Phantom 410 MOD - Project Log

[jompenleet]

Welcome! This is a Project Log by jompenleet.



This project is closing soon and iam starting a NEW PROJECT in a Phantom 820 case.

The upcoming project will contain more reviews, pictures & tutorials.

These are some of the main things i've used for this build.

From MNPCTech
http://mnpctech.com

24" x 12" Acrylic Sheet (Smoked)

http://www.mnpctech.com/acrylic_colo..._windows1.html



24" x 12" APPLY 3M Di-Noc CARBON FIBER FILM

http://www.mnpctech.com/CarbonFiber_..._Titanium.html




120mm grill Cable fan guard. This will only be used to locate where to drill holes for extra fans.

http://www.mnpctech.com/Wire_Fan_Gri...rd_Chrome.html



U-channel molding about 8ft. Only to try if it improves the look of the side panel.

http://www.mnpctech.com/moddersmesh.html



24" x 12" Modders Mesh sheet round hole 60% airflow Might use alot of this

http://www.mnpctech.com/moddersmesh.html



4x Silver Anodized Case Thumbscrew's 6/32 thread

http://www.mnpctech.com/thumbscrew.html




2 x Cable Management Grommet 1-1/2" Inner diameter 2-3/8" Outter diameter

http://www.mnpctech.com/PC_Cable_Rub..._Grommets.html




From Plasti Cote
http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/Product.../pccode---6751

But Super Gloss (White)


From Sleeva.se
www.sleeva.se
Shrinktube Small White

Shrinktube Small*White

Shrinktube SATA White

Sleeve SATA*White

Sleeve Small*White

Cable-tie Brackets (10-pack)

Lamptron Modding Tool Kit

[jompenleet]

This picture is one of the most recent
Though i recommend you to check the last page in the thread for more pic's






Here is the original state of the NZXT Phantom 410 case. (Just moved the components of my old OEM computer into the case)..








Got a new Motherboard + processor + cpu cooler (Scythe Grand Kama Cross)



After getting some new fans Xigmatek 1253 & a new fan to the cpu cooler Xigmatek XAF Series 140mm

it looks like this.






Interior before cable sleeving and cable management.




Here i actually cut a whole in the side of the case to give it a bigger window.. And i forgot to take pictures sorry.
Here's a link to the tutorial i followed to be able to do this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpZoE-zj0-k
:thumb:Thank's alot to MNPCtech for the really informative tutorials on case mods!! :thumb:






Interior after hardmod sidepanel + psu cover & fully sleeved cables.

Tell me what u think!
P.S Im still waiting for my stormtrooper sticker & white LED tubes for the case

[jompenleet]

Got sick of the orange LED fans so i decided to modify them abit..

First i took apart the case and looked around for fans laying around..

Found some!

case without fans :-(



Xigmatek F1253 and F1450 i think?

Cleaning the fans for the paint to stick

Safety first! (if u ignore this ur fans may not spin at all)



Removing the LED's



close up look..

Fans on top of the case

Scythe grand kama cross CPU cooler after painted the fan

overall look


Still waiting for stickers and Cold cathodes!

[jompenleet]

Got me some watercooling now.



And some new dust filters (the old ones sucked)





Made a Hole in the PSU cover for the GPU Cables
[IMG ALT=""]http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1463102/width/350/height/700[/IMG]

Also painted the Chassi details in Glossy White



Got two identical NZXT 140mm fans for the top (had too look symmetric)
[IMG ALT=""]http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1463095/width/350/height/700[/IMG]

Water cooling in place





So what the case currently looks like.. Ill be getting some more parts next week.







P.S Also installed some Revoltec Cold Cathodes....


So i got some new stuff that my friend at timwill clothing drew for me..
He also had some contacts to be able to make it in this frosty nice look :-)

Here we are applying a new sticker to the acrylic side


finished!




Also got me some custom made fan stickers, drawn by David @ Timwillclothing


sticker on the modded 120mm xigmatek fan


stickers on the modded 140mm NZXT fans
[IMG ALT=""]http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1536947/width/350/height/700[/IMG]

Voila!


I do have some other things waiting to be done with this case (otherwise i wouldnt have this blue led still in there)..
Check back soon and see what has happened!

[jompenleet]

Ok so i got me some new stuff.. More paint(oil based high glossy hobby paint as usual), cable management items & some velcro tape.


So. Take the case apart for starters.. Here iam removing the mesh from the trim



Ok! Done for now. I also removed the heatsinks of my Corsair Vengeance DDR3 kit. (this mod is still in beta phase. I do not recommend you to do this yet, since i don't know how stable this mod is) since painting heatsinks could isolate the heat back into the ram chips. Though i will be using 2 extra thin layers of oil based paint for this test.




Decided to go nuts with the spray can on all the black details of the case and ddr3 heatsinks to match the rest of the build.
2 thin coat layers of paint. After that i left them outside under a roof to dry for 15hours. Since some of these stuff are going inside the case it is very important it is totally dry
Im really happy with the cleanyness of the ram heatsinks! Hope they still work...



