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    Default Making a case from Scatch

    Hi
    I am an A2 student at school, and am desgining a new case that i am making for my project.
    Originaly i was going to just MOD one, but now i have to completely make and design one

    could you guys please help me, and just fill in a survey on the thread, thanks

    1) Do you own a pc
    2) Have You modded your case
    3) does your case need modding
    4) what are the dimensions of your case
    5) what colour is your case
    6) what material is your case mainly made from
    7) Do you like themed cases
    8 ) What graphics card do you have
    9) What processor do you have
    10) How many Hard Drives do you have
    11) Do you like LED fans, if so what colour
    12) Do you like Cold Cathode Ray Tubes
    13) Do you like transparent, translucent, or opaque cases
    14) How many 5 1/4 bays do you need
    15) do you use fan speed control
    16) do you prefer plastic or metal cases, if so what metal or plastic
    17) do you like the idea of having inbuilt speakers.
    18 ) does you case have to have front USB and Head phone ports
    19) does your case require a reset button
    20) Do you prefer to have a pre "supped" up case or one you can do your self
    21) How Much would you pay for a top modded case that looks good
    -£50 £50-£100 £100-£150 £150+


    thanks all for takeing your time to help me with my project

    i will get back to you with pics of the case in designing and making

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    ok here goes

    1) yes
    2) yes
    3) yes.. is it ever enough
    4) (damn it man, now i have to mesure it...)...L-18inch,W-8inch,H-18inch
    5) black
    6) steel
    7) hhhm.... yes
    8.) Inno 3D FX5200 (and i dont wanna hear anything)
    9) Intel P4 2,4ghz
    10) 2xHDD
    11) I do, make it red
    12) no
    13) no
    14) 1.... ok 2
    15) no... the mobo does it heheee
    16) metal good anything else bad !
    17) thats not right, if you want speaker, do you;r self a favor and do it like a man, go buy/build some floorstanders
    18.) no, i have legs, i can walk 3 meters
    19) well... YES
    20) i'll build one (actualy i am )
    21) i wouldn't buy one

    hope this helps

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    1. Yes
    2. Yes (It's in the skeleton stage right now)
    3. Yes (It needs its skin! Aka A.C.Ryan's Modders Mesh & Acrylic)
    4. 14L x 14H x 6W
    5. It WILL be Black Modders Mesh with a Black (smokey/clear) Acrylic Front
    6. Steel
    7. That depends on the theme.
    8. Unavailable atm
    9. 2.8Ghz P4 w/ HT
    10. Unavailable atm
    11. Depends on the overall colors of the case. But usually blue.
    12. If they are hidden well.
    13. Nope, I think material such as that should be used as accents only. imo.
    14. The more the better, but two does it fine for me.
    15. No need to as of yet. But I would if the situation called for it.
    16. Metal. Aluminum or Steel.
    17. Depends on your wants and needs. They are not for me though.
    18. I like them up top and/or hidden well. It gives the case a "cleaner" appearance.
    19. Nope, The power switch can usually be both the power and reboot switch.
    20. Nobody around here likes that factory made crap. If we can't do it ourselves, then we just won't have it.
    21. Three brands come to mind with this question. Lian Li, Silverstone, and Zalman. But I wouldn't ever pay their asking price when I can just, if at the very least, attempt to build my own. As a personal note, I love the way Zalman's case's look, but they are very much overpriced. Lian Li and Silverstone are name brands who believe in product quality. They are not so much "supped up" as you say, but just high quality.

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    Default Re: Making a case from Scatch

    1. Yes.
    2. Yes.
    3. Yes.
    4. 16,16,7
    5. Black/Silver
    6. Aluminum
    7. Yes.
    8. Radeon 9600 & GeForce 6500 Silent
    9. Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 Ghz 512*2 cache 1000 Mhz FSB w/ HT *phew*
    10. 2
    11. Yes, blue.
    12. Yes.
    13. Transparent
    14. 1
    15. No.
    16. Metal, Aluminum
    17. No.
    18. Yes.
    19. Yes.
    20. Custom-built by me.
    21. Just a case? $100 at most.

