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May not be relevant but I have been working on a vertical mount for my machine, if you want something DIY.  It is unpainted here but requires no modification to my case.  I just mounted to some available holes and I extended the mount back an inch or two to give space for airflow.  I didn't want to cut the case.  Did require a router to make room for connectors.  I'm more comfortable working with wood.

Hello LTT Community!
 
In June, I started the modding of my NZXT S340 tower case that was a bit... underwhelming. Apart from a Razer Chroma sticker in the front and a few LEDs in it I mean. I wanted it to look E P I C so I started improving it... Bit by bit. Get ready for a LOT of images, GIFs and a few talks about each part. So lay back, relax and let's go for a ride.
 

 
Yup... That's it.
 
▼ RIG ▼
 
The first step was to add a backplate to my GPU, I ordered it on V1 Tech and I have to say it's pretty darn sexy. At that time, I was using a Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 to cool my CPU and it was hiding a large part of that back plate so I moved it to the second PCIe slot and it started to look better already. 
 

 
Summer was hitting hard and airflow was lacking, but some money came in and I bought... Paint. 
The brand is Liquitex, their paint is made of high quality pigments and I have to admit this is a really good spray paint. I opted for the Cadmium Red tint, the brightest red they had in store.
 
 
 
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I masked my side panel and started cutting of the glorious MSI Dragon I drew... Right off my screen (please don't hit me). It's a long process that requires a lot of elbow grease, and a lot of focus. The whole cutting and peeling process took north of two hours. Here are a few processing steps.
 
     
 
     
 
All of these steps were carefully monitored by my cat Loki. 
 

 
He's a great assistant. And a hugger. And cute. I LOVE THIS CAT.
 
 
Painted and dried, I finally peeled the remaining painter's tape and cleaned the small bits of leaked paint. It's a water-based paint so some of the tape crinkled and some paint went under it. Here's the first paint stop I made with a fancy shot, while I was thinking about what to do with the front panel. I kept that Razer sticker during this time.
 

 
Mmmh... Beasty.
 
Then came August. With more money, I bought fans! YAY AIRFLOW!... Then nay heat, as I moved back to South of France... I hate seeing temps above 50 degrees. I ordered two Corsair SP140 and an NZXT Kraken X42 and got rid of my Dark Rock III. While mounting the watercooling and the newcoming fans, I took of the white metal bar from the inside and painted it red too, leaving the NZXT logo blank for it to stand out. Here are some eye-candy pictures of the inside of the case. 
 
 
Then I figured that my PC was pretty much showcasing two brands: NZXT and MSI. I decided to showcase NZXT a bit more, as the big a*s dragon was already representing MSI quite a lot, the front panel had to balance things up a bit. First things first, I had to create a stencil that would fit the front panel. I measured every bit of the tiny NZXT logo on the front panel and redrew it in AutoCAD. I could've printed the logo but hey, let's save trees. 
 

 
Rocky montage to fast foward 20 minutes of drawing and measuring! YAY
 
Masking and cutting as usual, bla bla bla... Here's the final result and some more sexy photos of the final case! 
 

 
   
 
 
"Browse privately AND securely with Tunne" - Wait I'm not Linus.
 
I hope you guys enjoyed the trip through me improving that boring white case into a glorious red and white showcase... Case. 
 
Here's the final rig:
 
CPU: Intel i7-6700K - 4.00 GHz CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X42 GPU: MSI GTX 1060 Armor OC V1 - 6Gb RAM: 2x8 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX - 2400 MHz MoBo: Asus Z170-A Case: NZXT S340 - Glossy White Case Fans: 2 x Corsair SP140 / 1 x NZXT Aer P 140mm / 1 x NZXT Stock 120mm fan PSU: Cooler Master G650M semi-modular power supply  
I'll swap the stock 120 exhaust NZXT fan for a Corsair AF120 white LED quiet edition fan by the end of September, and buy CableMod custom sleeved cables!
 
Cheers!
 

Like rackoo said not too difficult.  the outcome really has to do with your prep more than anything. 
 
The scuffing up is to give the paint a good bond to the surface.
Clean the surface with a solvent prior to painting.
You will need to make sure you plan out what gets paint and what doesn't.   If you aren't thorough you will end up with over spray where you didn't want it. 
Use tape and newspaper to cover up non paint areas. 
Many light coats will give you better results than fewer heavy ones. (give drying time specified by paint manufacturer)
Hanging the object from the ceiling makes it easy to get all sides at once. (not in your living room)
Dusty, hairy, otherwise dirty area will make the odds of stuff getting stuck in the paint likely.  these will cause imperfections in the final product.
Start spraying to the side of the object, not at it.  once you have started spraying then move across the object  and continue off the other side before stopping.  repeat.
 
This is all I could think of off the top of my head.  don't let it discourage you.  there is no secret to it, you just have to be aware that not doing these things could make for imperfections.  just be careful and don't try to rush anything, you will end up with a good result.
 
