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The Corsair Graphite 600T MbK PC Mod by kier.

Administrator — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:58:17 +0000

If you’ve been active in the PC modding community over the past year, it’s very likely you’ve stumbled upon work by Dutch Modder, Richard Keirsgieter (aka kier). Richard’s website madebykier states, “Why keep it standard if you can modify it?!”

kier applied 3M Di-Noc CARBON FIBER FILM on portions of the exterior and factory fan control.

The 600T’s clear acrylic panel was made by Mnpctech

And used for the tubing Tygon 1/2 ID – 3/4 OD all tubing is covered by black sleeve, just to do something different and it came out perfect.

Richard devised a great idea for displaying all of his sponsors. He created a PSU cover and covered it with 3M Di-Noc carbon fiber.

He fabricated a custom made acrylic top cover for the top radiator and Cooler Master’s turbine master fans.

The front cover of the 600T was also customized with acrylic that accommodates a Bitspower reservoir.

Hardware Specs:
Case: Corsair Graphite 600T
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)
CPU: i5 2500K
GPU: 2 x ZOTAC GTX580
PSU: Coolermaster Silent pro M 1000W
Fans: Coolermaster Turbine masters
Watercooling Components: Carbon Black by Bitspower

Richard Thanks all of his sponsors for helping him take this build to a higher level. Check out all of kier’s latest builds on his website, madebykier

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Coldzero transforms Silverstone TJ07 into ultra clean Gaming PC.

Administrator — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:36:08 +0000

Ricardo Gomes hails from ColdZero in Portugal. “Snow White” was one of his latest client builds and took six months to complete. He proves it’s still possible to create and reinvent modification on the popular Silverstone TJ07 chassis.

Please tell us about the modifications you made.

Of the original case, very little remained. I created a new complete Motherboard tray and back plate, a mid plate cover to prevent hot air from the radiators in the bottom compartment to mix with the upper components. A top grill as well as new side panel grills with honeycomb design and dust filters to improve airflow and radiator performance. A Front Panel to cover the whole seven 5.25″ bays with just a slot for a slot-in dvd-rw, again, in a very minimalist style. The 5.25″ were also milled to be fitted with the hot-swap system, which was entirely built from scratch. To cover the inside of those bays preventing the hot-swap, dvd-rw and fan controllers to be seen and even to hold two 50mm EK Reservoirs and the two Aqueros 4.00, a back cover was made, creating a solid looking block on the 5.25″ bay area. I also did custom made white back plates with blue logo for the vga cards, to remain faithful to the color and Hex shaped theme.

Snow White’s system has two individual loops with a 480 and 240 size radiators mounted in the floor of the TJ07.

XFX HD 5850 has a laser cut acrylic backing plate by ColdZero

Where do you draw your inspiration from Ricardo? Does your job/other hobby/schooling give you any skills that you apply to modding?

The idea was to use as little of the original case as possible, giving it a little more “depth” to the mod, Also the desire to innovate played a big role in it. I remember thinking how i wanted to go beyond what everyone had done, and since there were are a lot of mods done on this case, it wasn’t going to be easy. I had seen a few full white cases at that time, but thought that there was always room for one more if it was done properly/differently enough to create it’s own “identity” Some of the parts on this case were based on some of my previous mods while the rest was brand new. All the parts were done with the general ideas in mind, functionality and case improvement/optimization, to do more with the same space. This case was done in very simple/straight lines and I strive for symmetry whenever I can. I think that has a lot to do with my own personality, I’m a very practical person, so I guess I could say, that when I’m modding, a part of me leaks into the project at hand. As a Modder, I think that I’m not alone in this regard. I was a mold designer for 6 years before I began modding computer cases, so CAD software is kinda my second skin. Being used to imagine how a whole mold would work, in my head, also gives me the capacity to make slight tweaks “on the fly” while I’m drawing new parts.

What were personal highlights of the build progress for you?

Custom made/sleeved cables without heat-shrink, which I had never seen done before (and I even came up with the idea before bit-fenix came up with their cheap solution) so that would be another innovating point. The paint job, which I don’t usually do, but I really liked this one, and obviously the custom made hot-swap system.

SATA and Power Connections mounted in back wall of custom Hot-Swap bay.

Custom made Hot-Swap HD bay.

The custom Hot-Swap bay enclosure provides mounting for the two reservoirs.

