_ferry_ Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I picked up the Cosmos at the cooler master office past week (thanks guys!), together with a new PSU so, let's mod it There is no special theme, so don't expect extreme modding with a complete new look. It's more like modding it to fulfill my needs, nice looks (oh, well, the case is already looking great!) and silence. There's a deadline: CeBIT in March 2008. I-spider is my current main rig. I think he will be moving to act as secondary system, and the cosmos will be my new main rig. (i will shift the hardware) So it must be silent, and the smaller size will be looking better on my desk as well. First we start with the rough mods, I have some plans to change the airflow: The radiator is on top, and only 2 intake fans will cool the computer and radiator, since the radiator is the only way for the air to get out. If this aint enough, i can always add some fans to the radiator. But i don't think it's needed at all, since the triple rad is huge for cooling just a CPU. The case stripped down, together with the radiator Painting out the hole for the radiator. Done, i removed the mesh on the bottom as well, there is no reason for having it there since it could only block the airflow. It doesnt mather how the shape looks, since these holes aint visible. So i just followed the edges of the mesh. Let's have a look to the air filters. The normal setup uses 1 filter for the power supply, and another 1 for 1 intake fan. Other fans havn't got any filters. Let's change that.... My plan is to combine it to 1 large filter for 2 intake fans, and use the power supply (a 1000watt modulair cooler master real power) without filter. I don't care having some dust in my PSU, i rather have my system dust-free. So i started with removing some plastic... And enlarged the hole, so 2 filters will fit next to eachother. Some mesh-x panel to finish up the empty space beneath the power supply. Result for the time being. You can see the radiator on top, the power supply and the way i want to fit the fan's. They'll be mounted in a aluminum L-shaped frame, which seporates the motherboard & radiator from the rest of the case. great for cable management, and airflow offcourse HDD's are right in the airflow too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxession Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Well, seems to gonna be a nice mod, previous one was very nice! I actually saw your I-Spider a couple years ago on a HW-shop forum. Any theme your planning to go for? Well have fun modding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_ferry_ Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 i-spider is on this forum as well, see the sticky list No real theme, or lets say: A Cosmos theme I don't feel like changing the overall design, but there are points that could be changed. I have some pretty ideas for the inside and front. Inside will be painted, since countersunk metal doesn't look that fantastic, outside colors will be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_ferry_ Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 I did some modding on the front: You can't see the difference? Good Let's put a LED beyond the front. You won't see that with the normal front So it's my hiddden feature Left = ac ryan dark acrylic, right the old plastic, and on the bottom the front panel with mesh. My plan is to make a logo on the dark acrylic. Letters or small symbols are impossible, since the mesh-x lowers the resolution of the image. (you can't see what's beyond the metal, only what's beyond the holes.) So i decided to use the cosmos logo, since it's big, has no straight lines (will look bad, for the same reason as small symbols) And it's nice After cutting the lines with a sharp knife. And coloring it with a airbrush. Many layers were needed to make it block the light. The result, I'm satisfied! Light isn't very equal atm, but this is just a test. LED's must be placed in some kind of light box for smooth illuminating. What about the led color? It's aqua green. Looks like the cooler master color Bad thing is that i only have 5 of them And the don't mix well with other led colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxession Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Well, not bad, and for the LEDs, the color isn't bad, but will it go with the rest of the colors in the case? You could go with multicolored ones and have some switch to change colors... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_ferry_ Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 The front is done: First the light box, made of styrene. 4 RGB led's are installed. I'll use the same controller as i use for my room lights, so i can control them by serial or remote. Nice huh? And after clicking the front back: This week the AC ryan aluminum panels arrived, so i hope to figure out the dimensions etc. soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_ferry_ Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 First a test-fit with cardboard models. It's still user-friendly, because it seems that i can remove them without removing hardware. After that the aluminum model was made, don't mind the rough edges, sanding does the trick. Same cutting & bending trick for the other cap, looks pretty, doesn't it? In the lower cover there will be a fan, looks boring this way. Let's give it a special touch with this aluminum strip, which comes with the case (as a part of the VGA cooling tunnel) Covers will be held in place with mounting holes in the case, and with these aluminum corners. Cut to size. And a acrylic copy + some RGB leds Looking great, breaks the bring black color of the cover, and adds some detail. Also a carton board template for the rear. Not juust covering up ventilation holes..... But it's part of the reservoir Which will be placed on the rear of the case. Some acrylic parts for it While drying (the glue dries onder infuence of light, a 150Watt HPI light works fine Should be fitted like this, but wait. i want a reservoir just as nice as tribaloverkill does No, just kidding, but a propeller on the inside would be nice, with a 'window' in the aluminum so you'll see the rotor spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxession Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Very nice update, those covers look very sleek especially with the acrylic part with blue leds. The reservoir is nicely designed, so thin it won't take to much space, thats just great! But should you have had to make the fitting holes already? Seems to be easier if you'd done those in advance. I guess you'll have a half-clear side panel that hides the bays and covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_ferry_ Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Good thinking But the Fitting holes will be made in another acrylic part. That one will be glued on the reservoir. This is much stronger, since there will be more acryl around the fitting, and more leak-proof. About the side panel, i think the covers will be visible, since i can stick some sponsor logos over there. Bays will be hidden, and the shape... Maybe the outline of a cosmos chassis? I guess that's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorFury Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 now this is goin to prove to be intersting . looks good all ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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