Hellos and Introductions

[ỒĊBłůē]

Hey Oxide, welcome to WizD! ^_^

I know no one will take me seriously because im 14 but hey whatever.

I think you might be surprised with that one - contributions and ideas are welcome whatever age you are :thumb:

Look forward to seeing your work.

[Jewels]

Welcome Oxide! :)

As has already been said, there is no discrimation with age here. We look forward to your views and ideas.

I can't serve you any alcohol though, hehe! :p
*Makes a delicious Chocolate Cola cocktail instead, Mmmm* > :beer:
Cheers! :D

[zer0]

welcom aboard oxide...

14 isnt that young in 17 and i think there are even younger people here too...

modding isnt just for the 20 year old geeks its for geeks from 9-99

[Fremmy]

^Hey oxide !
didnt get anything u said about computers or whatever it was but.. im just gonna say hi so.... hi ! :wave:

The highest quality modding ? whatever it is thats normal thats the best here... B) with Ju and Pug... we cant have a bad quality :naughty: :zen:

[Dmitridj]

Heya everyone...just gettin into the modding scene..I'm working on my first mod atm..but..I dont have much $$ since college is coming up...being stubborn with my money. :( And I dont have a digital camera so getting pics up will take a while and I'm a lil lazy. Any ways I'm 17 (18 July 8) and from Texas and will be going to Baylor Univ.

Addison

[Jewels]

A WizD Welcome to you, Addison! :)

[fillip]

:wave: Welcome.

[mnpctech]

Welcome Addison! :)

[GigantoR]

Whats up guys? I know I've seen a lot of you on various forums. I'm on Bit-Tech, TwistedForums, Controlled Insanity, and Pimp Rig, among a few others. Can't believe I haven't signed up here earlier.

:wave:

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD Tommy, Oxide, Addison, and Gigantor :thumb:

/me uses force push to move barstools closer to the new regulars

/me uses force mind control "you do not need to see Oxide's identification"

[reckless_sniper]

(First Post, deep breath, relax....)
Hello to all.. i'm Reckless_Sniper (usually from Ars) also known as kcarbuncle (pseudonym) or by my real name, Kristoffer "Kris/KC" Carillo.
i live at the small city of Manila, Phils.
The place is decieving but there is a very active modding and PC community here (some things are a bit lacking though.)..

Just joined here for some ideas and info and such since i'm doing a big one right now (done small things like cutting out grills, adding a new sidepanel, etc..).
i'm posting the pics and details of the first ideas on my blog.
http://kcarbuncle.freelinuxhost.com/blog/
(in the future, it might not be as updated as the post on ars)

Ciao!

[Tommygun]

Hi Reckless

:D

[Tommygun]

:eek: Hi guys
Dam these forums fill up pretty fast

[zer0]

indeed welcome everyone...

[Pug]

Hi to all. B)
Kris - seen you about on Ars in the past. Good to see you here. :thumb:

Hi Guys
Ive been reading these forums for a while now its about time i registered.

Pug sorry to see the closure of your shop. Do you have any future plans to reopen ?

Ah, the best laid plans... <_<
I have been avoiding speaking publicly on this matter but let's just say, I've been building stronger foundations this time around... :h34r: and I'll respond to your PM with a little more time on my hands, if that's ok. :)

Cheebs... I know you're from Essex an' all but was that the best welcome you could come up with? :slap:
:o) :p
/me apologises to Tish...

[mnpctech]

Welcome Reckless_Sniper. Good to see more friends from ars :)

The place is decieving but there is a very active modding and PC community here (some things are a bit lacking though.)..

If you have any suggestions or ideas, please share :) You can PM Pug or myself and we'll present them to the other Admins/Mods :thumb:

[fillip]

Cheebs... I know you're from Essex an' all but was that the best welcome you could come up with? :slap:



Suddenly things become oh so clear...


:rolleyes: :lol:

[Jewels]

Welcome all new members! :)

[fivecheebs]

Cheebs... I know you're from Essex an' all but was that the best welcome you could come up with? :slap:
:o) :p
/me apologises to Tish...


Ahem! :liar:

Im Not from essex! .... theres a bloomin river between me and essex! :p

wha ... what was wrong with my welcome? Yea i know i mentioned that i know a rude portuguese phrase (it was not directed at her obviously!) but there were some chatter about languages and i was trying to include her. (its likely there are many more people here that know a little more french / german than portuguese right?)

Sorry Tish, if i offended. It certainly wasnt my intention.

[ỒĊBłůē]

Im Not from essex! .... theres a bloomin river between me and essex!

LOL - Worried about 'Essex mod' jokes there Cheebsy? :lol:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

I think you should all leave poor cheebs alone as he has been the butt of quite a few jokes recently and i for one have had enough. :angry:

He cant help being an old git from essex. :p

[fivecheebs]

@OCB LOL .... y'see, you understand! ^_^ my fellow kentish yeoman :thumb:

@DRB ... Git :slap:

[ỒĊBłůē]

LOL .... y'see, you understand! ^_^ my fellow kentish yeoman :thumb:

Yeah, with you all the way on that one :nods:

[fillip]

You're right DRB, we've gotta take better care of our southern softies.

;)

[ỒĊBłůē]

You're right DRB, we've gotta take better care of our southern softies.

Oi! :shock: :rant:

Southern - check!

Short - check!

Soft - nah! :mad:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

We love you really cheebs and OC!


group hug! <3

[fivecheebs]

hehe

/me accepts DRBs offer of a hug but surreptitiously sticks a "Kick me" sign on his back.
OK when is the WizD armwrestling contest then? :wiz:

[ỒĊBłůē]

Straight after the willy waving competition :D

[Hal]

hello W. forums! i have been hanging around here for some time; just eating up the eye candy cases that you all make and mod! i have a few modded cases under my belt, but this will be the first time i do anything in this forum. tons of talent here, just wanted to be a part of it. thanks!

[fillip]

Welcome :welcome:

[Tish]

Sorry Tish, if i offended. It certainly wasnt my intention.
Oh, no problem at all, no one got offended on this side of the world :p


Welcome all :thumb: Wow, I didn't know this place filled up so fast :shock:

[Jewels]

LOL Tish! :D

hello W. forums! i have been hanging around here for some time; just eating up the eye candy cases that you all make and mod! i have a few modded cases under my belt, but this will be the first time i do anything in this forum. tons of talent here, just wanted to be a part of it. thanks!

Welcome Hal :thumb:

[Knipex]

Cheebs Cheebs Cheebs.....


Ju, no more drinks for him.... From now on he is to be kept sober..

[fivecheebs]

:shock:

:dig:

I'll be in this hole ... let me know when my bar tab has been reinstated .....

/me smuggles a keg or 2 under his jumper

[Jewels]

Cheebs Cheebs Cheebs.....
Ju, no more drinks for him.... From now on he is to be kept sober..
ROFL, okay Kev! :D



/me smuggles a keg or 2 under jumper
*shoots a few bullets into Cheeb's jumper then rolls him out the door* :naughty:
:p

[fivecheebs]

Your bullets cannot harm me! ... My kegs are like a shield of steel

[bleiner]

Hi all, as you can see im new here but ive been lurking around for about a week now. I started at bit-tech and followed a link to CMG and then followed a link here!:) I just finished going trough the topic of the Pink floyd case and boy that was something..truly a master-piece i must say. Well a little about me..im only 16 <_< and have never really modded anything about computers by my own unless adding LED fans to your case and Vid card count:D . But now that i have a job and a constant income i would like to start doing the things i want to and start using the dremel!:dremel: well thats about it...oh yea glad to be here!

