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My Casemodding related mods.

uglyvamp — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:47:33 +0800

created usb extension

created fan hole for Lianli A05N front. with a nice fancy 80mm grill

[addedon]February 16, 2011, 1:00 pm[/addedon]It require 16mm hole size & depth of minimum 42-43mm.

Just need to connect as per normal how you would connect a casing's power on/off switch & power led light. ( blue/green/red )
Length of cable can be customized to shorter or much longer.

[addedon]February 16, 2011, 1:04 pm[/addedon]my sleeving ..

customized a back plate for TJ-07 inverted mod

Project : Classified 980x

uglyvamp — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:22:52 +0800

A project stretched out to 1yr. Due to modifications, waiting new parts & latest technology.

Watercooled : CPU - Mosfet - North/South bridge - VGA. Twin cooling = Double pump, seperate loop.

GPU - EK full face waterblock rev. for XXX edition
CPU - Alphacool
Chipset & Mosfet - Bits Power.
Pump - MCP 355 + EK top
Reservoir - EK tube res 250mm size
Feser Tubing - sadly, i must say FESER tubing feels like my toilet hose. Even my garden hose is way better.
Liquid - Distilled water + non corrosive industrial addictive
Fittings - all Bitspower
Radiator - 1x 360mm Black ICE SR + 1x EK 360mm rad ( 2nd SR rad was damaged so i replaced with EK )
Fans - 120mm x 25mm NMB fan @ 0.22amp, 1600rpm. Being the least vibration, least noise & lease centre dead spot. "small core".
Alphacool Headmaster - pump & fan control with temperature sensor. <----- have not play with it yet till system is up.

Intel 980x -
Corsair Dominator 2000mhz CL 8, 6x 2gb = 12gb
WD Velociraptor SATA-3 600gb x 6units = RAID 0
EVGA Classified x58
Corsair 1000watt or 1200watt whichever arrive ( currently market no stock as of this post )
LIAN LI V2110 full tower case
Pioneer DVDRW

Monitor - 100" SUPER LED <---------------- just for a LAUGH

Stripping out entire case for anodizing & powder coating work. I take a lot of pictures b4 stripping so I can refer back when putting them together again.
There're actually quite a lot of rivets to remove. Removal has to be in sequence when putting them back together again. Miss it & I had to remove the rivets again.
The difficult part is none actually. Other than looking for the correct rivet size. The original rivets at the rear were not counter sunk type. We simply counter sunk it & put in counter sunk rivets to flush flat. I'm not sure if that is case modding or not ..

4mm black sleeve

Give Away : Extracted Harddrive cages from casing.

uglyvamp — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:46:18 +0800

Giving away these items below.

U can option to get it by Pos, which you'll have to pay for the postage.

Postage via POS LAJU only.

I hope this give away dont attract simply freebie hunter but real modders who will put them to good use or their next projects !!

For I've little time & no idea how to build my own casing out of these spare parts.

Spare parts give away posted here in this link instead.

Please have a look & discuss there.

The give away items.

Silverstone TJ-07 harddisk bracket with 120mm fan slot - 6pcs available.
Mounting of hd simply by slotting in hd & screw.

Lianli Full tower A series harddisk bracket with 120mm fan slot
Mounting of hd simply by slotting in hd & screw. - 2pcs
The one on the left require a special screw & rubber gromet to sit the harddisk in the cage. 1piece

Thermaltake Armour full tower hd cage. Originally on top next to PSU.
Aluminium material - 1piece

Some back plate for PSU. All aluminium material except top left of picture is steel.
bottom centre is dont know for wat purpose.

Lianli Aluminium face plates
5.25" Black - 10pcs
3.5" Black - 2pcs
5.25" Silver - 1piece

Silverstone 5.25" face plates - 5pcs
Silverstone fan bracket for TJ-09 harddrive fan - 4pcs

SLI : 9800-GX2 & Striker II Extreme

uglyvamp — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:02:37 +0800

Casing will be Thermal Take Armour PLUS Silver.

On the way to building it, awaiting rest of WC stuffs to arrive mid-end May.

B L O O D

uglyvamp — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:44:24 +0800

TO be updated again when all is complete.

This one has humble hardware inside, but loud outside

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Updated barebone case pictures.

Completely re-anodized. Look at the details

Entire casing was ripped apart, un-riveted, unscrewed piece by piece before going through the process. Was a 5days work for the workshop guys.

Well gentlemen, if u are wondering if i did it myself, no sadly, i dont know how to. It was done by a Singapore based local workshop. Professionally done.

As for the cost of doing it, its more than the casing.

