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Custom steampunk Damnation PC is obscenely awesome photo

Gearing up for the May release of its upcoming steampunk- and Western-inspired shooter, Damnation, Codemasters have commission a killer, custom PC.

While we've yet to see the final product, there's videos of it being built up on YouTube (you can see one of them after the jump). Designed by Jake Hildebrandt, it looks like the final product will feature stained wood and valves that can be used to turn the computer on and off. Because that's what my computer at home is missing -- valves. 

But it doesn't just look crazy cool, the guts of this thing are impressive as well: an Intel Core i7 965, 12 gigs DDR3 RAM, an X57 chipset motherboard, a Dual Radeon 4870X2 card, and 1 Terabyte of hard drive. If you're not super tech-savy and you're not sure what all the means, just know that it's awesome in an obscene manner. Far more powerful than the laptop I'm using to write this.

You want this thing, don't you? Well, rumor has it you may be able to win it over the next few months in a contest being held by some videogame Web site whose mascot is a green robot. Wonder what that could mean...


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DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 17:42
DaedHead8
I'm the winner! I called it first!
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 17:44
DaedHead8
No seriously I've got dibs on this thing. I will cut anybody that so much as reads this article.
bunnyrabbit2's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 17:46
bunnyrabbit2
Not if I shoot you first and take it from you
sharpshell's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 17:53
sharpshell
OMG! that is fricken awesome... I need that!
Super Mega Hyper's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 17:55
Super Mega Hyper
and while everybody is biting and scratching each other, I come in and gracefully steal it from under your noses.
Furyfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:01
Furyfire
...While they are all killing each other, I shall sneak off with it...
XXLaw's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:05
XXLaw
SWEET STUFF!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:05
mix
*Reads article*

HAha who's going to cut whoapafyu23413r5hg2

*Blood sprays across the screen in pulses as Mix's artery is slit open*

Hey DaedHead8 here, THIS BITCH IS MINE!
ChickenNow's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:08
ChickenNow
do want!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:12
Chronic Logic
LOOK AT ALL THAT HAIR COMING OUT OF HIS FACE AND HEAD!
zanthox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:14
zanthox
IMPOSTOR! Using electric tools!
Great stuff though. I really like the art and crazy contraptions that come out of the steam punk scene. These guys and their being so hardcore only makes me want Damnation more.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:20
adultswim810
ZOMG WANT.
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:23
Daxelman
I got next.

Bitches.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:24
Wedge
I totally need to win this, because the last computer I won is way out date now. Srsly. I swear.
artemisfound's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:27
artemisfound
what exactly makes this steampunk? how about making the computer run on steam power instead of making it look like it....the lego difference engine (http://acarol.woz.org/) is much more in the spirit of steampunk than these attempts at fine art
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:48
grafkhun
Damn... that is pretty awesome.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:52
Tarvu
Does anybody know whether or not Nick Chester is partial to bribery?
mrberns's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 18:58
mrberns
Will rape everyone's face if I don't get this.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 19:09
DaedHead8
lmao@mix. You never should have underestimated me.
w4ffles's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 20:21
w4ffles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steampunkfrankenstein/
I think that's a way better example of a steampunk computer case.

Ehh...doesn't look like that case will get much, if any, airflow with that huge metal cover on the front. With the parts listed, the case will have to be extremely loud with high CFM fans if he doesn't want everything to cook in there.
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 20:28
Diverse
I'd love to have this just so I can gut out the i7 and 4870x2.
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 20:31
Oni
That case is fucking gorgeous. I'd kill you all just to stand in the same room as it.
Loogibot's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 20:59
Loogibot
What? Me? Yes, I DO want. What? A match to the death? And there is a line forming too? F*ck! Gimme!
Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 21:20
Fleet3000
i'm thinking massive destructoid army battle royale. i call the fucking C-130 gunship.
Doomsday Forte's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 21:21
Doomsday Forte
Doesn't seem terribly bad. I'm not really into steampunk though. Here's to my undeserved victory! ^_^
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 21:41
Dexter345
Green robot? Never heard of it.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2009 22:30
brainderailment
Yogurt cups are not steampunk.
kittwalker's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2009 05:25
kittwalker
@Wedge

I bet I could win an out of date computer competition against you. My "gaming rig" is rocking an AGP Radeon 9600 (non pro ). It stutters playing Megavideo. :(
steampoweredforlife's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2009 00:23
steampoweredforlife
Oh please, oh please, oh please let me win! I am in love with this computer. It is absolutely most certainly not healthy how bad I want this. *drools continuously*
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