[Case Mod] Project: Spec-ALPHA

[ClownFace1511]

 

This project is just a small build for my friend who is down in Sydney staying with me for a week. This pc was bought off ebay around 2 years ago for $500 and since then we have swapped everything out for cheap parts we have found along the way. The only thing that has survived the overhaul is the i5 cpu which is still performing for his needs. With a bit of time up my sleeves I decided to make it look nice and fancy with some new fans, a new case and a can of spray paint. With a small budget of $200, I had to work with what I could get so between the left over parts at my house and what we could get cheap this is what happened. Lets get right into it.

 

 

CPU: i5 4570

 

CPU Cooler: DeepCool Gamer Storm Gabriel

 

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 LGA1150

 

Ram: 2x Corsair Vengeance Pro (2x 4GB)

          2x Corsair Dominator (2x 2GB)

 

Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon R9 270X

 

Power Supply: Corsair VS550

 

Fans: 2x Thermaltake Riing 120mm

           2x CoolerMaster Blue Led 120mm

 

Case: Corsair Spec-Alpha Mid Tower (Grey/Black)

 

Hard drives: 1TB Seagate Baracuda

                      Samsung 850 Evo 250gb M.2

 

Total: Sub $1000 AUD

 

 

Update 1: 270X Colour Change

Update 2: Case Deconstruction

Update 3: Painting Finished

Update 4: Case Reconstruction

Update 5: Case Interior

 

[ClownFace1511]

 

The red accents on the 270X weren't quite matching the blue motherboard so with a bit of spray paint we achieved this. Doesn't look too bad after all.

 

Original:

 

After spray paint:

 

 

[The Realist]

Nice

[Cavi]

Looks cool so far Can't wait for more updates. 

[ClownFace1511]

 

Here are some pictures of the case before it was painted and the deconstruction. I really like how this case was built and how easy it was to separate each piece. Took about 20mins to get everything sorted and ready to paint. I gave the plastic a light sand with 1000 grit wet and dry sandpaper as well as a wipe down with mentholated spirits. 

 

 

[ClownFace1511]

 

Five coats of paint later and some drying time, the parts came up really well. The spray paint has stuck well to the plastic and has been resilient to any scratches and fingerprints. My friend is super happy with the overall result and its definitely a one of a kind case. I'm also quiet happy with the results and the case looks amazing, pics in later update.

 

 

 

 

[ClownFace1511]

 

With all the freshly painted blue accents it was time to reconstruct the case and see how good/bad it turned out. 

 

[ClownFace1511]

 

So it comes to a satisfying end. For a budget case the Spec-Aplha came up really nice with a coat of paint, you wouldnt think that this whole build was sub $500. Hope you guys did enjoy the run.