[zer0]

welcome and just so you know age dosent matter i started modding when i was 16 just like you. i cant wait to find out what you come up with.

also how did you ass leds to your video card?

[fillip]

Welcome to WizD bleiner! :wave:

[bleiner]

thanks for the warm welcome guys..haha speaking of warm its friggin hot in AZ! today the high was 108 F and it isnt even "hot" here yet. And im sry for any confusion it was an LED lit fan i swapped for the heatsink on my cruddy vid car that cant run battlefield 2!!! Grr im so mad at that. instead of upgrading to an AMD 64 i shoulda bought a new card...but as soon as i get paid (tomorrow) im gonna be shopping just so i can play...

[fivecheebs]

Welcome bleiner. Grab a bean bag and enjoy the show.

BTW ... whats CMG?

[fillip]

CMG == Case Mod God? :huh:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

My website... :h34r: ...ChimpandMonkeyGoodness.com

[bleiner]

yea case mod god but good try baboon :thumb:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

lol at first glance i thought it said your a case mod god baboon. I though that was rather nice of as my one and only mod i have put online was mounting my radiator and aqua-tube. :D

[bleiner]

well thats a ton more than what i have done so that means you still have on up on me for now so you can keep the title if you want.:D

[Jewels]

:welcome: Greetings and welcome to WizD :wave:

[Pug]

I think you should all leave poor cheebs alone as he has been the butt of quite a few jokes recently and i for one have had enough. :angry:

He cant help being an old git from essex. :p

/me retracts worst possible UK insult from cheebs. :o) :p

:D

Welcome to the madhouse you lot. :thumb: :magic:

[Tommygun]

:D
Greeting

[fivecheebs]

OK Pug ... ill forgive you *if* you have a little word in Ju's shell like to reinstate the bar tab :thumb:

gwan ... you know it makes sence ;)


Hi Tommy :wave: nice title^_^

[Septum]

Hello, hello.
I dont realy post much on forums but i figured what the hell i'll introduce myself. I'm Septum (a.k.a David,Dave,Davey) Got into modding from being bored so i decided to take my pc apart:shock: needless to say it didnt turn out so well! :( I bought a new case nothing fancy ...just something to get me by (i cant be w/o a pc for more than a day...sad huh?) So far all that i have done was add a blowhole. I play on doing alot more,just lack the cash and the tools to make it kick ass...but i do have a dremel and a drill so i guess thats start. Thanks for the listen guys!

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD Septum :thumb: you didnt once belong to a British soap actress did you?

Do us a favour. Fill in your location and post a country flag. It could help people answer any questions you have better. Thanks

[Jewels]

Greetings and welcome, Septum/David! :thumb:

[Grandmas]

Representing California, United States. Grandmas is my name computers are my game ;) . Glad to come to these forums, I've seen some awesome stuff. I havent really done anything special myself, but i'm hoping to hop to it this summer. You can check out my planned summer project in the Chop Shop, ideas and opinions wanted! Why do I mod? For the chicks of course! You see, this one time, at computer camp... nvm i'll keep that one for another time. Anyways, these are great forums and i'm looking forward to getting inspired, receiving new ideas, and learning much more (which isn't too hard) than I know now. Again, feel free to drop by in the chop shop and leave me ideas or opinions for my project grim, thanks again!

[Starbuck3733T]

Welcome aboard Grandmas - care to give us a prononciation guide to your nick'?

I imagine it's not grand-maz... sounds like grandma's cookies or something. clue me in!

[Fremmy]

welcome David, im Steph. ^_^

[Tommygun]

:D

Greeting

[Knipex]

greetings all.

[Arctirus]

Greetings!

[moving_in_the_dark]

Woop, don't really know what this is, I'm feeling kinda sleepy so appoligies if this thread makes no sense....not that it will anyway because I don't know what it is that I am typing to / for? Ah well, enjoy this rather pointless message where ever it may go, and in years to come it will probably come right back to bite me on the a*se.

[Squelch]

Woop, don't really know what this is, I'm feeling kinda sleepy so appoligies if this thread makes no sense....not that it will anyway because I don't know what it is that I am typing to / for? Ah well, enjoy this rather pointless message where ever it may go, and in years to come it will probably come right back to bite me on the a*se.The title should be a give away.

You say Hi, I'm moving_in_the_dark and tell us a little about yourself, and we shine a light on you :)

[ỒĊBłůē]

^ lol ^_^

Howdy MITD, and welcome to WizD.

[fivecheebs]

ROFL squelch!

Welcome to WizD

[zer0]

Welcome to WizD Moving in the dark.

[mnpctech]

:spitz: @ Squelch's last reply...

Welcome all :)

[Jewels]

Welcome, moving-in-the-dark. :)

[Pug]

Lol @Steve. :D
*buys beer for that one*

Welcome Christian. I'm sure you'll find your way. :wiz:

[adam]

Hello all. I signed up a while back and for some reason never posted. I had been observing happenings on the forum long before that too, after finding it whilst buying some modders mesh. Currently working on my lian-li pc60 trying to fit a decent watercooling setup with dual rad in the case.

[zer0]

Welcome adam and good luck with that water cooling just post if you need help

[Cire Ethyms]

Hello, I guess Im just kinda like adam here I signed up a while ago but also never posted. I found this place through MNPCTech.

[BuffaloBoy]

Welcome, Cire! I've been a major lurker lately. I swing by here at least once a day to follow the project logs in the Chop Shop, and occasionally (if extremely rarely) offer my input.

[Pug]

Hi & welcome Adam (I'm sure we've communicated before :huh: ) and Cire (hope your post I edited was a one-off).

[Tommygun]

Hi guys Enjoy your stay:D

[mnpctech]

Welcome to our moddin realm :dremel:

[stan]

Thought I'd introduce myself, I don't usually, but this looks like it could be quite interesting with a lot of like minded folk.

Name is Stan in east Scotland and been building and modding PC's since about 91. Used to overclock by changing crystals and hand modding the MD, even overformatting HD to increase capacity. (Softsectored disks, MFM encoding)
First PC was an 8088, then 8086, a 286 with 287, 386SX16, 386DX with 87 and every step up to my present array of machines. Never much cared how they looked as I was constantly changing, but tarted up a few others.
(In the region of about 100 machines) Even fitted a standard keyboard to my Speccy when I was about 15.
Need stability in my life now so the PC should have a chance to shine and want to do something special.

Presently gathering the hardware to have two main network machines looking good, and might need the benefit of others experience on some of my choices.
Cheers

[mnpctech]

Wow, stan thats some impressive skills. My first pc project was reviving an 386DX from my uncle's old pc parts bin. Overclocking was elusive to me at that time. or the thought of cutting a window in your box.... what?!

Look forward to learning whatever you can share with us and likewise.

[Starbuck3733T]

Thought I'd introduce myself, I don't usually, but this looks like it could be quite interesting with a lot of like minded folk.

