guess it's time

[petrossa]

Guess it's about time i share the impressive beauty of my rig now, since i'm sure everybody cares :sarc:

The first 2 pictures show the elegant way i solved the way the casing doesn't quite close anymore, the 3rd the reason why it doesn't quite close.

The hose is connected to a bathroom evacuation fan which i placed in the kitchen. It forces the air through the hose and displaces the hot air in the case. I tried to put the fan in it's normal suction direction but that caused a enormous whooshing sound which you get when you swirl a hose around.

The 4th/5th is the instrument panel which consists of a cantilever micro switch to wake/sleep the computer, a potentiometer to regulate varistor which controls bathroom fans speed and a switch to power down a mechanical relais which cuts all power.

As you can see this compact design lets me sleep/wake the rig with a simple flick of a finger, regulate airflow in the case so the CPU temperature stays lower then 50° C on full load and an emergency cutout switch ( had a smoking motherboard once to many)

I offer this marvelous piece of engineering free to the community to copy.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

:roflmao:

 

[Frostbite]

Oh that button under the monitor just scares me.

 

[z3r010]

I think we went to the same school of PC building lol

 

[Dinesh]

Whats that steel button at the table?
It looks like a buzzer.

 

[Ryoken]

now that is one impressive looking set up you have there. i'd be carefull others might get gealous

 

[Robert Cartman]

Never point to your machine with your webcab! It will cause a BSOD if pour windows see what is she running on.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

 

[PotatoMan83]

:shock:.....:shock:....:shock:.... mommy im scared.

 

[mickey megabyte]

that's the most 'custom' custom-build i've seen for a long time. :shock:

brings back sweet memories of my old P100 machine i had when i couldn't afford a case - i just used a cardboard box with a fancy switch similar to yours on your 'instrument panel'!

 

[garysgold]

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

 

[matt_0978]

Guess it's about time i share the impressive beauty of my rig now, since i'm sure everybody cares :sarc:

aww man that looks desperate

Whats that steel button at the table?
It looks like a buzzer.

well he did say somet about a potentiometer.

 

[Orbital Shark]

Classic!!!

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

 

[DJG]

I can't believe the thing isn't on wheels for easy relocation - very dos-appointing ...

 

[Orbital Shark]

I can't believe the thing isn't on wheels for easy relocation - very dos-appointing ...

No, No, No....If it were on wheels then it would be classed as portable. If it's portable then it's a laptop....Sod hanving that on your knee

 

[DJG]

No, No, No....If it were on wheels then it would be classed as portable. If it's portable then it's a laptop....Sod hanving that on your knee

Good point! It would then have to run Windows Mobile ... but I think it's more of a lapslop than a laptop ..

 

[Orbital Shark]

Good point! It would then have to run Windows Mobile ... but I think it's more of a lapslop than a laptop ..

Well, more of a 'break your lap'top

 

[Antman]

Well, more of a 'break your lap'top

Chuckle.

 

[petrossa]

Whats that steel button at the table?
It looks like a buzzer.
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At the right its the mouse I have tailored my workspace exactly to my posture. The mouse is up high so my arm is in flat position, when i'm sitting in my CEO type deskchair.

The silvery thing is a halogen lamp with varistor. Used to turn it on when dark so i could see my keyboard. Don't need it anymore, got me a Logitech G11. Not that i game (too old) but it has nice illuminated keys.

 

[petrossa]

Chuckle.

i actually had one of these!!! Isn't it called an Osborne or something. Man that weighed... And didn't do much really.

 

[mickey megabyte]

looks a bit like an old compaq 'luggable' i used in my first job!