Weighted Companion Cube (mediaBIN3.0)


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Owner: zAAm
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Posted: Jan 6, 2010
Last Update: Jun 14, 2011 17:12
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Rating: Superb (8.3)
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Performed Mods:
- Made everything but the hardware from scratch and the list is too long to name everything here. Adjustable colour home-made LED strip system. Almost exact replica of Portal cube. ALL sides are lighted (including bottom)
Whole system is 230x230x230mm SFF! Look at the worklog for a complete detailed guide on how the mediaBIN3.0 Weighted Companion Cube was built :D - http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=108257

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by Fourstaff (January 6th - 4:54 PM) - Reply
But no cake D: Post pic of cube with cake?
by mlee49 (January 6th - 4:55 PM) - Reply
Needs link to project build log. Def 10/10 work mate. :toast:
by t77snapshot (January 6th - 5:05 PM) - Reply
Yeah where's the cake you promised? This case mod is absolutely awesome! 10/10

Portal Rocks!
by zAAm (January 6th - 5:07 PM) - Reply
by: mlee49
Needs link to project build log. Def 10/10 work mate. :toast:
Added :D
by t77snapshot (January 6th - 5:15 PM) - Reply
Wow! lots of work was put into your companion, I dont know how I missed your project log in the past?! I really like what you did with the LED's too.
by Fourstaff (January 6th - 5:23 PM) - Reply
Lies! Fake Cake! Need real ones! anyway still 11/10 for ingenuity.
by KieX (January 6th - 6:42 PM) - Reply
Absolutely love this mod! 10/10
by Phxprovost (January 6th - 6:44 PM) - Reply
Thats pretty amazing, looking to sell it? lol
by KieranD (January 6th - 6:46 PM) - Reply
Really nice, i remember glancing at the project log.
I can appreciate the hard work put into projects like that.
by Soylent Joe (January 6th - 6:55 PM) - Reply
10/10 here. Practically perfect design and form, just wish it had a little more power than an Atom :/
by MRCL (January 6th - 8:18 PM) - Reply
I already told you how great this is in the worklog, so I'm leaving you with a perfect 10/10. Actually 10/10 does you nowhere near justice. It should be ∞/10.
by Dippyskoodlez (January 6th - 9:30 PM) - Reply
That is outstanding.

Mad props. Beautiful work with the LED's too.

WOW is really all there is to say.
by tzitzibp (January 7th - 12:10 AM) - Reply
perfect! 10
by MT Alex (January 7th - 12:12 AM) - Reply
That is some kind of wonderful. 10/10
by ChiSox (January 7th - 12:18 AM) - Reply
Well, get on mass producing these would you...we all want a companion

Flawless

What are your temps??
by zAAm (January 7th - 1:22 AM) - Reply
by: Soylent Joe
10/10 here. Practically perfect design and form, just wish it had a little more power than an Atom :/
Thanks! The original purpose of the cube is that of a media server and firewall/router. So I went for quiet, low power and decent performance. The Atom 330 dual core fitted the bill :D
by pentastar111 (January 7th - 4:39 AM) - Reply
Wow!!! 10/10
by Bjorn_Of_Iceland (January 7th - 5:55 AM) - Reply
grandmaster work of art :D.

10/10 superb!

Is it a wireless router / firewall / media server? lan socket seemed to be obstructed
by zAAm (January 7th - 6:53 AM) - Reply
by: Bjorn_Of_Iceland
grandmaster work of art :D.

10/10 superb!

Is it a wireless router / firewall / media server? lan socket seemed to be obstructed
Yup. In the worklog I also commented on that, the back heart will normally not be removed as the server won't be needing a screen (but it's removable if I have to attach a screen for troubleshooting and installing new software for instance).
The network cables will be plugged into the sockets and bent 90 degrees down into the cube, coming through the spacing between the heart cover and the panel at the bottom towards the switch and WAN connection. So there's not going to be any wires on any side of the cube except the bottom :D I didn't want to cut a big hole anywhere on the cube for wires so this way all the sides look identical.
by zma (January 7th - 6:54 AM) - Reply
I voted 6/10 because:

Absolutely love this mod


User withdrew this vote on: Jan 10 2010 06:33
by zAAm (January 7th - 6:59 AM) - Reply
by: zma
I voted 6/10 because:

