Phase III is the name of this project. This project is more of a build rather than a mod as I am fabricating everything but the actual computer hardware.

This design is a modified cube design. Modified in that it will not have 3 equal dimensions. This case I will use for testing new hardware and working out overclocking parameters. It is for these reasons that the case is designed to be easy to access all parts ‘while the PC is in operation’. Also, this design will allow the features of a test bench setup and still allow an operating mode that is cool and quiet.

In all photos the system remains in operating mode.

I look forward to hanging out here and digging into what I learn here.

see the project page here http://www.tccook.com/Phase3.html

see bit-tech.net’s write up here http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/03/05/phase_iii_by_cc3d/1

The full name of this computer is the “Nagy Magical-Movable-Type Pixello-Dynamotronic Computational Engine”. It is a full desktop setup with computer, monitor, scanner, keyboard, desk, and chair. The monitor enclosure is built from scratch, as is the desk. The scanner is made to look like a leather-bound tome with embossing on the cover. The chair was pulled out of the trash and stripped, restained, and reupholstered in a pinstripe upholstery fabric with a thicker, more comfortable cushion underneath. The “keyboard” is an antique Underwood typewriter wired into the control circuit from a PS2 keyboard. The main PC case is a modified 1920’s King Radio cabinet. The PC electronics are going to be completely overhauled very soon. For the moment, I just used whatever I had laying around. One thing that I will probably keep is the watercooling system that has been rehoused in a steel cage and has copper tubing covering all of the original silica lines.

For larger pictures and build notes, please see the project page on my site.

http://www.datamancer.net/projects/engine/engine.htm

Thanks!