Project: Diary Of a Caffiene Junkie: Rockstar Energy Drink Case Mod

sessions.

I'm a Rockstar junkie, and the only Rockstar mod I know of is on a Wii. So hopefully I can generate some attention and maybe some $ for future mods.

The Concept: Powered by Rockstar!
(pending approval by Rockstar for logo and name use)



The Victim:

Thermaltake Armor Full Tower



The guts of the system:

eVGA 680iLT LGA775

Intel Core 2 Duo e4400 @ 3.33 Ghz currently, looking for 4Ghz with water

4GB G. Skill DDR2 800Mhz @ 4-4-3-5, can hit 1100Mhz w/ looser timing

WD 320GB SATA 7400RPM
Sony SATA DVD+-RW
Xion 600W PSU
eVGA 7800GT (not a hardcore gamer, just City Of Villains. PS this card KILLS under Linux)
Gentoo Linux 64-bit
Saitek Eclipse 2 KB
Kensington Ci80 Wireless Mouse

Hope to wow you guys with the mod, color scheme borrowed from the Zero-Carb Rockstar.

(BAD CAMERA PHONE SHOT)

first quick shot of getting the case naked. Also: My cat will NOT be in the modded case. She appears to be supervising.

Side panels are off
Plastic parts removed from the inside
Doors removed from front
Port cover on top is off
ATX rear panel is off

Opinions welcome:
Plexi on window to be replaced with hex modder's mesh painted flat black to match the side panel, want it to look factory. Also, may cut the curved lines out of the window, but a lot of Armor owners seem to do that.

What do you guys think?

I plan to route water cooling through an actual can. not a res since the cheap alum would corrode so bad. Also, I am planning to use a LED meteor light with a slow pulse to simulate the drink "charging" my PC. Hopefully it gets me in the good graces of the Rockstar staff, free caffiene is great! The coolant will be tinted to the color of zero carb Rockstar , with clear tubes to show the "Rockstar drink" flowing to my components. Spotlighting will be used to show off the logos on the can. Right now the chassis is taped off, and ready for paint! side panel plexi has been punched out, and the inside of the panel is painted atm.
By the end of the day the chassis and panels should be painted, with pics of before/after.

Modder's mesh is on order from Mnpctech http://www.mnpctech.com/moddersmesh.html
Sleeving for the PSU from Xoxide: http://www.xoxide.com/techflex2.html

chassis being taped

little more pre-game action

inside of side panel, plexi punched out

just a wee bit o' black. getting nice and dirty

another peek inside

just the inside of the side panel, now missing plexi of course

chassis shot

done for the day, sanding and more painting tomorrow!

thanks to my lady for her tape skills and some of the spraying after i went to work!

Welcome aboard! Good to see another energy junkie on here.

I think I'm gonna do a Jolt Cola case ...

Good case choice, good luck.

Mt Dew, Monster, and now this. Who's got the bawls to do a case?:D

Sign me up for the full throttle integration project.. it's basically the fuel/inspiration of my mod (Throttle Junkie.. hehe.. fitting) anyways, so I'll just incorporate it into the build somehow.

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Originally Posted by DrumThumper

Mt Dew, Monster, and now this. Who's got the bawls to do a case?:D

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ive had one in planning for a while ...heh

So I got to painting some more today, still have sanding and such (its 90% sanding with paint.)

today's victims

inside right panel beginning to take paint

inside right panel hiding on the tarp!

plastic drive clips and fan mounts waiting for a bit o' bling

inside of the ATX panel, black on the outside to match stock Armor paint

rear HDD cage

HDD cage again

panel and HDD cage together

that's all for now, rain ruined any more chance to paint. Maybe some of the Rockstar theme is sneaking out now :-P