Hey HWC, welcome to my first ever mod / build log, I'mma call it the Antec 3000
I plan to...
Cut cable management holes
Paint the inside black
Stealth the DVD drive
Replace the fans with those orange xigmatek ones
Put CCFL's in it (blue)
Case Window
Just got my Antec case in the mail today, was so pumped to start modding it.
Some shots of the box.
Screws and stuff, don't laugh at my flower bed sheet
Was a bit too excited to snap pics of the case before I started tearing it apart
Front Panel:
A big scratch I made while laying the side panels against each other, definitely a :sozo: moment.
The naked case
The fans, once my wallet says okay, I'll have some xigmatek's in there
The top, taped off, getting ready to paint
I know I shoulda cut my cable management holes first, but my motherboard is at my mom's, so I figured I shouldn't guess.
The little parts being painted, more or less just trying to get a feel for the spray paint
Here's the paintjob done more or less
Heh, first time modder / painter ¬_¬
At least it'll be covered by the motherboard
Done, and inside now
This looks really bad here, but looks fine in real life.
The fans installed
The basic idea of everything on the inside
Seriously, what HWC worklog is complete without a cat ?
Yeah I know he looks like he's going to die, he's like 18 years old.
Older than me, possible he's dead in that pic haha, good old Houston.
The end
Before Cable Management
Now to find out where I need to cut...
Doing the Cable Management
Marking where to cut
Weapon of choice
An hour later...
There it is with the holes cut in it.
My ghetto u-channel wannabe, once I get ahold of something better, I'll use that
Running the cables through
From the front
The mess in back
I'm not happy with the cable management yet, I'm sure I can do better, then again, these cables are stiff and annoying to work with.
Inverting the Drives
Flipped HD, tight fit for that fan !
Hiding Fan Cables
I just ran them right behind the motherboard.
Still not sure what to do with the fan controllers though, I'll probably just tape them in somewhere.
But they're annoying.
Also I moved my drives to the bottom slots.
Anywho, I plan on doing a case window next.
Thanks for looking !
I plan to...
Stealth the DVD drive
Replace the fans with those orange xigmatek ones
Put CCFL's in it (blue)
Case Window
DAY ONE
Just got my Antec case in the mail today, was so pumped to start modding it.
Some shots of the box.
Screws and stuff, don't laugh at my flower bed sheet
Was a bit too excited to snap pics of the case before I started tearing it apart
Front Panel:
A big scratch I made while laying the side panels against each other, definitely a :sozo: moment.
The naked case
The fans, once my wallet says okay, I'll have some xigmatek's in there
The top, taped off, getting ready to paint
I know I shoulda cut my cable management holes first, but my motherboard is at my mom's, so I figured I shouldn't guess.
The little parts being painted, more or less just trying to get a feel for the spray paint
Here's the paintjob done more or less
Heh, first time modder / painter ¬_¬
At least it'll be covered by the motherboard
Done, and inside now
This looks really bad here, but looks fine in real life.
The fans installed
The basic idea of everything on the inside
Seriously, what HWC worklog is complete without a cat ?
Yeah I know he looks like he's going to die, he's like 18 years old.
Older than me, possible he's dead in that pic haha, good old Houston.
The end
Before Cable Management
Now to find out where I need to cut...
Doing the Cable Management
Marking where to cut
Weapon of choice
An hour later...
There it is with the holes cut in it.
My ghetto u-channel wannabe, once I get ahold of something better, I'll use that
Running the cables through
From the front
The mess in back
I'm not happy with the cable management yet, I'm sure I can do better, then again, these cables are stiff and annoying to work with.
Inverting the Drives
Flipped HD, tight fit for that fan !
Hiding Fan Cables
I just ran them right behind the motherboard.
Still not sure what to do with the fan controllers though, I'll probably just tape them in somewhere.
But they're annoying.
Also I moved my drives to the bottom slots.
Anywho, I plan on doing a case window next.
Thanks for looking !
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