My first try with moding/lighting.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Ok I took the time to get some stuff done.
So, I painted the drive bay covers black & installed my rocker switch.
Let me know what you think & please feel free to give me some ideas on what to do next.

Thanks guys.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00051.jpg

Older pics can be found here. (http://forums.ocia.net/viewtopic.php?t=3523&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)

[SHaCK]

Stealth your DVD drives 8) It would look very nice on your case imo.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

:lol:
I was looking at a old Maximum PC mag I have & they show you how to do that so I was thinking of giving it a try. I have to go to by buddy's again & paint two more of the drive bay covers but thats no biggie. I dident even think about it but the glossy black really sticks out on the flat black. I might have to paint my hole case. =)

One other thing I was thinking about doing it installing Plexiglass on the inside of the mesh to try to kill some of the fan noise. Any ideas there?

[Bio-Hazard]

Plexi will quiet things down, but it'll also heat things up due to redused air flow in the case. You might want to try it out by taping off the side panel meshto see just how much the redused air flow effects your overall temps............ :lol:

[SHaCK]

You are already using rubber gromets i think right ? A plexi would make a small difference if done well .. it would have to be flush with the mesh/side panel though, pretty much like a close case, the extra work is not worth it imo and your temps might suffer a bit.

Sound dempening material like the one found at frozencpu.com is a better option + it looks very nice.

[Bio-Hazard]

By looking at the side panel in a few reviews, installing plexi on the inside like you mentioned, should be childs play. I say go for it, you'll notice the differance in noise for sure, plexi made a huge differance in the noise levels on my UFO when I got around to installing it on my side panels.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Ya, I have some Dynamat its a sound damping material for car audio so I thought it couldent hurt. I have a Idea for being a "label whore" If I can manage to get another 8800. I wanted to use something (probably construction paper) on the two mesh panels so you can see it. eVGA on one & ether nViaia or SLI on the other.

Its kind of expensive but what not? I should look into geting some more & cover the hole panel & bottom of my case.
Dynamat pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00034.jpg)

[Avalanche]

Bro, is that Electrical tape I see holding up the lights? If you don't want to use the Velcro you can use a hot glue gun.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

:lol: Ya that was for temp use.
Check this. (http://forums.ocia.net/viewtopic.php?p=29600#29600)

[Avalanche]

Much better!! That is looking pretty darn sweet there!

Great Job!

[silenze]

Looks pretty good. 8)

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Thanks guys. :mrgreen:
I have next weekend off & its payday so I think I will paint my case & try to stealth the drives.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Going to paint my case tonight & get that all spiffyed up. Im wondering about my drives the covers have a "lip" on them & im wondering if I should cut it off, or if they will fit anyway. Any help would be awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00083.jpg

[IvyBat]

Most of the how-to's i've read on drive stealthing include cutting off the lip and velcroing the plate to your drive. but i'm not a real expert that's just what i've read :)

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

New look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00086-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00087.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00088-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00089.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/DSC00092.jpg

Finger prints show up really well on the glossy black but hear she is. :mrgreen:

[IvyBat]

hey nice job on the drives :) what kinda paint did you get/use?

[Avalanche]

It is a new paint Called Fingerprint Black!!! LOL... I had too!!!

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

O just some cheep glossy black spray paint.

I hate to say it but its almost to black :lol:
I think I'm going to add some green touches to it or something to break up the monotony.

[Avalanche]

Just remember if you don't like it (show us 1st) you can always go back to black.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Well I got some free time to night so Nvidia green it is. :mrgreen:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/Nvidiagreen.jpg

Last bit of painting for awhile & a nice new case badge to set it off.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

:lol: The flash from my camera made the paint brighter & my lights way dim. looking at it threw the naked eye it looks better Id say.

[SHaCK]

Looking good!

What's next ? :P

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

O when I get some more time (probably this weekend) I'm going to paint the indents that I pulled the metal strips out of, on the top & bottom of each side.
Anyone have any other ideas?

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Well found a trick with my drive bays so that looks a bit better. I didn't jam with my band tonight & my old lady went to work for a few hours so I had some time to do some more painting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/Sideafterpaint.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/caseafterpaint.jpg

[playafly187]

very nice... neon green is usually hard to pull off and look good, but i think it contrasts nicely with the black on the rest of the case.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Anyone have anything else in mind I could do to my case? :mrgreen:

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Update
Fan controller died! :evil:

[Avalanche]

Already? Wow! What kind of warranty did it have? Sounds like RMA time.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

I dont know if It had any. Im going to check in to that tonight. I sure hope it does. Luckly my motherboard has 5 fan headers.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

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:mrgreen:

[Avalanche]

This time try not to overclock the fan controller so much.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

:lol:
I wonder if its because I was using 3 120mm LED fans & the ramcooler (3fans)
Wonder if I was just to much for it to take.

[Avalanche]

It would say something if that was the case. At least I would think they would say something.

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

I know right!
....bastards.

[Avalanche]

Who knows maybe it was just a bad unit!

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

well its sent off & I installed (if you want to call it installing) pencil erasers so my stealthed drive bays have a push opening front ...... Better than ejecting in my computer, much easier too.

[KnottAnneEmo]

sweet, might wanna get a microfiber cloth for the next set of pics tho :wink:

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

O ya, the finger print black is crappy looking :lol:

[KnottAnneEmo]

hmm, i'm thinking a decal of a stylised nvidia badge....
or maybe thats too much.....

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Ya I have tried to find one but, I cant seem to find one big enough for the job.