My FFXIV Case Mod

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07-31-2011, 08:31 PM
Dyne

My FFXIV Case Mod

http://fantaji.com/pictures/7966
http://fantaji.com/pictures/7965
http://fantaji.com/pictures/7967
http://fantaji.com/pictures/7832
http://fantaji.com/pictures/7833
http://fantaji.com/pictures/7834

I know a lot of people built all new desktops just for FFXIV, but do any of your cases look like this? This is to show everyone that I was one of FFXIV's biggest fans. My desktop pc represents. I had some of the highest hopes that this game would be great and I want it to succeed, otherwise, I wouldn't have done this to my pc. I'm not just trolling for Tera.
07-31-2011, 08:45 PM
Lucinda_Lecore

ok thumbs up from me. That looks awesome :)
07-31-2011, 09:00 PM
Laughlyn

Yay "Go-Faster-Stripes" mod! ( ^.^)b
07-31-2011, 09:46 PM
Abriael

Decent looking case mod, but you chose a rather bad base case. No front/top fans on modern hardware = very bad ventilation = components that will wear and tear much faster. Unless, of course, it's liquid cooled.

If it's not I sure hope you have good aftermarket CPU/GPU coolers inside that thing. Otherwise I'd bring the mod further open a square or round hole on top (just over the CPU) and one on front, fit two 120/200 mm on them covered by thin mesh to work as dust filtering. Front fan sucks air in, top sucks out.

Edit: I don't see screws on the side fan grill too, which probably means you don't even have a side fan. Not sure what hardware you have inside that case, but I have no doubt it's suffering. I'd put a side fan too, still sucking air in (position of the grill isn't the best on that case, as it's on the CPU, side fan is better placed on the GPU).

By the way, obsessive negative nancies are worse than trolls, mind you. But honestly, if you hate FFXIV this much, just gut that case, get an Antec ThreeHundred for less than 50 bucks, fit in all the fans it holds (one side, two front,sucking in, in addition to the back+top sucking out ones it has by default), and your hardware will thank you.
07-31-2011, 09:49 PM
Zanfire

regrettin that sh*t now im guessing XD

For me, aside from buying the CE and checking up on the game like a crack head and getting me and all my RL friends overhyped about the game (oh and having a 14 wallpaper on my desktop) i never went as far as that...but man does it hurt afterwards.
07-31-2011, 09:56 PM
Sarnath

You put stickers on your case... Great JOB!
Post on here when you got a Case Labs case custom painted with FFXIV logo, the side, top, and front windows etched with your character and FFXIV. Have you motherboard speaker play the Final Fantasy theme upon boot up. Project images of your latest NM battle on the nearest wall from a mini projector mounted on the case. Have the water cooler spray you with water whenever you are out at sea.

Then I will say you are a case modder. Stickers and a drawer... meh.
07-31-2011, 09:59 PM
Abriael

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarnath

Then I will say you are a case modder. Stickers and a drawer... meh.

On a crap case, to add to it :D
07-31-2011, 10:16 PM
Kailea_Nagisa

I like the stickers, but I would not call that a "case mod"
07-31-2011, 10:44 PM
Dyne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zanfire

regrettin that sh*t now im guessing XD

For me, aside from buying the CE and checking up on the game like a crack head and getting me and all my RL friends overhyped about the game (oh and having a 14 wallpaper on my desktop) i never went as far as that...but man does it hurt afterwards.

Yeah, I know right. I thought it was going to be the greatest thing ever, turned out to be a big let down and caused a lot of freakouts.
07-31-2011, 10:50 PM
Dyne

The blog was originally $15 case mod, not supercool liquid cooled glowlights case mod, which is what every pc modder have and it feels totally unoriginal. I was aiming for a simple design that everybody can do on a tight budget. I did not want to get those so called "Custom" pc cases that are mass produced overpriced crap. Those drawers are nice, very useful in hiding stuff. I don't care if you don't consider it "cool" just because it doesn't have glow lights on it or fans. I haven't seen anyone have it in their computer.
07-31-2011, 10:51 PM
Dyne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarnath

You put stickers on your case... Great JOB!
Post on here when you got a Case Labs case custom painted with FFXIV logo, the side, top, and front windows etched with your character and FFXIV. Have you motherboard speaker play the Final Fantasy theme upon boot up. Project images of your latest NM battle on the nearest wall from a mini projector mounted on the case. Have the water cooler spray you with water whenever you are out at sea.

Then I will say you are a case modder. Stickers and a drawer... meh.

Do it to your pc and show me and then I will have respect for you.
07-31-2011, 11:08 PM
Rimmer

I want one of those controllers! Where did thee purchase it from?
07-31-2011, 11:23 PM
Zenaku

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rimmer

I want one of those controllers! Where did thee purchase it from?

http://www.amazon.com/Snakebyte-Fina...2122166&sr=8-5

there you go
08-01-2011, 01:56 AM
Abriael

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyne

The blog was originally $15 case mod, not supercool liquid cooled glowlights case mod, which is what every pc modder have and it feels totally unoriginal. I was aiming for a simple design that everybody can do on a tight budget. I did not want to get those so called "Custom" pc cases that are mass produced overpriced crap. Those drawers are nice, very useful in hiding stuff. I don't care if you don't consider it "cool" just because it doesn't have glow lights on it or fans. I haven't seen anyone have it in their computer.

I don't consider it "cool" because with that piece of crap of a case the components inside are probably running much hotter than they should.

Besides, if you posted it looking for just praise, without the ability to accept criticism, next time say so.
Even if in the end it's rather evident that this thread is just another cheap excuse to bash the game.