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Post #AwFzSb9wmmoIEeRhOS by [email protected] |
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I'm sick with another cold or something, so I'm idly sketching out a 3D… |
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Post #AwFzSbHkJn34cq5vY8 by [email protected] |
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Some old renders of a SGI-inspired project from a few years back. I had a 3D pr… |
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Post #AwFzSfDzfgQKqMMzFw by [email protected] |
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A much later render of the concept on the right, here. The top half of the case… |
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Post #AwFzSgLpU2HmKx2l6m by [email protected] |
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Philosophical question for tonight. If you were an old ITX motherboard, where w… |
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Post #AwFzShSbMLITmFDgIq by [email protected] |
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Follow-up philosophical question: if you were an old ITX motherboard's *bac… |
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Post #AwFzSia5C0sLFjjAbQ by [email protected] |
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The relationship between where a motherboard and its backplate sit in space is … |
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Post #AwFzSjhD30Aci84NLk by [email protected] |
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Having wrangled the issue of motherboard placement, today I'm looking at th… |
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Post #AwFzSknyvJBK9QFIXo by [email protected] |
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There's also the question of whether I try to jam two slots in there, or ju… |
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Post #AwFzSlukncC1aiQDjs by [email protected] |
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Here's why PC cases that look great and proportional and sensible on the fr… |
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Post #AwFzSn1sebUJ36lQUC by [email protected] |
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Well, that appears to be the required geometry for holding a PCI card. This par… |
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Post #AwFzSo8IYEDQTIm480 by [email protected] |
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And when I say "not impossible", I mean "I've made them befo… |
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Post #AwFzSpG8Ma4rxtRpyq by [email protected] |
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Tonight's philosophical question: If you were a very small bag of M2 size s… |
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Post #AwFzSqNGDZN9QHn2jA by [email protected] |
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Close enough for tonight - this is a 3D printed mount for a slim CD/DVD drive. … |
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Post #AwG4asFDeD1xJLg2jo by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays I have a few ITX systems. I find that they go wherever their c… |
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Post #AwG4goKb6rzYub1XDE by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays tucked down the side of the M3 that are about the same length. |
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Post #AwG4jW6vJGsPGpuzDs by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays I love your project. thinking of designing a 486 case. what so… |
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Post #AwG4jWDIvXyracu5AW by [email protected] |
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@kwramm I use Rhino 3d, because for some reason that's what I picked up and… |
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Post #AwG4jWIyaSW9sDYc0e by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays are you using any pre made stl/obj files for stuff like bracke… |
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Post #AwG4jWP0E3L2AuNQP2 by [email protected] |
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@kwramm for some stuff I'm using specs and drawings online, like the exact … |
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Post #AwG4jWVNqKRUUhMWLg by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays thanks. that's good advice |
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Post #AwG4jXjFIH7oHyr6au by [email protected] |
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@kwramm here's an example of that. I'm using a particular soundcard, in… |
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Post #AwG4jmQIezsnrZ6ge8 by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays in the NAS case where I installed it about a decade ago. |
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Post #AwG4n5CDJtQGxF5peS by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays I think I'd either be in the motherboard's box or down… |
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Post #AwG4t8h1EPslXNOEEK by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays at the dump, courtesy of the previous owner of the motherboard… |
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Post #AwG4yYqXQ98s6CQZiS by [email protected] |
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Ugh, it's hard to buy a decent 80x80x15mm fan. I miss the days where there&… |
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Post #AwG4yYxczmoUSBkElc by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays Arctic P8 Slims are decent and not too expensive, if they'… |
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Post #AwGKKAqWpdtzLaBexE by [email protected] |
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What are the chances that purchasing this actually results in receiving an hone… |
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Post #AwGKdgYHAwGLBMxAUi by [email protected] |
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@citizen_p looks like I can find the regular P8 here in Australia, but if I wan… |
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Post #AwcnF8BmSKCpo3C3hw by [email protected] |
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Five iterations in and I think the slim CD mount is final. The screw holes line… |
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Post #AwcnF8Is1xsSA2Vil6 by [email protected] |
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This next one might be more interesting than the same CD drive again. My printe… |
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Post #AwcnF8QfYy7EYE9wum by [email protected] |
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Here's where I'm leaving the project tonight. I fell in love with an as… |
