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piloux · 8th Jun 2004, 19:16

All the pics for this project log have been arranged into the official pictorial log here. All the pictures in one easy to read place.

Hi all

After the big success of my Blackmesa HL²case I received e-mail from Gabe Newel@valvesoftware, and he asked me if I can build a similar case to use in their main conference room to show game's demo... well, that was an offer I cannot refuse

The case will not be really similar to Blackmesa because there are some parts I used that I can not find now but I m going to do it with all new stuff, top hardware , top watercooling stuff , and of course ,full paintjob in the HL² spirit., then I can say that this case will be a really optimal and performance gaming bomb , able to display the game in higher definition with the maximum details on a big size screen

Well , some hardware pics now :

HARDWARE :

antec sx 1040 bII black (psu400w)

Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Socket 478 0.13 micron FSB800

DFI LANPARTY PRO875 (Intel i875P)

Corsair Twinx 1024 Pc3200LL (cas2)

Western Digital Raptor 36.7 Go 10000 RPM 8 Mo Serial ata

Pioneer DVD- Slot In IDE

Ortek Clavier Office Noir Qwerty US

Logitech MX500 Performance Optical Mouse

ASUSTeK AX800 PRO/TD - 256 Mo DVI/TV-Out

WATERCOOLING :

1A-COOLING WATERBLOCK 1A-HV2

Eheim 1048 pump

AQUACOMPUTER RÉSERVOIR AQUATUBE REV 1.1 - TITANE

AQUACOMPUTER FIX RES PANEL

Black Ice II Xtreme Radiator

DOUBLE FANGRILL HTF2

TUBE 8X10 orange UV reactiv

That's actually what I ordered to start this project

no screen because this Demo pc is going to display by one 120 cm plasma screen

well, mod on

Crazy_Seb · 8th Jun 2004, 19:19

Wow, nice Valve contacted you for this!

Hope this one works out as well. I have confidence it will. Good luck!

eiSi · 8th Jun 2004, 19:20

wow!

that's really cool!

keep up the great work! good luck for this project!

burnoutuk · 8th Jun 2004, 19:21

Cant wait for this, your last couple of cases have been great.

Soulfly22583 · 8th Jun 2004, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by piloux

Hi all

After the big success of my Blackmesa HL²case I received e-mail from Gabe Newel@valvesoftware, and he asked me if I can build a similar case to use in their main conference room to show game's demo... well, that was an offer I cannot refuse

Im sure he got sick of all us BT users who were emailing him saying "PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MASTERPIECE!" Congrats bud, not every day that a guy is asked to make a display case for a respectable company =)

Again, congratulations

FourDee · 8th Jun 2004, 19:28

I don't know why, but that was pretty predictable.
If Valve didn't hire you, they'd be nuts

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Piloux is one of the pros now. I'm proud of Belgium ৄৄৄ

EdHunTer · 8th Jun 2004, 19:28

i'm about to piss my self in anticipation as to how this turns out i bet it'll be just as kewl as your other mods

good luck

Darkened · 8th Jun 2004, 19:30

Hey and greets from Finland!

First off, congratulations on the new project, i know this will be fantastic mainly because of your previous works of art. Hope things run smoothly with this one, mod on

On another topic I noticed that you added a link which leads to your alu case pics (nice setup by the way). Just to notify you that people will have access to other folders there also, so just checking if you know it and if it's your actual meaning to start with.

Well happy moddings anyway

piloux · 8th Jun 2004, 19:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkened

On another topic I noticed that you added a link which leads to your alu case pics (nice setup by the way). Just to notify you that people will have access to other folders there also, so just checking if you know it and if it's your actual meaning to start with.

Well happy moddings anyway

thanks , I will fix it soon

Axly · 8th Jun 2004, 19:38

Congratulations Piloux

sure, it must be great recieving the praise from all the fellow modders here at BT, but actually getting asked by Valve to do the official release machine has to be the biggest recognition possible..
As someone said, not very surprising, but very very nice news. Again, congratulations!

dom_ · 8th Jun 2004, 19:40

gah you are one lucky guy, making up a comp for valve=dream

cant wait to see this one develop im sure it will be as good as the last. also where did you get the uv tubing from?

piloux · 8th Jun 2004, 19:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by dom_

gah you are one lucky guy, making up a comp for valve=dream

cant wait to see this one develop im sure it will be as good as the last. also where did you get the uv tubing from?

thanks

, the tubing come from open-jl

Rexxie · 8th Jun 2004, 20:00

Man, that is so cool. Congrats, must feel great!

