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Old 05-08-08   #1 (permalink)
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Any good ways to do this, or will I be fine with my trusty dremel, so long as I dont screw it up, which I probably will. BONDO TO THE RESCUE!!!
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Are you cutting steel?
If so a jig saw followed by a file should take care of it. A dremel would take a lot longer but if that is all you have use it.
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Any good ways to do this, or will I be fine with my trusty dremel, so long as I dont screw it up, which I probably will. BONDO TO THE RESCUE!!!
why in the world would you need to do this?
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Do you need a 780i I/O panel? if you do let me know and I will send you the extra one I have.
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Do you need a 780i I/O panel? if you do let me know and I will send you the extra one I have.
you know what, I wrote this all wrong, I meant I need to cut out the rectangle for the I/O panel to fit into. my bad.

By the way, evga sent me a completely new retail boxed 780i, so now I have double of everything.
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