Progress 08/12/03
Well, it's done. It's looking schmick as well.
This would have to have been one of the cheapest mods, actually, it is the cheapest mod I've ever done.
Heatercore: $38
~2m of 1/2" Bunning's Tubing: $4.50
Cube Case: -$20 [Read the first post to understand why]
Sheet of Aluminium: $22
Nice and cheap.
I've ditched the old 400w generic PSU that I was using before for the 400w redundant one that came with the case. Only problem being is that it doesn't have a 12v aux connector for my P4 motherboard. No problem, easily fixed, I just cut off the one from the old PSU, and spliced it into a molex
Oh and the rails on this new 400w PSU. Magnificent. They are almost spot on. I'm lovin' it.
HeaterCore & Shroud
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That was the shroud that I made for the heatercore. I did make another along the lines of Cathar's which had alot of bending in it, but then I decided to go original and use my own design. This one requires a hole in the middle for the fans instead of no hole for Cathars. If you get what I mean
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Then I attached it to the heatercore by pop rivetting it into the holes along the side of the heatercore. You should be able to see what I mean by the holes in the side in some of the pics above a in a few posts. Then I painted the heatercore as well, after taping up the tops of the fans, and grills on the heatercore.
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I realised that there was some rather large gaps between the fans and the shroud. Out with the sealer, I don't know what it's called, but I found it in the shed in a gun. So I used it. It doesn't look to tidy, but it does the job. I attached the radiator to the case with cable ties. Great things, so many uses, where would us ghetto case modders be without them.
Finished Case
These last few photo's were taken with my new phone [Nokia 3200], so they aren't of the best quality, but you get the picture.
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I'm very happy with the results and I've achieved what I wanted. The two 92mm panaflows are quieter than my old 120mm Sunon @ 7v. I'm getting 1 - 2C better temps than before with my BIX and 120mm Sunon.
I'll do a bit more of an update and bit more detail