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.