[X3nZ]

Alright, so to begin with...

This is a case modification that I decided out of the blues to do. At the beginning of this 'mod' I thought it turn out bad and because this is my first time doing so, I didn't think I would of done a good job, which on the side panel cutting part, I used a jigsaw to cut the center piece out and before I sanded the edges down, it look worse then what it did in the pictures..

System specs (Not the best but satisfies me until I get my new computer):
CPU: AMD 8450 Phenom II X3 2.1 GHZ
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4550 512MB
PSU: 450 Watts (I forget the manufacture)
RAM: A-DATA 1033 2GB (2 x 240 Pin)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 120 GB
Motherboard: GIGABYTE M68M-S2P
DVD Drive: LITE-ON Combo USE External Drive

Case: White Standard Full Tower Case, by AMD.
The case costed me nothing because my ex-step dad gave it to me, and it looked like shit, as you can see in the pictures, I had no interest in cleaning it. Which I did clean it before I painted it.

• The Process

-What the case looked like before I did anything to it:

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-Then I decided to paint the exterior of the case:

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-Then the interior of the case, which is red:

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-Here is where the major modification to it begins, putting the plexi-glass into the side panel

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Step 1 (Cutting the center piece of the side panel, where the glass will show):

Continue to post two!

[X3nZ]

Continued -

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Step 2 (Cutting the glass to fit in the inside of the panel, which is done, see Step 2.1): Step 2.1 (I have cut the glass and it fits perfectly into its place): -As you can see, the guard is on the outside of the glass which will be shown on the outside when the panel is back on

• Conclusion

All I have to do now is put 4 screws on the metal side panel, latching the glass and the panel together.

Screw several holes into the center of the glass so the fan can get ventilation, and then 4 screws at the end of the corners, latching the fan and guard to the glass.

Repaint the exterior of the side panel, flat black again, and the interior both because I've missed a couple spots as you can see, then to clean up and finish the project.

[SlashPT]

you could have painted better..

anyways not bad for your first mod

[X3nZ]

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Originally Posted by SlashPT you could have painted better.. anyways not bad for your first mod

Well, after the process is done, I'm going to repaint the whole thing so it will look better, and I'm going to make sure I have enough paint this time instead of running out of paint and it looking like shit.

Also going to spray some windex on the glass to. Of course when it's all said and done, there's going to be a finishing clean up.

[MaDK1LLA]

Lol, I got my case painted. Professional, If anyone wan't their, xbox 360 or ps3 or cases resprayed or they wan't some cases for it pm me :P (I work for British Airways so I do this mostly every day )

[Namaco]

I dont like these flashy big ass cases that are like from 1920 mad scientist ideas, I like orginals! Because I grew UP with orginal stuff!

same I hate gold shit like ingame gold weps wtf gtfo with it

[X3nZ]

Yea.. well I'm not a professional at painting and that stuff and as this was my first modification such as so. Ya get the picture, but I am going to take the reverse side panel to a professional painter down in my town and have a cobra painted on it, as well it'll look like it's coming out of the case and shit.. I should have that completed by the end of this summer which I'll upload pictures.

[Michael@Belgium]

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-Then the interior of the case, which is red:

0_O So outside it's black and inside red ? xD ROFL ... I don't like the red (+ your painting is not so good ) x)
About the plexi-glass: that's good

[X3nZ]

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Originally Posted by Michael@Belgium 0_O So outside it's black and inside red ? xD ROFL ... I don't like the red (+ your painting is not so good ) x) About the plexi-glass: that's good

Well I did say that I ran out of paint, so that's why lol, after the project is done, I'm buying more paint and finishing the paint job.

[SlashPT]

well i quite like the way the red is there...

but try to find a way to get a new front for that case and maybe that will improve alot your case mod :3