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Thread ID: 116749	2011-03-18 07:37:00	AREA 51 PC build log	bluezone (12434)	Press F1

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1187243	2011-03-18 07:37:00	i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Finished product. Hi all. Built myself a new system over the last year. Called AREA 51. Hope you enjoy the build. i713.photobucket.com Some of you may have played the game AREA51. I have and have got it installed on the pc at moment. Build started out with a brand new NZXT Vulcan case. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com 1st thing I did was strip all the fans and wires out of the case and removed the mesh of the side panel. i713.photobucket.com Then I moved onto the top part of the case that had the usb, headphone, mic and other ports. I glued and fulled in the holes and made all smooth. My little friend holding it for me. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Test fit of hdd's and mobo. Also this Alien some how found its way into my case and started helping me. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com This fan has to go he says as he trys to rip it off. i713.photobucket.com My new 4gb of ram turned up and also another Alien. i713.photobucket.com Also got my fans. i713.photobucket.com Started installing cable sleeving. Its a PVC sleeving. Got it from a electrics shop. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Front fan installed. i713.photobucket.com Rear fan installed. i713.photobucket.com I designed up in CAD all the parts I needed to get CNC cut and emailed the DXF files off to a mate for him to cut. He emailed this 2 files of the parts ready to send to the CNC machine. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Picked up the CNC cut parts from mate. Very nice job. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com 2 bay 2.5” hdd unit. i713.photobucket.com Stripped the top fan holder and painted the mesh green. i713.photobucket.com 1 side panel finished. The green the the Aliens eyes in vinyl. i713.photobucket.com Next I moved onto the front of the case. Stripped it and got it ready to mod. i713.photobucket.com I removed the fan controller out of the top of the front and fulled it in and made smooth. Also pained the mesh green and added some of the alloy CNC cut parts. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Alien head on rear fan. Wasnt to worryed about lossing a bit of airflow. i713.photobucket.com Picked up some parts. i713.photobucket.com Test of side panel. i713.photobucket.com Top fans and grills installed also cables sleeved. i713.photobucket.com The stock fan controller. i713.photobucket.com Stripped and painted it black to match the case i713.photobucket.com More of the CNC cut parts. i713.photobucket.com 2x 160gb WD Black 2.5" hdd's i713.photobucket.com Card reader. I stripped it after taking this photo and sleeved the cable and painted the front of it. i713.photobucket.com Logo on the front of the case. i713.photobucket.com This is how I have been holding stuff to the plastic. using washers so it holds better. i713.photobucket.com The new CPU cooler. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com New graphics card. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Got some more parts. i713.photobucket.com New fan installed on CPU cooler. I made the cable shorter and sleeved it also. i713.photobucket.com On the top of the case power button and panel installed. i713.photobucket.com Card reader and 2 bay 2.5" hdd unit with the 2x 160gb WD Black 2.5" hdd's. i713.photobucket.com Fan controller and dvd writer installed. i713.photobucket.com Hdd holder with CNC cut parts installed. i713.photobucket.com CNC cut window and adaptors for feet. i713.photobucket.com Hdd holder installed back in case. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Case feet with the adaptor plates painted green. i713.photobucket.com Feet installed. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Got my PSU. What a cable nightmare. i713.photobucket.com Painted the green text. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Started work on the PSU. Removed all the cables I dont need and sleeved the others. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com PSU installed. i713.photobucket.com Mobo installed. i713.photobucket.com Cards installed. i713.photobucket.com Starting to look like a pc. i713.photobucket.com CPU cooler installed i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Started on installing the cables. i713.photobucket.com Cables anyone. i713.photobucket.com Thats that side done and covers all the cables. i713.photobucket.com Back of the pc sofar. i713.photobucket.com Front view. i713.photobucket.com Side views. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Cards. i713.photobucket.com Top view. i713.photobucket.com Placed on desk ready to hook up cables and install OS. i713.photobucket.com Powered up and installing OS. Fans set on low. i713.photobucket.com Fans set on high. i713.photobucket.com Green glow. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Night photo. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Side panel installed. Still got to install the window. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Hdd light flashing. i713.photobucket.com Finishing off the side window. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Side panel finished and pc all installed and up to date. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Time for some new photos of the pc case. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com I will post some more info and screen shots soon. :) Hope you like my build. Also you mite have seen another pc case in some of the photos thats my next project. :) Here is some photos of my little friends that helped me. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com	bluezone (12434)
1187244	2011-03-18 07:46:00	impressive great job on that one lotta $$4 went into that i assume??	GameJunkie (72)
1187245	2011-03-18 07:46:00	Too many pics. Slideshow? Edit: Nvm found one. Might be good to share. s713.photobucket.com	nedkelly (9059)
1187246	2011-03-18 07:55:00	Try here. forums.bit-tech.net	bluezone (12434)
1187247	2011-03-18 11:32:00	CASE: NZXT Vulcan m-atx case CPU: 1x Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 775 LGA, 2.40GHz MOBO: 1x Intel Guardfish DQ965GF, Q965, m-atx RAM: 4x Kington PC2-6400, DDR2 GPU: 1x AMD Radeon HD 5570, DDR2 1GB, PCI Express 2.1 HDD 1: 1x WDC WD1600BEKT-00A25T0, SATA, 160GB HDD 2: 1x WDC WD1600BEKT-00A25T0, SATA, 160GB HDD 3: 1x WDC WD10EARS-00MVWB0, SATA, 1Tb HDD 4: 1x WDC WD10EARS-00MVWB0, SATA, 1Tb 5.25" Bay 1: 1x ASUS DRW-24B1ST, SATA 5.25" Bay 2: 1x Sunbeam Rheobus Fan Controller, Black 3.5" Bay 1: 1x Generic internal USB card reader 3.5" Bay 2: 1x RaidSonic Stardom SR2760-2S-S2, Black, SATA PCI 1: 1x TP-Link TL-WN851N PCI Wireless Network PCI 2: 1x Genius Sound Maker 5.1 PCI Sound Card PSU: 1x Silverstone Strider 400W PSU 80 Plus CPU Cooler: 1x Scythe Katana 3 Intel, CPU Cooler, 92mm FAN 1: 1x SilenX iXtrema Pro, 92mm, 9dBA (CPU) FAN 2: 3x Zalman ZM-F3 GL Case Fan, 120mm, Clear, Green LED (Front and top case fans) FAN 3: 1x Zalman ZM-F2 GL Case Fan, 92mm, Clear, Green LED (Rear case fan) Monitor 1: 1x Sony Bravia KLV-32S550A, 32" LCD Monitor 2: 1x Philips 170B7CB/75, SXGA, 17" LCD Xtra info on parts: OverclockersNZ Fan Grills, Silver AC Ryan cables Black PVC cable sleeving 3mm Thick CNC machined aluminium plates OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 with Black theme	bluezone (12434)
1187248	2011-03-18 12:11:00	Very nice indeed! Have you considered making this into a "Pimp my Case" TV show? :lol:	Agent_24 (57)
1187249	2011-03-18 12:38:00	Thanks man. LOL that be funny to see. PIMPMYCASE.geek.nz now that would be cool. :D	bluezone (12434)
1187250	2011-03-18 22:29:00	I would put a more recent OS on it. Sounds a bit of a waste putting XP on it	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1187251	2011-03-18 23:06:00	XP!?	jwil1 (65)
1187252	2011-03-18 23:11:00	Well definitely not my cup of tea, but I can truly appreciate the time and skill that has gone into the fabrication, absolutely mint, oh and your cable management is first class.:thumbs:	plod (107)
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