[goodgod]

I don't know if I can put a link to another forum...well i'll put it anyway tell me if i'm wrong.

So hi!

I'm new here and i'm also new to modding, it's been a drug for me in the last weeks or months (since december 22th, when i built my first gaming rig)

So here's the mod i made, which is isn't finished yet, and I just wanted to get some opinions or suggestions to improve it.

Thanks!

Here's the link:

My Mod

[goodgod]

Ok, it seems that I can't put the link 'cause of the "coarse" language being used in Pure Pwnage forums, so I'll take a few hours (lol) to put my mod here...let's start!

Goodgod's Mod

It's finally done! After hours of work on this project, many cuts and burnt fingers, this mod is over. I started from a standard looking pc with good hardware to a awesome look rig (In my opinion, u may not like it ) In the next posts i'll show you a couple of steps i did to go throught this mod

Specs:
Athlon 64 4000+ @ 2.4ghz
2X1GB OCZ Platinum 2.5-3-2-5
Evga Sli Mobo
Evga 7800GT
Audigy 2 ZS
LG DVD-RW
Floppy
Coolermaster Cavalier 3 case

First of all, here are some pics of my starting case and old inside case setup:

Case:


Mouse, keyboard and CRT:


Front, open and closed:




Please dont post pics with profanity in them, thanks. -- David


2) I began by cutting 2 80mm holes in the top of my case with a jumping saw (i removed all the components inside before of course :P ) Then it was time to sand the edges with some tools:


3) The same week i was making plans for my side panel with a PP logo window, after some hard work doing the logo well and proportioned, i drawn it on my panel:

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4) I had done some plans before that, it was like more than a month ago i think:



5) I received some stuff from my orders (some are shown on the picture):
3X Orange UV Reactive 80mm fans w/ quad uv led
Rounded IDE and Floppy Cables UV Red
Sata Cable UV Red
Dual Red Neon Kit w/ Dual Inverter and PCI Switch
2X Vantec Cable Sleeving Kit UV Red
PSU Connectors Changeover Kit UV Red
OEM Slot Protector Kit UV Red
Molex and ATX pins Removal Tools
2X Red LEDs
Sunbeam Rheobus Fan Controller


6) Here the big job begins, the sleeving job. I took me about 10 hours to sleeve only the PSU (me being a hardware noob :neutral: ):


7) Once done, this looks 100% Kick-ASS, like 3dgameman would say:



8) More Close-Ups

[goodgod]

It cost me around 175$ CND so far. Ok let's continue this!

9) I did the sleeving job on all the case wires, fans, HSF, Neon Wires, EVERYTHING


10) I painted my fan screws, and fan grills black.


11) Then i modded the front LEDs....Having no knowledge at all in electronics, i was a little worried about it. It took me 2 hours or more to remove those front power and HDD blue LEDs and to replace them by red ones. I cut the wires, stripped them, twisted them around the LED pins, welded the thing, and put some tape on it to make sure that the pins won't touch together. I never been so happy to see those little LEDs light up!



12) Another big step was the finishing job: Installing the cathode kit, inverter, place those sleeved cables well, plus all the fans with some extra wires to reach my fan controller, inverting the LEDs of the fan controller (That made the LEDs turn red at 7v, before it was switching from red to blue at 7v). Now THAT'S cool.

[goodgod]

13) The Inside Fans (you can see how much cables i tie-wrapped in the 5.25 bays, hiding them)



14) Front View





15) Inside Close-ups



16) Top View

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17) Setup (I got my logitech G5 and my Steelpad QcK)


18) Overall View



19) My acrylic piece (to make the PP window)


20) What happened to my PP WINDOW LOL?
Eh....I'm supposed to get the tool (a dremel) from a friend this weekend, so it'll be done sunday hopefully. So check this thread next week to see the final results!

21) Special Thanks:
PP Forums:
1337cshacker
DougHChrist
XenoX101
evol262
Virus52
Batman12Fish
Komet

Sites:
Rodney Reaynolds from 3dgameman.com
ADPmods.com
Xoxide.com
PCtoys.com


More to come!


Comments or insults are welcome

[goodgod]

Ok, it took only 5 sec to copy/paste the codes.

Excuse me if I sound like a kid (i'm 18 btw!)or whatever sometimes, the only forum I post on is a gaming one, the Pure Pwnage forum

I posted this to know your opinion about my mod, to answer your questions about it if needed, to learn about modding, and finally to have your suggestions on how to improve it.

Also, as a side note, i'm completly new to computer modding or building, as I didn't know how to install a CD-rom drive in last November I'm proud of my work, it took me more than 50 hours with all the planning, modding and sleeving job.

As I said, this mod isn't completly finished(as you can see the side is wide open ), and i'm supposed to cut my side panel in a Pure Pwnage logo window, with clear acrylic behind the panel, along with 8 black screws.

I also have some little things to finish:

1) I need to do a better cable job (hide more cables)
2) I need to find a way to finish the top (as you can see the holes are kinda rough)
3) Anything that will make it look more professional or aesthetical (open to suggestions, but with a low budget
4) Later on, maybe this summer when I get some extra $$$, i'll be buying another 7800gt, two AC VGA silencer Rev. 3 for my 7800gts, , and a thermaltake big typhoon for my CPU

Thanks,

-Goodgod

[zexmarquies01]

Wow, nice job man!

and thats pretty good for your first project too!

most people just cut a new fan hold for their first mod

Now if you just had a way to clean up all those wires. It would make it look alot better, and it would help out airflow alot more than you may think.

but i realize that some people ( like myself ) don't have the ability to put their wires behind the Motherboard tray. And it makes it kinda hard to make the wiring job look good. But there are ways to clean it up a bit. but it can be very time consuming, and requires alot of thinking. But its possible.

So if you ever have free time, and want to do something else nice for your PC, Sit down and think it out before hand, and clean up the wires.

Find ways to rout them around things. Tape them up to the sides of the case that arn't seen.

Well, thats all i have to say. Good job man!

oh, and WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!


EDIT:

I know ONE more thing you could do!

change the Pp logo for the Acrylic, to an O/C logo instead heh ( just kidding man, always have to promote the OC forums...but i'm sure you know how that goes with the PP forums too )

[ThE cHiCkEn]

Welcome to the Forums

Thats an uber mod, looks waaaaay better than it did before
i would say more but I am about to throw the sh**** windows 98 machine i am stuck on out the window

[goodgod]

Thanks alot man, I was hoping that people would find it nice... Some of you guys are doing things with PCs that are beyond my mortal comprehension

I'm planning getting a better cable job soon, and it'll look better with the side window on (i'll mount two 80mm fans, one uv reactive orange with uv leds, the other standard, on the panel)

lol, a O'C logo would make no sense for me for the moment

[Viper2004]

I love your mod for the fact that you're implementing PP into it. I <3 PP!

[BuffaloBoy]

That is a very ambitious first mod, and it's turning out well. Always glad to see more PP fans out there. Good hardware choices, too.

[xanderjobizzle]

Gg!

[Kilyin]

Nice sleeving job there, and it looks sharp and clean overall. A+

[goodgod]

thanks, I think i'll try doing a better cablin job this afternoon. If I have spare time i'll post some pics of it

[jdrake90]

WOW... nice job man!

Jdrake90

TO THE FORUMS

[tLove]

Excellent first mod. Looks really nice, and I love the PP theme . This forum area is amazing for learning to do mods and whatnot, so stick around!

//cheers//

[fuzzba11]

More props for the PP theme, and for that huge wiring job, nice work.

[goodgod]

concerning my wiring job, i've done what I call a clean one this afternoon, i'll post some pics tomorrow

[wa77ss]

A+. goodgod FTW !!!!

[goodgod]

Originally Posted by WaTTz

A+. goodgod FTW !!!!

Lol thanks, I'm still working on getting my mod better, wait for the pp window (sadly it won't be ready until next week or later )

The cable job took me 4 hours this afternoon, hiding some cables behind the mobo, and cable tying all that stuff.... I hope you will like it (posting it tomorrow evening)

-Goodgod

[Cyrix_2k]

Lookin' good! Much better than my first mod, actually, it's much better than my current rig.

Welcome to the Forums!

[Thumdar]

Good job, but maybe work on your photography a little

[goodgod]

You're right, I used a cheap trashable camera while doing the mod, but it was somehow broken and only 5 or 6 of the 24 photos I had took were good

Then I used my father's numeric camera, but it's not a very recent one, and it needs alot of light when not on the flash... I'm planning on buying a good numeric camera this summer

[MightyJoe]

Looking good, keep up the good work

[=ACID RAIN=]

Hey man, if this is your first mod and you apparently did this well, it's safe to say you have a talent for this sort of thing!

Welcome to the forums, it only gets crazier from here

[goodgod]

thanks alot, this really is my first mod ; as I mentionned before, i didn't know anything about hardware or modding in last november, and didn't know how to install a cd-rom drive

I learned by myself just from the internet forums and from a friend who assembled my pc pieces in december.

Pics of my cabling job coming tomorrow hopefully

[Skeith]

Originally Posted by zexmarquies01

most people just cut a new fan hold for their first mod

I put together a 2x20 character LCD readout for my first mod. LOL you can tell its my first the lcd window in the drive bay clip thingy is all crooked. I havent gotten around to re cutting it.

[goodgod]

it took long to get that photo, but here's the cabling job well done

I still need to get a molex extension to hide that molex near the HDD but i think i've hidden what i could....or tell me

The photos sucks, I know, my dad's camera is kinda old and almost broken...

[KlinkB]

looks very nice, i wish i had the patience to take the time to do all my cabling like that