Alien Mod

**Hitman** · January 19th, 2007

I have had this Chieftec Dragon Full tower case for several years now. I have been wanting to mod it for quite some time, and have kicked around several ideas. You might remember my Dodge Viper Mod Idea. Well I took this computer to a LAN party last month and busted the front panel so bad the bay door kept falling off. So I went online to order a new one I found for $9 at Directron, and by the time I was done looking around the site I had several things in my shopping cart, then whooops I pulled out my credit card and paid for them.

I wanted to do an easy mod, because I didn't want to put too much money into this case, but I was tired of how it looked. I went with the Alien Mod for two reasons. 1. There was a ton of Alien Head items available, so it was very easy to find stuff for the theme. 2. The original Alienwares used cases very similar to this one, so I though it kinda fit.

This is how the case looked before I started

The Parts came in today, so I left work early so I could get started on my project.

I cut the hole for the window fan

Then applied the Alien Head Applique.

Installed the Alien Head fan grill and LED fan.

Side view of the Case

Front View

With the Bay Door Open.

Front in the Dark

Side view in the Dark

I am still not finished, I am waiting for some more parts to come in they should be here by next weekend. I will post some more pics once they come in.

Overall I am pretty happy with how it is turning out so far.

Alright I finished up the Mod. I added a lighted case badge and some cold cathodes.

Jokerswild · January 19th, 2007

Thats a big case by the looks of it. I always did like the alien, is that a fan controller with all the knobs or what?

JazzyJake · January 19th, 2007

looks nice = ]

Captain Crunch · January 19th, 2007

Nice work Joe!!!!!

What did you cut the fan hole with??? That's a nice clean cut!!

**Hitman** · January 19th, 2007

Added some pictures in the dark, so you can see how the lights look.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

Thats a big case by the looks of it. I always did like the alien, is that a fan controller with all the knobs or what?

Yeah that case is huge its the full tower. Yeah the alien is pretty generic, but its still cool. Yes thats a fan controller, This case has 6 fans in it, so it gets pretty loud.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Crunch

Nice work Joe!!!!!

What did you cut the fan hole with??? That's a nice clean cut!!

Hole Saw, it's the easiest way to cut a fan hole.

Tyreal · January 19th, 2007

Pretty neat!

I like the alien head application and how the blue lighting shines out through the front.

sbohdan · January 19th, 2007

I kept my chieftec case from my previous rig. I bought another case for the previous rig and sold it like that and kept the chieftec case - that's how much I love it... :)

wtcnbrwndo4u · January 19th, 2007

My god that's huge! Basic, but nice! You gonna paint the case something?

**Hitman** · January 19th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

My god that's huge! Basic, but nice! You gonna paint the case something?

uh no I bought a blue case because I like it blue. I have no plans to paint anything.

onebxr · January 20th, 2007

Thats nice i like the front panel. Also I like all the room that monster has. I love the hole saw, never tried it on metal use it mainly to install frame sliders on motorcycles.
-1

January 19th, 2007	#1
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,404 Blog Entries: 2	Alien Mod I have had this Chieftec Dragon Full tower case for several years now. I have been wanting to mod it for quite some time, and have kicked around several ideas. You might remember my Dodge Viper Mod Idea. Well I took this computer to a LAN party last month and busted the front panel so bad the bay door kept falling off. So I went online to order a new one I found for $9 at Directron, and by the time I was done looking around the site I had several things in my shopping cart, then whooops I pulled out my credit card and paid for them. I wanted to do an easy mod, because I didn't want to put too much money into this case, but I was tired of how it looked. I went with the Alien Mod for two reasons. 1. There was a ton of Alien Head items available, so it was very easy to find stuff for the theme. 2. The original Alienwares used cases very similar to this one, so I though it kinda fit. This is how the case looked before I started The Parts came in today, so I left work early so I could get started on my project. I cut the hole for the window fan Then applied the Alien Head Applique. Installed the Alien Head fan grill and LED fan. Side view of the Case Front View With the Bay Door Open. Front in the Dark Side view in the Dark I am still not finished, I am waiting for some more parts to come in they should be here by next weekend. I will post some more pics once they come in. Overall I am pretty happy with how it is turning out so far. Alright I finished up the Mod. I added a lighted case badge and some cold cathodes. Last edited by Hitman; January 29th, 2007 at 10:41.

January 19th, 2007	#2
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,118	Re: Alien Mod Thats a big case by the looks of it. I always did like the alien, is that a fan controller with all the knobs or what?

January 19th, 2007	#3
JazzyJake i love bawls Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: teh_Earth Posts: 833	Re: Alien Mod looks nice = ]

January 19th, 2007	#4
Captain Crunch Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Right side of middle Earth Posts: 674	Re: Alien Mod Nice work Joe!!!!! What did you cut the fan hole with??? That's a nice clean cut!!

January 19th, 2007	#6
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Re: Alien Mod Pretty neat! I like the alien head application and how the blue lighting shines out through the front. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

January 19th, 2007	#7
sbohdan VGA tuner & F@H Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 628	Re: Alien Mod I kept my chieftec case from my previous rig. I bought another case for the previous rig and sold it like that and kept the chieftec case - that's how much I love it... :) Main rig: Chieftec modded case,MSI P4N Diamond, D830@3.48Ghz,1.4V,928FSB 2GB patriot Extreme Performance 6400@900Mhz, 4-4-4-17 Inno3D 7900GT@542Mhz/1.6Ghz, Thermalright SI-97 Samsung 320GB, Maxtor 250GB; Antec 500W Swiftech NB, Asus StarIceBlue CPU cooler; XP Pro Laptop: Dell XPS 1530 (T7500; 3GB 667 RAM; 160GB 7200rpm HDD; 8600GT; Vista 32bit) my 6800LE mod

January 19th, 2007	#8
wtcnbrwndo4u Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,223	Re: Alien Mod My god that's huge! Basic, but nice! You gonna paint the case something? - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3

January 20th, 2007	#10
onebxr BAM-BAM Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 1,205 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Alien Mod Thats nice i like the front panel. Also I like all the room that monster has. I love the hole saw, never tried it on metal use it mainly to install frame sliders on motorcycles. -1

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