Aug 23 2007Optimus Prime Computer Case

John Mangus, who will now be known as the coolest person in Pennsylvania, has built the ultimate Optimus Prime computer case. Over the course of a year John put 300+ hours into what will now be known as the baddest ass computer case ever. The picture above shows the computer in its desktop form, but follow the jump for Optimus in his full standing glory (6'10" and 125 lbs!). This reminds me of the full size Terminator case I built a few years ago. Except, well, this one is real and not just drawn on the back of a bar napkin.

Optimus Prime Computer Mod [engadget]
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Reader Comments
1. Raven - August 23, 2007 1:22 PM
That is freekin badass!!!!
2. Crowe - August 23, 2007 1:27 PM
I need new pants
3. Lube - August 23, 2007 1:35 PM
I wonder how good his computer is at battling spam??? Damn phishing sites!!!
4. Diana - August 23, 2007 1:44 PM
Is he married?
5. TQ - August 23, 2007 2:01 PM
lol. browsing engadget archives? slow day?
6. Penny - August 23, 2007 2:04 PM
I just creamed my pants which sucks seeing how I am at work.
7. BlighedArt - August 23, 2007 6:53 PM
Oh my god... this' one of the few comments where I don't try to act like a writer from Geekologie.
I'm honestly lost for words as to how awesome this is. :O !
8. ellen - August 23, 2007 10:47 PM
"John Mangus, who will now be known as the coolest person in Pennsylvania"
hahaaa absolutely
9. tocky - August 23, 2007 10:56 PM
the torso-only version looks so sad, though. Like he's being kept prisoner, and this dude is forcing him to be his PC.
10. kaos - August 24, 2007 4:02 AM
Re.: tocky - you're absolutely right. I was thinking the same thing.
While the mod is absolutely awesome, he looks to pacified... Let's have a badass actionpost - maybe with a little robot on robot action, or at least let him wave around a wrench or something when the harddrive is in use.
11. saint_andrew - August 24, 2007 4:32 AM
For once not having any sort of a life at all is worth it!
12. uruwai - August 24, 2007 8:45 AM
Man, what is all this Optimus Prime fever all of a sudden?
Transformers suck bigtime.
And this guy should get his Optimus Prime mod thrusted up his rectum, in a most unnatural way.
This was fresh news... like 4 months ago.
13. zombiesATEmyneighbor - August 24, 2007 4:22 PM
ok first uruwai you are without merit.
there is no optimus prime fever ALL of A SUDDEN
there was always AUTOBOT FEVER ROLL OUT BEATCHS!!!!
and galvatron would totally open up a can of whoop ass on your depressed sad pathetic childhood for your non deviotion to the mecha of machinery gods that are the TRANSFORMERS.
and besides uruwai your just sad cause your rat nest of a mod has more virus's then a saigon hooker.
14. RandomNigel - August 24, 2007 6:01 PM
Ho shit!
:O
15. uruwai - August 25, 2007 1:58 AM
Sorry, I am just jealous.
16. SenorDD - September 7, 2007 9:49 AM
*sniff**tear* It's just...so beautiful!
17. Ryan - September 12, 2007 1:14 AM
To bad it isn't a Mac.
18. Mike - October 1, 2007 5:48 AM
O its great!!! I usually shop at Couponalbum.com as this is full of fresh items from all the major brand name stores at most discounted prices.
19. Evan - November 30, 2007 3:27 PM
IT's too much....it's too awesome...
Now a gigantic asteroid is going to hit the earth because it messed up the cosmos for being so awesome. An event as grand as that can only restore the universe to equilibrium.
20. cory - March 17, 2009 12:18 AM
is thisever gunna hit thu shelves at computer stores or at wallmartnytime soon and how much u ill be selling it for but this is a very very very cool thing to do ilove transformers and this is a big hit to my head
21. raith - May 24, 2009 12:57 PM
the only thing that would make this more epic is if it had been built by christopher walkin.
22. Carla - July 2, 2009 8:35 AM
i still can't believe i found this.
that's freaking awesome!
23. Dave - July 3, 2009 12:44 PM
That is the coolest pc case ever made.
24. alrey - August 8, 2009 6:56 AM
how much is that?? can i buy it???
email me::::: emo_killer2325@yahoo.com
25. transformers - September 7, 2009 12:33 PM
wow i wish it was real big like the transformers in the movie. that would be sweet.but this guy is a bit boring. lets thave that robot have guns or something.
make it MOVE. (at least)
26. transformers - September 7, 2009 12:40 PM
can't it be ratchet or megatron? or bumblebee or iron hide or starscream,blackout,frenzy,soundwave,jazz,arcee,sideswipe,jetfire,demolisher,devastator,sideways,the fallen,mixmaster,scorponok,brawl,blackout,bonecrusher,wheelie,or even
sam mikaela leo or simmons? i mean c'mon its always optimus prime. sheesh :@
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