Good luck with the mod! Should be great with all that top notch hardware

Goblin Tinkerer · 8th Jun 2004, 20:01

All i can say is they took long enough to open their eyes! I was wondering why they didnt drop a couple 10's of k on you for the one you already made!
Well now the light at the end of the moding tunnle has closed from my view. You now officially are the master modder. Congrats man!

supermonkey · 8th Jun 2004, 20:05

Wow, congratulations on the recognition. That really is cool that something you did as hobby turned into a contract job. And from a respectable company, no less. Again, congratulations.

After seeing all the hard work you put into the Blackmesa HL²case, I'm kind of surprised that you are using so much standard equipment on this one. As you said, this case will be different, but done in the same style; however, I think the custom reservoirs and other assorted handmade bits really made the HL² case what it was.

I can only assume that the pictures in the first post will be the last time we see any of those parts in their natural, un-modded state?

Regardless, if your previous cases are any indication, we are in for another treat.

/me sits back and grabs protective eyewear and a bag of popcorn

-monkey

_ferry_ · 8th Jun 2004, 20:08

congrats

I hope this sytem will be ready soon. Otherwise the can't launch HL2

1 thing i was asking myself, why a pentium 4Ghz, and no Extreme Edition or annother fast CPU. Just because HL2 won't take more CPU load?

JavaDog · 8th Jun 2004, 20:17

I was hoping to see some AMD love...

Still, this is going to be awesome!

piloux · 8th Jun 2004, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by _ferry_

congrats

I hope this sytem will be ready soon. Otherwise the can't launch HL2

1 thing i was asking myself, why a pentium 4Ghz, and no Extreme Edition or annother fast CPU. Just because HL2 won't take more CPU load?

I think that a prescott 3.0 ghz is enough to run HL²well

Quote:

Originally Posted by JavaDog

I was hoping to see some AMD love...

Still, this is going to be awesome!

well, I only choose intel because I like a lot the dfi motherboard with orange uv parts ...

Buzku · 8th Jun 2004, 20:35

I just cant wait to see the case when it is finished!

You have to impress Valve well... I bet u do.

TekMonkey · 8th Jun 2004, 20:46

Congratulations!

I think it would be better to go with the top of the line products. Like X800XT instead of Pro. I don't think Valve wants the awesome graphics power being held back at all

. Good luck anyways

8th Jun 2004, 19:16	#1
piloux Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: beer's country Posts: 711	Valve software Demo PC by PilouX [SHIPPED] All the pics for this project log have been arranged into the official pictorial log here. All the pictures in one easy to read place. Hi all After the big success of my Blackmesa HL²case I received e-mail from Gabe Newel@valvesoftware, and he asked me if I can build a similar case to use in their main conference room to show game's demo... well, that was an offer I cannot refuse The case will not be really similar to Blackmesa because there are some parts I used that I can not find now but I m going to do it with all new stuff, top hardware , top watercooling stuff , and of course ,full paintjob in the HL² spirit., then I can say that this case will be a really optimal and performance gaming bomb , able to display the game in higher definition with the maximum details on a big size screen Well , some hardware pics now : HARDWARE : antec sx 1040 bII black (psu400w) Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Socket 478 0.13 micron FSB800 DFI LANPARTY PRO875 (Intel i875P) Corsair Twinx 1024 Pc3200LL (cas2) Western Digital Raptor 36.7 Go 10000 RPM 8 Mo Serial ata Pioneer DVD- Slot In IDE Ortek Clavier Office Noir Qwerty US Logitech MX500 Performance Optical Mouse ASUSTeK AX800 PRO/TD - 256 Mo DVI/TV-Out WATERCOOLING : 1A-COOLING WATERBLOCK 1A-HV2 Eheim 1048 pump AQUACOMPUTER RÉSERVOIR AQUATUBE REV 1.1 - TITANE AQUACOMPUTER FIX RES PANEL Black Ice II Xtreme Radiator DOUBLE FANGRILL HTF2 TUBE 8X10 orange UV reactiv That's actually what I ordered to start this project no screen because this Demo pc is going to display by one 120 cm plasma screen well, mod on __________________ my english's not so bad ... Aluminium rig:-Darkcrystal woodcase:-Blackmesa HL²case:-Bit-Tech pics_log:-Valvesoftware DemoPC:-Bit-Tech_part1-Bit-Tech_part2 Last edited by The_Pope; 23rd Nov 2005 at 15:19.