View into the interior of the TJ07 from the overhead Honeycomb ventilation grill in the top.

Beneath EK’s Supreme Cu HF Nickel waterblock is a Xeon i7 X3520 D0 processor installed in Gigabyte X58-UD7 motherboard.

Ricardo fabricated a custom enclosure with individual removable trays for the 3.5 Hard drives.

How do you feel about overall results of your build?

I see the mods I do as challenges, so the bigger the challenge the better it makes me feel, specially in this case, since I wanted to go beyond and above and actually did it. It was the first time for some of this project features, and despite the work it took to do them, I really enjoyed the overall end result.

The front of the TJ07 was customized with minimalistic look. Slime line optical drive is DVD-RW.

The TJ07′s motherboard orientation was flipped upside down. All of the custom rear mounting plates were laser cut.

And finally, what were the biggest challenges you encountered during the build?

Because this case can be fully disassembled, a lot of the parts on the case were simple replacements, meaning that no physical modifications to the case were necessary, and so i had a lot of work cut out for me. I would have to say the real challenge was designing the custom parts, like the hot-swap system. I had done it before a few times, but was never fully satisfied with the result. I wanted something that would look very “out-of-the-box” or almost factory made.
My main limiting factor, is how to produce something. Sometimes I wish I had more machinery, so that my creations could match my imagination. I’m a very perfectionist person, and I prefer to use a machine to do something perfectly than to do something by hand that I know will never be perfectly perfect. All of these parts were only possible because I now have a laser cutting machine, but despite that, if I had a CNC as well (yes its on my wishlist ), this case would have become even better. The things I did and the way I did them, probably weren’t always the most simple, cheapest, fastest way of doing them, but they were the solutions I came up with at the time. I probably wouldn’t do all of them the same way today. My process of creation is a two step system. First is to create a working system in my head, then I fire up Autocad and make a rough sketch. On some more demanding systems, like an 8 HDD hot-swap system, for example, I make a prototype version for one hdd and see how that works, and make the necessary adjustments, if needed. Some, if not all projects always have a the not so well/good department. In this case, the Paint job was a real nightmare. The first powder coating attempt didn’t well at all (the resulting bad powder coated case is now being used on another of my own projects) and I had to replace the case with a brand new one, so I had to do all the “hard” mods to the case again (wire management here and there, side panel cut, 5.25″ bays cuts, etc)

Hardware & Cooling System specs of Snow White:

Case: Silverstone Silver TJ07 White.
PSU: Silverstone Strider plus 1000W
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58-UD7
CPU: Xeon i7 X3520 D0
Memory: Gskill PC12800 Ripjaws CL8
HDD: 2x Seagate 500Gb 7200.12, Intel X25-M G2 80Gb
Graphics Cards: 3x XFX HD 5850 in Crossfire X

Water Cooling:
CPU: EK Supreme Cu HF Nickel
Graphic Cards: 3x EK for HD 5850 (Nickel)
Pump: Laing MCP 355.
Radiator: Thermochill PA 1.480 + 1.240
Reservoir: 2x EK Multi Optinon 250
Fittings: Enzotec Conpression Fiting G1/4″ 16/10 shiny silver adapter
Fittings: Enzotec Conpression Fiting G1/4″ 16/10 shiny silver adapter
Fittings: Enzotec Conpression Fiting G1/4″ 45º shiny silver adapter
Coolant: Thermochill Blue
Fans: Fractal 120mm x8
Sleeving: Custom Sleeving by Coldzero

Thank you to Ricardo Gomes for sharing this amazing build with us. We look forward to seeing future projects from him. You can check out his other projects and both unique and cool products on his website, Coldzero

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Case Mods & Girls from 2012 Campus Party!

Administrator — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:36:11 +0000

“Campus Party” is the LAN event held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It joins people from several countries to share experiences related to computers and technology. The Campus Party is an annual week-long, 24-hour technology festival that gather around 7000 hackers, developers, gamers and computer geeks. The event is held Feb. 6-12.

Inside the “GodFather” PC Case Mod by Omar Majzoub. It was sponsored by MSI & Cooler Master.

US maker Microchips came to unveil on the Brazilian market its new “ultra book”, a slim and powerful machine with the familiar feel of the netbook or laptop and designed to compete with the tablets.

This Flight Simulator PC immerses the Pilot with real cockpit gauges.

NVIDIA’s Booth girls showing off their Geforce logo tattoos.

