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Old 04-17-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default [Plan] Modded Rocketfish

Well I'm restarting my Rocketfish. I hope to have a second case soon so I can use it for spare parts possibly. This is not a definite and I will make do with my current If I have to. This will take a little while as I'm in between jobs and I don't have the luxury of sponsors so bare with me here.



Planned Mods:
  • Round Side Window.
  • PA120.2 Mounted Up Top.
  • Acrylic Spacer Over PSU and HDD Area.
  • Mounting Old Stacker Casters to Bottom.
  • CCFL Lighting (Blue on the bottom and Green in the top to add a nice contrast).
  • Fan Change Out to Yate Loons.
  • Kama Bay In Front.
  • Painted Interior.
  • Sound Dampening/Vent Coverage.
  • Non Vented PCI Cover Changeout.
  • Dual CCFL Paddle Switches.
  • Case Handles Up Top.
  • Wire Management.
  • New DD Fatboy Fittings for my blocks.
  • New PSU.
  • Large Appliqué for Non-Windowed Side Of Case.
  • OCZ Ram Cooler

Parts List:


This will be edited as it needs to be.


EDITS
4-21: Added Links to Most Parts
4-24: Found a radgrill! Link added.

System: New Rig (WIP)
CPU
Phenom 9950 BE 125w
Motherboard
ASUS M3A79-T
Memory
4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD4870 512mb @ 805/1105
Hard Drive
Seagate 'Cuda 320gb
Sound Card
Onboard
Power Supply
Silverstone Zeus 650w
Case
NZXT Zero
CPU cooling
Stock
GPU cooling
Stock (Set to 60%)
OS
Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1
Monitor
Samsung 940b 19" LCD

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Great case to mod!! I'll be watching for inspiration. I have 3 Rocketfish cases sitting here so if you can't find one PM me.

System: Blackbox
CPU
Intel E2180 @ 3.2
Motherboard
DFI P965 Dark
Memory
2Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
Graphics Card
EVGA 8800GTS SC 320MB (648/1728/945)
Hard Drive
80GB Max, 200gb Seagate
Power Supply
OCZ Powerstream 520w
Case
Rocketfish (Lian Li A71-B)
CPU cooling
Zerotherm Nivana 19C/50C
GPU cooling
Stock
OS
Windows XP Pro SP2
Monitor
Dell 2001FP
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I had an idea with the side window. perhaps this would look cooler.
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System: Dark Helmet
CPU
Q6600 G0 @ 3.65ghz
Motherboard
DFI LP UT P35-T2R
Memory
2x1gb G.Skill PC8500
Graphics Card
Evga 8800GTX @ 660/995
Hard Drive
150gb WD Raptor, Samsung 500gb
Sound Card
X-FI XtremeGamer
Power Supply
Silverstone OP850
Case
Lian Li PC-G75
CPU cooling
D-tek Fuzion
OS
Vista Ultimate x64
Monitor
Samsung 206bw
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That is an interesting window design but it would be difficult to cut it seems. I wish I had access to a waterjet or laser then I would go all out.

And Mr. Jules thanks for the offer. I might take you up[ on it if my Best Buy sells out by the time i get the money. I'm thinking I won't need the second case if I get a Rad Grill like the one I linked to. The door rubbing bugs me and I'd like to change it but if I can't get another case I can just sand the crap out of it.


I did some looking today and it seems like the round window idea would look good and allow a good view of my internals. I'm aiming for Simple and Formal which is really what this case design is all about

System: New Rig (WIP)
CPU
Phenom 9950 BE 125w
Motherboard
ASUS M3A79-T
Memory
4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD4870 512mb @ 805/1105
Hard Drive
Seagate 'Cuda 320gb
Sound Card
Onboard
Power Supply
Silverstone Zeus 650w
Case
NZXT Zero
CPU cooling
Stock
GPU cooling
Stock (Set to 60%)
OS
Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1
Monitor
Samsung 940b 19" LCD
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Added links to parts ETC. When the time comes I will need someone to order me an OCN Appliqué Set. I will send you cash for it. Me and PayPal don't get along anymore. They screwed me over royally.

Any and all comments are of course welcome.

System: New Rig (WIP)
CPU
Phenom 9950 BE 125w
Motherboard
ASUS M3A79-T
Memory
4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD4870 512mb @ 805/1105
Hard Drive
Seagate 'Cuda 320gb
Sound Card
Onboard
Power Supply
Silverstone Zeus 650w
Case
NZXT Zero
CPU cooling
Stock
GPU cooling
Stock (Set to 60%)
OS
Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1
Monitor
Samsung 940b 19" LCD
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Alright I found that rad grill. Jabtech had it! I totally forgot about them.

System: New Rig (WIP)
CPU
Phenom 9950 BE 125w
Motherboard
ASUS M3A79-T
Memory
4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD4870 512mb @ 805/1105
Hard Drive
Seagate 'Cuda 320gb
Sound Card
Onboard
Power Supply
Silverstone Zeus 650w
Case
NZXT Zero
CPU cooling
Stock
GPU cooling
Stock (Set to 60%)
OS
Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1
Monitor
Samsung 940b 19" LCD
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