BITFENIX PRODIGY
This has been my desktop PC for the past 3 years and I've put a lot of upgrades into it over time. You can see a full list of all the components here on PCPartPicker. The biggest modifications I've made include creating and sleeving my own power supply cables and adding acrylic side panels to the case.
The first picture you see on the left below is what my setup looks like now (in 2016) and the picture on the right is what it used to look like when I first built it (in 2013). This was my first attempt making and sleeving my own cables so I made a few mistakes along the way, but learned a lot from the experience. It cost about $75 in raw materials and took me a few weeks to finish all the cables I needed.
The acrylic side panels were cut on my CNC and were pretty simple to make. I ordered acrylic that was already roughly dimensioned for my case and then used my CNC machine to cut out the Bitfenix logo into the side. Mounting it was even more simple as there were already 3mm threads on the case so all I had to do was drill a hole into the acrylic and screw in some M3 bolts.
The first picture you see on the left below is what my setup looks like now (in 2016) and the picture on the right is what it used to look like when I first built it (in 2013). This was my first attempt making and sleeving my own cables so I made a few mistakes along the way, but learned a lot from the experience. It cost about $75 in raw materials and took me a few weeks to finish all the cables I needed.
The acrylic side panels were cut on my CNC and were pretty simple to make. I ordered acrylic that was already roughly dimensioned for my case and then used my CNC machine to cut out the Bitfenix logo into the side. Mounting it was even more simple as there were already 3mm threads on the case so all I had to do was drill a hole into the acrylic and screw in some M3 bolts.
