Predator Complete Tripod Photos

[feldm4n]

Well everyone it is complete. I have reached that point where i am content and very happy with what i have created. What you are looking at is what i call the "Predatron" mod. Here is a list of what is found in this machine, and also modification.

Mods:
-Front bezel: toggle switches added,carbon fiber,crystal display made to fit and covered with carbon fiber vinyl. Stealth drived the dvd burner, and created a stealth drive Ipod holder out of a gutted cd burner. Added a 5mm clear green HD LED. Front grills cut behind mesh to increase airflow.

-Window panels: Custom water cut side panel with green uv acrylic and modders mesh held together by double sided adhesive tape. Integrated 3 red laser diodes to the panel that run off a single 9volt battery. The Predator text reads "Got Alien?". Other windows was laser etched and all screws painted black to match the paint.

-Back Panel: Everything was painted to match the rest of the case, including power supply grill(s) and every screw on the back of it. I vouched for copper pop rivets because it gave it a nice clean look and matches the case feet. Back grill was cut off to increase air flow.

-Top Panel: Custom painted by my friend Joey Montoya (call for contact information) aswell as the rest of the case, minus the cage and everything but panels. Custom 120mm blowhole was added along with gromets and u-window molding.

-Inside Case: Custom cut to hide wires and send them through the motherbpard tray. Built in the waterpump mount with your everyday bolts and screws. Exsisting hard drive rack was removed to make room for tubing and hard drive moved up to 3 1/2" floppy drive. Crystal display was fit by drilling holes and mounting that thing was a pain. Cage painted metallic black and sound retention foam added to motherboard tray, and fit throughout the computer. Custom green acrylic Apogee waterblock shield. Drive fitted with carbon fiber vinyl. Excellent wire management for all that is being powered in this PC.

-Water Cooling: Everything on this computer is Swiftech minus the PrimoChill waterpump. Swiftech, Apogee CPU block, MCW-60 VGA block, MCW-30 Chipset block, two Swiftech radiators 1 80mm, and 1 120mm. All pulled together with Danger Den 1/2 ID and OD tubing. You might ask how i got this to work with a PrimChill? It wasn't easy but i bought thr correct fitting for a 3/8"ID to 1/2"ID. So what you have is a small piece of 3/8" tubing running into the PrimoChills waterpump but exiting into 1/2"ID tubing.

These are just a few of the mods that were done to this PC that i can remember as of now.

Whats this PC is running?

Parts:
-Kingwin 424 case
-Asus A8n SLi Deluxe MB
-AMD +3500
-1gig OCZ PR2
-74Gig WD Raptor HD
-Audigy 2zs Sound
-Ultra 550W UV Green PSU
-Ultra SLi Connectr Cord
-BFG 6800 GT OC
-NEC DVD Burner
-Primochill Water Pump
-Danger Den 1/2" ID and OD tubing
-Two Swiftech Radiators.
-MCW-60
-MCW-30
-Apogee
-One 120mm Thermaltake Green Thunderblade (19DB)
-Three Sunbeam 80mm Green Fans (18DB)
-UV Green 12" Sata Cable
-Bulgin Vandal Switch Green
-Bulgin Connectors
-Green Toggle Switch
-White Hyper Light
-4"UV Cathode
-12" Green Cathode

Overclocking:
-AMD +3500 2.2GhZ Stock @ 2.8GhZ Stable (36C idle/43-44C load)
-OCZ 1gig PR2 running at 2-3-3-5 1T @ 400MhZ
-BFG 6800GTOC running at 450MHZ/1050MhZ (37C idle/ 45C load)

All in all i really love this machine and hope i can inspire some newcomers the way veteran modders inspired me. I hope you enjoy this build and if you have any questions email me at redwindex@hotmail.com or visit www.Feldm4n.com

Here are the photos

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[EscapeYourMind]

Wow, damn good looking mod there. Love the laser and the theme. Predator is one of the best movies.
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[V4VanGelder]

Sick mod. I really like the ipod holder. nice idea.
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[frogle79]

Cool mod man, Lol we were just talking about puting smoke in a case the other day. That's a sweet paint job too, BTW welcome to the BG!!
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[Solidjake]

Didn't you post this project on xioxide forums also, I think I saw it there.
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[feldm4n]

Thanks again for the welcome. I have a feeling i will be stomping around here for awhile. Its nice to have niec people. A nice looking and easy to navigate site, and also what seems to be an awesome staff.

Yea i did post it over there. This thing has been going everywhere as of late. Just trying to get it out there, and let people know they can expect to see some more work from me. I can not wait to start the next mod.

[EscapeYourMind]

Awesome, I can't wait to see more work from you too. Do you have any ideas for your next case?
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[feldm4n]

Next mod is going to be the all mighty V

[Achilles0]

Nice looking mod
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[V4VanGelder]

V?! sounds right up my alley!
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[MrSlacker]

sweet mod dude. Question about the ipod holder thing... is it just place to hold it, or it hooks up to your computer in there...

(sorry if you answered that in your 1st post, but i dont have tiem to read it all )
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[Geno]

That is really top quality work! I would be glad to give your mod more coverage on the front page of the site via a case study if you have any construction pictures. A case study is a more indepth look at how you built your case, and a chance for you to share your observations, or what you learned from the process.

You get assigned an editor who can help you with the writing portion, and work through everything with you. Let me know if your interested.

Exceptional work.

G
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