Blue Ice - A continuous mod

[Schlup]

I can't wait to see some pictures...especially of the finished product!

Edit: Wow, I think this is the first post that has made it to TWO pages!

[AngryYankee]

My plastic and fan switch came in today.  Switch is pretty cool, two setting and up to five fans.  The plastic is practically a mirror and you pretty much have to place your hand on the other side to see through it.  The installation results should be unique.
I have smoothed out the edges of the top of the case for the plastic and cut out a small box while playing COD5 for my on/off and reset switches.  Tomorrow I will cut out the window for my light switches.  After all the windows are cut out and screw holes made, the vinyl skin will be added, prepped, and all the items locked in place.
My ultimate plan is to have the top back on my case with everything assembled and working the way I want it.

SNAG!
My largest Dremel drill bit is too small, and now it's dull.  Top won't be finished until next week now.

[AngryYankee]

I used mirrored acrylic for the window and applied some brushed metal skin.  Afterwards I installed the custom wired on/off and reset switches with LED capability. 
Tomorrow I will  install the light switch and have the top nearly complete.  The final addition will be three 120mm exhaust fans with a MNPCTech grill. 

Don't mind the horrible cut out, I will place some trim to hide all of it.  I always have plan B 

Blue Ice - A continuous mod

Blue Ice - A continuous mod

[AngryYankee]

My grills came in today!  Fans and grill attached, light switch attached, top is ready to go.

Sadly to say my eye is ni expert and I am about 1/2" off center and will redo the plastic in the future.  Because I will have no room to place the fans underneath the top, they will be on top.  Also in the future, I will swap out the fans with silver fans to go along with the scheme.

Blue Ice - A continuous mod

Blue Ice - A continuous mod

In the photos, the grill is upside down.  I have since turned it around.

[Schlup]

Pretty nice...when are you thinking you are gonna have the finished product ready again?  I think this deserves a nice little news story on the homepage of BPN.

[AngryYankee]

Here is what I still need to do:

-Sleeve fan switch cables
-Sleeve fan cables
-Place top on
-Connect the cables to the top
-Connect temp probes back in my Scythe controller
-Cable management
-Skin other side of case
-Place other side of case back on
-Connect on/off, reset, and LED switches
-Remove stock on/off switch drive bay
-Prep and cut out plastic front panel
-Prep cathode tubes for front of case
-Place 2nd cathodes inside of the case
-Place 1st set of cathodes on the front panel
-Reattach front panel
-Prep and cut plastic cover for front panel
-Screw on plastic cover
-Attach all lights to light switches
-While placing door back in, attach intake fan cables

[AngryYankee]

Bad news.  My mirrored plastic shattered.  Now instead of that, I will use modders mesh for the window.  The top of the computer is on and riveted on the case.  Two of the four light switches are in use and the on/off and reset switches are good to go with the chip to customize the look of the power LED.  Because of the way the reset and HDD LED switch came, I can no longer use the remote to reset my PC.  I'm not gonna cry over it.
The fan switches is installed and plugged in.  No fans connected yet until I add the new top of the PC.
I rearranged my drive bays devices and removed the stock on/off an reset console and my old card reader.  No need for it.

Photos soon.

[AngryYankee]

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[Monkey_Grill]

You got to send that in!!!

PS: Get a better camera n00b. jk

[AngryYankee]

Still need to add the top fans and connect them.  Then do some major cable management. 

I was using my webcam n00bzor.

[Schlup]

Dang it to heck, now Yank is on the ZOR bandwagon...I'll NEVER join!  Anyways, you should try to find a somewhat better camera to record it so we can see the actual components inside and stuff.  Need more detail...

[Monkey_Grill]

You can't escape the Zor Community.

[Schlup]

Where are you at on this...it's been well over a month since your last post and I still want to see pics!

[AngryYankee]

Where are you at on this...it's been well over a month since your last post and I still want to see pics!

Right now I am at a standstill.  It's actually closer to being finished that I would have thought.   The thing that I want to do now is to remove the skins and prevoous paint and add on the mirrored acrylic everywhere.  But at $30 a sheet, that will be a wallet eater.  On hold now due to the mouse and keyboard I want to get.

[Schlup]

So as you've said you are looking at October for buying the mouse and keyboard.  Does that mean you probably won't finish the case until 2010?

[AngryYankee]

So as you've said you are looking at October for buying the mouse and keyboard.  Does that mean you probably won't finish the case until 2010?

There is a good likelihood.  I don't want to, but funds are slow on my end.  The MAJOR concern is the open roof that needs the three fans. 

[Schlup]

So are you just gaming on that machine now with a wide open case?

[AngryYankee]

I put the front door back on.  The roof is riveted on with the gaping hole.

[Schlup]

Well just be sure to keep it clean, sounds like you have a lot of dust getting in there.

[AngryYankee]

Hey!  This thread again!!!!!

New PSU was added and it is AWESOME!  My camera batteries are dead so no photos until I get a new one.  Although it doesn't look like it, the cables in my case are a bit more organized.  each wire for the motherboard power cable is sleeved in white and my SATA/4-pin/PCI-E cables are sleeved in chrome with white heat shrink.  Looks really awesome. 
I moved my CD/DVD drive to the bottom expansion slot.
The removable front piece on my PC is not covered in a blue metal flake vinyl skin.  I still plan to place cathodes on the sides of the front panel and now possible EL wire all along the edges of my pc before I buy/add the one-way morrired plastic sheets.

