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Spawne32

01-24-2007, 04:41 PM

Doing some little mods to my cooler master elite 330 which i love dearly, heres the list of the mods, and some pics!

-Internal case structure coated in automotive rubber undercoat for sound dampening
-Scythe Kama bay for extra air flow
-Logisys thermal ducting

Heres a pic of the computer as it sits now :eek:
http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/000_0061.jpg

and a picture of the case as it is drying after the spray down, the parts that appear to be white that looks like i missed, is actually just the flash reflecting off the paint.

http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/000_0062.jpg
http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/000_0063.jpg

Ordering next week these...

http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/logisys-tvkit-clr-2.jpg
http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/xoxide_1930_111289676.jpg

when the next set of parts arrive, more pics will be added!

:toast:

Spawne32

01-24-2007, 08:55 PM

Reassembled tonight...

http://www.lazyforums.net/uploadfiles/000_0066.jpg

Spawne32

01-26-2007, 07:19 PM

Just so everyone knows, i have been measuring the temps and like as i expected, they did go up about 2-3 degrees because the rubber acts like insulation, so keep that in mind if u need hardcore cooling performance.

Lurid

01-26-2007, 07:20 PM

So did you do this solely for looks, or does it have an affect on noise reduction?

Spawne32

01-26-2007, 07:32 PM

So did you do this solely for looks, or does it have an affect on noise reduction?

it kills alot of the vibrations of certain things thru the metal of the case, the hard drive is less audible now to my ear and the cd rom drive doesnt vibrate the case like it did before, but the fan sounds are still there, if you have a loud fan then that sound will come right thru.

Solarfall

01-27-2007, 02:30 AM

Spawne32

01-27-2007, 10:12 AM

sigh...dont mean to be an as*hole, but you should have done a better paint jop.
i don't see how it could be a cameras flash that is apearing to make pics look that you missed a spot/s ?
how meny layers did you paint? usually one is not enough!!!

i did one coat cus the rubber goes on thick, there are a few spots where it didnt cover all the way but that doesnt concern me at all, i worry that if i used even more that the temps would rise even further, i was just experimenting with it anyway. i do plan on building a new computer towards the end of spring beginning of summer, so this wont even be here all that long :)

Corsa

01-27-2007, 07:25 PM

How about cutting out the fan grills front and back.....makes huge difference in noise levels and overall air flow...