Daniel's murderbox - with a sLight twist

[charles_h]

Thanks for the comments Guys, I really appreciate them.

A quick question : Where did you get/customize the SSD Blue frame?

Those are a design I came up with to incorporate 3-4 SSD drives, fill the front section out and essentially help visually balance the overall interior. They came after extensive trial and error and in fact are actually the "Plan B" design. "Plan A" worked in theory but came out at 98% aesthetically perfect which didn't cut the mustard. With a concept like this, IMHO - if it's not perfectly executed in fit and finish, it seriously detracts from the ultimate purpose and just becomes an uninspired lump of material. I've got Plan A on hand as a "close but no cigar" reminder. Its on a special shelf of its kind and I can say that I'll soon need a bigger shelf.

Hows the cables management behind the MOBO Tray?

The cable management is quite good I think... you can see in the pictures posted on page 23. I ran most things along the top and bottom of the midplate and the back of the mobo tray really just had the 8pin eps and the 24pin ATX. Now the space between the the mobo and the mobo tray is a different story. There is so much wiring back there a flea would likely get stuck!

What an absoloutely inspiring build! I hope we can see more from you soon!

Cheers Peter!

We're most certainly working on new stuff.

Another great build Charles.

Your level of detail is stunning, and I'm hoping we'll be able to grab those SSD mounts one day.

Cheers!

We're working to make the TJ07 SSD mount structure available. It's designed for 4 drives and will be offered with a few lighting color choices.

I absolutely loved watching this computer come to life! Its one of mother natures miracles..

Wow, I'm deeply flattered - Thank You.

I must say that I actually used the word mother many times while working on this beast... only the second word wasn't nature.

Charles, I've been through your whole thread, reading everything (or quite everything).

Before coming to this thread, I thought you were making PC's for yourself, not for the others. And this "on demand" work your doing, is for me excellent. Excellent from a quality point of view, but also to share your work.

I find your ideas absolutely amazing. I just saw 3 of your rigs on MDPC. I found them beautifull, but a bit the same. I mean it's the same front-plate and top-plate, the invert-ATX, full sleeving etc. But now I "entered" a bit more in your work by seing all your pix you do while assembling the mod, I'm just over-astonished if I can say it that way (don't have the right word on the tongue right now ).

So final words, congrats for this build, you made Daniel a really really really lucky guy!! It wouldn't have been the same pleasure for him to go in the shops and assemble it himself. During these 6 months, he saw the pixs, but couldn't touch the mod. And now everyone knows what a MM is, and he is gonna see it IRL.

Keep up the great work, and waiting impatiantelly for your next Mod!

Such moving comments; a sincere Thank You.

I've really enjoyed this process and as I've said previously, it would never have seen light of day had it not been for Daniel. The plan is to ship it out on the 16th of July - when he comes back from his trip. I truly hope that he get years of enjoyment from it.

love the build Charles!

any tips on how to do this?

Cheers!

Well, we're working to produce them so I'm afraid I'm going to stay tight lipped on how they're made ATM. Believe me, I struggle with what I can and can't say... I'd like to reveal everything but this is a business and I have to keep some things under wraps.

I will say that I spent a great deal of time on this concept and almost gave up on a few occasions. Our goal now is to develop and produce "universal" models that will be well constructed and very reasonably priced. Unfortunately, no word yet on availability.

just saw the light panel! impressive

Cheers CP!

I think he is working on offering it at the murdermod store. I got no clue when though lol

ASAP is the best I can say...


Oh, two new pics!

[xpatar]

I can easily set them as a desktop theme

[D0BR0]

Fantastic pix dude
Just a question for this light panel. Is there really gas inside it, or was it just a joke? Cuz if yes, how do you make the fittings to pass through if there's gas...

And those 3 LCD displays, fantastic looking! Such a detail but sooo much better looking!

[pingpong1455]

waits patiently for charles to update store im going to end up with a lot of hardware lying around before i start my build . . . . . . . .