Name is Stan in east Scotland and been building and modding PC's since about 91. Used to overclock by changing crystals and hand modding the MD, even overformatting HD to increase capacity. (Softsectored disks, MFM encoding)
First PC was an 8088, then 8086, a 286 with 287, 386SX16, 386DX with 87 and every step up to my present array of machines. Never much cared how they looked as I was constantly changing, but tarted up a few others.
(In the region of about 100 machines) Even fitted a standard keyboard to my Speccy when I was about 15.
Need stability in my life now so the PC should have a chance to shine and want to do something special.

Presently gathering the hardware to have two main network machines looking good, and might need the benefit of others experience on some of my choices.
Cheers

Aww yeah, you and I have a lot in common. Welcome aboard!

[InigoMontoya27]

Hello all,
Just thought I'd introduce myself, since that seems to be the thing to do. My screen name is InigoMontya27, after the movie Princess Bride. My real name is Kevin, and I currently own my own business, Pangea Computer & Home Theater. Mostly I do repairs, troubleshooting, and custom builds. I've done some mods on my home computer, but I want to get better before I start offering that option to my computer customers. I have a case I bought about 5 years ago, a no-name black tower that has seem some changes. I'll be posting some pics in the work logs section so I can get some advice. I've been building systems for about 10 years now, and I really enjoy hardware. I hate software and writing code, not just because it's boring but because most programmers I've met are too fat from sitting around all the time. No offence to any programmers reading this...Anyways, I just got done carving out my business name in my side panel, which is covered in carbon fiber vinyl. I used this site's advice and used 2 layers of plexi with modder's mesh inbetween. Looks pretty good, but I need to light it up. I'm looking into doing a front turbine intake mod and need some advice on that because my front bezel is curved plastic and I really don't want to paint if I don't have to. Well, hope to see you guys around, this site is definitely the best out there. Good job!

[Starbuck3733T]

Welcome aboard, and keep on hacking away at those mods.

[Pug]

Welcome Stan & Kevin (awesome sleeper-hit movie, btw :thumb:).

Pull up a dremel & enjoy. :dremel:

[Jewels]

Welcome everyone! :thumb:

[fillip]

Welcome all new comers! :welcome:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

Howdy Ho! :shock:

[Him]

Hey, newbie me here. I'm Him, come from a few other forums. I'm new to case modding, really hope to get it underway very soon. It was Bill's Pink Floyd Inc case that inspired me to start doing mods. I'm 20, live in the US, in Massachusetts. Huge computer geek, too geeky for my liking, but hey, it's what I enojoy and makes me money. Plus, whenever somoene tries to make fun of me, I will be nice and content in the fact that I will be FAR happier than them in life with the ridiculously large salary I will be making that is 5X what they are making.

hoping to get some sort of divine inspiration from this site, and hope to be a big contributing member in months to come. Look forward to getting all your feedback on me things.

[Pug]

Hiya Him (God, that plays havoc with my grammar-sense :wacko:).
Welcome to WizD. :wiz:

[Jewels]

A big WizD Welcome, Him! :beer:

[Bambini]

Hey all, first time here, and I love it. Absolutely amazed with some of the case mods done here.

Heres a lil bout me: Im a college student at suny buffalo, and have been into computers since I tore my old computer apart at 6 years old. I've built a good dozen gaming rigs (on the inside. on the outside their crude and ugly) However, I've not really gotten into the neater stuff of building computers yet. I've gotten sick and tired of just putting stuff in a stock case, and am tryin to learn as much as I can about modding.

I'm hoping that some of my metal-working skills will help. I've taken several courses in blacksmithing, and love metal-working.

Thanks, and love the work you guys put out!

[furious trout]

:welcome: Hope you enjoy your stay.

[BigBen2k]

Welcome!

I still can't get enough of this site, and all the friendly people!!!

[Starbuck3733T]

Hey all, first time here, and I love it. Absolutely amazed with some of the case mods done here.

Heres a lil bout me: Im a college student at suny buffalo, and have been into computers since I tore my old computer apart at 6 years old. I've built a good dozen gaming rigs (on the inside. on the outside their crude and ugly) However, I've not really gotten into the neater stuff of building computers yet. I've gotten sick and tired of just putting stuff in a stock case, and am tryin to learn as much as I can about modding.

I'm hoping that some of my metal-working skills will help. I've taken several courses in blacksmithing, and love metal-working.

Thanks, and love the work you guys put out!

There are so many places those metal skills can take you. wrought iron accessories would be a first!. Welcome aboard.

[--Filip--]

Sup guys, here's a little bit about me:

I'm a 15 year old high school junior from PA...mostly a musician.

As far as computers, I just got off an HP and finally bought my first custom setup...well sort of. I kept the 2.4GHz P4 and 512 megs of PC2100 from my HP and replaced everything else overclocked it to 3GHz bought a 6800 unlocked it some etc. Here's a few pics:

http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/enclosuredevice.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/enclosuredevice.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/nvgrill.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/nvgrill.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/comp.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg)

I haven't modded it at all really, I just got it about a week or two ago. I really don't know what to do with it either...I need a good theme. Suggestions?

I have a pretty decent arsenal of tools at my disposal...jig saw, mitre saw, pad sander, bench grinder, and a friend with a router and dremel. Plus a friend with a stepdad who has a powdercoating setup. :thumb:

First mod I really did was a few months ago to an old HP case a friend of mine had. We repainted it dark metallic gray and repainted the blue parts a different shade of blue then drenched it with clearcoat to make a nice gloss. Plus I cut a window in it and somewhat sleeved the PSU with electric tape. We did this in under 24 hours I was just sleeping over at his house...so we never really finished it and touched it up. But it was a cool experience. Some pics of that:

http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter1.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter1.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter2.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter2.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter3.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter3.jpg)

Those were unfinished pics, before lotsa clearcoat went on the blue. I'm not direct linking cuz they're kinda big.

Here's some more of it in its present state:
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp2.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp2.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp3.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp3.jpg)

This is what that clearcoat really looks like, hard to tell in the pics:
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/clearcoat.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/clearcoat.jpg)

So yeah those are my muses. I have that exact same case sitting in my basement, stock HP style. I guess my to do list would be to:

1. Mod that HP case
2. Make an acrylic micro case
3. Mod my current case

So yeah, hiya guys...that's me in terms of computers.

[ỒĊBłůē]

Hi --Filip--
(that's gonna be awkward - we've already got a fillip]
Welcome to WizD :wiz:

It sounds like you've got the right stuff at your disposal, the powerdercoating bit sounds v-e-r-y interesting...

Those pictures of yours aren't working for me right now, I don't think www.putertopia.com (http://www.putertopia.com) is up right now.

Can't wait to see some of your stuff :thumb:

[--Filip--]

Hi --Filip--
(that's gonna be awkward - we've already got a fillip]
Welcome to WizD :wiz:

It sounds like you've got the right stuff at your disposal, the powerdercoating bit sounds v-e-r-y interesting...

Those pictures of yours aren't working for me right now, I don't think www.putertopia (http://www.putertopia/) is up right now.

Can't wait to see some of your stuff :thumb:

Weird, Putertopia works fine for me...

I was thinkin of some themes for my cases...I'm thinkin of making an Emerson Lake and Palmer case...like Brain Salad Surgery style...or maybe a case modeled after Reason, which is this awesome music software...really cool logo:
http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/reason/reason_logo.jpg

Good thing there's also a place at the mall for airbrushing...handy for side panels and windows.

