Project "Fusebox"

[MadMods PC Modding]

Hi my name is Mickee from the Philippines, this is my first worklog here in the forums I hope you guys would like it.

For the materials I will be mainly using 3mm thick plexiglass and some spray cans.

 

PC Hardware:
Chassis: Tecware Alpha
System Fans: ID Cooling Fan NO12025
Watercooling: Thermaltake Pacific Watercooling components
CPU: Core i5 6600K
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming Carbon
GPU: GEFORCE® GTX 950 2GD5T OC
PSU: Bitfenix Fury 550G
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Blue
SSD: TBA
RAM: TBA

 

Here goes nothing!

 

Base case

Disassembly

 

To come up with a new look for the front panel, I removed the wire mesh and the honeycombed grill beneath it then made some acrylic panels using a motosaw.

 

Painted the case matte black as well as the new front panel.

 

Side panels from white to silver.

Since the case has a built in PSU shroud I decided not to change it and just add a few details.

 

Painted

I do not have a solid plan for this build to be honest that's why the design in my mind keeps on changing. (Yes this is not good a practice) I ditched the original sidepanels and created new ones using plexiglass.

 

Painted.

 

I will use these sliders to mount the new panel on the backside of the case.

 

Here it is mounted, Im quite happy with how it turned out and everything can still be easily accessed from the back of the case if needed be.

 

I have also started to apply the weathering details using spray cans, dry towels, sand paper and a paint brush.

 

Gave the front I/O ports a little tilt.

 

More acrylic for the side panel (front side) air vent style.

 

Additional details for the new sidepanel.

 

Glued together, painted and weathered.

 

Those are all for now, I will be back to introduce and install the PC Components that we will use for this mod or If additional ideas pop up then I will be screwed :duh: but so far I really am enjoying this and that is the most important part.

Thanks,

[givingtnt]

that is awesome !

I love the sliding door  that is soo nice looking !

[MadMods PC Modding]

Thank you for your kind words  Hopefully I'll have updates next week. This weekend is going to be heavy (non modding related)

[DevilishBooster]

Holy ballz..... This is the kind of modding that I am wanting to do. That looks incredible!

What method did you use for bending the acrylic, and what kind of acrylic do you use? I have plans in the works for future projects and I'm pretty sure it will require bending acrylic.

[MadMods PC Modding]

Just now, DevilishBooster said:

Holy ballz..... This is the kind of modding that I am wanting to do. That looks incredible!

What method did you use for bending the acrylic, and what kind of acrylic do you use? I have plans in the works for future projects and I'm pretty sure it will require bending acrylic.

 

Thanks man, I used 3mm thick acrylic for cutting i used a dremel motosaw and for bending it I used a heat gun a couple of clamps and a couple of trustworthy wood. hmmmm maybe this can explain it better the video is from a good friend and awesome modder.
 

hope this helps

[DevilishBooster]

7 minutes ago, MadMods PC Modding said:

 

Thanks man, I used 3mm thick acrylic for cutting i used a dremel motosaw and for bending it I used a heat gun a couple of clamps and a couple of trustworthy wood. hmmmm maybe this can explain it better the video is from a good friend and awesome modder.
 

hope this helps

Thanks! I can't wait to see the finished product.

[MadMods PC Modding]

3 minutes ago, DevilishBooster said:

Thanks! I can't wait to see the finished product.

Yes me too lol I have to take a little break it's officially my Birthday now where I live, Cheers!

[DevilishBooster]

2 minutes ago, MadMods PC Modding said:

Yes me too lol I have to take a little break it's officially my Birthday now where I live, Cheers!

Well, happy birthday!!

[MadMods PC Modding]

Just now, DevilishBooster said:

Well, happy birthday!!

Thanks man! off i go

[handymanshandle]

Much Angular, Such Confuse.

 

Seriously though it's interesting, I suppose.

[MadMods PC Modding]

On 6/11/2016 at 1:17 AM, wcreek said:

Much Angular, Such Confuse.

 

Seriously though it's interesting, I suppose.

Soo sooory for much confuse, me no idea what i doing

Seriously thanks for dropping by and commenting I hope I could make it interesting for you in the next updates

[MadMods PC Modding]

Hi I am back with a few updates I just want to introduce the motherboard, processor and graphics card that we will use for this project

 

 

Intel Core i5 6600K

 

 

MSI Geforce GTX 950 OC Armor 2X - I love the black and white cooler

 

 

 

MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon - Lovin' the accentuated carbon fiber finish on the heatsinks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will be back with creating a backplate for the GPU and the rear I/O Panel of the motherboard.

Thanks again! see ya around
 

[kazuma]

Oooooh! This is epic! Subbed!

[MadMods PC Modding]

5 hours ago, kazuma said:

Oooooh! This is epic! Subbed!

Thank my brother  Im watching your build too

[MadMods PC Modding]

Hi  I made a short video while installing the mobo, gpu and watercooling. I hope you guys like it.
 

 

Thanks! I will be back with more

[MadMods PC Modding]

Update time

I added more details to the side panel on the back end.

MSI Gaming Dragon and MadMods PC Modding Decal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I felt that the space next to the dragon was a bit empty.

So again I grabbed the rattle can, tissue, paint brush and sand paper

 

 

 

 

Closer look at the MSI Gaming Dragon Logo

 

 

Oh this shot doesn't have the additional scratches next to the dragon..

 

 

Those are all for now Thanks

 

 

 

 

[Glanir]

Subbed, awesome work!

[MadMods PC Modding]

7 hours ago, Glanir said:

Subbed, awesome work!

Thank you for dropping by

[MadMods PC Modding]

Very little update

I made an acrylic backplate for the MSI GTX 950 OC 2X Armor

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

[MadMods PC Modding]

A sort of update, We're kinda' way past this stage but I have nothing to do as of the moment regarding this mod because I have finished about 95% of the work. So while waiting for the other essential PC parts to arrive I checked the videos that I took while working on this project and found that I did make a quick unboxing so here it is sorry about the quality as I am still learning how to do this

 

 

Thanks

[rowanhazard]

1 hour ago, MadMods PC Modding said:

 

 

 

 

That video was surprisingly professional, great job!

 

I would recommend a few more shots of the actual mobo because it is gorgeous!

[MadMods PC Modding]

6 hours ago, rowanhazard said:

That video was surprisingly professional, great job!

 

I would recommend a few more shots of the actual mobo because it is gorgeous!

Appreciated  i read a lot before the actual editing i'm quite happy with the result too, as for more appearance of the motherboard in the video I guess I will just do that once the system is fully operational. 

[MadMods PC Modding]

Update time just a few though and there is one week left before deadline...

 

This is the front I/O ports, it is normally lays flat on top of the case.

 

 

It is cable management time, sorry for the poor quality picture.

 

 

Ta daaa

 

 

But wait I want to give it a little old school sci-fi , robotic roughed up machine effect

 

 

 

Sprayed it with Medium Grey, the orange parts between the gaps are still visible so I need to use a small brush for that.

 

 

Of course weather it

 

 

And those are all for now, the next update will be massive

Cheers!

[Z3DT]

Personally not a big fan of the weathering effect, but overall I think you're doing a pretty damn good job!

[MadMods PC Modding]

On 7/7/2016 at 7:49 PM, Z3DT said:

Personally not a big fan of the weathering effect, but overall I think you're doing a pretty damn good job!

 

Thanks for dropping by