Ok! using super glue to put the front panel cover back on.. Shouldn't break for the next 10 years.

Will check back with you guys to tell you if this is the best thing on the market today..


Applying double sided thermal tape on the memory (The same way as the stock thermal tape was applied)


Ohhlalala!




Ok! Now everything is back together. Time for some end result shots.
Here is the first photo without side panel


Upper Photo


Front Photo
[IMG ALT=""]http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1559970/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

Ram mod result Photo


With side panel



Will be checking back within the upcoming weeks with result of the ram mod. To see if i recommend it or not.



But this Phantom 410 project is soon to be finished. I just have some re-sleeving to do, also building a new PSU cover

Although i have already recieved a Phantom 820 case for my upcoming build.

So stay alert and look for Jonas "jompenleet" Undestam.


Have a good one
So stay tuned!

[peterb]

Thank you - an interesting thread (edited slightly to make it compliant with HEXUS advertising policy http://forums.hexus.net/faq.php?faq=...ex_advertising)

However, we will look forward to the next project - great photos!

[jompenleet]

Would it be ok if i added just the banners anyway? because without them it doesn't really look like my worklog.
I don't need to put any links up, but i want to show people what kind of material iam using for my builds. And you removed lots of them

[peterb]

You can certainly say what you used, and as an example, say where you got it from, but no logos.

[jompenleet]

Ok, i'll add the pics of what i used. If it is anything you find against the rules. Just remove the specific thing and ill not post it again

[jompenleet]

UPDATE!

Ok so i got some new white sleeving from a company named Sleeva.se
i don't know if they ship internationally. I do know they ship all over Sweden anyway..

So here is what i ordered






Shrinktube Small White

Shrinktube Small*White

Shrinktube SATA White

Sleeve SATA*White

Sleeve Small*White

Cable-tie Brackets (10-pack)

Lamptron Modding Tool Kit









Some tools that will be used for sleeving




A heat-gun is a must if you've got white shrinktubes. Because they will get abit darkened if using a lighter.
Black shrinktubes don't matter though




Lock ring pincer (inverted) to open up the shrink tubes abit.
This was really useful




Starting off with re-sleeving a 24pin Bitfenix Extender.*






I did put an extra smaller shrinktube under the sleeving in each end for my white shrinktube to attach better onto the cord.




This is some really high-quality sleeve, can't see through it at all..




Finally finished with the extender.
Took me a few hours to be honest




This sleeve is abit thicker than the black stock sleeving on the extender so it'll look like this in the ends.
I don't care though




Sleeving is now complete, here is some results


Graphics card 2x 8pin connections




24pin mounted





8pin mobo




Scroll down for more pics

[jompenleet]

So i decided to make a new PSU cover out of regular 3mm acrylic sheet (because any coloured one is impossible to get your hands on in sweden)

Ofcourse i started with measuring the dimensions of it inside the case, Length, Height and Depth
Didn't take any pics of that though


Here im cutting the pieces for the cover




Ended up with these, hopefully they'll fit now.
*




Had to remove the stock HDD cage though, because it was too high for my cover. Ill just use the dremel to cut it down abit. But thats a project for later.
*
Here is me drilling out the poprivets for the HDD cage. You'll also see my nice socks here




This is just a temporary solution to hold the PSU cover up and giving it some support.
I just bend a PCI cover top the same height as the PSU and used a pop rivet to hold it in place




So i found some 90 degrees set square's at work that is usually used to glue photo frames.
I think it'll work perfect for this.




So the paint has been drying for 2 days. Not because it needed to but i didnt have the time countinue with the work.
Now its as solid as a rock :-)

Preparing the acrylic for paint.
Using paper tape on all the edges to avoid getting any paint on there.




Fully taped





Ready for paint!
Lets do some magic

[img]http://www.sweclockers.com/image/gallery/2013/08/02/Img_9197.jpg?t=original&k=12eb601d/img]

After painting with my regular High Glossy White (oil based) paint it will look like this.
two layers of paint is enough, if the acrylic has been cleaned up before painting.

Here are the old & the new PSU cover















So i got the idea of trying out some engraving.
Since i had some extra acrylic laying around i thought i'd give it a shot.
Don't blame me lol because i've never done anything like this before.

Decided to put it here after i was done, now drilled some holes to be able to pop it there after i engraved the piece.




These are the tools i used. A rotary tool, some Diamond Grinding things, a decal & acrylic.

EDIT - *i found a flash light was also very useful for this




Getting the logo in place




Lets get started!




So much fun!!




Still going!




Result after 30min's of work




Results enlightened, if you look this close youll see 2 obvious mistakes. But this picture is very well zoomed. You wont see it if u look through the side panel of the case.
Atleast not me :-)






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End result, NO FLASH





END RESULT WITH FLASH*




END RESULT WITH FLASH & SIDEPANEL







Will be doing some more small works on this, then im off to start with my Phantom 820 project wich will also be posted here on this forum.

Look around for Jompenleet!

Hope you liked it