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Geek Squad PC

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by CIA1067, 10 Jun 2006.

  1. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    This is my First ever Mod so please excuse minor(read: major) flaws. I have been working for Geek Squad for a few months now and modding my own PC has always been a sort of fantasy of mine but, I always lacked a real theme to keep it from being a cheezy neon lights and window mod. This job gave me the perfect opprotunity Although this is not a chronological log this case is far from done. I'm lacking real inspiration to pull it all together and thus am looking for outside oppinion on this from the helpful modders here. I will show you what I started with and where I am now.

    The original Case: [​IMG]

    A Dynex Case with a 500 Watt power supply. On employee discount All Black, Mesh vent on the locking cover X type cut out for window and blue lights. Don't really like it like this but I saw my first creation in it.

    Keyboard (What's a themed mod without proper accesories) : [​IMG]

    Mouse : [​IMG] Positivley Insane discount on this mouse :thumb:
     
  2. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    This is where I am So far...

    The Geek Squad Logo

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    Outside The blue is clear lexan so its not really blue :worried:

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    The outside of the case

    The original PSU
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    I sleeved the Cables myself :D

    The Mouse ( I think came out excellent) : [​IMG]

    The keyboard (also pretty Nifty until......)
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    NOTE Under no circumstanses should you ever use Paint Stripper to remove paint off a plastic keyboard. I used some on the Holes so the keys wouldn't stick and they all melted. Needless to say I ordered a new keyboard and is being reconstructed as we speak
     
  3. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    The PSU was definetly clashing as I really didn't want any aluminum or any of the original color of the case to show. My goal was to get this looking absolutley nothing like the original and so my PSU now...:

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    Glamour Shots...

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  4. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    When I said I didn't want any aluminum showing I mean none :

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    I painted the whole frame orange and The back plate for the Mobo Black

    This is a pick with the recently moded PSU

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    And interior

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  5. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    More pictures to come but I have a meeting in the morning! let me know what you think. (Note: some pictures aren't too recent and may have change slightly hopefully for the better :dremel:
     
  6. th0r

    th0r What's a Dremel?

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    it's good but picture are very small
     
  7. $loth

    $loth What's a Dremel?

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    BIGGER pictures!!!
    That's a great paintjob on all of it :D
    Nice one!
     
  8. G4m3R_X3r0

    G4m3R_X3r0 What's a Dremel?

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    Nice PC, why not launch that Idea to BBY with the paint scheme, those PC's we used for back up's and crap really sucked!! I hated use our gateway oh BTW I'm a former GS CIA agent from precinct 387!!
     
  9. olly_lewis

    olly_lewis What's a Dremel?

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    Yer you need some larger images, but you've got a great paint job, the white and orange are great along with the black on orange striping.... sweet...
    What are you sticking in there? Hardware i mean.. or is it just a simple case mod with no hardware upgrades, any LED light?
     
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  10. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks I want to put larger / More pictures but I can't get the size right with img tags from Flicker if anyone can recommend a good(Read: Free) picture storage site I'd be glad to put more. For inside I have a partly custom WC rig that I took apart from a rig that didn't work. It's temporary for now cause It doesn't look very good and I don't have money for any good/new WC gear. The specs are as Follows :

    Processor : AMD Athlon X2 4200+
    Mobo: Asus A8R-MVP
    Ram : Mushkin 2 x 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 - 3-3-3-8 timing stock
    Video: Ati Radeon x1600 XT
    HDD(OS): WD 36G Sata Raptor Partitioned for WinXp Pro and 64 Bit Vista Beta
    HDD(Storage): Seagate Sata Barracuda 250G
    Optical: 1x Lightscribe DVD+-RW/DL Burner 1x Random DVD-Rom Drive
     
  11. CIA1067

    CIA1067 What's a Dremel?

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    We got a pretty Nice Comp to use at our Precinct they ripped a new one off the shelves i think its an Gateway with 2 Gigs of Ram and an X-2 4600+. Except for the Ethernet Card crapping out 3 weeks in she hasn't given any problems
     
  12. deiol

    deiol What's a Dremel?

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    Dynex cases rock! I got the 350w model b/c I swapped power supplies with an Antec NeoPower.
     
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  13. Zekey

    Zekey What's a Dremel?

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    Check out photobucket.com for free image hosting.

    Looks like a neat mod.
     
  14. scifi3018

    scifi3018 Minimodder

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    finally someone is showing love for dynex products (specilly when you get the employee discount). I def went and did a shopping spree today and got many cables for much cheapness.

    I love cables...

    Back to the project...

    that is some fantastic painting, did you paint the geek squad logo or is it a sticker?
    Also, i love the color shceme.
     
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    yahooadam <span style="color:#f00;font-weight:bold">Ultra cs

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    or imageshack - and with image shack there isnt a bandwidth limit on your photos or your collection (cough photobucket cough)
     
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