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AND PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.KEN KIRBY’S
Super Bee
K
en Kirby might not know much
about cars, but there’s no
denying that he’s got quite a han-
dle on case modding. He designed
the Super Bee rig as a gift for
his in-laws to replace their aging
700MHz Windows 98 machine.
Ken chose the Super Bee
theme to appeal to his father-
in-law’s love of cars, especially
Dodge muscle cars. The entire proj-
ect was a breeze to complete, save
for a few minor issues: Ken had a bit
of trouble designing the top of the
air fi lter on his processor’s fan, and
when he fi rst fi red up his rig, nothing
happened —his motherboard was
completely shot.
One quick trip to the computer
store solved the problem, and
soon enough the Super Bee was
up and running.For his winning entry, Ken wins a $250 gift
certifi cate to fund his modding madness!
Turn to page 92 for contest rules.Ken acquired the customized parts for the
case right off of eBay, including the Super
Bee’s hood logo and fender “bee.”Ken started with a green Aspire X-Discovery
case and used fl at-black highlights to mimic a
real car’s look!Instead of a 426 Hemi, this Super Bee rocks
an Athlon X2 3800+ processor, 1GB of
Corsair RAM, and a GeForce FX 6600.ririgg of th e month ADVENTURES IN PC MODIFICATION
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For his winning entry, Ken wins a $250 gift
certifi cate to fund his modding madness!
Turn to page 92 for contest rules.Ken acquired the customized parts for the
case right off of eBay, including the Super
Bee’s hood logo and fender “bee.”Ken started with a green Aspire X-Discovery
case and used fl at-black highlights to mimic a
real car’s look!