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The_Pope · 16th May 2006, 22:15

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2006...loy_mod/1.html

Shadowed_fury · 16th May 2006, 22:20

Awesome mod!

Great stuff

DriftCarl · 16th May 2006, 22:31

Although I am mad about cars, that mod really isnt my thing. I have no doubt that it is an amazing mod and very original. But it isnt "spectacular" like some of the other case mods I see around.

speedfreek · 16th May 2006, 22:33

Nice work there, I would be a little too worried to go messing around with some alloys like that but you had sponsorship to help you out. You did good.

Dragon · 16th May 2006, 22:35

Nice mod, I also really respect the fact that he made a point of actually pointing out the errors like wonky PSU, rather than trying to hide them in the photos.

bloodcar · 16th May 2006, 22:35

Now that is nice. That's like the Man's Version of an HTPC.

Mr T · 16th May 2006, 22:50

Looks good shame about the wholes drilled in the rim from the first version

An idea i had is how about having the centre cap as the power button? That would be cool.

Firehed · 16th May 2006, 23:13

While the whole tire/rim PC really isn't for me, it's pretty well done. If you discount the fact that home theatre's don't function too well without a DVD drive or tuner.

BG_Geno · 16th May 2006, 23:56

Excellent mod--well worth the effort. One question. Did I miss the part where V2 got a DVD ROM drive? Not much of a Media PC without a DVD ROM drive. DVD's over a networked drive are only so so.

BadHead · 17th May 2006, 01:04

Yip - A wheely good mod - and one that you'll never get tyred of....!

Geddit...geddit.....Aw,well never mind.

Lonesarah · 17th May 2006, 02:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Pope

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2006...loy_mod/1.html

Can I have taht computer I'll pay for the shipping and handling

mattthegamer463 · 17th May 2006, 04:21

Nice mod, but I don't really feel too wowed by it. I guess because I'm a stylish but practical type of guy, and that has about no practical applications. It would just roll off a desk and stuff, so sort of less than normal practicality. Looks pretty cool though. On the plus side, if you drop your PC it will bounce and roll, so it won't break as long as its not jostled too much.

Etacovda · 17th May 2006, 04:39

I thought the first version was terrible, personally (sorry!) but the second one looks the part. I would have used the centre badge as the power button personally.

malcolm · 17th May 2006, 06:06

The valve cap as the reset button would also be great

Maybe one of those see through valve caps, and use it as the power light and button in one?

LoneArchon · 17th May 2006, 06:13

Great mod and love the second version even more. But for my room this would not fit and would look out of place. I have to hand it to you on the originality great work and great to see that you did not leave it as it was after version 1

Pookeyhead · 17th May 2006, 06:56

I like computers... I like cars... I like this mod.

Fantastic

Fozzy · 17th May 2006, 07:40

Thank god you re-made that dude the origional didnt look so hot but the revision sweeps and is a very good mod indeed. Personally I would have left the tire off but that's just me.

Fozzy · 17th May 2006, 07:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattthegamer463

Nice mod, but I don't really feel too wowed by it. I guess because I'm a stylish but practical type of guy, and that has about no practical applications. It would just roll off a desk and stuff, so sort of less than normal practicality. Looks pretty cool though. On the plus side, if you drop your PC it will bounce and roll, so it won't break as long as its not jostled too much.

Well as for practicality

a) This computer wasnt designed for and will never be used for gameing because epias arent fast enough. That means it's only going to lans as a showpiece which eliminates practicality all together.

b) It's not going on his desk it's sitting next to his computer up against a wall and probably will only be moved once a year.

c) He made a stand for it to keep it from rolling.

d) Who said mods were practical. I used to be able to strip my comp in under an hour. Now it would take at least 5.

GoTaLL · 17th May 2006, 08:54

well allmost right .. i like cars i like the "raw" look on it .. it dont look like a computer ...

i will be using it as a "htpc", sure a dvd would be nice to have in it but not needed "i dont want any parts of the computer showing .. the cables when connected is strapped together so still dont show .. .. its connected to the lan at home works sweet , using talisman desktop on it .. only 4 big buttons showing .. photo, dvd, musik,video got a wireless keyboard with remote what more is needed..

..

it will be brought to Dreamhack for show true but it will still be landing in my livingroom at the end .. (if no one buys it)..

Lazlow · 17th May 2006, 10:19

It looks very good and original. It was good to see that you started again on V2 - the first was OK, but the non-parallel PSU looked terrible.

Is it one of the first mods to blend PC and Car modding?

16th May 2006, 22:15	#1
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	EPIA Alloy mod http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2006...loy_mod/1.html

16th May 2006, 22:20	#2
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,135	Awesome mod! Great stuff __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

16th May 2006, 22:33	#4
speedfreek Ultramodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SE Wisconsin (us) Posts: 1,439	Nice work there, I would be a little too worried to go messing around with some alloys like that but you had sponsorship to help you out. You did good. __________________ New Rig, Quad Core and 8800 baby! Now with 6gb of RAM and a nice even 2tb now my server\|Athlon 64 3700(2.64ghz)\|7800gs\|2gb XMS 2-3-3-6\|2tb+ total HD space... In raid\|I have a problem. New Laptop: HP EliteBook, its fast!

