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Materials Used:
1PC: 1/2"t x 24 1/2"w x 48 1/2"l MDF Board
1PC: 3/4"t x 24 1/2"w x 48 1/2"l MDF Board
1PC: 1/8"t x 3/4"w x 18"l Aluminum Rod (Flat)
18PCS: #6 x 3"l Wood Screws

Tools:
Rotozip
Drill, Drill bit (1")
7/64" Drill Bit (for mobo standoffs)
Hand Saw
Paint (Used the one that came as
extra/free for the house walls)

This is a work log for a tech bench that's continually being updated.
Very minimum budget.

At the local Home Depot here, the MDF panels + wood screws should cost you $20 maximum. Be sure to get the pre-cut MDF panels and not the large/whole boards(48"x97"), as those are about $16-$17.00. The quarter-sized panels you need are each $6.00-$7.00 only.



System Specs
AMD PhII 955BE
ASUS M4A79-T
2x2GB OCZ3 DDR3-1600
XFX 4870X2 (2nd OTW from the egg, accidentally sold the other one when 4890X2 rumor came out)
Seagate 7200.11 500GB/32MB
Samsung Syncmaster 2343BWX 2048x1152 (16:9)
Silverstone DA-1000 (OP-100 model on wishlist at the egg, for benching)

Others
Duniek DICE/LN2 Pot
Taylor Wharton LD25 (wish list)

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ChrisB17

Very nice.

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Illusion Of Progress

Looks great so far, keep up the work.

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mortimersnerd

I would put a panel on the bottom front to hide the psu and wires. Put it on hinges or something so it can still be accessed.

wuttz

thanks!

i actually have this, but still need to find a grill set for the fans. thinking of getting AC Ryans.. LINK

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Daayyyyuuummm! (emphasis on "yum").

Bad-ass on a budget.

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wuttz

^

thank you chief!
=P

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Shiryu_Libra

awesome! the handles are niceee!!!
is it heavy?

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Afrodisiac

Very nice.

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wuttz

^
thank you~

actually, the weight is a good question, so i disconnected everything, removed the motherboard, psu, odd/hdd and weighed it.

it is 8.5 lbs on the scale, empty. it is solid MDF board so its a bit on the heavy side. however, it is very sturdy, no wiggling here. theres 18 pcs of 3" wood screws holding the panels together.

loaded all the devices+mobo onto the rig and it pops in at 24 lbs on the weighing scale.

all that i did in 10 minutes, which is neat i think. =P

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