View Full Version : More Team Xecuter case info
Xboxmodder999
04-30-2005, 01:08 PM
THey have released another picture of the back of the case, with this to say "they are there for exisiting chips - and for other stuff. maybe." There is a place for both the Viper GC programmer, and alos for the Qoob's USB thing.
Gehenna
04-30-2005, 06:40 PM
I find that quite arousing.
tempest
04-30-2005, 07:45 PM
I am soo glad I waited:D
justinkb
04-30-2005, 07:47 PM
i'm so glad i didn't wait =p
needless to say, i'm not too impressed.
brakken
04-30-2005, 08:12 PM
Originally posted by justinkb
i'm so glad i didn't wait =p
needless to say, i'm not too impressed.
If you search for post(s) by this poster you will find many flaming threads and this one borderlines on flaming if you take in account his other articles; sadly this isn't 100% flame or I would delete the b*tch.
Please do not respond to this comment 'justinkb' or anyone else as it's offtopic and we need to stay on the topic at hand and also please do not respond to 'justinkb's' post as he is lamer material and just wants to cause problems.
As for the case I am impressed and hope because that it has both a 25pin and USB connector that you could possibly use both the Viper and the Qoob together in the same unit.
Sadly I was hoping that the USB/Serial ports would of been for some sort of IDE interface, but I guess you can't have everything you wish for.
Hopefully they get the final design soon so we can see this case in all it's glory (or lack of).
Of course look for an official review on the PhantomX Online Network when I recieve (or purchase) a sample for testing and review purposes.
Regards,
brakken
justinkb
04-30-2005, 08:19 PM
[ deleted - stay on topic and no flaming ]
ROFLMyWaffle
04-30-2005, 08:53 PM
Hate to say it brakken, but you are a big hypocrit. You ***** about the gamecubecase.com cases, but won't let others speak their own thoughts about this? You're starting to sound like one of those ps2w@ankers. I don't want to start trouble or anything, but I think others are right when they say you only ***** about gamecubecase.com because they are linked to ps2nfo. After all, isn't this supposed to be better than ps2nfo, where we're actually allowed to speak our minds. As for me, I think these look excelent. I just busted on my monitor. I suggested the 25 pin thing for the viper (might not have been the only one) and am very excited. Can't wait till its out.
P.S: Xecuter, feel free to lemme sample your product. After all my last name is sample. Dead serious. :D
Xboxmodder999
04-30-2005, 09:01 PM
Agreed, most of justinb's posts are infact stupid and annoying, but most of them don't break any rules. He is just stating his oppinion, granted in an annoying way, but he is entitled to do that, as long as he doesn't brake any rules, just ignore it and let him be.
Phantom8
05-01-2005, 12:29 AM
ROFLMyWaffle, you can't compare this board with ps2sucks. If what you're saying is true, you've already been banned here. ps2sucks bans people for no reasons, or for saying anything they don't like, or posting any info for their rivals. Have you seen brakken ban people like that?
A good forum should have rules and should keep flamers & trouble makers away from it. Consolejunky is clearly a flamer here. If he is posting the **** in other forums, I'm sure he is already been banned. A good forum doesn't mean you can speak whatever you want (like flaming). In fact, I think the rules here are too lose. That's why we've so such flame & hate post recently.
brakken
05-01-2005, 02:01 AM
Okay I don't think any you got my point. JustinKB ALWAYS tries to start **** with people. He wasn't stating his opinion he was only stating crap to piss other people off. If someone else other then JustinKB would of posted that I would of not had a problem with it, but he has been posting provoking remarks in most of the posts that I do make. So you cleary see I am justified in my actions and if this was ps2banz I would of deleted his account by now.
This could turn into a great thread, but we need to stay clear of flaming and abuse.
Please see the below thread if you have any problems with this and reply to them here (any more offtopic relplies in this thread relating to this subject will be deleted). I am dead stuck on keeping this thread topic related.
Brakken and MaxConsole GameCube Forum Rules
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5617
I'm not taking Xecuter's side, but they do have a great track record as GameCubeCase had a bad track record. What I mean is if someone was known for making crap quality products one would think that any new products would be crap too and if one makes good quality products then any new ones would be good; of course this is only speculation as I could be wrong.