Project QX-88 : WC QX6800 + 8800GTX SLi

uglyvamp — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:27:54 +0800

here's a sneak preview of our upcoming project after DarkGen.

Computer hardwares as follow:

Asus Striker Extreme
Intel QX6800 Quad Core Extreme
Gskill DDR-2 2GB x 2
SilverStone Zeus 850watt
Asus 8800GTX 768MB DDR3 PCIex x 2
Auzentech Meridian X
Pioneer SATA DVD-RW
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 16MB 10000rpm SATA x2 Raid 0
Western Digital 500GB SATA
SilverStone TJ-07

Water-cooling equipments as follow:
AquaExtreme MP-05 CPU
SwiftTech MCW60R x 2
3 x 120mm radiator
Swiftech Micro Res
SwiftTech MCP-655 water pump
PC-ICE non-conductive coolant x 2
Clearflex 1/2"
SilenX Ixtrema Pro series- 14dBA 120mm fan

Pictures of items

Project DarkGen : WC 8800Ultra & C2D & 7" LCD Mod

uglyvamp — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:54:01 +0800

My best frend's rig. After sticking to his old humble rig for almost 4yrs, he decided its time for a major upgrade now that CPUs & Rams are cheaper.

Computer Hardwares as follow :

C2D E6600
Gigabyte 8800 Ultra ( non SLI )
Asusn P5NE-SLI ( decided to wack Ultra instead thus save on mobo .. hmm )
Kingston's DDR 2 ( 4x 1GB D9 GMH )
Silverstone Strider 750watt modular PSU
Silverstone TJ-09 chasis ( non side windows as we'll be customizing the window shape )
Asus Sata DVDRW
Hitachi 320GB Sata II Raid 0 x2
Hitachi 500GB Sata II Storage
Auzentech X-Meridien Sound card

Mod hardwares as below :

DangerDen 8800GTX Fullface waterblock
Swiftech Storm II CPU waterblock
Swiftech MCW-30 Chipset block
Swiftech MCP-655 pump
Radiator 2x 120mm
Radiator 1x 120mm
Custom made 5.25" UV Acrylic blue reservoir
Clearflex 1/2" Tubing
PC-ICE Coolant ( color not decided yet )

Other hardware mod : 7" Widescreen LCD ( non touch screen ).

Gonna integrate this small lcd screen somewhere on the chasis & run "dual display". Thus able to surf the web or game while this 2ndary lcd play ur favourite mtv or movies or monitor ur software driven temperature monitor.

Our problems :

TJ-09 isn't that big for WC seriously if we're looking to mount everything intergrated inside, which we always prefer.

The chasis only allow 1piece of 240mm Radiator on top which is not really sufficient for a E6600 @ 3.6ghz & 8800Ultra.

Therefore, we're planning to mount a 2nd single fan 120mm radiator at the exhaust area. We'll need to let the loop run with this plan & check if there's any waterflow restrictions anywhere or bubbles trap. Though its a very powerful 12volt MCP-655, we'll still need to test. Thanks to my buddy we've a good opportunity to test a dual radiator loop

some pictures up first .. tmr will be offically working on it ..

some of the item pics

GTX waterblock on Ultra, we initially decided to go on 2x GTX but drop the idea as he will want to add another Ultra later on since we've already ordered 2x GTX waterblock.

the custom built UV reactive 5.25" water reservoir.. gonna do a nice bezel to fit this in.

res under UV. complete blue ..

4x 1GB D9 GMH, tested 4gb O/C @ 1000mhz, 4,4,4,12
i got rid of all the kingston & warranty stickers then gonna cool with heatspreader + ram cooler.

side display
this picture show my personal memory. 4x 1gb D9 and 4x Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066mhz @ CL 5. the cheap rams beat the more expensive ones hands down.

the 7" LCD mod. Gonna do it at the front, however, my frend's pc will be on the floor & he's afraid he might kick & crack the lcd someday, lol. anyway, the position infront was the initial idea. so just show lcd placement plan.

supposed to cut the front panel to fit & the lcd. and the internal area has just enough room for the lcd & the pcb controller.

8800 GTX SLI watercooling : Full face waterblock

uglyvamp — Wed, 09 May 2007 20:53:21 +0800

just got it today ... very excited

for the next extreme rig we're building end this mth or next..

Project Lianli PC-71 SnowDawgz : Completed project

uglyvamp — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:31:51 +0800

long time since our last posting .
here's one of our quite recent project.

Major job is top cutting for the 3x 120mm Radiator.

Water cool for CPU & GPU.

