3D printed computers, a reality?

[c00face]

Last year, I've looked into this new idea of 3D printed objects. Now, they have 3D printed cars, and I wonder if 3D printed computers can be a reality. Can it really cut the cost of expensive graphic cards in half, and bring down the total value in a $3,000 PC to half the price?

[cragger89]

Erm.

 

The case can be 3D printed, you're not going to be 3D printing your own chips etc.

[grayblizzard]

Last year, I've looked into this new idea of 3D printed objects. Now, they have 3D printed cars, and I wonder if 3D printed computers can be a reality. Can it really cut the cost of expensive graphic cards in half, and bring down the total value in a $3,000 PC to half the price?

you cant 3d print and have high quality components right now but 10 years in the future maybe this question might become a slight possibility

[The Official Czex]

Eventually we will reach the level of technology to have 3D printers with tight enough tolerances and advanced enough printing processes to do this.

[Blaze101xx]

You can't really 3D print circuits.

[The Official Czex]

Erm.

 

The case can be 3D printed, you're not going to be 3D printing your own chips etc.

 

Eventually, it will be possible.

[yannickverc]

Time to print a 128core/256threads CPU boys

[Nexxus]

I might br wrong about this but to my knowlage you can only 3d print plastics. good luck getting eletronic conduction though plastics

 

 

Furthermore have fun 3d printings firmwares and bioses. 

[AresKrieger]

They can't 3D print circuitry yet, or copper for that matter so good luck with that, it will be 10 year min (more likely 20-30) before we see this kind of tech

[GoldSrc]

Nope, the dimensions used in electronics (let alone silicon chips) are too damn small to be able to 3D print them.

[lukob]

I might br wrong about this but to my knowlage you can only 3d print plastics. good luck getting eletronic conduction though plastics

 

 

Furthermore have fun 3d printings firmwares and bioses. 

 

Actually it is possible to print other materials such as silver, titanium, steel, wood, wax and a few other materials.

[carguy86]

You can't really 3D print circuits.

yes you can! (Copper/brass filament)

[Brenz]

While you could easily print a case and now even PCB's can be printed there is still a long way to go.

 

Don't forget a '3D printed car' is literally a shell, they aren't printing electronics into them.

[Coaxialgamer]

But you can't really "print" 14 nm transistors with a 3d printer , can you ?

[iamdarkyoshi]

I have printed custom GPU coolers and shrouds before. Made a DIY blower style card with non blower fans, it knocked 50 degrees off the load temps of the stock cooler, no joke.

[AshleyAshes]

3D printing is never going to make manufacturign cheaper but that's not a bad thing, because it was never meant to.  3D printing is for rapid prototyping, one ofs, and very very short production runs.  3D printing is far more expensive pre unit however.  For large quantities, mass production is significantly cheaper even though there's a larger up front cost.  Think of it like 2D printing.  A 2D printer is a amazing to fire out resumes, yard sale fliers, or essays.  Using that same printer to make 10 000 copies of a 50 000 page book you wrote, well now, that would be insane and cost you a LOT more money than a printing press.

[Juggernaught]

I have printed custom GPU coolers and shrouds before. Made a DIY blower style card with non blower fans, it knocked 50 degrees off the load temps of the stock cooler, no joke.

I want pictures!

[kgorringe]

I might br wrong about this but to my knowlage you can only 3d print plastics. good luck getting eletronic conduction though plastics

 

 

Furthermore have fun 3d printings firmwares and bioses. 

3D printers print more than plastics. Remember Linus's "best headphone holder" video thing? All of the 3D printed headphone holds were made of A special type of Aluminum lol.

[iamdarkyoshi]

I want pictures!

I would have to find my old htc thunderpoopie phone

[Nexxus]

3D printers print more than plastics. Remember Linus's "best headphone holder" video thing? All of the 3D printed headphone holds were made of A special type of Aluminum lol.

No they weren't, All the proposals were printed in plastic by 1 company and the top contenders were made into aluminum by a second company. the manufacturer whose name I cant recall.

[iamdarkyoshi]

I might br wrong about this but to my knowlage you can only 3d print plastics. good luck getting eletronic conduction though plastics

 

 

Furthermore have fun 3d printings firmwares and bioses. 

[Master Disaster]

I have a question that's a little off topic but what about the 3d printed gun that someone published last year. Was that thing made entirely of plastic or did it have metal in the firing mechanism?

If it was full plastic then who would be crazy enough to fire it? I'd be worried about it blowing up in my hand.

Edit

So it turns out the firing pin is actually a nail plus US law says any guns must set off metal detectors so he has added a cavity to be filled with steel in order to meet these requirements. Mad thing is if your printing your own then you don't need to add the steel if you don't want to.

[potatoproduction]

Time to print a 128core/256threads CPU boys

Why only that much ? That seems

Oddly specific...

[PlayStation 2]

At the moment, 3D printed circuits that are on the cheap aren't very possible.

[yannickverc]

Why only that much ? That seems

Oddly specific...

Well, the mainstream is always 2/4/8/16/32/64/128/256/... so I thought