Modding HyperX -The Kingston Demo PC -A little preview

(Due to project log rules)
Until I get all the needed part in, this thread will be for comments on the plans, and ideas that will got into this project:

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It's time for another demonstration computer build.
This time the project is for Kingston Technology.
http://www.zapwizard.com/Projects/Kingston/

This project will be a demo for Kingston HyperX DDR Memory.

Here are the specs:

• AMD Athlon64 FX55, 2.6Ghz, Ghz Hypertransport bus 939pin
• 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR running in Dual Channel mode (Speed to be determined)
• ATI Radeon X800 XT
• Shuttle SN95G5 Small Form Factor Case
• SATA Harddrive (To be determined)
• 16X Pioneer 120S Slot Load DVD-ROM Drive
• 240-watt 32dB SilentX Power Supply
• Shuttle ICE cooler
• nVidia nForce3 Ultra Chipset
• Gigabit LAN

Now onto the project log:

 

Nice work with the planning

 

The plans:

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As with the ATI PC, this project will be a working advertizement for Kingston Techology. Kingston will take the PC to tradeshows and game events.

This will be the first project I build without the majority of the design taking place in trueSpace. The reason for this is that I am modifying many of the design plans I had for the ATI PC, which reside mostly in Corel Draw.
That, and this project has a due date of the first week in November.

The following images were created in Corel Draw, and composited in trueSpace3.
Any blurriness is due to JPEG Compression.

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The faceplate consists of four areas:

• The DVD area, with ZapWizard logo, and tribal markings. These areas are backlit blue.
• The Kingston Logo, backlit white and red. This may be removed for use of a memory card reader.
• The Tribal symbol, this will be backlit blue.
• The logo area, with Shuttle, ATI, and AMD logos, each lit with the proper color.

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The top of the case will have a large Kingston logo and head lit up red.
The head will have a blue border to help set the two black areas apart.

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The rear fan grill was custom designed to fit the tribal theme of Kingston Technology.

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The right side of the case is where the actual DDR memory will be visible through a rounded window. (Blue)

The black areas in the window are air vents, that will be cut into the plexi.

The HyperX logo will be cut directly into the metal case, and backlit red and blue.

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The left side is a mirror image of the DDR side, with a window showing part of the graphics card.

 

lol, yeh..

Another one Zap?? Fair enough..... You a bit bored?

Will wacth out for end result... Hope all goes well with it.

The plans look good.... The desgin looks differnet. Is it going to a shiny black?

 

Nice plans, i think i can safely say this is going to be yet another mod in a million, good luck mate

 

I quess this one'll be nice, but IMO all miniPC:s look right the same :/

 

I kind of have to agree. While I still couldn't do anything like this, you just can't get as creative with a shuttle as you can with other cases or custom-built. I'm sure Kingston will love it, though.

 

Actually... I don't like it. I think it look like one big mess with all those stickers Sorry, but i think a custom case would be alot greater.

 

Ohhh! this is going to be sweet! looking forward to see the progress!

Good luck Zap!

 

There are a few reasons for choosing a Shuttle:

1: Shuttle is willing to send a PC for the build.
2: Easy to pack and ship
3: Still a super fast computer that rivals nearly any tower.

-Also those will NOT be stickers by any means. They will be back-lit, laser etched plexiglass plates.
There are 110 LEDs planned for the current build.

Also, there will still be a custom keyboard and mouse for this project.
But no custom jacks.

Just to show that I was trying to be different with this project, my original
idea was to build a 3D model of the Kingston head, and integrate a computer inside.
You can see the early plans here:
http://www.zapwizard.com/projects/kingston/model

 

Custom jacks are where its at tho!
lol
Nice planning as usual, cant wait to see this in full swing

 

mmmm yet another sponership, i have an idea, why not put a 36 GB raptor in?? just a thought, plans look very good Zap, can't wait to see you build it

 

How will you get away with a 240 watt psu?

 

looks great can´t wait to see the finished mod

which components are you going to use for this project?

 

The plan is for a 74GB Raptor.
But there may be a drive donated from another company.

Shuttle PSU's are very high quality, and put out a lot of power for their size.
A 240-watt Shuttle PSU puts out about the same as a 350-watt no-name PSU.
There is an explination on that here:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showpost.php?p=684320&postcount=488

I listed the systems specs in the first post.

 

is the front of the shuttle not a bit overloaded ? :\
But anyway,it'll be great

 

Kool zap, nice to see another mod from one of the greats. What time scale have you been given to the project.

Also loving that kingston head

So what g-card are you going to be using, also can you explain more about what your doing for the outside cause i dont really understand what laser etched plexiglass plates are. sorry mayb its jus me

But good luck with the mod keep us all updated.

 

Here I'll help out Zap by quoting his post for those who don't read.

Just for you crash:

 

The design needs taming down a bit.
Just too much happening in such a small space, keep it simple but elegant.

Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh rather than a drawing, might appear more subtle.