E6600 @ 3.6ghz stable

8800GTS 320mb

I luv this roomy case, the top still has plenty of room for additional mod to house harddrive brackets 10harddrives confirm no problem but ..this job just for normal gaming & 2x harddrives.

However, i'm unable to post a super long list of around 20++ images of our work in progress thus, u may have to click on the other link for even more detailed pictures & contents.

Good fun modding this one. Especially the case, being the grandfather of Aluminium casing !! Lian Li PC-71

grandfather of aluminium casing
Lianli PC-71 full tower. so roomy inside, infact interior is bit more spactious than the bit too common TJ-07 we've setup nowadays.

mask out the radgrill's cutting area

mark out the radgrill's cutting area

rotary tool cutting, dont ask me why i dont use jigsaw.
i'm better with rotary tool as more detailed cutting is required for tight corners

cut out. b4 we file to more precise shape.

Silverstone TJ-07 : Project Lamm. ( owner's name)

uglyvamp — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:25:08 +0800

2main thing that arrive in our store recently,

the Silverstone version of Imon LCD display & 3slot/4harddrives cage.

sorry guys, i don't do project log styles, just completed rigs that's all. enjoy the work.

proof of refund to ^666^ but .... 1mth already

uglyvamp — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:48:38 +0800

Edited 21st March 1am ++.

re-open this thread.

Proof of refund has been given, and u have said many times u'll send back the card. but where is it ?? many PMs & recent ones unreplied.

U bought the card at this sales thread below.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=410933&hl=

Its a pity that I was not around when the vga card was packed & sent.
The person packing was my house maid. I'm sorry she didn't put in the original box as in the pictures in the link above. and only sent the bare card..

If it was me packing, why would i keep the box, cd & manual & accessories ?
so it was my mistake in someway there.

but i need the faulty card back now as u claim.

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Below screenshot is provided from the start of this thread as u kept insisting i did not refund u after 2-3days, but i did !! geezz ..

here is all the proof u need anyway.

This screenshot show the RM 350 refund + RM 10 ( for the pos laju fee u gonna send back to me ).
Do note that, it only cost us RM 5 to send it to u. But i've infact sent a nominal bit more for ur lost as well.

Last screenshot here show my account transaction to date. There's no rebound amt in there.

CM Stacker - 830 : SLI Watercooling

uglyvamp — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:44:19 +0800

Completed this quite sometime ago actually.

Here u are, some basic SLI watercooling setup.

Hardwares :

Dangerden Maze 4 GPU block x2
Laing D5 pump
Swiftech 2x 120mm Radiator dual pass
Swiftech Micro Res
Clearflex tubing.

Lianli A10 - CPU water cooling

uglyvamp — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:34:03 +0800

The Lianli A10 isn't a huge case like the TJ-07, TJ-09, Stacker 810.
Still a super-mid tower though.

Build wise, solid. I like it very much especially the front door, close magically with a a magnetic touch. The case is pretty silent too !! the outer body has 2mm alu. ah .. most good alu chasis are 2mm thick nowadays.

CPU water cool only with 1x 120mm DD black ice rad, Laing D5, Storm II block.

First 2pictures show b4 water cool.

LOOK Carefully on the top back of the chasis where 1x 120mm fan can be mounted.

THere're actually 2x default holes supposedly to make this chasis water-cooling ready. But its useless. I scan through our range of radiators & NOT even any one of my rads has barbs that fit the default holes. Weird i thought cos Lianli dont make watercooling products ... & for wat radiators are those to holes ready for ? no idea & confused.

Come to think about it again, so wat if we have a radiator that has barbs that fit the 2x default holes ? i tell u guys .. we're gonna have big time headache trying to prevent our hose from touching or rubbing past today's tall heatsink around the CPU area. u know wat i mean ??

Silverstone TJ-07 Part3 : Air-brush chasis !

uglyvamp — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:51:13 +0800

Some pictures b4 revamp to dual cooling to wet ur appetite first.

on the way to completing the project now. Will update again when all is completed.

** Customized 5.25" water reservoir for the seperate water-cooling solution.

Pictures below show our past job with normal "single" watercooling. Done up somewhere early December last yr.

The chasis is air-brushed by the owner himself. Fierce & very well done. Our job is to implement the dual water cooling inside.

Wait more pics when we finish this next challenge. !! we'll show u more including the beautiful sidepanel as well

meantime .. on with the show !

above this GREEN/PURPLE line is B4 revamp.

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below the Green/Purple line is after revamp with dual loop cooling.