If I get the Xecuter case and it has flaws trust me I will not hesitate to write about them.
Now please guys (and gals) lets stay on topic! Since Xecuter knows about my posts now maybe we can get their attention here!
What color(s) would you want created other then the original console colors?
Personally I would like a transparent case that fades from white to blue!
TestType
05-01-2005, 04:12 AM
Back on topic, the Xecuter case is looking better every time I see it! Those guys think of everything, nice work! Can't wait to pick one up.
Phantom8
05-01-2005, 04:36 AM
It looks excellent. Hope won't be too expensive when it comes out.
justinkb
05-01-2005, 04:55 AM
before you people drool all over the case, you should realize billions of people have had problems using the ViperGC programmer with parallel cables. do a search on the ViperGC forum in case you don't remember. with this 'nice little connector' it's not possible to directly connect it to your comp's parallel port, especially considering its moronic placing.
furthermore, all you've seen from Xecuter is halfassed lightwave renders. and let's be realistic here, how much does it really matter how the back or bottom of your gamecube looks. it's not like you see it all the time. this is a top and bottom, whoopie, only advantages is colours would match better, but guess what, my replacement top matches my bottom 100%.
there's nothing interesting this case can offer me that i don't already have now i replaced my original gamecube cover with the gamecubecase.com one. and that's my opinion, are you gonna cry about it again because you feel differently, brakken?
Phantom8
05-01-2005, 05:25 AM
First, I don't have any problem using my 9 feet 25 pin cable to flash the Viper. In fact, most people having problem with the cable is because they're not using 25pin straight cable. Many 25 pin cables are made for the RS232 serial port and they don't have all 25 wires connecting each pin. As long as you get yourself a right cable, it will work.
I do care how the case look, including top, bottom and the back. The connector at the back is a nice touch. Now, I don't have to connect and disconnect the programmer each time I flash a new bios. Afterall, it's my money and why not invest in something that satisfy me. The GameCubeCase is just not my cup of tea.
justinkb
05-01-2005, 05:28 AM
Originally posted by Phantom8
First, I don't have any problem using my 9 feet 25 pin cable to flash the Viper. In fact, most people having problem with the cable is because they're not using 25pin straight cable. Many 25 pin cables are made for the RS232 serial port and they don't have all 25 wires connecting each pin. As long as you get yourself a right cable, it will work. dude, there's even a post right now on the first page of the ViperGC forum about someone having problems with it. yes, using the right type of cable. why deny it?
Phantom8
05-01-2005, 05:45 AM
Originally posted by justinkb
dude, there's even a post right now on the first page of the ViperGC forum about someone having problems with it. yes, using the right type of cable. why deny it?
How do you know that guy was using the right type of cable. All he said was he has a cable connected between the Viper programmer and PC. I'm just telling you my own experience. I have two 25 pin cables and only 1 of them work. The one that worked has all 25 pins connected; while the other doesn't.
tempest
05-01-2005, 09:29 AM
OK I will have to admit I almost responded to justinkb original post, as it followed mine. But I took the high road.;)
To me the connectors on the back are nice additional feature, I am thinking qoob so the USB is cool. But that is not the selling point for me. The design details are the things that make this case sweet. For example, Xecuter has left the structural integrity of the lid intact. That rib around the perimeter on the original case is there for a reason – to keep the lid from warping. The fact that they are paying attention to the details leads me to believe that they will produce a quality product. But I concede - we shall see.
To say there design sucks bc they included the parallel port (correct me if I am wrong but viper does not use a serial port, and that it is not what is pictured) that the Viper uses and has issues with certain cables is, well not relevant. The issue is with Viper not this case. Xecuter is being very forward thinking trying to accommodate ALL users. Again sweating the details.
Lets hope they are available soon
:D
looks nice....but i bet it will cost a **** load and be a ***** to install for the noob! :mad:
ROFLMyWaffle
05-01-2005, 10:01 AM
Ok brakken, I see where you are coming from now. I would like to see transparent colors. Also, you should have NO problems using a parallel cable. I did a test for some forums, either this or gamingforce, maybe something else, but anyway... I tested 15 25 pin M/F Straight/Null wired cables and they all worked. You should have problems, if you have the wrong cable! Some are wired for printers and are not null. These don't work! As for price, the most I'll spend will probably be something like $50 USD. Anyone know if it'll be larger than the original case? It'll have to be to fit the programmer back there.
