First post
Front panel mod
Components Overview and Mods Update
Top panel and power/reset switch mod
Top panel test fit, floor mod, front panel acrylic, custom case feet, acrylic side panel test fit, case disassembly
Painting the case
Case assembly and overview
More case overview and rad grills painted
Top lights on
Front acrylic panel test fit
Front panel acrylic rad test fit
Front panel complete
Completed case overview
Bitfenix case badge painted, side panels on
Specs, build log start
Build log banner update
Final shots of the case
Components overview
Components update
Painting rads update 1
Painting rads update 2
Painting rads update 3 and overview
Motherboard arrival and testing
Painting SSD and EK Monarch RAM Modules
EK Monarch RAM modules installation
Pump top arrival
Pump and res config
Painted pumps and test fit
Cables sneak peek
EK R9-290 Water Block
R9 290 Water Block and Back Plate Installed
Motherboard Covers
Just last week I stumbled upon a fairly cheap Bitfenix Prodigy on Gumtree here in Australia. Having wanted to do a build in a Prodigy ever since it came out, I immediately contacted the seller. I found out he was pretty close to where I was and I managed to get the case that same day for $60.
I then purchased a rotary tool and decided to mod the case in order to fit a 280mm rad in the top and a 240 in the front. The mods I will be doing are inspired by Singularity Computers Client Build 6.
Here is a link to the build log on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWYPRHLWSBL6pG-4RFgzQeQ-nBH3sKNGv
The idea is to do a Fallout 3 themed build inspired by the Vault Boy. This is in anticipation to Fallout 4 (whenever they decide to announce it) and also because Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all time (let me know if you agree).
I'm probably just gonna name this build "Vault Boy" unless I come up with a better name until it is finished. Also I'm just doing the mods at the moment as I have no idea what components I wanna put in it, I'm probably gonna wait for the Devil's Canyon CPUs and new NVidia GPUs. The only components I will be buying at the moment are the rads as I can't really complete the mods without them, fans, pump and res. I will also mod the side panels with windows on both sides.
Once I am done with all the mods I will buy a power supply and have a go at sleeving and custom length cables for the first time. This is also my first time modding a case.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the Prodigy before I started to cut into it so here is a picture of the stock case for those of you who are not familiar with the case:
So here is what I have done so far:
I took the front panel out, removed the mesh and cut along the sides just leaving the edge where the clips are so that it will still stay on the case.
I then used a hand file to take out all the rough bits and also 400 grit sand paper to smooth everything out. Probably went to far on those top two corners but I at least managed to make both sides look the same. I will also be painting this and the whole case, except the top and bottom plastic feet.
I also cut the front of the case
This is where I am at so far. The idea is to put a 10mm acrylic panel on the front of the case with a 240mm rad mount in the middle. I will be painting the case blue with the front panel sides yellow, similar to the Vault Boy colors. I will use a combination of blue, yellow and black sleeving for the cables, and Mayhems yellow fluid with rigid tubing. And I was thinking to use a dark blue transparent acrylic panel for the front and mount the 240mm rad to that. And for the top I will use the Koolance 280mm shroud. I will be using Cougar 120mm and 140mm blue LED fans.
I will make an order for the rads, fans and top Koolance shroud this week. When that comes I will cut the top of the case to fit the shroud, buy the acrylic panels to finish the mods and test fit the rads and fans. I will then paint the case.
V3-111P-C0T9, i'd like to see how well its battery peforms vs its rated battery hour and how much work can be done on that celeron chip V3-572PG-56CY interested to see what kind of games can be played at a decent fps on a gt840M and how its battery holds up while gaming S7-392-6425/S7-392-9439 I work at a electronic shop and these two laptops often catch the eyes of consumers, I don't have the opportunity to take it home and use it so I'd like to see what you think of it hands on