CM Praetorian : H20-cooling.

uglyvamp — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:50:42 +0800

K guys, haven't been back here for sometime, only to realize that there has been changes on the posting of pictures.

i'm afraid u guys got to click on another link to view the project log process. We've another gallery section in our own private forum some of ya might know.

Link as here : CLICK HERE for full project details

straight to the final previews.

[addedon]January 29, 2007, 7:51 pm[/addedon]again its a pity we forgot to take a "nite" shot of the rig b4 letting back to the owner. will update with nite shot if he can provide us the nite pics !

thx for viewing ... more to come..

[addedon]January 29, 2007, 7:53 pm[/addedon]reserve this one.

Project TJ-09 : Another crossfire + Conroe setup.

uglyvamp — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:16:42 +0800

Ok still setting up ... taking a break now so post some previews ..

The owner wants nothing fanciful, no need sleeving, no need colors.
He just want it not too noisy, system cool & stable .. that's all.

I'm quite sad we dont have the chance to really decorate the interior with blinks, UV & colors !

Straight to the point system. Water cool & game the hell out ... that's all ..

Project TJ-09 !!! another Conroe + Crossfire 1950XTX machine ...

Here the customer took down an Antec dont know wat case ... silver alu .. quite ugly outside .. oops.
Inside messy .. and he has overheating problem with the Crossfire 1950XTX.

He got a new TJ-09 & we're gonna transfer the old hardware over .... sort of a revamp his rig + watercooling inside.

just mounted the 2x 120mm Coooltrek radiator earlier today .. getting the exact pinpoint mounting holes for the rad is a argh ..

Project ICE Blue on Crossfire : Silverstone TJ-07

uglyvamp — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:22:07 +0800

Project Crossfire :

Its my 1st time building an ATI based Crossfire rig here.
I didn't realize we need a "master card" how backdated am i .. lol

Here are the specs for the rig, be wowed .. cos I also can't afford such rigs ..

Asus P5W64 WS Professional : Workstation class mobo
Corsair 2x 1gb Dominator : DDR 1066mhz
Intel Conroe E6600
Powercolor 1950XTX 512mb 2pcs
Silverstone TJ-07 black
FSP 700watt quad rail psu
WD 500gb Sata II x2
WD Raptor 150gb x1

( both hd are darn hot !! .. )

Cooling stuffs :

AquaExtreme MP05 SPLE ( same designer as Storm II, perform equal or better )
Alpha Cool Nexxos GPU block x2 ( pin design )
D5 Laing 12volt Pump ( the best 12v watercooling pump in the world for me )
Cooltrek 3x 120mm Copper Radiator
3x Silverstone original chasis fan bundled with chasis
Swiftech Micro Reservoir ( my favourite, easy to install & pretty )
Clearflex 1/2" waterhose ..
Sound insulating material

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Silver Alu midtowe : messy & ugly before make over

uglyvamp — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:05:47 +0800

This guy sent in his rig done up from those typical normal DIY pc shops ..
I wonder why the heck the technician or watever u call him, installed Color CCFL when the entire interiour look like that ... I'm truely amazed, i found 1tube of red CCFL & 1tube of blue CCFL powered by 2different inverters. .. lol Did the technician or the shop out there to sell more things or he's unware that 1inverter support 2tubes ??

CM's 5.25" bay panels which i usually render useless. Oopss .. maybe that's a personal preference that I dont like my front panels look too cheezy with this & that. I'd prefer a plain looking sleek LCD + optical drive that's all ..excuse me all ..

And here's the b4 make over pic ..

Project Quad VGA watercooling. Oct 2006 machine

uglyvamp — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:42:49 +0800

Watercooling 2x 7950GX2. ( Quad gpu ! )

Danger Den GX2 watercooling block. 2sets.

Lianli V1000 : X1950XT in Silent black beauty

uglyvamp — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:58:07 +0800

Another setup by UVnium.

Based on customer's request,
- try to hide the cables
- no UV please
- i want a bit of lighting
- i want the case to be cool.

Below are the hardwares mounted on this system, as per customer's request, we sleeved up every cables inside black to match the black chasis, black mobo & almost all black interior with sound insulation material.

Chasis originaly does not have windows. The current window u see here is cut based on the V1000's interior structure exposingjust the motherboard area.

Abit AW9D-MAX
E6600 Conroe
2x Kingston 1gb D9
MSI X1950XT 512mb
2x 36gb Raptors
1x 320gb WD Sata II
1x DVDRW
FSP 700watt Quad rail psu

Modstuff :

1x 30cm Red CCFL ( 1 stick only at top )
2x Red Laser LED ( act like spot light )