Battlefield 2 L.A.N. PC.

[h3moglobe0]

I was wondering what your opinions on adding some handles onto the front was? I like the looks of them and that is all they would be there for. Do you think Im trying to add to much? Anyways, Id love to get some opinions to help my decision sense I cant decide.


If U could plug out all front with this handle - Yes.
But U can't, as I can see.
My first thougth would be -WTF? For what fckn reason here they are?

No way. It should stay modern, minimal and military.8)

That's my opinion and if U put this in project then Satan :twisted: will rape:banana: U :eek:and U will have to write a code in Visual Basic:hurt: for all your life.
But U can do as you want...:think:

[BigJohnson]

I think the handle looks awesome. Arent there military computers that have removable drives with those handles? But then again, if the handle doesnt really do anything, people might get confused. This is turning out truly incredible!
+(Imitation)Rep

[danthegeek]

If U could plug out all front with this handle - Yes.
But U can't, as I can see.
My first thougth would be -WTF? For what fckn reason here they are?

No way. It should stay modern, minimal and military.8)

That's my opinion and if U put this in project then Satan :twisted: will rape:banana: U :eek:and U will have to write a code in Visual Basic:hurt: for all your life.
But U can do as you want...:think:

uhhhhh...... ok.

im a bit confused. but ok. I see them more as guards for the switches and crap in case it were to fall or something were to hit it.

Anyways, thanks everyone for the input, much appreciated

-danthegeek

[The boy 4rm oz]

I still say go with the handles.

[Ouch!]

I like the handles idea; but they might fit in with the theme better, if they were black.

Just my opinion.

I love tyhe progress on this mod....very cool!

Ouch!

[alphastryk]

I like the handles idea; but they might fit in with the theme better, if they were black.

I have seen more military equip, etc. with silver handles than black... usually darker though, more like a gunmetal type color... hmmm

i think they look great there as is though...

[h3moglobe0]

Ehh
So I have to call someone. Go google and find VB compiler...

But if so...



I like the handles idea; but they might fit in with the theme better, if they were black.


I agree.



I have seen more military equip, etc. with silver handles than black... usually darker though, more like a gunmetal type color... hmmm

And also agree.
Both true.
But what 'bout paint it with black and do some "wearn out" job on this handles?

And quick look on this
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005/07/19/battlefield2_mod/2
or this
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005/07/19/battlefield2_mod/3

Still I don't understand for what reason there are handles. On the top works fine, but in front - for what?


I see them more as guards for the switches and crap in case it were to fall or something were to hit it.

If you put this that way... Do it, if you worry about this switches. But if smth has to be broken, it will be broken. No matter what you do, it will.

Man. With handles or not. It is still the most badass shi+ ever.
Man, just mod.

[AMD_TaT3rs]

i dont really like the handles idea. i think you did a very nice job on the front panel but if you compare that to one of the side panels then the front panel looks overwhelming. i dont know if you going to do more to the side panel but if you do, do what you did on the front panel only on the side panel i then think the handles would look good. like maybe add random switches that dont do anything or add more white text to the side or paint a big 2 for bf2. pretty much what im saying is do more to the side panel. no matter what you do its going to turn out good. this is just my opinion dont think i hate your project because i dont i think its awesome. keep up the good work.

[danthegeek]

Thanks for the input everyone, I think I will wait a little bit longer for my final decision on the handles. I like them but, you see them on almost every military mod.


i dont really like the handles idea. i think you did a very nice job on the front panel but if you compare that to one of the side panels then the front panel looks overwhelming. i dont know if you going to do more to the side panel but if you do, do what you did on the front panel only on the side panel i then think the handles would look good. like maybe add random switches that dont do anything or add more white text to the side or paint a big 2 for bf2. pretty much what im saying is do more to the side panel. no matter what you do its going to turn out good. this is just my opinion dont think i hate your project because i dont i think its awesome. keep up the good work.

do you mean the lid? I plan on putting in some gauges once I find some. Ill also have a storage box for the power, vga, etc. cables. Maybe even a few tools. I just cant find anywhere that sells old style temp gauges anymore, Kind of like THESE (http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/aspire_xcruiser/X-CRUISER-BK-0_500.jpg) on the front of that case. The ones I do find have a bunch of extra crap with them that I dont need.