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Post #AwcnF8WhCYw6quylJA by [email protected] |
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15-pin gameport, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, and two sockets for that new-fangled … |
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Post #AwcnF8dQnWK9Bo88o4 by [email protected] |
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The four horsemen of vintage PC enthusiasm: power button, reset button, power l… |
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Post #AwcnF8kWN9zlXnRnrE by [email protected] |
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How's it possible that I can just *make* my own buttons? Well, these exist … |
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Post #AwcnF8rFy7NnsgbBM8 by [email protected] |
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As for the LEDs, I'm hoping these will do the job. These are 15mm square di… |
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Post #AwcnF8yLXl3QEfuqPI by [email protected] |
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Okay, that's working beautifully so far. The photo is exaggerating the brig… |
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Post #AwcnF95R7Oj2afEVSS by [email protected] |
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Okay, here's where the front panel sits after day seven. I have a pretty so… |
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Post #AwcnF9CWh2OeweYAVc by [email protected] |
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My plan to work on the internal structure has led me straight back to the CD dr… |
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Post #AwcnF9JGHzmhHXhY0W by [email protected] |
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This is the 3D modelling equivalent of a cluttered, untidy desk, but I have at … |
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Post #AwcnF9PzsxAjcQqvVQ by [email protected] |
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I think I've entered a new phase with my #PCB design skills. Being able to … |
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Post #AwcnF9ZDKgXq51AHs8 by [email protected] |
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This is more or less how the top of the front panel will look when complete. Th… |
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Post #AwcnF9fawxeIOo9Nom by [email protected] |
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Ok, decision time. What looks better: the 'split X' or the circle-with-… |
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Post #AwcnF9lyZEkkib8TlQ by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays I like the circle bc it preserves the overall pattern of round… |
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Post #Awim0sIbSsTU0e7NI0 by [email protected] |
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The people have spoken, almost nobody liked the 'X' reset button... but… |
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Post #Awim0sQkyYzqPvvszw by [email protected] |
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Here's the little setup I'm using to test these. The Pro Micro is just … |
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Post #Awim0sYuUFWCpDkOhs by [email protected] |
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Some actual computer parts arrived - a CompactFlash to SATA adapter, a SATA-to-… |
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Post #Awim0sfI6Wcf90jUeW by [email protected] |
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...and here's the next technical problem to solve: that dual SATA to PATA a… |
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Post #Awim0slJk7RXRhYJ2u by [email protected] |
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Okay, I'm pretty much in love with this iteration of the front panel button… |
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Post #Awim0srLNiGPkON7RI by [email protected] |
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Well, that's an interesting result. Ironing a 3D print usually produces a m… |
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Post #Awim0sxN1J5I35Bvpg by [email protected] |
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(And just to be clear, I don't mean with an actual clothes iron - there'… |
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Post #Awim0t3OetuALm0kE4 by [email protected] |
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It's starting to look like something.There are flaws - some stuff didn'… |
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Post #Awim0t9QIUj2eSpYcS by [email protected] |
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In fact, looking at this now - I could probably print the front panel and all o… |
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Post #Awim0tFRw5Xux9eN0q by [email protected] |
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Phenomenal cooling power, itty bitty mounting space. These are 50x50x10mm fans,… |
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Post #Awim0tMtUPV7KF8JcG by [email protected] |
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Oh, that explains why the fans fit so tightly - a 50mm fan's housing is act… |
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Post #Awim2T4sCzJeMjSJ8K by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays ooh, XP as in Pentium 4, as in the toaster chip they had to in… |
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Post #Awim2TAXrtqweK6pyS by [email protected] |
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@jpm it's either an E6600 or Q6600 (2.4GHz Core2 Duo or Quad respectively),… |
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Post #Awim2TGvUAxOy75vv6 by [email protected] |
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@jpm the challenge with the XP version will be that it'll be based on an In… |
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Post #Awim2TMx7lmHGnukJU by [email protected] |
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@jpm if you happen to know of a PCI-E 1x video card with roughly the same order… |
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Post #Awim2TTKk2sjaatqG8 by [email protected] |
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@timixretroplays you can always modify the socket, all you need to do is cut a … |
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Post #Awim2Ta4L0GlvU3Dl2 by [email protected] |
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@jpm just reading a thread about that, apparently while there's no extra po… |
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@jpm ...having said that, there appears to be a 1x version of the GT 710 that m… |
