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7/19/12 at 5:05am
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Why doesn't anyone sell their modded computer case?

I think many people on this forum would be interested. Well, I have been personally interested in a lot of the towers I've seen.
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7/19/12 at 5:12am
It's because all the hard work, sweat, time for planning and stress used to create some of these works of art cannot be represented in terms of money.
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7/19/12 at 5:14am
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Some of the reasons that I never even tried selling my cases:

  • Cost of shipping
  • Near impossible to get back the cost of supplies used
  • Sense of accomplishment
  • Looks good on my desk/shelf
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7/19/12 at 5:20am
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It's because all the hard work, sweat, time for planning and stress used to create some of these works of art cannot be represented in terms of money.

Yeah I guess. But still, you know I'm right when I say people would totally buy it.
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7/19/12 at 5:22am
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Some of the reasons that I never even tried selling my cases:
  • Cost of shipping
  • Near impossible to get back the cost of supplies used
  • Sense of accomplishment
  • Looks good on my desk/shelf

So true. Dang. I envy you for your skills. I just want a nice case haha, but I guess I'll just have to stick to buying a nicer case.

On top of that, I don't even have sleeving! I don't wanna do it since I can't detach the power cables like the NZXT Psu's frown.gif // sad life.

Hmm... why don't people sell sleev'd PSU's...
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7/19/12 at 5:26am
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Some of the reasons that I never even tried selling my cases:
  • Cost of shipping
  • Near impossible to get back the cost of supplies used
  • Sense of accomplishment
  • Looks good on my desk/shelf

So true. Dang. I envy you for your skills. I just want a nice case haha, but I guess I'll just have to stick to buying a nicer case.

On top of that, I don't even have sleeving! I don't wanna do it since I can't detach the power cables like the NZXT Psu's frown.gif // sad life.

Hmm... why don't people sell sleev'd PSU's...

 

Man, my Fractal Design Core 1000 cost my $35.  the first iteration of it's mod was with spray paint and easily cost less than $50 for everything.  A Dremel is pretty much a must-have and the 100-series can be found for $40 on sale, then just buy some extra cutting disks, $7/pack of 5.

 

With some solid planning, YouTube and Google browsing for tutorials, or just asking people on here, you can easily do a case mod for pretty cheap.

 

It's when you get in to doing vinyl's, side windows, extreme lighting and cooling that prices sky-rocket.

 

 

 

And thanks for the compliment :D

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7/19/12 at 5:35am
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Man, my Fractal Design Core 1000 cost my $35.  the first iteration of it's mod was with spray paint and easily cost less than $50 for everything.  A Dremel is pretty much a must-have and the 100-series can be found for $40 on sale, then just buy some extra cutting disks, $7/pack of 5.

With some solid planning, YouTube and Google browsing for tutorials, or just asking people on here, you can easily do a case mod for pretty cheap.

It's when you get in to doing vinyl's, side windows, extreme lighting and cooling that prices sky-rocket.



And thanks for the compliment biggrin.gif

Yeah man I totally get cha. Dang. Still mad jelly.
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7/19/12 at 7:02am
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Man, my Fractal Design Core 1000 cost my $35.  the first iteration of it's mod was with spray paint and easily cost less than $50 for everything.  A Dremel is pretty much a must-have and the 100-series can be found for $40 on sale, then just buy some extra cutting disks, $7/pack of 5.

With some solid planning, YouTube and Google browsing for tutorials, or just asking people on here, you can easily do a case mod for pretty cheap.

It's when you get in to doing vinyl's, side windows, extreme lighting and cooling that prices sky-rocket.



And thanks for the compliment biggrin.gif

Yeah man I totally get cha. Dang. Still mad jelly.

 

Just start with an idea and a thread on here and I'm pretty sure you will find more than enough people with great ideas and inexpensive ones to get you rolling.

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7/19/12 at 7:08am
My first case mod cost 6 dollars and made my GPU run 20 C cooler. It doesn't take a big budget and a big idea. Just the time to learn and a few cheap tools.
Edited by AlderonnX - 7/19/12 at 7:24am
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7/19/12 at 7:28am
There are and were a few modders who moved up to selling and custom case mods. Now if you want such things you have Mountan mods and Case Labs.

But true custom work we had a few. The best of the best were Syrillian and CyberDruid. Sadly we lost Sry and the druid hung up his dremel. You can still find their works about.
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