Two steps forward one step back

I've been itching to take bits of Helmer out to the garage and start modding him; but I've resisted. The problem is that I don't have all the bits yet (PSUs and fans ...etc) and I don't want to just cut great big ugly holes. All this waiting around has given me time to think.

My plan at the moment is to mod Helmer differently to the others I've seen so far. I am going to have the large back panel as the front of the unit and add two red led fans to the bottom and the top of the unit and put a sign down the middle saying "Render Farm 01". I will have both sets of fans pulling air in. The theory is that given hot air rises I will vent through the top of the machine pulling in cooler air through the bottom.

I'm not sure which parts of the draws I'm going to keep. I've decided against keeping them in their entirety as that will be just terrible for airflow. I've managed to pick up 1 300W PSU so far for 99p and £4.50 p&p which isn't too bad. I suspect that I'll end up with 5 diffferent types. So I am going to cut cut the shapes I need out of the draw fronts as and when they arrive.

Purchase History so far:

All prices include VAT

Item	Amount	Individual Price	Postage	Total Price
Helmer Cabinet	1	£24.99	£7.50	£32.49
Motherboard, AMD Athlon 2 64bit processor and 1gb of ddr2 ram	5	£30	free	£150
300W PSU	1	99p	£4.50	£5.49
25 Brass Motherboard Standoffs	1	£3.19	free	£3.19
120mm red led EVO case fan	4	£2.99	£5	£16.96
120mm chrome fan guard	4	£1.45
			Total:	£217.50