View Full Version : Xtreme OC and casemodding?
ALT-F13
10-17-2003, 09:18 AM
Well, being a casemodder for 2 years it was hard to see my benching rig looks like technogenic octopus.
SO, here it is - Project Phaseshifter.Two. Custom acrylic laser-cut side and top panels, engraving "ELETEK. Phaseshifter.Two", two laser-cut 80mm "biohazard" blowholes. EXOS is modded with 3x red LED fans. Neon string floppy cable, rheobus, L.I.S LCD... And a lot of light from 2x SunBeam CCFLs with sound activation module, SunBeam "liquid neon" light and 3 red Akasa LED fans - two on side blowholes and one behind the compressor.
http://alt.modlabs.net/1s.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/10.jpg http://alt.modlabs.net/11.jpg
I know that Marci and Larsa also have nice OCing rigs. Maybe this is the place to demonstrate 'em? Let's show that xtreme overclockers also like nice looking PCs :)
Or not???
So, what do you think of combining overcklocking and modding, guys?
Soulburner
10-17-2003, 09:23 AM
Damn thats hella nice dude.....I want one....good job :thumbsup:
Holst
10-17-2003, 09:26 AM
Looks great :D
Im not a big fan of the vapo frontpanne myself, if have probably changed it
I like that neon string floppy cable.
The exos looks good with the red fans they should make it like that from new.
Personally although I have a LianLI and stealthed drives my casemods stop there... There are allways wires out the side and as I tend to change hardware a fair bit even if I do tidy up, its messy again the next week.
Awesome man, got any more pics?
faruquehabib
10-17-2003, 10:19 AM
WOW!!! i dig it, man...my props to ya
antipop
10-17-2003, 11:55 AM
Me and modding aren't great friend mostly cause i don't have the tools and then because i've always something to do inside the case (yeah the beige thing on the floor) :)
Anyway that's a great mod you've congrat
X-Ecutioner
10-17-2003, 12:46 PM
nice mod
i just sprayed my case and replaced the side door with a plexi
watercooling inside... i wnated to build a new case so i quit improving this cas ebut maybe ill start again and build a fan controller and a LCD ...
but im tryin to increase my rigs speed atm so i have no time to worry about its look anyway
great job!
X
shray
10-17-2003, 01:37 PM
http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/exinpro/eek2.gif
xDUCK
10-17-2003, 01:43 PM
Would have been more impressive if the plexiglass matched the curve of the front panel. :D
Nice mod. :)
Redskin
10-17-2003, 01:59 PM
good job :D :slobber:
Da[]San
10-17-2003, 03:00 PM
Superb modding Kudos..
antipop
10-18-2003, 03:48 AM
Originally posted by xDUCK
Would have been more impressive if the plexiglass matched the curve of the front panel. :D
Nice mod. :) I think that's very hard to do!
Redskin i love your av
Edward2
10-18-2003, 11:28 AM
That is impressive... job well done.
saaya
10-18-2003, 01:12 PM
:toast:
afireinside
10-18-2003, 01:21 PM
Looks great :banana:
Mind taking a pic of the insides?
mkleingeld
10-18-2003, 01:42 PM
Although I really dig your case and big respect for your work there personally I don't really care that much how mine looks since it is placed behind curtains in front of an open window to get that last bit of cool air inside :)
Master Chief
10-18-2003, 04:21 PM
Alt-F13
Very, very nice work!!!! Please show some inside pic's!
MC
xMagusx
10-18-2003, 09:52 PM
damn thats nice!... i wish i had 1/2 that setup! :D good work ;)
Major
10-19-2003, 01:47 AM
Very nice !!! I'm a little to conservative to go that route in fact these days im sorta caseless, but I can see how it would turn some heads at a lan party !!! My son is into case modding alittle bit (he's 7) and he is all about neon and flashing lights ! I'll show him your rig and see what he would like to borrow from your setup to go in his.
Once agin ! :toast:
antipop
10-19-2003, 04:35 AM
Originally posted by Major Slaughter
My son is into case modding alittle bit (he's 7) :eek: that's a lucky bas.... boy :D :D
prommy_fan
10-19-2003, 08:05 AM
Nice one ALT-F13!!! Please show us a pic of inside!
