Project: X Marks the Spot

While I wait for all my parts to arrive for Bulldozer, I thought I would whip out a quick 2 week (or less) mod. I want to build a Treasure Chest PC for the store where I work in time for Halloween!

I saw this cool looking chest on eBay and knew it was a winner. It's actually used for Wine bottles.

I knew even from the auction photo that these would be perfect for 80mm fans

And I was right...

I want the computer parts to be separated from the "treasure" by plexi glass

Like so

Nothing says pirate like skull fan grills. Problem is that these are acrylic and doesn't exactly fit the weathered treasure look, so I painted them black

And started putting them in with Red LED fans

Looking awesome, matey!

What do you mean? The PC IS the treasure!

you need to spray the mobo gold!


i have been wanting to do a similar mod. i have a "chest that i keep looking at, but i don't really want to cut it up. i love the idea of using a wine chest like that. i think i may have to steal your idea.

No! Gold plexi on the middle!

no! gold plexi covered by them golden chocolate coins :D

CHOCOLATE FLOPPY! a

Just wait to see what I have planned
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I'm using a 300 watt Micro PSU, because it's all I have that even fits. I put this bracket in to hold it in place

Here's it with the motherboard installed too. I'm using a socket 775 Pentium D 3.8GHz and an Asus board. The chip is only a single core, but at 3.8GHz it gets extremely HOT!

The rear turned out well too

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Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan

Here's it with the motherboard installed too. I'm using a socket 775 Pentium D 3.8GHz and an Asus board. The chip is only a single core, but at 3.8GHz it gets extremely HOT!

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I thought all the D's were dual core? Also, I assume it's OC'ed to run at 3.8GHz?

Dual core, but no, 3.8 was its stock speed. Last hurrah of Netburst and all...

chocolate gold coins on top for the trick r treaters? although it may melt due to heat lol. looks good man, i like the idea :)

Damn you're clever. I already have a 5lbs bag waiting...

I got the system booted up. I'm one intake fan short right now, but it is on order

I'm using an old socket 775 single core Pentium with a 3.8GHz clock speed. I got this chip on ebay for $28

Next comes my pot of Gold chocolate coins!

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Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan

Damn you're clever. I already have a 5lbs bag waiting...

I got the system booted up. I'm one intake fan short right now, but it is on order

I'm using an old socket 775 single core Pentium with a 3.8GHz clock speed. I got this chip on ebay for $28

Next comes my pot of Gold chocolate coins!

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very nice :)

yeah, that's some serious coolness right there.

Yep. Pentium 4s were single-cores.
Pentium Ds were dual.

mmmm p4 goodness...

gonna put the screen in the lid?

^No

My last fan arrived, so I put it in!

Then my crappy Asus motherboard died. Even though it's 775, it's actually only 10 months old. Well, it does say Asus and they make nothing but garbage these days so it's expected. Instead, I added a jumper to the main power line so all the fans would just kick on without the Mobo

Anyway, I added a some silicone around the glass edge

And then I dropped in the Gold!!:banana:

Is the PSU able to breathe properly?

I have 4 intake fans and the PSU has it's own rear exhaust