932 HAF Coolmaster Cathode lights and more MODS!

[lander77477]

I have heard of people not wanting to but an inverter close to the hard drives, do you think an inverter can give off anything that would interfere with normal computer functions?

[showrider99]

I really didn't like the side panel of my HAF 932, so I replaced it with Acrylic.. I use the casters aswell because its a pain to lift and why would you have it on a desk its too tall to use the front ports

[Cloud1613]

goat windshield

[90210blackman]

Interesting about the castors. What a cool choice. And the door hinge? Why don't case manufacturers do that anyway? That is well ingenious. The water cooling thing is way too advanced for me.

[Jdwill1014]

a uv cold cathode would be better

[gearsofshock]

what was the water cooling system you use?... just like its tubes looks, because my pc im building will have red leds and i want a magma look lol

[Jortzul]

A very nice case and the mods are awesome.

Great job

[blowupuate13]

I know how to do this but I was wondering if you can do this with the 15 inch logisys cold cathodes? These are sound activated, but I could care less about the sound activation! Would they work on the switch in non sound activated mode?

[MW280Y]

Nie job man...I have the haf 932 black edition and im going to be doing some wiring and lighting pretty similar to yours...i will post a video when im finished.

[scary989]

Finally, a mod with lights AND cable management!

[UrTechGeek]

hey i have a question. what did you use to cut your side panel to install the hinges? and how did you drill the holes for crews? PLEASE REPLY THANKS.

[2danimm]

nice build

[TylertheGeek28]

Nice rig, finally a red 932 !

[jmh95yes]

what cooling system u have?:D

[haha96369]

i have the same case, and you have made it equal to a computer god would have, fuck i want that!!!!!!!!!

[Mountaind33w]

are you using ATI graphic card or Nvidia?

[rikuntyudady]

It's Very Cool!!

My case was made a touch switch.

[TekotikoMODZ]

im loving the hinge mod

[darklock706]

so far, im modding my cooling and im gonna build from that, i was wondering if u would try this, im replacing the 230mm fan on the side panel with 4 120's and the top 230 with 2 120's and putting a 140mm on the bottom, i also want to see if i can fit liquid cooling in there with all of that, wut do u think? will it fit?

[ShooterInfinity]

I found vertically mounting the red logisys cathode lights looks much better, but that was on a 900. Personally for me I think the best mod on this case is the light switches ^^ good job.

[premium502]

who makes those little switch that you install in front?

[WWoodyW]

Not a real big fan of cathodes. Not too sure if I'd like one in my case or not, but I like the look of the switches and the hinge.

[TipCamStudio]

NICE CATHODE on the side panel

[ChadSH0812]

Definitely gave me a couple ideas for my HAF 932! Would like more info on the hinges!

[TheKinree]

any way you could put a video up explaining how you hinged you side panel and what hinges you used

[quantumfart]

Very nice lighting, didnt thine the Red cathodes would be that ..red

[MetalPower86]

i like the HAF 932 case, i cant decide wether to get this or the thermaltake armor+ both are full tower cases which is what i want

[THEBOB566974]

haha my case is almoat identical even th fan control however not got the radiator on top

iv got it on bottom

[mrrMisterr]

very sexy! unfortunately i am (at the moment) too poor to buy one of those big mommas ;)

[DNBGuRu]

BTW excellent mod with the hinges. Thats excellent! Overall great job on your case, and you're right video/pictures just dont do the lighting any justice....

[DNBGuRu]

I absolutely love my HAF. It was built to MOD!!!!! I am putting together my first ever YouTube video and its going to be start to finish MAWD Proj.

[JaksProductions]

I have a HAF 922 works well, nice airflow and stuff :P

[ace666999]

That looks frekkin awseome !!!!

[captainclayman]

i LOOOOVE the cable management system in this case.

freaking awesome

[tallandme13]

i have this case, and to get rid of the orange glow in "red" cold cathodes go to Fred Myers, or bi mart... or what ever. And find Red auto break replacement tape. it gives it a blood red glow

[flairzack]

he man great build and mods...i was wondering if i would replace the big fan on the side for 4 120mn fans then interconnect them and connect them to the psu would they run full speed or lower? and also is it bad for the fan to be constantly running at full speed?will it reduce the fan's life?so what would be better connect them to the psu or to the mobo?

