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I got tired of my 30 dollar case not having a window...

Okjoek
By Okjoek
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So I took my case lid and cut a hole in it with the Dremel, used my glass cutter on some old panes that were stored away then I gorilla glued them together. Made a bit of a mess with the glue, but my case feels like it just doubled in price. ^_^

Without case lid (and before cleaning)

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after cleaning and DIY window job

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(sorry about the glare of my desk on the glass)

 

For my first time using Gorilla glue and only my second time both cutting glass and cutting metal with a dremel I think it could have come out a lot worse. I don't plan on ever using an ATX motherboard again so I'll probably end up handing this case down to one of my brothers and not cheap out on my case when I am able to upgrade. I am going to probably sand/scrape off more of the gorilla glue, I honestly didn't realize it would expand that far.

Also this was my first time cleaning out this computer with compressed air so yeah this update is a lot of firsts for me.

 

My only dilemma now is how to light it up a bit better. Should I get an LED strip or replace the fans with LED ones? 

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That looks great. But maybe you should of painted or just used a permanent black marker to cover the bare metal unless thats the glue  That looks great. But maybe you should of painted or just used a permanent black marker to cover the bare metal unless thats the glue 

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or, you know, take of the sidepanel :P thats how i have it, but thats because mine is kinda broken and i doubt my NH-D14 fits with the sidepanel on lol

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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5 minutes ago, tp95112 said:

That looks great. But maybe you should of painted or just used a permanent black marker to cover the bare metal unless thats the glue 

I think it's a little bit of both.

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get some U-channel edge molding (see picture) and you can make it look really clean!

 

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