Building - part 02
I also decided to mod the Power Supply Unit.
Always seeking for an original design, I chose the foggy finish for up and front faces, also crystal, smoked or brushed steel finishes to any other part.
The front and under fan windows were protected by metallic netting and a 120mm grill, respectively.
The PSU box was ready for internal devices installation.
The PSU's board was removed from my old 550W PSU, new cable extensions were created and all wires were covered by cable sleeving. In view of the lack of free space remained by PSU board heatsink for a 120mm fan installation, I decided to use one Cooler Master 80mm blue led fan to be installed next to the metallic netting, instead.
I didn’t forget to prepare some stickers with self transparent adhesive paper printed on laser printer such as the gold CM logo, affixing the “Cooler Master 2007 Casemod Contest” label.
You can see some stickers used in the project.
The next step was to modify the LUMINA VGA. I planned a complete redesign of the Radeon X1950 PRO cooler for making it as well worked as the entire project.
I got started with the cooler shroud. Holding the definitive project, I placed my old cooler on 2.5mm smoked acrylic shape for taking measures.
After that, I made two 90º angle bends on acrylic shape by using the heat mould...
...and lateral cuts following the desired design. I also projected the protection parts that would be fixed on the corners of cooler shroud.
Take a look at the cuts of the cooler shroud apertures and corner protection parts that were done by using the Dremel kit. On these last ones I still would make a foggy finish.
The heatsink with heat-pipe system was the only remaining device from the old cooler that I decided to keep up untouchable. Still here, the cooler shroud already polished and finished.
After that, I started preparing the VGA fan for being placed within the cooler shroud. Some cuts later, the 80mm fan lost its perimeter to allow a better and free air flow.
Its lighting circuit was remade and the blue leds were repositioned.
I couldn’t forget an indispensable part in this modding. Through exhaustive cutting, paring and moulding acrylic procedures, I reproduced the original slot plate. It’s cool, don’t you think?
All of the self adhesive details were done by manual cutting.
That’s the LUMINA VGA! I think I built a monster that reaches 3 PCI SLOTS!!! It measures 62mm height, excluding the screws! Visit the main gallery for more details.
Finally, the last pieces I did were two DVD plate borders.
I appreciate very much everyone who has followed my entire worklog until here. If you want to talk to me, get in touch. I really hope you have enjoyed!
All the Best,
Design_Master
All the Best,
Design_Master
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Copyright (c) 2007 Design Master
Copyright (c) 2007 Design Master
By cutting and moulding an acrylic shape, I built a crystal box with one open face and made some cuts for fans windows, cables access, voltage switch, and power plug connector.
Some drafts I did which inspired the final project.
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