11th May 2007, 7:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas505

I should come over one day Daniel, then we can O/C your processor and not waste that good cooling, also how much of that mesh do you have, cos I might buy some off you for my mod lol.

Hahha you should, you could show me the way of an utlimate overclocker.

Umm.... I have just enough for my modd but I can probably get some more

The mesh was from an old whiteboard thingo which was up stairs, and I am pretty sure I have another one

Thomas505 · 11th May 2007, 7:58 PM

Sweet, lookin forward to some progress over the weekend.

stoj19. · 11th May 2007, 8:00 PM

So do you want some mesh? It will be the same as the silver stuff not the black
http://imagestore.ugbox.net/aview/IM...b922387113ae78

Thomas505 · 11th May 2007, 8:01 PM

Yeah, that's pretty much what im after, how much do you have, and how much are you after.

stoj19. · 11th May 2007, 8:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas505

Yeah, that's pretty much what im after, how much do you have, and how much are you after.

It is like the perfect size (height ways) for my case it is roughly

44cm x 30cm

It is still in the white board state at the moment

Thomas505 · 11th May 2007, 8:08 PM

Dammit, thats too small.

stoj19. · 11th May 2007, 8:09 PM

Bugger, what size do you need? And for where abouts on your mod?

8th May 2007, 8:42 PM	#1
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	My Thermaltake Soprano Case Mod - Air Cooling Hey, I have owned a Thermaltake Soprano case for nearly a year now, but I have recently purchase a scythe fan controller http://www.pccasegear.com/prod4246.htm which might I add is wicked, but the front door doesn't close so I had some ideas in my head and begin on my first modding quest. Here is the inside of my case at the moment Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store So I began..... The front door on the Soprano case is removable so I wanted to modd the front by just modding the existing front cover. I hate the top and bit bottoms which stick out so they HAD to go..... Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store I used this drill bit.......(I have a dremel like tool expect no good bits for it) Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store And this is what I got....... I began to file and sand it down to make it smoooth..... Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store I also hated the buttons and existing intake....soooooo I got rid of that aswell zzzzzzzzzzz Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store Yay. I plan to put this mesh in Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store or this one??? I don't know what do you reckon? Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store That is all for now, wait till next week!!! Thanks Guys!! IF you have any ideas, or anything else which mesh to use etc just submit a reply!!

8th May 2007, 8:45 PM	#2
Thomas505 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Yo Mumma! Posts: 571	Looking good, waiting to see how this turns out. So are you doing anything apart from removing the door? __________________ Gaming Computer: E6400@3.44ghz(currently-work in progress), Gigabyte P35-S3L, 2g Apacer DDR800, Galaxy 8800GTS 320M.

11th May 2007, 7:28 PM	#8
Thomas505 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Yo Mumma! Posts: 571	I should come over one day Daniel, then we can O/C your processor and not waste that good cooling, also how much of that mesh do you have, cos I might buy some off you for my mod lol. __________________ Gaming Computer: E6400@3.44ghz(currently-work in progress), Gigabyte P35-S3L, 2g Apacer DDR800, Galaxy 8800GTS 320M.

11th May 2007, 7:58 PM	#10
Thomas505 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Yo Mumma! Posts: 571	Sweet, lookin forward to some progress over the weekend. __________________ Gaming Computer: E6400@3.44ghz(currently-work in progress), Gigabyte P35-S3L, 2g Apacer DDR800, Galaxy 8800GTS 320M.

11th May 2007, 8:01 PM	#12
Thomas505 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Yo Mumma! Posts: 571	Yeah, that's pretty much what im after, how much do you have, and how much are you after. __________________ Gaming Computer: E6400@3.44ghz(currently-work in progress), Gigabyte P35-S3L, 2g Apacer DDR800, Galaxy 8800GTS 320M.

8th May 2007, 8:47 PM	#3
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	Yeah, I have scratched the front case quite a bit now (woops) and am thinking of re painting the interiors and exterior Also I am going to out some UV lights in it so some UV paint an some neat tidy work won't go astray!!

8th May 2007, 8:54 PM	#4
F117-Nighthawk (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 243	nice case, same cpu cooler as me :P

8th May 2007, 8:55 PM	#5
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	Nice it's pretty mad dont you reckon? what kind of cpu do you have? and what is it overclocked to?

11th May 2007, 3:46 PM	#6
F117-Nighthawk (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 243	sorry for late reply havnt been on for a while. yeh its an awesome cooler, 20 degrees lower then stock cooling. ive got an AMD 5600+ X2, not overclocked, dont think i will because its fast enough as it is, and they only overclock 400mhz above stock

11th May 2007, 6:33 PM	#7
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	Hey, Nice, I should of just looked in your signature sorry. Yeah my Pentium D (3.0Ghz) is running at 15 degrees average so it is just asking for an over clocking but I have never done it before....

11th May 2007, 8:00 PM	#11
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	So do you want some mesh? It will be the same as the silver stuff not the black http://imagestore.ugbox.net/aview/IM...b922387113ae78

11th May 2007, 8:08 PM	#14
Thomas505 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Yo Mumma! Posts: 571	Dammit, thats too small. __________________ Gaming Computer: E6400@3.44ghz(currently-work in progress), Gigabyte P35-S3L, 2g Apacer DDR800, Galaxy 8800GTS 320M.

11th May 2007, 8:09 PM	#15
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	Bugger, what size do you need? And for where abouts on your mod?