Eventually my mom might learn to program her CNC machine at work...now that would be gold :shock:

[Leeum]

Welcome to WizD --Filip-- :bounce: Look forward to seeing some of your mods, the pictures are down for me aswell.

[--Filip--]

Welcome to WizD --Filip-- :bounce: Look forward to seeing some of your mods, the pictures are down for me aswell.

Sheesh, maybe Putertopia doesn't like England lol.

I used to live in England like 94-97

Here's some pics of my main rig and that HP I modded. Never really finished the HP...as you can tell.

[fillip]

:h34r: My name...



:eek:

Is nothing sacred anymore :duh: :-p

Welcome to WizD :toast:

[Starbuck3733T]

Sheesh, maybe Putertopia doesn't like England lol.

I used to live in England like 94-97

Here's some pics of my main rig and that HP I modded. Never really finished the HP...as you can tell.

Yet another pennsylvania person - You're in good company! *Points at location :thumb:*

[Arctirus]

Woohoo! All of us PA people should get together to do some work sometime.

[Pug]

Welcome Bambini & Filip (lol - at least you capitalised it... ;-)) :more:

Reason is an awesome piece of software to behold - I love the little touches like having the patch cables swing briefly when you tab to the jacks B)

[scopEDog]

Welcome guys, and don't listen to fillip hes grumpy :D

[fillip]

Welcome guys, and don't listen to fillip hes grumpy :D

That's it, i'm gonna change my name to Scapedog :-p

:D

[Arctirus]

Over at pcper there is an arcturus as well.

[--Filip--]

Woohoo! All of us PA people should get together to do some work sometime.

Where you from? I'm from Chambersburg, kinda qualifies as Hell too.

It's funny, I've never met somebody who has my name spelt with an 'F' as well.

[fillip]

It's funny, I've never met somebody who has my name spelt with an 'F' as well.

It isn't really my name is spelt the traditional way only with a single 'L', It was a variation of my name that developed at school sometime and it stuck for a forum name. -_-

[Arctirus]

I live between Lancaster and Reading. I've heard of Chambersburg and don't think it's too far but I'm not sure exactly where it is.

[fillip]

I live between Lancaster and Reading.

LOL. Is there anywhere in the U.S. not named after places in the UK. :D

[--Filip--]

LOL. Is there anywhere in the U.S. not named after places in the UK. :D

Yeah, the ones named after places in Germany:D

Any of those pics in my first post on the last page workin yet?

[Starbuck3733T]

LOL. Is there anywhere in the U.S. not named after places in the UK. :D

most the state of Texas... we stole the names from the Spanish dictionary!

[Pug]

Any of those pics in my first post on the last page workin yet?
putertopia.com could not be found - please check the name & try again

:no:

[--Filip--]

:no:

Argh! Maybe UK DNS servers don't like putertopia.

Is it workin for any yanks here? I'll quote the post so you don't have to dig:

Sup guys, here's a little bit about me:

I'm a 15 year old high school junior from PA...mostly a musician.

As far as computers, I just got off an HP and finally bought my first custom setup...well sort of. I kept the 2.4GHz P4 and 512 megs of PC2100 from my HP and replaced everything else overclocked it to 3GHz bought a 6800 unlocked it some etc. Here's a few pics:

http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/enclosuredevice.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/enclosuredevice.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/nvgrill.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/nvgrill.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/comp.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg)

I haven't modded it at all really, I just got it about a week or two ago. I really don't know what to do with it either...I need a good theme. Suggestions?

I have a pretty decent arsenal of tools at my disposal...jig saw, mitre saw, pad sander, bench grinder, and a friend with a router and dremel. Plus a friend with a stepdad who has a powdercoating setup. :thumb:

First mod I really did was a few months ago to an old HP case a friend of mine had. We repainted it dark metallic gray and repainted the blue parts a different shade of blue then drenched it with clearcoat to make a nice gloss. Plus I cut a window in it and somewhat sleeved the PSU with electric tape. We did this in under 24 hours I was just sleeping over at his house...so we never really finished it and touched it up. But it was a cool experience. Some pics of that:

http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter1.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter1.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter2.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter2.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter3.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter3.jpg)

Those were unfinished pics, before lotsa clearcoat went on the blue. I'm not direct linking cuz they're kinda big.

Here's some more of it in its present state:
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp2.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp2.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp3.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp3.jpg)

This is what that clearcoat really looks like, hard to tell in the pics:
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/clearcoat.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/clearcoat.jpg)

So yeah those are my muses. I have that exact same case sitting in my basement, stock HP style. I guess my to do list would be to:

1. Mod that HP case
2. Make an acrylic micro case
3. Mod my current case

So yeah, hiya guys...that's me in terms of computers.

I attached some of those pics in one of my other posts so check that out if you want.

[fillip]

Definately no access to www.putertopia.com (http://www.putertopia.com) for me. :shrug:

[Pug]

That's it, i'm gonna change my name to Scapedog :-p

:D

Rofl! I missed that post. :lol:

[BigBen2k]

Definately no access to www.putertopia.com (http://www.putertopia.com) for me. :shrug:

The domain expired yesterday... http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif

[fillip]

The domain expired yesterday... http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif

Thank goodness someone could be arsed to go check it out.

[BigBen2k]

It's my job... (Yahoo! tech support). http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/cool.gif

Surprisingly, 30% of all issues I deal with where there could be an issue with the registration, have an issue there. I constantly remind our agents to check the WHOIS.http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/duh.gif

[--Filip--]

The domain expired yesterday... http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif

Hell...where'd you see that? It's still coming up for me even after I cleared my cache and everything although one of my friends got a 404 when I linked him to an image on there...argh!

That's a friend's FTP server that I use to host just about anything. Maybe if I can grab its IP from Smart FTP I can just link you that way.

[BigBen2k]

Maybe.

Domain propagation* takes up to 72 hours.

* - time it takes for all DNS servers on the World Wide Web to acknowledge changes to a domain name.

".COM"s can take as little as 6 hours.

[--Filip--]

Maybe.

Domain propagation* takes up to 72 hours.

* - time it takes for all DNS servers on the World Wide Web to acknowledge changes to a domain name.

".COM"s can take as little as 6 hours.

I guess it's getting reregistered then? or something? lol

[BigBen2k]

No signs of renewal yet.

You can lookup the WHOIS through many tools, but I usually refer people to networksolutions.com (hit "WHOIS" on the top to access it).

[--Filip--]

No signs of renewal yet.

You can lookup the WHOIS through many tools, but I usually refer people to networksolutions.com (hit "WHOIS" on the top to access it).

Well, it's working for some people but mostly isn't. I guess it's just busy renewing it on DNS servers so I'll give it time.

[Pug]

Thank goodness someone could be arsed to go check it out.

Hehe, Wizard Designs caught me a couple o' years ago and was up again last week, I think (I remembered this time ;-)).
I need to check WizD again - and change the addy too (Wizard Designs still had my Somerset one, WizD has Pontiets and WizDForums has Meinciau... :o)) :unsure:

[Bambini]

bah, you guys put enough distance between --Filip--'s post and this post, that I don't even think its a good welcome. Either way, Welcome --Filip--. I've only been here for what...? all of 2 days, and already learned alot about pc modding. These guys here are great!