Maciel Barreto’s “Joker PC” has Core i7 with 6 TB of HD and two HD6870 video cards.

Founded in Spain in 1997, the Campus Party became the largest event of technology, innovation, science, entertainment and digital culture in the world.

Adriano Fontes’ Gaming PC is based upon Microcool’s Banchetto 101-2 Test Bench.

Fontes chose Intel’s Core i7-3960x in Asus Rampage Extreme, 64 GB (8 combs 8 GB Corsair 1600 MHz with PCI-Express SSD RevoDrive of 240 GB, HD 3 TB and two XFX AMD Radeon HD 7970 video cards.

Campus Party is a 24 hour a day technology festival and LAN Party. Thousands of hackers, developers, gamers and geeks equipped with laptops attend the annual week-long conference.

A White NZXT Phantom with a Speed Racer theme by Case Mall.

The content of Campus Party 2012 was split into five main areas: science, creativity, innovation, digital entertainment, and the campus forum which includes open debates, and start-up competitions

The life size IRON MAN PC was created by Alexandre Ferreira, Paulo de Mogi das Cruzes.

The PC hardware resides in the chest. It took him 10 months to build and consists of recyclable materials that includes PVC pipe.

This LAN attendee prepared their Thermaltake Armor PC for any attacks by Zombies.

Zombie head peers out of the Thermaltake Armor PC.

Campus Party Spain awards over $300,000 in prizes at each event.

This scratch built tribute to The Simpsons has character silhouettes as the windows.

Thermaltake Gaming PC participating in the LAN Event.

You can view photos from the 2010 Campus Party HERE

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Winner Announced for Prolimatech Cooler / PC Mod Package Giveaway!

Administrator — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:05 +0000

Comment post number 34 was drawn by Random.org.

Congratulations! to “BADG3R”

We will contact you at your CaseModBlog.com registered email address to get your shipping address. Enjoy your Prizes!

Prolimatech PRO-MGH-C Megahalems Revision C CPU Cooler and two Prolimatech Aluminum bladed 140mm “Vortex” fans

Here is the components included with the Prolimatech PRO-MGH-C Megahalems Revision C CPU Cooler
Compatibility: Intel Socket LGA 775/1366/1156/1155 AMD Socket AM2/2+/3
Heatsink Dimensions: 130mm x 74mm x 158.7mm
Weight: 790 g
Model #: PRO-MGH-C

Included with this Cooler is two Prolimatech Aluminum bladed 140mm “Vortex” fans. Each fan includes a 3 pin resistor for under powering the fan to 1600 RPM, 1200 RPM or 900 RPM.

One 120mm Overkill Honeycomb Silver Fan Grill by Mpctech.com

Set of four Micro Billet Silver case feet by Mnpctech.com

One ATX Pin Removal Tool (PSU & PCI-e) by Mnpctech.com

One ATX Molex Removal Tool (Male & Female) by Mnpctech.com

Four Silver Billet 6/32 PC Thumbscrews by Mnpctech.com

Thank you to everyone who participated!

bit-tech’s Case Mod Index wants your Case Mods!

Administrator — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:13:25 +0000

Bit-tech has started a one-stop-shop for inspiration, guides and general knowledge when it comes to modding your case. Their new Case Mod Index makes it easy to see what other modders have done with specific cases. Search the index of cases by manufacturer and go straight to the relevant project log or article for more information on how to mod your case. bit-tech is looking for Your project! so it get it’s own little online space and claim to fame on the best modding site on the Internet.

Here are the requirements for submitting your case mod

1. Your bit-tech Forum name
2. Case (make and model)
3. URL to your project log (which must be in bit-tech’s project log forum)
4. Project name
5. Whether or not your PC is water-cooled

Email the above information to modding@bit-tech.net with ‘Submit My Mod‘ in the subject line. Your mod must be complete with noticeable modifications.

(these submissions can include spray paint/powder-coat or installed water-cooling hardware)

Raptr’s Kickass “Battlefield 3″ PC built by Boddaker.

Administrator — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:03:24 +0000

Brian Carter (aka Boddaker) started out this project for Raptr as a simple idea around a ‘military-themed’ PC that evolved into a gaming rig featuring a mini gun and a beverage cooler! The canvas for this case mod was a Cooler Master Trooper Full Tower

Yes, the mini gun does function! It’s driven by an electric motor with gears. The mini gun barrel was created from 3/4″ diameter acrylic tubing and Black acrylic sheets.

