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[acurasd]

One thing you should really know about computers....

You should never enclose things that prodouce heat... thats number one. Unless you have a open backing but it can still produce heat and still raise the temp.

Me personally.... I would get like a little stand.. to the right of your desk.. maybe with three or four open shelves and make one shelf electrical... another one nextwork and the other could be little things...or two might be fore your network...you can put your router on the top so it has no obstructions. then in the back you can either use velcro or zip ties and do it that way.

another thing you can do is use 1.5 to 3 foot patch cables... shorten the cable lenghts

 

[metalmania31]

One thing you should really know about computers....

You should never enclose things that prodouce heat... thats number one. Unless you have a open backing but it can still produce heat and still raise the temp.

Me personally.... I would get like a little stand.. to the right of your desk.. maybe with three or four open shelves and make one shelf electrical... another one nextwork and the other could be little things...or two might be fore your network...you can put your router on the top so it has no obstructions. then in the back you can either use velcro or zip ties and do it that way.

another thing you can do is use 1.5 to 3 foot patch cables... shorten the cable lenghts

I thought about some A/V stand, but I don't think there's space for my tower. I'm definitely going to look around the internet for something. My monitor cables barely make it to the tower as is. I did notice my UPS is a little warmer, but I don't know if it's the rise in weather that's contributing to that. My computer isn't enclosed. That would be nuts. It heats up my room as is I definitely wouldn't put my tower in any enclosed space. I was also looking into A/V cabinet fans that I could cut out a hole in the back and mount. That's a lot of work though. LOL. I was also thinking some cheap clip on fan I could just direct into the enclosure.

 

[acurasd]

One thing you should really know about computers....

You should never enclose things that prodouce heat... thats number one. Unless you have a open backing but it can still produce heat and still raise the temp.

Me personally.... I would get like a little stand.. to the right of your desk.. maybe with three or four open shelves and make one shelf electrical... another one nextwork and the other could be little things...or two might be fore your network...you can put your router on the top so it has no obstructions. then in the back you can either use velcro or zip ties and do it that way.

another thing you can do is use 1.5 to 3 foot patch cables... shorten the cable lenghts

I thought about some A/V stand, but I don't think there's space for my tower. I'm definitely going to look around the internet for something. My monitor cables barely make it to the tower as is. I did notice my UPS is a little warmer, but I don't know if it's the rise in weather that's contributing to that. I was also looking into A/V cabinet fans that I could cut out a hole in the back and mount. That's a lot of work though. LOL. I was also thinking some cheap clip on fan I could just direct into the enclosure.

You are going to want to get it out of that enclosure.
Umm about your monitor, that is no problem, just get an extender for your VGA, HDMI, DVI whatever your using.

I would put the tower on top of your desk... make it easier for you to access it.. That is how I have mines as well... An A/V stand would be perfect!

You said something about the weather... the weather changes outside... not inside right. I mean my house is always kept at 68-70 degrees Farh reguardless of outside.

 

[metalmania31]

One thing you should really know about computers....

You should never enclose things that prodouce heat... thats number one. Unless you have a open backing but it can still produce heat and still raise the temp.

Me personally.... I would get like a little stand.. to the right of your desk.. maybe with three or four open shelves and make one shelf electrical... another one nextwork and the other could be little things...or two might be fore your network...you can put your router on the top so it has no obstructions. then in the back you can either use velcro or zip ties and do it that way.

another thing you can do is use 1.5 to 3 foot patch cables... shorten the cable lenghts

I thought about some A/V stand, but I don't think there's space for my tower. I'm definitely going to look around the internet for something. My monitor cables barely make it to the tower as is. I did notice my UPS is a little warmer, but I don't know if it's the rise in weather that's contributing to that. I was also looking into A/V cabinet fans that I could cut out a hole in the back and mount. That's a lot of work though. LOL. I was also thinking some cheap clip on fan I could just direct into the enclosure.

You are going to want to get it out of that enclosure.
Umm about your monitor, that is no problem, just get an extender for your VGA, HDMI, DVI whatever your using.

I would put the tower on top of your desk... make it easier for you to access it.. That is how I have mines as well... An A/V stand would be perfect!

You said something about the weather... the weather changes outside... not inside right. I mean my house is always kept at 68-70 degrees Farh reguardless of outside.

Yeah, I don't have room to put my tower on my desk. Right now it's sitting on top of my filing cabinet and it's within arms reach so I don't have any issue accessing it. I have a hutch to the left of me and with dual monitors as you can see from my pics doesn't really leave any room to the right of me. As to the weather. I don't pay the eletric bill so I don't have much control over the thermostat. I think attaching a fan towards the enclosure should keep things cool until I can get a stand that's suitable.

 

[acurasd]

I guess whatever you think that is best...

but the A/V stand once you find one that is stutable for you should work out well.

Then just get a whole bunch of velcro straps and make your wires look pretty

 

[metalmania31]

I guess whatever you think that is best...

but the A/V stand once you find one that is stutable for you should work out well.

Then just get a whole bunch of velcro straps and make your wires look pretty

Well, thanks for the banter back & forth. I'm definitely going to relocate my UPS, I just need to find something I can use to make it practical and maintain a neat appearance that I want.

