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Old 04-11-2009, 12:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
metalguitarman
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Grin Re: my first well second homebuilt case

ok you guys are right... ive been thinking for a while and i think i have some plausable answers to some of the question.

1. I do have a old junker case that im going to part for the motherboard mount. just going to screw the mobo tray in straight to the bottom of the fridge after all the interior plastic is gone.

2. as much as I hate dell and I really do mean hate... im going to use some of there hard drive brackets for mounting the hdds on the of the minifridge. the cd rom im just going to mount outside the case (maby) or on the top of the of the inside of the case. oh i could use some of the plexiglass left over from the doors to make a case for the dvd burner to sit in then just cut a hole on the pice of plexiglass replacing the door and have it sit compleaty in its own little compartment. so that way im not loosing major cool air out of the case. besides who wants a cool dvd burner anyways?

3. as for connection and the psu im thinking about mounting the psu either on the top lefthand side of the box out of the way of the ac system or... mounting it on the bottom left hand side outside the fridge and just taking a 3 in hole saw and cutting a hole in the back for the psu and monotor wiring and all the good stuff that needs to go into the case, or minifridge in this case. the only problem with cutting a 3" hole in the case is that well.... air loss. dont know really how to cover that. I was thinking something like the little black things that come on the back of the newer mid to high end cases that are for the liquid cooling but I cant find anything like that in a 3 in diameter... sucks.

so any suggestions or ways you guys would change it im open minded willing to learn. cause im still new to modding cases and ill take all the help i can get.

one thing i didnt think about is a power and reset switch and where those are going to go... and also front audo and usb ports... damn, i hate cutting plastic glass... any ideas guys?

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