Build log: C70

[FredEx]

Well it has been a little while since I have posted an update,

I has looking for ways to change the color of the front panel LED's and came up with a simple and very cheap way to change the color.

First off I will explain, the HDD led is just a 3mm LED and would be easy to change with another LED. However, the power LED would be a little harder. The power LED is a micro mini LED that is incorporated into the power button. I was able to find micro mini LED's at a local shop but they only carried green.

Because of the difficulty of changing the power LED I needed to find a different way to get the front panel LED's to match with the rest of the build.

I ended up going with Blue.

I had thought about colored film. A local party supply shop has colored cellophane a lady friend uses to make gift baskets. You can buy a multi color pack cheap.

By the way, I changed the window on my case. It is 1/8" safety glass. Stuck to the inside with 3M 4010. The last pic shows the window.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=52364

 

[SEBAR]

Tidy. Where did you find the yellow led ? I've tried a few and they are more amber than yellow

I did not change the LED's, I found other methods of changing the color. The blue and green are painters tape, the red is red film and the Yellow is from a plastic ziplock bag.

Inside of Front panel


HDD LED

I had thought about colored film. A local party supply shop has colored cellophane a lady friend uses to make gift baskets. You can buy a multi color pack cheap.

By the way, I changed the window on my case. It is 1/8" safety glass. Stuck to the inside with 3M 4010. The last pic shows the window.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=52364

Looks great, I used the rubber grommets that came with the case as spacers.

 

[FredEx]

Looks great, I used the rubber grommets that came with the case as spacers.

Great idea.

In one pic you can see I cut off the threaded studs on the bezel. I had a piece of plastic from a package I got something in and drilled a hole in it. Using that and laying the 32T hacksaw blade flat on it I cut the studs off. It left just enough of the stud, about the thickness of the steel, to help place the bezel properly. First I placed the 3M 4010 tape all around the inside of the cover and placed the glass, flipped the cover over. With the holes backed by the tape inside I put just a dab of fast setting silicone in each hole and put the bezel in place. I taped it down with painters tape and it just had to set-up about 15 minutes. OH, I did cut the 3M 4010 tape in half, it is 1" wide, just need 1/2". Fresh sharp Xacto blades highly recommended.

 

[pcjunkie429]

Nice looking setup. Oh how I love the look of the Raystorm/Razor water block combo :3. I personally prefer blue for the lighting, but that's probably because all my peripherals are backlit blue :lol:.

 

[remember300]

About the leds?

How did you get to the circuit board so you could change them, ive got some smds that would be perfect for my hdd lights

 

[SEBAR]

The front panel connector box has three screws on the top that you need to remove to get to the LED's

 

[SEBAR]

Hello everyone. It has been a while since I posted, I wanted to share the final build video of my C70 build.

I hope you enjoy this, It was certainly fun for me to build.

http://youtu.be/J4fBaebUbWw

 

[remember300]

looks good buddy that res looks just right in there ive been toying with going underwater for my case, but i spent the money on a 780.

 

[The Orange One]

Great work on the rig mate!