[Case Mod] MurderMac - Page 21

Hey, thanks for the comment! My end goal is to dual boot this computer with Windows 7 and OS X Mountain Lion.

By "mod kits" what do you mean?

Jeffinslaw

Okay guys! Back from the dead. Well not really but I just haven't been working on my case much. However, I did think of a solution. I will post pictures for that this weekend hopefully!

I'll try working on the light panel as well! I will also need to practice soldering as well. I'm not the greatest at it haha.

So everyone can look forward to this weekend!

Jeffinslaw

Thanks!

Okay guys! Here is update #10!

Update 10 - Beginning work on light Panel

So one of the big things I'm working on for this build is a custom luminous panel or "sLight". I just LOVE the look of these things. However, I don't think I can actually re-create the actual thing. The real sLight panel is a sort of soft box within the computer case. Here is a link on how the "official" one is done. I will be re-creating the one posted in this link. It's basically the same thing but more simplified.

I didn't get much done today as I planned but here are the pictures I took of making the frame. For this, I used 1/2" Aluminum C-channel. I picked up 8' from Home Depot for about $10 after tax. Not picture is the two pieces of white acrylic I purchased from Tap Plastics. I bought the 20% sign white. Bought that for about $30 I think. The most expensive piece was the etched piece of acrylic. That was about $50 shipped. I will take pictures of those pieces soon.

I also purchased some LED tape. That was $20 for a yard. I did have to wire on a connector but that was easy.

Anyways, here are the pictures of the frame:



I'll need to figure out a way to connect the pieces. I can have them welded, but idk how much that would cost since it's difficult to weld aluminum which is what a friend said.

Here are some pictures of the pieces prepped for cutting:







Here is a picture of the pieces in the case. They fit PERFECTLY!



Well that's it for this update, however, I do need some help on picking out sleeving colors.

I'm going to do white SATA sleeve and white heatshrink on those Akasa SATA cables that you can make any length. I was going to do my sleeving on the 24 pin like this:



But I don't have any grey accents in my case... I wanted to switch motherboards to the GA-X79-UP4 but I decided not to. I'm thinking the grey will go along nicely with the nickel plated blocks and tubing though.

Let me hear your suggestions!

Jeffinslaw

YES! Metric is so much easier to work with. I find myself walking into a store and asking them is they have ____ in __mm and they just look at me like what??? Thanks for the comment!

Jeffinslaw

I just finished designing my hard drive rack using metric units. To have designed the thing using inches, that would have been a nightmare! Thanks for following along!


I go both ways in the computer world. I love my Windows desktop and I love my MacBook Pro. I use them both equally as much and I don't prefer one over the other. I really do like the look of the G5 cases and they are built like tanks. Thanks for the comment! Hope you will enjoy it!

Well ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I have a few pieces of good news for everyone! I recently found out my high school has a CNC plasma cutter. I've been at this school since I was a freshman and just now found out about this thing as a senior, how does that work! Anyways, what that means is that it opens up a TON of ideas that I can now actually use in my build, one being a professional looking hard drive rack modeled after the Caselabs 4 HDD rack but this one only holds 2. Yah, it looks like the hard drive rack that comes with the STH10 but they will be mounted differently. This also means I can make a new back panel with 120MM fans and throw in a 120MM radiator in the back of my computer. It also means I can make my own top shelf where the DVD drive sits. And last, but not least, I can fix the top of my case by making sure that everything is lined up PERFECTLY. I am super stoked about this. My hard drive rack will get cut out Monday after class, I'll post pictures of the design here on the website and I'll make sure to take pictures of the process.

I also have another piece of good news! I bought my first of two graphics card. I purchased a Diamond 7970 from eBay for a total price of $340. Dirt cheap in my opinion. This thing is brand new and I'm very excited. I've been thinking a lot of graphics card lately and I have decided that there is no way I can afford a GTX 690 no matter how much I try. I didn't like reading that NVidia is locking the voltage control on their reference boards. That was basically the decision for me. Also, I like that when you watercool the 7970, it ends up being a one slot card. That means I run two of them in crossfire and still have room for other PCIe cards.

I have also decided on sleeving colors and will be purchasing that soon. Thanks for following along guys and this build should start to get REALLY good here soon.

Jeffinslaw