Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian
Twilight – Portable High-end Gaming Case Mod 2010
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By Coolone
a. Name of mod:
Command & Conquer 4
Tiberian Twilight – Portable High-end Gaming Case Mod
b. Description
of my case mod:
Idea
Since I love to play the nice Command & Conquer strategy games, I thought
it could be nice to have and
Command & Conquer Gaming Laptop.
So I decided to build up a Portable High-end Gaming Case Mod out of an
aluminium suitcase and some
EA Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight game poster I got from EA Nordic.
Homepage for the Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight
Command & Conquer game:
http://www.commandandconquer.com/
Homepage of the Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight – Portable High-end
Gaming Case Mod:
http://www.lanpartypathfinder.com/casemodding/CnC4TT/
c. Introducing Pictures:
Some picture of my final case mod.
d. Posters:
Homepage of the game:
Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight
http://www.commandandconquer.com/
Pictures of the EA Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight game posters I got
from EA Nordic.
e. Hardware:
Some description and pictures of the hardware I have used for my Command &
Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight
– Portable High-end Gaming Case Mod.
Motherboard
ZOTAC H55-ITX WiFi
Take small form factor computing to a whole new level of performance with the
ZOTAC H55-ITX WiFi
mini-ITX platform and Intel® LGA1156 socket.
http://www.zotac.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=100026&lang=nd
Memory and SSD
A-DATA G-Series 4GB XPG DDR3-1600G - DUAL-CHANNEL 2GBx2 kit
http://oc.adata.com.tw/1_product_detail.asp?pid=AD31600GU2K
A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in high performance memory
products, announced today
its new DDR3 Gaming Series running at
1600MHz and 1333MHz. A-DATA DDR3-1600G and DDR3-1333G
modules represent the very best of A-DATA's cutting edge technology in DDR3
gaming memory, delivering
the perfect blend of performance, durability and stability with low power
consumption.
In order to provide the growing PC gaming market with the best memory hardware
designed for multiple
online gamers, DDR3-1600G is available as single channel kits up to 2GB and
also as 2GBx2/1GBx2 dual-
channel configurations with latency settings at 9-9-9-24.
A-DATA 500 Series SSD S592 64 GB
http://global.adata-group.com/en/product_show.php?ProductNo=AS592S
A-DATA 2.5” SATAII SSD S592
The next generation Solid State Drive with performance significantly increased
Being a market leader in Data Storage industry, A-DATA launched 2.5” SATAII SSD
S592 - a next
generation Solid State Drive with performance significantly increased.
Highly durable with performance dramatically enhanced
Adopting the latest breakthroughs in SSD technology and new controller design,
the S592 dramatically
increases the performance on data-reading speed by 40% while writing by 60% at
least when comparing
with a regular SSD!! Unlike ordinary SSD, it utilizes a special mobile SDRAM to
achieve a sustained
read rate at 230MB/sec and write rate at 170MB/sec. The mobile SDRAM serves the
function of cache
buffer where frequently used data are stored so that the system does not have
to fetch data from the main
storage area each time it’s called.
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor ( 8M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 4 Cores, Threads 8 )
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41316
About the 2010 Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
http://www.intel.com/Consumer/Products/Processors/corei7.htm
Overview Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/corei7/index.htm?iid=prod_desktopcore+body_corei7
Riser Card
SilverStone RC02 PCI Express riser card
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=rc02&area=
Graphics Card
ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 AMP!
http://pden.zotac.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=154&category_id=71&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
Supercharge your gaming experience with the ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 AMP! Edition,
tuned and tweaked
with higher engine, memory and shader clock speeds for unprecedented gaming
performance. Powered by
high-speed GDDR3 video memory, the ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 AMP! Edition delivers
unmatched
performance and value.
NVIDIA PhysX technology takes the ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250 AMP! Edition beyond 3D
gaming with
graphics plus capabilities. PhysX technology enables the ZOTAC GeForce GTS 250
AMP! Edition to
calculate realistic physics in real-time for realistic environmental
interaction and effects for an immersive
gaming experience that blurs the line between reality and the virtual world.
Hard Drive
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB SATA Hard Drives ( WD3000HLFS ) 3.5-inch
(backplane-ready)
Enterprise Hard Drives
300 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=495
The evolution of 10,000 RPM SATA technology.
Power Supply
Cooler Master Silent Pro 700 Watt
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=4202
Silent Pro M series delivers up to 50A of power on a single +12V rail, enough
power to start up a car. Ample
connectors including PCI-e 6 + 2 pins ensure compatibility with the latest
high-end systems. The power supply
operates at minimal noise levels thanks to Cooler Master’s silent formula. This
silent formula which comprises
of patented hybrid copper plus aluminum heat sink, anti-vibration padding and
intelligent fans.
Optional FAN
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 Blue LED
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6456
With the constant development of hardware getting better and better, the energy
consumption of your computer
rises because you want to get the full performance. Due to this the heat
increases and so the requirements of
your fan rise as well. To integrate several fans is not the right solution
because your computer will get very,
very noisy. Bigger fans are the optimal solution for modern high-tech systems.