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    1. yes
    2. no
    3. very yes!
    4. 7 7/8 wide, 18 5/8 long, 17 1/4 high
    5. black
    6. steel
    7. yep
    8. 6800 ultra engineering sample (dont ask, i got it from a guy who knows a guy...)
    9. P4 3GHz
    10. just one 80GB
    11. not particularly
    12. no
    13. opaque
    14. just two
    15. no, 100% all the time
    16. im partial to aluminum because its easy to work with
    17. no inbuilt speakers... it limits surround sound configurations
    18. not really
    19. that would be nice
    20. do it yourself all the way
    21. i would say 50-100 pounds... that works out to 100-200 dollars at least


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    1) ...Of course.
    2) Several times.
    3) Yep. *nods*
    4) Coolermaster.com, It's the Cavalier T-03. (EDIT: That's only for my running computer. For SilverDawn, my current project, the dimensions are unknown (And I don't really care, too lazy to measure it))
    5) Silver (SilverDawn will be Dark Blue)
    6) SECC (SilverDawn is also SECC)
    7) Somewhat
    8 ) ATi Radeon X800SE, AGP 8x
    9) AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle core S754
    10) In computer: Two. Western Digital 160GB, SATA, and a Western Digital 80GB, IDE.
    11) Yes, and Blue.
    12) When the inverters don't explode.
    13) Only if it's Orac3 or Storm'd
    14) One.
    15) Nope.
    16) Metal, Aluminium
    17) Only if they're high quality speakers, and insulated well.
    18 ) Only for convenience.
    19) Nope.
    20) One myself.
    21) Depends... You asking about materials or to buy a case that was already done?



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    1) Yes
    2) Yes
    3) No, but I choose to.
    4) Depends on the ideas and mistakes I make to it.
    5) May depend on what paint I have handy and if the wife agrees with it since it is in the house and she has to look at it.
    6) What ever material it was made from or what scrap metal I have around the house.
    7) Not really theme cases but cases that promote a new idea or look.
    8 ) The gigabyte 6600 2-in-1 sli-ready (wish it could connected with another card.
    9) 3500+ amd 64
    10) 3 ( the max for this case but there are others )
    11) Yes, depends on what colour looks best with the case.
    12) Yes
    13) All
    14) 5-2 , depends on what I have or want to do
    15) Yes, but it does not help the noise because mine sounds like a jet
    16) I take both, when it is metal the metal need to be sturdy yet moddable and flexible and plastic because the dremel easy to handle against plastic.
    17) yes
    18 ) yes
    19) unfortunately yes
    20) Both are great if the pre upped one does a good job
    21) What ever I have.

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    1) Yes
    2) Yes
    3) Yes (got more than one PC..)
    4) lxhxw : 40x37x19 cm
    5) black
    6) normal sheet metal
    7) Yes
    8 ) integrated 4MB (it's a file-server)
    9) AMD K6-II 500 MHz
    10) 3 (total of 470GB, need more though)
    11) Yes, 2xRed
    12) Yes
    13) sometimes
    14) 1 for drive
    15) not yet
    16) metal
    17) no
    18 ) no (fileserver...)
    19) no
    20) DIY for sure
    21) 50-100, but only if it looks very nice and functions well

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    Default Re: Making a case from Scatch

    I love this

    1) Yes
    2) Yes
    3) Yes
    4) 16.5"(H) x 17.1"(D) x 8.2"(W)
    5) Silver
    6) Aluminium
    7) Yes
    8 ) GeForce 6800 gt
    9) AMD 3400+ @ 2.4GHZ
    10) 1 (In my computer)
    11) Blue
    12) Yes
    13) Yes
    14) 3-4
    15) Built into mobo
    16) Metal Aluminium
    17) No
    18 ) Yes
    19) Yes
    20) No
    21) £150+
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