16th May 2006, 22:35	#6
bloodcar Mod Master Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mentor, OH Posts: 2,133	Now that is nice. That's like the Man's Version of an HTPC. __________________ <+DougEdey> you getting PGR4 mitmit? <mitmit> not me, Geoff is probably wanking like a lepper at the thought of it though

16th May 2006, 22:50	#7
Mr T 4 Left Into Long 3 Right Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bradford Posts: 1,710	Looks good shame about the wholes drilled in the rim from the first version An idea i had is how about having the centre cap as the power button? That would be cool. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.4Ghz - 4Gb Corsair 6400C4 - Abit IP35 - 256mb nVidia 7900GS Corsair HX 520w PSU - Pioneer DVR-212 DVD-RW - 74Gb Western Digital Raptor - 320Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.10

16th May 2006, 22:31	#3
DriftCarl Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 201	Although I am mad about cars, that mod really isnt my thing. I have no doubt that it is an amazing mod and very original. But it isnt "spectacular" like some of the other case mods I see around.

16th May 2006, 22:35	#5
Dragon Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North East Lincs Posts: 108	Nice mod, I also really respect the fact that he made a point of actually pointing out the errors like wonky PSU, rather than trying to hide them in the photos.

16th May 2006, 23:13	#8
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	While the whole tire/rim PC really isn't for me, it's pretty well done. If you discount the fact that home theatre's don't function too well without a DVD drive or tuner. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

16th May 2006, 23:56	#9
BG_Geno What's a Dremel? Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 4	Media PC Excellent mod--well worth the effort. One question. Did I miss the part where V2 got a DVD ROM drive? Not much of a Media PC without a DVD ROM drive. DVD's over a networked drive are only so so.

17th May 2006, 01:04	#10
BadHead Modder Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 61	Yip - A wheely good mod - and one that you'll never get tyred of....! Geddit...geddit.....Aw,well never mind. __________________ BadHead --- OS: Windows XP Professional SP3, Motherboard: Asus Crosshair (BIOS Revision: 1103), CPU: AMD Phenom X4 Quad Core 9850 Black Edition, RAM: 4Gb (2x2GB) Corsair Twin2x 4096-6400C5DHX, GPU: Asus ENGTX280 nVidia 280, Sound: ASUS Xonar D2 High Fidelity

17th May 2006, 04:21	#12
mattthegamer463 Mod Master Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,805	Nice mod, but I don't really feel too wowed by it. I guess because I'm a stylish but practical type of guy, and that has about no practical applications. It would just roll off a desk and stuff, so sort of less than normal practicality. Looks pretty cool though. On the plus side, if you drop your PC it will bounce and roll, so it won't break as long as its not jostled too much. __________________ Latest Work: Boombox Build Project PCB- Complete Digital Picture Frame 2.0- Complete RumbleMouse - Complete Latest Project: TestPC- Complete Lian-Li PC7: C2D E6600, XFX 8800GTS 640MB, Corsair 2GB PC6400, 320GB Seagate Barracuda, EVGA 680i SLi, OCZ 850W

17th May 2006, 04:39	#13
Etacovda Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 306	I thought the first version was terrible, personally (sorry!) but the second one looks the part. I would have used the centre badge as the power button personally.

17th May 2006, 06:06	#14
malcolm Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 95	The valve cap as the reset button would also be great Maybe one of those see through valve caps, and use it as the power light and button in one? __________________ Like chrome? Watercooling? 2k car paint? Beaker! How about plexi? Little lights? Pandora!

17th May 2006, 06:13	#15
LoneArchon Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waldorf,MD Posts: 422	Great mod and love the second version even more. But for my room this would not fit and would look out of place. I have to hand it to you on the originality great work and great to see that you did not leave it as it was after version 1 __________________ .:NEED MORE ENERGY:. A64 x2 4800+/eVGA Geforce 8800gtx with dangerden Water Block/2GB Corsair 3200/250gb Western Digital/Asus A8N32-Sli Deluxe/24" Acer LCD

17th May 2006, 06:56	#16
Pookeyhead It's Big, and It's Clever Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Blackpool Posts: 4,952	I like computers... I like cars... I like this mod. Fantastic __________________ Intel i7 920 @ 3.8GHz ¦¦ Asus P6T Deluxe ¦¦ 6Gb Corsair Dominator C8 ¦¦ XFX GTX295 ¦¦ 2x 1Tb Samsung F1 ¦¦ 1x Seagate 7200.11 1.5Tb ¦¦ Gigabyte Odin 800W PSU ¦¦ Dell 2405FPW.

17th May 2006, 07:40	#17
Fozzy Ultramodder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 1,386	Thank god you re-made that dude the origional didnt look so hot but the revision sweeps and is a very good mod indeed. Personally I would have left the tire off but that's just me. __________________ Sponsors: http://www.koolance.com/images/homeimage01.jpg http://www.dangerden.com/templates/r...eader-wide.jpg http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/e...age00001-2.jpg

17th May 2006, 08:54	#19
GoTaLL Supermodder Join Date: May 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 319	well allmost right .. i like cars i like the "raw" look on it .. it dont look like a computer ... i will be using it as a "htpc", sure a dvd would be nice to have in it but not needed "i dont want any parts of the computer showing .. the cables when connected is strapped together so still dont show .. .. its connected to the lan at home works sweet , using talisman desktop on it .. only 4 big buttons showing .. photo, dvd, musik,video got a wireless keyboard with remote what more is needed.. .. it will be brought to Dreamhack for show true but it will still be landing in my livingroom at the end .. (if no one buys it).. __________________ And do visit my site for a few more cases www.customengraver.se

17th May 2006, 10:19	#20
Lazlow I have a dremel. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 1,464	It looks very good and original. It was good to see that you started again on V2 - the first was OK, but the non-parallel PSU looked terrible. Is it one of the first mods to blend PC and Car modding? __________________ Logs: Red Nineteen\|Pink PC Links: slickhouse.com\|Free file upload