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Project Noblesse - Noblesse Electric Blue Case Mod |
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Author:
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Hi-TEK
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Date:
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May 16th, 2002
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To start the cutting process, I secured the case chassis down with a set of Quick Grip Handi-Clamps. I attached a
re-enforced cut off disc to a Dremel Multipro 5 and quickly enlarged the top panel in less than 10 minutes. Once
the top portion of the case chassis was completed it was time to focus on removing the front and rear stock grills.
The front of the Noblesse Electric Blue Case does not provide a direct path for intake air flow and is further hampered
by the inclusion of the front intake grills. This seems to be a common trend amongst most cases on the market, design
seems more important than good case cooling.
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All the front fan inlets were removed by cutting outside the diameter of the 80mm fan grills. There was no need to worry about drilling fan mounting holes on
the rear of the case since the mounting holes were pre-drilled by the case manufacturer. For some reason only two mounting holes were drilled
for the front intake fans, but this could easily be remedied using a high speed drill and a 5/32" drill bit.
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Once the all the stock grills were removed, a sanding bit was used to de-burr all the sharp edges of the fan mounting holes and top panel.
I spent approximate 15 minutes cleaning up all the fan holes and curving the edges around the top fan exhaust cut out. All the areas that
the dremel sanding bit couldn't reach were hand sanded down with 600 grit sandpaper. The last portion of the case preparation involved sanding
down the entire case chassis for the priming phase. Sanding down the entire frame is necessary since it removes any imperfections on the
metal surface and it also helps the primer and paint to adhere to the case chassis.
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