Can't believe I'm CONSIDERING modding

[kuba]

...but how expensive can modding get really?
I'm considering a black Thermaltake case, and then thought, since i'm getting a case with a window...MAYBE i should...but before i do, wanted to know how much a lot of you guys have spent on this. 😛

 

[Luckyboy1]

Modding? To what end? Cooling? Silence? Some sort of look?

 

[WA261]

VERY broad question....depends on what you want to do.

 

[Corporate Thug]

to be absolutely honest, hard.forunms over at hardocp will prolly be a better resource to you. their modding community is far bigger than the AT mod community

 

[WA261]

lol, I was going to suggest that, but did not know if I should.

 

[kuba]

I mean, internally, not externally...lights, cables, LED fans, etc.
Man this can get outta hand huh

 

[RallyMaster]

Try modding drive bays to fit a 120 mm. I'll be doing that in less than a week. Hehehe...the fun of modding.

Lights, cables and LED fans are commonplace. Did that already myself.

 

[Luckyboy1]

Well, Homer Simpson says it's not out of hand until the chainsaw blade gets dull! 😉

 

[mindwreck]

modding can range from 0 bucks to even a thousand. It depends on how much and what you use to make the mod.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: kuba
I mean, internally, not externally...lights, cables, LED fans, etc.

Lights... most CCFL kits now are under $10. Cables, under $5 each. LED fans, $5-10 each. Add up how many you need of each.

Time spent doing the work, and enjoying the results... Priceless.

Some people are lazy. For others, there's Dremel. 😀

You can also spiff stuff up by cutting the fan grills off your case (so your fan spot is just a round hole, but still with the fan screw holes) and then buying spiffy finger guards ($1-10 each depending).

Note: You don't need more than one CCFL kit - I've had friends who after a while just left their CCFL off because it was so bright that it became annoying. 😱

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I've spend ~$500 - 700. Lots of change outs (fans, fan controllers, etc). Lots of stuff is just trying things out, then trying something else. But it's fun, so I don't mind. 🙂

 

[marincounty]

First I put in Vantec round ide cables because of cooling concerns. But I noticed on the label they were UV sensitive, so then I had to get UV lights. Then of course my wiring looked bad, so I had to sleeve the power supply with UV sleeving and Uv molex plugs. Then UV fan grills, uv tie wraps, etc....
Now I'm on UV pc #5.

 

[VERTIGGO]

Originally posted by: kuba
...but how expensive can modding get really?
I'm considering a black Thermaltake case, and then thought, since i'm getting a case with a window...MAYBE i should...but before i do, wanted to know how much a lot of you guys have spent on this. 😛

youre not a geek your an AT member

 

[trexpesto]

youre not a geek your an AT member

hheheh member heheh

 

[Supervexi]

Yeah, and you're not a geek either...

(brass trumpet with muffle cup thing [I can't remember what it's called])
Waahh waaahhhh waaaaaahhhhhh......

 

[letdown427]

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
You're not a geek, you're an AT member.

AT member != geek?! :shocked: Why was I not informed?! Who are these non-geeks? Do they really walk among us?

😉

 

[JMWarren]

Originally posted by: Supervexi
(brass trumpet with muffle cup thing [I can't remember what it's called])

I belive its a mute

 

[d3lt4]

Originally posted by: letdown427

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
You're not a geek, you're an AT member.

AT member != geek?! :shocked: Why was I not informed?! Who are these non-geeks? Do they really walk among us?

😉

good question, indeed.