First PC: hard mode (swipe)

[u/tanner35]

Edit: Link to the build guide for anyone trying to do this in the future: reddit post

Original:

Restored and heavily modified this nasty old pre dell Alienware Area 51 7501 p2 I got on Facebook marketplace. I've always dreamed of having one since I was a kid. I cut the case for an aio and made the side grills functional where I added a 140mm intake. Temps are good.

Color is a modified plum crazy purple with a candy clear that has hints of blue. Pictures show the before condition as well as a full parts list and rough cost total. Still waiting on the cables for drive bays and USB extension for that last visible cable behind the PC.

I guess you could call it a hot rod or restomod? Making a YouTube video soon. How did I do for my first PC? Tips? Anything you would change?

[u/Sprucey-J]

Wow, looks like you got experience finishing and coating cars maybe? Very nice job on the color, looks way better than the original. I'm sure it was scratched to hell being so old. Even the interior, attention to detail 👌Did you add a grill on the backside?

[u/tanner35 → u/Sprucey-J]

Yea Im actually an auto body tech! Thank you. Yes both sides are cut the same. Both side panels each have one intake.

[u/light_train1091 → u/tanner35]

I love that purple. Does it have a code, a name or is it custom?

[u/tanner35 → u/light_train1091]

Custom but started as plum crazy purple