[Pug]

Welcome again Bambini - I get that, this place flows into the old OT a bit now & again, lemme get my broom (handle :bat:)... ;-)

I just read back to your bit about the metal-working.. :thumb:
Matt's right, I've not seen wrought iron used nearly enough. :D

D'ya do any panel-beating/steelwork? I guess they ain't so far removed. ^_^

[Bambini]

edit: Hehe, I was referring to my saying welcome to --filip--, not my welcoming ;) I got my welcoming, and was satisfied.

I've worked mostly with 1/4" and 1/8" square and round stock, but I've seen how real plate armor's been made, and I've got a few books on the subject, so yeah, I sorta know about sheet-beating work. Its all about the inverse surface your working on. I've seen people work on the inside of a hollowed out log (smoothed into a sphere), or working on a barstool with the padding replaced with sand. Theres even a mandrel used by armorsmiths for such platework.

I just hate where I live. Neighbors always breathing down my neck, complainin bout my rukus and my smoky forge (even if its only a small portable one). But heck, I gotta start somewhere.
The guy who taught blacksmithing nearby... hes gone into retirement, after a lifetime of ferrying (not the same as blacksmithg, but similar), his back is quite literally broken.

I also went for some training down in pittsburg PA, where I learned knife-making, and damascus billet smithing. Of course I doubt many of you know what this is. But I had alot of fun doing it.

[Pug]

Ooh, armour? Now there's a thought I hadn't had... :cool:

Hmm, ever learn how to make a louvre punch? :naughty:

:wiz:

[Bambini]

nope. Just looked it up tho. Pretty cool stuff. I could see how it'd make for some cool designs. Just about the only punches we learned were hot and cold hole/rivet punches, for making your own wrenches and tongs and such.

[Starbuck3733T]

You'll do great things, my friend. Between your sheet beating and your smithing, you can do some never-before-seen stuff.

[BigBen2k]

The domain is now on hold, probably pending renewal. Won't be long before no one can access it.

This is a friend of yours?

[--Filip--]

The domain is now on hold, probably pending renewal. Won't be long before no one can access it.

This is a friend of yours?

A friend of mine used to work for this guy who owns the server which is based in Arizona, and that guy in turn gave him space on there.

My friend just emailed some lady who's supposed to renew it yesterday, so I guess it's pending.

I can still see everything...guess it hasn't dropped off Comcast DNS servers yet. Here's the pics I wanted to show ya of an unfinished HP mini mod:

http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=430
http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=431 (http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=433)
http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=432 (http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=432)

(http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=433)

[CandyKid]

Greetings and salutations!

I go by CandyKid, but CK works just fine. Usually I'm on the Corsair Memory Tech Support forums, but I was searching Google and couldn't pass up a thread on the 6600GT here at WizD.

So that's how I found this place!

I'm currently running...

P4 550J / 3.4GHz / LGA775 - ABit AA8 DuraMAX / i925x - Corsair Twin2X1024-5400C4PRO - ASUS 6600GT TOP / PCIe

AMD 2800+ @ 2.1GHz - ASUS A7N8X Deluxe - Corsair TwinX1024-3200XLPRO - ATi 9800 PRO / 256 GDDR2

AMD 2500+ @ 2.2GHz - MSI K7N2 Delta2 - Corsair TwinX1024-3200LLPRO - XFX nVidia FX 5200

P4 2.4b / s478 - MSI 6750 (SiS) - Corsair TwinX1024-3200C2 - ASUS nVidia GF4 Ti4800

P-II 400MHz / Slot 1 - 440BX - 256MB SDR SDRAM - 16MB AGP1x Video

Heheh. I'll soon buy a Corsair COOL water system for the Socket T rig and delve into water cooling!

PLUR
CK

[Tommygun]

WELLCOME

CK :dremel:

[fillip]

Welcome indeed. :D

[Knipex]

Welcome aboard all.:toast:

[Starbuck3733T]

Before you buy the corsair cool kit, you might want to have a look at our trading forum. Pug, the guy who runs this place, is selling off some very nice stuff that'd do you right... better so than the corsair kit.

[CandyKid]

There's a lot more to this story than face value, but I'll take a look!

Thanks for the welcomes!

PLUR
CK

[BigBen2k]

Sup guys, here's a little bit about me:

I'm a 15 year old high school junior from PA...mostly a musician.

As far as computers, I just got off an HP and finally bought my first custom setup...well sort of. I kept the 2.4GHz P4 and 512 megs of PC2100 from my HP and replaced everything else overclocked it to 3GHz bought a 6800 unlocked it some etc. Here's a few pics:

http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/enclosuredevice.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/enclosuredevice.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/nvgrill.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/nvgrill.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/comp.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/rambling.jpg)

I haven't modded it at all really, I just got it about a week or two ago. I really don't know what to do with it either...I need a good theme. Suggestions?

I have a pretty decent arsenal of tools at my disposal...jig saw, mitre saw, pad sander, bench grinder, and a friend with a router and dremel. Plus a friend with a stepdad who has a powdercoating setup. :thumb:

First mod I really did was a few months ago to an old HP case a friend of mine had. We repainted it dark metallic gray and repainted the blue parts a different shade of blue then drenched it with clearcoat to make a nice gloss. Plus I cut a window in it and somewhat sleeved the PSU with electric tape. We did this in under 24 hours I was just sleeping over at his house...so we never really finished it and touched it up. But it was a cool experience. Some pics of that:

http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter1.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter1.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter2.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter2.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter3.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/puter3.jpg)

Those were unfinished pics, before lotsa clearcoat went on the blue. I'm not direct linking cuz they're kinda big.

Here's some more of it in its present state:
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp2.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp2.jpg)
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp3.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/hp3.jpg)

This is what that clearcoat really looks like, hard to tell in the pics:
http://www.putertopia.com/~filip/MyPictures/joshsmod/clearcoat.jpg (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/joshsmod/clearcoat.jpg)

So yeah those are my muses. I have that exact same case sitting in my basement, stock HP style. I guess my to do list would be to:

1. Mod that HP case
2. Make an acrylic micro case
3. Mod my current case

So yeah, hiya guys...that's me in terms of computers.
Repost/bump.
The domain name was renewed on the 12th; the links work now.

Welcome!

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

Hello everybody! :wave:


You know i just realised i have never seen anyone get called a n00b on this forum!

[--Filip--]

Meh, some of those links don't work in my post took em off the server.

Pictures (newer pics of my main rig):

click (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/comppix/caseguts.jpg)
click (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/comppix/casehoverdrive.jpg)
click (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/comppix/fan2glow.jpg)
click (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/comppix/flyingdrive.jpg)
click (http://www.putertopia.com/%7Efilip/MyPictures/comppix/xiglighta.jpg)

EDIT:lol just realized third pic is actually really nice shot of one of my 60mm Evercools.

