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Old 08-10-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default playstation 2 case?

Has anyone ever tried building a pc in a playstation 2, i was just sitting here on OCN and my ps2 stands on the edge of my desk and i sat there staring at it blankly when it occured to me that it might make a kool pc case.
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Could make a cool HTPC case.

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That is a tiny case and the airflow would be terrible?
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ahh but i have the original style on, which has a huge expansion bay in the back, possibly big enough for 2 or 3 80mm fans
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Putting an Atom mobo would be the way to go for the case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...21342&Tpk=atom
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ahh but i have the original style on, which has a huge expansion bay in the back, possibly big enough for 2 or 3 80mm fans
Yeah I was looking at the original one and I still think it's tiny. But it would be pretty cool.
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I don't suppose anyone has a dead FAT ps2 they wana donate, i dont really want to gut a working one lol
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It could be done. Probably already have, but nonetheless and awesome mod. It will take a bit of planning of course, but the outcome will be amazing.

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I think this could be the beggining of something EPIC, now to locate a dead one, ebay hase some combo deals but they have loads of games etc i really don't want, im willing to buy a dead or live one at a reasonable price, preferably a fried one
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I think this could be the beggining of something EPIC, now to locate a dead one, ebay hase some combo deals but they have loads of games etc i really don't want, im willing to buy a dead or live one at a reasonable price, preferably a fried one
Just type in dead, repair, parts when searching for them on ebay.

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