Xboxmodder999
05-01-2005, 10:29 AM
I would like to see a smokey transparent, or a dark blue transarent, both of which would be absolutly awesome.
ROFLMyWaffle
05-01-2005, 12:27 PM
oooo. That sounds great. A color that looks like a tinted window. You can still see inside, but you need to actually look for the inside. Either that or one thats so tinted, you cant see inside. Then add a switch with white leds so with the flip of a switch, it becomes transparent.
I just hope they are not steeply priced ie over £30 for a complete Team Xecuter case.
You can get a new GC off eBay for like £30 nowadays.
30 pounds is wayyy to expensive , I think 20 pounds and up to 40 dollars is around 'fair'.
Xecuter know the industry inside out and I'm sure it will be at a fair price!
thecheekymonkey
05-01-2005, 01:50 PM
ok i have had no probs with my vipers over my cable .
as for the xecuter design, yep looks nice (the render).
however expect a little of it to change as design gets closer to production.
and dont expect them right away as this process takes quite sometime (but you never know)
as for fitting them, i`d think its gonna be the same with anything replacement, there will be a little cutting / filing here and there (please donot take literally) to get the fit, that goes with nearly anything......... (and if anyone slams me, i`ll bring this post back up when they start rolling off) ;)
and price wise.
Lets get one thing straight, its not so much xecuter setting what they will sell for as they will have there wholesale lists for there resellers. Its the resellers who will set what price they go for and i would suggest these costing at least £30 to start off with minimum.
the "gamecubecase" replacement lids go for around the £20-£25 mark on a lot of uk sites, and what with the furore thats surrounding them at the minute, and the "i cant wait for this case" and "i cant wait for that case" posts etc, dont be suprised if resellers dont take advantage of this situation to milk as much as they can
however i could be wrong about the whole reseller policy of xecuters, as ive never dealt with them direct.
lets not forget the x3 replacement fronts , yes, yes i know they come with lcd etc. but most places uk they are £40 or just under thats $70+ dollars and thats just for a front.
now i`m not knockin xecuter, thats before the flamer happy peoples start goin at me, i as much as anyone else am looking forward to stocking / buying / fitting / modding these babys, and ive always used xecuter chips 99% of the time as the quality and reliability of there products is second to non.
Lets hope they arrive quick as nothing makes a market better for the consumer than competition :)
theinfluence
05-01-2005, 05:30 PM
I'm wondering, say you haven't a viper, does this leave a huge HOLE in the back or will there be some kid of insert?
tempest
05-01-2005, 06:35 PM
Originally posted by theinfluence
I'm wondering, say you haven't a viper, does this leave a huge HOLE in the back or will there be some kid of insert?
Just a guess (or hope) but it probably has knockouts
ie plastic panels that are easily removed.
ROFLMyWaffle
05-01-2005, 07:09 PM
I don't think you could do that with the USB though because they'll have a female end already in there. Maybe someone will make a USB interface for something. Or maybe not :(
ROFLMyWaffle
05-01-2005, 09:00 PM
We have decided on the color schemes that our GameCube case will be produced in.
Black (Original)
Purple (Original)
Transparent Clear (Xbox Style)
Transparent Green (Xbox Style)
Transparent Blue (Xbox Style)
Transparent Smoke (Debug Xbox Style)
We are also looking at other possible connectors to add to the rear (for GCC HDD etc). There will also be other mods designed for this case like LED kits as well as custom designed Jewels for the lid (with and without led's and all laser cut designs)
Stay Tuned for more.....
AWESOME! I'll DEFINATELY get the transparent blue. Screw the Xtender, I want this as long as its coming in transparent colors and its a full case. Awesome Team Xecuter!
Xboxmodder999
05-01-2005, 09:44 PM
Glad they picked the transparent blue, thats my favorite xbox color :D
ROFLMyWaffle
05-01-2005, 10:14 PM
Yep. Me too :D Saw it on their website when i was checkin in on the gamecube case after the first set of pictures. It'll go awesome with my blue controller socket mod.
transparent smoke would look awesome!
