The first stage will be case mods, and fitment.

1-3 - different views of case after cutting some fan holes.

4-7 - decided to cool the back of the motherboard.
 4 shows the hole i cut for the 40mm fan and some air vents to help circulation
 5 shows the hole in the case to allow fresh air to get to the 40mm fan
 6 shows the side panel on the chassis from the outside
 7 shows the side panel on the chassis from the inside.

8-9 - side panel, i cut the panel then used Elmer's Ultimate Glue to bond some 1/8" Lexan to it. The Lexan is clear, but I have left the green protection sheet on it till im ready to put everything together

10 - hole for bottom intake vent

11 - top panel with Lexan and fan holes cut

fakemobo - a mock up of the DFI Lanparty SLi-DR I made for measurements and spacing.