Edit: you may also want to clear coat the thing after you finish with the paint.  this will help avoid damage to your paint job during normal use.  just a thought.

I don't have experience streaming, but if you were using it for streaming from another machine I don't see why it wouldn't be up to the task.  Assuming you can get all those upgrades working.   You could document the process and make a post if all goes well.

It's your baby, would say do whatever you think would be cool.  Depending on where the panels are, it may show nothing interesting.  Could make the panels opaque to just add diffuse color to the machine instead of illuminating components.
 
I'm guessing you would use this for streaming video?  Would probably not be the best at gaming while streaming.  Or would you use it as a secondary capture machine?  I would say it depends on what and the quality you want to stream.

Overlord PC radiator | homemade | DIY Tech | Custom water cooling part3 The cover 
 
 

It's your baby, would say do whatever you think would be cool.  Depending on where the panels are, it may show nothing interesting.  Could make the panels opaque to just add diffuse color to the machine instead of illuminating components.
 
I'm guessing you would use this for streaming video?  Would probably not be the best at gaming while streaming.  Or would you use it as a secondary capture machine?  I would say it depends on what and the quality you want to stream.

Ok thank you much.

I think painting the thing covering the card's IO white would really help it pop. I know you said your phone is distorting the image, but that card REALLY doesn't look straight. It certainly makes it stick out more, but not necessarily for the right reasons.

So I have been working on a few things to fix flaws and add vertical gpu mounting to the 570x.  So far I made a psu shroud extension to cover the cabling, and add a little flavor.  Then I made a psu mount which also covers up the bottom of the motherboard.  Corsair didn't think routing holes in the psu shroud was worth doing for some reason, so it covers up the cables that have to traverse on top of the shroud.  They have both been painted.  The shroud I like, and the mount is great but I feel like it needs some accents of some sort to make it more visible.  I matched the mount a little too well and it blends in too much..  The rest of the components are from my old system, so are placeholder until I get around to getting new components.  So probably sleeved cabling and that kind of thing will be going in at that point.  What I've done so far required no modding to the case itself, I don't plan on doing so unless I find an idea that really requires it.  I'm looking for ideas to make the mount a little more visible through the glass, or any other ideas to finish off the system.
 
The gpu mount seems more visible in this pic than it is.

 
 
The mount is not screwed into the case here.  I was taking it in and out.  It sits straight once tightened down.  Also I think the camera in my phone seems to distort the image.

 
 
Haha it isn't actually leaning like it seems.  Some fisheye going on or something.

 
Didn't do much sanding on the back.  If I end up painting some more, I'll sand everything again.

 

 

 
messed up one of the holes, but not really visible in the case.

 

 
 
Any Ideas on how to get the mount to pop a little more, or any ideas on where to go next, colors, patterns would be a huge help.  I'm not against getting out the grinder if it would make the look better.  Just a bit stumped at the moment.  Thought I would get some outside perspective.  Thanks.

A sort of silly but possibly awesome idea I just had, would be to buy a back plate for a full size card, and attach a shroud (cut a piece of wood or plastic rectangle) to it to cover the cables entirely and give the illusion of a full size card.  Don't know if that's crazy but I think it could work.  

Very nice.  Makes me want a 3d printer

Very nice.  Makes me want a 3d printer

I've always loved these old Apple system mods. To me, computer modding has turned into sort of what you see in the car modding scene: a bunch of kiddies mindlessly strapping off the shelf components together. Modding should involve self fabrication and expertise to make things that weren't designed to fit together, fit together. This build certainty has evidence to show those attributes as well as the hours and effort it took to put everything together, I like that. 

here's a progression of an old 2002 gateway I removed all plastic from and made black

I think if it's something you would like to do, why not do this.  could be fun.  However depending on what the temps are would the few degrees be worth the effort.  If it is the difference between throttling and not then sure.  If it runs cool enough as is maybe not.  If the temp of the liquid in the tubes is over 60c then yes.  If within spec, then no.  Always fun to do some modding though.  At any rate you are already doing some modding so you may just plain want to tinker.  In which case I say go to town.

get the cablemod RGB kit if you can. Splicing the wires will prolly work tho

Thx.  The psu shroud cover is a work in progress.  They had some half baked ideas with the case, but overall I like it.

it's a beauty

A splice would work just fine. Paul's hardware did a video on this a little while ago.
The only issue is that some wires in the different strips have different color values, so make sure you're splicing correctly.
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Well it is as "easy" to get on and off as "easily" as any of the other panels.  Which is.... not as easy as any other case I've had. 
 
The back panel has never been on it.  I need to get some non-right angle sata cables so they wont press into the glass.  Also the case is the first part in a new build.  I just slapped my old machine in it while I decide on the rest of the setup.  When this case came out I liked the look and impulse bought it.