Speaking of that,  should be finishing up the Cooler Master Stacker 830 case review within the next 48 hours and have it posted in the early part of next week.

According to FedEx, the NVousPC laptop is almost her, so you can expect a review for it popping up in the coming week or two.

Also, I think I need a better PC to test games as it can barely run Crysis on all the lowest settings. If things go well, I can get a rig together with a Dual Core CPU, 2GB of memory, and an nVidia 8800 or ATI 2900XT. Any sponsored (read: provided) components will get featured in every game and software review, so any assistance in piecing the system together would be a great help.

By the way, the cake is not a lie… and it was chocolate!

Not much has happened for DoomzPunk lately. I’m still looking for a sponsor for the PSU and the Video Card because there is no possible way that I will be able to afford everything since the bills have really been adding up these past couple of months. Apparently my green typewriter keys are in the mail, so I should have them in a day or so to mod my keyboard.

The design will carry over to the mouse, keyboard, speakers, and external HDD.

So far my hardware includes:
- Abacus mITX motherboard
- Intel Core Duo T2300
- AMS eCube Flex-ATX Case
- Noctua NC-U6 Northbridge Cooler
- Crucial 2GB DDR2-667
- Hitachi 250GB SATA HDD
- R2 Mark II and Fragpedals (GamingMouse.com)

I am still looking to obtain a PCI-Express x16 Video Card (8600GTS or better), Solid Power Supply, and a USB to 2.5″ HDD Adapter. Hopefully a sponsor will pull through on at least the video card as I really do not make enough to afford even a $150 card. Once I get the video card, I will have to obtain a waterblock as even if I do not water cool the CPU I will use it on the GPU.

I plan on featuring my project on a couple modding forums, my own website, a YouTube feature, local computer shows, and hopefully a spot in the local art newspaper, The Stranger.

In my Senior year of college for my Computer Engineering degree I decided to skip an internship in favor of doing some research and development on a Senior Project. While most of my peers (not all) were working in lame internships, I was talking with corporate representatives about their newest technology and gaining sponsorships. I got five sponsors and went on my way to make a great mATX project with a separate breakout box with the HDD, Optical Drive, and a USB Hub. My design was meant to turn conventional PCs into a smaller, modular design that would be easier for the average consumer to work on. Also, there was a scientific approach to overclocking and performance results regarding various changes in clock speeds. Obviously being a college student limited my resources and my design, but overall I was very happy with the end result. In May 2007, I presented in front of seven advisers, my peers, and a handful of representatives from companies like IBM and Motorola. I ended up getting an A, but it wasn’t nearly as great as the words of encouragement from the advisers and the corporate reps.

My sponsors on that project were Crucial Memory, Gigabyte Technology, Danger Den, Protocase Enclosures, and Good Work System. I have to thank them since it would have been quite a task to complete the project on time without them. An extra large thanks has to go out to Protocase for their help on creating the external box. If you are building a special mod, you may want to check them out. They are a bit pricey, but you will be hard pressed to find another company that will produce an enclosure as high quality as theirs.

By the way, while throwing out the box that my Noctua NC-U6 came in I found a metal case badge and a pen. Sweet!