How to guides

[bimbim18]

ok guys, bottom line, i sold my car and after paying off the bank i still got 4k left to play with. i want to spend about $1200-$1500 on the computer itself but im doing all of it myself. Basically i wanna put a LOTTA mods in it so if anyone has any ideas or have seen links to any cool mods (im really looking for "How-to guides") can you please post em so i got more to work with :) also looking to learn about water cooling , why not lol??

so far i have links to:
a cool cd-rom mod,
window making 101
stealth CD drives
replacing LEDs
Painting

looking for more ideas though (heck if you have links to these post em anyways, the site you have in mind may be better tahn the ones i have)

[TAZTG]

Check this THREAD (http://www.sharkyforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=135753) out. It has a link that might be helpful. Wish I had some money to burn on a new Puter.. Good Luck and keep us posted..:cool:

[bimbim18]

WOW Taztg, i dont know if i even have time to look at all these lol. after following the links to websites with more links i should have a great amount of info :) THANK YOU this should gimme lots of ideas!!!

p.s. i have a few inspirations from a few of your cases already from your website :) i love you taztg :)

Keep em coming :)

[zackbass]

http://www.overclockers.com/tips1018/

Yeah, I know, pimp'in my own stuff.

[TAZTG]

Originally posted by bimbim18
WOW Taztg, i dont know if i even have time to look at all these lol. after following the links to websites with more links i should have a great amount of info :) THANK YOU this should gimme lots of ideas!!!

p.s. i have a few inspirations from a few of your cases already from your website :) i love you taztg :)

Keep em coming :)

Thanks, keep us posted on what Mods you do. I am always visiting Mod Sites and Love getting Ideas from them. ;)

[pwain]

http://www.softchitect.com/chris/case_mods/articles.html


not sure where I got this link from, but it has everything I could ever think of.

[TAZTG]

Great, another good Bookmark of How-To's and nice Articles. Nice Find pwain...;) ;)

[bimbim18]

zackbass: i love that link, i was thinking something similar to that except im thinking a black case and having the G.I.Joe "COBRA" insignia and red neons inside :)

[zackbass]

If you do, send some pics my way.

[bimbim18]

Damn :( my the guy bid on my car on e-bay then offered me 1/2 of what he bid without even seeing the car... }:( so although it has not been sold it gives me time to plan out my computer better. My project has been delayed but believe me, i think im better off with more time to plan so keep the ideas coming :)

[bimbim18]

WOOT my wife has has given me the green light on using my credit card to begin my project(after endless arguments as to why i shouldnt just buy a dell) , any final ideas before i begin ordering parts? :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D

[nolekid86]

yes, buy a Radeon All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro. ;)

[Mrfreddio55]

i will tell you this...you'll save a lot of money on modding if you make stuff yourself. such as control panels with switches...you could prolly make one for half of the price as they sell it to you on these modding sites. I think they just charge more because there is a high demand for the stuff and little places to find it. Also, be sure to check around for lighting effects and cold cathodes, they vary in quality and price a lot on the internet

"Fred" :cool:

[bimbim18]

Originally posted by Mrfreddio55
i will tell you this...you'll save a lot of money on modding if you make stuff yourself. such as control panels with switches...you could prolly make one for half of the price as they sell it to you on these modding sites. I think they just charge more because there is a high demand for the stuff and little places to find it. Also, be sure to check around for lighting effects and cold cathodes, they vary in quality and price a lot on the internet

"Fred" :cool:

i do plan on making my own swithches and stuff but i dont know much about voltages and such (im reading a lot but a lot will be trial and error :/ but as for cold cathodes, can anyone recomend a good quality one? (WOOT i found a paint that looks clear until UV light is introduced..... i can make it red/black under normal conditions and make it turn funky colors when i turn on te UV :D )

[Astros Fan]

Thanks for the links guys, I'm looking at getting into modding and those provide more info. than I will probably ever need :)

[TAZTG]

Originally posted by Astros Fan
Thanks for the links guys, I'm looking at getting into modding and those provide more info. than I will probably ever need :)

No Problem just come back and Post Your PICS when your done, Thats right you can never be done there is always one more Mod..
:D

[zackbass]

or five!

[Astros Fan]

Originally posted by TAZTG


No Problem just come back and Post Your PICS when your done, Thats right you can never be done there is always one more Mod..
:D

LOL:D I just ordered a case and some other stuff look in this thread (http://www.sharkyforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=1200486#post1200486) .

After looking through some of those links I fell upon some DIY fanbus systems. This is exactly what I have been looking for! I d/l some schematics and will be stopping by Radio Shack on my way home from work.

I'm not technical enough to have figured out all that on my own, with the LED's and switches (maybe back in HS when I was taking second year Physics, lol) but that was a long time ago. Anyway, I was sick of all those wires about a year ago on my fans and just cut them, and soldered all of them into one molex and plugged that into my 4 pin off the power supply. I like the idea of having switches on the front of the system better :) Especially since I'm adding more fans. At that time I just had the hdd cooler, slot fan, and a 60mm fan plugged into one molex. With that new case that I'll pick up tomorrow the front switch fan bus would work out great :)

[Dark_Phantom]

This site has the lowest prices that I can find and has awesome ratings at resellerratings.com

www.case-mod.com

Im planning on modding my case around Christmas when i will hopefully get a new mobo/proc. Im a major newb with modding so ill be checkin out all the sites. Thx for the thread.

[TAZTG]

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