pezcore Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Hey everyone, I just finished up this little project of mine and thought I'd share the results. AMD Processor idles in the low 30's (*C) I bought this cheap case a few years ago and decided to reuse it instead of paying for a new one. NEW PARTS - Total $260 MOBO: Gigabyte Mini-ATX Board, AM2/2+/3 compatible PROC: Phenom II X3 720 Black, my first AMD Chip! CPUFAN: Thermaltake BlueOrb II, huge blue fan lol PSU: Antec 550, modular OLD PARTS CASE: A stickerbombed and customized $25 Compucase GFX: EVGA Superclocked 8800GT 512MB RAM: 4 GB Mushkin DDR2-800 DVD: DVD/RW Lightscribe Drive HDD: 500GB drives x2 CUSTOM PARTS - Total $40 Smoked Plexi U Channel Molding Stickerbomb 2 Book PICS -before I cut the window after - lights off -after - lights on -inside, some wires tucked away The top and other side are completely covered in stickers too, I just haven't taken any pics yet. Comments welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekiM Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Wow, that case looks great! Very nice work How did you amass that many stickers? lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
molotovdaskwerl Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 great case i had that idea once, but i didn't feel like flooring the money, and didn't quite like the visuals in my head good job none the less Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielT Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 I saw a blue orb for sale at an failing computer store (the place really sucks, they honestly have nothing) and I thought "wow that is intriguing" then I left in a hurry assuming I would catch the plague or something just being in there. It kinda slipped my mind but I think they had one of those for $20. Is it a good cooler? Looks really basic but that doesn't mean it can't be good. I would really like to know your temps. Where is the sticker store you robbed by the way? I might just go back there and pick up that blue orb, I'm sure they never sold it. Looks nice but I am not sure I like the stickers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezcore Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Thanks guys. I am very impressed with the Blue Orb. I don't know if the X3 always runs really cool or not, but my temps are great. 32*C as I type this. It is a tight fit depending on your mobo, mine is touching the RAM in the first slot. The stickers came from the stickerbomb book, sold at Amazon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 That actually looks damn cool with that mishmash of stickers and I REALLY like the look of smoked windows too. Why didn't you go over the DVD drive or make a stealth plate for it though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezcore Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) That actually looks damn cool with that mishmash of stickers and I REALLY like the look of smoked windows too. Why didn't you go over the DVD drive or make a stealth plate for it though? because I hadn't thought of that I've even got the piece that covers the drive slots. Oh well, next time... Edited May 19, 2010 by pezcore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded_reality Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 That's one of the most kicka$$ cases I've ever seen. Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazypoloc Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 because I hadn't thought of that I've even got the piece that covers the drive slots. Oh well, next time... Actually I like the way it looks with the optical drive and front panels....very nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 Wow, that case looks great! Very nice work How did you amass that many stickers? lol +1 pezcore, excellent work there mister !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowtroop Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 Wow that looks cool, so the side window is completely black with the cathodes off? what kind of tint did you use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezcore Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 It is "smoke" plexi from MNPCTECH and yes it looks solid black until the lights are on. The cathode is white, and without it all you can see are the blue LEDs from the blue orb. They're very dim so it's perfect for a HTPC with no lights to distract. I should charge to build these Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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