Frankenbox 3.0

Frankenbox 3.0

The Frankenbox 3.0 is my friend Nick's old gaming rig. We decided to add some silly mods to the case and took pictures of everything.

Hardware specifications:

Dremeling
Dremeling the hole for the rear case fan switch.
Dremeling
Stil dremeling.
Dremeling
Hole finished!
Mod Controller
Dremeled a hole for the lighting button, and added it.
Smiley Face
Nick drawing a smiley face on the cover plate.
Dremeling Smiley Face
Dremeling out the smiley face so LEDs can be inserted.
Smiley Face
Smiley face LEDs inserted into cover plate.
Smiley Face Wiring
The cluster of wires behind the cover. (Yes it's messy, but it works! It's called the Frankenbox for a reason!)
Wire Stripping
Stripping a wire to connect power to the smiley face.
Bottom Case Fan
The bottom case fan (keeps the video card cool). Yes, that's cardboard and twine.
Soldering
Soldering a wire.
Completed Frankenbox 3.0 Mod
The finished product. Powered by a single molex connector, the 12V goes to the fan and the 5V goes to the LEDs, filtered with a resistor. The 9V clips are to allow the front plate to be detachable and swappable.
Connecting the Mod
Connecting the mod together with Nick looking in the front of the case.
Frankenbox 3.0
Installing the mod. (Broke a wire and had to do some re-soldering.)
Frankenbox 3.0
Still installing the mod.
Frankenbox 3.0 Mod
Testing out the computer with the new mods!