TheRealSerious

Hah, those are some interesting ideas

Haha, this doesn't actually look too bad (I'm imagining it a bit more on the ghetto side, aestheticly speaking)

Thanks

Hello everyone, So I found a 1934 wooden radio case in pretty decent shape to use it for an htpc/web browsing rig. One of the goals of the project was to leave the case as untouched as possible (no additionnal drill/hole in the front, which explains the disc drive location at the back). Face before building Back before building Half built I rapidly varnished the interior and wooden parts (unvarnished wood produces more dust), as well as the exterior lightly, trying to keep the original color. Unfortunatly I suck at varnishing and made a crap job The insides as seen from the back, before "cable management" and gpu installation It does look really messy, but in the end after a bit of cleaning up, the airflow is good enough. Frontside, almost done. The back, with half the back panel installed. Back shot of the computer turned on. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) You can see the small 9cm outake fan and the disgusting wood work around the back plate. The gpu doesn't get a lot of breathing room/airflow, so if I was to put in anything larger it'd require to mount it vertically and redesign the left side of the back panel. The insides as seen through the front opening. Frontside, without the dust filter. You can see both drives mounted vertically through the front opening. There is one usb 3.0 port in the front, as well as, from left to right : - headset plug - Led control knob (just has an on/off effect, but looks cool as a knob) - Main On/Off power button (push) - Front fan speed control knob - another headset plug, both front plugs can be used as the same time I used a mix of used parts I had around (cpu, gpu, ram) and of new components (mobo, psu) > i3 2100, I just had this around, still good enough for general browsing I guess > H61 Biostar mobo, not my usual go-to brand, but lga 1155 boards got a bit hard to find where I live so I settled with it > AMD HD7750 1GB gpu, arguably the weakest part of the build, I might swap it for anything else that comes around eventually > 450W Cooler Master 80+B half modular psu > 8GB of Kingston's HyperX Blu DDR3 @ 1333mhz > 20cm fan as front intake > 9cm PWM fan (plugged in serial with cpu fan) as outake, not ideal but it works > Basic DVD reader/burner, I had it around > 120GB Kingston V300 SSD, OS drive > 750GB WD Blue 2.5', storage drive The lighting effect is produced with four O.5amp UV blue led strips glued on top, I ordered those without connectors and soldered them in serial to the control knob and a fan connector, then plugged it on the mobo. The knob is designed for fan speed control and is too powerful to provide a proper dimmer effect, and just acts as an on/off switch (I'm still pretty happy with it). The front intake fan is covered by an air filter that happens to fit the front opening quite nicely. It is removable and magnetic. Thanks for reading !

Hello, I heard in the last Wan Show that Scrapyard Wars might come back eventually (HYPE), so I'm just bumping this thread rather than remaking the same one Yes, it would be hard, and entertaining

Thanks for the input. Yes, as much as it'd be entertaining to see luke filling up a case with Pis, I don't think they should be used for this concept. There's a simple way to prevent it, if one computer can't run windows/benchmarks programs/games, it shouldn't count towards the final score.

Heyo, Sorry for the late answer and the necro. Yes the "benchmark scores multiplied by the number of computers in the case" seems to be a good scoring system. I doubt the systems would end up aesthetically pleasing so maybe that criteria shouldnt be taken into account, or should it ? It could be fun. It would be interesting to see both teams picking up the same case and try to make the most of it, with different ideas and skills. In any wase, does anyone knows when the next scrapyard wars season is supposed to take place ? I'm really looking forward to it.

Hello :) This is some nifty gear, here's my entry : KB : CMStorm Trigger with Cherry Blacks Mouse : Logitech G502 Mousepad : Cheap cloth mousepad with custom print Headset : Cheap 20€ Plantronics stereo only Good luck everyone !

It's a shame this is so pricey. If I could afford this I wouldn't live in a small enough appartment for it to be useful anymore ^^

Hello everyone, Just registered to suggest a concept for the next season of Scrapyard Wars : Theme : "Multiple rigs in one case" Goal is be to fit as many different computers as possible in a single case. Rules are as follow : - must use a consumer grade case (no server rack) - all computers in the case have to be running and connected to a screen at the same time to run benchmarks - score is determined by : (sum of the benchmark scores)*number of computers running in the case What I expect : - Zombie builds with power issues - Cases stuffed to the brim with small form factor mobos and laptop components - Ghetto I/O panels cut in the front/top/anywhere - Serious heating issues - Nightmarish cable management - A lot of fun and entertainment