Good looking:I leave that up to you, but I just love the looks. It's not the most original mod, i know, but i think this desing is sleek & stylish.
Side panel:
Taped with paper tape, ready to unleash my mighty wipsah!
No turning back:
Tada:
Dremel fun:
Drillin':
After sanding the edges, i polished it to make it nice & glossy:
Oh yeah, i just dig shiny stuff.
Plexi window in place:
Drilling the holes to attach the plexi:
Installed (pics with flash aren't pretty, because it eliminates the UV effect. :/ ). Don't mind the missing bays, i left them @home. :s
I used to have a PC mods laser cut grill on top, but it was a bit too flashy for me, so I replaced it with a more stylish grill from aquacomputer.de.
before:
after:
An UV-led under my resevoir at the back, gave a nice glow to my liquid (i've put dye lite in my water):
The ugly PC86 front was removed, so now i had to desing a new reset & power button.
I chose to replace the reset button with a key switch (so you don't accidentaly reset), and the power button with a 'stealthed' one. irl, you can barely see it:
Next step: filling the case with a Fast & Silent interior