mod Thermaltake S100 RGB simple case mod

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Thermaltake S100 simple case mod

 

So as a disclaimer right up front, i'm not a professional when it comes to PC case modding etc. but i recently really enjoy doing it and finding solutions for making things a bit more unique.

 

with that said the mod i came up with here is rather simple and was born out of the need to repurpose the Thermatake S100 wich is actually meant to be used as an led/rgb cover for your RAM slots.

the need to repurpose it came up because i didn't really account for how massive my Be Quiet Dark Rock 4 CPU cooler actually is and how much Space it takes up over the RAM slots before ordering the S100  (stoopid me)

My curret case is the Be Quiet Silent Base 801 which has great base functionality and a design i love so i'm planning on further modding it in the future.

 

Thermaltake S100 on Amazon

 

 

Step #1:

removing the the original "calmping/mounting" mechanism with a pair of side cutters which was fairly simple because the plastic is quite soft so there is not much force required to remove it.

 

 

 

Step #2:

removing the 4 screws on the back of the S100 and opening it up because i was going to mount it to the the HDD Slot covers that come included with my Be Quiet SB801. 

 

 

 

 

Step #3:

lining up the backplate of the S100 to the position on the front of the HDD slot cover i wanted it to be in and using a very small screwdriver to poke through the scerwholes in the backplate to get the correct position

for drilling the mounting wholes in the HDD cover. i ended up only doing 2 wholes to help with alingment because i was going to hot glue it on there anyway.

 

 

 

Step #4:

drilling the wholes for the tiny screws from the backplate of the S100 and screwing them in, to help with aligning everything. then i applied a fair amount of hot glue to the backplate of the S100

and carefully putting the HDD slot cover on top while evenly applying a good amount fo pressure for about 20 seconds so the hot glue had time to dry.

 

 

and that is about it, i didnt' really aim for perfection here. you could go ahead an sand the edges of the cut off parts to make it more smooth but the thing is that you can't really see them

when everything is mounted inside the case later on so i didn't really care about it that much.

 

Here are some pics of the finished product!

(i ended up making a second one because really liked the look and wanted to have a second one in my case)

 

 

 

 

Step #5:

finishing everything up by reinstalling the HDD covers to my case and doing some cable management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So thats it! i really like the look and making this little mod. hope you guys like it too and maybe it inspires you to repurpose something like i did.

 

I'm really looking forward to making more case mods in the future.

 

Let me know what you think!

 

Cheers