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to Wizd CK

-Filip- 2 things. Firstly this thread is for hellos and introductions, If you want to post some more pictures of your rig, please do, but would you please start a thread for it in general modding, thanks. Secondly ... You are the first person i have ever seen with that cigarette lighter and cup holder 5.5" bay! :o

[Jewels]

Yay, more new members... welcome! :toast:

[Cardan]

hello

as u can see im new here but some of you might know me from over at bit-tech , twistedforums, gruntville, tech-mods, and i think im missing a few well anyways im 14 and i like computers :-P i posted my worklog and yeah thats it

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD cardan :wave:

[Pug]

Welcome Cardan & CandyKid. :welcome:

CK, look forward to your experiences/info on the Corsair stuff. :thumb:
Cardan, You got a worklog already? Good start. ;-) :wiz:

/me goes to look. :magic:

[CandyKid]

CK, look forward to your experiences/info on the Corsair stuff.

Heheheh. I know... things. :h34r: *scareh*

Anybody can feel free to ask, my strengths lie in hardware, especially memory, CPU's, and chipsets.

ROFL!!! I just saw the caption by my name, that's great! :toast: Cheers!

PLUR
CK

[Pug]

ROFL!!! I just saw the caption by my name, that's great! :toast: Cheers!

PLUR
CK

Backatcha. :toast:
If you prefer, I can make it 'The RAM Guy' or... something. ;-)

PLUR dude. :cool:
Pug. :wiz:

[martinsc]

hi there.
I am Martinsc and i found this forum through hackaday, and immediatly had an urgent need to join the community.
About me: i live in Israel, married and have the cutest son (7 month old) and are 29 years old . i work for a software company + run my own business (networks, consulting and stuff) and of course i love computers :P

[Jewels]

A big WizD Welcome to you all! :toast:

[Kave]

Greetings :-)

I am Kave more commonly known as Tyrel. I found this site via Hack A Day but decided to stay after looking around. I noticed the vast amount of knowledge to be gained about case mods. So I signed up and soon hope to add my own worklog when I get my new Shuttle. Well thats about it and I hope to talk to you all soon :-)

[scopEDog]

Hi Kave..enjoy your stay :toast:

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD martin SC and Kave.... :wave:

Seems to me there are a few people finding us from hackaday lately.

[CertainlySteve]

ooh, and while I have your attention... I suppose that introductions are in order?

Steve is my name. I am starting my second year of college. I should be graduating with an Associate's degree in Internet Technologies next spring.

I've been into modding for quite a while. Honestly I've never started an endeavor such as this one. I've only ever put blowholes, lighting and windows in existing cases. Paint and such I'm somewhat comfortable with, but this will be the true test of my knowledge of painting. I've read Linear's tutorial on "show car finish" paint jobs. I've also studied up on my electronics and whatnot due to the fact that this mod will be featuring a fair number of super bright LEDs. 21 I've estimated so far. (mostly on fans.)

[underdaground]

Hey all just got reg, just gona be poking around here for a bit and see what here.

[BigBen2k]

Hey all just got reg, just gona be poking around here for a bit and see what here.
Welcome!

So... what country are you from?

[Starbuck3733T]

Hey all just got reg, just gona be poking around here for a bit and see what here.

What what what? what are we missing from our country list? I'll add it!

[fivecheebs]

Welcome steve and underaground ^_^

[big_hoovie]

Hey all!

about a month or so ago, I was turned on to the fine forums here by esteemed member DutchCedar, and viewing all the mods and seeing all the quality work has really got my fingers itching to do my first REAL mod(unless you consider that I turned a cardboard box that reams of paper come in, into a computer case a mod...)

[GodsUnicorn]

Hiya hoovie

[fillip]

(unless you consider that I turned a cardboard box that reams of paper come in, into a computer case a mod...)

Hell yeah, an uber ghetto mod! Welcome :welcome:

[Jewels]

Yay, more WizD welcomes due... glad to have you guys here! :toast:

[moving_in_the_dark]

Ok makes sence now - Just an update on me. I like music, playing it loud and lots of it, I play guitar a lot of blues, ragtime, jazz and classical with a bit of rock n' roll. I am aboot to undertake another modding project, this time as coursework at college and will be tearing appart a Lian Li v2000, so if anyone knows where I can get one cheap or a place that will give student discount then drop us a line, PLEASE!! lol. What else...........I dunno really, currently waiting for the weather to change so i can fire up the ol' BBQ and have me some dinner.......mmmmm................BBQ............a nywho I am sure I will see a lot of you around.

Toodel-Ooh.

Christian A.K.A. moving_in_the_dark

[crazyknight]

Hello all....I have sorta been stalking around for awhile now so I figured I should introduce myself. My name is Doug and I'm an addict! I have been taking things apart and putting them back together for a long time now; about four years ago, I discovered computers, started learning about them and discovered I enjoyed it. Then along came modding!!! I haven't been the same since. I am still very Noob but learning....:dremel:


I love all of the work logs and all I have seen on here and Bill, just wanted to say I love your work! Been hanging around your site for a long time and have even bought some things from the site (those rheobus' rock). I am getting ready to start a few projects here soon (as soon as it cools off a little here in Florida) and am looking forward to posting logs about them and getting feedback and ideas. Keep up the good work and hope to get to the same skill level someday :D

[furious trout]

:welcome:
make yourself at home.:toast:

[fivecheebs]

:wave: Welcome to WizD Doug.

[fillip]

Howdy :welcome:

[scopEDog]

Welcome to the forums Doug, enjoy your stay :cool:

[Jewels]

A big 'WizD Welcome' to you, Doug... nice to have you around! :toast::-)

[BigBen2k]

Welcome, crazyknight!

[Pug]

Welcome to WizD, Doug. Look forward to critiquing your stuff (constructively, of course... ;-)). :toast:

:wiz:

[RTT]

Hi. I'm rich and i work over at bit-tech which i co-founded way back in late 2000. Despite that i've never modded anything in my life (please don't hurt me); instead I look after servers and code that renders bit-tech.

I'm an Apple Mac user, again, please don't hurt me :eek:

I live in Wolverhampton UK but hold a dual citizenship (Canada)

Nice 'n short :D

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD rich :D

I didnt know you've never modded a thing ... ever! Have you ever been tempted?

[scopEDog]

Blimey...looks like we're gonna have to send a couple of fellas to Richs house, and show him the light :bat:

:D

Welcome again RTT.. Were you born/raised in Canada? And guys hes a software modder, so its ok :dremel:

[Enak]

Hi guys,

I'm Kane, the guy behind the machining of scopEDog's amazing waterblock (http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=36459).

Hello all!!!

[mnpctech]

I love all of the work logs and all I have seen on here and Bill, just wanted to say I love your work! Been hanging around your site for a long time and have even bought some things from the site (those rheobus' rock)

Awesome! Welcome Doug :-)

I'm Kane, the guy behind the machining of scopEDog's amazing waterblock.

Hello all!!!

Love that one. Welcome Kane :-)

[Starbuck3733T]

Welcome aboard Kane!

[Enak]

I'm liking this forum already... much friendlier than Bit-Tech

[furious trout]

Welcome kane :wave:

Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

[fillip]

http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wave.gif Welcome, so now we can add an uber skilled CNC engineer to the fold... http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/naughty.gif

[ỒĊBłůē]

Howdy Kane :wave:

I've heard of your work/skills in various places, so having you here is great.

Welcome aboard :magic:

[fivecheebs]

Glad to have you here Kane ^_^ Welcome :wave:

[Knipex]

Welcome aboard.

[BigBen2k]

Welcome Kane / enaK!

