AZAZEL Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 4 hours ago, sivispacem said: Well my frosted lightbox turned up I think that's going to loop top notch. Looks very nice man! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071739805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Yeah I think in combination with some LED lighting and some nice soft media blasted aluminium it's going to look the dog's danglies. I'm seriously considering seeing if I can also make up a new rear panel for around the fan mount and PCIE slots in a similar style given how well this one came out. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071739862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Finally found some time to attack the aluminium bits with an orbital sander an Abralon sanding pads. Pretty damn happy with that. AZAZEL and Margot Robbed Me 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071746950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Robbed Me Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 For a second there, I thought you had managed to chip off a chunk of that fitting. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071746995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Misumi said: For a second there, I thought you had managed to chip off a chunk of that fitting. I did manage to initially countersink AND sand the wrong side of one piece. That's why the holes are so big in the second picture! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071747044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Just need my LED strips to turn up now. It's not perfect but it'll do. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071750151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Now with LEDs (and grubby fingerprints) AZAZEL and Blackburn1872 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071758999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZAZEL Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 hour ago, sivispacem said: Now with LEDs (and grubby fingerprints) Looks clean, man! I like how you opted for having the LEDs at the top and bottom, in stead of one or two strips going all the way lengthwise. Gives a nice effect and isn't too over the top! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071759058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 hours ago, AZAZEL said: Looks clean, man! I like how you opted for having the LEDs at the top and bottom, in stead of one or two strips going all the way lengthwise. Gives a nice effect and isn't too over the top! I borrowed the idea from Alex Banks/Makirole, it's something he does on a lot of his showpieces to get a nice diffused colour without any of the harshness you can get from individual LEDs being visible. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071759188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZAZEL Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Not exactly modding related, but just wanted to say, that after weeks for scouring the internet, and missing out on several 'lotteries', I finally have a set of slow, overpriced DDR5 memory - so now I can actually use my new motherboard and CPU! Now I can start planning my watercooling loop and what not. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071764013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I meant to start my actual build today but didn't find time in the end. I might hold off until the bank holiday weekend as I would also quite like to continue playing The Outer Worlds. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071764036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburn1872 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, AZAZEL said: Not exactly modding related, but just wanted to say, that after weeks for scouring the internet, and missing out on several 'lotteries', I finally have a set of slow, overpriced DDR5 memory - so now I can actually use my new motherboard and CPU! Now I can start planning my watercooling loop and what not. Enjoy. I priced up a machine lately for the first time in years and the prices for high end is eye watering right now. I remember a top spec graphics card being £200. Edited December 29, 2021 by Blackburn4 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071764067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 O11D XL surgery commences! Ignore the dust, I didn't know if I was going to need to drill out any rivets so didn't bother cleaning it properly first. In the end I didn't have to which was a shame, a had a nice new 3.2mm cobalt bit for them. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071766844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 So this went better than expected. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071767520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Aaaand there's literally no way the lightbox will fit with the front distro. Just too big. Feck. Looks like plan B... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071767664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 So I came back to the lightbox with a fresh mind and have found a way I can mount it. There's no way it'll go in on the front of the case, but it will fit the back. If I can make some blanking plates for the unused screw holes down the sides, I think I can get maybe 90% of the effect I'm going for. Taken my distro apart so I can refinish the front stainless steel piece, and notched the bottom of my O11 XL case so I can run the pump cables out nicely. No pictures because I'm lazy today. I grab some tomorrow. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071768959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Customised my distro plate with a satin polished front piece. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071769302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Lightbox in. Needs a few little tweaks but pretty happy. