LUMINA by Design_Master

PSU Modding

I couldn't have a mod of this size and scope and leave the PSU alone. So, I decided that I would redesign its outer cover completely. As all things in this mod, the new PSU cover started out as nothing more than a flat piece of acrylic - this was not a PSU modding kit.

The process started by taking a sheet of acrylic and slowly turning it into a box with one open face. When I had made the shape, I took another piece of acrylic and cut the "bottom" for it. Then, I began adding the various holes for fans, mesh, and wires.



I frosted just the back piece of the PSU, and cut smoke acrylic accent pieces for the corners and sides. I also bent four small strips and attached them to the inside of the box as screw supports for the bottom plate, which was given a hole and grille for a 120mm fan.



I then measured and cut more of the brushed-steel sticker that I had used on the fan edges. I used the opposing curving pattern that I used for the smoke acrylic accents on the PSU above, making it look like it was a smoke and steel shell, splitting open to see inside the PSU. I also added some mesh to the back of the PSU to serve as a grille.



I used my old 550W PSU for the case, sleeving it with the same wire-sleeving style that I had done before - this time, it was silver mesh, with flexible hose over top (black was used for the lights and fans, and blue was for drive connections). At this time, I realised that a 120mm fan was not going to fit in my new housing, so I opted for an 80mm blue LED fan instead, which I placed at the back. It still draws air up through the 120mm fan opening at the bottom, so cooling is largely unaffected.



Lastly, I added some detail stickers that I printed out on laser transfer paper. After plugging it in to give it a test, I was quite happy with the way the final PSU mod came out.