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Hey everyone so after some time I decided to finally create this FAQ for the modding section of the forums with some encouragement from Scheer on the Forums. This will basically go over some of the most common mods, contain reference materials for wiring, painting, components, and templates, with detailed instructions for all the mods.
Hope you all find it useful and enjoy!
Table of Contents General Wiring
Terminal Types
PSU Pinouts and Diagrams
Sleeving
Powering RGB LED's
Wiring up LED Strips
5V or 7V Molex Mod
Modding
Templates and Dimensions
Materials
Tools(Cutting)
Window Mod
PSU Shrouds
Vinyl Wrap and Decals
Painting
General Painting
Plasti-Dip
Motherboard and RAM Painting
PSU Painting
GPU Painting
Reviews/Information on Modding Supplies or Components
This is an informal section where different things regarding modding or reviews will be added periodically.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/407754-modding-faq-common-mods/?p=5493607
Review of Addon Custom's LED's
EL Lighting
If there is anything you want to see added, or contribute let me know by either posting below or messaging me I'm always open to new ideas.
General Wiring:
Terminal Types
This is a general overview of all the terminals one may encounter inside their PC when sleeving or making new cables.
PSU Pinouts and Diagrams
PSU pinouts are mainly used for custom sleeving and this includes the diagrams of all the connectors.
Sleeving
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Sleeving is a very popular option for customizing a system to match a certain color scheme or look. This will cover paracord and PET(plastic) sleeving and both heatshrink and heatshrinkless style.
Powering RGB LED's
RGB LED strips will require a controller to cycle through the different colors and modes and to power that requires a special adapter.
Wiring up LED Strips
For LED strips there are multiple ways of wiring them for operation, one using by soldering and another with LED crimp connections.
5V or 7V Molex Mod
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This is a method of manually undervolting fans that are directly power to the PSU to run quieter without low noise adapters.
Modding:
For a bunch of great modding guides and ideas, check out MNPCTech.com:
http://mnpctech.com/case-mod-tutorials.html
Templates & Dimensions
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This will include many templates and measurements of motherboards, fan cut-outs and a variety of other diagrams.
Materials
For creating new panels, mounting plates, covers, or even entire cases many different materials can be used and each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Cutting Tools
Tool selection for projects depend on the job and situation where cut quality speed and precision are all important factors.
Window Mod
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This will cover the procedures of cutting a window in a case and the details when refinishing and installing in the new window material.
PSU Shrouds
To create your own PSU shroud it will require measuring your specific case for cuts and sizing since it can vary between cases, the shroud itself can be made with a variety of materials from metals to plastics.
Vinyl Wrap and Decals
Vinyl wrap is a great way to change the look of cases and parts to color coordinate a system or add a new look with custom designed decals, they come in a variety of colors and finishes with some evening being mirror finished metals, to brushed aluminums.
Painting:
General Painting
This will go over the main topics and techniques mainly for spray painting plastic and metals including clear coat finishing, and touch on brush painting.
Plasti-Dip
The spray we all love to use, as of recently it’s probably the most common modding product used for re-coloring. In general this will go over the properties of plasti-dip and some of the good and bad.
Motherboard and RAM Painting
Re-coloring heatsinks or heat spreaders to color co-ordinate builds are common practice and can be done fairly easily with spray paints or coatings with little impact to heat dissipation.
PSU Painting
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Painting a PSU is possible but does require some understanding in wiring and comes with a certain risk when opening a PSU.
GPU Painting
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This is a fairly general guide on GPU painting and will focus on painting accents or shrouds where it will not have an impact on cooling performance.
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