Commodore Gaming Cases

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they are now in the US - they had 2 PCs at Showdown LAN Peoria,Illinois over the weekend... They are not painted - it is dye sublimation printed on a special fabric that is stretched over the case then baked on giving it a powdercoat type of finish - it is very durable and hard... If you have any questions I am sure I can get them answered...
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you must own a case or PC (either with your system or sourced case ) to buy the additional side panels to customize your case(aside from the original artwork panels )

Some Pics ;) (from the LAN)

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nope - that is for the set of Panels for it... yes expensive but very HIGH quality, no case wrap adhesive stuff here...
 
So for $315 you get a freaking "hi-q" wrap, and on top of that
You must own a Commodore Gaming PC / PC Case to be able to buy them. SERIAL NUMBER REQUIRED.
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May be expensive, but that is fucking gorgeous artwork. I am digging that Jupiter Lander theme. Fortunately, I am happy with everything just being clean and black or silver on my rigs :D
 
I'm disappointed. I was expecting a Commodore 64 modified to take ATX/mATX internals.
 
Leman said:
I'm disappointed. I was expecting a Commodore 64 modified to take ATX/mATX internals.
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Me too. Painted standard-gamer cases. Very tough paint, according to their site, but paint.

Can anyone pick up from that website whether the company has legal rights to the C64 logo and name?
 
Solar Granulation said:
If it were a case that allowed my computer to do my housework for me, then I'd consider it. But some panels with pretty pictures on simply aren't worth it!
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I think that even if money weren't an issue, the base case (?) is definately a deal breaker.
 
There is a company who does the same stuff but for any case and much cheaper. I forgot thier name.
 
matx or something in a commodore computer case?

No problem, been there, just done that:

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After that stage I started changing the hardware because the Atom boards were available

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(A1200 keyboard fits A500 shell just perfect)

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(Keyrah interface converts C16/64/SX64/128/Plus4/A600/A1200 keyboards to USB)

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The project is almost finished now, just needs a new backplate. Power comes from a PicoPSU, the original LEDs are hooked up as power and HD (instead of Floppy) LEDs. The final step will be to mod an A500-mouse to USB and insert the external 12V PSU into the original A500 powerblock. Oh, and find a suitable place for the power switch :D

Sadly, I couldn´t fit a floppy drive inside due to the placement of the mainboard, but othewise the Keyrah would´ve been on top of the cooling fan, and I wouldn´t be able to close the case.
 
Jacknife I love it! You have inspired me to make my daughter an Atom based PC in an Amiga for her school. Should be a fun project, just need to find an Amiga 1200 in good condition.

What parts did you use exactly? Any webpage with some more detailed pictures on it?
 
Why do they (Commodore) keep FAILING? It would be interesting to see quality gaming cases for reasonable prices for everyone... not something that will disappear as soon as hits the markets. There's no real target consumers for these!
 
How is there not a target consumer? Anyone who will choose a "custom" built computer from the likes of cyper power, alienware, dell, etc. etc. fyi, companies don't just enter a market w/o a business plan.
 
Sikpupi said:
Jacknife I love it! You have inspired me to make my daughter an Atom based PC in an Amiga for her school. Should be a fun project, just need to find an Amiga 1200 in good condition.

What parts did you use exactly? Any webpage with some more detailed pictures on it?
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I´m still not finished yet, but I want to warn you - an A1200 case will do no good.
It is too short, the ram will NOT fit under the keyboard, and you won´t be able to close the case.
The A1200 keyboard fits nicely inside an A500, though. You "could" use the A500 keyboard, but the ribbon cable is screwed down onto the Keyrah with a metal bar, and on the 500 this cable is VERY short since it only connects to the keyboard interface sitting in the top right corner of the keyboard tray.
The A1200 has no interface on its keyboard itself, all necessary chips are on the mainboad - therefore the cable is longer and more easy to handle.

So, after all, I used the following in the end:
A500 case
A1200 keyboard
Keyrah USB adaptor (made by individual computers, can be purchased via vesalia.de - as well as new keyboards. The adaptor costs 29 Euros, worth every penny)
slimline CD-rom with adaptor to standard IDE (you could fit a very short standard CD/DVD rom inside the A500, make it exit its tray to the back)
2,5" ide hdd with a converter to SATA (to have smaller/fewer cables, just take a SATA hdd from the start)
Intel D-something ITX mainboard with Intel Atom CPU.
PicoPSU power supply (90W, 12V) The PSU sits under the trapdoor slot where ram cards used to go. It too would collide with the keyboard, but I used an ATX extender with thin wires (actually an 20-24pin converter) to relocate it. Since I remodeled the trapdoor slot from old metal 5 1/4 slot covers to which it is fastened, it is also passively cooled.
It is powered by an external 12V 4,5A power supply from a dead TFT.

I changed the cooling on the Atom board, exchanged the chipset heatsink for a smaller one and put an 80mm fan on top of both heatsinks. 1000rpm and still cooler than the original solution.
There is enough room in my build to even fit a small PCI board with a 90° riser card on the mainboard. Or I could add more HDDs.

More pictures tomorrow when I´m home again. Still need to get that backplate made.
 
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