[evo8FQ400]

i totally agree those wheels suck when i got my 932 and fitted the wheels, about a week after one broke, a month later cooler master sent me 4 new ones. nice build, going to make another 932 build when nvidia releases its dx11 gpus .

ps you should powder coat the inside of the case black or something will look much better with the red cathodes

[gamerjoe22]

i dont know if you know this or not but you can run a 3x120 ratiator at the top.

[LanguishProductions]

Its an amazing case & i love what you've done with it. I love the 2 cathode lights on the door. Its got me thinking about doing a similar setup with my HAF 932.

 The 1st thing i'll be doing is turning the side panel into a door which will be really helpful when i install the 2 cathode lights at a later date.

[owen420]

yes it is very large, and deff something i wouldnt be putting on the floor eather... i have one myself as you will see in my video responce and it gathers dust quite quickly and i have mine on a table... not to mention putting expencive hardware on the floor isnt the smartest idea... id rather pick mine up by hand as rolling it around cant be good for the drives, but nice setup you have

[JoeMommaRox]

It's not a problem. Dust doesn't collect more than any other system and vibration is null with the hard mat and wheels. I would say it's personal preference whether to have a case on the ground or not (was my only option in this case plus I think it's ugly to have a case elevated and dominating the landscape in one's office area).

[DragonAge1103]

@JoeMommaRox see I am the opposite I'm painting my 932 I just got last week & I think I'll have to put it on the floor since my current case is 15lbs & this case is 30lbs so I doubt my desk supports its weight :( I don't like it being on the floor at all but sadly it is my only choice. Your entire comps looks fantastic by the way! Beautiful machine. Seems like the industry started green, switched to blue now we r slowly switching parts & lights to red. lol.

[CDA441]

@JoeMommaRox lol, just read your comment on your vid, look at my pc setup xD

mine is on the table because i like my pc ;) just take a look :D

[SirGodFatherDon]

@JoeMommaRox

I recently made a filter mod for my 932 and it works great, haven't had any dust problems, before 1 day after cleaning i would have dust in the case, now its been 2 weeks and their is virtually no dust inside, I have 10 fans inside the case and the comp is on the floor and the dust collection was insane

[owen420]

what the hell do you need the wheels for... way tackyer then the legs in my opinion

[JoeMommaRox]

I have a hard mat beneath my system and when I need to bring the tower out the legs on carpet would have meant putting strain on the case by lifting or whatnot. This is a very large full atx tower with fluid in it and a lot of hardware and rolling it out from the corner I have it in is more effective on a vinyl hardmat vs carpet and peg legs.

[BKsMassive]

@JoeMommaRox

Pussy.



[JoeMommaRox]

legs were purchased from Home Depot (to replace the crappy plastic ones that came with the case). They are more industrial and have ball bearing rotation.

[hviewstudio]

Great job joe the hinges are really nice touch.

[Michaelsalha]

do you know if ssd hard drives will me ok in this case??

[JoeMommaRox]

of course as long as you have a bay kit (they are smaller form factor than PCHDDs)

[MultiJzZ]

Hlw many € did you spend on this monster?

[JoeMommaRox]

too much ;)

check my more recent video for the full specs of the current setup ... but no more upgrading for a while ... this beast is PLENTY meaty as is.

[JoeMommaRox]

mobo/mem/cpu were upgraded since this video was made at around 880

two waterblocks alone were around 200 I think.

case was a lot ... but there is a lot of little things ... cdrom certainly was not 80 (as someone implied).

basically JUST going to an i7 system meaning new mem/mobo/cpu ran nearly 900

wheels ... time ... fluid ... time ... it all adds up.

[JoeMommaRox]

not 900 ... 830 ... my bad

[kidowner]

great JOB

[drberk30]

dam i love ur mod , very good job bro ,,

what is the water cooling unit on this bad boy ???

[dirtbiker8120077]

could you please show how you did the hindges, i cant really see them well enough to tell how you did it inthe video.

but i have the same case and i've been looking for hinges to fit that door. (great mings think alike i guess lol)

[JoeMommaRox]

@dirtbiker8120077 I just added information to the hinge mod in my sidebar. I followed the mod that this guy did ... actually in his info bar there's a link to a site with very detailed instructions.

But I had to kind of figure out some of it on my own ... some eye balling played a big roll so I'm afraid I might not be very informative. I picked up smaller hinges than he did because I was going for lower profile.

[David12King]

Nice rig brotha. Might get some blue cathodes for my CM Storm Sniper.

