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[Complete]Techstation
Many of you know I am going through hardware these days like crazy. It is really a pain to swap hardware in my currect case which I have sold and I am in between cases for the moment so there is a need for something and fast without spending a bunch of money. Form definitely follows function here as this will be a once-in-a-while use contraption.
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2x 14" x 12" x 1/4 or something MDF
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4 x 6" round wodden dowels I cut to length at Home Depot before I bought them to save money and building time at home.
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11/32 drill bit
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1/4-20 threaded inserts
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panhead 1/4-20 x 3/4" machine screws
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1x band clamp
Build time: about as long as a Digiorno pizza takes to bake.
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Good enough for me
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Paint and final pics tomr
Parts list:
Build time: about as long as a Digiorno pizza takes to bake.
Good enough for me
Paint and final pics tomr
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Sub to tha 'D!!!!.
Edit : AhHAHHAHAHA can someone guess why i cant stop laughing!!!???
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Edit : AhHAHHAHAHA can someone guess why i cant stop laughing!!!???
Nicely done, Smashy!
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That looks quite stout, and it should be able to handle your.... erm... how shall I say... "gentle ministrations".... you brute, you. lol.
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for the "Quick-Bench".
That looks quite stout, and it should be able to handle your.... erm... how shall I say... "gentle ministrations".... you brute, you. lol.
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Oh you mean my grossly underestimated "till it's snug"
Originally Posted by Syrillian  Nicely done, Smashy!
That looks quite stout, and it should be able to handle your.... erm... how shall I say... "gentle ministrations".... you brute, you. lol.
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Originally Posted by Capwn Sub to tha 'D!!!!. Edit : AhHAHHAHAHA can someone guess why i cant stop laughing!!!???
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nice Smash
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So my neightbors must love me. Nothing like the sound of power tools at 6:00 on a Wednesday morning.
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Here's where we left off last night
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Board in position
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Cable management holes
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All that is left to do is:
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wait for Radioshack to open so I can go get some double height standoffs
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stop by Frys and get some TIM
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stop at Home Depot to grab some Plasti_dip
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Wait for the mail. I have a TRUE-120 inbound.
Damn you radioshack. Why can't you be open yet?
Here's where we left off last night
Board in position
Cable management holes
All that is left to do is:
Damn you radioshack. Why can't you be open yet?
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So this morning I ran out the door at 7:30 to run to Home Depot for some Plasti Dip and stop by Frys for some mobo standoffs. When I was at HD I found the Holy Grail of modding: Red Plasti-Dip
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Then when I was at Frys fulfilling my shopping list I saw some 3.5 floppy cages that I thought might come in handy somehow for the build. add to it some Arctic Silver Ceramique and some canned air and now so far the build is pushing $70. Almost the cost of a brand new premade HSPC tech station. But theirs doesn't have Red Plasti-Dip.
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So far I have mounted the motherboard on the standoffs to make sure they are in the right place. (Only have to move 1.) I have the top and bottom panels covered in black and am doing the supports and 3.5 adapter things in red. I think it will look sweet. Enough babbling.
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Plasti Dip always looks like ass whenit first goes on
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Contraption to prop the support dowels on
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Just as I got the first coat of red done, the damn camera died. I don't know if I have any batteries. Maybe my wife has some in her..........
.........flashlight
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Then when I was at Frys fulfilling my shopping list I saw some 3.5 floppy cages that I thought might come in handy somehow for the build. add to it some Arctic Silver Ceramique and some canned air and now so far the build is pushing $70. Almost the cost of a brand new premade HSPC tech station. But theirs doesn't have Red Plasti-Dip.
So far I have mounted the motherboard on the standoffs to make sure they are in the right place. (Only have to move 1.) I have the top and bottom panels covered in black and am doing the supports and 3.5 adapter things in red. I think it will look sweet. Enough babbling.
Plasti Dip always looks like ass whenit first goes on
Contraption to prop the support dowels on
Just as I got the first coat of red done, the damn camera died. I don't know if I have any batteries. Maybe my wife has some in her..........
.........flashlight
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Sure do. here's why.
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Win.
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assembly this afternoon. Got some stuff to pack up and ship out so this is on back burner for rest of day.
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Win.
assembly this afternoon. Got some stuff to pack up and ship out so this is on back burner for rest of day.
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Answer. because I can.
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Small update. New CPU and HSF came today. Looks like the first victims are going to be:
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Q6600
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Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
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Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
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Corsair XMS2 4GB
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EVGA GTS 250 SC
Got some things to finish up but will bid you adieu with a teaser shot:
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K10...NOW do you get it?
Got some things to finish up but will bid you adieu with a teaser shot:
K10...NOW do you get it?
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So here we are.
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The optical drive and hard drive caddies are just shy of being short enough to fit inside the structure.
Here is what I am thinking. Mount everything like so and figure out how to mount up the optical drive. Then put fans in the front and back to blow air over the PSU and across the HDDs.
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Thoughts?
The optical drive and hard drive caddies are just shy of being short enough to fit inside the structure.
Here is what I am thinking. Mount everything like so and figure out how to mount up the optical drive. Then put fans in the front and back to blow air over the PSU and across the HDDs.
Thoughts?
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