The front Sniper grill measures 200mm and was custom ordered from Mnpctech.com

The heart of the Battlefield 3 system is AMD’s FX 8150 processor that is cooled by Corsair’s H80. ATI’s Radeon HD 6970 graphics cards, 60GB solid state drive and 1TB SATA III hard drive. Origin PC supplied all of the hardware.

Brian implemented a First-aid kit into the side with a USB-powered beverage cooler!

Mural on side panel was airbrushed by Steve Nunez with Raptr’s dino incorporated into Battlefield-inspired theme.

The Minigun and Main Power is activated by the Military Toggle switches from Mnpctech.com and installed on Brian’s custom mounting plate.

The external roll cage was fabricated from 1/2″ acrylic rod. Brian created curved templates from blocks of wood. He bended the acrylic with a heat gun. The individual pieces were glued together and mounted on the case with stand-offs. The drive is LG Blu-ray and Lamptron fan controller was modified with new face plates.

When Brian isn’t building one-of-a-kind PCs, hes a video/audio producer by day.

This amazing PC was won by Raptr’s Network user, “Psych091″, as part of Raptr’s Battlefield vs. Call of Duty Showdown promo that invited gamers to discuss the merits of the Battlefield and Call of Duty franchises. You can check out more of Brian’s PC projects on his website, BodsMods

Bitfenix Raider Midi Tower Review

Toby Kirkby — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:51:39 +0000

The Bitfenix Raider ATX mid tower boasts several features of note, including – Full USB3 support, soft touch bezel and top, superior air cooling, Integrated fan control and Pre-installed Spector fans to name a few.

Introduction:

Following on the heels of cases such as the Colossus and Survivor chassis much is expected from this case in terms of quality and features.
Offering Full USB3 support and integrated fan control is a good start.

Specifications:

Materials Steel, Plastic
Color (Int/Ext) Black/Black
Dimensions (H xW xD) 210 x 500 x 493mm (ATX Mid Tower)
Motherboard Sizes Mini-ITX, mATX, ATX
5.25″ Drive Bays x4
3.5″ Drive Bays x6
2.5″ Drive Bays x7
Cooling Front 2 x 120mm (included) or 1 x 200mm (optional)
Cooling Rear 1 x 120mm (included)
Cooling Top 1 x 200mm (optional)
Cooling Bottom 1 x 120mm (optional)
PCI Slots 7
I/O 4 x USB3.0, HD Audio
Power Supply PS2 ATX (bottom, multi direction)

Exterior:

Starting with a look around the sides it’s clear to see that Function is in the driving seat rather than Form as both sides are plain and devoid of any fan mounting.

Indentations have been made in the doors to allow purchase when removing the sides. Granted it is a little consideration to make but has been lacking with some recent cases from other brands.

The front and top receive the Bitfenix SofTouch treatment that gives them a soft rubber surface texture. Whilst reading through my preparation material before opening up the case I really did groan about this, rubber feel is something for TV remote controls, but I have to say I quite like it, it’s not too rubbery it’s rather nice and tactile. The majority of the construction of the front and top is a perforated sheet that, coupled with the ribbing beneath it, is surprisingly strong whilst having enough flex to not be brittle under impact and adds a striking matte black look.

Fine mesh prevails as the key styling on the top and front being both attractive and functional lending its self to superior air flow, the front is also filtered with a medium density soft foam

The IO is located conveniently on the top of the case with 4 very handy USB3 ports along with the standard audio ports, power and reset. A sliding fan controller is also added in to the mix, however this does lead to an extraordinary amount of cables coming from the IO and entering the case. There is a slight issue with the front bezel fitting partially inside the top cover at the front. This means when removing the front cover you must also remove the top cover from the case, dragging all the attached cables as you do so.

The case is optimized for Air cooling as evidenced once you remove the bezel fully with both the top and front supporting a single 200mm fan each with the front being able to be configured for a pair of 120mm fans.

The rear is a pretty standard affair, with 7 slots and space for a single 120mm fan and, of course, bottom mounted PSU.

The bottom has intakes for the PSU and an optional 120mm fan can be placed here too. I really like that Bitfenix have made the filters to the optional fan and the PSU air intake separate. They are a little loose on our sample so this could be something to think about if you are planning on transporting the case for LAN parties.