[AMD_TaT3rs]

im talking about the sides. they look kinda bare and then you look at the front panel and it has all these gadgets. you should put temp gauges on the side or something like that.

[danthegeek]

Im not sure I want to add a bunch of stuff to the sides. I think it would look weired to have a bunch of switches and gauges on the outside when the case was designed to conceal things such as that (meaning the doors). I do have a small suprise for the outside, its more of a detachable add-on, but you will have to wait and see:D.

I got a little bit of work done today. The first thing I did was add a support for the cover. This also help support the front bezel as well.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0911.jpg
I officially finished the speakers by adding the hardware to hold them in.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0920.jpg
Im still on the fence about the handles. I know they serve no real purpose but this build is about looks, not just function. I think they look good but I dont know. Heres a few more picks with a black and silver handle. Any input?
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0932.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0931.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0933.jpg
I also added a bit ore aging to the front to give it a more used look in places that would be touched a lot. Thats why there are dark and light spots in the above pictures, although they do not show it very well.

thanks again for the suggestions and compliments.
-danthegeek

[Bopher]

If you go with handles I would have to vote black.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I like the silver handles, the black looks good but if you think about it the handles would be used to lift therefore the paint would chip and wear off so eventually they would be silver anyway. Why don't you use the silver handles but weather them with paint to get that worn chipped effect.

[Ouch!]

I've changed my mind.....after seeing the picture I'd go for silver handles....



Ouch!

[BerticusPryme]

I vote silver and btw the case is looking quite pimp. keep it up man....

[Xperiment]

I would say silver too. But 'weather' them a little.

[danthegeek]

Thanks for the input everyone it realy did help in my decisions.

I did a little bit of work today. I did mount the handles and they turned out pretty good. I went with a weathered silver look. I did it by painting them black then sanding off almost all f the paint. I did this to give it a pitted and worn look and the pictures do them no justice. I like the contrast they created with the front panel. I may mist them with some black to make them look dirtier.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0970.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0976.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0961.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0962.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0980.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0979.jpg
They are very strong to since I have reinforced the front panel. i can actually lift the case by them. I hope to my leds for the star and my red cold cathodes in a few days to finish this off,... for now lol.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Handles look fantastic, the weathered look suites the mod perfectly.

EDIT: Thanks for the rep dan

[Ouch!]

Very cool!

I like this mod. I've seen loads of ammo cans before but this is imaginative and new.

Well done!

Ouch!

[h3moglobe0]

Not so bad.


I have to ask about guages.
Someone metioned that guages will be placed on the side.
Really? I'm a bit freakin' weird maybe but it's not so "millitary" when you hit smth and crashing it.
Shuoldn't thoes been on the top or near by speakers? This once should be protected.

ps. Sorry bad english but it is sooo early.

[danthegeek]

Not so bad.


I have to ask about guages.
Someone metioned that guages will be placed on the side.
Really? I'm a bit freakin' weird maybe but it's not so "millitary" when you hit smth and crashing it.
Shuoldn't thoes been on the top or near by speakers? This once should be protected.

ps. Sorry bad english but it is sooo early.

The gauges will be placed under the lid, not on the sides. Im not sure where that was mentioned. I may not put gauges on it at all because my dad wants me to put an 9 inch lcd screen under the lid. He even wants to pay for it lol. I haven't decided what I will do yet about that though.

-danthegeek

[The boy 4rm oz]

If your dad's paying for the screen I say go for it. If you are going to do it I think you should implement a KVM switch so you can use a bigger monitor when you need i.e movies or higher res gaming.

EDIT:
Just wondering, does the front door actually close with those handles installed? They look as if the stick out a fair way.

