Case Mod & PC build for "Battlefield 3"

[MonsterMawd]

Here is the "BF3" theme case mod in anticipation of Battlefield 3: BF3 release on 10.25.2011 by Electronic Arts. Fractal Design's Arc Mid tower case was chosen for the project.

Fractal Design new "Arc" Midi Tower Case.

Fractal design Arc Mid tower fully dismantled for custom paint.

The name badge in the bezel was filled with Evercoat's Everglass" Fiberglass "short hair" filler.

After sanding the filler with Medium Grit sandpaper..

Scuffing surface of steel chassis parts, plastic bezel with Red Scothbrite Pad, to create paint adhesion for the Primer.

Dissected and Magnified each segment from camouflage pattern on 8.5" x 11" paper. Each segment was traced and cut in cardboard for individual stencils.

RUSTOLEUM Specialty series "camouflage" paints. I purchased these from Home Depot

Camouflage paint job is finished.

Camouflaged motherboard tray? Yes, the entire interior was painted.



For a rugged military look, we chose these recessed PC case handles, http://www.mnpctech.com/BlackRecessedHandle.html

The recessed PC handles are ready for installation and spring loaded, so they don't flop while transporting your PC.

Using stencil included with handles along with measuring square to determine exact location for the recessed PC handles

Using 1.5" Dremel reinforced cutting wheel to cut opening for recessed PC handles

Using 1/4" drill bit for mounting holes of the recessed handles.

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thanks for the comment and feedback!

Camouflaged the EVGA 560ti fan shroud, to match the painted interior of the PC.

I chose PATRIOT MEMORY for our system memory and solid state storage!

Patriot Memory WILDFIRE

Patriot Memory Division 2, VIPER EXTREME, DDR3

 

[MonsterMawd]

Here are the final photos from the photo session this week. The PC will be at Fractal-Design's booth at 2012 CES.

 

[grpho]

the mother of mad fps tower builds.

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thank you for the comment!

 

[MonsterMawd]

Hey guys, just a friendly fyi, if any of you planned to attend 2012 CES, in Las Vegas, January 10th - 14th, 2012... I will be there! I'll be handing out mini posters, So please drop by and Introduce yourself, I'd love to meet members from Tom's Hardware! I'll be sharing a booth with Fractal-Design, Located on Main Floor, South 2 - 25508. Hope to see you!


The BF3 PC and Black & White Arc PC I've built, will both be on display at Fractal-Design's booth

 

[MonsterMawd]

Fracta-Design has made a video of the modification I made to the Arc Midi.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/7jjBGAett2g

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thank you everyone! The "BF3" PC was a hit at CES! ThinkComputers.org dropped by my booth at CES for video of Battlefield 3 PC

http://youtu.be/-ZO9H1Qs8Zs

 

[thepieguy]

I just came across this thread as I'm researching cases for my new build and I play BF3. This work of art blew me away. Totally badass. Amazing work, man!

 

[Nparbs]

Amazing case

 

[HEXiT]

very impressive... some very nice touches although i do have reservations about covering over the motherboard like you have... still it looks the part and i wouldn't say no if you offered to do my antec 902. in a similar fashion...

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thank you! Asus sells the sabertooth with the cover. It's ducted for the chipset. DazMode dropped by my booth at 2012 CES to check out the "BF3" PC for Fractal-Design. I also do overview of the "Carbon Arc" PC I built with 3M Di-Noc Carbon Fiber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcEV0dE5nVI

 

[MonsterMawd]

Thank you to everyone for watching and commenting during this entire project!

Here is video highlights of BF3 and booth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1LWJJKTXew

Fractal-Design was kind enough to invite me to share booth at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. It was a very successful event for Mnpctech. Besides the two cases in this video, I had 2 custom builds for NZXT and Corsair's Hotel Suites. You can see them in my previous video upload. Since CES, a lot of people are under impression that I now work for Fractal-Design, which is false. I'm just a big fan of their products. I was first to review a Fractal design case in the United States in 2010. The closest reseller was in Canada at time. The case I reviewed was a Define R2. You can watch the video on my channel. After getting several hundred positive responses over the review, I urged Fractal to find retail distribution in the United States. Newegg.com started offering Fractal's cases the following Spring of 2011. Other than quality and price, what really impressed me, was that Fractal's CEO, Hannes Wallin in Sweden, answered all of my questions. Hannes also came to CES to answer questions from the public the entire duration of the show. None of the other PC hardware manufacturers had CEOs present. Fractal won NewEgg's "Best New Vendor" while at CES. This type of customer relations and passion, is what really impresses me. A lot of the other manufacturers could learn from Fractal-Design.