EagleSoft Ltd's New GameDev PC! (Part 3/Final)

EagleSoft Ltd's New
Gamedev PC!
(Part 3/Final)

 

  

Intro

     In my previous blog post of this series (part 2) on my project of building a new gamedev PC, the Big Eagle, I:

• Replaced my broken Logitech G19 keyboard with a G19s keyboard
• Installed a WiFi 7/Bluetooth 5.4 PCIe networking card
• Added a few more stickers onto the case
• Picked up some unexpected extra/spare hardware from thrift stores.

All that was left to wrap up this PC build was:

• Decorations
• Create a custom EagleSoft Ltd. logo sticker for the Asus Turbo GTX 1070 custom decal area
• Create a few other custom stickers to wrapup the build
• Misc
• Taglio PIVKey C980 v2 card
• Provision card for single-computer login (EIDAuthenticate)
• Separate blog post
• Make a custom EagleSoft Ltd logo sticker on front of card (Cucu covers?)
  

 More stickers

   I just wanted to add 2 more stickers onto the PC case. At the local hackerspace HackPGH, I printed out these two stickers via sticker paper and a Cricut cutter machine for the shape forming of the stickers.

Final stickers:

• HackPGH logo
• Eryn from Fairy Fencer F series
  

Custom EagleSoft Ltd. backlit logo
(Asus Turbo GTX 1070 GPU)

   Lastly, to finish up the PC build, I wanted to add a custom EagleSoft Ltd. backlit logo for the Asus Turbo GTX 1070 GPU. This was created by designing and laser cutting an acryllic tag with Lightburn software and on a friend's laser cutter. I applied 2 thin strips of masking tape rolled up into double-sided pieces and applied to the edges of the logo to stick on, just like with the original Asus logo.

   While having access to the laser cutter, I also created a trophy tag for the awards won at the Sonic Hacking Contest 2023 contest for Knuckles' Clackers, for a Pen+ Gear Tiny Triumphs trophy I picked up during a Back-To-School Walmart clearance sale.

   The custom logo turned out well, other than the "O" (EagleSoft) and "D" letters (Ltd.) keep breaking off due to being thin cuts. This keeps breaking off even with designing the laser cut model with some thin tabs to keep the center cutout piece from falling out.

   I have updated my stickers download with the new stickers, Pen+ Gear TT Trophy tag template and lasercut EagleSoft Ltd logo Lightburn designs.

 

Custom EagleSoft Ltd. logo

(Asus GTX 1070 Turbo, unlit)

Backlit logo

SHC23 Contest Trophy 🏆

 Conclusion

The Big Eagle Windows 11 gaming computer build is done! It took about a year's worth of work and saving money for purchases of parts over time, but the newer hardware upgrade has been great. I expect the machine to last for years and be performant for modern-day gaming, WiFi 7, 4K graphics, and VR support.

   In a future/separate EagleSoft Ltd. blog post, I do want to provision my Taglio PIVKey C980 v2 card with EIDAuthenticate software in order to design a card-based login system with the SmartCard reader.

Keep on hacking and tinkering - Eagle