NotSoEpicMods

Jump to the newest post here ↓↓↓↓ Hi I'm NotSoEpicMods you can also call me Josh. Long time ago back in 2008 I made one of my largest(literally) most expensive PC purchases and that was the $300 Cooler Master Cosmos S case. To this day I still see it as one of the most beautiful off the shelf cases out there hence the build/project. While I still see it as an amazing case it does lack in a lot of areas that modern cases strive in and almost make it easy to build a nice looking average pc in(no offence but it's true with all the cable management stuff built into higher end cases). Where this case really falls short in is: Low amount of cable management, restrictive meshes, unpainted interior, no side window, I'm sure there's more. So here I am today 6 years later trying to make the Cosmos S relevant again, or at least make my system look better, hoping that CM will come out with a Cosmos S v2 or a Cosmos T or something. This build is not sponsored by anyone so I have no due dates for anything however I have set personal goals but some upgrades may be a long way off due to budgeting. Here's some of the earliest pictures I could find of what the system used to look like in chronological order.(warning some of these may make you cringe) Full res: http://i.imgur.com/T5oEhJZ.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/0waV9Tu.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/6WTTBAX.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/FspenLT.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/UddzDzp.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/7WTL6wZ The Current Setup: Currently this is my main rig and what it houses isn't amazing and only contains these parts: -CM Cosmos S -Phenom II x6 1090T @ 4Ghz -Corsair H100 push pull -Asus Sabertooth 990FX -16GB Patriot Memory -XFX R7950 DD @ 1Ghz core, 1.35Ghz memory -D-Link Wireless pci-e card -AVerMedia TV pci card -TP-Link Gigabit LAN pci-e card -1x DVD RW, 1x Blu-Ray reader/DVD RW -1x 300GB WD Caviar Black (main OS drive), 1x 1.5TB WD Caviar Green(game capture storage/scratch disk), 2x 2TB WD Red drives(main storage in raid 1 for redundancy) -Corsair HX850 -Various fans http://valid.x86.fr/hvspzq Full res: http://i.imgur.com/MMMuHTI.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/geEWWL1.jpg Full res: http://i.imgur.com/fGBBx8n.jpg What has been done before the log: -cut out the restrictive plastic supports from the top cover(can be seen in above pictures) -removed internal optical drives and changed to external usb drive -had plexiglass side panel insert made(story on this below) - replaced some of the fans with cougar fans So like I said I am terrible at doing in progress shots of doing stuff because I get so deeply focused on doing the build itself. So I am trying to catch this bad habit early and start doing it now rather than when it's all done(which isn't really a build log and would be more of a showcase). It wasn't much I did to it but unfortunately I don't have before, during and after pics. So the top cover plastic supports I was talking about are the ones that can be seen in this link below from overclock3d. It's hard to make out but you can see the light gray lines running underneath the modders mesh and in my picture above of the top cover you can see that those gray lines are missing. Source: http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx/articles/2008/02/23144541647l.jpg Here's mine: Full res: http://i.imgur.com/MDrzyXI.jpg Those cougar fans: Full res: http://i.imgur.com/ny69O5s.jpg My most recent endeavor has been to replace the mesh of my side panel with a glass insert. Well not being able to find a place that does custom flat sheet glass that was in my area I decided to settle with plexiglass (eww I know). So I took my side panel and headed down to my hardware store and bought a piece of plexi. Since I just needed a simple square piece cut I asked them if they would cut it and they said sure but the guy who knows how to operate their fancy saw wasn't in yet. So they said if you leave the side panel and your number with us we can cut a piece of plexi to fit and call me when it's done so I said sure since the cuts were free. As some of you who may have owned a Cosmos S in the past there are stand offs on the inside of the side panel to screw a plastic insert that held a 200mm fan and the modders mesh. Well when they put the plexi panel in(which wasn't even cut square) they decided to use the screws also even though there are clips that hold the plexi. So what happened is that the screws pushed against the aluminum of the side panel and caused a raised bump to show on the exterior of the side panel *facepalm*. I talked with the manager to replace my side panel since they damaged it and they refused to since they can't order via their in store system or something. So I asked to at least get a full sheet of plexi for free so I can do it properly myself, which I got. It's been about a week and I still haven't replaced that badly cut piece of plexi since it is serving its purpose and won't be seen once the case is closed. I added extra washers onto the screws so they no longer press against the aluminum. The problem is that I still had those horrid bumps visible on the beautiful brushed aluminum. I found some matt black screws and cut the heads off with a hacksaw and contoured them with a dremel. It turned out not too bad. Full res: http://i.imgur.com/wDwXidh.jpg The screw heads are just held on with some very very thin "permanent" scotch double sided tape. Also the Cosmos S logo that was on the mesh was just too nice to not have on the side panel. Getting the logo off was a breeze since you can soak it in alcohol and just push on it through the mesh. For the logo I used some reusable scotch double sided strips so that I could more easily relocate the badge somewhere if I needed. All in all it turned out alright considering the mess ups. The screw heads match the raised badge and don't look as out of place. Full res: http://i.imgur.com/qfi4ila.jpg Well that's all I got done for now I get off work early Wednesday so we'll see what I can do then. Edit fo my bad spelling.