[danthegeek]

I would love to have an LCD for the lid and I could just run it off of the second output on the video card. I would probably use it for music and a temp display. I just dont want to spend anymore of his money, he just bought me the video card, ram and power supply ($200 u.s.) a week ago. The screen would be another $100 ($200 for a touch screen). I dont think I can justify him spending that much money for something that is more or less a "second" system of mine. I may get one from my pocket when I get some more money (im broke lol).

AS for the door, it fits with millimeters to spare :).

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0982.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0981.jpg

-danthegeek

[h3moglobe0]

Wow -your dad is rad at all. Nice:D.
I'll say - Danthe go with LCD - guages can be replaced with samurize config on the screen. And you don't have to bother about look of guages. Configure it as you like:D.

But if you realy keen on guages - there is a space. A little but still is. What about front doors? Maybe some meters could fit there. Switches could be a problem, but...
How about that??

[danthegeek]

I was thinking I could do something like this:

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/LIDCONFIG800x600.jpg

Then I could have the LCD (the top right) show temps of my hardware and the gauges show the voltages coming out of the power supply (12, 5, 3.3 volt).

All of this probably wont happen soon sense the contest at micro center is this weekend and I need to get everything I have now working.

-danthgeek

EDIT- the lcd would be from a ps1 because they are cheap.

[The boy 4rm oz]

That idea looks good, you can use gauges for temps as well, I have seen it done, would be hard though.

[Xperiment]

Love the design for the LCD/Gauges. Would be nice to see some more 'missile' style toggel switches in there too.

Overall though looking great, the handles came out really nice aswel!

[danthegeek]

Love the design for the LCD/Gauges. Would be nice to see some more 'missile' style toggel switches in there too.

Overall though looking great, the handles came out really nice aswel!

Id like to use some of those gauges but I only have about 1.5 cm between the lid and the cover with the star. Id probably have to use some rocker switches on there.

I have one major flaw in my plan for the gauges though. The only ones I can find that would work are 2.5 inches in depth. I only have 1.25 inches at the most in depth so I will have to come-up with something different.

thank for the compliments

-danthegeek

[The boy 4rm oz]

You could recess the gauges into the lid move, or cut a hole and indent some mesh into it, that would keep with the whole army theme.

[Xperiment]

Gonna be near on impossible to find gauges with a mounting depth of less than 32mm. Some of the performance car ones are quite slim, very expencive though.

Mind you it wont be hard to get gauges on screen via Samurize so its not all bad.

[The boy 4rm oz]

You could also use LCD Studio, that is quite easy to use, I use it for mods on my G15.

[Ouch!]

I have a volt meter in the interocitor that I rigged up to show hard disk activity....It's very easy to do.....All you need is the leads that normally run to your HDD-LED and you put a variable resistor in series with the voltmeter. Then you connect to the motherboard in the normal fashion. When the hard drive starts up you trim the variable resitor so that the volt meter gives a reasonable throw (Beware don't let it go to full deflection or you'll bend the tiny delicate parts of the volt meter) You can then hide the variable resitor away and forget it.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a118/Numanoid64/Voltemeter.jpg


P.S. I love this mod! Where did you find that super ammo can? I've not seen one in the U.K.

[calumc]

with the circuit for the dial i've seen some people add a capicator to make the movementn a bit smoother and not as jerky

[Ouch!]

with the circuit for the dial i've seen some people add a capicator to make the movementn a bit smoother and not as jerky

Oh, where abouts would you wire the capacitor, in the diagram?

Ouch!

[danthegeek]

The meter for the Hd activity sounds great. Ill have to do some more research and see what I can find with a depth small enough.

A small update.

