My Pc Gaming Pc Console Case Type

[rickpcnerd]

well, ive been working on making a gaming pc console type to compete against my friends Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.lol. But i want the case to have the looking of a game console. I couldnt find this case on my local pc store or online, so i said i should make my own case from scratch, so i started designing the case with
Google Setchup (very great software easy to use). The design ideas came from the xbox 1 and a XFG video card box that i saw at Frys. I want the case
to be small, and silence as possible since its going to be on the living room connected to 45" LCD HDTV, and have the look of gaming console case to impress my buddys. The case is going to be made on a form of an X, with 3 blue light tubes in each side, cd will be visible spinning from top view after doing a dvd rom mod, the exterior will be made of acrylic plastic painted black to give that shiny look shell, the interior will be made of metal. The system is going to be install with GameEx software. Windows will not boot, gameex will instead by doing a registry tweak.So no windows backround will be behind it.The system will have from Atari to N64 loaded with 15,000 roms into their game library folder in gamex, and 55 pc games from 2005 to 2007 with NO-CD patches. All games will display game box art image, and game description. The computer is going to use Wireless 360 controllers for emulators and sports pc games, and to replace the mouse to navigate to game librarys. Will also use wireless network for online play. All pc games will be running at 1280x720 set all details and textures to ultra high, and DX 10 ready and will be connected into 5.1 Logitech Speakers 505w with XFi sound card already have. My system budget is under 830 dollars. So far i havent started on the case project. Im just posting my design. If u guys think something should be added to make it even cooler just post it.

Samsung SHS182M/BEBN Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer $41.08
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core Processor $114.47
eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card (320MB, PCI Express x16, Dual DVI $306.69
Antec TP3550 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails $92.70
Corsair 1GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit $110.42
WD Caviar SE 250GB Hard Drive $70.36
GigaByte GA-M61PM-S2 Motherboard $78.81

$814.53 with tax and shipping

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[Ticien]

that is a HUGE url, its stretching the post off my screen...

but I think the idea of making a console PC sounds pretty cool,

[Bucko]

Man that is a huge URL. It makes me not want to visit that site on principle. Besides, I come HERE to TBCS to view case designs, not some other link.

Please edit it to something sensible.

[SgtM]

since i dont know how to post pictures
in forumz in URL.


You'll need to use the image tag:


www.sitename.com/directory/imagename.jpg
i.e. if I typed in http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/sgtm_usmc/Minty_Network2.jpg wrapped in the image tag, it would displaythis picture:
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/sgtm_usmc/Minty_Network2.jpg

[Ichbin]

what program are you using? I definitally wanna check that out

[Welshy]

Looks like SketchUp (http://www.sketchup.com/).

[rickpcnerd]

im using Google Sketchup free version. Very nice software and easy to use.

[Bucko]

Which part of huge don't you understand?
Those pics are massive! Read the rules around here, would ya, please? Pretty please?

[SgtM]

im using Google Sketchup free version. Very nice software and easy to use.

I like the plans! Good luck with the build.

psst.. (I think they're referring to the emulator software)

[Drew]

Nice sketchup work!

If you can get it looking like that, It'll be killer.

[DaveW]

That looks incredible man, nice work! I'm watching for this one!

-Dave

[OvRiDe]

what program are you using? I definitally wanna check that out

In the first post he mentions it.. ;)


... The system is going to be install with GameEx software. ...

Here is their homepage.. http://tomspeirs.com/gameex/default.aspx

[Ichbin]

Ooo...mustve not seen it.......my bad.