MaximumPC 2002 09

8-BIT

104 |MAMAMAXIMXIMXIMXIMUUUUMMPPPCC| FEB 09 | http://www.maximumpc.com

RIG OF THE MONTH

ADVENTURES IN PC MODIFICATION

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For submitting this month’s winning entry, Richard has won a

$250 gift certifi cate. To enter the Rig of the Month contest,

see the offi cial rules on page 101.

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S

ome people want their rigs to be an approxima-

tion of what computers will look like at some

point in the far-off future. Richard Clinton, though,

wanted to look back to a simpler time: the 8-bit era.

But while computer technology was less complex

back then, building the Black Mage was anything

but easy.

In order to re-create his favorite Final Fantasy II

character type, Richard organized, glued, and paint-

ed 2,000 1”x1” cubes. All told, it took four months to

assemble the Black Mage. To see the process short-

ened to 10 minutes, check out Richard’s build video

at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoUVgK65FIA.

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inged dual 22-inch

LCD monitors. To

create this rig,

Will took apart his

laptop to see how

the hinges and body

panels worked and

then copied the

design.

To keep all this hardware cool, Richard raised the motherboard

an inch above the wood blocks and installed two 250mm fans.

Black Mage

8-BIT
Black Mage

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Black Mage

A USB

plasma

orb (above)

found at

Think Geek

completes

the look.