[PradaG]

superb charles - you have outdone yourself - this is a work of art to say the least

def looking forward to the next MM you have on the backburner

[D0BR0]

Yeah this panel looks just soooo great!!

[No1451]

love the build Charles!

any tips on how to do this?

Take a few minutes to think about how YOU would do it, I know for sure how I'd making one of those, too bad there isn't much room to put something like that in a TJ09

@Charles: Any chance of us seeing those res mounts in the store anytime soon? I know that I've been asking after them a few times now but can you blame me, they are just so nice!

[LogAn'sRun]

man, those pictures just get better and better. I hope this case makes MDPC. It should, or I'll have to hunt down DB with a shovel!

[Tigris STI]

Charles, you have outdone yourself again I don't even know how to express what I feel looking at the pics... The "THING" is just perfect...

[OcAddict]

Hi Charles,

This is a very sexy and clean build, i love all that is murdermod!

But may i ask where is the SLI connector?
Surpized nobody saw this, now tell me, what have i won

[DragoonXX]

personal guess is that it was removed for photo purposes

[D0BR0]

Oh yes the SLI bridge, forgot about it
Yeah think it was also for photo, because the one from Asus isn't really beautiful (in opposition to the one from EVGA).

[genERIC]

Inspirational

[e2ek]

Yet another impressive build. I know this has been said a thousand times, but it is still a fitting comment - Charles you have raised the bar even higher with this build. I don't believe I have ever seen a more aesthetically pleasing PC - ever.

Seeing the progression in each of your builds I can only imagine how good the next one will be.

Well done!

[jiggyghallam]

Amazing what camera you using for your photos ?

[Cyril06]

The best Mod I've ever seen...

[elle]

awesome job what you are doing there charles - I love it

one little question!

the parts, are they powder coated and which color? they look very special.

[charles_h]

I can easily set them as a desktop theme

There will be wallpaper sized images coming in the near future for any who may want them.

Fantastic pix dude
Just a question for this light panel. Is there really gas inside it, or was it just a joke? Cuz if yes, how do you make the fittings to pass through if there's gas...

And those 3 LCD displays, fantastic looking! Such a detail but sooo much better looking!

Cheers!

hehe, I was kidding about the gas... just being a bit silly.

Those PLEDs really are incredible. The first time I fired up the machine and saw them I was like... "WHAAAAAT!!!" - it was one of those "OMFG" moments. They are so crisp and sharp - with no backlighting like with similar displays.

waits patiently for charles to update store im going to end up with a lot of hardware lying around before i start my build . . . . . . . .

We're working on it!

Getting stuff done in the summer is less than ideal... just when one guy comes back from holiday someone else goes... ack!!!

superb charles - you have outdone yourself - this is a work of art to say the least

def looking forward to the next MM you have on the backburner

Cheers Jon; very nice of you to say.

@Charles: Any chance of us seeing those res mounts in the store anytime soon? I know that I've been asking after them a few times now but can you blame me, they are just so nice!

Cheers.

They're being worked on... we'll be offering an assortment of colors and want to get them all sorted and available before offering any. That and half the population of Vancouver is on holiday it seems is why the lengthy delay...

man, those pictures just get better and better. I hope this case makes MDPC. It should, or I'll have to hunt down DB with a shovel!

Cheers Brian!

I'll leave that to the Judges.

Charles, you have outdone yourself again I don't even know how to express what I feel looking at the pics... The "THING" is just perfect...

Thank you Tigris.

It feels fantastic that something I've been part of producing has a positive effect on people. It really motivates me immensely!

Hi Charles,

This is a very sexy and clean build, i love all that is murdermod!

But may i ask where is the SLI connector?
Surpized nobody saw this, now tell me, what have i won

Cheers.

The Revolution box only came with the triple-sli bridge - Kirk is sending me a nice dual sli bridge that while not being here in time for the pics, should be in time to be installed before the machine is packed up later this week.

Inspirational

Cheers.

Yet another impressive build. I know this has been said a thousand times, but it is still a fitting comment - Charles you have raised the bar even higher with this build. I don't believe I have ever seen a more aesthetically pleasing PC - ever.