Absolutely love this mod
Haha, of course you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm just wondering if you're normally this pessimistic or do you just have very high standards? :D "Awh, that's absolutely awesome! Nah, I'll give it a 6". Haha
by [I.R.A]_FBi (January 7th - 7:04 AM) - Reply
10 .... out of 5 ...
by CALIBRE (January 7th - 8:11 AM) - Reply
I voted 1/10 because:

Cuz it is ugly


User withdrew this vote on: Jan 8 2010 09:32
by (FIH) The Don (January 7th - 11:56 AM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
I voted 1/10 because:

Cuz it is ugly
if you dont have anything worth waying then keep it for yourself

10/10 from me
by zAAm (January 7th - 11:59 AM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
I voted 1/10 because:

Cuz it is ugly
Although you're entitled to your opinion, I can't help but notice that there's always one guy voting 1/10 for most of the really great mods in the gallery? I'm not saying it's you, but one can wonder... ;)
by MRCL (January 7th - 12:02 PM) - Reply
Jealousy? I mean I wanted to vote 1/10 too, but I clicked the wrong number :D
by modder (January 7th - 3:07 PM) - Reply
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by SRoode (January 7th - 6:58 PM) - Reply
I voted 10/10 because that was as high as I could vote!!!

Wonderful!!!
by KieX (January 7th - 7:40 PM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
I voted 1/10 because:

Cuz it is ugly
That's just poor really. How could one of the most memorable game characters ever be considered ugly?

I bet you are the kind of person to throw your companion into a furnace just to get out a door!

No cake for you.
by Mussels (January 7th - 8:11 PM) - Reply
awesome mod, truly


ignore calibre: he's a troll and just goes around voting cases down to 1/10 because he suffers severe penis envy over his duct-tape PC
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2423.html
by mlee49 (January 7th - 8:28 PM) - Reply
Lolzers Mussels! Wish I could thank you on that one!
by codyjansen (January 7th - 9:18 PM) - Reply
dude, that is one of the coolest cases i have ever seen. lols thats tight.
by Wile E (January 8th - 12:04 AM) - Reply
It goes without saying that you get a 10/10 from me. Now sell it to me dammit. lol.

And somebody spam CALIBRE's case with 1's
by steelkane (January 8th - 4:58 AM) - Reply
I gave you a 1 with a 0 on the end for STELLAR Craftsmanship & AMAZING Detail to the true to life vision. AWESOME & one to remember, Also adding to my Windows 7 changing wallpaper RIGS pack.
by CALIBRE (January 8th - 9:33 AM) - Reply
Really nice build man!8/10
by CALIBRE (January 10th - 8:08 AM) - Reply
by: Wile E
It goes without saying that you get a 10/10 from me. Now sell it to me dammit. lol.

And somebody spam CALIBRE's case with 1's
Real mature man haha
by MRCL (January 10th - 8:10 AM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
Real mature man haha
Your 1/10 vote was "real mature" to begin with.
But lets not bust out a fight.
by Kreij (January 10th - 8:17 AM) - Reply
I don't usually vote on projects, but from conception/design through execution, you did a superb job. 10/10
by WhiteLotus (January 10th - 8:50 AM) - Reply
truly awesome
by zAAm (January 10th - 9:09 AM) - Reply
Thanks guys! I'll add some more photos a bit later when I show the cube in operation ;)
by CALIBRE (January 11th - 6:40 AM) - Reply
Yeah well u ppl can continue to vote my pc 1! i apologized . and i dnt even knw what the Weighted Companion Cube is so can any1 tell me?
by MRCL (January 11th - 6:44 AM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
Yeah well u ppl can continue to vote my pc 1! i apologized . and i dnt even knw what the Weighted Companion Cube is so can any1 tell me?
It is a metal cube that appears in the game "Portal". It is an aid to solve the puzzles in the game. It is implied in the game that this cube is your only friend. Its tragic death touched the hearts of many, thats why its so popular, thus the build.
by CALIBRE (January 11th - 7:32 AM) - Reply
by: MRCL
It is a metal cube that appears in the game "Portal". It is an aid to solve the puzzles in the game. It is implied in the game that this cube is your only friend. Its tragic death touched the hearts of many, thats why its so popular, thus the build.
Thanks man! an im sorry i didnt knw that! thats sad:-(
by AndreaSilverEye (January 12th - 2:16 AM) - Reply
WHAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Awesome ME LOVES IT! T_T; ME WANTS!