Interior:

All the major bases are covered here with regards to motherboard sizes (mini ITX, mATX, ATX). There are plenty of rubber-grommeted cable routing holes around the motherboard tray well-placed for a typical ATX installation.

There is support for plenty of HDD and of SSD with up to 7 Storage devices, with the ability to remove the left rail of the upper HDD cage to allow for longer graphics cards.

The HDD trays are made from flexible plastic and vibration dampening is included. These fit both 3.5 and 2.5 inch drives.

Along with the tool-less HDD cages the optical bays are also tool-less with a lever mechanism for fast release and replacement.

Extras:

In the accessories box you will find, case feet, cable ties, security bracket and plenty of assorted screws and standoffs to install a complete system.

Pros and Cons:

Pros:

Soft touch coating on exterior plastics.
Good build and material quality.
Removable HDD cage.
Tool-less Optical drive bays.
Tool-less HDD trays.
Integrated Fan controller.
4X USB3 ports.

Cons:

Limited fan options.
Case feet are included but not pre-installed so there is some self-assembly being required here.
Top bezel must be removed to remove the front bezel.
Very limited potential for internal watercooling.

Conclusion:

For the price this is a pretty good case. The build quality is really good and the features are a nice surprise in a tower of this size. The SofTouch coating Bitfenix applies to some cases may not be to everybody’s tastes but It certainly adds a nice tactile dimension.

Water-cooling support is almost zero. You may get an all in one WC unit inside but that would be it. BUT this case is optimized for air-cooling and this it does pretty well. With the addition of an optional 200mm fan in roof, the air cooling potential would be more than enough to keep a fairly good gaming rig in a safe temp zone.

Whilst it is disappointing that the feet do not come pre attached, they are supplied in the accessory box and are quite attractive and easy to install.

Cable management is quite adequate for a case of this size with plenty (3/4inch) of space behind the motherboard tray and a good size hole for ease of swapping out any retention plates.

The Bitfenix Raider is certainly worth buying for those who don’t have the space to house a big tower and who want value for money along with plenty of features.

Toby Kirkby

Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler / PC Mod Package Giveaway!

Administrator — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:34:54 +0000

Our recent Giveaways in cooperation with Prolimatech that happened on Mnpctech facebook Group were very popular. Prolimatech has been kind enough to offer their Prolimatech PRO-MGH-C Megahalems Revision C CPU Cooler and two Prolimatech Aluminum bladed 140mm “Vortex” fans for a Giveaway on CaseModBlog.

Included with this Cooler is two Prolimatech Aluminum bladed 140mm “Vortex” fans. Each fan includes a 3 pin resistor for under powering the fan to 1600 RPM, 1200 RPM or 900 RPM.

One 120mm Overkill Honeycomb Silver Fan Grill by Mpctech.com

Set of four Micro Billet Silver case feet by Mnpctech.com

One ATX Pin Removal Tool (PSU & PCI-e) by Mnpctech.com

One ATX Molex Removal Tool (Male & Female) by Mnpctech.com

Four Silver Billet 6/32 PC Thumbscrews by Mnpctech.com

NO WARRANTY OR RETURNS. NO SYSTEM COMPONENTS OR HARDWARE INCLUDED.

To enter,

Once registered, leave 1 comment at the bottom of this post “Write a Comment…” by Sunday, February 5th, 2012 @ Midnight central time for your chance to be randomly selected. One lucky winner will be chosen at random through the website Random.org. CaseModBlog.com will announce the winner on this website on Monday, February 6th, 2012

This giveaway is open to all countries. Shipping method will be at the discretion of Mnpctech.com

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“Project CITRUS” Lian Li A05N PC is UBER Clean.

Administrator — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:33:27 +0000

When Mike Henry (aka ikem) isn’t extinguishing fires or rescuing people as a Fire Fighter, he enjoys case modding as hobby. The canvas Mike chose for “Project Citrus” was Lian Li’s A05-N micro tower. It has become very popular among PC build and mod enthusiasts. It features a small, all aluminum design that provides excellent cooling with two 120mm fans and enough room to support two 5.25 devices, a 3.5 device and 3 hard disk drives. With the built in rubber rings, the hard disk drive noise is kept to a minimum. Of course Mike is never satisfied with factory stock options, so lets what he did to his A05-N.

