# Wmd Pc

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-pc/277781>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-pc/277781 "2004-12-02T22:25:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-pc/277781/1 "2004-12-02T22:25:04Z")

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[I think I may have to get one of these.](http://www.bit-tech.net/article/150/3)

> [@](#):
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> The plan is to build a custom all-stainless steel case that resembles every fictional hero’s worst-nightmare - essentially a ‘device’ that looks capable of vaporizing a sizable area of the earth’s surface. This WMD, however, is designed to take along to LANs more as a Weapon of Mass Gaming Destruction - a high-spec Small Form Factor rig for the best in gaming goodness. I only hope it doesn’t clear the venue…(But wouldn’t you win by default then? - Ed)
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> I want the final ‘look’ of the case to be sleek and clean looking, but with an industrial feel. A few of the general themes I will be following include:
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> - All stainless steel construction.
> - Water-cooled.
> - Low noise.
> - High performance system components.
> - Red LED timer display. Able to count down from the start of a LAN event and continue throughout until the end.
> - Keylock switches, Keypad control, red flashing indicators.
> - A high quality build, utilising some laser-cut pieces, and CNC machined timer bezel.
> - Easily upgradable/accessable.
> - Tough, shock-absorbing construction, able to take a knock.
> - Plus a lot more that will become clear over the course of the project.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-pc/277781/2 "2004-12-02T22:44:54Z")

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Quite a sharp-looking case, but ultimately kinda disappointing as it contains no hardware as of yet. I did bookmark it, though, and look forward to the finished product.

And damnit…someone else on that page already ran with my idea of a newspaper box case mod. Foo.

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-pc/277781/3 "2004-12-02T22:51:29Z")

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It just looks like a 1950s vacuum cleaner to me.