[Jewels]

Hello Kane - good to have you here and hope you enjoy your stay! :beer:

[Pug]

/me welcomes Rich, Kane et al too. :magic:

'Sup dudes. ^_^


Heh, we ain't always friendly... but sometimes, respect is due. :cheers:

:wiz:

[Psykotik]

Welcome guys, nice to see we're attracting even more skilled people from the void :D

[Mr.stubbs]

hi im paul ive done two mods before and i'm just starting a new one with a japanese/samuri/nija type theme, i'll post some pics when i start build.

cheers

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD paul. (i see you found this thread as i was posting a reply in yours lol)

[Darv]

Welcome! :wave:

[Mr.stubbs]

yeah i have strange way of doing that kinda freaks people out

oh by the way i can't seem to get an avatar, help?

[fillip]

yeah i have strange way of doing that kinda freaks people out

oh by the way i can't seem to get an avatar, help?

Ahhh the mysteries of avatars...

http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif

Seek and ye shall find.

Welcome by the way. http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/grin.gif

[Darv]

yeah i have strange way of doing that kinda freaks people out

oh by the way i can't seem to get an avatar, help?

You need a certain amount of posts first, 100 or something :h34r:

[fillip]

You need a certain amount of posts first, 100 or something :h34r:

Maybe, maybe not. The truth is, it's a mystery to everyone but the most privileged http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Darv]

Maybe, maybe not. The truth is, it's a mystery to everyone but the most privileged http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif

Que Twilight Zone music.... :worried:

[fivecheebs]

You need a certain amount of posts first, 100 or something :h34r:

emphesis given to the most exact part of that post ;-)

[Ninja]

:h34r: ...



:-p ;-)

[Mr.stubbs]

hmmmmm yes

[demfer]

yello peoples! Im new. The names Mike from Bean Town (Boston MA)

check out my thread http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=36936#post36936

I would love some feedback

[fillip]

Welcome one and all. :wave:

[mnpctech]

Hello everyone :-)

[Darv]

Welcome to WizD :welcome:

[Starbuck3733T]

Willkommen zum WizD!

[zero1]

Hey, I'm here mainly for emotional support (and practical advice) on my first project (as yet undecided). When I get around to it there'll be tons of pics, so you can see the horrified look on my face as I mess up my LL beyond salvage ;(

[Darv]

Welcome :wave:

Enojy your stay! Looking forward to seeing some Lian Li carnage :dremel:

[Jewels]

Welcome Zero1. :toast:

I hope I don't get confused because now we have a member called zer0 and zero1, hehe! :D

[Pug]

Maybe, maybe not. The truth is, it's a mystery to everyone but the most privileged http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/wink.gif
I dunno if privileged is the word I'd use... :unsure:
Ah, sod it...

We like to encourage worthwhile contributions here at WizD - hence, although 100 spammy posts might automatically get you an avatar in some places; here, we'd like to encourage more forethought and constructive input (where possible). To accomplish this, you'll find that some people will get an avatar long before their 100 post mark if a worthwhile contribution (to WizD or the modding scene in general) is recognised.
This may be in the form of a stellar posting pattern or even a financial donation towards keeping this place running (as Ninja aptly demonstrated ;-)).

One thing our best contributors have in common is the selfless attitude of contributing without expectation of reward (which is why we try to play it down when someone asks).
You'll find that posters with their own agenda often don't make it to the 100post mark anyway (for one reason or another :magic: :h34r:).

Avs aren't that important, anyway - just chill, relax & enjoy the place. Help it to become something better than it is and we'll all be rewarded. B)


Welcome to all. :cool:

[Darv]

I hope I don't get confused because now we have a member called zer0 and zero1, hehe! :D

I was a little confused when I first saw it. :wacko:

[fillip]

I was a little confused when I first saw it. :wacko:

there's also another fillip as we already know

[C@veM@n]

Quick introduction for myself, my name is Pascal, but the friends all call me Cave ^_^ I'm 21, three weeks away of 22 :wiz: I gotta say it's incredible how much information is stacked together here! :shock: :bow:

Anywayz hope to meet some interesting people,

Grtz C@ve

[ỒĊBłůē]

Hi Pascal/ C@veM@n

Welcome to WizD :welcome:

[gregdrapes]

Hi guys,

Just thought i better introduce myself. Im not a complete Newbie but i heard that you guys are the people to talk to so i've come for a bit of friendly advice.

Great site by the way, loads of useful info :)

[furious trout]

Hello :wave:

[Starbuck3733T]

mmm carnage. :D

[Darv]

:welcome:

[Jewels]

Welcome Pascal/C@veM@n and gregdrapes! :welcome:

[Knipex]

Welcome all.

[MAD]

well i thought i better post to say g'day :thumb:

I'm Michael, and as you probably guessed im a Aussie.

I love to mod, but am usually held back by a few factors that arnt really allowing me to mod as much as i want too.

case im probably most know for is my wooden htpc case: (which will be entering phase V0.2 very soon)
http://mad.ozcasemodz.com/mod3/hotbox/5.jpg

so far im really liking this forum, very friendly, so u will be seeing alot more posts from me :dremel:

[furious trout]

:welcome:

[fivecheebs]

Welcome to WizD peeps :wave:

[Mr.stubbs]

:toast: helloooooooo

[BigBen2k]

Howdy!

[Leeum]

Welcome MAD, look forward to seeing your work :toast:

[Jewels]

Pleased to have you here, MAD! :toast:

[felipesimmons]

i just wanted to say i have been looking at everyones work and i am really inspired to have a go myself i just recently built my first pc and now that i have seen cases modified i am so eager to have a go myself i particularly like bills case on his website called "the deuce". i have a colorit ATX- L8011 case in metallic silver it has a a window with 2 fans mounted on the sides. i would like to have a go at re-wiring as it looks a mess inside and possibly modding the case any tips on wiring and modding would be much appreciated. well i am 20 i live in the uk and incase your all wondering i am half spanish half english my name means philip in english. i hope to get to know all of you and would like to make some great friends . thankyou for your time listening to me. p.s feel free to add me to your frends list. :thumb:

[Darv]

:welcome:

[Leeum]

Welcome to the forums felipe :toast:

[zer0]

welcome Felipe as far as wireing check out this thread http://wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=638

[Archimedes]

Hi everyone! First time poster, long time reader... well, if you call a month a long time :D

Anyways, I found this site after checking out Crimson Sky's latest creation, and I've started working on my first real case mod (gathering supplies at the moment). Also, just wanted to let y'all know that I'm so impressed with all the cool mods I see here. I hope my first one turns out half as well. Cya 'round the boards!

-Arch

[Starbuck3733T]

Welcome aboard. Keep reading in the chop shop, plenty of inspiration there.

[Jewels]

Welcome felipe and Arch :toast:

[ralph_jackson]

Well as I am already plundering people's experience for advice seems only appropriate to introduce myself!!

Tracked down this forum whilst looking for information on Aquacomputer products. Great looking kit but this was definitely the place with the most informed discussion on it.

So about me?!? Old fart IT guy who has been playing with PC's for a while but only decided to build one from scratch a year ago mainly due to the totally disgraceful build quality of PC's from mainstream suppliers.

