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Skull and Crossbones Theme
The first thing that
caught my eye about the Skull and Crossbones Theme was the large skull at the
bottom front. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the material used
for the skull was metal and not some cheap shiny plastic. Furthermore, the
skull is securely fastened to the front intake 80mm fan, through multiple
joints. The skull would not budge when I tried to move it, which is an
excellent indication of sturdiness. This clever position of the skull acts
as a fancy fan grill.
The entire chassis
of the of the Skull and Crossbones is made from scratch pieces of acrylic.
When I saw preview pictures, I thought the case was modded from a pre-assembled
acrylic case. Boy was I wrong! Imagine picking up six pieces of
acrylic and slapping them together to form a case; that is exactly how this case
is like. The case offers four 5.25" drive bays and two 3.5" floppy bays, a
typical configuration of a PC case. The power and rest buttons are located
at the bottom right side and are easily accessible. The left side of the
case has a large metallic sheet with a cutout of a skull and crossbones.
At the mouth area of the skull sits the second 80mm fan intake. The back
of the case is also pretty standard, with seven PCI slots and a single 80mm
exhaust fan. The very bottom of the case are the front I/O ports--two USB
connections, audio jack, and microphone jack. To allow the use of these
front ports, there are cables inside the case that exits through the back and
plug into the motherboard. On the right side of the case is another skull
and crossbones artwork.
On the top
of the case is another sheet of metal with a cutout of a flaming skull.
The shape of the skull reminds me of those ghostly heads that fly around
in old Castlevania games. It sure looks like it doesn't it?
Through the flaming skull shaped window at the top revealed a sticker on
the DVD-Rom.
To further add to
the Skull and Crossbones Theme, KickButtComputers used thumbscrews made out of
real bones to secure the hard drives. There is also a skull carved out of
real bone sitting on the side. Freaky isn't it? Real bones!
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