I still have a whole sheet of modders mesh that I never put to use.  Maybe I can use that to replace the acrylic side panel as the mirrored plastic will be the shell.

I want to replace my 5 120mm fans with clear ones that light up.  Color undecided.

[AngryYankee]

Here is what I still need to do:

-Sleeve fan switch cables
-Sleeve fan cables
-Place top on - done
-Connect the cables to the top
-Connect temp probes back in my Scythe controller - done
-Cable management
-Skin other side of case
-Place other side of case back on - done
-Connect on/off, reset, and LED switches - done
-Remove stock on/off switch drive bay - done
-Prep and cut out plastic front panel
-Prep cathode tubes for front of case
-Place 2nd cathodes inside of the case - done
-Place 1st set of cathodes on the front panel
-Reattach front panel - done
-Prep and cut plastic cover for front panel
-Screw on plastic cover
-Attach all lights to light switches - done for now until I add the remainig lights and EL
-While placing door back in, attach intake fan cables - done

[Schlup]

Wow, this cosmetic upgrade is taking longer than you expected isn't it?

[CoCoCountyKiller]

perfection is always hard to complete
but well worth it

good job

co.co.

[AngryYankee]

I bought a new processor and new RAM heatsinks today.  $400 in total.

I've had Thermaltake heatsinks before and removed them for the current three-fan system I currently have.  However, the fan prevents my video card from using the top PCI-E slot.  And because the video card is in the middle PCI-E slot, two of my SATA ports are blocked.  I want those ports freed up.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106128

iI figured I would go with these heat sink because of my history with Thermaltake.

Say good bye to my Core 2 Duo @ 2.20 GHz and hello to my NEW Core 2 Quad @ 3.0 GHz.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115130


I should have all the items by next weekend.

[Schlup]

Good specs on the chip but that is an awful lot of money for a discontinued item.

[tehfunk101]

Good specs on the chip but that is an awful lot of money for a discontinued item.

Ya, he could have gotten amd's fastest quad core and an am3 mobo for less than that

[AngryYankee]

So, the quaddy came in, worked nice and fine until I decided to move my graphics card for wire management. 
You know that little clip that locks in a PCI-E card?  Well, that little bugger was being stubborn so I popped it open with a flat head screwdriver.  This has been successful for me in the past....  Screwdriver slipped, gashed the motherboard and took out some electrical components making the board useless.

Today, with the assistance of Monkey_grill and Schlup, I found a motherboard and some DDR3 RAM to replace the lost board.  It was a shame I could not get the same board since all stores are out of stock.  Good bye movies, good bye pics, good bye files  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(   over 10,000 songs gone  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

After some discussion I decided to get a very nice GIGABYTE board with USB 3.0 compatibility
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128433

With the new RAM I went with 4GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297

So anyway, Friday these items should arrive and I'll have them installed and spend most of the night installing all the drivers and programs needed. 

[Schlup]

Why do you say all your movies, pics, and files will be gone?  Unless you are running a software RAID config you'll still be able to access all that on the new board as well! 

P.S. I'm pretty sure you're NOT running a software RAID config.

[AngryYankee]

P.S. I'm pretty sure you're NOT running a software RAID config.

Only had one HDD in operation.  New mobo will make two HDDs and will buy a TB in the next couple months along with Win7 and 4GB more RAM

[Monkey_Grill]

Only had one HDD in operation.  New mobo will make two HDDs and will buy a TB in th enext coupl emonths along with Win7 and 4GB more RAM

Yank, you don't know what you're talking about. You have a high chance that you won't have to reinstall Windows. Install the new Motherboard and attach the hard drives. Turn it on and go into Windows. If it does not blue screen, all you have do is install the new motherboard drivers and you will probably have to reactivate Windows.

If it blue screens during Windows load, save your data and reinstall Windows.

[AngryYankee]

OMG, resurrected from the dead!  Fallen asked why I hadn't done more to my PC...made me ask myself that as well, so I took action.

Bought five new fans.  3x 120mm chrome fans for the top exhaust and 2x120mm blue led dual ring fans and side intake.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999474
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119032

2x 16" corner LED strips for the edges on the front of the case and some EL wire as a border for the drive bay devices.  These will be both connected to one light switch.
http://xoxide.com/5ftblueelwire.html
http://xoxide.com/logisys-corner-16-blue.html

2x 12" liquid neon lights as deco on the top of the case.  These will be connected to my last light switch.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800888038&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

As for the mirrored acrylic, not sure when, or if, I will stay with it.  Gotta find something as a skin.
Later in the night:  Found my skin.  Chrome vynil.  Found some at a car detailing site online.  Order 24" x 60" of the stuff (2 ft by 5 ft).

[FALLEN]

i love it man keep on modding I love the look of ur pc and ur one reason did what i did to mine If you love pc gameing truly love it with a sick rig Iv spent more on my pc than my car lol