ALT-F13
10-20-2003, 03:25 AM
TNX everybody for appreciation of my humble efforts:)
You asked for more pics? Here we go!
http://alt.modlabs.net/14.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/13.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/12.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/9.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/8.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/7.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/6s.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/5.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/4s.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/3s.jpg
http://alt.modlabs.net/2s.jpg
prommy_fan
10-20-2003, 05:05 AM
This
http://alt.modlabs.net/8.jpg
that's awesome :D
antipop
10-20-2003, 05:32 AM
What is the lcd screen and how much did it costed you?
Marci
10-20-2003, 07:33 AM
"Lost in Space" LCD... think Highspeedpc.com do em in the US, and coolcasemods.com in the UK...
Looks tops d00d!! Now get that metal polished... it ain't shiny enough.... I wanna be blinded!
Trust me on this, nothin loox better than a polished up vapo.... every copper line etc can be polishe dup with the greatest of ease with metal cleaner... mirror finish... so can the entire chassis as it's galvanized steel... makes all the lighting about 40% more effective due to all the reflections...
Marci
10-20-2003, 07:42 AM
Side note... U got any UV goin on in there? You could get some really gr8 looking additional effects in that case if u attack some of the boards etc with UV Reactive paint...
Avoid sitting the LiquidNeons in sunlight for lengths of time too, they discharge until about 1" of the tube is reacting and the rest is dead... all depends where you have the unit positioned...
Might have a contact for getting a replacement moulded front made soon too... that's the biggest butt pain with these vapos... can't do naff all with the front other than add bay devices really...
Definitely a show-stopper LAN rig that one...
ALT-F13
10-23-2003, 07:04 AM
Tnx, Marci!
Idea of polishing Vapo is brilliant! I wonder if it possible to polish the compressor so it looks like hot-rod engine;)
As for UV - just yesterday we received first BIG shipment of SunBeam goods... Yes, i have UV... A lot of UV:)
LiquidNeon was just an experiment - i didn't like it much, so throw it away already.
There will be a modding contest in Ukraine in December, supported by Intel and Samsung. Going to improve the case for the contest so i'll be back in a month:)
Marci
10-23-2003, 07:09 AM
You could either sand back the paint off the compressor and shiny the metal underneath up, but you'd need to treat it to prevent corrosion... or you could just use metallic spray paint directly onto the compressor... make sure whatever paint u use can withstand temps upto 60 deg C to be safe... then add another fan into the top of the case sucking from the compressor from above or the side as by changing compressor color from black to anything else will reduce it's ability to radiate it's accumulated heat.... better safe than sorry....
Marci
10-23-2003, 07:12 AM
http://www.over-clock.com/fliptone/vapope/DSC00128.jpg
http://www.over-clock.com/fliptone/vapope/DSC00129.jpg
http://www.over-clock.com/fliptone/vapope/DSC00130.jpg
http://www.over-clock.com/fliptone/DSC00476.JPG
Shiny shiny...
ALT-F13
10-24-2003, 05:57 AM
wow! niiiiice!
ALT-F13
10-24-2003, 06:03 AM
how do you get this mirror finish on bare metal?
Marci
10-24-2003, 06:28 AM
Duraglit and elbow grease.... dunno what it's called in US... just a household abrasive metal cleaner for cleaning up ornaments n' suchlike.
S'just lucky that copper and galvanized steel shine up nicely... and the vapo case is made entirely from galv steel with all tubing in copper...
lalPOOO
10-24-2003, 07:35 AM
If your going to sand down the steal though, make sure you get something on top of it after to protect the surface. Otherwise it'll just start too look like crap after a while. Something like clearcoat.
Really nice looking case though, I imagine it probably looks 10x better in person too!
xMagusx
10-24-2003, 03:55 PM
on the monitor on top is that just a background pic of the MHZ speed or is it a program displaying it?
Bra!nFreeZe^
10-25-2003, 12:14 AM
W0W ALT-F13 u really have a reason to be proud of yourself!
mrnuke
10-26-2003, 07:56 PM
how much did all of this modding cost you?
Av3ng3r
11-06-2003, 10:08 AM
very nice oc and mod dude , keep it up :D