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071769775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Robbed Me Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) Abee Japan seems to have entered the US market. All signs point to Abee Japan being the successor to the extremely high quality Soldam/WinDy brand. Soldam/Abee is one of the few manufacturers that I would place far above Lian Li. I've owned plenty of Lian Li cases, and one Abee case. And the fit and finish on Abee exceeded Lian Li, even their older cases, which I believe are superior to Lian Li's newer ones. The only case available at the moment is an all aluminum ITX case, priced at $500 USD. (Or an ATX version of a similar design, for $600) For those unfamiliar with Soldam from the early 2000s. sh*t was crazy. Edited January 7, 2022 by Misumi AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071769995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Test fitting tubing. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071771733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatzeFive Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Well - What do you do, when your selected liquid AIO cooler doesn't fit the cabinet you bought (under the impession that it would fit - according to PartPicker) .. Arctic Freezer 280 II RGB mounted in a Corsair Crystal 680X RGB - This 65mm (or more like total 67mm, fans included) thick radiator with 140mm fans, should fit in this cabinet in the top position ... No - it doesn't .. Not if you mount it the way Corsair (in their madness) made these radiator mounting brackets ... They are made with a 5mm offset/bend rim/edge, that are lowering the finished mounted radiator even further down against the MB.. Furthermore they bended the whole edge (inclusive the ends) so the large cooler can't be inside these bended edges lengthwise in the bracket .. Was a bit on my heeles, as Partpicker (you can't trust what they figure out for you - just saying) said in their "build a system, menu" - that this radiator fits in this cabinet - it will, if you mount the radiator in the front, and your GFX doesn't exeed 290mm .. My GFX is over 300mm .. My only option was to mount it in the top - and I did it by turning the radiator bracket over, upside down (thus eliminating the 5 mm offset rim) and straightened out the bended edge of the bracket, in the end towards the back of the cabinet .. This gave me a gap of 5-6mm clearance between the MB and the fan .. A tight fit, but it works .. .. Edited January 15, 2022 by KatzeFive Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071775256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nearly done. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071776366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 More Margot Robbed Me 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071776737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 All tubing now done. I need to leak test it before I get some coolant in, then just a few minor bits to go. Wiring, cable tidying, some kind of rear cover. Then when it's up and running I'll do the final touches like the glass etching. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071778018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Filled and leak tested. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071778826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZAZEL Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 hours ago, sivispacem said: Filled and leak tested. Looks awesome man! Clean runs, and the colors go really well together! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071778963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Robbed Me Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Crappy photo, and not exactly a case mod (haven't done one of those in a while ), but here's my little area where the modding happens. The pandemic has kept me spending more time at home, so I've expanded into more modding tools to let me create most of my designs myself, instead of sourcing it out. Maybe once I finish up some current projects, I'll do a custom PC build again. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1071813309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Robbed Me Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 These have to be my new favorite cases from Geometric Future. The M8 and M6 use the rotated motherboard design Silverstone has used, which is my favorite layout. The build quality seems to be quite high, and the styling is minimalist. I wouldn't be surprised if these cases are being manufactured by Lian Li or Inwin. They're surprisingly cheap as well, with the Model 4 on sale for $85USD here. I just bought the M6 but I'll probably buy the Caliburn M4 because of the mod potential. But the M8 has some serious potential as well. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1072250138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 4:02 AM, Misumi said: These have to be my new favorite cases from Geometric Future. The M8 and M6 use the rotated motherboard design Silverstone has used, which is my favorite layout. I really, really like the M8. An extremely handsome case and one I'm pretty interested in as the basis for a casemod. It might just be their images, but it feels a bit tight for water cooling with 2 360mm rads (or 420/280), though? I can't see any examples of people doing custom loops in it either... Pretty basic in the "modding" stakes, but in preparation for water blocking my 4080 I've been fixing Phanteks' utterly gash RGB wiring (micro-3-pin to 3POL daisy chainable horror show): Soldering 5v RGB connectors is a f*cking ball-ache without a proper solder station and work holding, btw. AZAZEL 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1072270222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Robbed Me Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 6 hours ago, sivispacem said: I really, really like the M8. An extremely handsome case and one I'm pretty interested in as the basis for a casemod. I actually ended up buying the M8 instead. The Dharma in particular. Although I would have preferred a silver interior (which is rare nowadays for a case), there's a good chance I'm going to completely disassemble it and redo much of the interior anyway. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/875287-case-hardware-modding/?do=findComment&comment=1072270557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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