Not really a mod, but hey...

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 28 Sep 2007, 13:15

so i took my Zalman 9500 and replaced the stock fan with a blue UV LED Vantec and this is how it looks out of the case...

this is how it looks in the case next to my OCZ Reapers

and then this is everything on

what do you guys think?

Druggs · Post by **Druggs** » 28 Sep 2007, 13:29

very nice man, but show us what you can realy do

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 28 Sep 2007, 13:35

Druggs - what do you mean?

simmy · Post by **simmy** » 28 Sep 2007, 13:51

HEY YOU! Where is the dust, guy? HUH?

Looking schweet...

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 28 Sep 2007, 13:54

HEY YOU! Where is the dust, guy? HUH?

what dust? guy? HUH??

Lithe_Joint · Post by **Lithe_Joint** » 28 Sep 2007, 18:50

I have to agree with Druggs. You have a hidden talent which needs to be exploited...I mean explored

haja · Post by **haja** » 28 Sep 2007, 18:58

what a sweet looking case. Really nice man, good work

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 28 Sep 2007, 19:57

Hectic stuff dude!! Nice work. The only thing I can say is cable management, otherwise it looks very clean and professional :bigups:

haja · Post by **haja** » 28 Sep 2007, 20:08

i personally think the cables the way they are actually add to the case, almost like a feature.

Whats the point in sleeving stuff in funky colours if it is hidden?

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 28 Sep 2007, 20:20

True, I wasnt saying completely hidden, just a bit more organised, the sleeving job looks awesome!!

Xiphan · Post by **Xiphan** » 29 Sep 2007, 00:58

Hey I got that exact same cooler! Though I hate the standard green fan it comes with, so I also wanna mod mine to look like that!

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » 29 Sep 2007, 04:20

Nice work man. Normally cables like that just look messy, but the blue is balanced by the green.

Molean · Post by **Molean** » 29 Sep 2007, 08:09

Nice job man

Yeah I'm normally a neatness freak when it comes to cables but I think the UVeed cables adds a nice contrast.

I wanna mod my cooler with red led's as my current blue ones have died a loooong time ago. They don't seem to last very long do they....lol.

haja · Post by **haja** » 29 Sep 2007, 09:32

@ Molean. It is actually strange the LED's have died. LED's normally last years and years, that is on of their big advantages. I would check if they were not oversupplied on the power, as that is more likely to have killed them than age.

Xiphan · Post by **Xiphan** » 29 Sep 2007, 16:57

I've also seen LEDs die, a friend of mine had a Vantec Fan Card (now mine) which had UV LEDs die, he got it replaced, then gave it to me. So in truth you do get faulty LEDs.

viceroy · Post by **viceroy** » 29 Sep 2007, 20:40

That ram is wasted in your rig...give to me and I'll show you what it's capable of

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 29 Sep 2007, 21:35

That is one neat looking case.........VERY nice

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 01 Oct 2007, 08:40

Whats the point in sleeving stuff in funky colours if it is hidden?

That's exactly what i was thinking when i i did it...

That ram is wasted in your rig...give to me and I'll show you what it's capable of

ummmm, let me think bout that kwik.... NOT!

LOL

thanks for all the positive comments guys, it makes it all worthwhile...

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 01 Oct 2007, 10:53

Wow dude, nice mod

I just don't agree with everyone else about all the cables. I think it would look much better if all those cables were hidden. Still, nice work on the cooler

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 01 Oct 2007, 11:47

I just don't agree with everyone else about all the cables. I think it would look much better if all those cables were hidden.

DJV - Epiphany started it...

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 01 Oct 2007, 11:53

LOL ok. Look man, whatever floats your boat. If you like all the cables, keep em.

When Epiphany was standing on display at the foxcomp stall at RAGE, there were quite a few guys that thought all the wires looked bad, but like you, i don't really care because I like my mod, which is all that matters

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 01 Oct 2007, 11:58

sw33t

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 01 Oct 2007, 12:03

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:LOL ok. Look man, whatever floats your boat. If you like all the cables, keep em.

When Epiphany was standing on display at the foxcomp stall at RAGE, there were quite a few guys that thought all the wires looked bad, but like you, i don't really care because I like my mod, which is all that matters

Haha, remember what I said, but ja, each to his own.

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 01 Oct 2007, 16:13

Xiphan wrote:I've also seen LEDs die, a friend of mine had a Vantec Fan Card (now mine) which had UV LEDs die, he got it replaced, then gave it to me. So in truth you do get faulty LEDs.

LED's die because they are being over driven by a Noob engineer with no idea how to calculate the current flowing through a LED. The average LED should have a time to failure of about 50000 hours (conservatively speaking). So I think these guys from Vantec are buying CHEAP Led's that aren't really that bright and then overdriving them to get it brighter.

Post by **Kronos** » 01 Oct 2007, 16:30

douglash, what I want to know is what performance / Temps are you getting after changing the fan?
I've got the same HSF (well, it's just an HS at the moment) and the fan is broken, I've wondered whether I'd get the same kind of cooling with a normal fan, or if I should try to get a Zalman Replacement Fan for the CNPS9500.