8th Jun 2004, 19:19	#2
Crazy_Seb What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 12	Wow, nice Valve contacted you for this! Hope this one works out as well. I have confidence it will. Good luck! __________________ AXP 2500+ @ stock :: Asus A7N8X :: 512 MB PC3200 Corsair TwinX :: 60GB Western Digital 7200rpm :: Radeon 9500 (unsoftmoddable ) :: Sunbeam AC-T Acrylic Case

8th Jun 2004, 19:28	#6
FourDee Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 136	I don't know why, but that was pretty predictable. If Valve didn't hire you, they'd be nuts . Piloux is one of the pros now. I'm proud of Belgium ৄৄৄ __________________ The Fourth Dimension Awaits Nice eh

8th Jun 2004, 19:28	#7
EdHunTer Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hungary Posts: 184	i'm about to piss my self in anticipation as to how this turns out i bet it'll be just as kewl as your other mods good luck __________________ Do you hear the voice that tells me not to kick your arse? No? Well neither do I! ------------------------------------------------------------ Project:Rack-IT PipBoy 8000 AKA Project: Camo Project Status: Paintjob: [-----0%-----] Electronics: [**90%----] Plans&Ideas: [90%-] Lightshow: [***80%--] Total cost: 105000HUF = approx 412 EUR

8th Jun 2004, 19:30	#8
Darkened Oh, the monstrosity... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 686	Just plain nice! Hey and greets from Finland! First off, congratulations on the new project, i know this will be fantastic mainly because of your previous works of art. Hope things run smoothly with this one, mod on On another topic I noticed that you added a link which leads to your alu case pics (nice setup by the way). Just to notify you that people will have access to other folders there also, so just checking if you know it and if it's your actual meaning to start with. Well happy moddings anyway __________________ I have spread my dreams under your feet, tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Project: Orange Monster Project: Phantom Black Project: Red October

8th Jun 2004, 19:20	#3
eiSi What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1	wow! that's really cool! keep up the great work! good luck for this project!

8th Jun 2004, 19:21	#4
burnoutuk Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nottingham Posts: 353	Cant wait for this, your last couple of cases have been great.

8th Jun 2004, 19:38	#10
Axly Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West coast, Sweden Posts: 94	Congratulations Piloux sure, it must be great recieving the praise from all the fellow modders here at BT, but actually getting asked by Valve to do the official release machine has to be the biggest recognition possible.. As someone said, not very surprising, but very very nice news. Again, congratulations! __________________ \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| ALUMINIUM \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| FIBREGLASS \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| POWERTOOLS - thirteenthirtysevenspthirtyfourk suxzerorz

8th Jun 2004, 19:40	#11
dom_ ---> Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: uk, south east Posts: 3,936	gah you are one lucky guy, making up a comp for valve=dream cant wait to see this one develop im sure it will be as good as the last. also where did you get the uv tubing from?

8th Jun 2004, 20:00	#13
Rexxie Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 197	Man, that is so cool. Congrats, must feel great! Good luck with the mod! Should be great with all that top notch hardware __________________ - Rexxie Sanity is a full time job.

8th Jun 2004, 20:01	#14
Goblin Tinkerer Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lafayette L.A. USA Posts: 154	All i can say is they took long enough to open their eyes! I was wondering why they didnt drop a couple 10's of k on you for the one you already made! Well now the light at the end of the moding tunnle has closed from my view. You now officially are the master modder. Congrats man! __________________ swampratstudios

8th Jun 2004, 20:05	#15
supermonkey Space Monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,710	Wow, congratulations on the recognition. That really is cool that something you did as hobby turned into a contract job. And from a respectable company, no less. Again, congratulations. After seeing all the hard work you put into the Blackmesa HL²case, I'm kind of surprised that you are using so much standard equipment on this one. As you said, this case will be different, but done in the same style; however, I think the custom reservoirs and other assorted handmade bits really made the HL² case what it was. I can only assume that the pictures in the first post will be the last time we see any of those parts in their natural, un-modded state? Regardless, if your previous cases are any indication, we are in for another treat. /me sits back and grabs protective eyewear and a bag of popcorn -monkey __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

8th Jun 2004, 20:08	#16
_ferry_ Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: holland Posts: 282	congrats I hope this sytem will be ready soon. Otherwise the can't launch HL2 1 thing i was asking myself, why a pentium 4Ghz, and no Extreme Edition or annother fast CPU. Just because HL2 won't take more CPU load? __________________ cosmod -- alien hospital -- chemical industrial -- i-spider -- chemical overdose

8th Jun 2004, 20:17	#17
JavaDog Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NY Posts: 663	I was hoping to see some AMD love... Still, this is going to be awesome! __________________ Priority #1: Building a Homebrew CNC Machine! All Non-CNC Projects ON HOLD

8th Jun 2004, 20:35	#19
Buzku Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 161	I just cant wait to see the case when it is finished! You have to impress Valve well... I bet u do.

8th Jun 2004, 20:46	#20
TekMonkey I enjoy cheese. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chantilly, VA, USA Posts: 3,082	Congratulations! I think it would be better to go with the top of the line products. Like X800XT instead of Pro. I don't think Valve wants the awesome graphics power being held back at all . Good luck anyways __________________ ComputerKing: "Dude! I write my signatures by my self! do you think that I go store to make him write for me! you funny..."

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