mnpctech

CPU STINGRAY

Category

Case Mods

Status

Ready for Battle

Deets

Case Mod by http://www.mnpctech.com

The theme is based upon a 1972 Corvette Stingray. The front bezel is hand made from sheet metal and fiberglass. It’s modeled after a corvette “cowl induction” hood with removable hood pins. Beneath lies 2, makuni carb covers that look like minature 427-V8 air cleaners. The 5.25 bay cover is retractable. I “frankensteined” lift hinges I found at “Rockler” retail store for woodworking into the upper portion of bezel from an Addtronics Server tower.

The chassis was modified to accomondate

I mounted the Black Ice Extreme III in the top panel, so the dual 80mm exhaust fans help pull out warm air from drawn in from 3, 120s beneath the rad. I really wanted to jazz up the dual 80mm exhaust. I’ve seen people mount tail pipes on cases.. Since thats already been done, I designed this billet aluminum accent plate. The 80mm AOC fans have milled aluminum frames with plastic chrome blades. I hate the white colored hubs and know others feel the same, so I covered them with carbon fiber vinyl film …plays off the bezel trim as well. The front portion of the chassis is off-center. A blessing in some ways tho… Extra space to hide cables, add more switchs alongside 5.25 bay… even mount a 3.5 device vertically. but, if you wish to center a BixIII radiator in the top panel, measure twice..The initial layout I envisioned was mounting the radiator beneath the top panel, but I didn’t account for any space for the output line from the 5.25 bay resevoir. Theres only way to go from here, and thats up ^

POWER!

PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 850 Ultra SSI from Performance PCs 850W continuous, 950W peak power and SLI READY with custom red sleeving.

FYI:

If youre ever on the fence about what case to buy for moddin, the AMS CF1009 remains my all time favorite. Its the most durable construction for an aluminum case I’ve seen to date. You can easily remove the 2 piece acrylic bezel and plate for cutting fan holes. LED and PWR/RESET buttons are screwed in versus glued. The HD cage is removable. You can modify it so you have, Front and Rear 120 fans. It’s painted aluminum, not anodized so less prep work painting. I would still chose this case over any Lian Li. It’s simplistic plain jane design makes a great canvas for mods. Excalibur Project by mnpctech.com

Cooling System:

CPU: DD Silver TDV Block
VGA: DD NV-68SLI
Chipset: DD ASUS MAZE4 A8N
Pump: DD-D5
Rad: BixIII Xtreme
Tubing: Tygon 3/8”
Res: DD 2× 5.25 bay acrylic

System Specs

CPU: 2.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
MB: 2GB Corsair XMS DDR500 TWINX1024-4400C25PT
(512MB x 4)
VGA: 512MB BFG Tech BFGR68512UOCX Nvidia GeForce 6800
HD: 73BG, 10K rpm, WD Raptor SATA 150
Optical Drive: PX-740A Plextor
PSU: PCP&C 850W Ultra SSI
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS