DC's Sempron box

[DeathCrush]

Greetings all! Not many threads here, so i figured i'd start my own :)

Anyways, here's my current system and first custom computer mod. Yes it's another ammo box case, but hey, i didn't know there were so many ammo boxes out there when i started this thing :D Its main purpose in time will be a media machine. play DVDs, listen to CDs, watch TV, etc (too bad i have no money right now to make it anything more than just an internet machine)

Specs are as follows (for now):
AMD Sempron 1.58Ghz OC @ 1.71Ghz
512 DDR PC2700 Kingston RAM
20gig, 4200RPM HDD :(
laptop DVD/CD+RW
onboard VGA & audio (upgrading to FX5200 & Creative 7.1)
Slackware 10.1 Linux

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/gort00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/gort02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/angle00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/gort01.jpg

just so you know now, NO that's not the display that normally is with it. These are the only pictures i currently have of it and i was using that one just to test it out.

Again this is my first mod ever, and i just made everything up as i went, tell me what you think.

[jonopaul01]

Very Nice. The only thing I have to say really is that you need a bit of wire managment. Other than that it is a very nice mod. The window looks well built and the fan looks very nice. Are there any DVD/CD drives on this computer? I didn't notice them on your list or on the computer. How do you install software otherwise? [EDIT: Since that time I have noticed that there is a DVD/CDRW] Also do you ever close the door or do you only close it when you are transporting the computer? All in all, very nice.

[DeathCrush]

thanks for the compliments. yea i know the wire mess is pretty bad in there (it actually looks even worse now) once this semester is over and i start working over the summer i'll have enough money/time to buy some cable sleeving and make it look nice

as far as the DVD player, it's buried in the list of the specs. it's an HP DVD/CD+RW. all the software that i use comes with my Linux distro. i've used most of it for a few years now and it works pretty well (XINE for DVDs, XMMS for OGGs & MP3s, etc.)

and lasty, the door unfortunately has to stay open while it's on, i never cut a hole in it so i could plug everything in that way. I did that so that I could transport the thing around easier without worrying that things would get banged up. :D

[Chapel]

good work man, I dig the lighting. that lighted cable is real neat.

[DeathCrush]

oh hey i just realized i read your question wrong jonopaul01. originally actually it didn't have a CD drive in it (i had no money at the time) all i did was just copy everything over a network. both me and my dad are computer geeks so we have a few laying around the house on the network that we used :D

[Fuse]

dude nice case better than other ammo boxs i've seen. i want to start case modding how do u get started and what tools do u need thanks and onve again nice case! :cool:

[DeathCrush]

thanks for the compliments man. as far as getting started, have a cool idea to build a computer in, and find the parts. as far as tools, usually a drill and a saw are pretty important because you never know what you're going to have to cut off, and a soldering iron can be helpful as well.

i know that it's not much help, but that's basically it. get an idea, and figure out how you'll make it. good luck! :)

by the way, i like your quote in your signature from John Carmack (Doom creator) i vaugely remember hearing that once

[Fuse]

yea thanks that helps i want to make a halo 2 tribute case and dude no need to thank me bout the compliments cos its just way cool anywho thanks for the compliments on my sig lol

Thanks its a big help (no joke)

[Crimson Sky]

I like that style amo box..always thought it made a great case mod--Nice job@!

[DeathCrush]

found a bunch more pics :D i completely forgot i took these. they're mostly of building it and installing the OS. sorry for all of these small pics but photobucket shrinks the images on you once they're too big :(

http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog00.jpg all apart
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog01.jpg mobo
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog02.jpg mobo/CPU
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog03.jpg mobo w/ CPU & heatsink
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog04.jpg HDD & PSU inside the case
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog05.jpg mobo inside the case
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog06.jpg window and fan installed
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog07.jpg it turns on!
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog08.jpg an error that is very weclome (it says "Boot Failure" (the drive is blank so this is good to see :)))
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog09.jpg it's alive! well, in the BIOS at least
http://photobucket.com/albums/v723/DeathCrush904/prog10.jpg installing slackware

[Thermite Paste]

thats really neat, the only thing i would have done different is mount the motherboard with the i/o panel facing out the back. i love the lights, and the windows look awesome. good job.

[Seven]

Interesting...looks like the same box Zap used in his ammo case project.

Yours looks a bit cut out though, I like it.

7

[Fuse]

the pic of the boot screen now that was a cool pic :brutal_26 it probaly got annoying cos i know poeple who build coustom pc and he aint very good and 3 have over heated and 1 melted the chip into the board and he only ever made 5 pc's he said he wants to go into buisness building them

[DeathCrush]

alright, just in case anyone is interested, i now have the full size images up at: http://images.gruntville.com/casegallery/album299

[altec]

Hope my xbox comes out that good.
B-)

[UrbanAssassin]

Nice.