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Star Trek mod

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JediKnight0

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It's time to build a new daily driver for myself. My old p4 northwood system with AGP graphics just isn't cutting it anymore with modern games.



I've done the Star Wars mod thing a few times...



Now it's time to try something around my true love, Star Trek.

The new system will be based on an Intel Core Duo e6600 and an ATI x1950xt video card, as well as an Asetek WaterChill Extreme water cooling system.

My last attempt at a Star Trek based mod was for a nano-itx based mod inside an NX-01 starship. Because of the late arrival of the nano-itx boards and thier large height, that never took off and I canceled the project. I will re-use a lot of those elements in this mod however.

More updates to come, or check out my website http://mods.xkill.net for the latest.
 
My new build will also be based/inspired by the NX-01 starship (kinda my favorite, plus the all-silver base makes an aluminum case a no-brainer)

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The case it's base on - sexy new Lian Li PC-A16 with completely configurable drive bay location

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drive bay pictures - stock, diassembled, 2 pics of how to eliminate extra junk

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Completed drive bay with 120mm blue LED fan and copper deflector dish

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More updates to come, or check out my website http://mods.xkill.net for the latest.
 
i tell you what would look really good

a borg cube made from plexie glass, with two way tint and green lighthing....
 
Glad to see you not give up on the NX-01 after the nano-itx issue!:)
Cant wait to follow its progression.
 
The nerd in me says, "oooOOooo." I shall continue to follow this *pushes up nerd glasses and then snaps suspenders* :p
 
Just so everyone doesn't get thier hopes up here, I wanted to be clear - I'm still keeping the basic rectangular shape of the system. I'm not going to put everything in a round disk - it would be too large to put on my desk or upgrade in the future. Instead, I'll use the standard rectangular box and add Star Trek elements.

That being said, let's get on to something more interesting.

Last time I showed the completed drive cage. Just as an example of attention to detail I wanted to show this:

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Yes, I went so far as to remove the logo from the fan inside the drive cage. Hey, they didn't pay me or give me free parts, why should thier logo be on my system?

Some model kits I will scavange for parts:

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So this is going to be Star Trek based, right? How can you have a starship based mod without warp engines (you know you were all waiting for this). I took some model pieces and started modding them to include lighting as well as paint.

From left to right: one engine that I've already cut the front off, poor fit issues solved with model putty, more poor fit issues, and inner clear pieces being painted with a rib pattern.

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More left to right: test fit of nacelle with pylon (some electronics added), a custom fabricated mounting plate to add the engines to the top of the case, and red painted bussard collectors with custom black cap (8mm red LED added)

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I'll leave you in suspense for the rest.

More updates to come, or check out my website http://mods.xkill.net for the latest.
 
Star Trek: NX-01 Enterprise case mod
This project was originally designed to be the world's first nano-itx mod, and was projected to be released just months after the nano-itx boards were released. The nano-itx motherboards took well over a year from announcement till they were finally released. More than a year after that date, the nano-itx boards still cost in excess of $400.

Due to the continued high cost and height of nano-itx boards, this project has been canceled.
Click to expand...

haha - wtf
 
Yes, this project is still alive - very much so. With work recently being so busy, I've had to make the tough choice - post or mod. Modding has consistently won. :)

But I thought I'd finally share some more progress with everyone now.



I've continued work on the engines, as seen here:

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I've also started adding detailing to the top of the case, including hull plating, a danger-den fillport for adding the warp plasma, and the mounting bracket for the warp engines.

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Now, the "main feature" for this mod is obviously the warp engines. All that internal wiring is for blue LEDs... the more HD activity, the more lights turn on. Here's the completed engines (and plyons) attached the HD activity circuit. Click on the picture to see a short movie (warning, it's 1.5mb across a slow DSL link).



Comments?

More updates to come, or check out my website http://mods.xkill.net for the latest.
 
Believe it or not the project is not dead and is, in fact, almost complete. Just been extremely busy at my frustrating job, looking for a new job, and dealing with a cat who has emotional issues :-( .

Anyway, time for some more pics:

Some of the raw components (asetek water pump, radeon 1950xt, coolermaster 600w PS [won in a contest], seagate 250GB drives, OCZ memory, Intel MB, dangerden waterblock, FlexFX cable)

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Making the front panel switches - had a fabricate white (actually, light beige) buttons and come up with suitable Star Trek theme armor panels. I used some armor to hide the original power/HS light holes on the front.

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And of course, I shortened the PS cables to the right length (mostly) and sleeved them in carbon fiber color sleeving.

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More updates (hopefully) later this weekend...

Check out my website http://mods.xkill.net for the latest.
 
Basically, the system is done - just various software loading left (about 50% done), taking some nice "finished" photos, and moving my "real" keyboard and mouse over to the system.

Here are some of the steps to get there...

I had a big hole in the top of the case where the original power/reset buttons were, covered that with a "bridge". Next, worked on sleeving all the cables, including the front port cables (what a pain) and even short USB cables for the water-pump. Finally, replaced the DVD-ROM buttons with white custom made buttons and blue LEDs.

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Side panels were next - I made all sort of different armor plating and attached it to the right side panel (star trek trivia: anyone know what GNDN stands for?).

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For the left side, I made a window that also has a manual door - yes, the normal window plexi is there but it also has a silver door marked "engineering access only" that you can manually open and close!

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Mount moutherboard and tubing then fill with Fluid XP

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Once again, no time for final shots this weekend, but I'll leave you with a quick teaser...

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Comments?


Check out my website http://mods.xkill.net for the latest.
 
I wouldn't use that Coolmaster (or any of them) to power your system, especially with such nice [H]ardware.
 
Nicely done! I'm a huge Trek fan so I can't help but think that this is the bee's knees!

Live long and prosper!
 
goes nowhere, does nothing.

rockin mod. picard>janeway>archer>kirk. ds9 doesn't count.

awesome job on the nacells, overall really cool, nx-1 is a cool looking ship, second only to 1710-D
 
OK, time for the "completed" pics.

Here's the completed system, side access panel open, along with the "optional" custom keyboard and custom shuttlepod mouse. No, I don't regularly use that keyboard/mouse combo (my Saitek Eclipse and Logitch 610 do nicely, thanks) but they are cool for effect.
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Here are another few pics. First the same side, but powered on. Then another pic showing the "hidden" side (no lights there).

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Finally, some closeups:

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And, since everyone wants it, a quick video of HD activity:



Comments?


Check out the final pics @ http://mods.xkill.net.
 
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