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Alright I admit it... I royally screwed up my side panel for my black full tower ( alienware knockoff ) case.
I know this is a long shot but does anyone know where I could get a replacment without paying an arm and a leg?
thank you in advance for any help offered :)
How much was the original case?
FIRST POST... :o :o
the case by itself was $84.00 plus tax and shipping.
I say forget it. Make a cool plexiglass one. Get some fancy color cables and jazz it up a little.Quote:
Originally posted by CreepingDeath:
Alright I admit it... I royally screwed up my side panel for my black full tower ( alienware knockoff ) case.
I know this is a long shot but does anyone know where I could get a replacment without paying an arm and a leg?
thank you in advance for any help offered :)
CD, how did you mess it up? You still might be able to salvage it. I wouldn't make one out of full plexi because you have the whole static charge thing to worry about. Is the side not fitting right? You cut the side in half? Lemme know what went wrong.
Static charge thing???!!??? Please tell me more... I was considering doing a plexiglass case. :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by Kymera:
CD, how did you mess it up? You still might be able to salvage it. I wouldn't make one out of full plexi because you have the whole static charge thing to worry about. Is the side not fitting right? You cut the side in half? Lemme know what went wrong.
Well, if you rub plexi on fabric it develops a charge and attracts all kinds of fuzz and crud out of the air. I didn't notice it until I built a window in my case. I slid the uncut plexi across the rug, to my computer, and when I went to grab it I could feel the static electricity pulling the hairs on my arm. So, be careful. If you build a plexi case I would put rubber spacers between all of the components and the case.
Thanks for the infoQuote:
Originally posted by Kymera:
Well, if you rub plexi on fabric it develops a charge and attracts all kinds of fuzz and crud out of the air. I didn't notice it until I built a window in my case. I slid the uncut plexi across the rug, to my computer, and when I went to grab it I could feel the static electricity pulling the hairs on my arm. So, be careful. If you build a plexi case I would put rubber spacers between all of the components and the case.
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i basically trashed , scratched cut and broke the panel... believe me it's not worth salvaging even if i paint it.
i might just spend the moolah and get an inwin q-500 or an antec fulltower SOHO case and keep this one to practice my modding.
all of my components are getting mighty heated because ( what was left ) of the panel has been removed.
There are sprays that take care of that problem but you do make a valid point. Static is bad, but I have used everything from Endust to a speciallty spray to keep dust off my glasses when I did woodworking.Quote:
Originally posted by Kymera:
CD, how did you mess it up? You still might be able to salvage it. I wouldn't make one out of full plexi because you have the whole static charge thing to worry about. Is the side not fitting right? You cut the side in half? Lemme know what went wrong.
antec is a good choice..
Why don't you look at lian li cases. They're pretty cool. I would get one, but I've spent too much time on my Enlight. I'm now modding the front panel. Gonna try to make some stealth mods. . .I hope.
I wish I could afford a kick @ss case like a Lian Li ( even the pc-33 kick's @ss ) but my money is limited thanks to some recent upgrades. :(
I wouldn't worry, I've got to the point where I don't bother to put the sides and front back on NEmore. Personally, I like Songcheer cases a heck of a lot, cheap but good.
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Originally posted by Outcoded:
I wouldn't worry, I've got to the point where I don't bother to put the sides and front back on NEmore...
well i'm not concerned with the looks so much but i now have an overheating problem because there is not a continuous air "flow"
Easily fixed. Get a regular fan, plug it in, aim it at your components and turn it on. This works better if you have a free A/C unit that you can dedicate to your computer. The A/C-Fan combo is almost unbeatable in terms of sheer cooling ability.
Woah! What did you do? or more importantly what did you system do to deserve that? Must have lost some major data or was just plain cranky eh?Quote:
Originally posted by CreepingDeath:
i basically trashed , scratched cut and broke the panel... believe me it's not worth salvaging even if i paint it.
I've had systems almost go the way of the mocking bird - off the 8th floor balconey! :D :D :D
SOUNDS GREAT! How about making it semi-transparent, like a Mac case...Quote:
Originally posted by Larommi:
I say forget it. Make a cool plexiglass one. Get some fancy color cables and jazz it up a little.
CreepingDeath, turn this bad situation around, be creative!
BTW, I'm now a Master Tech :)
I wouldn't worry too much, you won't be around much longer!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Insane Monkey:
BTW, I'm now a Master Tech :)
Creeping....I would get in touch with the manufacturer and ask if you could purchase a replacement, tell them yours is damaged.
that's the problem I don't know the actual manufactuer's websiteas well i think it made by some copany named "Hydraulic" ? ehhh screw it I'll figure somethin out...Quote:
Originally posted by 3fingersalute:
Creeping....I would get in touch with the manufacturer and ask if you could purchase a replacement, tell them yours is damaged.
thanks people.
Leave the side off and the ventilation is brilliant, on "The Beast" I can actually turn fans off due to the added ventilation (wahay, can hear the TV again!).Quote:
well i'm not concerned with the looks so much but i now have an overheating problem because there is not a continuous air "flow"
well that might be true but i normally belive in the "wind tunnel" type of cooling. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Outcoded:
Leave the side off and the ventilation is brilliant, on "The Beast" I can actually turn fans off due to the added ventilation (wahay, can hear the TV again!).
Ya'll could jes patch it with chickin wire like we do down hea. Heps wit da ventilations and keeps dem big critters out too.
There was another thread somewhere in these forums about finding replacement parts for cases, I don't know where the thread is, but here's a link to the site: http://www.directron.com/casebezel.html
you case might be there, check out the black cases section to see if your case is there.
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