Xboxmodder999
05-01-2005, 10:34 PM
Originally posted by katz
transparent smoke would look awesome!
It does look awesome, but the transparent blue looks even better.
heehhee. Thing is i have a black cube, so smoked would prob suit better.
It loooks like they are taking their sweet time geting this thing together.!
ROFLMyWaffle
05-01-2005, 11:15 PM
Thats cuz they're going to make it perfect! They're cool like that.
hehe yeah. and a perfect price too i imagine (sarcasm):rolleyes:
Xboxmodder999
05-01-2005, 11:29 PM
Originally posted by katz
heehhee. Thing is i have a black cube, so smoked would prob suit better.
It loooks like they are taking their sweet time geting this thing together.!
Remember, these are full case replacements, not just tops, so it would matter what color your gamecube is now :)
o i see :) that just makes it harder to install it. Ill be giving this a miss, as i got no idea how to dis-assemble my gc.:confused:
Xboxmodder999
05-01-2005, 11:44 PM
It's very simple, it only takes about 5 minutes.
im sure when it comes out there wil be a tut :)
so i might give her a shot !
abero
05-02-2005, 02:23 AM
I just wonder... no platinum/silver (original) case ? :(
or maybe this comes later?
tifao
05-02-2005, 09:05 AM
Originally posted by abero
I just wonder... no platinum/silver (original) case ? :(
or maybe this comes later?
I want the orange one, i always wanted to have this colour from Japan :(
brakken
05-02-2005, 09:33 AM
www.consolejunky.com has real pictures (not renders) of the gamecube replacement case. He says they are from Xecuter, but it is clearly missing features that were in the CAD, so either this is a beta design or they are actually pictures from Team Xtender not Team Xecuter.
Also www.teamxecuter.com has linked to my GameCubeCase review from their main page and my site is getting killed with hits! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xboxmodder999
05-02-2005, 09:52 AM
Originally posted by brakken
www.consolejunky.com has real pictures (not renders) of the gamecube replacement case. He says they are from Xecuter, but it is clearly missing features that were in the CAD, so either this is a beta design or they are actually pictures from Team Xtender not Team Xecuter.
Also www.teamxecuter.com has linked to my GameCubeCase review from their main page and my site is getting killed with hits! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not seeing a picture, did they take it down?
And is getting all those hit's a bad thing? Are you running out of bandwidth or something?
brakken
05-02-2005, 10:25 AM
Originally posted by Xboxmodder999
I'm not seeing a picture, did they take it down?
And is getting all those hit's a bad thing? Are you running out of bandwidth or something?
Yeah he took it down (probably due to the fact they weren't the real/final pictures).
Yes I'm running low on bandwidth!
Xboxmodder999
05-02-2005, 10:51 AM
Whats your monthly bandwidth?
ROFLMyWaffle
05-02-2005, 05:23 PM
Originally posted by abero
I just wonder... no platinum/silver (original) case ? :(
or maybe this comes later?
Thats cuz platinum/silver SUX! lol, jk. I've got platinum/silver. I think it's cuz they're just grey painted silver, and they don't want to paint. Or they dont have that color plastic available.
Originally posted by katz
im sure when it comes out there wil be a tut :)
so i might give her a shot !
I saw a tutorial not too long ago how to do this. Ill do a little searching.
Originally posted by ROFLMyWaffle
I saw a tutorial not too long ago how to do this. Ill do a little searching.
Cheers!
ROFLMyWaffle
05-02-2005, 09:44 PM
Bear with me though cuz I've been looking for another link for someone else that I can't seem to find. The chances are small, but I'll look.
ROFLMyWaffle
05-02-2005, 09:52 PM
w00t! You're in luck. The down side is that it is in french (i think, sorry if I insult you if you are french and this is not.... french) but you're able to follow the pictures easily, have fun!
http://www.tuning-consoles.com/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=53
1 thing they don't tell you is that the motherboard is attached to the power board (if you have that revision) so you need to pull up on that side of the board to get it off the connector.
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