The MegaFlow fan has a
diameter of 200mm and so it has a displacement volume of 184 m3/h - twice the
volume of 140mm fans.
Keyboard
I just painted the keyboard blue as well.
Planned Hardware Upgrades:
ZOTAC
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480
http://pden.zotac.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=245&category_id=121&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
Western Digital
WD VelociRaptor 600 GB SATA Hard Drives ( WD6000HLHX )
Enterprise Hard Drives
600 GB, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=821
WD VelociRaptor
http://www.wdvelociraptor.com/
f. Hardware
Setup:
Pictures of the hardware setup for the case mod.
g. Build Phase:
Pictures of the aluminium suitcase I have used for the case mod.
Pictures of the monitor I have used for the case mod.
Pictures of the aluminium suitcase with monitor.
Cutting holes for hardware, painting the monitor back site blue twice, making
nice Command & Conquer 4
Tiberian Twilight gaming art on the monitor back site and sealing the Command
& Conquer 4 Tiberian
Twilight gaming art to the monitor back site with clear lacquer spray.
Gluing the EA Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight game posters onto the
aluminium suitcase and
protecting the posters with some Sadipal stationary papers. The Sadipal
stationary papers is normally used to
protect books in the daily use, but here I use it to protect the posters and it
also gives the posters an nice glossy
finish which makes the surface of the case mod look nice.
h. Brand
Work:
Pictures of the brand work I have made for the case mod.
ZOTAC
Western Digital
i. Case Mod Finished
Outside:
Pictures of the outside of the finished case mod.
j. Case Mod Finished Inside:
Pictures of the inside of the finished case mod.
k. Cooling - Noise
reduction - Protection:
Pictures of the Cooling - Noise reduction - Hardware Protection shield I have
made for the case mod.
l. Case Mod Finished
Running:
Pictures of the running finished case mod.
m. Playing in the
Garden:
Playing with the finished case mod in the garden.
n. Videos
of the Finished Case Mod:
Video - Part 1: Outside
Video - Part 2: Beginning of the End
Video - Part 3: Protecting
Video - Part 4: Playing
Video - Part 5: Challenge
Video - Part 6: Football
o. Football Fever Contest Entry:
Football Fever Contest, Brought to You by Cooler Master, EVGA, and
TechPowerUp
Show your passion for the world's greatest football event by modding, painting
or any creative use of a football
theme or your favourite team on a computer case, cooler, power, mouse and/or
accessory.
TechPowerUp! News
http://www.techpowerup.com/124323/Football_Fever_Contest_Brought_to_You_by_Cooler_Master_EVGA_and_TechPowerUp.html
TechPowerUp! Forums
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=124243
Cooler Master Forum
http://forum.coolermaster.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=14259
For the great Football Fever Contest I have decided to make a new Hardware
Protection shield with the
Cooler Master, EVGA, and TechPowerUp! brand names/logo built into a South
Africa Football Globe.
First of all I have made some drawings of some football pictures on a Plexiglas
plate, later on I have used the
saw you could see in the pictures to cut the football art work out of the new
Cooling - Noise reduction -
Hardware Protection shield.
A picture of the South Africa Football Globe could be downloaded here:
Old soccer
http://zooppa.com/ads/south-africa/prints/old-soccer
Pictures of the Cooling - Noise reduction - Hardware Protection shield with
football art work I have made for
the case mod.
In the next step I have cut some football players out of a 6 mm Plexiglas
plate.
The pictures of the Football Players could be downloaded here:
PrintActivitiesCOM - Free Soccer Coloring Pages
http://www.printactivities.com/ColoringPages/Soccer/Soccer-Coloring-Pages.html
Pictures of the Cooling - Noise reduction - Hardware Protection shield with
football art work and the Football
Players.
Pictures of the paints and cleaners I've used.
Painting Cooler Master and TechPowerUp! brand names/logo on the South Africa
Football Globe.
Painting the Football Players.
Installing LED light into the Football Players.
Installing a Cooler Master TLF-R 82 Clear 80 mm - blue FAN into the Football
Fever Cooling - Noise reduction
- Hardware Protection shield installed.
Case Mod finished with the new Football Fever Cooling - Noise reduction - Hardware
Protection shield installed.
Video of the Case Mod with the new Football Fever Cooling - Noise reduction - Hardware Protection shield installed.
Video: Football Fever
p. Gallery
of the Finished Case Mod:
q. Links
to the Case Mod in the following forums:
I have uploaded my case modding project to the following forums so I could get
some feedback for my case mod.
Guru3Dcom Forums
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=323872
Bit-TechNET Forums
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=189614
Cooler Master Forum
http://forum.coolermaster.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14272
TechPowerUpCOM Forums
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=126258
HardwareHeavenCOM Forums
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/overclocking-modding/201520-command-conquer-4-tiberian-twilight-portable-high-end-gaming-case-mod-2010-a.html
OverclockersClubCOM Forums
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=176284
r. Thanks for taking a look at my case modding project:
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