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LGA RIP: Modder Transforms Old Intel PC Into Coffee Coaster

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creator Cass 3D Designs turned his old PC motherboard into a coaster, with its LGA 775 socket and Intel chip front and center. 

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After running across the parts of his first PC build in storage, rather than throwing them out, he wanted to turn it into a memento, inspired by a friend's project.

He used a Dremel to cut out a square of the motherboard, but the edges didn't end up looking so great. To cover these, he designed and 3D-printed a trim piece for around the motherboard to cover up the edges, and then hot-glued the two together. 

After test-fitting, he then made a silicon mould to put the board and trim piece together and then poured Epoxy resin into it to create the final product.

Of course, by this point, only half the work was done. Anyone that's worked with Epoxy will know that to create a nice clear view into it, the top layer needs to be sanded down, sanded down, and sanded down... and then polished to a crystal clear finish.

 

All things considered, this is a nice project to occupy some time without costing a ton of money -- this coaster will certainly be a conversation starter when friends are allowed over again. The only thing missing is being able to power up the chip to heat the coffee. And perhaps some RGB bling, too. 

 

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Nice.

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https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cpu-processor-coaster-mod-motherboard

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Thats dope. I have a  LGA 775 CPU on my keychain 🙂

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-> Moved to General Discussion

 

This isn't news. Beside that, your personal touch is quite lacking. You are essentially sharing link in TN format.

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2 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

-> Moved to General Discussion

 

This isn't news. Beside that, your personal touch is quite lacking. You are essentially sharing link in TN format.

Ho boy, I 'll keep that in mind. Thanks

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That's really awesome! I might have to look in to doing this.

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I did read coffee roaster... and that would have made more sense too...! 

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