This was inspired by, well, the army I guess. You hear about a “linux box” or a “KDE box,” well I wanted to make this like an ammo box. The case is old (1998 Gateway) and the parts are old (AMD Duron), but it runs Suse 10 fine and dandy.

The new SwordM tower direct from Thermaltake’s factory in Taiwan. This was a pre-production sample I modified.

5/21/08, In transit to the Computex Show In Taipei
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Part 4 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIjNyTuxO18

Part 3 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytp1_uwRCfk

Part 2 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd963iLqxCA

Part 1 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbFcouij0a4

As for me, I’ve learned the key to earning money from modding is knowing when to limit yourself. I enjoy these projects so much that I sometimes get lost in them. “what if we did this too? how cool would this be?!” I’m learning to not take on more than I can deliver. This type of opportunity doesn’t come around much. You either take the ball and run, or go home.

Final System Core:
Phenom 2.6 9900
2× 3870 X2
WD 400GB HDD
Panasonic BlueRay SATA DVD+/-RW
2GB PC2-8000 memory
GB 790FX board
750W PCPC power supply