Thaz tha first thing that went in ma mind when i first saw this Cute rig.
Tha heart plaque thing is removable OMG!

Ten/Ten
by roast (January 12th - 3:36 AM) - Reply
I love it. 10/10

Well done sir, really, that is a pure work of art. You may want to post this at thebestcasescenario.com - the guys there would be interested.

-Mick.
by HookeyStreet (January 12th - 5:13 AM) - Reply
11/10. Amazing work. Possibly the best custom PC Ive ever seen.
by mlee49 (January 12th - 9:16 AM) - Reply
Hey zAAM are you planning on entering this in some contest? It could really be a contest worthy build.
by Fourstaff (January 12th - 11:19 AM) - Reply
Still waiting for cake...
by zAAm (January 12th - 3:20 PM) - Reply
Thanks again guys! I didn't plan on entering any competitions just yet - it's just nice to see people appreciate your work ;)
by MRCL (January 12th - 4:39 PM) - Reply
Have you shown it to the Valve guys yet?
by Mussels (January 12th - 10:16 PM) - Reply
by: MRCL
Have you shown it to the Valve guys yet?
^ agreed, do it
by DonInKansas (January 12th - 10:19 PM) - Reply
by: MRCL
It is a metal cube that appears in the game "Portal". It is an aid to solve the puzzles in the game. It is implied in the game that this cube is your only friend. Its tragic death touched the hearts of many, thats why its so popular, thus the build.
Oh noes! Spoilers! :laugh:

This is teh awesome.
by Wile E (January 13th - 2:12 PM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
Real mature man haha
Learned your lesson, didn't you?
by Karam (January 13th - 3:00 PM) - Reply
cute <3

10/10
by CALIBRE (January 14th - 1:39 AM) - Reply
by: Wile E
Learned your lesson, didn't you?
Yeah i did!
by HookeyStreet (January 14th - 6:27 AM) - Reply
by: CALIBRE
Yeah well u ppl can continue to vote my pc 1! i apologized . and i dnt even knw what the Weighted Companion Cube is so can any1 tell me?
Thats no f*cking excuse. Even if I didnt know what it was meant to be, I would still give it high marks for the sheer quality of it.
by Mussels (January 14th - 6:29 AM) - Reply
by: HookeyStreet
Thats no f*cking excuse. Even if I didnt know what it was meant to be, I would still give it high marks for the sheer quality of it.
he's apologized, and isn't doing anything wrong anymore. let it be.
by HookeyStreet (January 14th - 6:31 AM) - Reply
by: Mussels
he's apologized, and isn't doing anything wrong anymore. let it be.
Im not trying to continue a lame argument m8. Just stating that people shouldnt really comment on things they dont understand. But then again, the net is full of idiots, no one can change this.

Anyway, back to the case. Its stunning!
by rekekjeks (January 14th - 11:01 AM) - Reply
OK, pardon my language, but HOLY FREAKIN' SHITBALLS!!
This is absolutely amazing! I read your worklog too, and that's some serious business right there =P
I wish I could order one x]
Unbelievable good work!
by CALIBRE (January 14th - 11:40 AM) - Reply
Case does look amazing! and ppl make mistakes:-(
by brandonwh64 (January 16th - 7:26 AM) - Reply
10/10! I LOVE THIS! once i get my cooling loop i will post my PC
by Cuzza (January 16th - 2:15 PM) - Reply
Mate I have followed your worklog very closely and enjoyed it a lot. I know you put a truckload of work into this and it has definitely paid off! 9/10 from me.

by Vongoerlich (February 1st - 3:33 AM) - Reply
Wow
by SabreWulf69 (February 1st - 5:23 AM) - Reply
Awesome case, should design some media PC's to Valve or get sponsored by them at least heehee freakin incredible 8/10 Please vote for my case at --> http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2455.html
by Ubeogesh (March 14th - 7:15 AM) - Reply
this is incredible!
btw when i first time played portal - I've thought of this idea
by scaminatrix (March 14th - 8:32 AM) - Reply
:dribble:

10/10 Sir!
by Wile E (March 20th - 11:26 PM) - Reply
This is still in the top 3 for my all-time favorite case mods.
by jonathan1107 (April 26th - 7:32 AM) - Reply
Wow! Amazing
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