Got some good ideas from the video! Thank you! Am about to mod a H440 for a client so it was good to see how someone else approached the mod. Great work and love the vinyl wrap you did!

@DIYTech21

6 жыл бұрын

The mods were much better than the way i presented them as at the time of modding i wasnt planning to show it on my channel. But m so happy that many people have liked and appreciated my work. And i will be visiting your channel pretty often as i love this modding stuff :)

@doubledragoncustommods2103

6 жыл бұрын

Feel free to hit me up on twitter or FB if you ever have any questions or just need someone to bounce ideas off.

@DIYTech21

6 жыл бұрын

sure :)

very nice video, love how it turned out! i'll be using this for help and tips when modding my own h440! :D

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Joe and thanks for the appreciation.. M waiting to get my hands on the next project :)

@joetranter1939

7 жыл бұрын

DIY Tech awesome! i've subbed too, i'll be sure to check out the next project :) if you don't mind me asking, where did you get the plexiglass from and how much do you think it'd cost me to do something similar?

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing i hope i will keep you entertained here :) I Bought it from a local store. Its a 4mm one costed around 4$ for footxfoot piece. For this mod i bought a 2x2 feet piece for my window mod and for the PSU cover and drive bay area bought 0.5x3 feet piece. The price may vary alot depending on manufacturer and thickness of acrylic. 4mm is enough thick n strong for any PC case mod. Rest is carbon fiber vinyl and its around 1$ for footxfoot piece.

The mods you did for this case is what NZXT should be doing to improve this case. The thing that stands out to the most is removing that drive cage wall. Yuck. Now it's the H440 Elite. I'm gonna be following this route and adding cutouts on the front panel and top.

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

That drive cage made it look like a cheap Chinese low budget case. Do checkout my build about s340 elite it might give u some more ideas about modding or might help u avoiding a mistake. Thanks for stopping by and your comment , its very appreciated.

nice job.

I like the vid!

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rodey

Just as a question, how did you attach the back thing that's connected to the motherboard? Did you drill some holes and screw it on? Secondly, Is that all acrylic? Thanks for sharing this awesome mod!

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

( All this explanation is for the rectangular plate left to the fans or you can say the area where the casing has drive bay rack ) AT 2:52 you can see the 2 bottom screws of that back thing. I used a total of 4 screws to hold it in place, just like the 2 at bottom two are at top. And that piece is all acrylic covered in carbon fiber vinyl. I drilled 3.5mm holes in the acrylic piece but i didn't drill in metal instead i used the stock holes that were already present there to hold the drive rack in place. You can look at the stock holes in metal @ 1:23 ( right side of black rubber grommets )

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

In case you asked about the Motherboard tray only, then there is no acrylic on that i just wrapped it in carbon-fiber vinyl.

@hadrian3766

7 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for the quick reply! Amazing H440 you have there!

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

I'm confused, How is that side panel window so big? Mine only covers about 2/3 of the panel, yours is huge and i love the look

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

Side panel is all made up of 4 mm Plexiglas ( its all made up of Plexiglas i removed the old one completely as it was easy to make new one than to modify and cut the old metal one ). Then i added White carbon fiber vinyl at the borders to give it a neat look and blend it in with the rest of the case.

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

2:27 this might clear things out about new window.

@ActuallyGoose

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps for that, Might have to do the same with mine as i think the inside of the case is too beautiful to even cover up slightly

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

With the drive bay removed is surely is really neat and beautiful case from inside and very decent frm outside. And the build quality is good too.

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Vulcan

Please explain/show exactly how you removed the HDD rack. Rivets? tack welds?

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

look at 0:49, I actually drilled out all the rivets head. That picture is of all the rivets's heads that were drilled. Rivet head has small hole in it. U need to expand and deep that whole with drill bit and it will come off easily. Will make a proper tutorial next time( if i got a case to mod completely ) this project was done for a friend and at that time pics were taken only yo show him the progress. Please dnt consider this one as a tutorial/guide. However you are welcomed to ask more question and i will be glad to help

I know this video is 3 old now, but I’m an owner of a H440 and was wondering if removing the HDD cage compromized the structual integrity in any way? Like did it make the case wobly or unstable in any way?

@DIYTech21

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all. The case boundaries/ frame is very solid.

@DIYTech21

3 жыл бұрын

Also its just rivets out so if u feel its wobly u can put it back in by rivets or even m3 nuts bolts. But believe me it was solid enough that u wont even feel it.

@Kixolisjous

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply :)

What is the brown stuff you put over the holes, I've seen modders do that no idea what itbis

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

Buddy i have no idea what brown stuff you are talking about ! Can u mention the time where that brown stuff is visible or a picture link or something ?

@XMattyMiseryX

7 жыл бұрын

DIY Tech 1:42

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

That is acrylic buddy. The acrylic has protective cover on it "" thats what that brown thing is" Under that protective sheet is the acrylic. Sometimes this cover is transparent or blue, but its just to avoid scratches on the acrylic and once we have cut and done with the modding we remove this cover.

new subbie here ;)

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

A cute subbie as well. Welcome :D

@juliansplayworld5256

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

You sell that side panel ?? I need to buy one

@DIYTech21

Жыл бұрын

nops sorry bud just modfied for a friend

DO you make ones like this ?

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

I made this one. M not so sure what exactly u meant by "DO you make ones like this ?"

@pierangelocalanna7727

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, let me rephrase my sentence. Do you create side panels like this one on demand? how much would it cost?

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

Its just a 4 mm acrylic sheet ( Plexiglas kind ) with carbon fiber vinyl borders. I would love to make one for you but shipping and customs all that will cost you so much that you might be able to buy a whole new case in that price. Its really simple and easy to make i apologize for not providing a good tutorial. This Modding project was done for a friend and the pix were taken just to show him the progress. But once i revived my channel i shared it here to give people some idea what i do :P However the side panel is really simple to make. 1. Just get the Plexiglas sheet of desired thickness ( 4mm is the minimum u should go for, the thicker the stronger ) and desired Width x height ( what ever case you have ) 2. Add some hinges so that you can screw in the panel just like your default panel ( see the video at 3:11 the left most side of the panel has 2 small hinges help in holding the panel safe and secure ) Again apologize for not giving a better picture ( my friend sold that case or would have helped you with better pic to give u a better idea ) 3. Cut carbon fiber vinyl strips and make a border to give it a nice look. I would be modding some case and will make a tutorial ( A better one ) Just need some time as working on 2 tech projects currently that are lenghty as hell.