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If you have a contender for Rig of the Month, e-mail [email protected] with high-res digital pics and a 300-word write-up.JACKIE MCGATHA’S
Dragon Knight
ririgg of the month ADVENTURES IN PC MODIFICATION Sponsored by
For his winning entry, Jackie McGatha
wins a $500 gift certifi cate for Buy.com
to fund his modding madness! See all the
hardware deals at http://www.buy.com and turn
to page 92 for contest rules.Jackie’s big-
gest worry
was that after
spending
months carving
these panels
they wouldn’t
fi t on the metal
frame. Luckily,
everything
matched up
perfectly!The pine case can’t dissipate much heat, so to keep
things cool, Jackie installed four fans and a water-
cooling system. The fl ip side of not shedding much
heat, though, is that this rig runs really quietly!Pine provided
just the right mix
of durability and
softness, allow-
ing Jackie to do
detailed woodwork
but create a case
that could still
withstand a fair
amount of abuse.MAXIMUM PC (ISSN 1522-4279) is published monthly by Future US, Inc, 4000 Shoreline $56. US funds only. Canadian price includes postage and GST (GST#R128220688).If you have a contender for Rig of the Month, e-mailPine provided
just the right mix
of durability and
softness, allow-
ing Jackie to do
detailed woodwork
but create a case
that could still
withstand a fair
amount of abuse.MAXIMUM PC (ISSN 1522-4279) is published monthly by Future US, Inc, 4000 Shoreline $56. US funds only. Canadian price includes postage and GST (GST#R128220688).If you have a contender for Rig of the Month, e-mailTwo green cold cathodes and a pair of
ultraviolet lights produce the glow that
emanates through the etched glass.J
ackie McGatha is a self-described sci-
ence fantasy addict, so when it came
time to build his fi rst mod, his love of all
things World of Warcraft, EverQuest, and
Vanguard, led him to the theme for this Rig
of the Month, Dragon Knight.
What you see here is actually Jackie’s
second attempt at a mod; after fi rst try-
ing to make the case out of only wood,
he decided he needed more support
for internal components. By bolting two
metal frames together and then building a
wooden case around them, Jackie created
the structure necessary to support all the
internal components—and left plenty of
space for upgrades.Two green cold cathodes and a pair of
ultraviolet lights produce the glow thatwooden case around them, Jackie created
the structure necessary to support all the
internal components—and left plenty of internal components—and left plenty of