Current Rig is:-

Lian-Li PC71 (3 * 7v 80mm fans)
Asus A8V + 1gb 3200 Ram
FX53
X800XT PE
2 * 74Gb Raptors in Raid 0 in Silentmaxx HD enclosures
1 * 250gb WDSE again in SIlentmaxx HD Enclosure
Plextor DVD/RW
Matrix Orbital LCD (its about looks & quiet more than speed for me usually!!)
Zalman Reserator (CPU + VGA) - A good quiet replacement for air cooling but struggles with too much heat!!)

Why I am here? Looking to do a fully insternal rad res pump + sli etc installation in my PC 71 largely based on Aquacomputer stuff 'cos it is beautiful, but thats for another thread.

Ralph

[fivecheebs]

Hi Felipe, Arch and Ralph. :wave:

Welcome to WizD you guys.

[Jewels]

Hello Ralph and welcome to WizD :welcome:

[pdh]

Since Starbuck has asked so nicely I guess I should introduce myself. I've been lurking on BitTech for a long time now and when Tribaloverkill got squashed there I followed the project over here.

I'm likely a bit older than many of the people here; I've been in the computer industry for about 25 years. Mostly doing design and architecture for large distributed systems. CTO for a couple of start-ups, now mostly consulting. For the last 4 years I've been working on a very complex system for the collection of medical research data.

I'm married with two children 6 1/2 and 2 1/2. We all reside in Memphis, TN along with a couple of cats. Our youngest has Cerebral Palsy so I've got my hands full without attempting any large projects, I don't even have time to clean up the office.

I grew up with a father who used to build his own photo processing and stereo equipment an d renovate the house regularily so the DYI gene is in my blood. (If Dad was still alive he'd love these forums.) When I was younger I modified a bunch of guitars and built my own electronics for them, and built other electronics and furniture. I've renovated a couple houses top to bottom, including things like moving the stair cases (that stopped when I got married). I've currently got a good sized wood working shop in the dimly lit basement of a large 80 year old house. If I do take on a project I'll need to mod the basement first: new power capabilities and more lighting.

There's some chance I may have time to take on a medium sized project start of next year or so. If I do, it will be a Media center hub networked to the three other PC's currently in the house and likely a Sonus (which may arrive soon). Common sense says put a server type box in the basement in a rack along side cable, phone and networking feeds and other supporting equipment. If I don't yield to common sense it will look something like this:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/PHunsberger/HTPC-overview.jpg

Mostly passive water cooling, with some perceptive tricks to make the case look thiner than it really is (all the width in the bottom where you can't see it without looking around back). Fiber optics and two, maybe three (if I can afford it) cooling loops.

And with that teaser, I'll go back to lurking now...

Pete H.

[Starbuck3733T]

Nice intro pete! And we've got another sketchup user in our midst, by the looks of things. That looks like a neat project, I hope you get to do it.

[Vis]

Welcome, and please dont succumb to the hideous disease of "common sense" That looks like one hell of an interesting design!

[Pug]

Welcome Pete.
You sound like a mix of me and my Dad as far as your experience & interests lie (I think that's a compliment too, btw ;-)).

I like the sound of your proposed setup too, look forward to seeing it come to fruition. :thumb:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

Nice introduction Pete! You sound like an interesting guy with an equally interesting basement.. :h34r:

Let us know how you get on with the Sonus as its something which has perked my interest more than once but unfortunatly is a bit out of my price league atm.

[pdh]

Thanks all,

Starbuck; no Sketchup here, can't justify the cost for the limited use I'd currently make of it. Rather, just an ancient copy of Corel Draw (poor scale drafting capabilities, sigh)

Vis; I'm a pretty common sense kind of guy, but I like building stuff even more than listening to my common sense. Since the Sonus doesn't do video distribution there is some justification for having at least some kind of DVD/video access on the main floor. It willl be mainly an issue of finding the time.

Pug; given your avatar I'll just take your word that it's a compliment ;-)

Baboon (or is it Da Rude?); The Sonus should happen end of the month, early next month. I had an amp that was running two rooms die, and we've already got DVD, CD, and PC equipment scattered through out the house. The Sonus would let me integrate everything and solve the amp issue and give me the Sonus controller to play with (and maybe hack). :thumb:

[TivaTar]

(I'll keep this short as I have bed to attend to)

I saw a bunch of linkies pointing here, so I'm givin it a go! I just recently found this group of sites (BitTech, WizD, mnpctech) and have been completely hooked on finding everything I can and learning as much as possible about modding. I'm a computer networking student from Northern Ohio, and will be graduating high school in June 06. After high-school, I hope to get accepted into MIT (The MIT) for Computer Hardware Engineering (though I wouldn't mind spending a summer or 2 apprenticing with mnpctech... you're amazing, sir :bow:). Once I feel I've learned enough, I plan on makin' motherboards for a living, and from the looks of it, will have PC modding to fall back on as a hobby http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/thumb.gif.

Lookin forward to making a name for myself 'round here -
TivaTar

[Leeum]

Great first post TivaTar, enjoy your stay! :beer:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

Can i see some ID Mr Leeum sir? :-p

Welcome to the forums TivaTar. MNPCtech?! break out the gimp suit! :h34r:

[fivecheebs]

LOL! :lol:

"Who's Zed?"

/me gives leeum fake ID to show the rude scotish monkey....
"Its OK ... he's with me...."

Welcome to WizD TivaTar. Nice introduction.

[fillip]

/me gives leeum fake ID to show the rude scotish monkey....
"Its OK ... he's with me...."

Kind of funny about DRB asking Leeum for ID for alcohol since it seems up there in bonny Scotland they bottle feed their young 'uns on scotch. http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/grin.gif

Esp. Glasgow http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/ph34r.gif

...or Tennants Super http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Starbuck3733T]

Welcome....

...but GIMP SUIT?? wtf?

[Leeum]

:lol: You'd be surprised in these Northumberland pubs ;-)

[scopEDog]

"Who's Zed?"

Welcome....

...but GIMP SUIT?? wtf?

Zed's dead..

Hey TivaTar, welcome to the nut house ^_^

[Vis]

Welcome TivaTar. I don't know any of these weirdos, honest!

[Pug]

Welcome TivaTar. I don't know any of these weirdos, honest!
^^ What he said... */me runs* :wiz:

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

Welcome....

...but GIMP SUIT?? wtf?

:lol: You'd be surprised in these Northumberland pubs ;-)

Aye i've heard theres some strange people in Northumberland pubs! :shock:

Star tivtar said he would like to be Bills apprentice. Apprentice = bitch or gimp. :-p Oh and fillip we get served special brew straight from your mothers teat up here. ;-)

[fillip]

Oh and fillip we get served special brew straight from your mothers teat up here.

That certainly explains a lot. http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://wizdforums.co.uk/images/smilies/grin.gif

[TivaTar]

:shock: Almost an entire page of "Hello"s just for me!? :woohoo:

I likes it here already! :dremel: (and the smilies can stay too :thumb:)

As soon as I can find a decent job around here (All the jobs I'm capable of are either taken, or reserved for people with degrees), I'll get crackin on my first case mod. I'm thinking of doing something similar to the Nemesis 9 mnpctech did because my school is choc full of those crummy, $10 full-retail things (but not just cases... full-blown working computers, some acting as servers :eek:). I'm sure they wouldn't mind me sprucing one or 2 up a bit ;)