[matty555123]

i got the same case and looks pretty much the same as ur setup, some kickass setup too :P

[karatezombie]

I have been looking for a clip or pic of cathode tubes mounted underneath a case like this. I have a 922 and want to do this. How cool would it be to wrap them in mesh rectangle "tubes". Mesh like the drive bay blanks.

[JoeMommaRox]

That would be cool. might make a nice effect like fingers of light radiating from the base. Interesting.

I mounted mine through trial and error. At first was done with adhesive tabs of velcro ... but gravity prevailed. Later I tried hot glue ... but heat and gravity once again one this battle. I finally decided to zip tie one end of each tube through the mesh area near the PSU ... then dropped a bit of super glue to the other end and attached to the case. It's holding strong still.

[iskrukutum21]

i also have the haf 932, and i also want the 4 120 mm fans on the side, but i only have 1 case fan socket left in the motherboard. Can i interconnect the 4 fans and plug them in the motherboard socket? or can i connect the fans directly to the psu? i have the gigabyte odin pro 800w. please help!

[JoeMommaRox]

Doing so would make them run slower.  I wouldn't personally suggest combining them (although two interconnected might lower the fan speed to the benefit of being less noisy). Hope this helps.

Oh, if you don't care about speed control via motherboard/windows then I would just splice each to it's own male molex on the 5v line or share a couple per line ... probably your best bet for achieving the 4 fans you want installed.

[tallandme13]

i totaly want to do what you did for the lighting. it looks awesome when turned on.

[TheGreenSmoke]

do you know how to remove the window on the case?

[JoeMommaRox]

if the window is riveted on it may require breaking it out the hard way and creating a plexiglass window replacement.

[vii288]

Wish tat i can mod my haf 932 like tat

[jambonfrais2]

Hey, can i know ur normal temps? of ur comp +_+

ambient temp - cpu and gpu temps :) THANKS YOU

[JoeMommaRox]

The temps I took yesterday may be off (this is a precursor to the disassembly and rebuild of the system ... moving to i&7 based system).

In the process I discovered INTENSE buildup of material which is inherintly existent in the Feser-One coolant.

I assume my temps I took before the switch-over were a bit high but will take new readings as soon as I can finish this new setup and post the video to include temps etc etc.

[mangie222]

jsut a question but are u using a push pull conifg? and if u are what fans are blowing and wich ones are sucking?

[JoeMommaRox]

2x120mm fans on the top pushing out against the radiator (which is suspended inside the upper part of the case). There's 2x230mm fanse sucking from the side door and front of case. There's no real suction problems since there's tons of ventilation and noise isn't a problem with the large fans as they run lower RPM with more volume of air circulated. The position of radiator is ideal since heat can't "pool" in the case (heavily ventilated top are of the case shoots the heat right out the top).

[renshetmens]

what brand of Cold Cathodes did you use ?

The Sharkoon red ones are closer to pink instead of red is all over the internet.

[Ipodtouchftwz]

yeah i am also interested in what red cathodes you use for the interior lighting

[JoeMommaRox]

sorry it took so long. At the moment I'm waiting on new fluid to replace the stuff that gunked up the loop. Feser One sucks ...

[JoeMommaRox]

12" DUAL RED COLD CATHODE LIGHT KIT ULTRA BRIGHT CCFL.

I bought them from user "all_city" on ebay ... here's another one this person's selling (so will be identical to what I have):

see under "more info" for linkage to the lights!

[guyver33]

Nice switch location I never thought about doing that. Instead I just added a switch to a drive bay.

[NickelxK5]

people always make videos of how to wire the cathode switches, but could you tell me how you mounted the swtitches onto the case. was it just a drill?

[wizzkid08uk]

hi mate nice rig can u show me in detail ur watercoling set up looks good i am looking to do same mods

[dardraa]

nice! how did u get those hinges on?

[JoeMommaRox]

See annotation at 1:53 for information on how I did the hinge mod!!! Props to "thesmith232"!

[AliGhanizad]

I also did this mod, see it in the vid response

[JoeMommaRox]

I posted a video response showing wiring in detail.

[btxshark]

Can you post a vid that shows how to wire the switches to the cathodes

[gtmaxz]

Do a window Mod !

[JoeMommaRox]

What about replacing the window at the top with an internalized waterfall (closed container that trickles fluid continuously)? I bet that would look kinda cool.

Seriously though, that inner light on the last switch has GOT to be replaced with a disco ball or some pulsating light puck.

[TikiBoo78]

Awesome!!! That is one pimped out rig!!! :)