I wanted to add a usb port to the front of the case but I didnt want to have it behind the door. This is so I could close the door if I had a mouse and keyboard hooked-up to it. I chose my spot on the case and this is where it is.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0986.jpg
Is not the best looking spot but because of all of the stuff inside I was limited to placement. It was either here or at the very top in the middle (would have had to cut out the U.S. stamped area.). So, I cut out my hole.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0991.jpg
Threw on some paint and called it finished. I may try to blend the colors better but Im not really that worried about it.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_0998.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1000.jpg
Thanks for all the support

-danthegeek

[Bopher]

Awesome work though out man. I haven't given any to this so I have to now +rep

[Deadeye]

Lots of work, I like it, especially reinforcing the handles - that's no easy task. +rep

-Dead 8)

[calumc]

Oh, where abouts would you wire the capacitor, in the diagram?

Ouch!
I think it was on Dave's TIP-3000 that it was mentioned. As far as i know you would put it either side of the gauge, I've no idea of values though

[danthegeek]

Hey everyone, ITS FINSIHED LOL. THANK GOD.

Anyways, Im waiting for it to get a bit darker so I can get some night shots and then I will post the pics. (I have to keep you in suspense :D)

P.S. Im posting from it as well.

-danthegeek

[calumc]

Congrats dan!! cant wait to see the pics!! Oh and have some +rep!
EDIT: i gotta spread it around a bit first, until then have a banana :banana:

[danthegeek]

Well Here are the pics I promised. Sorry it took so long, I had to wait for my camera to charge.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1005640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1007640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1013640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1019640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1020640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1021640x480.jpg
Closes to the real color.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1025640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1026640x480.jpg
Some Lights
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1027640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1032640x480.jpg
Light coming out of the usb
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1033640x480.jpg
Messy insides (I have tried for 2 hours to make it look neat. There just isnt enough room)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1034640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1037640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1040640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1041640x480.jpg
Star off
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1043640x480.jpg
Star on
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1042640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1048640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1044640x480.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/danthegeek/IMG_1047640x480.jpg

Specs:
CPU- AMD 3700
MB- Asus A8V-XE 939 (cheapo)
HD- Seagate 160 gig
RAM- Apida 1 gig
GPU- XFX 8600gt
PSU- 400 watt cheapo brand

3dmark05 score: 8760 (stock clock speeds)

CPU temp: idle-36 load-46
GPU temp: idle-43 load-62

thanks for looking

-danthegeek

[Jim Beam]

very cool that looks great dude + some rep great job

[alphastryk]

AWESOME work man +REP!!!

[Omega]

Bitchin'

[danthegeek]

Thanks guys. Its not 100% complete yet, I still need to get some 4in cold cathodes and make the storage box for the lid. This wont happen for a while so I guess we can call it finished for now.

-danthegeek

[The boy 4rm oz]

Very cool mate.

[Ouch!]

Very Nice!
I bet everyone at the LAN party will be jealous!

Ouch!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Haha yeah same, it is awesome. Mate I want to see it with the CCFL's then I'm giving you +rep

[mercerman318]

Nice work, this really came together very well +rep

[chaksq]

Absolutely crazy looking. Great job, keep this up I'm looking forward to future mods from you. +rep

[jdbnsn]

Dan, I have LOVED watching this project come along. You did an outstanding job with a very creative design! Thanks for posting for us to enjoy! I'm going to copy a trimmed version to the gallery and if you need to add anything just let me knwo and I'll do so.

[OvRiDe]

Fantastic work. It is truly a work of art.

[Blebbz]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
I want one

[jdbnsn]

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/jdbnsn/8-2-07/Untitled-1.jpg (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com)

LOVE this mod!!!!

-Jon

[Remy]

Great job Dan. Congrats on the front page.

+rep

[danthegeek]

Wow, thanks guys. Its a shame it isnt 100% done yet but having 2 jobs may not let me finish it for a while lol.

[Crimson Sky]

Dude, you should be proud of yerself..that is a kick ass rig---excellent work. Damn!!!!

[Fuganater]

Very nice dude. I'll keep watching. + rep

[Liquid_Scope_99]

awesome mod man i love it ! +rep

[khalie]

Great job and mod man!

[psychowit]

Great job and mod man!


Agreed