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The Shadow does not come with the internal LED-lights, its just the light in the front. Sorry for slow reply!

Cool idea, we will be watching this for sure

Have a plan, a vision. Explain to the vendor WHY your project is different from any one else putting parts in a case and show it on a forum. What makes your project stand out from others. You don´t need fancy renderings, pen and paper + photo of that does good, but explain and try to get the reader to see the same thing you see. Prepare to back your vision up with what you have done earlier. Do not count on getting sponsored in your 1st build. A regular sponsor email starts with "i´m putting a Intel 5960x and 52 Titan blacks into..." -- that isn´t anything spectacular, anyone with a load of money or credit can do that. Its HOW you put that cpu and gpu´s together that matters. Show the vendor, my idea is this - not what hardware you are using, everyone can put parts in a case. On a personal note, i am a modder myself and also get alot of emails from other modders about sponsorships, 99% of my personal sponsoring is by the vendor approaching me. And 99% of the people i sponsor as a Bitfenix rep. is the ones i find, not the ones who asks me. So do something to make you visible, what you can do, not what you say you can do Its not WHAT you do Its HOW you do it

Looking good

Most response we got today are "why not color XXX" I have almost the complete color chart of suggestions saved from all over the forums. Here is a video of the actual cases and not renderings.

Bill @ mnpctech.com have one. You can find it here. http://mnpctech.com/bitfenix-prodigy-case-mods/

I have one No, for real, i really have a personal one for my 6.y.o. kids computer. But if it is the eatx sized Rampage you are talking about, you may get into trouble with the Ronin. I´m not familiar about the motherboard size so i cant tell you for sure at the moment, but internal in the ronin you have a bulge where you can pull the 24pin and other cables, this one is 5-6mm higher than motherboard plate. A wider eATX could interfere with this and maybe even cause a short. About the h100i it depends, i have one in the top in the kids computer, it is a bit offset from center but in some motherboards with big coolers/heatsinks it may hit. Let me know if you need more details, and i can measure it for you

When you have flipped the side panel, you can also change the buttons so the symbols on the buttons isnt up side down Its done in 3 minutes with a philips head screw driver. I personally think this is a better solution, not having the cables on the side door hanging there when opening the case.

Hmm, i´m one of the people answering support tickets, but i have never heard of this before Do you have your temp probes placed in the case, or just in a bundle tucked away? Connected to USB so you can try the software from our website, or Phoebetria ? Doing this on both auto and manual mode is really really strange. No other connected stuff in your computer acting up, just the Recon ? If possible, can you record the display on the Recon while it does this strange things with your smartphone or similar, insert it here on the forums, or PM me a link.

For a first timer it isnt bad. For improvement, try more even heat, as you can see out to the right corner you have to little heat (bigger radius) and the middle has more heat. Some heat guns have attatchments almost like a flat piece, this one is better to heat a wider piece. Also, prepare your bend, look for a suitable table, bench or something that can help you guide your bend. Personally i just use a cutting board, tape the acrylic to it so the bend lines up with the rounded edge and heat it. When it starts to sag by the heat its time to bend it. You can also use another piece of acrylic on top to press it down around the edge to eliminate a banana shape bend.

Of course you can, just use thinner pieces of acrylic and cover the sides and top of the drive bays if you want that hidden. Or make a completely new "shelf" for the motherboard covering the complete length of the case, i did that on a personal mod once. If you have the Prodigy M, just make a standing cover. Easy as pie (almost)

This is just awsome work!

You will show more of the motherboard plate with a Prodigy M panel on a Prodigy case, but if you know what you want, it sure fits. Front and side panels are interchangable between them.

Sparkling, i cant drink plain water, tastes awful. We have state tap water here in Sweden where i am. Earlier when we had water from a well in the mountains i could drink right there in the woods

Pandora Core does not have a display in the front panel, only a logo. Pandora or Pandora window have the display, the core version is a bit cheaper and without display. And yes, i have seen it

Yeah, awsome that one too. Seen it earlier trough my personal LTT account

Strange, i have a 4690k, thinner 240rad than you have, AND a watercooled 7950 in that loop without any problems at all. Current water-temp is 43c running some benchmarking, CPU-temp is 55c after 40 mins cinebench. (23c room temp). The cable management options are limited as you say, a modular psu with flat cables or braided extensions are needed. Also the most common suggestion for the Pandora, to make more room behind the motherboard tray. Looking forward for version 2

Awsome to still see Shinobi´s alive out there Work in this one is just blowing my mind, alot of attention to details!

Nice one, people often asks if its possible to build a custom loop in the Pandora, and yes, here´s a good example of it

Really nice build. The 540 is a real pleasure to build in (yeah, i build in other brands too ) I like how you took time to run the acrylic tubes in the smaller chamber too, and not just hid away it with tubing

Use real good paint and you will probably not even notice a difference. Isolating the heatsinks with PlastiDip is not a good idea, as its a rubbery surface, 10x thicker than normal paint it will isolate the heat in the sinks and make them not function as well. (transfer heat from the sink to the air) It may or may not give you a problem, i suggest to put your money on some real good spray paint or airbrush if you have one.

The Comrade is somewhat limited in airflow also, a Bitfenix Neos (same internals) would be a better option if you will fill it with high heat components. There is 2x120mm fan mounts on the Comrade, but you will have trouble to use thoose fans 100% as the only opening in the front panel is a cutout in the bottom wich can give you airflow noise and a bit higher inside temps. Comrade will most probably not give you overheating problems, but, with a Neos you can lower the fan speeds, running the system less noisy and have better cooling trough the case, for long gaming sessions.

Yes, both are types of plastics.

Taste is a big matter here, what kind of light you want and how well spread you want it. A 30cm strip will probably cover more of the case, but if you only want to light around the CPU area, a 12cm probably will be enough if you not want it too bright. Easy to order one more later, rather than getting too much light now with a 30cm. You will probably get most light at the top and getting darker the lower you get.

You can also use styrene, its cheap and you can cut it with a sharp knife, easy to sand and paint/wrap. Perfect for modding when you don´t want to wake up everyone in the house, no power tools needed You can find styrene in most hobby stores. Evergreen and Plastruct are the most common brands.