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My first ever PC moding project. *Please help and give me your imput.

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My idea:
My idea is to get a case and paint it all pearl white and then hydro dip it in the patter, then up an ultra thick clear coat on the case to make it shine, i will also put in some acrylic windows with a hint of red or blue depending on other things, change out the case led to match the motherboard, and other components (red / blue it all depends on what are best), i will also ether sleeve the cables or buy the corsair cables, then i would put in the BitFenix pro led fans or maybe just a fan with no led, than i will install a water loop, and finally i want to add a few aesthetic looks like colored screws and upgrade small accessories.

*I am sure there is more i can do, but as of now that is all i can think of. If you have any ideas please post them to not only help me, but to help everyone.


My current parts:
  • Intel core i7 3770k
  • Kingston Hyper X 240 GB ssd
  • Western Digital Caviar Black 2.0 TB
  • Blue-ray drive
  • Corsair AX850
  • Corsair Obsidian 650d
  • Corsair H100
  • 3x Cooler master 120mm red led fan
  • several stock fans 120, and 220
  • Evga 680 cs w/ bp


What i need help on:
[*] Do i sleeve my cables or do i buy the Corsair individually sleeved cables
[*] What is the best z77 mother board? ( I was thinking SABERTOOTH Z77 or the ASUS Maximus V Formula Z77 which will be out soon! (I had an ASUS Maximus V Gene, but it was defective)
[*] What is a good case to do mods on?
[*] Anything you can do to help please do, not just for me but for everyone who reads this post.


About me:
I am a 16year old kid who has been gaming ever sense the ps1 which has been about 10 or so years. I have just recently moved to PC gaming and i LOVE it! The players are much nicer, and a lot better than console kids (the “players are much nicer, and a lot better than console kids” does not apply to the average minecraft player). I may not have ever done a PC mod before but that does not mean i am bad with my hands, in fact i used to mod controllers and ps3’s and do the hydro dipping and led swaps (no rapid fire ****t). Finally when it comes to money for this build there is no set limit, but do not be recommending things that are just stupidly expensive like a case that is $500.00, but i suppose a case that is $250.00 or $350.00 is probably max if and only if you honestly believe that are worth it like the Corsair Obsidian 800d.

Please respond with anything that may help me, ex: video links, other topics, anything.
Edited by TryHardPajamas - 4/23/13 at 6:36pm
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Case: the 800D is way enough since u are not gonna watercool , u could buy the other siblings that are smaller , and will be good with your setup there , bitfenix shinobi is a great case , maybe u can put some LED strips on the sides and illuminate the cannals , that would be cool

Sleeves: the difference with sleeving the cables yourself is that , u know how the cable is gonna be bend so when u make the cable , u short it so that it takes the bend better and get all the cables a uniformed bend , its tedious and time consuming , its the trend these days

Motherboard: well its up to u , brand loyalty , experiences , recomendations etc , i hate asus . prefer gigabyte , but thats my experience , maybe yours is different ...

in the end , really , its all up to you , we can post like 20 pages of recomended items , if u dont go to the websites and read the reviews , it wont matter , we will look like salesman lol , and something ive learned , get what u need , not what you want ..... but that thing that u need , get the best one smile.gif
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W7 ultimate 64bit Logitec G510 Corsair AX1200 Haf X 
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