 

[drake2oo0]

Purchased and self built last fall will show photos l8r

OS
windows7 64-bit
CPU
Core i7 920 D0 Quad Core 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB
Motherboard
Asus P6T X58
Memory
G.Skill 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 triple channel
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVIDIA GTX260
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2009m
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 3.5IN
PSU
Corsair VX550W
Case
Antec Three Hundredd
Cooling
OCZ Vendetta 2

 

[Vector90Ash]

Even after 143 pages, this thread still seems to be going strong, so here's my setup:
The only addition from original build, is a pink cold cathode above mobo.
I also had a UV tube which I was gonna fit, but wife stepped on it and broke the glass - argh!
Wish I'd gone for a modular psu though - would've been neater. Bunches of unused cables are unsightly.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Vector90Ash, good setup mate.

 

[CarlTR6]

Even after 143 pages, this thread still seems to be going strong, so here's my setup:
The only addition from original build, is a pink cold cathode above mobo.
I also had a UV tube which I was gonna fit, but wife stepped on it and broke the glass - argh!
Wish I'd gone for a modular psu though - would've been neater. Bunches of unused cables are unsightly.

Nice setup!

 

[smarteyeball]

Some really nice set ups over the last few pages chaps

 

[GheP]

My rig!

Top computer (left monitor) is running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit. Bottom computer (right monitor) is running Mac OSX (hackint0sh).

 

[ZaLiTH]

My rig!

Top computer (left monitor) is running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit. Bottom computer (right monitor) is running Mac OSX (hackint0sh).

Nice looking setup there GheP, I see you're still using two keyboards and two mice though. Have you ever tried using Synergy instead..? Look like it has better support for Windows and Linux, but looks like it works on Macs as well.

 

[thefabe]

Well Carl now I gotta have a monitor /TV like yours Sweet setup. Fabe

 

[Darryl Licht]

NEWSFLASH!!!

We need to take up a collection ASAP to help poor Vector90Ash get a larger LCD monitor... Goodness how are you supossed to get any work done on that tiny little thing???

Friends dont let friends drive mini monitors!

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

Even after 143 pages, this thread still seems to be going strong, so here's my setup:
The only addition from original build, is a pink cold cathode above mobo.
I also had a UV tube which I was gonna fit, but wife stepped on it and broke the glass - argh!
Wish I'd gone for a modular psu though - would've been neater. Bunches of unused cables are unsightly.

 

[GheP]

My rig!

Top computer (left monitor) is running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit. Bottom computer (right monitor) is running Mac OSX (hackint0sh).

Nice looking setup there GheP, I see you're still using two keyboards and two mice though. Have you ever tried using Synergy instead..? Look like it has better support for Windows and Linux, but looks like it works on Macs as well.

This synergy sounds like a really good idea, but:

The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver, only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work), the cursor won't hide when not on the screen, and there may be problems with mouse wheel acceleration.

I used to use a KVM switch, but ended up stopping use with it because it would mess up my mouse acceleration in Windows. I need zero-acceleration when I game. I might give it a try though.

 

[Aphelion]

I/O is a bit of a problem.......




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[ZaLiTH]

This synergy sounds like a really good idea, but:

The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver, only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work), the cursor won't hide when not on the screen, and there may be problems with mouse wheel acceleration.

I used to use a KVM switch, but ended up stopping use with it because it would mess up my mouse acceleration in Windows. I need zero-acceleration when I game. I might give it a try though.

Ah, I see.. Well, Synergy has been pretty steadily updated with fixes and features as far as I can tell, so perhaps if it doesn't work for you now, keep an eye on it and see if those issues get fixed. There are other apps similar to it, but I'm not sure of their cross-platform capabilities though..

 

[apollodominion]

my pc built by me

Windows XP X64 SP2,XP X86 SP3, Vista Home Premium X64 SP2, 7 Pro X64, Linux SuSe X64, Ubuntu

Intel Core i7 980X (6 Cores)(12 cores with HT)

GA-X58A-UD7 (rev. 1.0)

Corsair 12GB Kit (6x2GB), PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3, XMS3,

2x Geforce GTX480 SLI + my old Geforce GTX285 for Cuda

Soundblaster Xfi ExremeGamer

3x 24" LG Flatron W2452 1920x1200 + 30" Dell Ultrasharp 2560

2x WD RaptorX 160GB SATA
2x Seagate 500GB STA RAID-1 for steam/games
4x seagate 1TB SATA
+ 15TB via servers

Corsair TX850W GOLD

Antec 1200

V10 (CPU),3rd party for ram, and stock cooling for GPUs

Sidewinder X8 mouse and X5 keyboard

Telstra ADSL2+ 24Mbps down 10Mbps Up Billion Wifi (N)

i upgraded from an old AthlonX2 5600+ pc

i play alot of games like 4 eve accounts, 6 wow accounts, 2 star trek online accounts

and i play games across 3 screens with SoftTH Beta DLL addons in games and also use Glidewrappers for my classics and VPC with windows 98se and DOS 6.11 for my dos games

this is my older setup ill update it l8r
2008

2009

Ill put newer ones up soon iv missplaced my cam LMAO

 

[derekimo]

Sweet setup!