Mike fabricated covers for the internal bays and what he describes as a “Cable Mask” that goes from bottom optical bay to the floor. It’s located on other side of the PSU in the above picture. He added cable management fasteners to this cover to keep the cabling as clean as possible. The HIS HD 6870 1gb shroud was custom painted too!

The vents in the 140mm machined aluminum fan grills rotate manually. Some of the other most noticeable features on the “Citrus” include MDPC x Orange and White Sleeved Cables, Custom cut side window, with painted socket head fasteners and Xigmatek fans that were also painted White.

There 140mm Xigmatek fans sandwich the Noctua NH D-14 cooler in Push / Pull configuration, from rear to front of Lian Li’s A05N. Mike was a litte concerned about the Blue Gigabyte GA890XA-UD3 motherboard clashing with his color theme, but it’s hardly noticeable. He may opt for Gigabyte’s OC Orange motherboard in the future. Overhead lighting is produced by White RGB light strip.

Noctua D-14 CPU cooler is a big improvement on their previous D-12. It’s much larger and heavier. It weighs in at a 2.7 pounds.

Mike customized the Corsair HX 650W and White LEDs in the cooling fan, billet fan grill and fresh paint and custom sleeved the cables with MDPC-X sleeving order that included UV Orange connectors, 100 ft White Small MDPCx, 50 ft Orange Small MDPCx, and 75 precut White heatshrink.

Mike didn’t leave anything untouched. Check out the sleeved WiFi! The casual observer may think the fan is mounted backwards in the rear of the Lian Li A05N.

Cooling Fan Specifications:
2x Xigmatek XLF-F1453
3x Xigmatek XLF-F1253
2x Xigmatek XLF-F1254 (89 cfm version)
1x ADDO 120mm 90cfm
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller

A set of Mnpctech Machined Aluminum Case Feet with Powder coated with “Chevy Orange” finish elevates Citrus while protecting Mike’s work surface.

The “Citrus” System Specs

AMD Phenom II x6 1090t
Gigabyte GA890XA-UD3
GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 4x2gb
HIS HD 6870 1gb
OCZ Vertex 2 60gb
Corsair HX650W

No doubt Mike’s project will inspire a lot of PC Modders for years to come. You can follow all of steps he took in modifying it on the Overclock.net Forums We look forward to seeing future projects from him!

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1st Official NZXT Switch 810 Case Mod, “FUTURE NOIRE” lands in Vegas.

Administrator — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:06:09 +0000

Mnpctech was honored to receive very first sample of NZXT‘s new Switch 810 Full Tower, to modify for their Hotel Suite in Palazzo in Las Vegas for 2012 CES. A detailed review of the NZXT Switch 810 will be available soon on YouTube

Video of Photo session for “Future Noire” and other PC for 2012 CES

The side panel mural was hand airbrushed by Brad Galvin. All of the distressed and weathered surface effects were created with a Dremel and various attachments including reinforced 1.5″ cutting wheel and engraving bit #107. The Chinese Dragon guarding the rear of the PC was laser cut from 3/16″ thick Steel. The Custom vents with Round Modder’s Mesh were added to the side of top cover. The shattered glass effect was created with Blue Transparent Acrylic Sheet. The embedded bullets are real .45 caliber Hornady XTPs. The modified 5.25 bay fan controller is the NZXT Sentry Mesh.

The top of the bezel was modified with Round Modder’s Mesh. The front dual 5.25 LCD is by Alphacool. Top 3x140mm radiator grill was machined from 3/16″ thick aluminum. The “2019 LA Police” logo inserts can be manually rotated for unique look. The front intake grill. Two Yate Loon 140mm Blue LED Cooling fans drawing in cool air behind it. The “2019 LAPD” shield applique was done by Karlz Graphics. Allof the exterior features are fastened on with Anodized M4 Black socket head fasteners.

Additional vents were added to the left access panel with Round Modder’s mesh. The front intake grill was cnc milled from 1/4″ thick aluminum with the “2019 LAPD ” badge. It’s illuminated with 24 RBG LEDs that flash in sequence, to mimic the LAPD Spinner car from Bladerunner movie.

Intel 2700K

Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3

4Gb Kingston HyperX Blue T1

2x AMD 6970

NZXT HAVIK 140 CPU Cooler

Seagate 5ooGB drive with Windows Home Premium x64

NZXT HALE82 850W

NZXT Sentry Mix Fan Controller

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