Case Build

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:16

Hi,

Just built myself a nice shiny pc case

:

its a slow computer (duron 800 :eek:

) but it was a taster project really (i really enjoyed the build and Im considering a bigger project when I get some more cash

)

if you want to see more pictures of it i have a small website dedicated to it (it was a college project) (click my sig)

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:31

Did take a fair few coats

primer, isolator, (lots of) mercedes white and then a coat or two of laquer

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:44

made out of wood believe it or not high quality plywood

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:46

yeah there speakers, the little knobs are for volume and tone

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:47

forgot to mention one of my goals was to spend as little as possible so the speakers and all components are recycled from an old system

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:49

fonzee said:
that a animal logo on the top???

ye i used a clothes label as a stencil (thought the top looked a bit empty

)

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:54

Raikiri said:
Didnt notice that, blends in pretty well.

yeah I think its the light in that particular picture (you can see it more clearly in other pictures)

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 19:59

fonzee said:
If its made out of wood, then surely it acts kind of like a subwoofer with those speakers fitted???

saying that it does sound quite good your probably right

fonzee said:
must help with cooling aswell regarding the air movement within the case?

if you see the pictures on my site the psu is above the cpu and i have modified it to take the hot air from the cpu and expel it out of the rear of the case

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 20:32

I think its got:

20gb HDD
640mb RAM
800mhz CPU
4mb SIS graphics (lol)
slot loading CD-ROM
300w power supply

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 20:49

configuration: (3 slots) 1x128mb 2x256mb 168pin dimm sdram 133mhz

do u know what size yours is and how much you would want for it?

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:03

added u to msn k

Fantom · 20 Feb 2006 at 23:12

cheers peeps complements appreciated

Fantom · 22 Feb 2006 at 17:57

not much really, as I said the components are recycled. the wood i used was just scrap lying around my workshop, the most expensive part was the paint which was about £40.00 for a half litre tin :eek:

(could have been expensive but I used stuff/materials i had lying about which brought the total to around £60.00ish)

Fantom · 22 Feb 2006 at 22:29

Thanks, yeah it was meant to look a bit like a Mac (but without the costs :cool:

)

as to how I feel about Macs i think their hardware (design wise) is great but im not convinced with their software and performance (my system is running XP Pro)

Fantom · 23 Feb 2006 at 21:19

suicidle_tramp said:
What paint did you use? I've never came across a diy case that hasn't been painted with spraypaint.

I used a urethane based paint with a compressor (I only used an aerosol can for the logo on the top)