New case time, this time with some modding.... need help tho

skidude · 11-07-2006, 10:05 PM

Ok time for a new case, this time im going with the Coolermaster Ammo 533http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119098. Since it only has two fan slots, I would like to add another 2 80mm fan slots...

First one I would like to put in the extra 5.25 drive bays, like this one that jan did:

And the second one I would like to do under the carrying handle... also like jan did (his case is similar to the one im gettin):

Any advice on how to go about doing this would be appreciated, since im fairly new to modding and not exactly sure how to do it.

**Archangel** · 11-07-2006, 10:28 PM

When i cutted a Fan inlet in the site of my case, i took the fan, measured the diameter for it, and measured the holes for the screws.. I drew the lines onto the case, took a drill, an started drilling many, many holes on that line.
then i took a dremel-like thingy, and cutted the small pieces wich still holded the 2 parts together.. and then i smoothened the circle, and screwed in the Fan

also... it doesnt need to be perfectly cut btw.. you can use a Fan grill to cover some less good looking spots (Revoltec has really nice ones, i used them at least

) they have a 3mm thick circle.. leaves plenty of space for errors

skidude · 11-07-2006, 11:01 PM

Ya I got fan grills for it, so i guess i'll try that. But any ideas how I would cut the 5.25 drive bay fan? Using the same method maybe?

Also while i posted the thread, you guys think that case is a good investment?

Impr3ssiv3 · 11-07-2006, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archangel

When i cutted a Fan inlet in the site of my case, i took the fan, measured the diameter for it, and measured the holes for the screws.. I drew the lines onto the case, took a drill, an started drilling many, many holes on that line.
then i took a dremel-like thingy, and cutted the small pieces wich still holded the 2 parts together.. and then i smoothened the circle, and screwed in the Fan

also... it doesnt need to be perfectly cut btw.. you can use a Fan grill to cover some less good looking spots (Revoltec has really nice ones, i used them at least

) they have a 3mm thick circle.. leaves plenty of space for errors

cutted?

**jimmymac** · 11-07-2006, 11:11 PM

any need to pick up on spelling or typo's?

Yasu · 11-07-2006, 11:12 PM

Well, I have that case and I did an easy case mod that let me put a 120mm fan in place of the spare drive bays. All I did was take out 3 of the bezels and hot glued some wire mesh there. Before I hot glued the mesh I had attached the fan with some screws through the holes of the mesh...but if you want to do it the easy way then buy this.

As for the fan on the top you could just make some screw holes around the vent(there's a vent already on the top of the case for those of you who don't know).

skidude · 11-07-2006, 11:22 PM

Ya I could do something like that, but I have a really cool looking skull fan grill which I would like to put over the fan, so cutting through the front would be best, just trying to make sure that I have the right idea of doing this, like knowing exactly how jan did his would help a ton.

BTW Yasu, how do u like the case? Any flaws?

Yasu · 11-08-2006, 01:36 AM

It's a good case. The only thing that I don't like is that instead of a window it's just two pieces of mesh which makes it a little harder to see what you have inside, but I guess that helps bring in more air for your CPU...

skidude · 11-08-2006, 02:57 AM

Ya they say it does that fairly well. I like the mesh concept, you can pull of some really cool lighting witht that, which im hoping to try and do.

**Archangel** · 11-08-2006, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmymac

any need to pick up on spelling or typo's?

Can't blame me for beeing dutch.. i know my engish really isn't good, at least everyone know's what i mean with it tough

Edit: and yes skidude, you can do really, really cool things with meshes,. I putted a stainless steel grill into the sidepanel of my old case, nad with the light on it, it looks really cool. Unfortunately my current case has a side window,.. else i would have done the same again (still looking for a closed sidepanel for the case i currently have,.. but i dont think they are available )

11-07-2006, 10:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	New case time, this time with some modding.... need help tho Ok time for a new case, this time im going with the Coolermaster Ammo 533http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119098. Since it only has two fan slots, I would like to add another 2 80mm fan slots... First one I would like to put in the extra 5.25 drive bays, like this one that jan did: And the second one I would like to do under the carrying handle... also like jan did (his case is similar to the one im gettin): Any advice on how to go about doing this would be appreciated, since im fairly new to modding and not exactly sure how to do it. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium --- Last edited by skidude; 11-09-2006 at 01:08 PM.

11-07-2006, 10:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,068	When i cutted a Fan inlet in the site of my case, i took the fan, measured the diameter for it, and measured the holes for the screws.. I drew the lines onto the case, took a drill, an started drilling many, many holes on that line. then i took a dremel-like thingy, and cutted the small pieces wich still holded the 2 parts together.. and then i smoothened the circle, and screwed in the Fan also... it doesnt need to be perfectly cut btw.. you can use a Fan grill to cover some less good looking spots (Revoltec has really nice ones, i used them at least ) they have a 3mm thick circle.. leaves plenty of space for errors __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

11-07-2006, 11:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Ya I got fan grills for it, so i guess i'll try that. But any ideas how I would cut the 5.25 drive bay fan? Using the same method maybe? Also while i posted the thread, you guys think that case is a good investment? __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

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11-07-2006, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 20 Posts: 1,199	Well, I have that case and I did an easy case mod that let me put a 120mm fan in place of the spare drive bays. All I did was take out 3 of the bezels and hot glued some wire mesh there. Before I hot glued the mesh I had attached the fan with some screws through the holes of the mesh...but if you want to do it the easy way then buy this. As for the fan on the top you could just make some screw holes around the vent(there's a vent already on the top of the case for those of you who don't know). __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

11-07-2006, 11:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Ya I could do something like that, but I have a really cool looking skull fan grill which I would like to put over the fan, so cutting through the front would be best, just trying to make sure that I have the right idea of doing this, like knowing exactly how jan did his would help a ton. BTW Yasu, how do u like the case? Any flaws? __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

11-08-2006, 01:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 20 Posts: 1,199	It's a good case. The only thing that I don't like is that instead of a window it's just two pieces of mesh which makes it a little harder to see what you have inside, but I guess that helps bring in more air for your CPU... __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

11-08-2006, 02:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Ya they say it does that fairly well. I like the mesh concept, you can pull of some really cool lighting witht that, which im hoping to try and do. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

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