Seeing the progression in each of your builds I can only imagine how good the next one will be.

Well done!

Very nice of you to say that; sincere thank you.

This build was a massive undertaking and what's seen is only what worked out and not all the stuff that didn't. The goal was to make it clean looking which required tons of planning and much trial and error. So many things were done and redone... nothing simply worked on the first go.

All this to say that it's a great feeling to hear such generous comments after such an undertaking. When the machine is safely in Daniel's hands, I will finally be able to exhale and fully turn my attention to the next project.

Amazing what camera you using for your photos ?

Cheers Jiggy!

It's the Nikon D90... really like it!

The best Mod I've ever seen...

Thank you Cyril.

awesome job what you are doing there charles - I love it

the parts, are they powder coated and which color? they look very special.

Cheers elle.

The parts are powder coated and the color is "Solar Black". The finish is between gloss and matte... more like a satin really. In natural light it has a slight metallic effect with tiny speckles... like the anodized TJ07 unibody.

[elle]

The parts are powder coated and the color is "Solar Black". The finish is between gloss and matte... more like a satin really. In natural light it has a slight metallic effect with tiny speckles... like the anodized TJ07 unibody.

Thank you for the quick answer charles!

That´s what I already has supposed, because it has a special look. It was not the normal black color.

Update of your store will be late summer?

[STRMX]

i really love your case mode the subtle things you did really pushed it over the top and made this a purely amazing case if i could ask how did you make those blue ssd mounting frames i love how they give out and even glow

[dsecrieru]

Greetings from Santiago de Chile!

Yummy new pics! Charles, did you use another lens for these?

I'm coming back next week with a few thousands shots from my vacation, I'll need the beast to sift through and process all those!

D.

[dreamaxx]

You should stop by Canada on your way back to pick it up.

[R0bert]

And get it on board with you, and then ask the flight crew, where's the 220V plug, ' 'cos I need my pc up and running, lady! And where's the DVI connector for the little screen in front of me?'
But if you'd take it with you, Charles should make special pad with wheels, and a hand stick so it could look like a normal suit-case.

[charles_h]

Update of your store will be late summer?

Hopefully sooner.

i really love your case mode the subtle things you did really pushed it over the top and made this a purely amazing case if i could ask how did you make those blue ssd mounting frames i love how they give out and even glow

Cheers STRMX.

The SSD mount "shelves" incorporate strips of LED lighting that are shot through the length of the material and while doing so, are diffused enough to blend the individual lights eliminating visual hot spots. Trial and error process.

Greetings from Santiago de Chile!

Yummy new pics! Charles, did you use another lens for these?

I'm coming back next week with a few thousands shots from my vacation, I'll need the beast to sift through and process all those!

D.

Hi Daniel!

Same lens - the 24-70mm 2.8 beauty. I'm really not looking forward to giving this baby back...

This week I'll drain your beast and prep it for transport. Then a crate will be made and a blanket and small water dish... oh wait - scratch that.

Anyway, I'll be sure to get pics!

You should stop by Canada on your way back to pick it up.

He totally should!

If for nothing more than having a beer wif me.

And get it on board with you, and then ask the flight crew, where's the 220V plug, ' 'cos I need my pc up and running, lady! And where's the DVI connector for the little screen in front of me?'
But if you'd take it with you, Charles should make special pad with wheels, and a hand stick so it could look like a normal suit-case.

hehe, great idea!

The only issue being the name on the faceplate - imagine trying to explain that to Airport Security...

"Yes, that's right... we've got a suspicious object here... 2feet by 2feet - black metal object with the word "murderbox" on it... code 24... subject being brought to interrogation room 13... be sure to bring lots of rubber gloves..."

nah... prolly not a good idea after all, hehe

[dsecrieru]

Greetings from the ESO observatory at Paranal, the middle of the ing desert!

Charles, when I left from Frankfurt, they took me to a separate room to check my watch for explosives. Ridiculous!

cheers,
D.