Custom Testbench WIP [first Build Log]

[FirstDose]

Welcome to my first Build Log.

I had an old Cooler Master Case which I did not need anymore. So I thougt of something I could built with it.

So I came up with the idea to build my own custom Testbench because I always wanted one.

 

Hardware I plan to use for now:

Mainboard: MSI MD-7380

CPU: Core Duo @ 3.0GHz

GPU: GTX 9800+ (not a 980 )

PSU: Xilence 600W something

SSD: Intel 80GB

RAM: Corsair DDR2 xms2

 

I know that this is not the newest Hardware but it's the only thing I have at the moment.

 

At first I ripped all the plastic parts off it. (no picks. sry forgot to take some)

Since there wasn't a single srew in the case and it only was hold together by rivets, it took me a while to get the mainboard tray out there.

 

This is the rest of the case.

 

Then I took the mainboard tray and cut a cutout for backplates and two cutouts for cables.

Then I was sanding off the coating.

 

I took one more part from the case and that's the piece where you screw in your pcie cards.

 

Now I have to paint it black and it will hopefully will look aweseome.

[KingDaddyDaniel]

How are you planning on supporting the bracket for the PCIe cards?

[FirstDose]

How are you planning on supporting the bracket for the PCIe cards?

On the lower part of the bracket are holes where I can just screw it on the main tray.

That holds them together pretty good and when you put a card in it and screw it into the bracket it it will get much more stable.

[KingDaddyDaniel]

ah, well I look forward to seeing your progress =D

[BulkFish]

Sweet, I have a few case's laying around and have been planning to do the same thing. Keen to see how your's turns out. 

 

Looking at those holes I reckon a little bit of split corrugated cable tubing would make them look nice and prevent cutting cables when passing them in and out. Either that or some pinchweld.

[FirstDose]

ah, well I look forward to seeing your progress =D

Thanks

Sweet, I have a few case's laying around and have been planning to do the same thing. Keen to see how your's turns out. 

 

Looking at those holes I reckon a little bit of split corrugated cable tubing would make them look nice and prevent cutting cables when passing them in and out. Either that or some pinchweld.

Thank you and great idea. I will look if I can find something like that.

[FirstDose]

Today I painted the pcie bracket and the front of the mainboard tray.

 

But I forgot that I still wanted to cut a piece.

 

It looks much better now but unfortuned my spray can was empty, so I wasn't able to fix the little bit.

Now I have to wait for a new can to arrive

 

Since I could'nt finish the paint job, I started to work on the legs of the testbench.

 

This is how it shall look like.

 

Then I painted them green.

 

Now I have to wait for the new spray can to arrive, so that I can finish the mainboard tray.

[ClownFace1511]

Looking good

[FirstDose]

Looking good

Thanks

[FirstDose]

Yeah, today came the new spray can.

So I finished the mainboard tray.

 

Unfortunately I can not use the original Psu bracket because there is no way I can attach it.

 

Well, then I am just gonna make my own.

I took a sidepanel and measured how big the piece must be.

 

Then cut it out with a jigsaw.

 

After that I used a Dremel to cut the inner part.

 

Just some closeups.

 

The last thing I did was sanding of the coating.

 

Next I have to paint it black.